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Saturday Random 5: I Need To Get Out More, Volume 2

Saturday May 28, 2005   EJ

Terrance tagged me and so
did KB. I’m a sucker, yet again, for a music meme. I did it before…what’s
the harm in doing it again? Taking it from the top…

1. What is the total volume of musical files on your computer?
Apollo – 85.0 GB and rising.
Hermes – 32.8 GB. Most (if not all) of them are on Apollo.
ejPod – 2 GB. Doesn’t take too much music to work out to.

2. What song are you listening to right now?
Avalanches – Since I Met You.

3. Last CD I bought?
Afterdark
- Chicago from the rekkasto, Natalie
from Amazon.

4. Five songs you listen to a lot and which mean something to you:

Just five? Let’s make it 10.

The newer cuts:
Ivana Santilli – You’re So You. Played this cut to death after Todd kept
singing it, and singing it, and singing it….
Teedra Moses – Caught Up. My favorite cut off the album, don’t care who tells
you anything different. It’s gotta be the guitar and the keys in the high register.
It’s intoxicating. There’s another one, but I won’t present that one yet.
Avalanches – Frontier Psychiatrist. This track is wild! That
boy needs therapy!
Michael Johnson – Do It. He’s so smooth.
Platinum Pied Pipers feat. Steve Spacek – No Worries. Anything from PPP right
now thrills me. This one grew on me and now won’t go away.

The old school/not so new cuts:
Shuggie Otis – Inspiration Information. I can’t describe it. I think I
played this song to death, seriously.
Soul II Soul – Missing You. Ditto on this one. IMHO one of the best British
cuts from back in the day out there.
Bill Withers – Let Me Be The One You Need. Love the way he whines.
Chuckii Booker – You Don’t Know. One of the cuts that never got airplay.
Troop – You Take My Heart With You – One of those cuts that they should have
released.

Tags.
Stephen Charles.
Curious to see what he’s up to.
Chandrasutra.
Ditto for Chandra.
Humanity Critic.
Gotta see what’s in his head.
Will. Because
I have to do it to him.
Golden. Where
you at?

Can I go outside now?

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In Rotation: 05/27/05

Friday May 27, 2005   EJ

It’s been a long week, and I’m glad it’s over. Today’s In
Rotation: 05/27/05 is in full effect. This was a bit of a challenge
for me, since I was (as usual) feeling very mellow after a long work week, which
was pretty much a repeat of last week. After I turned up the sound and rested
a bit, I was able to drop a mix of cuts that, outside of the OSWs, have been in
rotation and haven’t been too mellow and a even- dare I say- a little eclectic. If you’re feeling mellow, you know you can always dip into our crates…

And people, if you happen to see Todd Kelley around, do
not give him a photo of yours. There’s no telling what might happen. And yes, I’m still open for Q&A. You’ve got questions? I’ve got answers. I’ll start dropping them on Tuesday. Go for it.

Check it out:

01 – The
Avalanches – Since I Left You. They
are an Australian sextet that, if I tried to classify into a specific genre, I
would fail miserably. This is the lead single off their CD
released last year. I would definitely classify this as one of the misses
of last year. (Big ups to Gwen
for the tip — I owe you a big one).
02 – Platinum
Pied Pipers f/ Tiombe Lockhart -Stay With Me.
Don’t ask me, ask Honey.
Like I mentioned to her, their album is quite possibly one of my top 10 of this
year.
03 – Ivana
Santilli – Should I. Todd
is a mellow cat. Yet another one of my misses from last year.
04 – Jamiroquai – Little L. Word is Jay is in the studio.
Let’s hope so.
05 – Maya Azucena -Too Much. Yep, Honey
again. It’s like an addiction.
06 – Rahsaan Patterson
- The One For Me. Wonder who
designed his website? Hmm……
07 – Frank McComb – Do You Remember Love? I got to see
him perform at Prince’s concert and picked up his CDs.
08 – Lalah
Hathaway – Outrun The Sky. From her
album of the same name.
09 – Toshi
- Beating of My Heart. I mentioned
his album last year.
10 – Kem – Set You Free. From Album II. (Yep, her
again.)
11 – Michael Johnson – Move On. One of the close friends
of Julie Dexter and a wonderful producer. Cop
his album if you like this track.
12 – Q-Burns Abstract Message f/ Lisa Shaw – This Time.
Whisper "Lisa Shaw" into Todd’s ear and find out what
happens. Wish I could see her again.
13 – D’Influence f/ Shola Ama – This I Promise You.
From their last (and hopefully not final) album, D-Vas.
14 – Jhelisa – Whirl Keeps Turning. I’m
wondering what she’s doing these days as well.

