Aimee, Author at Greeblehaus

Chihuly Exhibit at Denver Botanic Gardens

Posted on June 16, 2014
by Aimee

The first time we visited Seattle as a family, we made sure to see the Chihuly Museum at the base of the Space Needle. When we were invited back this past spring by 2 Days In Seattle, I asked Dex what he wanted to do…

FanPlan.Info Discount Code for Westword Music Showcase (WMS)

Posted on June 12, 2014
by Aimee

Sometimes ideas are born of frustration. The past few years Bryan, Monika and I have been attending festivals and having trouble accessing schedules in the moment due to poor cell service and/or apps that are full of graphics. At one point last year we started making Google Doc spreadsheets that had the times, bands, venues and twitter handles available - just to make our lives easier. This morphed into FanPlan.Info, which is a text-based micro site best viewed on mobile phones. It shows (and sorts) the schedule of major festivals by time, band and stage. And when you click "tweet this," a pre-populated tweet pops up with band name, twitter handle (if they have one), venue name, venue handle (if they have one), the time the band is playing, official festival hashtag, and, of course, #fanplan.

Summer

Posted on June 11, 2014
by Aimee

One thing they don't tell you about being a parent is that summer returns. Especially when your child gets into the tween years and runs around the neighborhood with their friends all day. I remember the joy of the last day of school so distinctly.…

The Naked & Famous in Boulder

Posted on June 10, 2014
by Aimee

Note: The Naked and Famous provided tickets to the show but all photos and words are mine.

I can't remember the last time I attended an event at Boulder Theater, much less photographed a show there. Honestly - the massive construction on Route 36 has severed the cord between Denver and Boulder for months and months. But I absolutely made the trek for The Naked And Famous recently; I love their music and had heard they are amazing live. I listened to "Passive Me, Agressive You" so many times - if it were a cassette tape it would have snapped. My young son Dex knows the lyrics to "Young Blood" by heart. Their latest album "In Rolling Waves" is catching up quickly in the playcount as well - it feels a bit more moody to me, which suits my mood oftentimes in the mornings.

Rdio’s Interface Changes Bug Me

Posted on June 4, 2014
by Aimee

I have been singing the praises of Rdio so long you'd think I work there. I share their playlists, I make people join, I listen to it all day long (with our paid family subscription). I often talk about how much I prefer the Rdio…

A Real Superhero is Coming To Denver Comic Con

Posted on June 3, 2014
by Aimee

Note: Denver Comic Con has provided my family with passes and Grayson's photo but words are mine.

There has been a real shift in our family entertainment this year. It's not just us telling Dex about cool stuff coming to town, he is noticing it happening around him and requesting to go. Case in point is Denver Comic Con, which runs June 13-15 at the Denver Convention Center. Of course I have heard of it before. Let's face it, we're nerds (and proud of it). The timing just never worked out. But when your graphic-novel loving, Dr. Who-vian, Minecraft-obsessed kid asks about Comic Con, you put it on the calendar.

Denver Chalk Art Festival

Posted on June 1, 2014
by Aimee

Summer is officially here. Sure, not REALLY till later in June, but the weather sure feels like it this weekend. On top of our blue skies and 85 degrees, there was lots of chalk art in Larimer Square. Absolutely for sure PROOF it is summer.…