LAST CONTEST BEFORE THE PARTY!!!

alright boils and ghouls... the Seven Deadly Sins Halloween Soiree is only 5 days away!!!

i'm down to the wire with last minute details... mainly the costume situation. let's just say i bit off more than i can chew ha ha ha. maybe that's a little hint to what my costume is... :)

unfortunately i haven't updated hardly anything since the start of october, but i've been very busy. you got a sneak peek at one of the new items in the laurina.pastina merch shop, but there are still 3 more so get ready to get your shop on at the party!!! this year, i'll be taking orders for new merchandise so keep that in mind. the awesome thing about that is the super-fast turnaround time, so you'll get your items in a matter of days! :)

lastly... there's one last contest at http://www.laurinapastina.com/!!! OBSESSED WITH VAMPIRES inspired by this past weekend's USAWeekend issue. if you can correctly identify all 8 vampires, you'll win a $5 merch voucher for the laurina pastina merch table!!! so head over there now!

how are all your halloween plans going? what is everyone being??? what awesome halloween movies have you watched? i recommend Hocus Pocus, Mad Monster Party, Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice... i could go on forever!!!

BRAND SPANKING NEW LAURINA PASTINA ITEMS!!!

it's been awhile but, alas i have some super fun stuff for you guys!!

first off... a brand new laurina pastina TRIPLE THREAT T-SHIRT BUNDLE available in the SHOP at laurinapastina.com! you get to choose any 3 shirts from the 4 below for only $24!!! go check it out!!!



second... probably the most important of the new items; available exclusively in the laurina pastina shop is the HALLOWEEN PARTY T-SHIRT/TICKET/HOODIE BUNDLE which lets you pick any t-shirt from the 4, a hoodie, and a ticket to the Seven Deadly Sins Halloween Party on Friday, October 30th!!! this may be an option for you if you wanna have some super fresh new gear, and if you'd like to attend the hottest part of the year for super cheap!!!

and last, but certainly not least; a BRAND SPANKING NEW LAURINA PASTINA T-SHIRT making it's official debut at the Halloween Party!!! the new t-shirt is extremely eco-friendly, and printed on american apparel gear with super-soft inks. this shirt is most likely going to be available in a number of different colors, so make sure to check it out if you're going to the event! if not, the shirt will appear online for purchase in a few weeks!

laurinapastina.com gets reVamped

the images in the above graphic are courtesy of arianna gauthier and her seven deadly sins collection

that's right... i stopped being lazy and actually worked on reVamping laurinapastina.com!!!

there are so many new and awesome things to check out like the laurinapastina official store, the brand new music player which mirrors all my favorite songs in my blog playlist, and of course, the page devoted entirely to the 3rd annual Halloween Party!!!

i've also decided to do a series of contests this year that could possibly win you free raffle tickets to use the night of the party! if you're attending or planning on attending... then i suggest you head over to www.laurinapastina.com for your chance to win! all the details are there for you plus other fun stuff!!!

halloween party - are you coming?

click to enlarge!!!

IT'S OFFICIAL!!!

THE 3RD ANNUAL HALLOWEEN PARTY IS ON FRIDAY OCTOBER 30TH!!! MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!

i wish i could live and breathe music

sometimes i get annoyed that i can't listen to tons of different music all at once. i just love it so much. there are plenty of songs in my library that i could listen to repeatedly and never get bored.

i'm so in love with Death Cab for Cutie's song for New Moon. it's like hipsters went ethereal and it's literally music to my ears. the soundtrack listing was released today and it's definitely gonna be a favorite of mine i'm sure. lots of kickass bands that i'm a fan of. can't wait.

check out Death Cab's song on their myspace: Death Cab for Cutie Meet Me On The Equinox

plus... one of my most favorite actresses/girl crush Zooey Deschanel just got married to Ben Gibbard from DCFC. (p.s. i had no idea she's 29!)

