Flashes and flickers illuminated the sparse audience in order to instill the popping mood for what was soon to emerge.
As the flight attendant on the charcoal runway instructed-seat belts were securely fastened, seats were adjusted to their upright positions and the packed crowd at The Vault Thursday night was all set and ready for take off. Destination? Gainesville Fashion Week 2010's first runway event.
Change clothes and go. The sexy catwalk is all set for the fabulousness of the runway models who are about to stomp their heels into it. It’s Gainesville Fashion Week.
Drum roll, please. Trinidad & Tobago Sweet Tassa is coming to Gainesville.
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She’s the mistress to Vincent Van Gogh and friend to bohemians and scenesters everywhere. Elusive, magical and maybe even a little dangerous, the Green Fairy—better known as Absinthe—is the stuff legends are made of.
It’s five minutes until your next class. You have just come out of a three-hour-block and now have to run across campus to present a project. By the way, your stomach is growling.
Gleeks, the wait is over. The show that left America singing its high school heart out is back from hibernation, and not a moment too soon.
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In the next few days, most of us will be poring over course schedules, desperately trying to find classes that aren't too difficult but still can convince our parents that we are learning things. If you have and interest in alcohol and find yourself with a few free credit hours, look into GEO3803, The Geography of Alcohol.
The jorts we made fun of and the denim jackets that we thought died with the ‘90s are back, and they’re better than ever. Dolce & Gabbana’s entire spring ready-to-wear collection donned models in different hues of denim from head to toe. Express is advertising its “denim leggings,” and Gap has brought back the denim button-up. So, dig up those old shorts from Abercrombie & Fitch, and don’t be scared to rock your parents’ old jean jackets.
I have a confession to make. It’s not one that I’m ashamed of, and it’s not an April Fools’ joke.
Standing on a squishy purple bubble about 3 feet around, you raise one foot in the air and twist your torso while keeping your balance. By the instructor’s command, you flip over the half-shaped ball and start doing push-ups with the bubble side on the floor and the hard plastic side facing up. The unique half-ball/half-platform wobbles while you push up and down engaging your core and pushing your abs to the limit.
The end of the semester is just on the tip of the horizon. It’s so close you can almost taste your celebration drinks. But, hold up! There’s some major housekeeping that needs to be done, and that my friends, is registration. Whether registering for summer or fall courses, ISIS has been bombarded with many trying to sort out their lives—at least for a semester. Although tailoring your schedule to what you may think is an acceptable time to get out of bed, other factors obviously have to be taken into account—like the professor. Boosting help with your research for a Cinderella-fit of a schedule is the ever so reliable Rate My Professors Web site.
Apple is hoping cell phones, laptops, digital cameras, iPods, PDAs and Kindles just won’t be enough.
For those of you left crying in your exam-induced state of self-hatred and last-minute studying, here’s what you might have missed in the entertainment realm.
Hot. Tub. Time. Machine. These four little words bring together an awesome '80s atmosphere with the humor of the 2000s to transport movie-goers back to a time they barely remember.
Gaylord Focker, the leader of the Frat Pack and the guy from “Zoolander” who is really, really ridiculously good looking. These are all names that one uses to allude to comedic poster boy Ben Stiller.
What do you get when you throw 90 bands on six different venues in Gainesville? You get Total Bummer, Gainesville’s biggest do-it-yourself music festival.
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