Feeling Much Better

I have to say that yesterday was no fun because I was so looking forward to Katie coming home...but a series on unfortunate delays and mishaps at the airport caused her to be stuck in Colorado. I can say that I was not a happy camper when I found that out...but I also couldn't be selfish because things happen for a reason :)

I am doing much better because she is making her way home right now and she be home around 915 or somewhere around there. I am VERY EXCITED.

:)

And also...if you haven't already...please go visit my newly created ART BLOG at The Art of Travis LaRiviere

Flight of the Conchords

This still makes me laugh every time.

The Widow

Once again, I hate it when the good bands break up. Next on the list is As Cities Burn....with a rare live performance of THE WIDOW.

Amazing song and performance.

Brightest

Yet another beautiful masterpiece by the once (and always) great Copeland. Just a song to "brighten" my mood I guess.

Star Tours: The Adventures Continue

As promise from an earlier post, I would put up a full HD video of a complete walk-through/ride POV of the new and improved Star Tours at Disneyland. Word is so far that the attraction is great and a much needed improvement for the ride. Even though it hasn't OFFICIALLY opened yet (it will on June 3rd), guests have already taken their flights on it and seem to love it. What I like about this new ride is the random variations of each flight so you will never get the same thing twice in a row. I have always said that if they wanted to improve Star Tours, they should make each separate pod go to a different location. This does even better than that by adding even more variations. I'm excited to eventually get the chance to try it out. Who knows...maybe this summer if I can get in a good word with a friend that works there to help sign me in ;)

Art History

This is my third and final art history class. I am so over all of this stuff...

Especially right now since half of what I am seeing in the lesson is naked people.

New Art Blog

I just created a new separate blog for all of my artwork.

The Art of Travis LaRiviere

Che' vs. Buzz

If only Buzz Lightyear got more street art attention

The Dark Knight Rises

Enough said.

Lord Stanley's Cup

So it is all set. The Vancouver Canucks vs. The Boston Bruins starting Wednesday June 1st in Vancouver.

Stanley Cup is ALMOST HERE!!!

Tonight is a very crucial game for two teams: The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Boston Bruins. Who ever wins tonight will go on to the Stanley Cup to face the Vancouver Canucks for the Championship. Now this entire season of the NHL was on e of the first times in my life that I ever really gave a darn about any sports and really got into it with statistics and predictability. I even filled out a bracket at the beginning of the playoffs to see who would go to the Stanley Cup. While some of my rounds never happened, I did predict that the Vancouver Canucks and the Tampa Bay Lightning would go all the way to the end to face each other. I am 50% correct on one half. Only after tonight will I know I the other half will make it. In the end, I did predict the Canucks to win the entire thing, however, that is still a few days away until the start of the Cup round.

For tonight, it is all BOLTS baby! I am a fan of the Lightning and I would love to see them go back to the Stanley Cup.

If you want to listen to the game LIVE AS IT HAPPENS, click here:

Eastern Conference Finals Game 7: Tampa Bay Lightning @ Boston Bruins

Ariel's Undersea Adventure

Since I am a HUGE Disneyland person, I am always excited when something new is added to the resort. This next week will be full of exciting things at the Disneyland Resort. For one, Disneyland just premiered their new parade, SOUNDsational, and also soft opened Star Tours: The Adventure Continues. But more will come on Star Tours very soon.

Over at Disney's California Adventure, there has been a new ride under construction for a very long time that I have kept up with known as Ariel's Undersea Adventure (Based on the Little Mermaid). This is a new ride that is modeled after the classic Disneyland dark rides such as Snow White, Pinocchio, and even the Haunted Mansion. It is not anything thrilling of frightening, but it is a great addition because Disney California Adventure is lacking these types of rides for the whole family. So it is nice to see that they are becoming more like Disneyland with something for everyone.

This is a video of the entire ride in full HD taken just this past week.



Very soon, we will have a POV of Star Tours over at Disneyland after it has been upgraded and then comes Carsland back at California Adventure. I am very excited for this next year at the Disneyland Resort.

Retro Poster Design

This type of work is what I LOVE to do with my graphic design skills. I'm greatly influenced by the work of SAUL BASS and his particular style of using various symbols in movies that represent themselves in one small image.

I found this website, www.frodesignco.com, and this guy has amazing work. Exactly what I love looking at. It's almost a fun game to take a look at just the images on the posters and try and figure out what it is without reading the text.

The Cheval Glass

YES YES YES YES YES!!!!

Cheetah Hunt

I LOVE roller coasters and it is easily one of my obsessions in life. I just came across this video of the newest roller coaster at Busch Gardens Africa in Tampa, FL. I have been to this park once before and it is definitely great fun! Lots of great rides and animal exhibits. This of it as a mix of Six Flags and the zoo.

