11.30.2012

Friday Things

Since it's officially vacation time in our household with grandma (aka my mother in law) visiting, I'm linking to a couple of random things I've enjoyed from the internets lately. Happy Friday!


One of the other things that scares me about doing a triathlon (besides crashing on a bike) is open water swimming: there could be WHALES!

 
 
How I was feeling Monday through Wednesday after the Seattle Half:
 
 
 
 
Just in case you missed this one, it's a great story:
 
 

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Playlist song o' the week: Walls by Sultan and Shepard
 
 
Friday Playlist
Don't Wake Me Up by Chris Brown (11/23/12)
In My Mind by Ivan Gough and Feenixpawl (11/16/12)
Don't You Worry Child by Swedish House Mafia (11/9/12)
Castles in the Sky by Ian Van Dahl (11/2/12)
Sanctuary by Gareth Emery, featuring Lucy Saunders (10/26/12)
You Are My Diamond by Tiesto - featuring Kianna (10/19/12)
Numb by Usher (10/12/12)
We Are by Jus Jack & Oza, featuring Aeone (10/5/12)
Chorus by Erasure (9/28/12)
Cinema by Benny Benassi (9/21/12)
Take a Walk - Passion Pit (9/14/12)
Starry Eyed Surprise - Paul Oakenfold (9/7/12)
Space Invaders - Mark Norman (8/31/12)
Beautiful People - Chris Brown feat. Benny Benassi (8/23/12)
Ass Back Home - Gym Class Heroes (8/23/12)
The Veldt - Cover Pop tribute to Deadmau5 & Chris James (8/23/12)
Without You - David Guetta feat. Usher (8/23/12)
Good Time - Owl City feat. Carly Rae Jepsen (8/17/12)
Addiction - Medina (8/3/12)
We Run the Night - Havana Brown feat. Pitbull (7/27/12)
The Night Out - Martin Solveig (7/20/12)
Tell 'Em - Sleigh Bells (7/13/12)
Sun is Up - Two Times (7/06/12)
Steam Machine - Daft Punk (6/29/12)
Arguru - Deadmau5 (6/22/12)
Now or Never - Outasight (6/15/12)
Major Tom - Shiny Toy Guns Remix (6/08/12)
Young Blood - The Naked and Famous remixed by Tiesto (5/18/12)
Call me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen (4/6/12) 
 


11.29.2012

Seattle Half Marathon Race Recap (What I Learned One Year Later)

I've tried to start this recap about ten times over the last couple of days and I'm still not 100% sure how I feel about the race...  So I decided that I'd give the whole 'things I learned' recap format a go:


Thing 1: Don't set high expectations.  Clearly, I know this in theory; but it's really hard to squelch high hopes.  I felt like I trained as well, or better, for this race compared to last year.  I felt healthy (didn't catch a cold from the kids) and had no lingering pain from my hamstring/sciatic injury.  Although, I suppose I had a lingering lack of speedwork from that injury..  I was, not so secretly, hoping to perhaps PR around 2:02, thinking that wasn't setting the bar too high because my ultimate goal is to run a sub 2 hour half.  Ummm, yah, nowhere near a PR... (final time: 2:07:44)

Thing 2: It's good to have several goals.  I had a 'B' goal of improving upon my time by at least 5 minutes.  So, I am happy about how far I've come over the last year.  I had a course PR of over 6 minutes - 2:13:54 being my time in 2011.  But, I did WAY more walking this time around and can't help but wonder how I would have done if I'd just sucked it up and dealt with the pain.  At least I didn't re-injure myself, and for that I'm glad I ended up taking it easy; I'm just not really proud of my performance as a whole.  

Thing 3: Be conservative when running with a pace group. In hindsight, I think the better strategy (for me) would have been to run with a pace group slower than my goal time and then take off near the end, if I could. With my high aspirations, I started out following the 2hr pacer for the first 5 miles or so. I even went ahead of her from around the 5K mark until around mile 5, when I slowed down to take a GU. Once she passed me, trying to keep up after that point in the course was futile. I knew the hills from hell were just ahead and I started over thinking things and slowing down, rather than trying to catch up. So, I just tried my best to not get passed by the 2:05 pacer. When that did happen (around mile 12) I pretty much gave up on trying my best and realize how ridiculous that is now. Which leads me to...

