AMF “Summer Unplugged”

Katie May 29, 2012 0 Comments

Growing up, my mom always had a hard time trying to figure out what to do with me and my brothers in the summers when we were off from school.  One thing we would do a couple of times per summer would be to go bowling.  We would be inside where it is air conditioned, but still had the chance to be competitive and play a sport.  My youngest brother was probably the most fun to watch bowling – if he needed the ball to lean to the left, he’d lean his whole body to the left in hopes that the ball would follow his lead.  It usually didn’t.  My other brother was usually the best at bowling, with my younger brother and I competing for who would come in last.

This summer AMF is hosting Summer Unplugged, free bowling for kids and Summer Pass which is bowling for 16 and older.  The Summer Unplugged program offers vouchers for kids to bowl 2 free games per day in the summer.  All you need to do is register your email on their website I linked and you’ll get a weekly voucher for 2 games per child.  Shoe rental is not included. This promotion runs until September 3rd.  Summer Pass is just $29.95 and allows you and 3 other family members 16 and older to bowl 2 games per day all summer long!  That is less than $7.50 per person! Bowling is available until 8pm 7 days a week. Shoe rental is not included with the Summer Pass.  This is a great deal and I am tempted to get my brothers and go down a day or two this summer for old times sake and see if we’ve gotten any better with age!

I participated in this campaign as a member of One2One Network and am eligible for a prize drawing.  All opinions stated in the post are my own

Book Review: Vision Box Ideas

Katie May 29, 2012 2 Comments

I am always looking for fun and creative ways to display my “stuff”, and Vision Box Ideas has definitely given me MANY ideas. (Now if only I had all the time in the world to do crafts!)  The book is by Mark Montano.  If his name sounds familiar to you (like it did to me!) it is because he was one of the designers on the TLC Show “While You Were Out” (which for a while was hosted by 2gether member Evan Farmer so I made sure to never miss an episode!)

Vision Boxes are 3-D mixed media projects.  The book shows you ways to make your own boxes or you can buy a deep frame at the craft store and work from that. (I think shadow boxes would probably also work.)  There are a lot of cute ideas in the books with a list of supplies in order to duplicate them, but I think if I get around to making one of them I will modify it so it is more “me”.

The book is full color and shows images throughout the steps of creating the boxes so you can be sure not to “mess up” (however, a lot of times in crafts such as these it is often the things that are done as a mistake that really give the items a life and look of their own!)

Find out more about Mark at his website: http://www.markmontano.com/index2.php#/home/

and blog: http://markmontanoblogs.blogspot.com/

About the Book

Vision boxes and shrine containers connect the spirit of creativity with life. Each of Mark’s charming projects will help you discover the inner self, acquire a sense of wonder, and provide inspiration. Be inspired as you assemble your personal mojo into a personal display of your life. Bring your mind, hands and spirit into focus through these simple steps. Vision Boxes are very personal and require no artistic training. Expand personal messages in your projects as you discover your hidden potential. Appreciate the uniqueness of your experience in the world as you create unique art and discover the infinite possibilities that spring from creativity.

About the Author:
Mark Montano is the author of Big Ass Book of Crafts, Big Ass Book of Crafts #2, Big
Ass Book of Home Decor, Pulp Fiction and others. He has been a contributing editor to
CosmoGIRL! magazine and his weekly column, Make Your Mark appeared in more than
70 news papers across the country. His television credits include being a designer on
While You Were Out (TLC), and She’s Moving In (WE TV) as well as hosting 10 Years
Younger (TLC) and My Celebrity Home (Style Network). He holds a Masters Degree
from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City where he also runs a
successful boutique.

One direction setlist

Katie May 22, 2012 0 Comments

This post contains spoilers of the set list for one directions first headlining north American tour. If you do not want to be spoiled stop reading now!

I’m warning you!

Na na na
Stand up
I wish
I gotta feeling
Stereo hearts
Valerie
Torn
Moments
Gotta be you
More than this
Up all night
Tell me a lie
Everything about you
Dj zayn
Use somebody
One thing
Save you tonight
What makes you beautiful

I want

Geeky Gifts

Katie April 27, 2012 0 Comments

Looking for Geeky Gifts for that special someone? Check out Geek Alerts. They offer the best information on the latest cool gadgets and quirky gizmoes and where you can find them!  I’ve been called a Geek once or twice and it must be true because I love the gifts that are mentioned on this site! My birthday is in July… if you’re looking for any ideas… might I point you in the direction of LEGO Lord of The Rings, a Hunger Games Katniss Barbie or a Mixtape Memory Stick. (awesome!)  All these items are featured on the site as well as links on where to buy them and their prices.  No need to search various websites for gifts, Geeky Gifts does all that work for you and puts everything in one convienant place – their website!

You can easily find the topic you are looking for – they have it broken down to All, Gadgets, Design, Toys, Style, Food, Book and Deals!  This is my new one stop shop for all things geek news and shopping!

In addition to keeping you up to date on all things geek, they also provide a variety of coupon codes for online stores.  (Check them all out in the right side bar on their site! So many sites I visit and buy from frequently are listed.)  

Sometimes the most basic geek gift you need is printer ink!   Whenever you need printer ink, make sure you stop by GeekAlerts.com to look for the latest Inkgrabber coupon code coupons and promotion codes. Ingrabber.com offers affordable supplies and Geek Alerts make it even more affordable with the discount codes that they provide their readers!  Inkgrabber has a 30 day guaratee on their products – 100% price match guarantee and 100% satisfaction guarantee.

This post is a paid advertisement. All thoughts and opinions on the website are my own and I only promote websites that I think would be a good match for my reader and that I persnally use.

