53rd annual Grammy Awards

I really enjoyed watching the Grammy awards last night. The performances were awesome and I was happy with most of the award winners. I’m happy for The Black Keys winning a couple of Grammy’s. I was just introduced to them on Friday at Liz & Trent’s. It’s two guys & they are really good. I was also excited for Lady Antebellum taking home some Grammy’s too. My favorite performance of the night was Rihanna featuring Drake & Usher featuring Justin Bieber & Jaden Smith.

Record of the Year:
* Need You Now, Lady Antebellum
Nothin' On You, B.o.B. feat. Bruno Mars
Love The Way You Lie, Eminem feat. Rihanna
F*** You, Cee Lo Green
Empire State of Mind, Jay-Z and Alicia Keyes

Album of the Year:
* The Suburbs, Arcade Fire
Recovery, Eminem
Need You Now, Lady Antebellum
The Fame Monster, Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream, Katy Perry

Song of the Year:
* Need You Now, Lady Antebellum
Beg, Steal or Borrow, Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs
F*** You, Cee-Lo Green
The House That Built Me, Miranda Lambert
Love The Way You Lie, Eminem, feat. Rihanna

Best New Artist:
* Esperanza Spalding
Justin Bieber
Drake
Florence and The Machine
Mumford & Sons

Best Pop Vocal Album:
* The Fame Monster, Lady Gaga
My World 2.0, Justin Bieber
I Dreamed a Dream, Susan Boyle
Battle Studies, John Mayer
Teenage Dream, Katy Perry

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance:
* Lady Gaga, Bad Romance
Sara Bareilles, King of Anything
| Beyoncé, Halo (Live)
Norah Jones, Chasing Pirates
Katy Perry, Teenage Dream

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance:
* Bruno Mars, Just the Way You Are
Michael Bublé, Haven't Met You Yet
Michael Jackson, This Is It
Adam Lambert, Whataya Want From Me
John Mayer, Half of My Heart

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:
* Hey, Soul Sister (Live), Train
Don't Stop Believin' (Regionals Version), Glee Cast
Misery, Maroon 5
The Only Exception, Paramore
Babyfather, Sade

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals:
* Imagine, Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No. 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare
Airplanes II, B.o.B, Eminem & Hayley Williams
If It Wasn't For Bad, Elton John & Leon Russell
Telephone, Lady Gaga & Beyoncé
California Gurls, Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg

Best Dance Recording:
* Only Girl (In The World), Rihanna
Rocket, Goldfrapp
In For The Kill, La Roux
Dance In The Dark, Lady Gaga
Dancing On My Own, Robyn

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:
* Tighten Up, The Black Keys
Ready To Start, Arcade Fire
I Put A Spell On You, Jeff Beck & Joss Stone
Radioactive, Kings Of Leon
Resistance, Muse

Best Hard Rock Performance:
* New Fang, Them Crooked Vultures
A Looking In View, Alice In Chains
Let Me Hear You Scream, Ozzy Osbourne
Black Rain, Soundgarden
Between The Lines, Stone Temple Pilots

Best Rock Song:
* Angry World, Neil Young
Little Lion Man, (Mumford & Sons
Radioactive, Kings Of Leon
Resistance, Muse
Tighten Up, The Black Keys

Best Rock Album:
* The Resistance, Muse
Emotion & Commotion, Jeff Beck
Backspacer, Pearl Jam
Mojo, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Le Noise, Neil Young

Best Alternative Music Album:
* Brothers, The Black Keys
The Suburbs, Arcade Fire
Infinite Arms, Band Of Horses
Broken Bells, Broken Bells
Contra, Vampire Weekend

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:
* Wake Up! Everybody, John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona & Commo
Nothin' On You, B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars
Deuces, Chris Brown, Tyga & Kevin McCall
Love The Way You Lie, Eminem & Rihanna
Empire State Of Mind, Jay-Z & Alicia Keys n

Best Rap Song:
* Empire State Of Mind, Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
Love The Way You Lie, Eminem & Rihanna
Not Afraid, Eminem
Nothin' On You, B.o.B feat. Bruno Mars
On To The Next One, Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz

Best Rap Album:
* Recovery, Eminem
The Adventures Of Bobby Ray, B.o.B
Thank Me Later, Drake
The Blueprint 3, Jay-Z
How I Got Over, The Roots

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals:
* As She's Walking Away, Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson
Bad Angel, Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert & Jamey Johnson
Pride (In The Name Of Love), Dierks Bentley, Del McCoury & The Punch Brothers
Hillbilly Bone, Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins
I Run To You, Marty Stuart & Connie Smith

Best Country Song:
* Need You Now, Lady Antebellum
The Breath You Take, George Strait
Free, Zac Brown Band
The House That Built Me, Miranda Lambert
I'd Love To Be Your Last, Gretchen Wilson
If I Die Young, The Band Perry

Best Country Album:
* Need You Now, Lady Antebellum
Up On The Ridge, Dierks Bentley
You Get What You Give, Zac Brown Band
The Guitar Song, Jamey Johnson
Revolution, Miranda Lambert

"The Girl Who Played With Fire" by: Stieg Larsson

PLOT: Crusading publisher Mikael Blomkvist has decided to run an explosive expose of a wide-ranging sex trafficking operation. Just before the piece is published, two people are brutally murdered. The fingerprints on the murder weapon belong to his friend, the troubled hacker genius Lisbeth Salander. Blomkvist, convinced of Salander's innocence, plunges into an investigation. Meanwhile, Lisbeth herself is drawn into a murderous game of cat and mouse, and is forced to face her dark past.