I’ve made myself a happy camper after a busy, yet productive week. Let’s hope
I spread the love. Have a great weekend and a wonderful holiday – and Chicagoans, I will see you in July…..

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OSW: The Xquizzyt1 Mix: 70′s Slow Jams, Part 2

Wednesday May 25, 2005   EJ

You know what time it is. It’s Xquizzyt1
time.

Old
School Wednesday: The Xquizzyt1 Mix, Slow Jams from the 70s, Volume 2

01 Stevie Wonder – Knocks Me Off My Feet
02 Switch – There’ll Never Be
03 Deniece Williams – Free
04 Teena Marie – Portuguese Love
05 Cameo – Sparkle
06 Earth, Wind & Fire – Lover’s Holiday
07 The Floaters – Float On
08 Bloodstone – Natural High
09 Love Unlimited Orchestra – Walking In The Rain (With The One I Love)
10 The Manhattans – Let’s Just Kiss And Say GoodBye
11 O Jays – Stairway To Heaven
12 Dells – Stay In My Corner
13 The Isley Brothers – Sensuality (Part 1 & Part 2)
14 Lenny Williams – ‘Cause I Love You
15 Major Harris – Love Won’t Let Me Wait
16 Marvin Gaye – Distant Lover
17 Atlantic Starr – Send For Me
18 Stylistics – Hurry Up This Way Again
19 Shalamar – I Don’t Wanna Be The Last To Know

If you’ll excuse me, I’ll be playing The Stylistics and Love Unlimited Orchestra again continuously. Show your love to DJ XStacy.

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a quick ten….

Tuesday May 24, 2005   EJ

I swear, it’s been mad busy for me in the last week or so, but I finally got
a reprieve. I finally got to see Star Wars, and finally get to catch up on my
blog reading. That’s two out of three….now I’ve gotta catch up with the memes.
I’ve been tagged.:

From Metaphyzxx:
10 of my favorite things, in no particular order:
10. Headphones at work.
9. Welch’s Berry Punch. Three cartons a week, easily.
8. Listening to MP3s in my car. It’s the hotness.
7. Coming up with playlists.
6. Mornings. Watching the sunrise is mad cool.
5. Nathan’s beef hot dogs with cheddar cheese. Don’t hate.
4. My laptop, Hermes.
3. Reading blogs. Some people read books, me? I’m a blog fiend.
2. Sweatpants and t-shirts.
1. Springtime weather. Not too hot, not too cold.

Seven people to call out on this one: Will (done),
Frank,
Tony, Todd (done),
Yolie (done), Kelvin (done),
and KB (done), since he called me
on one
I did before. I’ll have to do an updated one soon. It’s about that time.

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What A Day….

Friday May 20, 2005   EJ
EJ- The Moon Man!!!


The Moon Man

Originally uploaded by ej flavors.

You know how it is when work gets you, where there’s stuff you really want to do but there’s not enough time in the world? Well, that’s me, today – seven days after Friday the 13th.

I had every intention of doing an In Rotation this week, but then I thought that maybe I was too mellow, that I needed to do more upbeat stuff. For example, the radio blog I was going to throw up was going to include Platinum Pied Pipers, Matt Bianco, Ivana Santilli, Rahsaan Patterson, and more….but then I thought that after the Old School Hip Hop arby that it would be better if I just let people marinate on that instead of going ultra-mellow as I’ve been kinda feeling after the weird work week I had. For example, I was supposed to see Star Wars, and I was all set. We were all sitting down, and the movie was about to start and then…. then….

…my pager went off, I got stuck on a conference call, and as the movie started I was on my way to my car going back to work. Sometimes life is like that, you know?

Especially since I’ve hit the cover of Jet Magazine!

HOLLA!

