Pinkie Larue

roller derby!

Pinkie — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:21:49 +0000

I’ve been waiting to announce the news until I was absolutely, positively, sure about it. And after about a month or so of going back and forth I’ve decided that yes, I am going to do it-I’m going to try out for a roller derby team! It’s been something that I’ve been interested in for awhile, but now I’m finally doing something about it. I’m letting it be more than just a thought…I’m actually going to do it!

I used to be a decent skater back in the day. All of my birthday parties were at skating rinks, I had blades and roller skates. BUUUUUT I haven’t been on a pair since I was about 16 (well, ice skates, but…not counting that). I contacted the people in charge of this areas derby team, expressing my interest and concern about lack of experience and they told me not to worry. A lot of them hadn’t had recent experience on skates when they started either! What a relief! I’m going to an informational meeting in 2 weeks and until then I’m going to roller skate with a couple of other girls trying out (with and without experience), starting tonight!

I’m hoping I’ll get on the skates and everything will come back to me…we shall see.

(in other news I’ve been working at my retail job for a week now. work is… work :)

Music Monday!

Pinkie — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:44:39 +0000

oooops! I almost forgot to post for music Monday. Almost :) Today’s song is *gasp* not indie rock. It’s a hip hop single from Drake. “Over” is from his upcoming first album, Thank Me Later, which STILL doesn’t have a release date. I like it. What do you think?

roooooooad trip!

Pinkie — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:11:43 +0000

I’m going to see Niagara Faaaaallls, I’m going to see Niagara Faaaaallls, I’m going to see Niagara Faaaaallls.

Sorry about that. I’m a bit excited. I’ve ALWAYS wanted to visit Niagara. I remember reading about it as a kid, being in awe and wanting to see it so badly. Well, my childhood dream (besides Disney world and riding in a hot air balloon) is coming true. Next week! Aaron and I are taking a road trip to see the falls from both sides and spend a little time site seeing in Buffalo, New York and Toronto, Canada! It’s actually not a bad drive. Only about 6 hours from here. Squee! I’m excited. We’ll be spending my birthday there too :3

Also, it’s on my list! I will get to knock off #4-Niagara Falls, #3- road trip, and another state off the list for #1.

This could be the end of me!

Pinkie — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:22:02 +0000

Aaron and I discovered a lovely dessert shop today. Almost Heaven in Bridgeport, West Virginia.

I love little quaint cafe’s/coffee shops and Almost Heaven is the only one I’ve spotted in our area (so far). It was definitely a treat when it didn’t disappoint! The shop has a very nice open space with the typical stage for open mic/acoustic shows and they were playing indie rock over the speaker. Yup, indie rock! I fell in love when I was able to sing along to 95% of the songs they played. It’s a rarity in West Virginia because I usually hear country or top 40 in a public place. In addition to the nice atmosphere and great music, they had a ton of desserts-a variety of cheesecakes, cookies, muffins, and drinks (oh my!) . Aaron ordered a German Chocolate cake and I got a fattening, but OH so yummy, Oreo cheesecake.

They were both delicious! I also got a chai tea, my personal favorite which I’m very picky about and guess what? It was perfect! PERFECT! Damn you little quaint dessert shop with your yummy cheesecake and your perfect chai tea, DAMN YOU! Good thing I’ve been running…CONSISTENTLY. I’m proud of myself! *rewards myself with more cheesecake*

Anyway, If you live in the area, pay a visit to Almost Heaven and if you don’t guess what?! You can order from them online! @ Almost Heaven Desserts.

*I’m not going to reward myself with more cheesecake.

also, non cheesecake related but just as awesome is a giveaway going on at the Epiphanie bag’s site! You can have a chance to win either a $2500 gift certificate for Southwest airlines OR an awesome Canon 5d Mark camera. Go enter, because if I don’t win, I want one of you to!

music monday!

Pinkie — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:59:37 +0000

Music Monday is a new weekly feature I’m adding to my blog. Every Monday I will feature a song that I’ve been obsessing over. Mostly indie rock and dancey electro, because that’s what I like! The first song isn’t very new. It’s on Beach House’s album Teen Dream that leaked waaay back in November, but was officially released last month. I love the entire album, but my favorite song is definitely “Zebra”. It’s so beautiful, relaxing and dreamy!

oh and happy March! I have a birthday this month!

#89

Pinkie — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:51:39 +0000

aaaaand I just crossed off #89-make a legit snowman

My 101 list!

Pinkie — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:58:34 +0000

I finally did it! Last week I finally finished compiling my 101 list. You can check it out right here!

You will notice that since I’ve already knocked off 2 things from the list.

#98-Printing my list out and putting it on the fridge
#68- attend a comic con, which I blogged about yesterday.
and 1/10th of #1 which is to visit 10 states. I visited Pennsylvania for the con :)

It feels so awesome to cross something off the list. Thinking about tackling #89 today-making a snowman! You know, since there’s still a foot of snow on the ground! *dies*

steel city con

Pinkie — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:37:14 +0000

I am no longer a con-virgin. Me and boyface braved the snowy roads to attend the Steel City Con yesterday. I had a blast! It was just like I imagined-toys, collectibles, comics, and nerds. I spent a lot of time staring at 80s toys. I saw a lot of toys that I had when I was a kid-cabbage patch dolls, Legos, He-man dolls, Skeletor dolls, Ninja turtles! And a shit-ton of barbies!

And of course a ton of comics. I didn’t buy any comics because the ones I wanted were all in single issues and I prefer to buy them in collections, also known as Trade Paperbacks. Saw some “famous” people. Bo Duke from the Dukes of Hazzard was there and some WWE girls. And Darth Vader was there, a few storm troopers were walking around, the joker and Harley Quinn, and randomly, some pirates. *shrug*

Oh yah! Boyface and I got a caricature made. It’s of us as Link and Zelda

Glad I got to go. And hopefully there will be more in the future. I reaaaally want to go to THE con. Comic-con, San-Diego, but tickets have been sold out forever. *sigh*

Go, pickle, go!

Pinkie — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:18:46 +0000

Remember when I was raving about Plants vs. Zombies? I loooove that game. I even carved one of the characters into my pumpkin for halloween! That game took up a lot of my time for a couple of months. It is addicting! I still play it from time to time, but not as much since I completed it…twice ^_^ Well, now it’s available as an app on the iPhone. If you have an iPhone, GET IT! It costs $2.99, but it’s worth it. Definitely a great way to pass the time in a long line or during some boring lecture.

Ooh OOh OOH! Another rivalry that’s worth speaking of is a pickle vs. Nickelback. It’s a silly facebook page that someone created called “Can this pickle get more fans the Nickelback” the terrible, band from Canada. I lol’d so hard when I found the group and then I invited all of my friends. Nickelback IS terrible and I wanted the pickle to get twice the number of fans as that band. The pickle doesn’t have twice as many fans, but it has surpassed the amount of fans Nickelback has. WOOOHOOO! Go, Pickle, go!

I finally started braiding my hair last night. Did a couple hours last night and some today and I have 1/4 of my head to go! Go, Pinkie, go!

Batman and Robin comic generator!

Pinkie — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:15:44 +0000

Obviously that isn’t from a real comic. I made it in a generator. Go make your own at the Batman and Robin generator site. I’ve had WAAAAAY too much fun with it.

*thanks to geekgirlsnetwork for the link.