A Whole Lotta Yadda

Movin' On Up

2007-01-25T00:41:00.000-05:00

Hello Everyone. I have moved. Come join me at my "new crib." Thanks for stopping by. :-)

Friday Freeloading 08/04/06

2006-08-04T16:01:00.000-04:00

Fish Go Deep

With one of the HOTTEST mixes out right now and in heavy rotation on UK R&B radio stations, ("The Cure And The Cause" - The Dennis Ferrer Mix) this DJ duo really have their finger on the pulse of what I call "chill-sexy dance/house" beats. Check out their website and go to the download page and download a few of their mixes.

http://www.fishgodeep.com/mixes.html

Windfall Music - Per Episode

2006-07-10T09:47:00.000-04:00

Pilot - 06/08/06

"Life is Short," Butterfly Boucher "Brighter Than Sunshine," Aqualung "Sunnyroad," Emiliana Torrini "I Want To Be Rich," Shift "What You Want," John Butler Trio "Express Yourself," Charles Wright "On the On and Up," Barnett "Only You," Josh Kelley "Happy in the Morning," Nikka Costa "When I See You," Macy Gray

The Getaway -06/15/06

"Tears and Rain," James Blunt "Kill Your Radio," It's Revenge

There and Gone Again - 06/22/06

"Suddenly I See You," KT Tunstall "Ache for You," Ben Lee "Boogie Wonderland," Earth, Wind, and Fire

Running With the Devil - 06/22/06

"I Was Just Wondering," Tyrone Wells "Struggle," Ringside

Money Changers - 07/06/06

"Polyvinyl," Aratone "Don't Change," Rob Dickenson "Ride," Cary Brothers "Loneliest Girl in the World," Cary Brothers

****I have several of these mp3s, if you would like them, please email me offline.****

This designer is STILL not quite ready for PRIME TIME...

2006-06-19T14:52:00.000-04:00

I am printing out that "50 Ways" article. It is really useful to see what other designers that are years into the business have learned from the experience and from the design industry as a whole. This summer, I am going to really look at "minding my own business" and really getting my own newbie design studio in order. I want to get back to basics with my work and try to get down a "10 points" process (or so) that I will design by from now on... I know that sounds anal but one of the things that I hate the most about doing design work right now is the fact that I dont really have MY process down to a science right now....I just seem to be using bits and pieces of things that have worked for me in the past. I mean, as a designer (of any kind, really) there are certain things that you do EVERY SINGLE TIME. And for some reason, EVERY SINGLE TIME I have to think up the whole process all over again....from contracts to completion and it sucks. More to come on this topic folks...I am sure of it.

MySpalkers get the klankity klank

2006-06-19T09:18:00.000-04:00

Earlier this month, I blogged about a special little ditty of a site that helps "myspalkers" out by giving you the marital status of myspace users. Well, the download squad now reports that the service offered by SingleStat.us has been shut down by News Corp., MySpace's parent company. Sorry myspalkers....looks like you were foiled again.....damn those pesky parents!! LOL

Say whaaa?

2006-06-18T20:43:00.000-04:00

Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteres are at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a tatol mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by it slef but the wrod as a wlohe. Confused? Eyes hurting? so were mine, but I found this little internet surfing tidbit to be quite interesting. Want to know more about its origin and additional information (hopefully true) about its creation? Click here.

Hunka Hunka Burning Blog!

2006-06-13T23:21:00.000-04:00

I am burning ya'll.... Well, Ok, not literally but I am offically fed and burned. My new FeedBurner feed address is: Lets see how this goes.......

TV Soundtrack: Windfall (NBC)

2006-06-11T22:57:00.000-04:00

Pilot 06/08/06 - Season 1

Nina and her husband held a party at their house for friends and neighbors. They passed around a lottery pot where people were encouraged to put in a dollar for that night's lottery. Nina was surprised to hear that her old boyfriend, Cameron, and his wife were moving for Cameron's job. Meanwhile, she was shocked that she had to hear it from partygoers and not from Cameron himself.

Songs/Artist Websites from the first episode http://www.sambisbee.com http://www.emilianatorrini.com/ http://www.johnbutlertrio.com/ http://www.butterflyboucher.com/ http://www.aqualung.com/ http://www.expressyourself.net/ http://www.we3kings.com/

Stalkers take it up a notch

2006-06-07T09:18:00.000-04:00

As if there were not ALREADY a billion reasons not to start a myspace page (does immaturity, peer pressure and just plain old stupidity count?), now myspace lovers and what I have coined as "myspaalkers," (mysapce+stalker=myspalker) have a whole new way to check up on their favorite imaginary loved ones.....SingleStat.us is a new website that promises to offer you a way to check up on the relationship status of the person you obsessively stalk,...uhm...I mean are interested in, based on their myspace page. The Download Squad reports that the website, "will watch their ~~stalkee's~~ special someone's profile and e-mail them as soon as their status switches to Single." ***** We interrupt this blog entry for a test of the emergency GET A LIFE broadcasting system. This is only a test. If this was an actual emergency, your life would actually BE this sad that you had to ~~watch~~ stalk a stranger's myspace page to see if their status changes in the ridiculous hopes that they would actually want your sad ass. But since we will hope and pray that this is not the case, we will not return you to your regularly scheduled blog entry. Thank You.***** Now, I make no bones to my friends about how much I truly despise (yet have fallen victim to surveying on occasion) the whole myspace phenomenon yet, I understand why some people would be so sucked into creating tacky looking high schoolish websites in a space on the net where the average person's sole purpose is to make virtual friend and beg for even more....but wouldnt making a blog be easier? (lol lol lol)

Cruz Curse

2006-06-02T14:15:00.000-04:00

Is it just me, or does anyone ELSE wonder why this girl cant stay in ANY of the long term relationships she seems to find herself involved in over the past 5 years? What does that say about her? What does it NOT say about her?

Roll over....play dead! No......really.

2006-05-29T19:42:00.000-04:00

Most dogs are perfectly happy in life eating, playing with thier owners, chasing cars and squirrels, digging up the back yard and burrying things in it. But for good old cutey Skeeter the toy poodle, life revolves around falling on his face, ASLEEP! I saw this last night on that brain trash of a tv show "Inside Edition" while I was working on my laptop. Although I am a TRUE dog lover and seeing the video of this dog getting so excited that he falls asleep was down right tragic,...THAT #*^@!%!! was F-U-N-N-Y!!! Just for a split second, I found my head back and my mouth wide open in laughter until the tragedy of the situation hit me again, (this was a back and forth- laughter/sadness,...laughter/sadness-lol). He is a medical mystery and they try to "control" his sleepiness with anti-depressants made for humans. It gets worse folks, the dog is so bad off that in order for him to eat (because he gets excited about eating too) he has to be fed and petted rapidly at the same time. Along the same lines, on YouTube theres a little number named Rusty,....rofl/sad face,...rofl/sad face.... UPDATE: 8:14pm - damn! the goats got it bad too!!!!

