Princess Teresa Hard Lemonade’s Movie Marathon

It is almost like I am 15 again. But this time around, I get to enjoy my princess, romantic happy-ending movies with a side of alcohol. Yeah!

My beau is working in the city for the week. Thus, I am left to find my own entertainment during the evenings. Tonight I am enjoying some fluffy, extra-girlie movies and a whole bunch of Mike’s Hard Lemonade. I have not felt this stereotypically girlie in quite some time.

Six bottles and three movies in and I am longing to don a tiara and a beautiful ball gown.

Ladies and gentleman, introducing the crowned princess Teresa Hard Lemonade the Sixth!

Check out some of the clips from a few of my ‘flicks of the evening’:
Made of Honor – Patrick Dempsey is sooooo dream*eyelashes fluttering*
Enchanted – an adorable movie clip (Amy Adams steals the screen)
The Princess Diaries – the shots on San Fran make me miss the city =[

To multitask or not to multitask?

To multitask or not to multitask? That is a good research question.

Researchers at Stanford University conducted a study to determine if there is an attention difference between those who multitask and those who do not. In short, are multitaskers really better at multitasking?

I am not a multitasker (the extent of my multitasking practices rarely go beyond having music on in the background) but I have lived with plenty of people who regularly have multiple mediums consuming their attention at once. I must admit that I have always wondered if the practice of multitasking was efficient or not.

The study states that those who multitask are not as good at ignoring irrelevant info. Also, multitaskers are more easily distracted (ha ha, big surprise).

Now, this is not the study to end all studies; the topic certainly needs more attention. If I can get my hands on the study, I will. I am curious to see what the researchers have to say about the limitations of the study findings. I mean, it is one thing to test people on a task they are not familiar with. It is another thing entirely to see the multitaskers, in action, performing tasks that are almost second nature or are so familiar that the action does not require full attention. Does the type of task influence the results?

Also, what differences are there between ages? Undergraduates are hardly representative of the entire media-consuming population.

Any who, take a gander for yourself.
article on BBC
article on MSNBC
the AP article

LovEvolution!!!

Woo-hoo!

My beau and I are booking time in the city where we left our hearts… San Francisco! An awesome weekend of dance, music and San Francisco love.

Counting down the days… Awe gawsh, October is so far away.

LovEvolution — the new festival name is awesome, by the way.

I miss you Ruby Skye!

Jammin’ out to some Armin van Buuren and wishing I could shake my booty at Ruby Skye.

I want the beat pounding through my veins.
I want the lights to be dim, but colorful.
I want to spend $8 on a drink at the bar… well, maybe I can do without the over-priced drink…

Point is, I miss you Ruby Skye!

You should come to Oregon, Armin van Buuren… umm, strike that. I will just come down to San Fran.