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OSW: The Xquizzyt1 Mix, Old School Hip-Hop

Wednesday May 18, 2005   EJ

DJ XStacy, better known as Xquizzyt1
lights it up again, and Will
and I are in serious agreement here.

Old
School Wednesday: The Xquizzyt1 Mix- Old School Hip-Hop

01 – Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force – Planet Rock
02 – Run DMC – Sucker MCs
03 – The Boogie Boys – Fly Girl
04 – Ultramagnetic MCs – Ego Trippin’
05 – Big Daddy Kane – Ain’t No Half Steppin’
06 – Special Ed – I Got It Made
07 – Joe Ski Love – Pee Wee Herman
08 – Eric B and Rakim – Eric B Is President
09 – EPMD – So Whatcha Sayin’
10 – Marley Marl and the All Stars – The Symphony
11 – UTFO – Roxanne Roxanne
12 – Chubb Rock – Treat Em Right
13 – De La Soul feat. A Tribe Called Quest, Jungle Brothers, Queen Latifah & Monie Love – Buddy (12” remix)
14 – MC Lyte – Cha Cha Cha
15 – Slick Rick – Children’s Story
16 – Brand Nubian – Slow Down
17 – Chubb Rock – Just The Two Of Us
18 – Method Man and Mary J Blige – You’re All I Need
19 – Gangstarr – Nice and Smooth – DWYCK

I would be typing this all day if I told you how much I loved this list. EPMD is my favorite one right now, but if you ask me the same question 10 minutes from now, it would probably be another track. Again,
we’re not responsible for you turning it out at your job today.

Xquizzyt1, make ‘em clap to this….
***Special thanks to Metaphyzxx for dropping Buddy into the mix on such short notice! I owe you one.

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B12: ATL Brown Bloggers II

Monday May 16, 2005   EJ



Brown Bloggers, Part II

Originally uploaded by ej flavors.

B12: ATL Brown Bloggers II. From KB’s
Bakers
Dozen.

1. With two meetups scheduled for the weekend, got off of work early Friday
and rescheduled work for the weekend to get ready for the shindigs.
2. Barley’s:
free internet but still no outlets for laptops. Talked to DJ, the manager: "Your
name is EJ? Cool. Call me Monday. Maybe we can work something out…"
3. The band that played had an…interesting vibe. After a couple of drinks,
though, everything sounded good…just ask the lady with the flask Yolanda….
4. With Yolanda, Will
(man, what a great guy! Pound pound!), Saga,
Karsh, Brown
Sugar, Ray,
and Xquizzyt1,the
drinks flowed, and so did the french fries. Brown Sugar, pass me the ketchup…
5. Because of the meetup, I of course, missed the finale for Enterprise,
but got home just before midnight. Thank goodness for TiVo.
6. Saturday, I stayed in the house and chilled to get ready for the evening
at Chequers….

7. ….to be met with extreme dissapointment as only three of us were there.
We ate and went back home. (Big ups to Fave. My man called on his way back outta the city, and apologized for Friday…)
8. Received a call from D-Nice:
"Aren’t you supposed to be here? Carmen
is here!" Dag. Due to the dinner, I missed her.
9. Thought about doing brunch, but due to Saturday’s events and the Sunday work
schedule, I elected to stay home instead to watch Don’t
Be A Menace To South Central While Drinking Your Juice In The Hood.
10. I put in a call to KB: "Yo,
you done walkin‘?"
11. Put together a CD by request. "Mr. Cohen, your CD is ready."
12. Synopsis: next blogger’s meetup? I won’t be planning it. Lesson learned:
more participation if meetups here are impromptu, not planned. Memo to self:
add entries to Brown Bloggers.

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In Rotation: 05/13/05

Thursday May 12, 2005   EJ

It’s going to be a very special weekend for me: spiritually, literally, musically,
and socially. Check it out:

Spiritually:
We’ve mentioned it more than once this week, but KB is going to be
walking
the walk this weekend. Please show your support to my man.

Literally:
Chandra is incredible
and asked me to take part of an interview. I thought to myself, after knowing
her and communicating back and forth for at least a year, what I could possibly
say to answer her questions. However, true to form, she posed the questions
so eloquently that it was amazingly easy to answer them, and for that I have
the greatest pride in coming up with the answers. Chandra presents: The
blogger’s blogger: an interview with EJ Flavors of Celestial Movements.
I’d encourage all of you who would like to take place in this interview to do
so. It’s eloquent and to the point.