Son of a........wwwwhat?

2006-05-24T09:46:00.000-04:00

Talk about your ironic life situations....the infamous David Berkowitz is currently being deposed as a witness in a lawsuit against his former lawyer. ABC.com news reports that "David Berkowitz, the imprisoned "Son of Sam" killer who terrorized New York City for 13 months in the 1970s, filed a lawsuit Friday to stop his former lawyer from allegedly selling his personal property." Now,.....what is the ironic part of this lovely situation? Berkowitz is suing his former lawyer based on the "Son of Sam" law, the self-penned nickname Berkowitz identified with during his serial killing spree. PEOPLE! The law he is suing under is based on his OWN murderous killing spree! America the beautiful. Then end.

I'm gonna pass, thanks

2006-05-23T10:42:00.000-04:00

Everget one too many forwarded emails dealing with nothing but nonsense? Try this.

Quote of the Day: 05-22-06

2006-05-23T08:23:00.000-04:00

May 22nd @ 11:17pm WFMY News 2 Late News "Most get rich quick schemes don't work, don't build wealth, if you want to get rich, you might as well be a crack dealer,..." Dr. Carlton Eversley, a Presbyterian minister and professor at Winston-Salem State University. He says the lottery have a negative effect on communities. By George I think he's got it!! You are RIGHT Mr. Eversley! Let's NOT try a simple game of chance in the hopes that you might one day hit the jackpot like some other very lucky regualr folk! Nooo! Let's go sling some dope! Now THAT is the road to riches! Screw you Oprah! I am going to cater to crackheads! Hey! Crack aint whack! Crack is Baaaack! Hooty hoooooo!!! In all seriousness folks, evereyone has their view on the positive or negative effects of the lottery on North Carolina and our education system (or lack thereof) but come on......when you are TRYING to make a statement in relation to how lotteries do affect the poorer areas of any community or state, can we find better words????? Daaang!

Michelle, What the HELL??!!??

2006-05-22T22:05:00.000-04:00

Michelle Rodriguez Gets 60 Days in Jail........ People Magazine Online reports that M.R. "caught part deux of her case" on Monday and was "...sentenced to 60 days in the Los Angeles County jail Monday for violating her probation." Now, lets see if we can just do a QUICK review here.... ...you get the job that will OBVIOUSLY be the character of your lifetime (and career) on the hottest show on TV right now ...you get SHANKED (kilt, got dead, bam!bam! capped) on said show just about the time you and your "cut buddy" get arrested for twin DUIs (our own little Thelma & Louis, go figure) ...then! unlike your blonde buddy (who OBVIOUSLY had the surprising brains NOT to go your route in this matter) you decide that holding up in the pokey for five days was better than doing the community service they gave you the option to do. ...they told your ass to go to AA and get it together....meantime....everyone is clowning your ass because your demise on the show looked like a firing because of your wild and reckless regard for your wallet and career (HEY! NOT SAYING THAT THIS IS THE CASE....IT JUST LOOKS THAT WAY!) AND FINALLY! You find some idiotic and completely destructive way to violate your probation and get posted back up in the pokey,............... .................(waaaait for it!!! wait for it!!!)............................... And all your dumb ass has to say about it is, "I'm a gypsy. I can see beauty in a jail cell."????????? Michelle......(smacking of the lips occurs here). Michelle. Michelle. Michelle. Now folks, what kind of gypsy do YOU know gets a role of a lifetime to jump start their career on the hottest show on TV and turns around and SHOWS directors and producers how destructive and tragic you REALLY are??!!!! DAMN MICHELLE?!?! WHAT THE HELL??? What the HELL, MICHELLE????!!!!????!!!!

The BEST of the best

2006-05-17T21:46:00.000-04:00

You know...this is the first time I actually CARED who won ATNM. Danielle. Danielle. Danielle. I am so happy for her....for the FIRST TIME I think the two girls in the finals actually worked hard to get there....and the best girl DID win...the most improved girl DID win. I am kinda pissed that the judges kept harping on her accent,...I mean HELLO???!!! does anyone rember the foreign model that did CG commercials with Ms. J during last season???? She barely spoke ANYONES language! I think Danielle is the most improved and I think that she worked hard to become a better model to please the judges and to win.....and I sound like a 17 year old all over again dont I????

Congrats Danielle. I am VERY proud of you. P.S. to the judges of ANTM: THANK YOU FOR NOT PICKING THAT DAMN JADE!!!!

The Jeeps! The Lex, Coupe, the Beamer and the Benz!...

2006-05-16T22:47:00.000-04:00

You know....let these different brand names try to battle it out for my dollar-cause I am loving every minute of it. First it was Absolut and Kravitz, now Mercedes Benz puts their music where their mouth is (or that lovely car of theirs!) and gives me a nice little mix tape , served up chilled and smooth. It even comes with the PDF file of the CD cover incase you wish to print it out and slap it in a jewelbox. Music is wonderful.

Audiobooks from Mercedes-Benz

Besides music Mercedes-Benz also offers a range of audio books by promising new authors for free download.

A true "throwback racist"

2006-05-16T15:14:00.000-04:00

Leave it to the state of SC to aid me in creating a whole new term for blatant rascism in this day and age. Take wonderful old Mr. McCuen for example.... just when you think that rascism had evolved into an stealthily strong yet underground and incidious vicious disease....someone like Mr. McCuen comes along and puts it back on "front street" like the true old fashioned rascist he is...he's a "throwback racist." He doin' it old school!

