Monday, April 08, 2013

In Anticipation of Summer - Naked & Famous

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Courtney Love makes me want to take up E.Cigarette smoking

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Consuming data to the sound of Small Black - Dispicable Dogs (Washed Out Remix)

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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

New Vampire Weekend & Fall Out Boy

So many new albums and reunions happening. Vampire Weekends new album 'Modern Vampires Of The City" is out on May 7th but you can check out two songs off the new album below. Vampire Weekend - Diane Young Vampire Weekend - Step Also back together and with a new album is Fall Out Boy Check out their new song 'My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up)' ...and the new Third Eye Blind I posted about earlier here
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Check out the brand new Third Eye Blind song

Third Eye Blind - Shipboard Cook Shipboard Cook sounds just like classic Third Eye Blind, can't wait for the new album.
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Rewatching Veronica Mars In Preparation For The Veronica Mars Movie

One of my favorite shows of time and today the Veronica Mars Movie Kickstarter broke a record in raising 2 million in less than 24 hours.  The movie is now officially green lit. 
Joss Whedon once said
"Best. Show. Ever. Seriously, I've never gotten more wrapped up in a show I wasn't making, and maybe even more than those [...] These guys know what they're doing on a level that intimidates me. It's the Harry Potter of shows."
With that, if you have not seen the show, time to watch the show.  Currently available on Amazon for streaming.
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Do You Know Andrew White? (Why you shouldn't let people borrow your DVDs)


Let my experience be a warning to you on why you shouldn't lend anything to anyone.

It's not often I get upset, but today is one of those days where I am tired of being super nice and having people totally take advantage of me. Andrew White is the "straw that broke the camels back".

He borrowed some of my favorite blu-ray dvds about 4 or 5 months ago. Every time I have asked him for it he either has not responded or been busy etc etc.  My attempt to text him in February resulted in no response back.  Then the following is my attempt to text him today about getting my dvds back and his response













So yeah... mostly just frustrated and there really isn't anything I can do either.  Sure I could dish out another $100 to buy them but why should I.

So do me a HUGE favor if you know Andrew White ask him about Alex Garcia's DVDs, maybe after a while he will get tired of hearing about those dvds and just return them.



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Tuesday, March 12, 2013

A Week Of Planet Québec #SXSW Parties Kicks Off Tonight. Here Is What You Need To Know


2 things to keep in mind:
  • They will be packed so show up early or on time
  • You can take pictures and video
If you are a blogger email me for press badges/vip and to set up interviews with any of the bands performing.  My email is:  alexgarcia@gmail.com

Here are all the Planet Québec #SXSW parties I am helping out with:
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Wednesday, March 06, 2013

2 Amazing Events Tonight(Thursday): DJ Skiddle Turns 30 & Sinfinite Launches Down n Dirty


King of Clubs and Queen of Hz Party ft DJ's Lightray and Nathan Heal

DJ Skiddle turns 30 so you know it's going to be crazy.  

This Thursday, DJ Skiddle is taking the night off to party it up for his birthday and, instead, bringing in two of his favorite Seattle DJ's - DJ Lightray and Nathan Heal! You know DJ Lightray from the Drive@5 on c89.5 and her residency at ElektroPOP! Nathan Heal is half of the Banger Bros (with Scott Binder) and the AllGoRhythms (with DJ Skiddle) and was also a resident at ElektroPOP! They'll be turning the place out all night long with their funkiest and freshest jams! (Event Info)





King of Clubs and Queen of Hz Party ft DJ's Lightray and Nathan Heal

Jimmy and Arden are bringing back the house party.  

Capitol Hill's THURSDAY Night House Party Featuring////
DJ BRET LAW (http://soundcloud.com/bret-law)

Top 40 / Popular Dance Remixes
Performances from hostess
ROBBIE TURNER (www.facebook.com/RobbieTurnerOnstage)
and weekly guests 

$6 Double Well Cocktails - GoGo Dancers - Prize Giveaways - Photo Booth - and more!
Doors Open Weekly at 9PM
$3 Entry (FREE BEFORE 10PM) (Event Info)




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Amazing Dinner At The Grill From Ipanema

Finally tried The Grill From Ipanema. Had way to much bacon wrapped turkey, bacon wrapped steak, peppered steak and countless other variations and meat combinations. It was meat heaven!

Glad To See Eve Is Back --> EVE - "Make It Out This Town" (feat. Gabe Saporta of Cobra Starship)

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3 Events To Check Out Tonight: Pulse, Game Night and TerraVita

If you have tonight off and looking for something to do, here are 3 events worth checking out.


9:00pm until 2:00am

18 and over Weekly Dance Party 
Under 21 - $5 before 10:30; $10 After. 
Over 21 - Free. 

Come join your hosts Drew and Jessica Paradisco for Illuminated!  Featuring beats by DJ Trent Von, DJ Dirty Bit

Performances start at midnight! Don't be late!
  • Drew Paradisco
  • Isis LaGarce
  • Jessica Paradisco
  • Victoria Paradisco


Link to FB Event Page
1509 Broadway, Seattle, Washington 98122


8:00pm until 11:00pm

Hey Boys – Celebrate Hump day and release some of that mid-week stress.

Join us every Wednesday 8:00-11:00 for Game Night at Diesel sponsored by the NWBears.

What’s so special about this game night? Well this game night is like no other- we add a naughty twist. So we play games like Dirty Jenga, strip Cards Against Humanity, Underwear Twister and more.


