photo diary: my trip to philly

It's been entirely too long since I've been to NYC, and had planned on going last weekend, but had a last minute change of plans and went to Philly instead.

Since I've never been there beyond getting a cheesesteak from Josh/Pat's, I was hoping Facebook could give me some good suggestions. I'll be honest.... I was laughing out loud at how bad some of them were considering I asked for no cheesesteak/'Google" suggestions..

BUT... I did find some good places and was able to take a couple pictures.

The first night was all about meeting up with fellow radio peeps. Some I had met before, some I hadn't... some I had worked with, some I had interned for... this job of mine is awesome in that we're all friends regardless of station affiliation. [Stupid reflective jacket.]

We also saw the most epic bar fight. They're on a completely different level in Philly, apparently. Bottles, bar stools, glasses, people, blood and more were flying, and bouncers/bartenders did nothing but get on the phone to "call the cops." I literally sat and laughed. It was unreal.

And now the rest of my pictures are from the Magic Gardens. One artist made a building and courtyard and a lot of the streets of Philly into his canvas for mosaics. It was incredible.

That Batman garage door was around the corner. I really have no idea what the entire row of doors was all about, but they were neat. The whole area of South Street was neat! I fully enjoyed it.

What I learned:

• Cities could be a lot easier to get around than they are in DC if they'd just name the streets better.
• If you wanna eat somewhere decent before 11pm in the city, you best make some reservations.
• Having a dog while walking around the city on a nice day is a must.
• You don't have to get involved in fights. Let it happen, call the cops, and buy new glasses, I guess.

My main resolution for this year was to travel more... and so far, so good!

love,
elizabethany

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Awww yeah! I feel like I don't get NEARLY enough 90s in my life now that I'm busy in DC... but Corey's got a good fix for me/us every week!

This week you've got The Fugees, Mariah Carey, Outkast, Mark Morrison, J-Kwon and more... so download it fo' free, and get all your parties/nights out started the RIGHT way this weekend.

Throwback Thursday 10-17-13 by Corey Onhot on Mixcloud

love,
elizabethany

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I know, I know... TBT was like... SOOO yesterday. Shut up and just enjoy this mix that everyone has been raving about for over 24 hours.

It's got some Nelly, Britney, Run DMC, MJ, Beatie Boys, Vanilla Ice, and a bunch more!

Throwback Thursday Mix 10-10-13 by Corey Onhot on Mixcloud

If that [and all the others] isn't your soundtrack for the weekend, you're dumb. And a lame partier.

love,
elizabethany

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I told Corey to throw some more surprises and "OMG REMEMBER THAT SONG" reactions in this one... so hopefully he succeeded for you!

La Bouche, Quad City DJ's, DJ Sammy, MC Hammer, Ricky Martin, Ace of Base, and even a little K-Ci and JoJo! Yeah, you're welcome.

Throwback Thursday Mix 9-12-13 by Corey Onhot on Mixcloud

If you ever have any requests or challenges for him to put in these mixes, just tweet him!

love,
elizabethany

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listen and download this week's throwback thursday mix!

I've always done some throwback of some sort every day, so TBT was never a huge deal to me until a couple weeks ago... now I have Corey's mixes to look forward to!

This week's mix has a little from Naughty By Nature, Biggie, Jagged Edge, Salt N Pepa, LL Cool J, and more! Listen, download it for free, and share it with your friends!

Throwback Thursday Mix 9-5-13 by Corey Onhot on Mixcloud

And oh yeah... tell Corey how much you love it and what you wanna hear in the next one! He loves a good challenge.

love,
elizabethany

PS: To check out all of them [especially last week's ALL BOY BAND mix], click here!

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download the all boy band throwback thursday mix!

Oooohhh, I just love this. Corey's doing a themed TBT Mix every month starting today... and he kicked it off perfectly: nothing but boy bands.

NSYNC, BSB, 5ive, 98 Degrees, LFO, 2gether... He got them all! So listen to it, download it for free, and play it around all your friends this weekend. No better time for throwback fun than on Labor Day weekend.