5 Things I would do if I were an aloof yet alluringly infamous superstar

2006-05-12T20:37:00.000-04:00

1. I would never sign my autograph the same way more than twice. This way people would not just ask me for my autograph in the hopes that it will be worth something to them one day (famous people have GOT to think this!). They would be asking for my autograph because they sincerely want to have something to keep with the signature of someone they like. Period. 2. I would guest star on Entourage and Grey's Anatomy. I would guest star as Vince's, (Adrian Grenier) love interest for a three episode stint before leaving him broken hearted, (temporarily). I would star on GA as the spunky yet wickedly intelligent new Doctor character that comes into the hospital and cast as the "shake up character." I would come in and all hell would break loose! 3. I would make my friend "M" my manager for her "blocking" potential. When I wish not to have certain stresses and perils of superstardom taint me, "M" would make sure I never knew it existed. She can shank you so quickly, she would be out of the building, in her plush leather, top of the line stereo system, iPoded-out BMW driving away and on her cell phone making an appointment for my next interview before you would even realize that you were cut and bleeding out. (Ha! take that!) 4. Create a non-cheesy commercial for Old Navy (directed by and starring me) for a new line of clothing they will feature for the "not so chunky but not Stick-thin" women (lol). Ok, this one is just plain old gratuitous for me...I get so tired of seeing those cheesy assed Old Navy commercials with the yougins dancing around with zombie like smiles on their faces. I would make one that is classic, simple and stylish. My clothing line would not bear my name, just my idea of business casual and formal business fashions for the fashion conscious yet broke as hell young business woman and man. Hey-the broke need to look business too! 5. Have a Dave Chapelle - style block party complete with my favorite music artists and comedians. Ok. So it would not be a block party in New York but I would rock the best block of downtown Raleigh, North Carolina! I would donate all but 20% of the proceeds to my favorite two charities (the other 20% would go to mom and my people that helped me put it together) and ask the following acts to be there: Maroon 5, Ray Lamontagne, John Meyer, Jill Scott, Nikka Costa, Common, Lenny Kravitz, KT Tunstall, Mos Def, Tina Dico, Talib Kweli, Maxwell, Sade & Sweetback, Nadiya, Anthony Hamilton, John Legend, Prince, Alicia Keys, and The Roots would be the house band. The comedians would be Dave Chapelle and Dane Cook, Stephen Lynch.

One Word Exercise

2006-05-07T03:04:00.000-04:00

One Word Exercise Describe yourself using only one word. 1. Yourself: Different 2. Your Lover: Surprising 3. Your Hair: Short. 4. Your Mother: Incredible 5. Your Father: Me 6. Your Favorite Item: Dreamcatcher 7. Your Dream Last Night: OMG! 8. Your Favorite Drink: Tea 9. Your Dream Home: Paris. 10. The Room You Are In: Kitchen 11. Your Pet(s): zero 12. Who You Are Now: Transitioning 13. Who You Want to be in Ten Years: Sole Proprietor (on that is two-sue me) 14. What You Want to be in Ten Years: Balanced 15. What You're Not: Mean 16. Your Best Friend: Mom 17. One of Your Wish list Items: Money 18. Your Gender: Woman. 19. The Last Thing You Did: Blogged. 20. What You Are Wearing: pajamas 21. Your Favorite Weather: Night 22. Your Favorite Book: Queen of the Damned 23. The Last Thing You Ate: hamburger 24. Your Life: Crazy 25. Your Mood: Calm

Backstreet's Back...ALRIGHT!

2006-04-27T11:21:00.000-04:00

Ok, its bad enough that its lip syncing but then! THEN! its the BACKSTREET BOYS done by two guys with a LOT of time on their hands. This is hillarious.

All About You

2006-04-24T20:57:00.000-04:00

A friend of mine sent me an email about this new independent film. It has won some of the best indie awards and seems to be worth viewing. I ordered it today so I will be sure to update this entry once I have reviewed it. (All About You) http://www.allaboutyoumovie.com/trailer_large.htm Produced by FaithFilmWorks

The Tax Man Cometh and he is an ASS

2006-04-17T00:52:00.000-04:00

Was I the only jackass up until 12am this morning doing taxes I could have done a whole two months ago? This is the first time in my entire tax paying history that I have waited this late to do and file my taxes. Normally I am done with tax refund happily in hand by the end of January. WHY? I DONT KNOW WHY!! I psyched myself out to think that incorporating my sole proprietorship business into the mix was going to be not only costly but time consuming as well. I made myself believe that I needed to get someone else to do my taxes instead of just doing them myself a whole TWO MONTHS AGO. Then, the thought of paying someone else to do what I have done on my own for over 20 years now, seemed ridiculous...so I waited...and waited....and waited... AND WAITED. UNTIL TODAY, tonight, this morning. Yes. It was tedious and tiring but not terrible. Yes. It was the longest three hours of my life but I know better and will prepare better for this horrible mess at the end of 2006. At the end, my UNEXPECTED refund and lack of hainvg to pay (since I LOAN the govt money every year uneccesarily) was worth the three hours it took me to gather and enter all that crap. So once again another tax season has passed for me with what I would still consider little trouble and a big enough reward for me to do it earlier next year. Hey! that could have been a LOT of pairs of shoes and a few CUTE summer dresses...Hell! it could have been a plane ticket to a nicer destination! I guess knowing that I will be doing my taxes next year from the lovely country of France will have to be enough for me! For all of Yall that have NOT done your taxes...with less than 24 hours left....Ya DUMMY! YOU BETTER GET MOVING! (like I have room to talk).

Absolut Genius!

2006-03-31T14:14:00.000-05:00

I am going to enjoy this one....

Not only does Absolut make one of the most famous (and tasty variations) of vodka in the WORLD, but now they have some of the hottest artists in the music business lending their talent to a brand new ad campaign to "interpret the Absolut brand through music." Lenny Kravitz is one of the first artists and one of my favorite DJs/Singers, Eric Roberson, is one of only two americans asked to remix the original song that Kravitz made for Absolut. This is such a cool concept and sooooo "today." The merging of music/alcohol has been around since liquor was created...but never has it been done so damn cool! Genius Absolut! Just Absolutly Freakin Genius!

Lotto Schmatto!

2006-03-30T08:05:00.000-05:00

Today is the first day of the NEW North Carolina Lottery. Although our powerball games have not started yet, they are allowing us to become brand new gambling addicts with the addition of the first games-the scratch offs. Now although I am not against having lotteries and playinhg the games, I dont plan to be one of those people who get in the habit of "tithing to the ticket," (that is the act of putting a certain percentage of your weekly/monthly/annual income towards the lottery). That is just not me and I dont believe a game of chance that COSTS me anything to play it, is actually got the CHANCE of making me richer.

I came. I bought. I scratched off. I lost. Boo.

