Right to a fair opinion..

So, lately, i feel like my honest opinions don't matter. Like whatever I think, gets bypassed and however i feel about something is WRONG. Someone else is always right, and im wrong, and what i think is different and wrong, and there always has to be a friend finding random sources trying to be the "know it all." That btw is one of THE biggest and most annoying things a person can have as a quality in my personal opinion (if that even matters to you) bc apparently to many, my opinion doesn't matter.. so, since no one reads this anyway, here i am, letting YOU, invisible person out there, read about who i am, and how i fell about certain things..

I LOVE electronic music. I love it, so much. I've listened to plenty of electro for the past 4 years, dancing out in clubs in hollywood, raving it up at EDC with minors (weird) and just blasting it in my car on the way home from work. it is one of the most relaxing sounds for me, and i LOVE it. Electro to me is a huge genre; dubstep,drum and bass, house music, trance, nu-disco..all of that, is classified under electro in my book. Yes, you can argue with me on how they arent electro, and i know, they arent, but when i say that, i mean a BROAD range of music.

i HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE... (i think thats enough) when music goes mainstream without it being represented fairly. FOR EXAMPLE. Britney Spears released a song this week, that has a trance beat behind it. IT is straight up dance music, like from the grungy underground, plastered on a pretty face for the world to see... no no no.. to me.. this is a no no, and i understand, WTF, nbd Mayra D. but this is just how i FEEL about it. and my feelings need to be expressed right? so let me express them.. k, thanks! anywho, i posted a thing about it on my fb status, (here i go being a little bit overdramatic, but anywho...) and the whole thing turned into a discussion, which i should have expected, but it was not what i wanted. I understand the people feel that they should comment on it, but it was most definitely a vent on how i felt about something so passionate about. YES, i am an "electronic music fiend!!" meaning, i need it, i crave it, ALL of the time.. lol, so when someone like Britney plastered my "vice" all over the nation, that made me not happy. not mad, but more dissapointed at the lack of representation that the MAINstream media is doing for electro. Electronic music, the amazing stuff, is still no on the radio, its still free of charge on blogs, in zippyshare files, on twitter, but it is no where to be found on radio stations. SO that is what gets me mad. Britney, bc she's the "queen" can deface such amazing music ( to me) and people love it... i dont get it..

im not making sense,

oh well,

no ones listening.

Mayra D.

2010 in 10.

Okay, so i know im like 6 days late of posting my favorite things of 2010, since we have moved into a new decade :) so here are my top 10 songs, fashion trends, icons, movies, reality tv people and parties. :)

10. Kloe Kardashian :)

Okay, so i know, why not kim? HELLO??? Khloe is HILARIOUS. omg, she makes me laugh every episode. I also admire that she runs her own store, sticks up for herself and is a little on the heavier side of life, and still manages to makes thinks look great. She has a fun personality and this year, charmed me into liking her, therefore, she is #10 on my "cool" celebrity list.

#9.JEGGINGS

Have you recently tried to squeeze your cute little bottom into a pair of jeans, only to feel like your butt is being sucked out, and a muffin top is definitely on the loose? well, no fear here, the jeggings are here to save. The wonderful spandex combinated with cotton and jean material has made it easier to fit into your pants without the worry of a muffy top. :) thank goodness for jeggings and their comfortable fit, they are defintily staying in 2011.

#8. LOST

Okay, so i must admit, the ending was extremely dissapointing to me, i expected something elaborated, great explanation for why these things happened to these people, but no, death. that is all it was, it was death.

#7.EDP (Electric Dance Parties)

Okay so i have to state that i have YET to attend an EDP, but for the record, i am pretty close with the founder of this amazing dance party group based in Provo Utah. Their movement is amazing for the location they are based in, a college town. Who wouldn't want to party for free? Of course, super mo's might consider it a rave, but these DJ's are trying to expose a music genre that most people have yet to really listen to. I give them a good round of applouse for their hard work, and place them #7 on my 2010 list of awesome.

