Happy Halloween!

   I love Halloween, it is by far one of my favorite holidays. I'm just stopping in real quick to wish everyone a happy and safe Halloween.



P.S.- As I promised, hopefully tomorrow, I'll put up more about my best birthday present ever and hanging out with the family at Dade City Motocross Saturday night.

P.P.S.- Anyone know where I can find online all those "About You"/"About Me" surveys they used to do like crazy on myspace and stuff? I'd like them for a project I'm working on.

Thanks a bunch!



xoxo- Evie

People understimate the awesomeness of Hanson.

Last night was the best birthday present ever! After 14 years of whining I finally got to see Hanson live in concert. It was non stop the whoe show, the music, the crowd, and everything. Just perfect.

I'll write more later though, I've got to help my Mom out this morning.

-xoxo Evie

Today went awesome!

I can't believe how smoothly the day went. I am a very happy camper.

-xoxo Evie

Big Day.

       Tomorrow is a big day for me.

       Since I was younger I've wanted to be a teacher. Now,  95% of the time it was English teacher but- I'm starting to ramble.  Anyways, tomorrow I am supposed to have class at 5 pm but my teacher forgot she had a class that late and is headed out to a conference for the school literary magazine, which I am also a member of.  So today after class she asked me if I'll be her assistant for tomorrow.
 Luckily my class is a film class, so we get to watch a new film every week.  I get to get up in front of the class, speak a little bit and turn on the movie.  I am so beyond stoked for this.  It is a huge honor for the teacher to trust me and have that much faith not to mention it will help me determine whether I would be any good as a teacher.

Wish me luck.

-xoxo Evie

Something Corporate/Jack's Mannequin Playlist:

People & Things album is not included in this mix. I may revise to include some of those songs later.

1) Walking By- SC
2)Caves- JM
3)Me and the Moon- SC
4)Globes and Maps- SC
5)Hammers and Strings- JM
6)MFEO: Made For Each Other/You Can Breathe- JM
7)As You Sleep- SC
8)Bruised- JM
9)She Paints Me Blue- SC
10)Orphans- JM

These songs are just a handful from each band, although it was hard to decide on only 5 songs each.  I recommend checking out both bands and getting your mind blown wide open.

You're welcome. :)

-xoxo Evie

Watching "Dear Jack" on Hulu.

       I have been in love with Andrew McMahon from Something Corporate & Jack's Mannequin since I was 14 years old.  Now, I know what you're probably thinking, but this isn't a love of the creepy stalker kind, considering how there are many different facets of love.  My love for him grew from the music the band released- being one of the very few bands to have the music focus mainly on the piano-, because he wasn't that much older than I was and he was out there, or up on stage, living his dreams, creating this incredible music.  In my fourteen year old mind, "it was the most beautiful thing I had ever heard". He was an inspiration and to this day still is.

       In 2005, I had just graduated high school when Andrew McMahon was diagnosed with Acute Lymphatic Leukemia (ALL) and I remember hearing the news. I was in shock over the diagnosis, like knock the wind from my lungs shock.  I remember telling my friends and my mom, the people who knew how much I cherished his music, the news and even though I had never met him it didn't matter and I supported him 100%.  I thought about how hard it must be fighting something as momentous as cancer and praying that he would pull through.  I think back on that time now, maybe it was out of selfishness that I didn't want to lose what he brought into my life, because his music really helped me through all the hard times growing up, or maybe I just didn't want to see someone who was so full of life and energy- remembering the times I'd seen him live and in full performance mode on stage- lose the fight against the cancer that was raging through his body.  In the film, Andrew is so optimistic it's infectious, his blunt honesty is completely raw, letting us get a glimpse into his soul.  Now here it is, near the end of 2011, ten years after I initially discovered the music of Something Corporate, and the love I have for the music and for Andrew McMahon himself hasn't wavered.  I'm thinking it never will, which is all I am hoping for.

       **My only wish is that I could have gotten my hands on this film earlier than now, maybe, just maybe my grandmother could have gathered enough strength to come out victorious in her battle with cancer, which she lost October 7, 2010.**

Cheers to you, Andrew, for everything you have accomplished and continue to do so.

-xoxo Evie


Check out here what Andrew & the Dear Jack Foundation has been up to: 
Dear Jack Foundation

I'm in need of a cork board.

My organizational skills, I won't deny, are a bit rusty. I need to find a nice, sturdy, and decent size cork board to stick all the ideas I have floating around in my brain.

I strive to I make my own cliches.

*JK Rowling is my all time idol - Harry Potter's adventure is filled with great character, heart, and honesty.

**Tina Fey is a new idol - Bossypants is filled with intelligence, wit, and hilarity. It is worth every penny and then some.

-xoxo Evie

But all my friends call me Evie.

Welcome to my new blog everyone!

A brief morsel of information about, well, me:

-My name is Elsie Violet Evans, I'm named after two of great grandmothers.

-I am 24, soon to be 25 years old in a matter of weeks and I can't wait.

-I am an avid cinephile.

-I am a writer by day and yoga addict by night.

That's as far as I'm going for now though, I hope you don't mind. Enjoy!

-xoxo Evie