Manic Monday / Blogger Challenge

2006-03-13T07:51:00.000-05:00

So, there are times where I feel like I could concentrate and almost perform surgery with my steady hand and full on concentration. But today.....was NOT one of those days. Today I feel like the poster child for ADHD. Today I feel like I could not concentrate on concentrating if my life depended on it. Today I feel like if I was manic depressive, this would be a manic stage....real manic. I really want to sit here and just stare out into space....its about the ONLY thing I CAN concentrate on. Mondays are normally rough for me but this one is off the chain. Normally, I can put on my headphones and zone out and work through the lack of attention and concentration. Uh uh...that aint happening today. But it got me thinking... On days like these, I love to listen to certain songs. On days when I am tired, I love to listen to a different set of songs. This is the same type of situation with days when I am depressed or sad. You know, there are just certain songs that hold a bit of feeling or that special "something" to get you out of whatever mood you are in (or to get INTO another mood). So here is my challenge to all my blogging friends(yes, this means you too SC!): 7 songs for 7 moods: What seven songs can define the different moods/days you can (and do) have in a week? "Reggie"(lol) has already taken my challenge (thanks for playing along buddy!) so what about you? Here are mine: When my ass is draggin the ground and I just dont feel like doing anything "Superheroes" - Esthero When I am emotional (bad) "Drown Deep" - Maxwell or "Heal Over" - KT Tunstall If my boyfriend does something dumb as hell and I am upset "Only the Lonely" - The Motels When I am in my "dont mess wit a bitch" mood "Up in here" - DMX When I am souped up on caffine, a sunny morning or just high off life "Sweetness" - Johnny Eat World When I am ready to go out and dance (also can remind me of cold winter weekend nights) "Five Fathoms "- Everything but the Girl UPDATE: When it is a MONDAY but I want it to feel like FRIDAY (at 5pm) "Cubicle" - Rinocerose (click here to see the iTunes ad using this song)

Damn you domain thief!

2006-03-10T12:18:00.000-05:00

Now, I dont know about you, but if I was Ralph Lauren I think Volkswagen deserves a serious beat down over this one: BBC NEWS | Technology | Volkswagen 'gets Polo web name'

Blog it Out! (Growing list of NC Blogs)

2006-03-09T14:26:00.000-05:00

I will be adding to this list from time to time. If you are blogging from somewhere in the gigantic state of NC, drop me a line with the info on your blog (or one that you know of from NC) and I will add it to my list! I would like to eventually have a nice little list of some of the best our state has to offer. Blogging and just reading other people's blogs has opened up a whole new world of information (and entertainment,....not always intentional..ha ha) for me and I have actually convinced several of my friends to start blogging-not always personal information but just to try it- try blogging SOMETHING. I still struggle sometimes with my need to blog and my need to be private but somehow, when its all said and done, I find a way to let the to co-exist quite nicely.

View from the Sidewalk http://view-sidewalk.blogspot.com/ Stephenonmenal http://www.stephenomenal.com/blog/ RealNiceAggie http://realniceaggie.blogspot.com/ Michael Bowden http://www.michaelbowden.com/ Kayares http://www.kevinshoffner.com/kayares2006/

GaGa for Gmail

2006-03-06T23:24:00.000-05:00

The more I use my gmail the more I fall totally in love with it, (I think gmail is still by invite only - or you can sign up w/o an invite if you give them your cell phone number, so if you want an actual invite, let me know). And NOW! I find out (totally by "idiot accident") that I can view my gmail in my Outlook!! Whoa....I had a moment there... For all those out there that have gmail already and they are not sure how to incorportate gmail into Microsoft Outlook, it does have its advantages, (especially if you like to set up contacts, appointments, reminders, birthdays, etc.). Here is the best way to do it: Microsoft's Use Outlook with Google Gmail Instructions: http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/assistance/ha011488981033.aspx Google's Instructions: http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=13278 Happy gmailing!

Happy Birthday to ME

2006-03-01T08:37:00.000-05:00

Happy Birthday to me. Happy Birthday to me. Happy Birthday to Meeeeeeee. Happy Birthday to me! I am not sure how I feel about being 32....its not an especially monumental age, but we will see... I woud have loved to have still been in Paris today...snow and all (Hello Ninousse!) :-) Decorate a birthday cake! (click here)

Packing Heat in the Big House (a.k.a. The gangsterization of Dick Cheney)

2006-02-13T12:27:00.000-05:00

The next time Cheney tells ya'll that he is tired of hearing ya'll talk bad about the current administration...you betta listen! DC said "He aint havin' it...keep running yo mouf!" LOL

Yummy Yum Yum Vol 1.

2006-02-13T08:54:00.000-05:00

I am one of those people that will eat the same thing everyday for weeks if I love it....and its even better if it is a light recipie (as in not loaded with carbs and "heavy"). While my tastes in food are pretty static, there are parts of my favorite foods that are really good for more than one dish. I always find my self loving the sauces or side dishes I get when I go out to restaurants to eat, better than I do the main dishes. I always wish that I could figure out a way to make these things. THANK GOD FOR PEOPLE THAT MAKE COPY-CAT RECIPES! For instance, the Panera Bread Asian Sesame Dressing is great on any salad but its also a great marinade and good over a cold pasta dish. Check out these tidbits: Panera Bread Asian Sesame Dressing 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar 1/4 cup toasted sesame oil 2 tablespoons soy sauce 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 1/4 cup canola or vegetable oil Combine all ingredients except canola oil in a medium mixing bowl with a wire whisk. Once ingredients are combined, slowly pour in the oil while whisking to form an emulsion. Makes 1 1/4 cups Source: The Panera Bread Cookbook by Peter Reinhart More Panera recipes: http://www.panerabread.com/recipes.aspx

Wondering Links for 2/10/06

2006-02-10T08:00:00.000-05:00

http://www.blish.com/ The easiest place to buy or sell digital content http://www.imood.com/ Put your feelings on your blog...literally! http://www.charleschocolates.com/our-story.php Chocolatier http://www.templinbrinkdesign.com/ http://www.lauriefrankel.com http://www.lebook.com http://www.laurieslovelogic.com/ http://www.sovereignbeck.com RSS Feed and Blog links https://www.newsgator.com http://www.google.com/reader/lens/ http://pluck.com/ Knitting Links http://www.stitchdiva.com/ http://boogaj.typepad.com/knitting_blogs/ http://www.knittinghelp.com/ http://www.theknittinggarden.com/ http://www.tkga.com/ http://www.woolworks.org/ http://www.dnt-inc.com/barhtmls/knittech.html http://www.knitting-humor.com/ http://www.vogueknitting.com/ http://www.woolworks.com/Knitting/KnittingHomePage.html http://www.gbknitting.com/ http://www.knittingpatterncentral.com/ http://www.knittingtoday.com/ http://www.crochetandknitting.com/ http://www.knit2purl2.com/ http://www.onefineyarn.com/Merchant2/ http://www.knittingbag.com/catalog/default.php http://www.herrschners.com/main_yarn.aspx?pc=202120 http://www.knittingfever.com/knittingyarn.asp?company=&prodtype=yarn http://www.bellaonline.com/site/Knitting http://www.knittingnow.com/default.asp http://www.masondixonknitting.com/ http://www.yarnharlot.ca/blog/ http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEwinter05/index.html

Too Cold (Ice Ice Baby)

2006-02-09T13:46:00.000-05:00

I find something very disturbing about the site Iced Out Gear and the fact that this tacky mess that people pass off as real jewelry actually has a website that is eaqually as tacky to match it. They probably have specials like:

The 1-day Rap Deal Contract Signing Special
The My Boo Blowout Sale
The Catch-A-Case Clearance Sale (my favorite by far)

I know this is the state of pop culture for some these days, but just give me a a nice semi-precious stone pendant on a thin leather strip...I am fine.

