Farewell to John Paul

All my life, I’ve attended Catholic school. So yeah, I was on the Pope watch since last night. So, this maybe a little bit pre-mature to the web news, but farewell, good sir. On a side note: the running joke with Brandon is that he’s the antichrist. Mainly because his not being religious and a few times he was in church, he was profoundly uncomfortable. And so, after the Pope update, the conversation went like this: Oakley: So, honey. As the antichrist, now that the Pope is dead, where are you partying tonight? Brandon: [laughs] Woot! I’m Buddhist. He’s spiritual....
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Ready for my close up

We got our group pictures taken today to be used on posters and other PR materials for our final “My Own Story” performance. We got to do all sorts of silly things for the camera, but I’m sure it’ll be awesome when it comes out. You’ll see the final poster and stuff here eventually. I have my Geek Girl shirt on. Although I don’t think it’d come out… This is also the first time since the Final 7 are together in the same room. The past 2 weeks, we kept missing a person. We have a great group with some...
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Introducing HMM FOOD GOOD

A dream realized. HMM…FOOD…GOOD – A food blog Hmm…Food…Good is like the garage version of American Test Kitchen where all the recipes actually have been made and tasted. You know how one recipe could look so delicious on paper, but when you make it, it doesn’t turn out as well? On HFG, you’ll have to trust our contributors’ culinary skills and taste buds as we post our favorite recipes as we go along. Contributors include the circle of friends and trusted fellow bloggers. (Send me an email to join in the fun!) Of course, we will also be chit-chatting about...
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An Uber MeMe

Because my hubby went to sleep while I was watching Stargate Monday, and I’m too full to go to sleep. (Almost) 100 little things about me courtesy of Joe from Brandon’s work 1. Full Name: Varavarai Oakley Boren 2. Your nick name: Oh+ (you’d pronounce that like “Oh?”), Oakz, Oakster, OakMonster 3. Birthday: November 16 4. Place of Birth: Bangkok, Thailand 5. Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 6. Male or Female: Female 7. Grade: Masters of Arts 8. School: USC 9. Occupation: Communications Manager. 10. Residence: Long Beach, CA 11. Screen Name: Hmm..gee…what do you think that is? __Your Appearance___ 12. Hair...
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Help! – Music copyright buffs

Background: We want to put together a short PowerPoint presentation slideshow with music to be used, first of all, at an investor meeting. And then, this PPT may get a spot on the website and perhaps be emailed around as a promotional material. Questions: 1. If it is just for the presentation at the meeting, do I need to get permission from the record company? 2. If it is to be put online, I’m sure I will need to get a permission for that. But is there a catalog of available music I can use? Or maybe a royalty-free sort...
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