#6 Steve Aoki

Mr. Kid Millionaire himself is just known for partying all around Los Angeles. As i scoped through my many video clips of 2010 and i noticed that this year was a little more party for me, and it all seemed to take place at one club :Cinespace. Tuesdays nights is DIM MAK nights, DIM MAK is Aoki's label and they throw weekly parties in LA for the electro loving hipster crowd. I do love me some cinespace, and am so glad for steve Aoki who spread the party love in 2010 to me :)

#5 TWILIGHT.

can you say, YUM? okay, okay i know, i need to workout a little more in order to get a guy that looks as physically great as these 4 hotties, but twilight sure did keep me away from any activity other than reading this summer. I did an internship in Beverly Hills and after all the traffic and hard work, i would come home, sip on some hot cocoa and call it a twilight night. I was HOOKED, this story is amazing, finishing it in 2 weeks is a first for me, specially with reading something like this. 4 books, 2 weeks, must have been easy reading. but boy was it amazing. can't wait until november when the first part of the final installment of these movies comes out :)

#4 DUBSTEP

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVgGte6vlic&feature=player_embedded#!

(cassius)

OMG. dubstep. SO good. SO this year, I indulged into some crazy new music.A little more in depth of what you could say "electro" and merged into the subgenres of this music, only to find more beauty hiding in the underground. Dubstep is dirty, grungy and all about rage, but it didnt really fuel my anger, it just let me express it within dance. Thank you dubstep, you definitely saved some poor people from a Mayra D. nose punch. ;) jk. but really, Cassius and Pendulum definitely topped the charts for me on the dubstep/d&b sounds for me. :)

#3. DucK Sauce

of course, leave the last few #'s to the music genre's that rocked my world:DISCO HOUSE. One of my favorite bands in this spectrum was DucK sauce. Not really a band, more of a collaboration of producers.A-Trak and Arman Van Helden are the front runners of this Disco House fueled collab and Barbra Streisand (one of the most amazing songs of 2010 in MY book)was produced by these two along with Anyway (which came out in '09) but continues to tickle my fancy :) make sure to check them out...

http://vimeo.com/15367744

#2 EDC (electric Daisy Carnival)

never in my life would i have ever imagined a dance party so huge in my life. besides the nudity, drugs, alcohol and other nasty "worldly" things that go on at these "MegaRaves" i was there for one thing and ONE thing only, MUSIC. wow. can i just say that words could not express how amazing it sounds and feels to be submerged in a place with so much crazy energy. The insane thing of it all is that you are kind of put in this field where everyone is basically out of their minds, literally, and so you have to make it fun without getting into any of the crap that they're on, if you get what im saying. I am SO lucky to be as strong of a member and faithful to my HF to not be even remotely tempted to step back into the alcohol scene, or be tempted to buy drugs or do ANY of those things. I party clean, and that is the ONLY way i will ever party. Music is amazing to me, and i love it and i was so glad to see so many artists come together over a 2 day period to bring forth good and new music for us sober "i will NEVER forget this" crowd that doesnt need any kind of "stuff" to have a good time.

We also found a kid there that was LDS, and he had this amazing shirt that said "LDS hardcore, HUG DON'T DRUG" all over it. it was amazing. such wonderful times with wonderful friends :)

#1 A*TRAK!!!!!!!

Of course right? leave the #1 spot to not only the most attractive DJ in the electronic world, but also one of the most amazing scratchers/producers/partier in all of the US of A, even if he is from Canada! So i've known of A*TRAK for about 4 years but not until this year did i really indulge in his mixes and appreciate the artwork he does. He has these mixtapes where he mixes electro and hip hop and blows it up on the dance floor. He is amazing to see live, he'll definitely keep you dancing all night. I was privelaged to see him live both at EDC and at cinespace back in october. He's the founder of Fools Gold record label based in NYC and has an older brother in Chromeo (an electro synth pop Band) Check them out :) Anywho, he gets #1 for his attractive charisma, charming whit and my uber cute DJ groupie crush on him LOL. yes. i am his biggest fan! hahahahaha....

Okay, well there you have it. my top 10 of 2010. I guess these things really did influence and impact my year on a fun level. I'm really looking forward to increasing my faith and spirituality in 2011 and finally settling down and getting everything done before i grow too old to do it. Of course, parties and good times with great friends are ALWAYS on the agenda, just got to prioritize a whole lot better in 2011..

:)

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