Freaky Fortune

2006-02-07T13:00:00.000-05:00

So I had lunch at my favorite chinese restaurant on Tuesday. We had a waitress I had never had before (and I eat there more than humanly possible by most) and she was a bit "off." But when she came back to the table to bring our checks and the typical fortune cookies,...the fortune cookie that got passed to me was,....not so typical (see picture above). So,...if fortune cookies are supposed to give you wisdom and luck, what does two in the same package do for you?...or do they cancel each other out in some weird magical way and turn into BAD luck? Either way, the fortunes really did not apply to me (or each other)...so I dont know what to make of this little item. I know one thing....the cookies themselves were unsually nasty....a result of sharing a package? Hmmmm maybe,....maybe not. Either way, after taking this picture, I immediately went into a anally retentive - compulsive obesssive panic about the fact that I now had to get the crumbs from the cookies off my counter...lol

Knitter What? Knitter Who?

2006-02-05T22:42:00.000-05:00

So,.... As a way of relieving some stress from the beginning of 2006 (which has been kinda horrible for me), I have taken up knitting and crocheting as my new hobbies. I want this t-shirt sooo bad (thanks again Steph!) I am going to make knitting the new HOT thing to do. I am going to knit like no one had ever knit before! I am going to knit scarves and sweaters and hot sexy hats and little cute booties for cute babies and shawls that make your grandmother envious! and..... Aww,....who am I kidding...this shit is not easy...so when you, MY FRIEND, get a nice new grey scarf for christmas next year,...SHUT UP AND LOVE IT. :-)

Etsy - Your place to buy and sell all things handmade

2006-02-01T09:09:00.000-05:00

I came across this website from another querky website. It showcases handmade goods that people want to sell!! Check it out, its called Etsy.

Poppy Baldwin - R.I.P.

2006-01-30T22:16:00.000-05:00

Poppy Baldwin Nov 1994 - Jan 2006 An incredibly smart, loveable, wonderfully aggrivating, cute, and totally loving companion. You are truly truly missed my lovely dog. Rest in peace.

Want to faint with that fish?

2006-01-30T12:01:00.000-05:00

I want to tell this big long funny story about how much the food is horrible and how much the service sucks at Natty Greens in downtown Greensboro really SUCKS but I just cant....it would take too long to describe to the level of horrific detail that I want to describe it and then no one will wan to hear the end of the story...so I will just sum it up with the lovely picture of the coaster to the left of my entry here and this sentence: Natty Greens should be called NASTY Greens for all the reason I cant explain. ....but maybe one day I will be able to....after I finish having stomach issues because of my food there.

5 Things I Learned from Carnivale

2006-01-26T14:40:00.000-05:00

I recently started the HBO Series Carnivale on my netflix rotation...I watched a little bit of the first episode last night....and I thought I came up with weird #!&#&^!^$!@! But the 35 or so minutes that I DID watch gave me some really good life lessons that I thought I would share: (1) Try not to get caught in the midst of a dust bowl if you have asthma (2) No matter how you dress them up, carni people STILL LOOK LIKE CARNI PEOPLE! (3) Stealing from the church offering in times of depression will make your throat sore (4) Dont go into town for a knee-high soda by your damn self (5) If your momma is comatose AND YOU CAN STILL HEAR HER TALKING TO YOU, one or both of you should consult the advice of a psychological professional Stay tuned..this disturbing, (yet interesting) show may turn out to be my new life guide!! :-)

Blog Incognito

2006-01-25T10:49:00.000-05:00

Love it or hate it or dont give a damn about it...but if anonymity matters to you or if you just want some interesting reading material...check out the Bloggers_Handbook2.pdf (application/pdf Object)

A Tribute to my long ass morning commute...

2006-01-24T16:56:00.000-05:00

Luaka Bop: Geggy Tah: "Whoever You Are (T. Jordan, G. Kurstin) All I wanna do is to thank you even though I don't know who you are You let me change lanes while I was driving in my car. . . Whoever you are I wanna thank you who... Now all I wanna do is to exit So I go to where I can get off On a curve, through the shoulder There's no parking in that trough So I drive around all day Coming atmospheric haze Till I wanna get on again Then, all I have to say is All I wanna do is to thank you Even though I don't know who you are You let me change lanes While I was driving in my car. . . Whoever you are I wanna thank you who... All I wanna do is to tune in Radio L.A. Lujah 'Cause we're broadcasting live And we wanna hear all of ya On the mic is Geggy Tah But a whole lot more of all of ya Let us hear ya, let us hear ya In a big echoing holla All I wanna do is to thank you Even though I don't know who you are You let me change lanes While I was driving in my car Whoever you are I wanna thank you who..."

Share and share alike

2006-01-24T11:26:00.000-05:00

sharemywifi.com I had a feeling that this already existed (because I am NEVER the first person to think of something!) but little did I know that not only had GENEROUS people already started sharing their wi-fi, but THEY PUT IT ON A WEBSITE TOO!!!??? Wow.

Eat good in the 'boro

2006-01-24T09:44:00.000-05:00

Greensboro Restaurant List (not all inclusive, just restaurants I reccomend) http://www.revivalgrill.com http://www.bistrosofia.com http://www.triaddiner.com (a restaurant finder/guide) http://www.bertsseafood.com http://www.undercurrentrestaurant.com/ (I highly recommend this one-I had a very pleasant dining experience)

Hobbit Update.....

2006-01-23T11:43:00.000-05:00

I did not realize at the time of my first blog about Hobbit Love, that I actually KNEW a Hobbit (my bad, dog)....so from the horses mouth, here goes a Hobbit's view on why E Lilly got her some Hobbit love; (and I quote): ".....hobbits have time to study shit. so we know how to do things when the time comes........" 'Nuf said. The end.

Black and Blue over the Berry

2006-01-23T11:14:00.000-05:00

For those as cracked out on their BB as I am...(I am becoming more of a crackberry head by the day), the latest news that the Supreme Court rejects BlackBerry patent appeal - Wireless World - MSNBC.com "aint no news I can use fo sho'" (if you know what I mean). I mean, ok..is my actual PHONE still going to work? Will I be able to use the other features of my blackberry? Am I going to be sitting in a corner somewhere with a white ring around my mouth (think Chapelle Show) rocking back and forth calling. "Please,...please....bring my blackberry back....please..."

