good evening! i just got back a few minutes ago from the happiest place on earth - disneyland! oh yes it's a very happy place - although i don't think it's the happiest place ever (maui is definitely happier than anaheim...) but overall i had a great time! i was worried saturday at the park was going to be super packed but actually it wasn't all that bad (plus the weather was perfectly warm - i'm trying to send good weather vibes to all my peeps on the east coast - it sounds oh so cold there right now) unfortunately two of my favorite attractions - 'the haunted mansion' & 'it's a small world' were both closed (i was like OH NO!) and then just as i was boarding 'splash mountain' (i literally was seated) the ride broke down and everyone had to leave after waiting in line - ugh! thankfully my boyfriend's niece & nephew (ages 4 & 6 - visiting from australia) both had an excellent time - the park really is for kids - so i'm glad they enjoyed themselves and were well-behaved (i seriously need to go back to the california adventure park which i've never been to - i think i'm done with disneyland for awhile) below are two pictures of moi - chillin' with an adorable billy goat at the mini petting zoo they've got - i could have hung out with 'em all day - i love goats and their cheese (but i didn't like how their horns were cut off - you could totally see and feel the stumps - poor goats) tomorrow i have a bunch of things to catch up on - i so need it to be a productive day - popbytes over & out for tonight...xoxo
hey everyone! another super relaxing day down here in hawaii - tomorrow we're driving to hana which is supposed to be incredible - i can't wait! this afternoon i chilled out on the beach with a couple of very tasty strawberry daiquiris and henry miller's 1934 novel tropic of cancer which is one of my favorite books of all-time - lately i've been itching to read it again - it's a bit of an undertaking but well worth it - i highly recommend checking it out if you haven't read it already! anyways it sounds like things are still semi-slow in the gossip world (except for all the stuff about john travolta's son jett passing away - so sad) this week i will try to post as much as i can - i feel totally guilty for taking a small break from popbytes but i really needed to recharge myself (i have been at this over five years without a break...) so when i get back to los angeles next week - things will be back to normal - perhaps even better than before! popbytes over & out for tonight...xoxo
PS many thanks to popbytes' pals madcao & jay for sending me this article in today's new york times all about maui! last but not least - thanks my dear popbytes' reader marilyn who sent me an email earlier today - you totally rock!
good evening! oh i had an intense (yet fun) friday night - my imac has been recently crapping out (it turns off all by itself after about an hour of use...not good times) so it was time to head to the apple store and invest in a newer model! (plus it was kinda my birthday present to myself!) i got home and set-up everything (while listening to kate nash's brilliant made of bricks - then i tossed on blackout - the oh so hot album from ms. drama herself - britney spears!) but then there was issues with the firewire transfer - which thankfully have all been resolved! right now i'm about to settle into a homemade pizza and a little TV - of course i'll be tooling with my new mac until the wee hours of the morning (along with playing a little assassins creed on PS3 - i finally beat bioshock which overall was awesome - so i've moved onto a new game!) popbytes over & out for tonight - xxoo!
hey y'all! just so you know (not that you really care) but my internet is out again - it was back on almost all day yesterday but went out last night and is still off right now!!! basically i'm calm (at least that's what i keep telling myself...) plus i've got an earlier appointment (friday morning) for them to come check out the modem etc - but i think it should clear up before then - or at least i hope it does! (i am still convinced it is something in my neighborhood and not my apartment...) i've been so very stressed about the situation - it's like not breathing for me - and it makes me realize how dependent i am on having net access but right now i can't do anything - so i might as well not give myself an ulcer over the situation! anyways if it comes back on tonight - i will for sure let you know! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo!
hey kids - happy sunday! so can i tell you - i'm about to lose my mind - my internet has been down since early yesterday morning - i have been on the verge of freaking out for the past twenty four hours! (right now i'm at a cafe down the street which thankfully has wireless access) i've restarted the modem probably close to 1000x - plus i've been on the phone with time warner cable a bunch of times - and still no internet! i'm totally convinced it's a problem in my area but of course they want to send a technician out to my place...guess when the earliest appointment is? NEXT MONDAY! i'm hoping that the problem will have cleared up by then - otherwise i really will lose my mind! so please bear with me - i intended to get a lot of stuff done but instead i watched hairspray twice on blu-ray and i've been playing with my new playstation 3 - now i've got all the systems - i'm such a video game addict! (i'm still more impressed with xbox & wii than the PS3 but i really wanted a blu-ray disc player - those movies are better than HD DVD in my humble opinion!) popbytes over & out for now - please keep your fingers crossed that my internet comes back on soon! much love to all as always - xxoo!
good morning everyone! it's friday - and tonight i'm going to see jennifer lopez & marc anthony which i'm actually super excited for - i know it's going to be the ultimate guilty pleasure concert-going experience! anyways last night i mentioned that i had one pet still to post about here on popbytes - so i thought why not toss him up this morning? meet max - my new parrot - he's a yellow naped amazon - who is less than a year old (their lifespan can be up to eighty years!) and oh my gosh - i never thought i could take to a bird the way i've taken to mr. max - he's insanely adorable - and very talkative! (but can be quite loud sometimes!) some of his favorite phrases include: i love you, whatcha' doin' big guy?, come on max - he's constantly learning new noises and words - it's quite amazing how smart & complex these animals are! although i never saw myself owning a parrot - now that i have him - he's just the best thing ever! (besides my three dogs who are semi-curious about max but that's about as far as their friendship goes!) i'll have to take some video of him hamming it up - it's hilarious! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo!
hey everyone! i made it safe & sound to chicago...let me just say today was one of the longest days ever - and considering i only slept like two hours last night - i'm way tired i can barely even think straight but everything is totally fine! i was able to check into the adobe max conference which kicks off early tomorrow morning - plus i was able to get in a drop of sightseeing with my pals joey & tina! the best thing (besides a giant ferris wheel ride at navy pier) was an hour long architecture boat tour along the chicago river - which was really fascinating & inspiring - a totally great introduction to the city - which is actually really freakin' windy! poor joey got a small piece of debris blown into her eye - plus she got a blister from walking all over the place! it seems to be a really awesome city but i cannot imagine how it would be in the winter - it must be brutal! by the end of the night we all decided to grab some deep dish pizza which was really good but super filling - i think i'll stick with thin crust but it was worth a try! ok i so seriously need to go to sleep - i'll check you all at some point tomorrow - popbytes over & out - xxoo!
hey hey! i've been super busy all day long organizing stuff here - i have so much crap it's not even funny! i've thrown away a lot of stuff plus moved a bunch of boxes into storage - i don't know how i accumulated so much stuff! right now i need to start getting ready so i can head over to the hollywood bowl to catch underworld which i'm very excited about - i think the show is going to be killer - although i wish i had off tomorrow - i know i'll be dragging ass at work but it'll be worth it! below is the video for one of their most popular tracks born slippy which was also featured in the film trainspotting! i will update this post when i get home (plus i'll need to watch a drop of the video music awards before i go to bed - i have to see how britney spears did with her much anticipated comeback performance!) i'll check you all later - popbytes over & out for now...xxoo!
