the avengers

Last night after work I met Pat and his friend Alex for some Happy Hour Cloud & Kelly's before heading to the theatre to purchase an over priced popcorn and to watch The Avengers. 

All three of us really liked it. 
It is interesting how they have been leading up to this with all of the individual character stories to establish their backgrounds and intent, and I believe they plan on making more of them as well (Iron Man III, and another Thor).

With back story out of the way, the entirety was pretty much all action, for example, a 30 minute epic battle scene taking place in NYC. I was also surprised at how funny the movie was, I am sure thanks in large part to the Tony Stark character. Compared to some of the other Marvel movies I have seen (*cough* Spiderman III, the last couple of the X-Men series including the reboot, and pretty much every attempt at The Hulk ever *cough*), I thought this one was easily one of the best. I also really liked the first Iron Man, probably still my favorite. And in case you are wondering, of course I have seen every single Marvel & DC comic turned movie made within the past decade... I am engaged to a nerd after all, so I know what I am talking about. :)

[[ happy hour. the avengers. ]]

Side notes: 
First, If you watch How I Met Your Mother you are familiar with actress Cobie Smulders (Robin Scherbatsky) who to my surprise had a pretty large role in the movie. Good for her, I had never seen her in anything other than the show. Also, can we take a second to point out that she has a seriously bad ass name?! Cobie Smulders... Awesome.

Second, if you go see the movie, make sure you stay until the end (after the credits) because there is a really funny scene that they filmed after the L.A. premier and added in. Schawarma.

Third, I think 3D is stupid and it gives me migraines and they need to stop making every single movie in it and charging way more for it as well.

lunch date

Me and Pat, along with most of the people I know, are obsessed with sushi and try to eat it at least twice a month (which ends up being more like once a week). Today we met Pats Mom and little brother for a sushi lunch break and as always, it was delicious (and pretty).

[[ tokyo japan sushi, corvallis oregon. ]]

midweek inspiration 44

This Friday me and some friends are going to McMenamins Kennedy School 80s Prom! It actually takes place in an old school gym and I am starting to get super excited about it. "Why do girls get so excited about 80's parties?!" Pat just asked me. I don't know Pat, but we really do... I blame Madonna.

Therefore, todays inspiration comes from the fashion of yesteryear that will ultimately help me put the finishing touches on my outfit.

1. Madonna
2. Cyndi Lauper
3. Screen shot from "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion"
4. Screen shot from "Desperately Seeking Susan"
5. 80's Prom Party costumes
6. Ashlee Simpson 80's Prom Party
7. Vintage 80's prom dress
8. Vintage 80's prom dress

((( all images via Pinterest )))

april :: photo challenge

Here are the photos from April's PDX Photo A Day Challenge. Check it out, I am on a roll now. Click here to view previous months.

[[ april photo challenge. ]]

bubbles

This weekend was super mellow... a little baseball, a tiny bit of long boarding, some Cinco de Mayo tequila & tacos, and a new yard game Hayden introduced us to... Check out those epic bubbles! It was kind of my highlight.

[[ giant bubble time. ]]

may the fourth

Somehow my calendar accidentally got synced with part of Pats, so this morning I got a strange notification on my phone saying "Star Wars Day!" Apparently May 4th has been proclaimed Star Wars Day because of the following phrase, "May the Fourth be with you." Seriously, ask any guy, he probably knows. So Pat, since you were so thoughtful to make sure I was aware, I thought I would make you a little something in honor of this very festive of... holidays?

[[ star wars day. ]]

from where i stand :: april edition

My friend Tiff has been taking pictures daily of her shoes for a while now (#fromwhereistand) and posting them all together at the end of the month on her blog. Personally, I think this looks pretty sweet, so I thought I would give it a try for April as well. I did not take a picture every single day like she does... but here is my attempt and the start of a new monthly feature. I will try to do better this month about documenting every day.

((( the first 15 are some old ones from previous months )))

[[ previous months. april from where i stand. ]]