Old School Boy Band Mix by Corey Onhot on Mixcloud

But seriously... put it on repeat.

love,
elizabethany

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Throwback Thursdays are seriously so much better now that we have these fantastic mixes from my enemy Corey.

This week we've got some Michael Jackson, Mark Morrison, Digital Underground, Outkast, Dr Dre, Shaggy, Britney Spears, and more!

Throwback Thursday Mix 8-22-13 by Corey Onhot on Mixcloud

As always, he makes it free to download, so share it with whoever, play it wherever, and listen to it a bunch of times!

Also, get ready for next week.... I've heard him practicing for an all boy band mix... SAY WHUUUTTTT!

love,
elizabethany

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watch: corey gets revenge on me

This is about to become an epic war....

Remember when Corey so rudely left his phone right in front of me [it's torture not to look through it!] and I posted the hilarious pictures of him "Biebering?!" Well.... he got me back.

A studio FULL of Taylor Swift pictures. EVERYWHERE. I've never walked into a studio with worse energy.

Seriously, I was shaking... for like an hour. Everywhere I looked there were more, I was late for my show.. SHE'S THE WORST!

Ugh. Now I gotta come up with something to ruin his show... or something to make him rage like that. He's hard to piss off, though... I'll accept any and all ideas you have.

Game on, Corey. GAME. ON.

love,
elizabethany

PS: Once I did get my show under control, I came up with a new game I call "Dared or Scared." Someone calls in with a dare, and we give that to the second caller. If they complete the dare, they win. If they don't, the other person wins! Homegirl was dared to say things while someone else's toes were in her mouth. BARFTASTIC.

Seeing people post videos/pics/tweets/whatever about listening to the radio or even cooler- being on it, is the coolest thing for us. People should do it more often. :)

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Seems like a LOT of people were really pumped about this last week [as they should be!], so I'm here to let ya know you've got another new goodie to download! [FYI it's a mix of really fantastic 90s and early 00s songs.]

Throwback Thursday Mix 8-15-13 by Corey Onhot on Mixcloud

Have it for a road trip, a work out, or even get someone to play it at a bar/your place of work like some people did last week! All Corey asks: Let him know where it's playing and who's loving it so he can feel like he's cool.

love,
elizabethany

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Somehow I've had one of those days where I was busy all day, and feel like I got nothing done... probably too much stalking of all your pics. 

Let's do it!

@shaylads nails are pretty, but the coolest part is that they change colors!

@amsnedegar was "comfy" but mostly cute for a test day!

Once again @alorabuzz looks perfect in peplum... that she got for under $5!

How awesome is @KaciKruz's skirt?! That thing is going to be the highlight of so many outfits in her future.

@jemmyemtv was celebrating a sale with an awesome skirt and fun blazer!

@kimberlicious0 looks gorgeous channeling her inner Marilyn Monroe.

@vlaxerg's sparkly shirt is so fun! It brightens up her dark pants!

@oksunshine just has on a cami and a skirt, but she looks so cute! Easy greatness.

@EGNolan made me think I was gonna get a "Biebering" photo, but I'll take this too... I GUESS. ;)

@ksnedegar said it was a casual day, but sparkles are fancy in my book! Love the whole combination of it.

@xxkaleigh1dxx was all owl'd out with her shirt and necklace.

@jannashepherd's shirt is so fun, and is perfectly matched with green shorts!

@megan__mcdonald and friends went to the local fair, and dressed the part. I'm obsessed with this idea.

How cute is @jaimeeblair and her matching sister?! Love the simplicity of a scarf or vest with a maxi!

Speaking of maxis, I'm loving @abaker1804's too!

@rainydaychatter looks gorgeous in her pink pants, floral shirt, and matching lipstick.

@DwightDGroves put on some fancy cuffs! Dang!

Like I told @melissajo51, leopard accessories are always a win!

I'm totally gonna have to copy @jbf_rn's color combo of turquoise, orange and white.