Musically:
Today’s In
Rotation: 05/13/05 is live and in effect. Note that ALL of these cuts are fairly new- no old-school in this mix. These songs have been released within the last year, which is why they’re fresh in my mind. Check it:


01 – Intro
02 – Teedra Moses – Complex Simplicity
03 – Amerie – All I Need
04 – Bobby Intro
05 – Bobby Valentino – Come Touch Me
06 – Loose Ends – Don’t Worry
07 – Symbolyc One and Illmind – Night Like This feat Darien Brockington and
Big Pooh
08 – Maysa Intro
09 – Maysa – Hypnotic Love
10 – Siji – Starting Over
11 – Miguel Migs – One Wish For Me
12 – Gordon Chambers – My Imagination
13 – Morcheeba – Slow Down
14 – EJ Intelude (Underoos)
15 – Ivana Santilli – Cool Down
16 – Kashif – He Don’t Love You
17 – Reel People – Runaway
18 – Jody Watley – Whenever . . .

My voice is again in a few places (Todd,
KB, Hopluv…it’s
all about you guys). I’m getting used to the Mickey Mouse sound effects.

Socially:
Again, if you’re in Atlanta, I hope to see you this weekend:

Barley’s Billiards – Friday 05/13, 6pm
338 Peachtree St NE
(404) 522-7177

Chequers Bar & Grill – Saturday 05/14, 6pm –
236 Perimeter Center Pkwy NE
(across the street from Dunwoody train station)
(770) 391-9383

Love is all around. Give it, take it, be it.

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OSW: Tracking The Hits, Volume 2

Wednesday May 11, 2005   EJ

Three things you be aware of:
1. Four days to go before the Kidney Walk! Show your support for my friend KB. Do it.
2. Two days left for the weekend!! Atlantans, I’ll see you Friday, correct? Four letters: RSVP.
3. The three question meme is still open. Ask me three questions, and I’ll post the answers this weekend.

Now back to our regularly scheduled program….

We’re back in the mind of my man Will of
In My Write Mind, who’s incongito right now. Along with DJ
XStacy, they’ve dropped an Old School Wednesday back at you in full force.
I present to you:

Old School Wednesday: In My Write Mind: Tracking the Hits, Volume 2.

Will might be a busy man, but he’s not too busy for you. Check it:

01 – Christopher Williams – I’m Dreamin’ [New Jack City]
02 – Eric B and Rakim – Know The Ledge [Juice]
03 – Tony! Toni! Tone! – Me And You [Boyz N The Hood]
04 – Lady of Rage – Afro Puffs [Above The Rim]
05 – Public Enemy – Fight The Power [Do The Right Thing]
06 – Total feat Biggie Smalls – Can’t You See [New Jersey Drive]
07 – Mase – Feels So Good [Money Talks]
08 – SWV & Wu-Tang Clan – Anything (Old Skool Remix) [Above The Rim]
09 – Dru Hill – We’re Not Making Love No More [Soul Food]
10 – Whitney Houston – Exhale (Shoop Shoop) [Waiting to Exhale]
11 – Mary J. Blige – You Don’t Have To Worry [Who's The Man]
12 – Today – Why You Gettin’ Funky On Me [House Party 2]
13 – Lauryn Hill – The Sweetest Thing [Love Jones]
14 – Brian McKnight – Crazy Love [Jason's Lyric]
15 – Maxwell – Fortunate [Life]
16 – Jay-Z feat Amil and Ja Rule – Can I Get A… [Rush Hour]
17 – EU – Da Butt [School Daze]
18 – Earth Wind and Fire – September [Soul Food]
19 – Black Men United – You Will Know – [Jason's Lyric]

I’m probably showing my age here, but I really grooved to September when I was
a kid, and as we all know, the Love Jones soundtrack is arguably one of the
finest soundtracks out there.

They did it again, y’all.

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B12: Fifteen Minutes, Some Food, and a Flick

Monday May 09, 2005   EJ

Fifteen Minutes, Some Food, and a Flick. From KB’s
Bakers
Dozen.