Contest Entries are verified!

Katie March 31, 2012 7 Comments

Just a reminder – I do verify winning contest entries.  If you enter and say that you follow me on twitter – if you win and are no longer following me on twitter or never were following me at all, when it comes time to verify – your entry gets thrown out.

I had to throw out 2 winners today with the $5 Amazon Giveaway because the information submitted could not be verified 🙁

Congrats to our Slap Gear and $5 Amazon Winners who did follow the instructions 🙂 And look for some more giveaways coming soon!

Free Honor Society Music

Katie January 29, 2012 0 Comments

You may have seen me talk about one of my favorite bands, Honor Society, on this blog before.  If you haven’t checked them out yet – I’ve got a great offer for you.  In fact, if you have checked them out and liked what you heard – I’ve got a great offer for you as well. (And if you checked them out and didn’t like what you heard? How about you give them another shot?)

Back in October 2010, Honor Society started up what was known as “The Honor System” where almost every week we were given a FREE song to download.  Most of these were just rough cut demos and some of them made it on to their new album, a Tale of Risky Business Part 2.  Others may pop up live or on future releases while some may never see a release outside of The Honor System.

Well, for 2012 – The Honor System is back!

To get the free track – all you need to do is:

1. Go to http://www.facebook.com/honorsociety

2. “Like” the page, if you haven’t already.

3. Click the “FREE NEW MUSIC” tab.

4. Tell your friends.

Right now the guys have just posted the first track of the new Honor System called “Obsession”  the song art work was a painting done by lead singer Mike Bruno.

The second Honor System song will be posted when they have received 133,600 likes on their page (approximately 2,000 since the announcement of the song) which is why it is very important that if you like what you hear, to tell your friends about it.  Or if you don’t like what you hear but know of a friend or two that might dig it… Spread the word either way 😉

BUSY LADY

Katie January 24, 2012 0 Comments

Guest post from: Kent Lara

I’m so swamped with things like looking into Texas Electricity providersand dealing with contractors and stuff like that. My husband’s on a 6 month mission and I’m stuck here in this big new house trying to make it a home so that when he comes back he’ll easily fit right back in. I know I sound like I’m whining and I totally don’t mean to but boy, there are some times when I wish I had an easier life like we did back when he worked in insurance and not for the military. He’s just a contractor so I don’t worry too much about his safety but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have to travel for months at a time which makes it really hard for me to feel like we get to see each other. It’s not much of a marriage when one person’s gone all the time although I knew this is what we were signing up for when we did it. I just had no idea how hard it would REALLY be.

PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks the Internet

Katie January 19, 2012 0 Comments

Yesterday you might have noticed that the site was redirecting to a site to stop SOPA. Here’s some more information on what’s going on
[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/31100268 w=400&h=225]

PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo.

Walgreens-Express Scripts Dispute

Katie January 11, 2012 0 Comments

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Walgreens. All opinions are 100% mine.

If you are like me and have an insurance plan that uses Express Scripts and get your prescriptions at Walgreens, you may know that negotiations between the two have failed and that anyone who had prescriptions at Walgreens is being forced to find a new pharmacy as of January 1, 2012.  If you don’t, or want to read more information, here is a great press release about Walgreens and Express Script

Please note that not everyone with prescriptions at Walgreens will be impacted by this – only if your insurance plan prescriptions are managed by Express Scripts.  Check with your pharmacist to find out for sure if you are impacted.

Walgreens are taking steps to help customers who use their pharmacy continue to use their pharmacies even after the agreement ends. In an effort to help ease the burden, Walgreens are offering a special discount on their Walgreens Prescription Savings Club. For $10 a year, a family membership covers everyone in your immediate family, including a spouse, dependents 22 and younger and pets. Individuals may join for $5. Join and receive discount prices on your prescriptions.

Other benefits include savings on more than 8,000 brand-name and generic medications. Discounts on flu shots, pet prescriptions, nebulizers and diabetic supplies. Bonuses are available when you purchase Walgrens brand products and photofinishing services.

I support Walgreens and am hoping that I can keep my prescriptions in their pharmacy! You can support them too by liking them on Twitter and Facebook.

Walgreens on Twitter

Walgreens on Facebook

Book Review: Uninvited Answers

Katie January 10, 2012 0 Comments

Uninvited Answers is a short story, just over 3000 words. It is certainly a quick read, but it makes an impact.

The book is about Loretta, a real estate agent trying to sell a house.  Loretta believes that the house is a steal, though it needs some work, and can not figure out why it won’t sell.

After a man comes to check the house out and freaks out after heading upstairs alone, Loretta thinks he was crazy and writes him off.  However, after Loretta heads upstairs to check out a doll from the World War II era, and has an interesting encounter of her own, she realizes that maybe Robert wasn’t crazy afterall!

This was definitely a spooky book to read – it doesn’t matter how long it is – if it is frightening I will no doubt freak myself out over it!

About the Book

Uninvited Answers is a short story induces thought and fright. Loretta is an aging real estate agent with a problem and a desire. Loretta has been tasked with selling a house, that for whatever reason, will not sell. But, inside this house lies and answer, it just might not be the one Loretta has hoped for.

‘Like’ the author – George M – on Facebook  – http://www.facebook.com/pages/George-M/281931581849311

Follow George on Twitter –

https://twitter.com/#!/EvidentThoughts

Check out George’s Blog

http://evidentthoughts.blogspot.com/

And finally, check out and buy the book on Amazon! Only 99 cents!

http://www.amazon.com/Uninvited-Answers-ebook/dp/B0065DBCTO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1322685849&sr=8-1

 I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.