The biggest win of the day is my coworker J-Mac's BSB tee from the thrift store... obviously.

As for me, I normally try to do something fun/different/more than usual on Wednesdays, but I had so much going on that I couldn't decide what to wear and ended up throwing on some of my go-tos last minute. 

-mint necklace from Charlotte Russe $5

-lace tank from Aeropostale a long time ago

-neon shorts from CR $10

-jellies sandals from F21 $8

-super amazing Kate Spade radio bangle that a listener got for me!

...Oh wait.... I was totally lying when I said J-Mac won.... Because in reality, this is the winner: 

The winner= ME! I found about fifteen versions of this picture on @CoreyRadio's phone tonight and HAHAHAHAHAHAH I haven't stopped dying laughing since. You should probably check out everything that went down in our tweets.

Now if you'll excuse me, I really need to get this laughing under control again [and probably get in bed, considering it's 1:45am right now].

love,
elizabethany


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introducing the throwback thursday mix for your downloadable pleasure

For two years, I've been trying to convince my boss [with Corey's help] that our generation loves the 90s and loves hearing old school music that they haven't heard in a while. While I don't think he's believing us yet, at least he's letting us give you some goodness!

Today Corey debuted the #TBTMix, which happens on our station every Thursday morning at 8am. Ya know the Weekend Roll-outs and the Monday Mojo I used to have? It's like that, but better.. cuz it's all 90s and done by Corey. [Who somehow has DJ rhythm even though he's a ginger.]

Take a listen, get a free download, and tweet him to let him know how much you love it and what you want to hear next week!

Throwback Thursday Mix 8-8-13 by Corey Onhot on Mixcloud

love,
elizabethany

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watch: interview and exclusive performance with cody simpson

Keeping up with our fun-filled week at work, Cody Simpson did a performance for the re-opening of one of our malls and Tax Free Weekend.

If you don't know Cody Simpson [even though this is the third time I've talked to him], he's a 16 year old heartthrob for teen girls. So imagine hundreds of them packed into a mall corridor, screaming at the top of their lungs.

Luckily I have a volume control when editing video, huh?! Make sure you stay tuned for the stampede at the end.

I think I did a pretty good job at capturing how insane it all was. Even Cody was pretty shocked/blown away/deaf after hearing them scream when he took the stage. And seriously... it was at least a hundred of them that chased him out of the mall, and some that ran after the car.

We also got a few minutes to talk to him in the back. Since we've done a couple interviews before, we didn't ask much... but it's interesting to see what he picks as memorable ways his fans have tried to win tickets.

Think I'll get attacked for laughing at his wallpaper?

He was a little different than the other two times we've met up with him, but I'm sure it's just cuz he's touring with bad boy Justin Bieber exhausted from touring and "being on" non-stop.

I wanna say that I would have never acted like any of that if I had seen NSYNC back in the day... but I don't think I would have ever even dreamt of getting such an opportunity, so it's tough to say. Fans have such awesome access to their fave celebs these days.

It was one of those days I'm going to look back on when I'm old and be like "my job was so freakin' cool," cuz it is. It's awesome to see people come out and give so much support for anything, and to say hi to us. It's awesome to be able to make so many people happy.

love,
elizabethany

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watch etv and win tickets to our huge summer concert!

In case you've been hiding somewhere and haven't heard, my station is putting on our first summer show- the HOT Summer Fiasco! Featuring: Carly Rae Jepsen, Icona Pop, Cher Lloyd, MKTO, Nikki Williams, and Classified. [OMG OMG I GET TO MEET ALL OF THEM!]

It's going down June 8, and yesterday we went out to the venue to plan out some details and shoot some video for between the acts. FYI: It's the coolest venue I've ever been to. It's an intimate pavilion that doesn't have a bad seat [everything's close to the stage!], and it's right on the water.

Anyway, we wanted to share our excitement with the world, so we went around to different places in Hampton Roads and got all up in people's faces. [I also got yelled at in K-Mart, and almost got a ticket for being in the middle of the street, so....]