1. I received an an email from Trader
Mike which alerted me that I need to keep track of my eleven50
emails, because I had totally missed the fact that Miguel
Migs and Lisa
Shaw would be in town for the weekend. I had never seen either of them in
concert, but being fans of both of them, I wouldn’t dare miss this.
2. The excitement of seeing them, however, was alleviated the fact that I had
to be on-call this weekend for work and wouldn’t be able to go see my mother because
of it.
3. Spent Friday night playing Shuggie
Otis over and over again and catching up on blog entries. I hate when I’m
so behind. It’s like reading a newspaper a couple of days after it’s on your doorstep,
you know?
4. After catching up on blogs, decided I’m ready for blogger Q&As again, so
here goes: the call is now open for the 3 question meme that Xquizzyt1,
Kelvin
and Yolanda
have done fairly recently. Yeah, I’m bitin’ too. Ask me three questions. The gates
are open, people. Go for it..
5. I got up to get my hair cut Saturday morning because I had to look great for
Lisa Shaw to see me…..
6. …but I had also had to rest up for the evening, so Saturday afternoon I appropriately
crashed and was awakened by D-Nice
who asked me if I was going, so I jumped out of bed, got dressed, made my Miguel
Migs-and-Lisa-Shaw-CD in the car, and ran out of the door.
7. Met up with Trader Mike there and after about 90 minutes after his arrival,
Miguel manned the turntables and lit up the joint. I swear, people, I’m not a
dancer, but I had to get on the floor and at least look like I could. I managed
not to break the camera and was able to take some great pictures also.
8. Thirty minutes after Miguel took the turntables over, Lisa Shaw jumped up on
stage, sung about 3 songs, and left. Happy to see her? Hell yes. Was I dissapointed
that she only sung three songs and then left the stage? Most certainly. Lisa:
you know I love you, right, but c’mon, give me more next time, alright? Alright.
After her 15 minutes of splendor, she left, so I left also.
9. Got an IM from Brown
Sugar and talked to Yolanda
and made plans to see Crash
on Sunday, so on Sunday morning….
10. …and went to breakfast with Prime
and Karsh to Rays
In The City downtown. A subpar meal was had, but hey, it was food. Something
had to soak up last night’s imbibing. I’m jus’ sayin.
11. I went to the movies Sunday afternoon. Crash, hands down, has got to be one
of the best movies I’ve seen in a while. I actually had to concentrate through
this entire movie to keep track of all the plots, subplots, and twists, of everything
that was going on. I was certainly not dissapointed. I’d recommend anyone who
hasn’t seen this movie to go check it out. It definitely deserves to win awards
this year. Having said that, however, I hope I haven’t jinxed it.
12. ….and in case you’ve forgotten, Atlantans. Friday and Saturday:
Atlanta blogger’s meetups this weekend!!!!. RSVP if you haven’t already so
I can get fairly accurate headcounts:
Barley’s Billiards – Friday 05/13, 6pm – 338 Peachtree St NE
(404) 522-7177
Chequers Bar & Grill – Saturday 05/14, 6pm – 236 Perimeter Center Pkwy NE
(across the street from Dunwoody train station)
(770) 391-9383


Hope you guys had a great weekend and a great Mommies Day!

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In Rotation: 05/06/05

Thursday May 05, 2005   EJ

Today’s In
Rotation: 05/06/05 is now complete with dialogue in between most
of the cuts. I personally think I sound like I’m talking into pillows, but hey,
maybe they can use my voice as a cartoon character.

In Rotation: 05/06/05.

These are on the mellow tip, which is how I’ve been feeling this week.

01 – Intro
02 – Omar – I Guess
03 – Nicole Willis – Didn’t Feel No Pain
04 – Gordon Chambers – Touch You There
05 – Ivana Santilli – You’re So You
06 – Dwele – Without You
07 – Mint Condition – Whoaa
08 – Mariah Carey – I Wish I Knew
09 – Linda Carriere – Could Have Had It All
10 – Intro to BZP
11 – BZP – Call Me feat. 3AM
12 – Silhouette Brown – Just A Little More
13 – Teedra Moses – Caught Up
14 – EBTG – Low Tide Of The Night
15 – Ivy – I Think Of You

Vibe with me.

