Not that into V-Day or need something a bit more exciting to get your engines going?  How about CARNIVALE?!

Celebrate Carnivale @ King Plow Arts Center on Friday, February 18!

Be transported to Rio de Janeiro + greeted by dynamic street performers!  Slip into a vibrant world filled with dancers, live music, interactive gaming boots (including palm and tarot card readers), a photo booth and more!  A decadent VIP area will raise the temperature to sultry South American heights with burlesque performances by Minette Magnifique + music from DJ Mike Zarin of CaZ.  The event will also include cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, a chocolate fountain (uh…IN!), a raffle + a silent auction.

(you had me at chocolate fountain...)

Funds raised at Carnivale will directly support Actor’s Express.  What’s Actor’s Express?  Click ME, Click ME to find out!

Pricing options for all budgets:

Samba: $60
Includes Carnivale entry for one, two drinks + two booth tickets.

Ipanema: $90
Grants Carnivale entry for one, unlimited drinks and entry to VIP area + five booth tickets.

Bossa Nova: $150
Provides Carnivale entry for one, unlimited drinks, unlimited booth tickets, entry to VIP area, one raffle ticket + one ticket to an Actor’s Express production.

Tickets are available online at www.actors-express.com or by phone at 404.607.SHOW.  Get ‘em while they’re HOT, HOT, HOT! 

This is the perfect excuse to dust off the ol’ dancin’ feathers you’ve been storing in the back of your closet…

Or, you can certainly opt for a slightly-muted masquerade motif like I proudly adorned when I celebrated Carnivale in Spain…longer ago than I will ever admit.

Carnivale in Cadiz, Spain

(You could also dress like a normal person…but what’s the fun in that?!)

Attention Gentlemen: I think that this would be an amazing date – particularly if you are just starting to see someone and want to be creative + interactive.  There will be so much going at King Plow (palm readers, tarot cards, street performers, silent auction, DRINKS, etc…) + it is absolutely guaranteed to be a blast! 

ALSO - If you aren’t ready quite yet to go all out for V-Day with that special someone – make a date for THIS instead!  (Flash back to my first V-Day with Slick after dating for a month + he took me to see Gran Torino.  Excellent movie, but serious V-Day FAIL.)

“People in the party are HOT, HOT, HOT!”  Never. gets. old…  “I’m hot, you’re hot, he’s hot, she’s hot…” 

xx, L

Continue Reading | 1 Comments

On Friday, Slick + I went to the Atlanta Thrashers vs. Philadelphia Flyers game @ Philips Arena.  It was my very first professional hockey game + I LOVED it!

Who knew?  I’m a hockey fan! 

We had some killer seats, too…

When we arrived + were searching for our seats, we even had the great honor of briefly meeting THIS dapper fellow:

That pretty much made my entire night…

When the game started, everyone was SO into it.  The arena was not at capacity, but the fans who were there were really loud + all about the action.  I got drawn into it immediately.

In fact, the Thrashers fans surrounding us were seriously hardcore (as evidenced below).

We didn’t win the game, but to me it didn’t really matter.  I was thrilled to find out that there is another sport that I actually enjoy watching.  At one point during the game, Slick + I were out of our seats yelling: “FIGHT!  FIGHT!”   

I mean, I could totally get into this Thrashers thing…

We felt super-energized after the game ended from all the excitement + sitting within close proximity of very cold ice for the past two hours, so we dropped by Empire State South for a few post-game drinks.  (FYI: According to Slick, they make a killer Old Fashioned.)

I am really looking forward to going back to another Thrashers game.  In fact, I had such a great time on Friday, I wouldn’t mind going to several more! 

If y’all are into hockey or want to get into it (like me), you might be interested in these two Thrashers-related events:

THRASHERS BUD LIGHT THIRSTY THURSDAYS

Regularly priced $61 tickets are now $54 + regularly priced $32 and $27 tickets are now only $18 for the below Thursday games:

vs. Tampa Bay Lightning on January 20
vs. Calgary Flames on February 3
vs. Ottawa Senators on March 3

Regularly priced $79 tickets are now $70 + regularly priced $43 and $35 tickets are now $23 for the below game:

vs. Philadelphia Flyers on March 17

And, regularly priced $10 tickets are also available for all Thrashers Bud Light Thirsty Thursdays.

Take advantage of these awesome offers here: http://ow.ly/3GG2H

ATLANTA THRASHERS 11TH ANNUAL CASINO NIGHT

Opera Nightclub
Sunday, February 20, 2011
6:00 p.m – 10:00 p.m.

