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August 21, 2013 | Life's a Party!, Reviews For Champions

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Hey party monsters!

I’m sure by now we are all familiar with the song of the summer “Blurred Lines” by Robin Thicke. It’s infectious, dance-worthy and has a rather controversial NSFW video. In my opinion, the song is all the makings of a proper party starter. I dig it. What a lot of folks don’t know or remember is where this smooth and charming R&B singer first began.

To this day, one of the most brilliant R&B albums to have happened in my life is Thicke’s “A Beautiful World” album. The album is full of catchy songs and had a debut single/video of Thicke pretending to be a bike messenger and riding through the streets of Manhattan. He had a sweet Jesus mane and was dancing about all over the place. This was the Thicke I had grown to know and fall in love with.

Now, let’s fast forward 10 years into the future and he is still full of soul and talent. His 6th studio album “Blurred Lines” dropped on July 30th. Thicke is getting all of the attention he deserves for being sexy, smooth, and wonderful. This man literally went from bikes to bare boobs being featured in his videos. I am a “Thicke” hipster but I can’t help but shake my bum every time “Blurred Lines” is played anywhere. Well played, Robin, well played!

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Have you listened to all of “Blurred Lines” yet? What do you think? Has it been the soundtrack to your summer parties? If not, there is still some summer left. Make it work!

Stay sexy Gotham!
latanya

Rollin’ with my geek homies.

August 21, 2013 | Life's a Party!, Reviews For Champions

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For all of you that don’t know, I am a complete sucker for a good podcast. I recently befriended a couple of the boys from Seven Days a Geek . I am not sure how I lived life properly without this podcast in my life. I am also amazed at the friendships that blossomed because of it.

A couple of weeks ago, I was involved in a impromptu episode of Seven Days a Geek. It was rather late and I received a skype call from my favorite Australian. He asked if I was ready to podcast. I was like “You mean at some point in the near future?” and he said “Yes!” By near future he meant, within the next few minutes. This is what happens when geeky people are up late at night with a internet connection and technology.

The podcast began with a bunch of random ramblings and was perfect. We had a chat about my thoughts on “Man of Steel” and how insanely sexy the film is (Ladies, I know you know what I am talking about!).  And we covered more fun topics from X-men to our least favorite film re-makes. You can give a listen either here or here.

Typically on Wednesday evenings, there is a Listen and Tweet where you can live tweet the latest episode on Twitter.   This is usually hosted by Angry Ginger. We held the Listen and Tweet for this episode last week and I was laughing at everything that took place during our crazy conversation all over again. I am all about these silly podcasting boys!

Seven Days a Geek is growing and becoming more awesome as they takeover the internet. With this said, Oz is trying to get his bum to the states from Australia to make a film, record in the fantastic Monkey Poo Studios with his fellow geeks, sightsee, and punch a koala while taking the “land of the free” by storm. This will definitely be a test to see if we truly are home of the brave. All jokes aside, Oz is brilliant! He is ridiculously funny and super talented. Currently, there is a campaign to help fund Seven Days a Geek’s next big step which involves bringing Oz to the U.S. of A.

I would recommend giving the current podcast a listen. Once you’re done listening, listen to some of the past episodes! Once you realized you’re about 5 hours into listening to these guys and wanting more,  it would be smashing if you could toss them a dollar or two to help the Oz: Downunder & Up Top campaign. I think there is always room to do something great and support wonderful people. Check out the details of the campaign here and definitely contribute. Get some more funny/geeky goodness in your face and as always…

Stay sexy Gotham!

latanya

Is it worth it, let me work it…

July 16, 2013 | How To Do Things, Life's a Party!

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Photos in this post by Julie de Waroquier.

Hello my little party monsters! Lately I have been super focused on getting in shape and getting healthy. When life’s a party, it’s easy to live off of cupcakes and cocktails. I am happy that two years ago I discovered Work It Dance and Fitness.