Thing 4: Do not psych yourself out. Again, big fat DUH for any runner. But, again, sooooo much easier said than done. Since I'd run this course before, I knew what was around most every corner and the double hill from hell weighed on my conscience the whole race. FYI: you climb roughly 50 feet for about a tenth of a mile on Galer Street, only to turn onto Madison for a nice slog up 80 feet over about a quarter of a mile.  I ran in fear of this and should have just let it go. When I encountered it last year, I had no idea where the hills would lead or when they would end.  So I just kept chugging along and hoped for the best.  Wish I could have run it again, for the first time...  I planned to walk the first steep part to conserve energy for the longer push up Madison.  I've never had problems getting going again after taking a walk break, but after that hill I took walk break after walk break.  I need to get over scary hills somehow, as that was my mojo killer for the See Jane Run Half as well.

Thing 5: I'm not a speedster: never have been, might not ever be.  Not that I learned this fact recently, per se.  It's just that I learned that I'm a-OK with being pretty average; it does not detract from my love for running.  This race solidified the fact that I like running for running's sake; I've said it before, that I enjoy my solo outings on the trail as much (or more?!) than racing. 

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Yes, I will keep trying to improve. Of course I will!  But running is more than a race that's a drop in the bucket of your day (or maybe a quarter of your day if you're doing a marathon).  It's the weeks and weeks of long runs, tempos and fartleks. And if you aren't into that, well, it's time to try Crossfit or something different (<- shout out to my dear friend who smoked me by nearly 10 minutes without any training, other than being a Crossfit badass and naturally speedy).  I don't always have to chase a PR; there are other ways to challenge myself - hello, marathon and relay next year!  And, maybe one day I will get into triathlons...

Thing 6: Running peeps can help you put your head on straight.  Yes, I've talked before about the awesomeness of the running community, and it bears repeating.  If it weren't for my running brethren, I would have gone home beating myself up.  After making my way to the recovery area and getting some post race fuel, I spotted three Oiselle teammates who would absolutely not let me wallow in my mopey rant about walking too much, and gave me high fives on my course PR.


Me, Natty, Sarah, Suzie (photo from Sarah)


So much genuine support and camaraderie from these gals.  Even though I was most certainly the slowest of the team (being out-run by as much as 45 minutes (!) by 2nd place finisher Sarah, or the other Sarah who signed up at the last minute and finished in 1:49:34, or Jacquelyn getting her PR in 1:32:01 and Meghan PR'd with 1:34:06), I know they all have my back.


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Post Barrio brunch - delishhhh! Photo also stolen from Sarah, she's the best picture taker!
And I leave you with:

(Random) Thing 7: The Seattle Marathon Expo is a pretty fun outing for kids:  samples!, medals!, cowbells! (grrr... still listening to the cowbells at home), and a visit with Santa!

 




 

11.28.2012

One Word Wednesday - LEAVES

"As big as my HEAD!"

11.27.2012

Top Ten-ish Trader Joes Picks

I don't think there's a day that goes by that we aren't consuming Trader Joe's products.  I have extra love for the store because my big brother is a TJ's captain (store manager) and, as I've mentioned before, he always says 'thanks for feedin' his kids' when we shop there.  Anyhow, I always seem to find myself having conversations with people about their favorite products.  Just the other day, a friend texted me to see if I could wheedle some pumpkin spice coffee from my bro because all of the stores near us were done carrying it for the season.  Um, why didn't I know how amazing this coffee is?  I want some, too!  Alas, when something is done for the season, it's, as my brother put it: dunzo.  So right now I'm stocking up on my Christmas favorites:



We have regular Peppermint Joe Joe's, too, as well as dark chocolate covered star cookies.  A friend just told me that they make Peppermint Joe Joe's ice cream.  Gotta get on that...


It's so fun for me to hear how passionate people are about the products and it's a great way to discover new items - through a friend, or a blog!  When Jessica at How Sweet It Is (one of my favorite food bloggers) shared her picks, I thought it was high time I put together a top ten list.  First off I have to single out my number one item I would just go into a depression without:


1. Salsa Especial is THE BEST salsa you can buy.  Period.  It's so fresh tasting (sold in the refrigerated section with all the yummy dips, hummus, guacamole, etc.) and has the perfect amount of garlicky-ness and spice.  We love to make tex mex food at home (I also highly recommend the TJ's carne asada) and this salsa is always in the fridge.  Well, until I plow through it; I could eat a whole tub on it's own with a bag of chips for lunch.  Not that I've ever done that... ahem.

OK, on to the rest with some extra faves throw in:



2. We put blue cheese on almost every salad we make and TJs has the best - not too strong and perfectly creamy, unlike a lot of grocery store brands that are dry and downright chalky.

