My Life in Lists: Mae

57. Go to 25 concerts
90. Go to a concert by myself

So I almost want to say that this shouldn't count for the sole reason that I've seen these guys a crapload of times since high school, so it's not really a new experience, but seeing them live is always a great experience, so in that way, it should count. Nevertheless, as always, Mae put on a wonderful show at Neptune's Park in Virginia Beach. They just kicked off their US tour, (a)fternoon, last week, so you should check them out because they may be playing at a city near you.

Of course, let me leave you with a few of my favorite photos from the show:








[side note: this is Robert, who plays keyboards with Mae. He's a really talented musician, and you should check out his band, Tokyo, because I said so.]

ECSC - August 27-30th

So... I'm pretty much majorly behind on my blogging in all aspects (I'm talking about events, life, my 101 in 1001 list), so this week I'm making a valiant effort in catching up.

First, here's some shots from ECSC, the East Coast Surfing Championships, here on the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. For you non-surfing fans, there's still a lot to check out including music, BMX/skateboarding, and much more stuff. If you missed it this year, be sure to check it out next year!

The ECSC 5K

Snack Bar Jones

The Deloreans (a pretty kick ass 80's cover band, if I do say so myself)

ECSC's special guest, Lil' Jon. You know, the guy from 5 years ago who was known for saying, "What, what, OK"? Yeah, this is where he is now....

The VANS Proskate Demo

I honestly thought I was going to get hit in the face over here. It was pretty awesome.

My Life in Lists: NYC Labor Day Weekend Edition

Thought I'd give a little September update on my progress on my 101 in 1001.

4. Visit 3 college friends who are located outside of VA (1/3) September 5-6, 2009: Went to NYC to visit Ari and Sean.


Ari (left), one of my closest friends from college, moved up to NYC over the summer. He's currently interning at one of the ad agencies in the city as a graphic designer. I implore everyone to check out his work here; he definitely has a lot of talent and is on his way to doing big things.

Sean (right), one of my other awesome friends from college, came up to visit as well. This was probably our last reunion for awhile since he's about to go overseas for a year to teach English in China. He'll be up in New York all week since he's staying for Fashion's Night Out. If you're into fashion at all, you should go to his blog, Comme Artiste. One of his posts was recently picked up by Fashionista.

Okay. So now that I've plugged Ari and Sean's work (come on. you know you wanna check them out), on with a super brief photo editorial of what went down over one GORGEOUS Labor Day weekend in Manhattan:I basically ate a ton of omelets and potatoes, courtesy of the Sugar Cafe in Lower East Side Manhattan and the Spring Street Natural Restaurant.

We hit up a pub on Saturday night, and I was ecstatic that I could actually touch the ceiling in their basement.

I love it when cities have a good public transportation system, and I love it even more when I don't have to figure it out. Thanks for being the tour guide, Ari.
We walked a few miles to Randall's Island from the apartment we stayed at near Upper East Side and Harlem. Because in NYC, everything is in walking distance.

57. Go to 25 concerts (1/25) 9/6: The Electric Zoo, Randalls Island, NYC

Sunday night's festivities consisted of dancing it out at The Electric Zoo. RAVE.


ATB. I didn't like his stuff as much as I liked David Guetta's. I'm so mainstream when it comes to any type of electronica, hah.

The only negative about NYC as a whole was the sheer amount of trash that was everywhere. Where were all the environmentally conscious hippies? :( On the bright side, the plastic cups at EZ were biodegradable.

All photos courtesy of Ariel Park.

The 2009 ADDY Awards

Last Saturday, my friend Sandy and I had the opportunity to shoot the Hampton Roads ADDY Awards at the Westin Hotel in Town Center. This year's award ceremony was put together by the creative minds of Jon and Jenny, who've spent the past several months preparing for this event. The theme was "Advertising Epidemic," with the premise that a virus was spreading and stripping the advertising community of its creativity. The solution? Getting the creative minds of Hampton Roads together and showcasing this year's ADDY Award entries to fight the virus and get creativity back. Some highlights of the night included a security screening, waiters dressed in scrubs, the containment of an infected, a playdough sculpture contest, and of course... the reception of awards. I hope these photos give you all a taste of all the hard work that was put into this event... kudos to the entire 2009 ADDY Awards volunteer committee! You all put on an amazing event that definitely had people talking.

The screening for the Infected prior to the show:

Virus Symptoms? Blank stares, monotonous voices, lack of creativity...

Cocktail hour + Showcasing this year's entries:

The banquet room:

Dr. Seymour Kleerly observes the reception for potential virus carriers:

An announcement?

One of the waiters is infected!

The sculpture contest entries:

...And the contest winner!

The winning entry

Host Mike Arlo of 106.9 The Fox and Dr. Madblood announce the Best of Show winners...

And the winner is...

To find out more information on what went on leading up to this year's ADDY Awards, please visit advertisingepidemic.com!

OpLove Reunited + Matt's Bootcamp Graduation

I have a few exciting announcements!

In approximately 2 1/2 weeks, I will officially be a college graduate! I am truly excited and thankful for everything that I've experienced these past 3 1/2 years at JMU, but I am looking forward to the next chapter of my life. However, with this big life transition also comes lots and lots of moving... I'm currently in the process of hauling my stuff from Harrisonburg to Norfolk, so in lieu of all that chaos and finals just around the corner, I won't be able to update the blog quite as often, but I should be back in the swing of things by mid-December!

Also... I'm officially a volunteer at Operation: Love Reunited!



For those of you who aren't familiar with this amazing charity organization, OpLove is a network of photographers across the US who provide their services to military families with loved ones on deployment free of charge. They're really doing great things. As a Navy daughter and a Coast Guard girlfriend, I know how rough the deployments can be on the families, so I'm definitely a huge advocate of this organization and am proud to be a part of it!

I don't have any new photos ready for now, but here are a few from Matt's bootcamp graduation from back in October. Can you believe we went eight weeks without speaking (save for a couple of phone calls towards the end)?!

October 24, 2008 - USCG TRACEN CAPE MAY - The Honor Guard at Juliett-180's graduation

October 24, 2008 - USCG TRACEN CAPE MAY - Matt graduating from Boot Camp

Cute is What We Aim For, Boys Like Girls, Friday Night Boys, and LIGHTS - A Concert

Part of my job at JMU is to take pictures of the concerts that come through campus. This fall, we had Cute is What We Aim For, Boys Like Girls, LIGHTS, and Friday Night Boys perform at the Convocation Center. Friday Night Boys was recently signed to Fueled By Ramen, the home to Boys Like Girls and Cute is What We Aim For, as well as other big-name bands like Paramore, Fall Out Boy, Panic At the Disco, and The Academy is... The lead singer of Friday Night Boys is actually a student at JMU, so kudos to them.

Here are some shots from the concert... hope you enjoy!

Cute is What We Aim For

Boys Like Girls

Friday Night Boys





LIGHTS

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