mingaling

July 5, 2006, 12:05 pm
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The Braves game on Monday night was fun, especially during the rain delay. We basically had a huge party in the stands chanting and drinking beer. The game resumed, but we were good little boys and girls and stuck to our 9:30 curfew so that we could be up early for Tuesday’s events.

The boy was picked up and taken to Lenox for the Peachtree Road Race, and I met up with him at the finish line at Piedmont Park. Now I know why everyone really loves the Peachtree – drinks were served starting at 8am, Park Tavern was packed, and mostly everyone was drunk by 10. I had my nalgene filled with mimosas (a brilliant idea formulated by the boy’s friend), so I was feeling grand by the time the boy showed up. We headed to the Waffle House for a post-race meal (was I the only one that saw the irony in that?), then it was time for a much needed family nap. Molly cooperated fully.

Later it was off to the obligatory 4th of July cookout held by friends, who always put out a fabulous spread. Vodka tonics in one hand and tasty food in the other, it was a great time. We headed home to sit on the deck and watch fireworks, but the rain caused plan B (aka watch Entourage) to go into effect.

A happy 4th, indeed.

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Monday Morning Eye Candy

July 3, 2006, 11:34 am
Filed under: Thinking

Yawn. Monday. Blech.

But two things that make it easier to come in this morning:

Watching the football team workout on their morning run. Yes, I know they’re barely legal and all, but yum.
The construction contractors working on my new office. I’m not exactly in a hurry for them to finish by fall.

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Old Skool

July 1, 2006, 11:42 am
Filed under: Music

Rising early on a Saturday with good intentions, I walked and fed the dog, made breakfast, and sat down at the laptop to pay bills. While killing my freshly good mood while seeing my bank account dwindle, I couldn’t really find anything on iTunes that I wanted to listen to. I’m fresh out of new music, and the old standbyes weren’t working, so proceeded to make a new mix.

I was looking for something fun, danceable, singable, etc. It’s been a while since I made a mix cd, and this one isn’t stellar by any means, but I was inpired when Rob Base got shuffled into the playlist from my library. While g-talking with Dave, we volleyed lyrics from Snoop Dag to Run DMC, and it was practically kismet.

So voila – my "Old Skool" mix:

It Takes Two – Rob Base
Insane in the Braine – Cypress Hill
Come Baby Come – K7
Gin & Juice – Dre and Snoop Dog
Push It – Salt n Pepa
Baby Got Back – Sir Mix Alot
It’s Tricky – Run DMC
The Choice is Yours – Black Sheep
OPP – Naughty by Nature
Hypnotized – Notorious B.I.G.
The Humpty Dance – Digital Underground
Jump Around – House of Pain
Nuthin but a G thang – Dr. Dre
Keep Their Heads Ringing – Dr. Dre and Ice Cube
This Is How We Do It – Montell Jordan
Jump – Kriss Kross
Rappers Delight – Sugar Hill Gang
Bust A Move – Young MC

So today’s productivity? Questionable. Music? Excellent.

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I’ve got a golden ticket!

June 30, 2006, 11:17 am
Filed under: events

Last night was the last Screen on the Green for the summer: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.

A whole slew of us picknicked after meeting up at my place. It was a beautiful and breezy evening. Plus, thanks to the gracious folks at Stormhoek Winery, we enjoyed complimentary bottles of their delicious wines since we were chosen as one of the "100 Wine Dinners." Basically, they sponsor 100 gatherings of geeks and non-geeks to get together to dine and enjoy their wine – for free! Yay geeks!

I’m a big fan of the Pinotage and am looking forward to when they start selling in the US. I’m also a big fan of anyone that ships us free bottles of wine.

We were lucky enough to see Baton Bob’s latest outfit, as well.

Cheers!

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I know the suspense is killing you

June 30, 2006, 9:35 am
Filed under: Television

So, back to my little talk show topic quiz….

And the answers are:

"When your husband cheats with your Best Friend"– Oprah
"My teen gets paid for sex… she’s going to boot camp" — Maury Povich
"I want my cousin’s man"– Jerry Springer (this was your easy one!)
"Attacked at work" — Montel
"My fiance is a stalker"– Dr. Phil
"Addicted to love" — Tyra Banks

Good job, guys and gals! The hardest ones were Oprah, Dr. Phil, and Tyra, whose topics are pretty much interchangeable on any given day.

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Wedding Songs via the iPod

June 28, 2006, 4:11 pm
Filed under: Music

There’s a hilarious post on You Can’t Make It Up about wedding songs. But this post is unique in that she thinks of each randomly shuffled song playing in the context of a husband and wife’s first dance.

Example: "Free" by Neil Diamond. While humming "They’re coming to america,Never looking back again,They’re coming to America", she writes it’s "Perfect for the gay Mexican marriage, where someone’s scoring a Green Card."

I’ve been to several weddings that had the cliche songs of choice: "At Last," "From This Moment," "What a Wonderful World," gah… Seriously, they’re decent songs before you hear them for the eight-hundreth time. My own wedding song was Peter Gabriel’s "In Your Eyes." A lovely song, but I really, REALLY should have married John Cusack instead.

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Becoming Conscious

June 27, 2006, 4:31 pm
Filed under: what they said

"There is no birth of consciousness without pain."

–C.G. Jung

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Let’s Play a Game

June 27, 2006, 11:39 am
Filed under: Television

I got stuck watching early afternoon talk shows yesterday, and I got creeped out a little (ok, a lot) by the topics. I kept scrolling through the cable guide and it seemed to get worse and worse by show. So I thought it would be funny to have a matching game to match topics with the actual tv show.

Some are easy, some are easier. Give it a go!

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