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OSW: Tracking The Hits, Volume I

Tuesday May 03, 2005   EJ

Will, better known as the lefty of In
My Write Mind, is back at it. Check it.

Old School Wednesday: In My Write Mind: Tracking the Hits, Volume I.

These tracks all come from movies, which is no wonder why I’ve been subconsciously
calling this Life’s Soundtrack According To Will. Check it:

01 – Naughty By Nature – Uptown Anthem [Juice]
02 – Mary J. Blige – You Remind Me [Strictly Business]
03 – Sweet Sable – Old Time’s Sake [Above The Rim]
04 – Tony Toni Tone – Rafael Saadiq – All I Ask of You [Higher Learning]
05 – Total feat. Missy Elliott – What About Us [Soul Food]
06 – Caron Wheeler – I Adore You [Mo' Money]
07 – Hi-Five – Unconditional Love [Menace II Society]
08 – Toni Braxton- Love Should Have Brought You Home [Boomerang]
09 – Color Me Badd – I Wanna Sex You Up [New Jack City]
10 – Jay-Z – Who You Wit? [Sprung]
11 – Jeff Redd – You Called And Told Me [Strictly Business]
12 – En Vogue – Dont Let Go [Set It Off]
13 – Dionne Farris – Hopeless [Love Jones]
14 – Dr. Dre & Snoop Doggy Dogg – 187 [Deep Cover]
15 – Erykah Badu and D’Angelo – Your Precious Love [High School High]
16 – Boyz II Men – End of the Road [Boomerang]

I have this thing for the entire Love Jones soundtrack and the Mo’Money soundtrack
also (c’mon, you know I love anything that Jam and Lewis put out, right?) Holler
at him, y’all. Yo Will! I see (and hear) you!

[Plans in place for the next Atlanta blogger's meetup - please RSVP if you're going to attend:
Barley's Billiards - Friday 05/13, 6pm - 338 Peachtree St NE - (404) 522-7177
Chequers Bar & Grill - Saturday 05/14, 6pm - 236 Perimeter Center Pkwy NE (across the street from Dunwoody train station) - (770) 391-9383]

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B12: Skittles and Hitchhikers

Monday May 02, 2005   EJ


Laying in the sunshine.
Originally uploaded by ej flavors.

Skittles and Hitchhikers (or ‘The Somewhat Boring Weekend’). From KB’s
Bakers
Dozen.

Alright, let’s see if I can come up with 12:

1. Had a gathering at the house. It was alright, but work (and KB) caught up with me, so I stayed up and did some interesting mixes with my vocals and actual MP3s…..
2. …but you don’t really want to hear about that, do you?
3. I stayed home and watched Enterprise again. I’m trying not to give away what actually happened, except I have to say that at the conclusion of the episode, I had to rewind the TiVo at least 3 times. Anybody see it besides me? You feel me?
4. I’m mad that Third Watch’s last episode is this week. I was just starting to get into the show too. But why did they have to put Wyclef Jean on there? Cmon.
5. I had the option to go see Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy. It was either that or XXX. Guess which one won? Warning: Geek alert.
6. That’s right, it was all about Hitchhiker’s. And yeah, I enjoyed it. Considering I read the book around 4 times when I was growing up, I reserve the right to check it out and get totally geeked.
7. I went out to brunch with two guys, got full, and came back home.
8. Meanwhile, while we were gone, Anna (the beagle on the right) decided that she wanted to taste the rainbow…so she did.
9. End result on Sunday afternoon? The rainbow. All over. the. carpet. In case you’re wondering beagles cannot eat a bag of Skittles.
10. I had a gourmet meal of hot dogs and juice for Sunday. With spicy mayo. Yep… nothing but the finest for me.
11. I watched Grey’s Anatomy and now Desperate Housewives and yes, I’m hooked on this show too. I told you I need help.
12. Got a couple of IM’s and read a couple of blogs asking about having a little blog meetup this weekend. So here goes: this coming Friday at Barley’s, and Saturday at Checquers. People still interested, give me a shout (IM or comment) and I’ll make sure we have the headcount. Does anyone have a mailing list? Do I need to make one? Holla back!

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