Team Edward

I can't say I've ever spent as much time waiting for anything, as I did this past Thursday at the local movie theater. The cause was a worthy one however, and I'm able to put the shame of being a tweener for the night behind me, all because of a fictional creature named Edward and his creator, Stephanie Meyer. The phenomenon we know as "Twilight" was first introduced to me at the charter school I teach at, where a number of teachers and students carried the thick volumes (it's a 4 book series) under their arms, trying desperately to hold on to back-packs, frozen lunches and other random parcels. Seeing as I don't have cable and I do enjoy an occasional guilty pleasure read, I decided to indulge in my own curiosities and began to read a borrowed hardcover. To my surprise, the somewhat intimidating 400 plus pages of Meyer's novel, was quickly a part of my daily routine and the bookmark made it's way to the end with ease. I too had fallen.
My friends and I waited (for 5 hours, no joke), balled up in our hoodies between the Disneyland style line barriers of the Harkins Theater floor. The place was filled with screeching teen girls donning homemade baseball tees stating, "Team Edward" or some other quotable expression of love for the vampire heart throb.
As the 7 hour journey to midnight (accompanied by too many mickey D's fries for the heart, chemical calorie-free soda and pseudo-buttered popcorn...I'll blog about these horribles later...) came to a one hour countdown, we passed the time with a game of Apples to Apples and waited to see our dreams come alive on the silver screen. When the lights went down, one last cry of excitement from the crowd of hormonal girls waved through the aisles and to my relief, left the theater in silence.
As for the movie, I did find it to be a really fun experience and a great depiction of the story and characters I've come to love. Like most book to movie situations, reading the book has its own qualities that are difficult to replace when putting it on screen. If you haven't already, I highly recommend borrowing one of the many copies out there and seeing for yourself the amazing art of a great story and believable, LOVABLE characters. Read Twilight. It's okay, you don't have to tell anyone, but you'll probably want to!
********Disclaimer: If you are not fond of supernatural creatures falling in love with humans, and stories of undying mythical monsters resisting the instinct to be evil and put into a high school setting, I would not doubt this could not be the book for you. You should join the madness, crush on a vampire (there are chick vampires, too!) and get into the pop culture scene though............just see the movie!

Be Happy this Friday at the Green Room!

Happy hour; what a wonderful time of day. I suppose there are many ways in which people could fulfill this daily need for happiness, even if just for an hour or two, but there's nothing like a cocktail before dinner to bring on the cheer. That warm feeling in your tummy during winter, or the shine and glimmer of a summer buzz forehead, all from a time of day called Happy Hour. 

Happy hour has become a popular term used at drinking establishments to promote a discount drink offer, or some other type of schtick to lure folks in. It does, like most sayings, have an origin that brings us back to the 1920's, US Navy sailors getting "happy"  during "on-ship performances" (good ol' Wikipedia!). It was then that Speakeasy lounges (underground illegal drinking establishments during the Prohibition) got a hold of the term and began their own Happy Hours to liquor people up before they went out to dinner, sans drinking. 

For whatever reason you may partake in an adult beverage, be it joy or sorrow, come join me for a Flagstaff Happy Hour this Friday November 21st @ The Green Room, 5-7 pm. 21+ Great Buffet, only $5 with drink purchase. 

Taste Wine, Listen to Kristen Sat. 11/22

Hello friends, fans and foes!

Wine Styles is a delightful little Flagstaff wine shop (which we need to support so we can help keep little businesses like these alive and we don't have to resort to the chaos and shame of having to purchase wine at places like Sam's Club and Walmart...) that has 2 weekly wine tastings. Thursdays from 5-7pm and Saturdays from 4-6pm for only $7 - less than the price of a good glass of vino! I had the pleasure of trying some delicious organic wines at the last tasting I went to there, and was entertained by the connoisseur and her amazing stories of the vineyard where the wine was made. (Not to mention it was the night before Halloween and they were playing The Nightmare Before Christmas on the flat screen, so I was impressed!)

At this Saturday's tasting (11/22), the sounds of my music will fill the lovely little space and entertain the diverse, wine-loving crowd of tasters! (I'm no Tim Burton, but I can pull out a few tricks...) 

Come check it out, try some sweet (or dry!) wine and hear some great new originals and covers by none other than....ME!

peace to you,

k

my first time

I'm sitting here, in anticipation. 

Curious about what this is going to be like. 

Feeling slightly distracted by the urge to get up and go pee, but yet I stay and hold it, because I need to get this started. 

I've never done this before, exposing my every inner and outer...

but I suppose it doesn't have to be that way.

I could keep the lights low, and only show a little.

I should start off slow, and leave some room to get the hang of it.

Time to finish.

            For now.