3. It seems the running community is very pro peanut butter filled pretzels and I finally gave them a try after the Labor Day 4 Miler when my teammates heartily sang their praises.  Aaaaand now they are a staple in my pantry.

4. Vanilla nonfat Greek yogurt.  Normally, I'm not a fan of fat free stuff, but this yogurt is an exception.  It's sweet, but not sickeningly so, and is a perfect breakfast or snack with TJ's pumpkin butter or cranberry apple butter, or really any other fruit 'butter' they sell.  Plus, it's a great in smoothies and as an oil substitution when baking.

5. We love to make a number of Thai dishes (I even have a new one on the menu this week) and I pick up a can every time I'm in the store, so we always have it on hand.  It's hard to find light coconut milk in the grocery store, and when I do find it, it's at least three times the price of TJ's.

6. I get all our nuts from TJ's and these sweet and spicy nuts are DANGEROUS.  I do try to stay away from them until this indulgent time of year, but I usually cave and pick them up throughout the year anyway.  Perfectly balanced sweet and spicy and a must have on all of our holiday salads, or as a small snack.  Well, you can attempt to make them a 'small' snack...

7. I'm slowly, but surely, replacing as many jars as I can in my spice rack with TJ's spices.  The price point is ridiculously low (around $2) and how can you resist a cinnamon sugar grinder?  I sure can't and the kids love it on toast or waffles.  Speaking of kids...

8. TJ's is one of the kids favorite places to visit.  Our store's mascot is Freddie the Frog and if they find the fuzzy frog hidden amongst the aisles, they get to pick a piece of candy from the sample station.  My kids also love the pint sized carts and, of course, the food.  Turkey meatballs from the freezer section are high on the list, as are white cheddar corn puffs (their version of Pirate Booty), bags of organic apples, granola bars (especially the 'strawberry walked into a bar' ones), squeezable organic yogurt, waffles, frozen organic fruit for smoothies, and all varieties of Puffins cereal.  It's also the perfect store for when you are 'snack mom' and have to cater to kids with different allergies or intolerances; TJ's carries a great variety of vegetarian and gluten free goodies.

9. I also pick up a lot of produce on my visits, but I gather that these things can vary from location to location.  If you get a good selection in your store, I highly recommend the grape tomatoes - best I've tasted.  I also pick up bagged spinach, salad, bell peppers, avocados, citrus fruits, asparagus, onions, and bananas from our produce section.

10. Lastly, they carry so many brands that can also be found at the local grocery store, just with a much friendlier price point: the Puffins cereal I mentioned, wine, beer, energy bars, Emergen-C, and my favorite oatmeal - McCann's.

I just realized I skipped over the personal care items, so I'm gonna add a bonus number 11.




I keep this moisturizing cream by the kitchen sink and apply it every time I wash my hands; with two small kids in the house, there's a lot of hand washing going on and this stuff is awesome.  It's also unscented, and my husband certainly appreciates not having to smell fruity or flowery when his hands are dry.  (FYI, I also agree with Jessica's assessment of the coconut body butter, if you're in the market for an inexpensive, yet luxurious body lotion.)

Okay, I don't usually pose questions at the end of my posts, but I really would love for you to tell me your favorites!  That way, I can buy even MORE stuff on my next visit.

11.25.2012

This Week's Eats - Grandma's Visting Edidtion!

Ahhh, the holidays are upon us and my husband is taking off at least a day a week (sometimes two!) every week in December.  My mother in law arrives this Thursday for her annual visit to celebrate Christmas and my husband's birthday.  I'm so very glad to be taking a break from any training and I'm hoping to have my Seattle Half recap done later this week...  Long story short, I was FAR from a PR, but managed to have a course PR by 6+ minutes with 2:07:44. 


  • Monday - Pizza!
  • Tuesday - Leftover mac and cheese (Pioneer Woman Recipe) and roasted broccoli
  • Wednesday - Crockpot Thai Peanut Chicken  (trying this recipe from Better Homes and Gardens that I found via Pinterest)
  • Thursday - MIL arrives! will probably go out for dinner or get takeout
  • Friday - easy chicken breasts on the grill with bbq sauce, rice and salad
  • Saturday - date night out for husband's b-day for steak!
  • Sunday - spaghetti with ground turkey ragu (pretty much the same sauce recipe as our arrabiata, but with ground turkey)

Go check out all of the other weekly menu goodness linked up by Laura and Jill!



