Mr. BIG!

Just learned the chords for “To Be With You” by Mr. Big. Frighteningly, I still have the words memorized from back in the days. Yeah, yeah. I’m a sucker for most of the songs on VH1 Most Awesomely Bad Love Songs Ever list, what I can tell you. And yes, before you ask. I know how to play “More than Words”, let alone singing it…AND at some point in my life I can also harmonize the whole song. My friend Amber and I did a duet for our senior year spring concert. Amber sang lead. I backed her up. But...
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Must…write

I have to start putting my MOS performance piece together. I MUST start putting my MOS performance piece together. …but all I want to do is everything else but. Proscrastination rears its ugly head again. Man, haven’t had a case of that for a long damn time!...
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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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