Sad day for crachkeads

2006-01-23T08:47:00.000-05:00

Now,....believe it or not...if this lovely couple falls apart, it will totally break my heart. I mean first Brad and Jen Pitt and NOW THIS??!!! I mean this would REALLY be a tragedy. Think about it...if people covers a story on Bobby Brown: Whitney Divorce Rumors False | Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown : People.com and its true, who else would want either of these crackheads? And lonely crackheads aint no fun....saaad story man....sad story.

Damn, Now I'm LOST

2006-01-23T08:43:00.000-05:00

Ok. I know there is someone in the world for everyone but I have only one phrase that sums up the down low top secret story of Dominic & Evangeline's Hush-Hush Love Life | Dominic Monaghan, Evangeline Lilly : People.com ...........WHAT THE HELL????? When did this happen? How did this happen? Hobbits get to mack beautiful women these days? Is there some top secret sexual secret about Hobbits that I need to know about?????? I mean damn Evageline! Holla a a sistah if you know something I dont!! My GOD!

I never knew dogs were so lazy!

2006-01-20T08:57:00.000-05:00

Did you know this? ' The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "The phrase 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog' can be generated in the English Microsoft Word by typing =rand() and pressing the ENTER key." ' Read more on this famous sentence and is misuse here.

The loss of my family's jewel

2006-01-13T14:01:00.000-05:00

Leorah Whitley, Rest In Peace. January 13, 2006 We love you.

First the Fat Boys, now Siesta???!!

2006-01-03T12:24:00.000-05:00

People in Spain are working hard to make your siesta, see ya latah! Complete story here.

I think its amazing...

2005-11-08T16:03:00.000-05:00

...the things that we take for granted that we can do with technology these days. I mean, one minute, you are chatting with someone online and the next thing you know, with the click of a button, you hear a voice in your ear, crystal clear and lovely. Technology is beautiful and tragic all at the same time. Technology breaks barriers and sets up new ones all at the same time. I love technology.

Word for the Day: Cronyism

2005-10-04T09:42:00.000-04:00

Ok ya'll....is the whole country going to sit back and watch as "Dubya" takes America to hell in a handbasket? http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-10-03-miers-cover_x.htm

Written consent and permission

2005-09-09T14:23:00.000-04:00

My quote of the day: "You blog, and all your friends then want to censor you...What up wit dat?"

PepBoys Pimpin'

2005-09-09T14:05:00.000-04:00

Last Friday, I took C out to eat dinner as a much needed thank you for the hard work he did for me back in January. Upon coming out to my car, I noticed that my truck tire was going flat. Upon further inspection, the culprit was found to be a freaking NAIL in my tire. There it was,...and it had the NERVE to be SHINY! My first thought: "So this is how my weekend is going to be huh?" C had gotten into his car and I ran over to ask him to take a look at the tire and tell me if I could make it home. I mean,...he was a guy,...he was around...I figured, guys know this stuff! why not just ask one for GP?! I mean, what could it hurt to just hear someone else's opinion of my new weekend issue? What was his response? (loosely quoted) "I dont usually work this soon after eating.......you need to stop at a gas station and put some air in it." Yeah. We are on the same page. Or are we? I am not going to put air in ANYTHING! I was feeling extra "girly" that night and just could not see myself (as lazy as it sounds) getting that close to my tire to put air in it that evening....riding home on a wing and a prayer sounded much MUCH better to me. After giving me the typical girl huff puff, C followed me to the gas station and put air in my tire for me (how nice!...do I owe him another meal?) for which I was enormously appreciative. I drove home. Oh! But Wait! The drama does not end there! Sat. I go to PepBoys to have the tire patched. Just as they wanted me to do (damn those automotive Jedi mind tricks!) I get there and realize that, maybe this is a good time to get them to rotate/balance/align all my tires while they are at it....why? because patching my tire and placing it back on the wheel was ALL they were going to do...no re-alignment, no balacing, no NOTHING. Riding in my truck was already like sitting in a vibrating desk chair so I said, what the hell...cant cost me TOO much more than the $24.95 they were already getting out of me for the tire patch. Huh! yeah right. Final bill? $164.25 My LAST $164.25!!!! I walked out feeling like a $2 ho that had just had to give her pimp all the money she made that night. Not even to be left with enough money for cab fare... Does my car drive a little better now? Sure....but only a LITTLE better...there is still something wrong with the wheels...I still have a dull bumping/knocking noise... Did I get pimped out with the costs? I SURE DID. I need to own a PepBoys.

...more on my own religion

2005-08-27T00:00:00.000-04:00

.....how about a a "buslim," (buddisht and muslim)? No? Okay.

Tuesday's child

2005-08-26T11:57:00.000-04:00

One day I am going to have a little girl. I am going to name her Tuesday. When children try to pick on her and ask her "Hey Tuesday, where is Wednesday? Ha ha ha!" She will answer "Wherever your momma left Monday, Thursday and Friday."

Bless Me!

2005-07-21T08:25:00.000-04:00

You know, I have been doing a lot of thinking about religion and what role it plays in my life lately. I have also been researching other religions, but more so, aspects of other religions. A thought occurred to me the other day. Although I was raised Baptist, there are certain (just a few) aspects of other religions (such as Tom Cruiseology,...oops I mean Scientology) that are attractive to me and coincide with my intentions, purpose and goals in life. So I just came up with an idea. Maybe I should just take the best from each religion, keep my core Baptist values in tact and make up my own pseudo religion (hell! everyone else is doing it!). I would call it Baptology. I'm a Baptologist :-) ...hey, I got a good laugh off of it driving home down 85.

Driving

2005-06-27T09:44:00.000-04:00

...ever wondered how many people spend as much time on the highway as you do? I have. I spend a LOT of time on I 85. A LOT.

Have your cake and throw it away

2005-05-20T14:24:00.000-04:00

Ok.

Wait,…no..

Ok.

We had a birthday ice cream social today at 1:15pm in the conference room. They do this group birthday thing every month for all the birthdays of that month. I hate having to fake being social at work so that you don’t become the weirdo non-social outcast of the department.

But in my defense, I am a germ-a-phobe and a very picky eater….I DON’T go to these group food functions (also known to me as Germ Fest 2005) because I KNOW how I am. I know someone is going to try to shove something I don’t want on my plate and I am going to say something “not so nice.” If that does not happen, someone will inevitably ask me why I am not eating ice cream and I am going to have to tell them:

-I don’t eat ice cream

-I don’t eat things that my co-workers fix in the privacy of their homes

-I don’t eat from houses of people with cats

-I don’t like strawberries, blueberries, peaches and half the fruit that exists on this earth.