11.23.2012

Friday Things

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving; I'm feeling so very happy right now to have this relaxing time off with my family.  The kids seem to have more understanding of the holidays and it just gets better and better every year.  My son was very excited to wear his turkey hat during dinner and mentioned over and over again how thankful he was for his family.  He even ate some stuffing this year!  Usually they only eat the potatoes, cranberries and pie.  Progress! 

Turkey hat!  Stuffing!

Yeah, she's in the 'terrific twos' stage and ate mostly squeezable yogurt.

I'm feeling ready as I'll ever be for the Seattle Half Marathon on Sunday - I can at least check carb-loading off my list of to-do's.  I'm going to try my best to just run and enjoy this last big hurrah before a whole month of down time and holiday celebrations.  I'll at least be aiming to get a course PR which I really hope won't present a problem; Seattle was my first half marathon last year at 2:13:35.  Secretly (not so secret, now) I might just be gunning for around 2:02 for a PR...  The course gets pretty hilly near the end and it's a far cry from 'flat and fast' so I'll play it by ear and hope for the best.

One year ago Sunday - time has FLOWN


OK, I'll get right to my song selection this week; please forgive me for enjoying Chris Brown's music - pretty please?  Whenever I download one of his songs (which has been maaaybe three times) I think of it as supporting all the folks that work for RCA Records.

Don't Wake Me Up by Chris Brown


Friday Playlist
In My Mind by Ivan Gough and Feenixpawl (11/16/12)
Don't You Worry Child by Swedish House Mafia (11/9/12)
Castles in the Sky by Ian Van Dahl (11/2/12)
Sanctuary by Gareth Emery, featuring Lucy Saunders (10/26/12)
You Are My Diamond by Tiesto - featuring Kianna (10/19/12)
Numb by Usher (10/12/12)
We Are by Jus Jack & Oza, featuring Aeone (10/5/12)
Chorus by Erasure (9/28/12)
Cinema by Benny Benassi (9/21/12)
Take a Walk - Passion Pit (9/14/12)
Starry Eyed Surprise - Paul Oakenfold (9/7/12)
Space Invaders - Mark Norman (8/31/12)
Beautiful People - Chris Brown feat. Benny Benassi (8/23/12)
Ass Back Home - Gym Class Heroes (8/23/12)
The Veldt - Cover Pop tribute to Deadmau5 & Chris James (8/23/12)
Without You - David Guetta feat. Usher (8/23/12)
Good Time - Owl City feat. Carly Rae Jepsen (8/17/12)
Addiction - Medina (8/3/12)
We Run the Night - Havana Brown feat. Pitbull (7/27/12)
The Night Out - Martin Solveig (7/20/12)
Tell 'Em - Sleigh Bells (7/13/12)
Sun is Up - Two Times (7/06/12)
Steam Machine - Daft Punk (6/29/12)
Arguru - Deadmau5 (6/22/12)
Now or Never - Outasight (6/15/12)
Major Tom - Shiny Toy Guns Remix (6/08/12)
Young Blood - The Naked and Famous remixed by Tiesto (5/18/12)
Call me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen (4/6/12) 

11.22.2012

Two Word Thursday: Happy Thanksgiving








Photo: ;-) indeed!!

11.20.2012

Mustache Dache 5K Race Recap

I deliberated for quite a bit about doing the Mustache Dache because it was the weekend before the Seattle half and a 5K might not be the best idea while I'm trying to avoid any tweaks or injuries.  Amazingly, nothing hurts right now!  I have a hard time holding back in a 5K (isn't that the point of the distance - to go all out?) and didn't know if I wanted to spend the money/take the time away from my family if I was just going to run three miles for kicks.  Also, as I've said before, I enjoy pushing it to see how fast I can go, but I don't think the 5K will ever be my 'thing.' I like adding distance much more than adding speed.  Buuuuuuut... an Active Schwaggle popped up, it's for a great cause and seemed like a great opportunity for fun and socializing!  So of course I caved and told myself it would be good to practice racing conservatively and maintaining a pace that wasn't 'as fast as I can freaking go.'  I ended up doing everything possible to make sure I didn't have a fast race - so I guess that's a good thing...

The day before, I did my last long run in preparation for the Seattle half and it was a slog.  I wanted to get in 8, but I was super tired from being up the night before (with a crazy good book and then a kid with nightmares) so I called it quits after 7.5.  My legs were certainly not 'fresh' on race day.  I also stayed up late again because I HAD to finish that book and went to bed the night before the race around 12:30, about two hours later than I would have normally.  I figured I could sleep in a bit because the race start was at 10AM - how awesome is that??  But, of course, my daughter decided to wake up at 6AM which she NEVER does.  Thankfully, my husband got her, but I couldn't get back to sleep and just laid in bed until I had to get moving.  Needless to say, I was cruising on fumes that morning.

