Val Bromann ::: Blog ::: March 2009

Posts from March, 2009

if only this was hbo

Posted by Val on March 31st, 2009 at 11:04 am | Permalink | 4 Comments » |

1. I bought a ticket to the KCSA reunion…and then I promptly lost it. I realized after I did a massive cleaning session this weekend that I had no idea what I did with it, and I probably recycled it in my cleaning spree. Just hoping they can reprint it when I get there…

2. Dear Val, tomorrow is April Fools Day. Don’t forget that.

3. Monday was 24 night. Jack Bauer got naked but they censored it.

4. Dear Val, really stop starting to watch a movie that begins at 11:45 becuase then you will stay up until 2am watching it.

5. How come what I like to do and what I am good at and what I feel like doing at the time never seem to ocur at the same time?

6. This is the most disturbing commercial of all time.

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great easter baking experiment

Posted by Val on March 29th, 2009 at 9:14 pm | Permalink | No Comments » |

one.
Easter is my favorite candy holiday of the year. I mean, Halloween is mostly just regular candy in orange wrappers. And Valentine’s day is all about those disgusting Russel Stover heart boxes. But Easter brings out the good stuff. I mean, everything tastes better in bunny form (especially this ADORABLE bunny from Vosges Haut Chocolat). There are also peeps which I hate to eat but once proved would survive a year in your backpack, through a house fire, and through a couple of months in a car trunk with little to no damage). And you cannot count out Cadbury and their Creme Eggs and my personal favorite the mini egg, which is chocolate candy coating perfection.
Today I decided to try out the Great Easter Candy Baking Experiment 2009: Cadbury Mini Egg Cookies!

two.
So I always remembered seeing this Alfred Hitchcock show when I was a kid. The episode was about a girl who had this doll that came to life. I looked it up last night and found it for free on Hulu! (I won’t ruin anything else because you should go watch it because it is awesome.) Anyways, I find it quite ironic that this long lost TV show I haven’t seen since I was 10 apparently began with Hitchcock talking about having a pie-eating contest.

three.
I am more than excited about Robert Irvine coming back to Dinner Impossible! Who cares that he lies on his resume, he made that show great!

four.
My reasons for saying no would be stupider than you’d think. My reasons for saying yes would be stupider than you’d think.

five.
Being woken up at 3am to your cell phone vibrating under your head can be very confusing.

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eat a donut!

Posted by Val on March 26th, 2009 at 8:05 pm | Permalink | No Comments » |

1. Last month I went through Ron’s calendar and added a bunch of random things. On March 26 I wrote “Eat a donut!” so I brought him a surprise this morning.

2. Thank you to everyone who has contacted me about doing photos! It will be really helpful! THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU! I’ll get back to you all soon! If anyone else wants a totally free photo session let me know! I’ve gotten requests for family photos, dog photos, car photos, theater promo photos and more, so the sky is the limit!

3. I can’t possibly owe $2,000 in taxes…right?

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anyone need a photographer?

Posted by Val on March 25th, 2009 at 8:02 pm | Permalink | 7 Comments » |

My camera is starting to look amazingly…what’s the word I’m looking for…oh yes…ridiculous.

So this summer I plan to be shooting a lot and practicing a lot and, yes, trying to learn how this camera works a lot. Anyone reading this want to be my model?

I’ll do engagement sessions, couples photos, family photos, Christmas card photos, baby photos, messing around in a park photos, photos in front of a giant W sign (coughWaltercough), photos of dogs, photos of cats, boudoir photos (if you really want?), event photos, headshots (but I won’t do your makeup Eric), or anything you want! I really just want to practice taking pictures of people in more of a planned setting.
I’ll get to practice, you’ll get a DVD of images. You can use them for whatever you want or not use them at all. Sound good? Drop me an email or leave a comment if you’re interested in helping a girl out!

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that guacamole is looking a little green

Posted by Val on March 24th, 2009 at 11:54 pm | Permalink | 3 Comments » |

1. Monday was 24 night. No House. JoeJoe made guac with enough avacados! And chilli. and green beans with onions.
Dear 24, really? You can’t just have a security guard, you just need to have a security guard with a wife pregnant with twins? Really?

2. Tonight was wine tasting night. I got 2 correct. This did not happen:

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3. Here is our current Idol pool standings. Last week I felt so much better about my third choice being kicked out in the first week when Paula’s first choice/Eric’s second choice was kicked out in the second round.

	Val	Eric	Matt	Paula	Sue
First	Danny	Danny	Lil	Alexis	Danny
Second	Lil	Alexis	Danny	Scott	Lil
Third	Jorge	Kris	Matt	Allison	Scott

BLUE = still in it

GREEN = kicked out

ORANGE = third place

YELLOW = second place

PINK = first place

4. And here are the locations and dates for the Nathan’s hot-dog eating contest qualifiers…

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None in Chicago this year :-( Anyone want to take a road trip or 12?

5. It’s funny. When someone ignores you it can make you mad. But when that person later tells you that it’s not just you that he has pushed away it can make you even more upset because you’re no longer special. If that makes any sense. It doesn’t.

6. It is really hard to take a self portrait.

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