….and then they will inevitably look at me like I am a freak.

See, I save everyone the looks by just not going. But not this time…back to the story…

Well, I was not going to eat anything..because people had brought things they made from home….uh no. Then, I saw the store bought cake so I figured I would get just a tiny piece of that. But then I was thinking;

“Self? (talking to myself) Do we want cake?”

“No, (I answer to myself).”

I will be good and not eat anything sweet and just sit around and socialize until I have had enough of these people and can go back to my desk with out someone asking me where I was going…” So I am about ready to stop smiling in my co-workers faces and go back to my desk to be productive when all of a sudden, one of the organizers sees that I do not have anything in my hands and she began to corral me towards the sweets troth to get something…so I reluctantly get up and grab a plate. There were two people in front of me. They both pile the fresh fruit, (strawberries and blueberries) on their plates with cake, ice cream and pie. The person in front of me gets vanilla ice cream. The server lady scoops out a nice big scoop for him and he grins in anticipation of smashing the cake and ice cream together for a special treat.

As he walks away, server lady commences to take four of her fingers and place them in her mouth, one after another, sucking off left over ice cream. I try to fix my face in hopes that I have not already given away on my face, the horror I feel in my heart as I watch her place her fingers in her mouth, KNOWING she is about to serve me next.

“Self? Did you just see that ***t?!?!!”

“Yes Self. Yes, I did.”

Mom, you would be so proud of me.

I fixed my face, watched her slice me a small piece of cake and take those same licked fingers and place them on the other side of my cake to place it in my little paper bowl. I smiled and said, “Thank you.” (Self: “Run!”) and (“Run!”) walked as calmly (“Run!”), as I could to the other side of the conference room and out the door, across the hall to my desk area and immediately placed the bowl into the trash can. My heart was still racing from the Freddy Krueger-like scare she gave me by licking her fingers.

See why I don’t go to departmental social functions??!!!

Got Gzus?

2005-05-17T22:48:00.000-04:00

"GOTGZUS?" That is what the license plate on the shiny new Mercedes,...uhm...something class, said in the parking lot at the HT today. I saw it as I walked from the parking lot inside the grocery store. At first, I did not think much of it...but for some reason, as I walked around the store with my orange sherbert in one hand and walnuts in the other, heading for the self check out, (a wonderful invention I might add)....it stuck with me... If you have to spell Jesus with a "G",....wouldn't it just be better to find something else to put on your license plate?

Double Dating on the Lord's Day = BAD 1 out of 2

2005-05-17T14:50:00.000-04:00

So Sunday I had brunch with A. He was "I", height in the 6-footers,…slim build, cute. A plays golf and used to teach golf. He is a senior consultant with a local company and hospital. Very cool….very nice…a definite repeat.

I also had lunch at P on Sunday with K. He was "B", is decent looking, a mush mouth, shorter than I expected, talks really loud (but so does A…in a different way), kind of rude and interrupts you while you are talking, did not even offer to pay for my food, bought his food while I was still in the bathroom, and then I had to sit across from him during the whole lunch/early dinner and watch spit form in the corners of his mouth (along with mayo, bread, lettuce and lemonade) while we talked and ate. The conversation was really really hard. Ever talked to someone who not only thought they knew more than you, but thought they knew more than you about a specific topic and then began to drive in into the ground trying to explain every little detail to you?,..EVEN THOUGH you mention on several occasions that you not only understand BUT you also have knowledge of the topic???? THAT is what he did….THE ENTIRE LUNCH…EVERY TOPIC WE TALKED ABOUT. I could tell that he is NOT used to talking to women wiht an opinion on ANYthing. Every time I would try and kind of get him off himself by referring to something that I related the current topic to or something we had in common(as in “Yeah, I know what you mean, I to have done…blah blah or I know a little on….blah blah…”) he would tell me I did not understand like he did and go right back to the 3^rd grade explanation.

Then! As if his rudeness was not enough…at some point in time he must have thought enough of my skills to realize I might be an assest to him…and the conversation turned from HIM, to how I could partner up with him to do some work!!!

By the end of lunch/early dinner, I was tired of him, tired of trying to avoid looking at the spit in the corners of his mouth, tired of trying to strain to listen to him carefully enough to understand him and the mush, tired of him interrupting me and talking down to me. K, being oblivious to it all…was just sitting around looking like he was next in line for a vastectomy, (that is, once he stopped talking and realized I never started...). I was so ready to go I could have ran out of P. Straight up SPRINTED.

Moral of the story? Dont double date on the Lord's day....you are guaranteed that at least ONE of the instances,..the outcome is going to be BAD.

Walk the walk...

2005-05-13T09:58:00.000-04:00

Ok. I am supposed to be working right now. I know this. But I cant help it. I just cant help it. http://www.wagenschenke.ch/ is ADDICTIVE. Now that I have FINALLY figured out how to keep the poor little drunk man UP RIGHT,...I cannot get enough of this,...this,...is this a game? Would it be considered a game? I mean you keep playing to get a higher score don't you? I don't know if you get the chance to post your name at the end of the game as a high scorer,...because I never get that far......but you can "bes' belieze" I will keep trying....I WILL keep trying...

In the name of the father, the son....(instant ordination)

2005-05-13T09:50:00.000-04:00

So I am now an ordained minister. The Universal Life Church has provided me with the means to spread love, joy and strengthen the institution of marriage by becoming a minister in a few easy steps. I first heard about this from Joey on Friends, then Bob become one, did a few marriages and I was determined I was going to marry SOMEONE. So I did the search, filled out the form and voila! It even give you the option to kit a "church in a box", complete with a certificate and all.....I don't know if this is the beginning of something good, or the end of the church as we know it...ha ha ...am I going to hell?.....was I already on the short bus there? (lol)

Sex in the Chick Fil A drive thru

2005-05-10T09:36:00.000-04:00

Its a little after 8am, I really was thirsty from the early morning HEAT we seem to be experiencing so I drive up the the CFA drive thru and roll down my window to place my order. All of a sudden, this frothy, phone sex, lustful voice comes over the intercom, (in my best 1-900 girl voice) "Welcome to Chick Fil A, how may I help you? (big lustful sigh)"..... ........I was so shocked I could not get the words "sweat tea please" out of my mouth for a second, then I realized I WAS at the drive thru.... "uh, a sweet tea please and that's all." (lustful, frothy, 1-900 number voice replies...) "$1.32 please, drive up." I turned the corner to pull up to the window...I felt violated....I need a shower... The voice did not improve once I drove up to the drive thru and she saw I was a female. Maybe she was practicing for her new job on the date hotline, ...or maybe she was sick and her voice was leaving her.... ........naaah....she was trying to have sex in the chick fil a drive thru.