After eating breakfast (oatmeal cooked with frozen banana and Justin's Chocolate Hazelnut butter, mmmm hmmm) I said goodbye to my kids about 100 times before finally escaping out the door.  I was going to have them come along, but they are getting into the habit of associating mommy's race days with going to the children's museums with daddy.  If it was a super nice day out, we would have convinced them otherwise and they would have had a great time; the race was very kid friendly.  But, the weather was rather 'meh' and rain seemed imminent, so I went solo. 

The race was held at Magnuson Park, which meant ample parking!  I love it so very much when races have easy parking; it eliminates about 75% of race day stress.  Maybe even 90% with the added likelihood of not needing to use gear check.  I arrived about 45 minutes before the start and had no issues parking nearby with plenty of time to pick up my bib and go back to my car to stash my stuff. 

As I headed back to the revelry at the race start, I immediately began to see familiar faces and it was great to hang out and chat with running blogger friends, and meet some new folks, beforehand. 

Stached up pre-race - they didn't last long after we started sweating it out on the course.  Photo stolen from Sarah.


I did so much chatting that I didn't really pay attention when everyone started lining up, and I ended up in the back of the pack.  Eh, I reminded myself that the race doesn't really start until I cross the mats and that it was a FUN run.  I was hoping to get a bit of a tempo workout in and do 8:45ish miles once I got into a groove, but I totally underestimated how many people were there to walk the course.  I had to do some major weaving for the first 300 yards or so only to hit a huge bottleneck as soon as the course went onto the trail; we had to stop completely and barely walk for a good tenth of a mile or so.  Instead of a tempo run, it ended up like a little interval workout: slow jog/speed up, repeat.  Ah, well. It was my own fault, as friends who were smart enough to weave their way to the front before the start said that they didn't have any issues.  I chalked it up to yet another guiding force making sure I slowed down. I was able to look around and enjoy myself; there were some great costumes - I ran next to a guy dressed as a taco for most of the race.  I ended up averaging about a 9 minute mile, so not too far off what I was hoping to accomplish.  Final chip time: 27:57 and, most importantly, still feeling very un-injured: bonus.



Post race amenities were awesome and I might have taken more advantage of them if it was better weather and I didn't already have brunch plans with the group.  There was a big stage with an emcee and music, a beer garden, food trucks, espresso cart, good post race fuel (Mojo bars, Lara bars, salty snacks, bananas and my fave: chocolate ReFuel), a mechanical bull (!) and FREE photobooth pictures.  Actually, all the pictures from the race were free.  I was a bit bummed that the cozy cotton tee wasn't included in the entry fees, but pictures available to download totally trumps a free shirt any day.  Unfortunately I wasn't caught on film by any of the photographers, but I appreciate this idea and hope other race organizers give it consideration for future races.

Overall it was really fun, and I'd most certainly consider doing it again next year.

Another great photo op: petting the giant 'stache! photo also courtesy of Sarah




11.18.2012

This Week's Eats - Thaksgiving Edition & Bridesmaid Pumpkin Soup

So happy for the arrival of the holidays and the overeating (well, more than normal) to commence!  Let's get right to it:

  • Monday - Pizza
  • Tuesday - fish tacos (with breaded halibut from the freezer section of Trader Joes, along with all the usual fixins and this cilantro-lime cream sauce)
  • Wednesday - angel hair pasta with pomodoro sauce
  • THANKSGIVING
    • roast turkey breast (we buy a 5lb breast and have used Alton Brown's brine recipe for about the last six years - DELICIOUS)
    • classing New England style stuffing with sausage and chestnuts, I also add granny smith apples to this recipe we've been using for about ten years.
    • hash brown potato casserole - this Cooking Light version has also been a staple of ours for many years
    • mixed greens salad with Trader Joes spicy/sweet pecans, apples, red onion, dried cranberries, blue cheese and homemade vinaigrette (olive oil, red wine vinegar, dash of dijon, dash of honey, salt and pepper)
    • cranberry sauce - gonna give this crockpot recipe a try
    • pumpkin pie - I just pick one up from the store as the kids are really the ones who eat it and they're not very particular about their pie
  • Friday - slow cooker pumpkin soup (*recipe below) 
  • Saturday - asparagus risotto - we add a few more vegetables ('shrooms, carrot, tomatoes) and use white wine with this Giada recipe. Gotta carb load before the Seattle half mary!
  • Sunday - autumn chopped salad

*My best friend made this for us at her bridesmaids dinner nine Novembers ago and it's become a day after Thanksgiving tradition in our house. We fire up the crock pot while putting up our Christmas tree and decorations, then have Thanksgiving leftovers with the soup for an easy dinner.