Well they just about opened a brand new roller coaster called Cheetah Hunt that looks really fun. Is it super intense by any means? Not exactly, but its nice to see that they are making a ride that is thrilling for the entire family, but still has the scare factor like other coasters in the park. Multiple launches, lots of underground turns and such. It just looks to be like what a lot of other roller coasters seem to have forgotten to be: just PURE FUN :)

heartbreak

I always cry at this moment :(

Modern Warfare 3

I am not obsessed with video games at all, but I do enjoy Call of Duty from time to time.

All I can say is HOLY _______!

the power of nature

Searching through other people's Tumblr, it's amazing what stuff you can find.

So I found this photo and I was just so amazed and terrified at the same time. It's an awesome sight to behold, but most definitely scary, especially with the overwhelming amount of tornadoes we have had in the last week. And there is still a strong threat today.

My prayers still go out to those in the Midwest that are having to go through this.

true love

Enough said. If you catch American Idol, you will know that you don't need to ever win to make an impact on the music industry.

the muppets

New Muppets movie coming out this Thanksgiving! :D

By the way, props to them for making a completely fake movie plot at the beginning of the trailer to throw you off for the real movie that the trailer is about. I was not expecting that and I got all excited!

sharpie tattoos

I am obsessed. This isn't my actual arm, but its pretty awesome.

strange and unprepared

Copeland is one of my absolute favorite bands and they have inspired me to try and learn how to play the piano. This is the song that I am learning how to play. It's not difficult by any means, but it's just not easy remember exactly where all the fingers go to which keys they should be on. Plus, singing while playing is hard as well. But I plan to do both of them and hopefully record them or do a video of me playing it. It just takes practice.

On another note, I also love Aaron's (the lead singer) use of the Rhodes Piano. It is such an amazing instrument and I want one really bad. It's very vintage but has such an unbeatable sound and style. If only I was made of money, and yes if I had a job right now.

But I can still dream can't I?

Such a mesmerizing sound

paper lung

Such a beautiful song by a great band...and especially well done with the vocals by Spencer Chamberlain. First time without Aaron Gillespie taking over clean vocals.

Joplin

My prayers and all of the hearts of this country go to the people of Joplin, Missouri and the devastating EF3-EF4 tornado that literally "cut the city in half" yesterday. It is truly a devastating thing to happen to our heartland.

Since I am taking a class on meteorology right now, I understand completely how awful such a thing is. It makes us remember that we can never underestimate the power of nature and what it is capable of creating. It is very difficult to understand the power of a tornado, where it comes from, and what it is capable of doing. It is nature's most mysterious event and quite possible, the most devastating

My prayers go out to you guys.

If you want to read more about it, visit Yahoo

hockey time!

As you all know, I am a huge hockey fan and the playoffs are more than halfway over and it is getting really exciting.

I am pulling for the Tampa Bay Lightning to take it all the way :)

"Inception-ed"

I swear, these last few nights, I have been having intensely vivid dreams that feel so real. I know they aren't, but it's always fun to wake up and try and figure out what they meant and what they were even about. Certainly no spinning hallways or anything like that, but that would be sweet! The soundtrack to Inception really puts my mind at ease and almost makes me feel smarter when I listen.

I wish I could post the actual scene on here, but I can't. Here is the link though if you want to check it out...but thats only if you haven't seen Inception, which I'm sure all of you have.

Inception Hallway Fight Scene

Haters gonna hate

But I will still love...

Plain and simple

thank you Carl & Ellie

"Up" is one of my favorite movies ever. And its just one of the first scenes in the movie that is what makes it brilliant. No talking, no sounds, just beautiful images and music. And it shows what true love should really be like. Who needs all that other stupid crap that comes with a relationship when the true happiness found in a relationship comes from spending as much time as you can with your loved one doing really ridiculous, silly things. If they make you smile by just thinking about them, then that is real.

When I think of an UP love, here are my ideas of what Carl & Ellie would do:

- When others say PHYSICAL, Carl & Ellie want to hold hands and cuddle on a blanket looking at the clouds, and a few occasional kisses on the cheek.

- When others say EMOTIONAL, Carl & Ellie want to tell each others true feelings, no matter how crazy they may seem.

- When others say FUN, Carl & Ellie want to sit next to each other in their front room and read books in front of the fireplace.

- When others say MONEY, Carl and Ellie want to spend their extra change that they saved to take a vacation of a lifetime.

- When others say WHY SHOULD I LOVE? Carl and Ellie will both say WHY SHOULD I NOT LOVE?

Thank you Carl and Ellie for giving everyone hope that true love and romance is still out there if people are willing to work and go look for it.