OPINION: I loved everything about this book. I was glued to the pages from the start. I didn’t know what to expect and I was surprised as I read. I love Lizbeth Salander! She is a bad ass chick. I can’t wait for the movies. It’s going to be awesome.

The Town

PLOT: As he plans his next job, a longtime thief tries to balance his feelings for a bank manager connected to one of his earlier heists, as well as the FBI agent looking to bring him and his crew down.

OPINION: I fell asleep watching this one. We watched this at Lisa & Helder’s house. Travis & Lynette came over for dinner & to drink a few beers. We didn’t start the movie till after 11pm. At that point I had already consumed a couple of beers and started on some wine at dinner. What I saw of the movie it was ok. Aaron said it was very predictable.

"Treasure Hunt" Herald Dispatch

2nd gift card spent

Merle Norman Cosmetics
945 4th Ave Suite 114
Huntington, WV 25701-1446
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M.C. Handbags
Black Genuine Leather

Watchmen

PLOT: In an alternate 1985 where former superheroes exist, the murder of a colleague sends active vigilante Rorschach into his own sprawling investigation, uncovering something that could completely change the course of history as we know it.

OPINION: Really slow start & after an hour I fell asleep. Aaron ended up not watching the entire movie and was dosing off. When I realized, the movie was 2 hours & 43 minutes. I'm not sure I'll finish it. I wasn't too impressed with the first hour & if something doesn't happen... I give up.

Despicable Me

PLOT: When a criminal mastermind uses a trio of orphan girls as pawns for a grand scheme, he finds himself profoundly changed by the growing love between them.

OPINION: Loved this movie. It was cute & funny. The old villain turned softy.

"Treasure Hunt" Herald Dispatch

The Herald Dispatch had a "treasure hunt" contest. My mother cut out the eight different businesses that I visited to get stamped. I received a phone call from the Herald Dispatch on Wednesday the 22nd to inform me that I had won the 1st place prize. I received eight $100 gift certificates from each business that stamped the paper. Since my Mom was the one who knew about the contest & cut it out then I gave her first pick. We laid all eight gift cards on the table and took turns picking. She picked (Glenn's Sporting Goods, Wright's Men's clothing, City Kids & Adelle's Antiques). I picked (Reuschlein's Jewelers, Magic Makers Costumes, Merle Norman cosmetics & Crumpets & Tea/Custom Framing). I couldn't believe we had won. I've never won anything before. Merry Christmas to us!

One gift card down..

C F Reuschlein Jewelers Inc.
947 3rd Avenue
Huntington, WV 25701-1404
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PANDORA Sterling Silver Rope Ring with 14K Gold
$95 & the bill came up to $100.70. I paid the .70 cents in change. hehe

Merry Christmas

A Christmas ornament from my cousin April & her husband Josh. I bought the Doberman one this year at the Pet Palace.

Kelty 3900 ST

Howard & Janith bought me a Kelty 3900 ST for Christmas. I got to see it today to try it on & make sure it fits. I'm ready to start hiking & camping with Aaron & Roxy. They both love it as much I do.

Donnie Darko

PLOT: A troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes, after narrowly escaping a bizarre accident.

OPINION: Loved this movie. It was a little weird but in a good way. A ton of well know actors/actress in the movie. Another good movie by Jake Gyllenhaal too.

Valkyrie

PLOT: Based on actual events, a plot to assassinate Hitler is unfurled during the height of WWII.

OPINION: What I watched of this was good. I ended up falling asleep last night & only watching an hour of it. Aaron said he enjoyed it.

Miss Pleiades

I decided to name the car & I love the name Pleiades.

In astronomy, the Pleiades, or Seven Sisters (Messier object 45), is an open star cluster containing middle-aged hot B-type stars located in the constellation of Taurus. It is among the nearest star clusters to Earth and is the cluster most obvious to the naked eye in the night sky. Pleiades has several meanings in different cultures and traditions.

Cultural significance
Japanese automaker Subaru derives its name from the cluster, which is represented by six stars in its corporate logo. WIKIPEDIA

Skyline Trail, New River Gorge, Hawks Nest & Kanawha Falls

Skyline Trail = 4 miles

Red River Gorge - Slade, KY

October 16, 2010

We hiked Auxier Ridge Trail
to Auxier Branch
up to Double Arch
back down to Auxier Branch
and ended on Tunnel Ridge Road

SUGARLAND - Incredible Machine Tour