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Jun, 2010
All The Single Mommies! All The Single Mommies! Put Yo Hands Up!
OK, single moms… so we’re probably NOT at the club, but here’s my shout out to you and your total amazingness. Most mommies in the blogosphere are awesome ladies, but we single mamas deserve some extra lovin from time to time. Check out my latest (and probably last) post for LAMomsBlog. Let me know what you think:
Now, I’m off to pick up the little turkey from preschool! It’s gonna be ALL KINDS of crazy in my house for the next hour. She’s always insane after school. Overly tired and stimulation overload. Ahhhh… good times. Today, one of her teachers told me that they thought they should get a clipboard just for Aubrey so they could write down all the funny things she says every day. She said there were so many things, that they knew they would forget them. Apple doesn’t fall far people. I think I have a class clown on my hands! I’ll write more about this later.
Have a great afternoon!
Tags: Amy Anderson • Aubrey • LAMomsBlog • LAMomsBlog post • loneliness • preschool • single mom • single parenting
25
Jun, 2010
XBox Project Natal = KINECT! Wow!
Last week I had the privilege to attend a super cool XBox event downtown L.A. The code name for this new XBox technology was Project Natal and the big reveal gave us KINECT for XBox 360 and they did it BIG!
See? Swanky!
First we were treated to test drive some of the new KINECT games at a swanky loft downtown. We danced, we rode the rapids, we frolicked with leopard and tiger cubs, we bowled and more! So what’s so special about KINECT for XBox 360? No hand controller! Nothing to accidentally slip out of your hand when you screech around the corner in your race car or bust out your next dance move. Your body actually IS the controller and it’s a lot of fun!
Fellow blogger friend, Bernadette’s niece, gets some instruction on how to steer her raft on Kinect Adventures
There are games available for all ages and the learning curve is fast – especially for the kids. Kinect uses a sensor that works with any XBox 360 and there is a brand spankin’ new Xbox 360 console too! It’s sleek and powerful with a 250BG hard drive and built in Wi-Fi and comes ready for Kinect right out of the box. It’s available now and retails for $299.99. This means I will not be buying one anytime soon… but I’m sure glad I got to try it out!
The coolest part of this event was yet to come though. After scarfing down some edamame burger sliders, miniature loaded baked potatoes and a Diet Coke at the loft party, we hopped over to the USC campus to the Galen Center where we were treated to a live performance imagined by Cirque du Soleil for XBox Kinect. You know when you can commission a show from Cirque du Soleil, you’re doing ok. I don’t think Microsoft will be missing my $300. Hahaha!
The show was stunning and here are some of the mystical dancers who beckoned us into the arena from the outside.
Once indoors, we were told a million times not to take photos or video, so I won’t post the three grainy, undercover shots I took and they don’t do justice to what we saw anyway. If you’ve ever seen a Cirque du Soleil show, you know what I mean. A camera simply can not capture the scope and awe of their live performances. Add on top of it, the wizardry of Microsoft electronics programming and you have a truly magical experience. A family on a couch suspended from the ceiling, families in a living room that rotated 360 degrees, a woman walking and bouncing a ball on the ceiling, precision programmed video monitors surrounding the entire arena, amazing acrobatics, a sauntering life sized elephant with video monitors in its sides – I thought it was real when I first saw it – and then I saw the video monitors! It was really, well for lack of a better word, cool! No joke! Click here to see some professional photos of the event, including the amazing elephant puppet.
At the end of the show, my boyfriend and I did get a chance to have our picture taken while still wearing our funky show ponchos! They made us a part of the show when special lights made the ponchos glow in different colors. We still haven’t taken them off. OK, just kidding. We took them off, but we will never forget this great experience.
Amy & Lee Jump for Kinect Joy
If you’re a gamer, the new XBox 360 with Kinect should definitely be on your must have list! Kudos to XBox 360 and Kinect for an amazing launch and a thank you for letting me be a part of it!
I was not paid for this post and the opinions expressed here are my own. I was granted entrance to this event to facilitate this review and tickets were not available to the general public. Furthermore, parking cost me $10 and I waited in line for almost an hour. So there.
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Tags: Amy Anderson • Cirque du Soleil • Kinect • Microsoft • XBox • XBox 360
22
Jun, 2010
Awesome Screamin Coupons Deals!!
Hello Lovely People Of Blog Land!!
I recently became a brand ambassador for a super cool, newer company called, Screamin Coupons. Why are they so super cool? They give you giant discounts, like 50%-90%, on all kinds of great local products and services – like restaurants, spa treatments, golfing, wine tasting, family outings, and on and on and on – and 5%-10% goes back to LOCAL schools and non-profits. Helping build your community with a massage and a bottle of wine?! Yes, please. Duh. Read to the end and find out about a special deal just for MY readers…
Here’s how it works:
1) You check my blog (See the banner to the left? You can click there!) or sign up for a daily alert and find out what the current fabulous deal is
3) Share the deal with your friends and YOU could get an additional $10!
4) 5%-10% goes back to local school and non-profits
It’s just that easy and awesome! Different deals come up all the time, so it’s a good idea to sign up for the daily alerts
Registering with Screamin Coupons is free and anyone who registers HERE on my blog, will receive a $5 credit in their account!
Happy savings and let me know how Screamin Coupons works for you!
Tags: Amy Anderson • coupons • deals • groupon • local deals • Screamin Coupons