Link to FB Event Page

1413 14th AveSeattle, Washington 98122






9:00pm until 2:00am

USC Events & Foundation Nightclub Present SUBstance Wednesdays: TERRAVITA
Local Support: Diamond Pistols & Headie, Mixed Up Mike, Nefarious

No cover before 10:30pm / $10 after
Link to FB Event Page

2218 Western Ave Ste 100Seattle







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Tuesday, March 05, 2013

Currently listening to Gaslight Anthem '45'

Love me some Gaslight Anthem. It's raw, gritty, emotional with a bit of Bruce Springsteen and Hot Water Music.
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#Sakuracon Y U Not Sell Day Passes



 Just bought my tickets to SakuraCon!  Really excited to go just wish they offered day passes.

I was introduced to Sakuracon via a day pass and I have introduced tons of my friends to anime conventions via day passes.  If you are just getting into anime you are probably not likely to dish out $60 for a 3 day pass but you might be willing to dish out 20 or 30 for a one day pass as a way to check out what all the fuss is all about.  There are also tons of people including my bf who work saturday and sunday or friday and saturday and can only attend one day.  $60 for a 3-day pass that you will only be using for one day is pretty steep.  So if anyone from Sakuracon is reading this, please add single day passes, it's a great way for people to get introduced to Sakuracon.

What do you think about the lack of day passes for Sakuracon?


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Saturday, March 02, 2013

Join The Northwest Gay Geeks

If you're gay and a huge geek, join the North West Gay Geek group.  From anime, scifi, fantasy to gaming and more.  Join the fb group https://www.facebook.com/groups/nwgaygeeks/
It's a closed group so if you are not out, all conversations stay in the group and don't broadcast out to your friends.

We like to geek out, drink and have fun




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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Seattle Ranked In The Top 10 Cities For Female Entrepreneurs, Good Jobs, Bio Hubs, LGBT & Tech In America

Just some of the recent reasons why I think Seattle is one of the greatest cities in America


Seattle Ranks 2nd for Female Entrepreneurs (link)

Seattle is one of the most highly educated cities and has a correspondingly high median income and low unemployment rate.  With 12.5 businesses per 100 residents, the city is highly entrepreneurial, and women own around 4 of those businesses...Seattle is also home to one of the world’s most famous and civic-minded businesswomen, Melinda Gates.

Seattle Ranks 5th For Good Jobs (forbes)
The fastest-growing city for good jobs outside of Texas was another tech capital, Seattle, which is expected to add 136,000 jobs over the next five years.



Seattle Ranks 10th For Bio Hubs (link)
Seattle has one of the fastest growing life sciences markets in the nation and has become one of the core cancer research markets in the nation. Puget Sound’s life sciences is comprised of nearly 1,000 firms employing more than 22,000 directly in the industry, with an additional 191,000 people employed in the hospitals and the medical field....
Seattle has a dynamic mix of life sciences companies both private and public who serve a vast array of activities from cancer research to drug research. The University of Washington Medicine, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle Genetics, Amgen and Bristol-Myers Squibb all are staples of excellence in the market and have seen significant growth over the last decade. A major contributor to Seattle’s life sciences growth can be attributed to industry leading research coupled with generous funding by some of the world’s largest philanthropic organizations, like the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.


Seattle Ranks America's Techiest City (king5)


Seattle Ranks 3rd For Smartest Cities In North America (Fast Company)
Seattle. Seattle impressively scored in the top three in four of the six components of the Smart Cities Wheel. Seattle achieved top billing in smart governance, grabbing a No. 1 position in the e-governance ranking from the E-Governance Institute. Seattle has been a North American pioneer developing its first e-government strategy in 2004, and more recently using both RFIDs to track waste and Twitter to communicate about stolen vehicles.
Seattle has always done well on green rankings and showed leadership early by helping to establish the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement. The city also performed well on the Smart Economy component. In fact, Seattle had the highest economic performance rank of U.S. cities in this ranking (in the Brookings Institute study). Brookings measures economic performance as a function of GDP, employment, population, and income.


Seattle Ranks 1st & 3rd For LGBT
The northwest in general ranked 1st, 3rd and 5th in the Advocate's Gayest Cities in America (link) and scored a perfect on HRC's city rankings (link)


Seattle Ranks 2nd In Most Literate Cities (link)


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Listen to Yeah Yeah Yeahs New Single "Sacrilege"

Oh how I have missed Karen O! Off the new album Mosquito coming out on April 16
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Monday, February 25, 2013

My Obsession With Robyn Leads Me To Love Vanbot By Default

I love Robyn to death, her Body Talk albums spoke to me at a time when I was confused and going thru a break up and Robyn live is in my opinion far more entertaining than a Lady Gaga concert. My only complaint would be that there isn't more Robyn to consume but until a new album is released I did find the perfect inbetween to hold me over and that's the Swedish artist Vanbot.



She sounds exactly like Robyn, which is not a bad thing when you're having Robyn withdrawals, and she is also from Sweden. Check out some of my favorite Vanbot songs on Spotify below
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Gaymer Shirts I Made

Friends and I were bored one day and so we came up with this shirt. Really happy with the design that Larken came up with and so far we have sold just over a 100 shirts on Etsy in less than a a month. Check it out below. Currently we have them in Yellow, Blue and Pink. You can buy the shirt on Etsy http://etsy.me/XdTx2z Here are pictures of some of my friends wearing the shirt
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