December 6, 2003 - she also gave us beautiful ornaments from Marshall Field's (NOT Macy's - you Chicagoans know of what I speak) as part of our bridesmaid gifts


Slow Cooker Pumpkin Soup (aka Bridesmaid Pumpkin Soup)

1 - 14.5 oz can pumpkin
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped carrot
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
2 14.5 oz cans of chicken or vegetable broth
14.5 oz can petite dice tomatoes, drained
1/4 cup heavy whipping cream

Stir all ingredients except the tomatoes and cream into the crockpot and cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours.  Stir in tomatoes and cream before serving.

Once again, I'm joining the weekly menu challenge link up hosted by Laura and Jill - click on the links for more weekly menus!







11.16.2012

Friday Things

I'm still feeling overwhelmed with major runner love over here; my cup runneth over!  Thanks for all the tweets, follows and comments.  Especially all of the re-tweets and kudos from my lovely Oiselle Team ladies - you guys are the best.

There are quite a few of us running the Seattle Half Marathon a week from Sunday, and all of the gals from HQ are running for Every Mother Counts.  Please consider goin' on over to their fundraising page to give to a very worthwhile cause, and if you feel inspired to give or share the mission you are qualified to enter the EMC contest: please Tweet or share on Facebook. Call out Oiselle (@oiselle) and use #TeamEMCSea so you can be sure you're entered to win randomly selected prizes over the next 10 days.

I did my last long-ish run before tapering for the half today and it was quite the slog.  Does anyone else get, what I like to call, 'Dorothy Feet' when you run tired?  My heels kept clickin' together as if my legs were telling me to "go home!"  I didn't get much sleep last night - stayed up late reading another Gillian Flynn novel, my husband's work texted him twice around 1 AM, and my five year old got me up at 2:30 AM because he was scared of tarantulas.  I tried my best to put my foot down on getting a book about spiders from the library...  GAH.

Anyhow, look! Bantha Pug!!


Yep, we're Pug people over here; although I have mad love for Golden Retrievers, as I grew up with Goldens.  Here's a sampling of what we do to our poor Peeps:

Ah, this makes me just laugh and laugh.  He secretly loves it.  Well, all except for that striped sweater - the look he's giving us is priceless...


This week's addition to the playlist: In My Mind by Ivan Gough and Feenixpawl.  Yeah, those folks at Kia seem to have their finger on the pulse of good pop music...  Happy weekend!



Friday Playlist
Don't You Worry Child by Swedish House Mafia (11/9/12)
Castles in the Sky by Ian Van Dahl (11/2/12)
Sanctuary by Gareth Emery, featuring Lucy Saunders (10/26/12)
You Are My Diamond by Tiesto - featuring Kianna (10/19/12)
Numb by Usher (10/12/12)
We Are by Jus Jack & Oza, featuring Aeone (10/5/12)
Chorus by Erasure (9/28/12)
Cinema by Benny Benassi (9/21/12)
Take a Walk - Passion Pit (9/14/12)
Starry Eyed Surprise - Paul Oakenfold (9/7/12)
Space Invaders - Mark Norman (8/31/12)
Beautiful People - Chris Brown feat. Benny Benassi (8/23/12)
Ass Back Home - Gym Class Heroes (8/23/12)
The Veldt - Cover Pop tribute to Deadmau5 & Chris James (8/23/12)
Without You - David Guetta feat. Usher (8/23/12)
Good Time - Owl City feat. Carly Rae Jepsen (8/17/12)
Addiction - Medina (8/3/12)
We Run the Night - Havana Brown feat. Pitbull (7/27/12)
The Night Out - Martin Solveig (7/20/12)
Tell 'Em - Sleigh Bells (7/13/12)
Sun is Up - Two Times (7/06/12)
Steam Machine - Daft Punk (6/29/12)
Arguru - Deadmau5 (6/22/12)
Now or Never - Outasight (6/15/12)
Major Tom - Shiny Toy Guns Remix (6/08/12)
Young Blood - The Naked and Famous remixed by Tiesto (5/18/12)
Call me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen (4/6/12)