Info here: http://thrashers.nhl.com/v2/ext/CasinoNight/CasinoNight_2011_Event.html

I am SO game.  Goooooo Thrashers!

xx, L

Continue Reading | 4 Comments

I am! 

 
Here’s the very Q+DD:

Monster Jam 2011 @ the Georgia Dome
Saturday, February 12 @ 7:30 p.m.
Now you just need…

Tickets.  YOU need tickets – ASAP!  And, they’re sold out already on Ticketmaster, so get them on StubHub here:  MY WIFE PERSUADER IS READY TO GOOOOO!

Seriously, y’all, this is one of the most fun (+ cheapest) events I’ve been to in Atlanta.  Tickets are almost all under $50 a piece – and you really don’t need to spend more than that for them b/c the cars are HUGE + impossible to miss!  Super loud, too.  They pretty much shake the Dome…

Grave Digger is my Fav.

You DO NOT want miss out on this – especially if you’ve never been before!  Heck, I’m already working on my outfit…

Yeah, that’s right.  Go big or go home!

xx, L

Continue Reading | 3 Comments

This actually exists:

Also, in sangria form.  These overly designed bottles made special guest appearances at our annual NYE Secret Samuel gift exchange in KC.

What a way to ring in 2011!  Ed Hardy alcohol = so horrible it’s awesome?  (Shudder…)

NYE 2010 in Kansas City - Howl @ the Moon

Happy New Year!!  Hope that everyone had a blast celebrating! 

xx, L

Continue Reading | 0 Comments

Ever since the numerous (almost too many to count) Dallas Cowboys’ Super Bowl wins in the mid-90′s…

…I’ve only been watching the Super Bowl for one reason: the commercials.  Admittedly, I’m pretty much the worst person to invite to a Super Bowl party.  If asked, I will make food (last night I whipped up a hearty 6-layer dip), but I require complete silence during the commercials.  Or, I will nicely – but sternly – request that we rewind and watch them again.  Sorry, it is what it is.

I didn’t think that last night’s commercials were the best I’ve ever seen in my life, but I definitely had a few favorites.  Here’s a countdown of my Top 5 Favorite 2010 Super Bowl Commercials:

5 – Google: http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-super-bowl-commercials/09000d5d816441a2/Google-commercial
This one made me feel all fuzzy inside.  (Or was that the chicken wings?)

4 – The Wizarding World of Harry Potter: http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-super-bowl-commercials/09000d5d81644114/Universal-Studios-Orlando-commercial
I “want to go to there” IMMEDIATELY.  Can’t wait until it opens in April!

3 – Kia Sorento: http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-super-bowl-commercials/09000d5d81643d98/Kia-commercial
My favorite part was the robot doing the robot.  Brilliant.

2 – Doritos: http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-super-bowl-commercials/09000d5d816448d0/Doritos-smack-commercial
This kid killed Slick.  “Keep your hands off my momma…keep your hands off my Doritos!!”

1 – E*TRADE: http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-super-bowl-commercials/09000d5d81644636/eTrade-commercial
Every year, E*TRADE does my favorite Super Bowl commercials.  I just love the talking babies.  Lindsay, “the milk-a-holic…” was TBE (the. best. ever.)  AMAZING!

Not ranked commercials that I also really liked:

Alice in Wonderland: http://superbowlads.fanhouse.com/2010/disney-alice-in-wonderland/
Tim Burton is so visionary.  I can’t wait to see this!

Bridgestone Tires: http://superbowlads.fanhouse.com/2010/bridgestone-bachelor-party/
This one made me giggle.

I have to say that the best part of the entire Super Bowl didn’t even happen on CBS.  It was on Animal Planet: PUPPY BOWL 2010. 

Animal Planet's Puppy Bowl

I literally almost died watching this.  It started around 3:00 p.m. and was pretty much non-stop coverage of puppies playing in a football-themed pin in Discovery Studios – referee and all.  My favorite parts were when the referee threw flags for “illegal use of paws” and “unnecessary ruff-ruff-ness!” 

Puppy Bowl

Bunny rabbits were situated around the pin next to pom poms as cheerleaders, hamsters flew in a blimp and there was a kitty halftime show.  KITTY HALFTIME SHOW!  I don’t even like cats and I thought this was unbelieveably precious! 

Kitty Halftime Show

Watch Puppy Bowl VI highlights here: http://animal.discovery.com/videos/puppy-bowl-vi/

P.S. Did anyone see Kim Kardashian at the game?  I was looking for her the whole time and she wasn’t shown once.  Just saying…

xx, L

Continue Reading | 0 Comments