...ready, set, break ! (down)

2005-04-28T13:39:00.000-04:00

"I need high prayers to breathe through And I need to shine like I used to And I know that I'm not supposed To be for nothing..." -Cree Summer, "Deliciously Down" - Street Faerie

This week has gone by so fast, yet been so long all at the same time....I can't remember a week where I have felt so lost and so found all at the same time. A lot of things are coming into line for me right now...amidst my own personal chaos and lack of free time. I need a serious mental day. Its funny how things can be so perfect and so right for a person, just as they are standing in the eye of a storm,..knowing that both the worst and the best is yet to come...because, now, you can see it.

2005-04-21T10:33:00.000-04:00

Hot day, cool smoothie,....extreme dating is fun. :-)

pay me

2005-04-19T09:10:00.000-04:00

To take a page from my friend's blog,....here is my haiku of the day:

Pay Me you requested it the item I gave freely money I dont have do you plan on paying me?

This week is a page out of the broke diaries for me. Clients that do not pay are not helping me NOT dip into my savings.

Watch the green light maaan!

2005-04-18T13:59:00.000-04:00

So,..I rush out of work to run errands on my little tiny itty bity 30 minute lunch break today. Its all sunny and 80 degrees out side and I kind of get excited about driving with the windows down for a change. I go to the bank, grab a caramel frappe (my version of midday coffee) and head back to work. There I am at the stop light waiting for green, minding my business and Mr. Toyota Tacoma in front of me keeps looking back at me in his rear view mirror....and he keeps making these hand gestures close to his chest. After a few seconds of watching this man make grabbing gestures with his hands, I finally figure out he is trying to say something to me. The light turns green and he is still looking at me through the rearview....I beep my horn and it was like he awoke from some hormone induced daydream and put his foot on the gas and drove off. Maaan! keep your eye on the red light instead of trying to tell me that the twins are big! damn!

Extreme dating

2005-04-18T13:02:00.000-04:00

So, what do you call it when you meet someone for brunch on a bright warm sunny Sunday morning and you don't leave their company until almost 8pm that evening? Extreme dating. Its the new thing I hear. Forget the days of the quick bite to eat, a little conversation and off you go! No! Why do that when you can get to know 10 times more information within one little 24 hour period. Make a day of it. That is what they do on those reality dating shows - they make a day of it. We could not decide what to call it, so "officially" it was just a get together, meeting... One moment I was having brunch, the next I was having dinner,...with a very satisfying day in good company in between. :-) I think I really like extreme dating.

tick,...tick,...tick,...

2005-04-15T01:35:00.000-04:00

Its 1:36am,...do you know where your web designer is? .............this is what happens when you let procrastination creep in.

Procrastination is the root of all evil

2005-04-14T09:54:00.000-04:00

" My soul wants to go one way But my heart and mind playing a tug of war with me baby"

-"Tug of War," Nikka Costa

I must say, it snuck (is that a word??) up on me. I did not see it coming,...And the next thing I know, its moved in, unpacked and has made its self comfortable on my couch. What am I talking about here folks? PROCRASTINATION. Yep, procrastination. Over the past six months, I have become the worlds official #1 procrastinator, and I hate it. I truly truly hate it. I mean, I was the one that used to arrive 15 minutes early. I was the one that used to stay a constant week ahead of my responsibilities at work. I was the one that kept all the receipts and filed taxes on time (well I still do that, refund baby!) and the one that just had it all together, lists, the daytime organizer calendar all planned out....And now? Now? Well I am procrastinating as I write THIS! Its sad. Sad, sad, sad.

Rainy days are not good for my behind

2005-04-13T11:20:00.000-04:00

" Trouble...Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble Trouble been doggin' my soul since the day I was born Worry...Worry, worry, worry, worry Worry just will not seem to leave my mind alone We'll I've been...saved by a woman I've been...saved by a woman I've been...saved by a woman She won't let me go...She won't let me go now" -"Trouble", Ray Lamontagne

...no, literally,..rainy days are not good for my behind. On rainy days I tend to eat heavier foods, like "comfort foods" and I get a bit sluggish and long for the warmth of my bed all day...my arse is really dragging the ground today. I am afraid I might have holes in my pants... So, I am watching Alias Last Wednesday (episode: Nightingale) and they played this song at the end of the episode. Well the song immediately grabbed my attention and my ears. I heard a voice like no other and the pain in the song was heavy. So, knowing that the web can provide you with just about everything except a cure for AIDS, I went online to an Alias fan site to see if I could find the artist and title of a song. I have done this before with a song from an episode of Alias and it proved to be rewarding. I found a song that I wanted for over 4 years and was looking for it. Because I did not know the band nor even a maybe title for the song, no one seemed to be able to tell me anything about the song. The only thing I knew about the song, other than the fact that I had heard it in a coke commercial a few years back; was that the chorus sounded like the singer was saying "baby..." something, (come to find out she was saying "Fade Into You, but that is a story for a different date). Long story shorter, I found out that my latest music jewel of a find was called "Trouble" and it was by a guy (with a fascinating life story I might add), called Ray Lamontagne. I found it, bought it on iTunes and then bought his whole record....now my life is once again complete, (until the next song I become obsessed with comes along). I do that, find a song or an artist, love one of their songs and then spend the next month or so completely wrapped up in it...obsessed with it....on constant rotation with it...its bad. "Trouble" just speaks to me. Its a melancholy song about feeling lost and found and lost again (but this time, lost in someone). I just love it. The rest of his album (of the same name as the single) is great also. They played another one of his songs, "Shelter" on another recent episode of Alias as well....sounds like someone on the Alias staff might be obsessed too... :-)

why dont black people blog?

2005-04-12T13:43:00.000-04:00

So this is not my first blog, but it is the first blog I have set up that I am actively going to try and keep up. There is something about blogging that I like...just have not figured out how to put it in words quite yet,...we will see. I am in the process of doing some research on minorities and blogs. This has been an ongoing personal research project of mine for the last three years. Why so long? Because it has taken that long for enough of "us" to get hip to this new form of expression and information sharing to have a decent number of people I can query about their blogging experiences. If you are a minority (African, African American, Latino, Asian, etc.) and you would like to participate in my research by filling out a small questionnaire (15 minutes tops!-promise!); then please, drop me a line . I will then reply to you with the questionnaire and directions. You fill it out and return it to me via email...real simple! Once I have enough people I will begin to post my results and findings on this blog.