I used to dance as a small creature and it was my passion. There wasn’t a moment when I wasn’t thinking about perfecting all of the dance moves from the latest Janet Jackson video or putting on mini concerts for my family. After a couple of hours of reminiscing and a quick google search, I found Work It Dance and Fitness and was shocked at how close the studio is to where I live. I instantly signed up for a Burlesque dance class and I have been addicted since.

Since i’ve been focusing on proper health and wellness for a party girl, I have been asking friends what are they doing to improve their health. The other day a friend said to me “Well, if you’re going to focus on getting in shape and healthy you will have to do something more physical”. I sort of laughed it off but I mean, it’s so nuts how people think dance couldn’t possibly be a great workout. Not only is it amazing for you, but it’s fun! It beats getting on the elliptical for an hour, staring at gray gym walls, and listening to music on your smart phone.

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Dancing is one kick ass way to improve more than just your fitness and it’s something you can do even if you can’t make it to a dance class. Fold your laundry and shake it to your favorite jam if you have to. Dance gives you an amazing combination of physical exercise, creativity, mental concentration, and if you do it with others you are improving your social interaction. When you improve on these areas of your life there is less stressing, less nerd rage, you have an increase in your energy and your strength and muscle tone are on point. Sound pretty good right?

Dance is a great activity to add to your daily life for health, wellness and to make everyday a party. Here are some of my reasons as to how dance can improve your quality of life:

❤ Dance makes you feel like a rockstar. Dancing is one of the best ways to build your confidence. When you dance it unleashes a huge pocket of confidence you didn’t even know you had. You can learn a lot about yourself from your movements and having other people watch you move. The more you learn about yourself, the more you’re well on your way to moving like Jagger.

❤ You grinnin’ fool, you! Most of the time, if you see someone dancing you will see that they have a giant sized smile on their face. Dance is meant to make you happy and in turn makes others happy to watch you. It’s the circle of  a dancin’ fool’s life. When you feed your body the movement in which it craves it reacts by giving you happy feelings. When you’re happy you have a ton of energy and in turn can do more with your time, like become a ninja. Who doesn’t want to feel happier or be a fucking ninja?!

❤ The brain can be a scary place. As people, we sometimes get caught up in our own thoughts and don’t just do things because we want to. Don’t get me wrong, thinking and being within your thoughts can be awesome sometimes but you don’t want this to be the constant state of your mind. Do something frivolous on the dance floor and free your mind.

❤ Communication is key. Have you ever been at a party and just stood there wondering how to open up a line of communication with others? Are you the one praying they someone suggests taking out a board game or starts a conversation with you? Why not just bust a move? Communicate by dancing, it does not require you to say one word. It’s a great way to become the life of the party and it might help also bring others out of their shells.

❤ Sexy, sexy, sexy! There was a study on how dancing can make you sexy so it has to be true, right?!

❤ It’s just a little hobby. Learning any dance form or just loving to dance in general is probably one of the coolest hobbies you can add to your list of hobbies. All of your non-dancing friends will assume you are the coolest person ever just because you’re a dance machine.

❤ Geek the fuck out! It always comes back to being a geek. If you decide to pick a dance form to try out, you will get more comfortable within that style, and you will geek out about your new passion. Most geeky types always are looking for something new and exciting to geek out about. Why not add dance to the list? It will add some spice to your geek resume of Star Wars and Domo-Kun. I bet most people would never think you are a geeky lord of dance. It’s a nice little surprise to spice up your geek-dom!

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When you’re a child dancer and you grow up and out of dance, you always think there is no way you can possibly get back into your practice. I, like many adults was completely wrong. Since finding Work It Dance and Fitness, I personally can say that it has improved my quality of life. From the warm friendly faces, motivational pep talks, and doing something amazing for my body I can say it’s one of my favorite parts of my life. Work It Dance and Fitness has always been a physical challenge but the teachers always manage to kept it fun, fresh, exciting, and new. My love for all that is dance has come back into my life full swing and I couldn’t be happier that it did. I have built quite a wonderful new bunch of friends that I now consider family.

