for the most sensitive among us the noise can be too much.

Oh, hi, LiveJournal. It's been a minute, hasn't it? Everyone's just kind of all over the place and I utilize all kinds of social media that I haven't revisited my old haunts. But I wanted to today! I really want to try to get into the habit of writing. I need to start posting on my site more and start using that. If you want to follow me over there, that's where I'll be! I'll provide the link at the bottom. For now, let's talk about Mother's Day. Every year, I try to take my mom somewhere new, somewhere nice. And we've never been to The Melting Pot before so we decided to give that a shot. There used to be one closer to us in Pasadena and we've never been there so we went to the one over in Thousand Oaks. They were open for lunch for the day, which works for my mom since we both like just going out for lunch and hanging out in the afternoon. Besides, Game of Thrones was on in the afternoon.

( Warning: Food Photos. You'll be hungry after viewing. )

Never been to Melting Pot before and I walked away pretty pleased. Yes, it's expensive. I think my brain temporarily short-circuited after looking at the bill because I couldn't figure out the tip to add. As we drove away from the restaurant, I realized that I had been short on the tip, and felt incredibly guilty. The little devil on my shoulder said, "It's okay. You'll never go back. Just leave." The bigger angel on my shoulder said, "Are you fucking crazy? Why would you do that to someone? CALL THEM WHEN YOU GET HOME." What did I end up doing? I called them when I got home to add to the tip. I'm not that terrible.

But I pay for the experience to dip things. I love fondue. There aren't restaurants that cater specifically to the idea of fondue and I love it. Everything tasted fresh. The chicken and steak were my favorite parts of the entree. The chocolate was fantastic. How could it not be? The girl at the front desk was adorable. Our server was really, really great. Everyone seemed discombobulated that it was lunch and not dinner since they're usually only open for dinner. We were greeted with a, "I hope you're having a great night." They were charming errors. No complaints here and my mother still talks about what a wonderful experience she had. So we're looking forward to going back! Hope other celebrants had wonderful days, as well.

I can't say with confidence that I'll post here regularly at all, but I am looking to reengage my site and considering an interview part of the site that'll feature different artists that I admire. I've purchased a lot over pop art over the years and there are some talented artists that definitely need to be featured somewhere. That's in the works! For now, visit aimeecurameng.com to see what I'm up to and my recaps from events I've been to last year. Until next time, LJ!

It sort of defeats the purpose of blogging once a day but some days you just can't. Here, have a photo from the Saving Mr. Banks event.

I love my high school. It had its moments. We're just kids when we go there and we go through so many transitional things when we're there but those were some of the best years of my life. I had such an incredible time. I made life long friends in high school. I know that I'm going to have these friendships for the rest of my life.

Not only that but it was probably the best education that I could possibly receive at that age at that particular institution. I was very, very prepared for college to the point where I was doing everything over again or at least I could structure an essay and get through those pretty quickly. I told that to Ms. Wallior
(our strict English teacher) when we went back to visit a year later and she was surprised.

Loretto became our own sorority. It was a sorority of women who formed bonds, gained an education, friendships, memories. I can't believe that it's shutting down. I can't believe that we weren't notified. I can't believe that they didn't try harder to keep the school open. We didn't even know about it!

Being Loretto girls changed our lives and it definitely changed mine for the better. So, to my Loretto girls, especially the Pink Pixies Class of '03 here are a list of insider thoughts: thank you and goodnight, cookie bars, pasta salad, rigatoni and garlic bread, the hamster dance, the love shack, senior silent retreat, junior retreat ...

What else is there to add ladies?

I hope that we all have the opportunity to say goodbye. I hope that they can give us that. I hope that we can all come together one more time as we've always come together as a community to express our emotions and our feelings.

Here are only some of us! Many, many more pictures on my facebook.

Thank you and goodnight, ladies.

Isaac Hanson is 28 years old today. That makes me feel old. He was 16 when he first came into the limelight and I think that he's much improved since then. Hanson show in Anaheim was great minus the drama and the pain. I'll think about writing a review for the show but I'd really not remember the things that I'm remembering. Saturday's show was fun because there was a lot of stuff from This Time Around when I stopped paying attention to them. I think the highlight was Runaway Run and In The City. Oh and ever since Saturday I can't get Matt Wertz songs out of my head. Unfortunately, I just want 'Heartbreaker' and it's on his album that isn't available for digital download. Downgrade.

Also, missing Jay Brannan tonight. He's playing in San Diego and there's no way I would've been able to make that show. Well, he'll be back in LA and I'll find something to bitch about when he does come this way.

I have some pictures of how horrible the weather was like on Saturday. Pictures from Disneyland underneath the cut.

( Smoke, smoke everywhere. )