The Kitten Lounge is a lifestyle blog that brings the best in entertainment, fashion, beauty and style together. Kimmie presents various options from behind the scenes events to trips to some of her favorite showrooms that carry amazing pieces. As a former model, Internet personality and someone that just enjoys style in general, her site provides daily tidbits!
Today is Saturday, November 21, 2009
I have always wanted to learn another language. One of my favorite things about Middle School is that we were able to take exploratory language courses. Basically, over a year, you would get to learn about various languages over a period of weeks so that when you went to highschool, you could choose the one that you wanted to take! I loved it because I was exposed to Greek, French (which I ended up taking through college), Spanish, Chinese, Hebrew and Japanese. I loved being able to read, speak and write these components. But of course, once I had selected a language, there were the books, workbooks and tapes. At that time they didn't really do the CDs and it was definitely a subject that required a lot of repeating and learning the intricacy of the language!
So fast forward to the present. I'm super busy and yet I want to learn Italian - not just because I have always wanted to but due to an upcoming project or complete transition that I'm about to take, I find this necessary. I thought about taking courses on it or trying to find books, etc but none of this seemed to be right for me. It wasn't until I went online and thought - Rosetta Stone. To be honest, at the time I knew it was something I wanted because I could put it on my laptop so at least I wouldn't be lugging things around all day! But after I received it, I knew it was more than a matter of convenience!
After receiving the package, you get everything you need - a headset microphone, CDs that are used for the laptop and also CD's that you can take with you to keep learning or that can be downloaded on your iPod! I loved the fact that you can choose how you want to learn. In this way, if you're familiar with the language but want to focus on reading it, you could do that; however, being a newbie I chose a more well rounded series of courses. There are three levels of learning and within my first CD, there are four courses. On Sat I completed the first course within 30 minutes which allowed me to read, speak and write. From the get go I was immersed in Italian and I love that when you're speaking it, the system knows when you're saying it right! I also love that if you're not you can hit a button that shows the pattern of the native speakers voice and my own to show you how it sounds!
I will continue to provide updates on the Rosetta Stone and my thoughts on it. I will be working on a video today where this will be included and yes I do believe it's worth the cost to have all three levels and to learn at your own pace!
It's official! We're in the holiday season now and that means I can start listening to my holiday tunes! I love listening to many of the classic and new songs that get you into the spirit of things and makes you want to run into Starbucks for a Pepppermint Latte. This season Cheryl Crow is releasing her first Christmas CD in Hallmark stores. Home For Christmas was released exclusively through the Gold Crown stores on Oct 11th through the end of December. Enjoy listening to a sample of this song and stop in at any one of 3500 stores to make your holiday bright! Happy kick off to the holiday season!
I am such a fan of music and have such a wide interest but, when I'm working, I have a very specific type of music that I could work to for hours. When I first found out about Lindsey Yung, I was intrigued by this piano playing singer/songwriter. I love the fact that she plays solo and that although I would classify her as a pop artist, she also has Hawaiian influences and although I didn't see this through the video, With Every Breath, she also plays the ukulele (as shown below).
This San Diego artist whose CD will be released October 2008, on her birthday no less, can be seen within her videos and performing live in long skirts of vibrant colors. I also love that she performs in her bare feet! After two years of work, if you happen to be in the San Diego area on October 4th, you'll be able to see her perform and to get her CD as well. Lindsey is such a celebrated singer/songwriter who finds her inspiration from the beautiful landscape of Maui. Enjoy the video and hear more snippets from her Myspace page.
If you have known me since I have been out in the East Coast, you know that I began working in music and of course with those that were indie's. I have always had a passion for this and although I have spent a large time of my years here in fashion, I never lost site of that other portion of my creative side. The original Kitten Lounge that started years ago, was an Internet radio show that blended my love for music with fashion tips for 6 seasons. When I launched Kitten Lounge in the blog form, I wanted it to be a great platform for fashion, entertainment, food and so much more. Sippin Saturdays has now completed yet another element of my vision for Kitten Lounge, performing artists! Each Saturday you will find who I think is amazing on these posts with links to find out more information about them. In addition, keep your eyes on the sidebar to see which artists I have on my iPod as well so that you can add to your Kitten Playlist!
Rachael Sage released Chandelier after the success of 8 previous solo albums, on June 10th, 2008. With a fanbase that's continues to grow, I was very interested in getting introduced to her sound and vibe. Currently, Vertigo is available as a free download and I have to say that within the first bars of the song, I was hooked! Rachael Sage is an NYC artist whose newest CD is self-produced and isbilled as a mix of Torri Amos, Ingrid Michaelson, Sara Bareilles and Alanis Morissette to name a few. I have to say that she even reminded me of the She as in She and Him and also had elements of Kate Nash. I love that she is a great blend of rock, pop and folk sound that is easy on the ear; moreover, listening to her lyrics she has the ability to talk about life's bumps along the way without depressing her listeners. Take some time to check out Rachael Sage and to get acquainted with her previous albums. Sign up on her email list as well and I also suggest to look at the video for Vertigo as well! To kick off our music segments, we will have a giveaway that includes 2 Rachael Sage Gift Packs which include her current CD and also Blistering Sun in addition to a lot of other goodies. We will kick this off in the next few days - stay tuned for details.
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