Mixplate Monday 11.28.11
Ugh, I guess I totally forgot to hit “publish” for today’s MM. But better late than never, right? So here’s this week’s night-time edition of Mixplate Monday :)
Last Week’s Highlights
- Received some Christmas gifts I’d ordered online
- Played the usual Mixplate Monday
- Tried Grylt at Manoa Marketplace for the first time. Their food was delicious and healthy (I think). Then won a Twitter contest and another meal there!
- Voted for Pentatonix to win The Sing-Off
- Had “theme week” with my coworker, Niki, where we dressed up and had lunch according to the theme :) Taco Tuesday, Under The Sea and Thanksgiving Leftovers. Yes, we’re dorks.
- Grabbed a few things for the house along with groceries for the Thanksgiving dishes I made (green bean casserole and pumpkin cheesecake).
- Found some not-so-average Christmas cards
- Wished everyone a Happy Thanksgiving & spent mine with good food/times with my family :)
- Saw The Muppets and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1. More on those later.
- Joined Chime.In and Beansight. Come be my friend if you’re on either or both sites!
Weekend Happenings
- Thanksgiving leftovers
- UH football vs. Tulane; The Warriors face BYU this weekend, but Tulane was the last pay-per-view game of the season and my final game working this season. I can have a beer and cheer at the next game!
- Got absolutely hooked on DigitalRevTV; They’re my new favorite photography channel on YouTube
On the Agenda
- Waiting for my camera to arrive!
- Eating at Yuzu for the Nonstop Honolulu meet up
- Catching up on all the TV I missed this weekend while I spent hours and hours on YouTube, lol :)
- Watching the TUF finale! #teammayhem
As of Today
- Waiting (im)patiently for the UPS man to arrive with my camera
- Cheering for Pentatonix to win The Sing-Off!
- Trying to decide what to cook for the rest of the week so I can stop eating out
I wanna know, what were your recent highlights? And what are you up to?
Cheers!
Tiera
Happy Thanksgiving
Hope you’re having a wonderful day so far, and plan to finish it off with food, family and friends :)
I wanna know // How are you celebrating Thanksgiving? What are you cooking?
Give thanks,
Tiera
PS: I hate you if you have the day off tomorrow. I have to work.
Read More »Not Your Average Christmas Cards
I had so much fun scouring Etsy for truly unique Christmas cards. As you can see, I found some gems :) Of course I had to throw in a wiener dog and something Doctor Who for good measure, and the Star Wars and Harry Potter cards are nerdy awesomeness! Now, the links, so you can get these for yourself:
- Reindeer Darth Vader x Crabapple Design, Merry Fucking Christmas x Sweet Perversion, Fantachetic x Doodle Love, Robot Santa Hat Kawaii x HappyDappyBits
- Retro x One Button Design, Santa’s Stockings x Cymraes, Iced Sugar Skull x Vickilicious Designs, Twitter x Eden Creative Studio
- Lego x dbPhoto, Holiday Mad Libs x Blush Notes, Evil Santa x Sechetesdents, Sewn Photo x A Note Worthy Original
- Rudolph Dachshund x Square Paisley Design, Zombie Santa x Momoma, A Very Harry Christmas x Young At Hear 86, Dalek Celebrate x Kat Kreated
I wanna know // Are you sending out Christmas cards this year? Buying, DIYing?
Happy holidays,
Tiera
Vote for Pentatonix to win The Sing-Off
If you didn’t know, I have a bit of an obsession with The Sing-Off, the a capella singing competition on NBC. It’s in its third season and it’s the best one yet!
Leading the pack this year is a group of truly amazing vocalists — Pentatonix! They started out as a trio of high school singers, and joined up with a bass and percussionist for the show. From the first episode they were the ones to beat, and they push the limits of a capella with their “futuristic” club style — and blow my fudgin mind week after week!
No surprise, they made it to the finals and now it’s time to vote! So do it, people! Call 1-877-674-6401 and/or text “1″ to 97979, 10 times each! Voting closes this Sunday at 4am Hawai’i Standard Time.
If I haven’t convinced you enough, take a look at their performances this season. They’re stellar.
I wanna know // Are you watching The Sing-Off? Who’s your favorite group?
Vote!
Tiera
Mixplate Monday 11.21.11
Aww, look at sweet little Hua. It only takes about three seconds of scratching for her to close her eyes and drift <3
Anyhow // Another Sunday night, another Monday morning without enough sleep. Aiya! I’m about to enter the busiest week ever at work, and it’s already been all drama for at least a week — Needless to say I wish I could’ve stayed in bed this morning. Instead, here I am, with this week’s installment of MM.
Last Week’s Highlights
- Played the usual Mixplate Monday
- Spent a few afternoons studying at working at Barnes & Noble. I’m becoming one of those people.
- Put together a Soundtrack playlist
- Got the title to my car! That’s a few years of bills behind me :)
- Reviewed Immortals, which I saw the previous weekend
- Only had one poke bowl. Blasphemous!
- Daydreamed
- Shopped at Ben Franklin with Niki; Got a tree skirt that will double as a Christmas dress for Hua
- Shared some Links To Love
Weekend Happenings
- Dinner at Chili’s with Bobert
- UH football vs. Fresno State; Not a win, but a great game
- UFC 139; I cannot say enough about this card. Holy shit or amazeballs doesn’t even begin to describe it!
- At the last of my horseradish mustard chicken; Definitely gonna make it again
On the Agenda
- Sorting out my QVC order for my new camera, it’s a mess
- Going on a photo walk; The weather outside was so crappy, I didn’t get to go last week
- Finding a turkey recipe to try for Thanksgiving
As of Today
- Laundry, and lots of it
- Organizing my DVD collection
- Watching The Sing-Off!
I wanna know, what were your recent highlights? And what are you up to?
Cheers!
Tiera