I have an addiction

Hello....My name is Nancy and I'm addicted to Converse shoes. lol

Most girls have a purse or high heeled shoe addiction. I on the other hand have always been really drawn to converse shoes. I don't know how it started, but ever since I could remember, I loved seeing people wear converse shoes. I think there is nothing cuter than a boy wearing converse.

I wish I could wear converse every single day( and on the most part I do). I even want to wear converse on my wedding day (IF I ever get married) and I love nothing more than to see babies wearing their first pair. I bought my niece a few pairs of converse and I even kept a few of them once she grew out of them. Little by little I have converted my family members and convinced them that converse are the most comfortable shoes on earth.

My brother in law has a really cool pair of ed hardy chucks and a pair of parcell converse. They look really nice on him. I bought my oldest sister Karen a pair for her birthday last year and I still get happy when I see her wear them. My sister Sophie has an awesome pair of chucks with Velcro straps. I would love to convince my mom to get a pair, but she loves her high heels.

Most people don't believe me when I tell them how much I love converse shoes and how many pairs I own. There are a couple of new ones I want to buy, but I'm running out of storage space. Soon I need a room just for my converse!

I would love to work for converse one day, doing Public Relations or anything really. I have so many ideas for new converse shoe patterns and would love the opportunity to combine my love for converse with my love for promotions.

Check out some pix of my converse
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2207826&id=18706827&l=4c6985878e

Have it your way!

The BK whopper bar opened this past Tuesday (March 10,2008). It's the first Whopper bar in the world.



It's pretty cool. They make your whopper to your taste right in front of you. It's located on the 2nd floor of city walk in Universal Studios. It's right next to the Hart and Huntington shop (carey hart yummmm).
Anyway. This is cool. I thought it would be some free standing cool structure (like a giant whopper) but it's located in the mini food court on top of the movie theater. It's pretty cool that you can see your custom Whopper made right in front of you, and you can pick from a bunch of ingredients to add to your burger.

Tailor Made by Colbie Caillet

Tailor Made by Colbie Caillet. She's such a great songwriter and her voice is so pretty. I just had to try this song on guitar. I just love the sound of my acoustic guitar. Thanks for buying it for me mom and dad. It's the best guitar ever!!!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=youvVkvy7ms

Thinking of You

This song is dedicated to the special guy who has had a hold of my heart for almost 2 years now. Even though we don't get to see each other as often as we'd like, I am always thinking of you. <3 You!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO-Q4CTWj6Q&eurl=http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll&feature=player_embedded

Working for The Pogues (Live Nation)

Today I am working for Live Nation. "Running" for The Pogues at Pompano Beach Amp. A runner pretty much does everything the band, crew and venue may need. From ordering food, picking up band and crew members from airport, or hotel and drive them to venue, to picking up random supplies around town. It actually feels good working and not sleeping on a Saturday morning.

7:00am- wake up and shower

8:00am- breakfast, gas up the "Doom buggy" and hit the road

9:00am- arrived at Pompano Beach amphitheatre 1 hr too early. Sit and wait until 10:00am

10:00am- Tony (Boss for the day) arrives and I get to work. First duty: help unload stuff (drinks, food and misc items from rider for dressing room) from Tony's car.

10:30am- order and pickup food for Crew. 6 Cuban sandwiches at Cuban cafe too and 1 sushi box at publix.

10:39am- waiting for Cuban sandwiches. Googling where closest publix is to get sushi.

11:30am- back to Publix with Jeff (other runner) for rider supplies. Dunkin donuts box of coffee for crew.

12:45 pm- Lowe's for super long extension cables and a fan.

2:00 pm - Duty:look for a smoothie place.

3:00pm - smoothie place i found and drove to was shut down. Found a whole foods but they didn't have paper menus.

3:30pm- head back to Miami to get 12 passenger van.

4:00pm- finally get van and head to south beach to pick up The Pogues front man Shane.

6:00pm- pick up Shane (Pogues singer) and his crew and drive them back to pompano amp. It was a quiet drive, but Shane was very nice. He was very polite and asked me my name and introduced himself.

7:30pm- arrived at concert venue. Show has started.

8:00pm-watched kiss kiss (opening band). I really like them. You have to hear them play the Tetris song, it's bad ass!


Kiss Kiss "Machines"



8:30pm- The Pogues band manager needs 20 photocopies, 2 large ashtrays and towels. Wal Mart is open so I head over there.

9:00pm- The Pogues take the stage.

9:30pm - Did i just see Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones? (turns out the guy just really looks like him or my mom would have probably driven all the way over here to see him. Lol)

11:45pm - drive band and crew back to hotel on South beach.

1:00am- head home (so tired)

I had a great day. Everyone wad really nice and I got to hang out with James and Sharisse (my old live nation co-workers)! I missed them.

Here are some pix taken by the Live Nation Photographer

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.

“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.”
Walt Disney

Walt Disney always knew just what to say. Walt also used to say "If you can dream it, you can achieve it". He was such a visionary. Look at everything that man has created. It is truly amazing.

I go to Disney World a few times a year. I just feel so different once I step into his magical land. It's like a battery fully re-charged, ready for anything the world throws at me. It's nice to let go and just be a kid for a few days. I don't think enough people embrace their childlike innocence and thirst for knowledge.

Music = Life

I have been singing since before I could make sense of what I was saying. I used to entertain my family on car rides, singing along to the radio. That was all before I could actually understand what I was singing.
I've always had a deep rooted love for music. I convinced my parents to buy me a guitar and lessons when I was in 8th grade. From that day on, I knew I wanted to sing for a living. I attended various concerts from then and still do today, I call it "Research". I love discovering new styles and seeing bands I've never heard before.
I've never been able to narrow down my favorite musical style. I'm all over the place. I love everything from rock to pop. Country and hip hop. Yes It's possible to enjoy such different styles. It's called being open and recognizing talent.
I truly love music.