3rd Annual Halloween Party

ok, so i've said this before... probably last year around the same time... but i'm not so sure that this year's halloween party is gonna happen.

for one thing, all the halls are either booked or too expensive. i'm in the process of waiting for call-backs from a few halls in the area. i'm really keeping my fingers crossed because i have so many good ideas for this year's party theme and invite. let's not forget the new t-shirts, too!

if anyone's interested on attending the party this year, i'm shooting for Saturday, October 24th and if all else fails, then on the 31st (the following Saturday). so keep those dates open and stay tuned!

meanwhile, i'll just keep salivating over Martha Stewart's new Halloween issue this month. her costumes are INSANE!!!

and for fun, check out these FREE pumpkin carving templates at http://www.fantasypumpkins.com/free-patterns.htm and get those little plastic tools ready! i made my own Twilight pumpkin template last year, but i really like the Nosferatu (my fav vampire) and the Max templates from Where the Wild Things Are. the latter is very timely. who knows though, i might get ambitious and carve a New Moon pumpkin. we shall see...

kings of leon at Mohegan Sun

it's one in the morning but i had to write something about tonight's concert...

WE WERE THREE ROWS DISTANCE FROM THE STAGE (minus the gated section) AND WE HAD THE BEST VIEW OF KOL!!!

i have never been to a concert that kick ass. i think i said that last time, but i can't believe we stood that close with no problems; and i'm still kicking myself for leaving my camera with my mom. i would've had the best pictures in the world. (p.s. if anyone from that concert happens to have pictures from the show i would LOVE to see them!!!) in a way though, i'm fine with it because i got to fully enjoy the awesome performance they put on.

i wish i could remember all of Caleb's little dance moves and quirks. he's so charismatic and dynamic when he performs that you can't help but be put into a trance when you listen to/watch him. i felt bad that i could barely tear my eyes away and look at the other guys, Nathan I watched the most on the drums (only because he was right behind Caleb).

my ears are still ringing and i'm still in shock over the view we had. they're just so cool, so badass, just really rad guys that i'd love to hang with. they drink on stage, smoke cigarettes and play the guitar, blow bubble gum and play the drums, play guitars with their teeth... they're just... i'm so in awe of them.

i did get some pics from my phone and i kept track of the songs they played this time, which makes me happy to make a fun playlist to relive the memories. "dreamin' of revelry..."

*sigh* i wish i could listen to them play into the night. they did play probably one of my favorite songs though, Soft and i'm sad they didn't do King of the Rodeo because that's my other fav... but i love this setlist and i appreciate the fact that they change it up, and play relatively unknown songs. I Want You was one of my favorites tonight, and so was Manhattan and Knocked Up. i have a better appreciation for the new album after seeing the songs performed live twice. i still dig the old stuff though, like Molly's Chambers and Charmer.

setlist from KINGS OF LEON at Mohegan Sun on 9.9.09:

• Crawl
• Charmer
• Molly's Chambers
• Soft
• Fans
• Revelry
• I Want You
• The Bucket
• My Party
• Be Somebody
• Four Kicks
• Sex on Fire
• Notion
• Manhattan
• Cold Desert
• On Call
• Slow Night, So Long

ENCORE

• Closer
• Knocked Up
• Use Somebody
• Black Thumbnail

KOL concert... again.

courtesy of last.fm.com

i'm off to another Kings Of Leon concert tomorrow night at Mohegan Sun. this time i'm going with Britt. we're gonna spend the day going to Ikea, Urban Outfitters, and American Apparel with my mom and then during the concert she's gonna hang in the casino. what a cool mom. she'd be even cooler if she was going to the concert; she's a KOL fan.

can't wait to feel that feeling again. their music always makes me feel just right. i can't even explain it. i get loads of new jams but i can't help but go back to their albums; especially Aha Shake Heartbreak; it's gotta be my favorite album ever. of all time.

courtesy of www.musicremedy.com

p.s. i love how now when i type "Kings of Leon" into google images... more than 2 pages actually show up. it's crazy how there was nothing about them on the internet and now i can look at pages and pages of stuff.

courtesy of www.100xr.com

courtesy of http://www.whatsupmag.com/

and i've been checking out which shirt i wanna get, and this one looks like a must because of the v-neck and the pirate ship... but it's a babydoll... and i don't know how i feel about that. same with the awesome one below it:

so i might just have to go with a boring men's tee... even though this one is pretty rad:

Days 3 and 4: Misquamicut Beach

The next few days of vacation, we headed to Misquamicut Beach. Britt luckily got to come along, and Ari's friend... then we took another day trip the following week with Britt's friends Michelle and Karen. the waves were wild from the tropical storm and on the third day we couldn't even dip our feet in the rip tide was so severe. we roasted. but we had a blast!

we all have pretty dark tans which is awesome... so i hope it lasts until at least october! :)