Also- probably the most unpleasant Chick-fil-A workers ever, right?! Heyzeus, girlfrand. Live a little!

I'm really excited for the show, but I'm like REALLY PUMPED to see other people doing this, too. Tickets aren't that expensive, but a free pair is obviously the bomb diggity. Who knows... it might even get ya a little something extra.

love,
elizabethany

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watch: i gave corey a make-over

If you didn't know about the Instagram photo challenge I made for the station, you needta educate yourself. Then you need to join in. It's never too late; you don't need to catch up!

Yesterday's big inspiration was "make-up," but Corey didn't wanna give up on it just because he's a dude.... so I suggested a make-over of course!

He got the works! Eyeshadow, eyeliner, mascara, bronzer, concealer, etc! Even a little flat iron action!


What a beautiful lumberjack lookin' lady, right?! ...Good thing he doesn't have the goal of becoming a drag queen. Those "goat screams" are a little ridiculous.

Oh and BTW- How FABULOUS is my bathroom's wallpaper?! If only it had some better lighting...

love,
elizabethany

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If only March was the 13th month... Yesterday's date woulda been like SO COOL!

Alright, I'm sorry. No more wasting time.

So glad @alorabuzz joined in this week from LA! LOVE her all black with a pop of color! And her bag. And her earrings. [There was a new pope yesterday, after all!]

@SimplySarah4 had this fantastic bohemian-ish maxi skirt for her work outfit! Those just look unbelievably comfortable.

@jannashepherd mixed the best color combo of mint and coral, with a fun black and white top!

I love @siarrahhh's bandana to add some color!

@gillyrae loves floral prints, and for good reason! She rocks that jacket!

Do I even need to say how obessed I am with @wvgirl13's socks?!

So excited for @BonnieRash who sent their picture in from SXSW! They performed twice! Congrats, boys! And lookin' good with the different styles!

Some girls pull off camo... and @jennay_z is one of those girls!

@mdefunk went a little bohemian, too! That dress is fabulous!

I can't decide what the most fabulous part of @caralineemily14's picture is! All the jewelry? The pose? The SHOES?!

It's workout season for everyone! @KaciKruz showed off her glued-to-the-body pants!

Loving @BrookeRadio's whole ensemble for a total of $21! Remember that necklace. You'll see it again soon! 

@amsnedegar is sporting the latest domestic short-hair. Is it another grumpy cat not wanting to show its face?!

WOW! @CoreyRadio actually put on a button down for the occasion!

@toribabyy14 is so ready for spring, and I don't blame her! Lovin' the brights!

Oohh, @ksnedegar has me googly eyes over her bright blue pants and that top! It makes me wanna have an office job for a day!

@AaronsFreakFlag and friend sport the ties at their job!

I didn't get the memo, but apparently on Wednesdays, @trudeewiltshire wears Hawaiian shirts.

@ginacostanzo87 is ready for the weekend with her St Pattys-fab manicure!

@abaker1804 is ready to put her sweaters away for the year! DITTO! But those boots are great!

@captainamandica and her friend were fun and matchy on their way to the Outer Banks! Those sunglasses are the best!

Remember how I said to remember the owl necklace?

Ta da! We both got them from bluelans.com for $2! It was my inspiration combined with these flats I got from Wet Seal for $4!

-jeggings from F21 $6
-shirt from NY&C for $12ish

TOTAL: $24

And because I enjoyed my outfit on Tuesday night, I figured I'd share this as well! [I know, this is supposed to be about you.... but it's still my blog!.....]

-sweater from TJ Maxx $8

-skirt from F21 $4

-shoes from GoJane.com $18

-long dangly gold earrings from Charlotte Russe $2

TOTAL: $34

 Normally I struggle to find something to wear with that sweater because it's short... but apparently a higher wasted skirt is the way to go!

Thanks again to everyone for submitting! Still seeing new faces and I love it!

love,
elizabethany

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