The Interlude Dance

I love hearing/seeing people express their school spirit, so I was especially excited when JW passed along the video of UNI's "Interlude Dance".

The dance was created by two students and it has turned into a phenomenon, of sorts. Long story short, after first teaching RA's the dance, they decided to take it to the next level and asked the athletic marketing department if they could perform the dance at basketball games. And so, the "Interlude Dance" is now being performed during games and the McLeod Center is full of students "warming their hands by the fire", fist pumping, and doing the robot. Here you can see the students in action - it looks like so much fun!

You can read more about how the "Interlude Dance" got started here, if interested.

T-Shirt Time

In honor of Clinton's new claim to fame, I had to go out and buy this shirt from Raygun:


(You'll notice a much happier face than my glasses pic - just for those of you who were not fans of my "sour" face)

Thanks Stacy for emailing me about this today!

Make Yourself

In sticking with my goal to challenge myself by trying new things, I decided to go to a new fitness class at the Y that intrigued me - Bosu Bounce. It was a great workout - a combination of cardio and strength, with a side of balance and core. The instructor is beast and she had me working all kinds of muscles that I clearly don't work while running or doing yoga. I didn't have to read her bio to find out her favorite exercise is push-ups - her arms tell that story. I can only hope someday the little twigs I refer to as my arms can look like hers.

Perfect segue into a video a friend told me about - Nike's Make Yourself. Loving that last line, "What are you doing to make yourself?"

Yeeeeeeaahhhhh Boyyyyyyyy

Just when I thought Clinton could not get any classier....

Fuel

Stacy and I took advantage of our MLK holiday by spending the day shopping. One of the highlights was our pit stop to Fuel Juice Bar. It's kind of like a Jamba Juice - they have fruit smoothies, protein shakes, frozen yogurt, and wheatgrass shots.

Stacy ordered frozen yogurt with strawberries and pineapple, which she said tastes just like Pinkberry. I've never had Pinkberry, so I can't vouch for that, but I can say with the utmost certainty that it was fantastic. I had a berry smoothie that was pretty amazing. It was like a frozen Naked Juice. Yum!

I think I found a new guilty pleasure...at least this one is a healthy one.

Golden Globes

A few takeaways from the Golden Globes last night:

*I realized how very few Robert De Niro films I've seen, after watching the video montage during his Cecil B Demille Award presentation.

*After seeing a short clip of the movie and Claire Danes' acceptance speech, I want to see Temple Grandin.

*The fashion trends of the evening had high and low points for me. A big trend seemed to be nude, pink, and long-sleeved dresses, many of which I didn't care for. One-shouldered asymmetrical dresses also had a huge presence, which I dig.

*Best Dressed (In my opinion):

Mila Kunis in a beautiful emerald, one-shouldered dress:



Sofia Vergara looked fierce in red:




Mark Wahlberg - Based on pure hotness:



Worst:

Julianne Moore - This one-shouldered look is one that I cannot get on board with. It's awful.



Michelle Williams - This floral motif should be left as a wallpaper pattern, not a dress.



Jeremy Renner - I don't really know much about tuxes, but I wasn't a fan of the black on black.



*I was disappointed with some of the looks of the evening:

Natalie Portman - I've read mixed reviews online on her dress. Personally, I thought she could do better. I do not like the rose on the dress.



Emma Stone - I've always loved her vibrant auburn hair, so when I saw her new blonde do last night, it made me sad.



*The highlight of the night was Chris Colfer's acceptance speech. The look of shock on his face is endearing and his speech was completely heartfelt and sincere. If you don't want to watch the entire video, at least start watching at about 2:18 - LOVE those last few lines. "Screw that kids"

*Award shows are so much more fun when you turn them into a drinking game. We each picked a time when we had to drink:
-S: Anytime you didn't guess the winner correctly
-J: Anytime the nominee and his/her date would look at each other
-Me: Anytime the winner thanked the HFPA.

Ouch

One of my friends emailed me today telling that a friend of hers had received her 30th birthday card from her mom in the mail. In this birthday card was a picture of what she is getting as her present:



She was completely serious. Luckily, this girl had a good sense of humor about it. I'm not so sure I'd be able to say the same thing....so don't get any ideas Mom! :)