If you are in an area that has a dance studio, I would recommend signing up for a class or two. You will be surprised how quickly dance will become addictive. If you are looking to improve several parts of your life and have fun, dance is probably the best way to go about it.

So it’s time to shake your money maker! Put on your dancing shoes and shimmy your way to a healthier and happier you! Do you think you are going to venture out into the world of dance and take a class or two? Maybe you will be the first one at the next party you’re at to hit the dance floor? Or do you want to start small and be a private dancer for a party of one in your bedroom? I always say go hard or go home!

Stay sexy Gotham!
latanya

Bling It On! With Hpnotiq for your Chance to Win Beauty Gift Certificates from Sephora or Ulta!

July 4, 2013 | Life's a Party!

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Last month I posted a sponsored post which was a kickass contest. That contest has moved on to the final stage. This part of the contest is for all of the makeup lovers out there. From now until July 28th 2013, Hpnotiq wants you to show them how you GLAM LOUDER to win fab prizes! During the remaining 2-week challenges you can submit photos in different categories to win – including the glammest makeup and overall look. Entries can be pictures you snap yourself or images you find online.

Ready to Bling It On!? Here are the glamorous prizes that are still up for grabs: A $1,200 gift card to Sephora or Ulta, and a handbag of your choice valued at up to $1000.

Want to enter? Hpnotiq’s Glammest Makeup Challenge is going on RIGHT NOW – but hurry – the entry period for the glammest makeup ends at 11:59:59 a.m. EST on July 14th! For this challenge Hpnotiq wants you to show them your very best head-turning, eye-catching makeup style! You can enter as many times as you want! Snap a pic of your own, or find a pic online.

For this round, they’re choosing 4 lucky winners to win a $1200 beauty gift certificate to Sephora or ULTA!!! If you’re one of the 4 winners, you’ll also be able to compete in the final round for a chance to win the grand prize trip for you and three friends to go shopping with a celebrity Los Angeles! Even better – the grand prize winner will star in a professional photo shoot for the chance to be in a real Hpnotiq Ad! Guys, there are pretty dope prizes! I am not sure how you could pass this up.

To enter click here or visit Hpnotiq’s Facebook page OR follow @Hpnotiq on twitter and tweet them your picture using the hashtag #GLAMLOUDER. Click here for all of the official rules.

Paint your faces up like a glam super villain and good luck my beautiful bunnies!

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Stay sexy Gotham!
latanya

R&B and Hip-Hop Rock Fusions of the ’90s.

June 19, 2013 | Life's a Party!

Lately, I’ve been listening to a lot of old mix CDs that i’ve kept from over the years. It reminds me of songs that were my jam back in the day while also reminding me of my embarrassing guilty pleasures. While listening to one of these nostalgic compact discs, a very oh so familiar tune played and I nearly died. It was the hard hittin’ hip-hop/rock fusion known as the “It’s All About the Benjamins” Rock Remix. I was completely ALL about this remix. It made rock cool to the other brown kids at school that made fun of me for listening to Black Sabbath and Bush.

My first memory of any sort of hip-hop/rock fusion was actually, RUN-DMC’s “Walk This Way” video. My 2 year old child brain couldn’t handle how awesome it was. I remember dancing to it and having the feeling of “It’s going to be so cool when I am a grown up and I have rap/rock battles!” You watch this video and you tell me it’s not STILL one of the coolest things you’ve ever seen.

“It’s All About the Benjamins” Rock Remix definitely tried to bring that kick ass fusion element and I respect Diddy for that. Even some R&B musicians attempted at rocking out in their remixes. Not many people remember the greatness of the “Fix” by Blackstreet remix. It was so ace!

First of all, please note how HOT Slash is (and always is) in this video. Second of all, if you had Ol’ Dirty Bastard involved in your remix it instantly made it a hit (R.I.P. ODB, you were the perfect weirdo).

Why aren’t these hip-hop and R&B fusions popular anymore? I feel like they have the element of being great party starter music but they don’t seem to become a trend. How do you feel about these musical fusions?

Stay sexy Gotham!
latanya

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