I love the big issue, i buy it from a vendor that stands outside my work building. He is a lovely guy, and i really hope that selling the bi is helping him achieve what he wants.

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Dear Ankle,

So you started hurting today during my run.  Now you are slightly swollen.  Look, I am only 24.  I am too young to be affected by random maladies.  Running and dancing are my favorite activities, so you need to get better.  By, like, tomorrow.

And I promise I will wear my flats instead of the big heels that I wore today.

Love,

Jen

I have often mentioned that I tend to be a little cheap when making purchases.  Something I have learned the hard way is that sometimes cheap shoes aren't the best choice, mostly because they hurt my little tootsies!  Then I end up buying another pair because the first pair has given me blisters that I could drive my car into.  Another thing I have noticed is that you really need a comfy yet cute/sexy pair of black heels AND a cute/sexy pair of dark brown heels.  It's really a must.

Lately I have been trying to balance out how crappy my job makes me feel by wearing something that makes me feel really cute.   After trying to find a nice cheap pair of brown shoes FOREVER, I decided that I was just going to buy a pair that may cost more than $24.99.

So I bought these shoes and they are my new favorite thing.  I wore them yesterday for 9 hours and they were really comfy!  And I never wear heels. 

The funny thing is that they are called "Lucky Day."

Some days all it takes is a cute pair of Mary Janes.

http://www.amazon.com/Kenneth-Cole-REACTION-Womens-Lucky/dp/B0012BW130/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=apparel&qid=1216863084&sr=8-1

 07/23/2008 19:26:56  ♥ written by drew ()

Motion City Soundtrack - Fell In Love Without You Motion City Soundtrack Tour Dates 07/23/08 Ramkota Exhibit Hall Souix Falls, South Dakota 07/24/08 Grandmas Sports Garden Duluth, Minnesota 07/25/08 Riverside Ballroom Green Bay, Wisconsin 07/26/08 Streeters Traverse City, Michigan 07/29/08 Vans Warped Tour:  Pittsburgh, PA 07/30/08 Vans Warped Tour: Riverbend Music Center OH 07/31/08 Vans Warped Tour: Verizon Wireless Music, IN 08/01/08 Vans Warped Tour: Marcus Amphitheater WI 08/02/08 Vans Warped Tour: First Midwest Bank IL 08/03/08 Vans Warped Tour: Canterbury Park ,MN 08/05/08 Vans Warped Tour: Credit Union Centre SK 08/06/08 Vans Warped Tour: Race City Speedway AB 08/08/08 Vans Warped Tour: Idaho Center Amp, ID 08/09/08 Vans Warped Tour: Gorge Amphitheatre WA 08/10/08 Vans Warped Tour: Columbia Meadows  OR 08/13/08 Vans Warped Tour: Save Mart Center CA 08/14/08 Vans Warped Tour: Coors Amphitheater CA 08/15/08 Vans Warped Tour: Shoreline Ampitheatre CA 08/16/08 Vans Warped Tour: Sleep Train Ampitheatre  CA 08/17/08 Vans Warped Tour: The Home Depot Center CA 09/04/08 MSU Auditorium East Lansing, Michigan 09/06/08 Crocodile Rock Cafe Allentown, Pennsylvania 09/07/08 House of Blues Atlantic City, New Jersey 09/08/08 Recher Theatre Towson, Maryland 09/10/08 The Orange Peel Asheville, North Carolina 09/11/08 The Music Farm Charleston, South Carolina 09/12/08 40 Watt Club Athens, Georgia 09/13/08 Real Big Deal Festival Gainesville, Florida 09/15/08 House of Blues New Orleans, Louisiana 09/17/08 Canopy Club Urbana, Illinois 09/18/08 The Blue Note Columbia, Missouri 09/19/08 Liberty Hall Lawrence, Kansas 09/22/08 Club Oasis Louisville, Kentucky 09/23/08 Newport Music Hall Columbus, Ohio 09/25/08 Magic City Music Hall Johnson City, New York 09/26/08 Northern Lights Clifton Park, New York 09/27/08 Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel Providence, RI 09/28/08 Toad’s Place New Haven, Connecticut 09/30/08 The National Richmond, Virginia 10/01/08 Lincoln Theatre Raleigh, North Carolina 10/02/08 Rocketown Nashville, Tennessee

     I'm always excited about acoustic releases. I generally prefer them since they strip away the flashiness and give you the raw talent of the band. Motion City Soundtrack's Acoustic EP is no different. The EP features five tracks from their 2007 album "Even If It Kills Me". For those who don't know Motion City Soundtrack is an increasingly popular indie rock/alternative rock/pop group formed in Minneapolis. The band has released three albums under Epitaph Records.

     As with most acoustic releases, the songs all sound much more earnest and heartfelt. The versions of "Fell In Love Without You" and "It Had To Be You" should go down in love-song history for their incredible emotion-evoking sound. Unlike some acoustic albums, Motion City Soundtrack delivers complete studio quality throughout the entire EP. There are not only acoustic guitars, but chimes, drums, piano, bass-- the whole nine yards.

Motion City Soundtrack - Broken Heart

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     This wasn't just a sit-down in the basement; it was crafted with much precision. The vocals may not have been as smooth as in "Even If It Kills Me" but they are strong and hit all their marks (which is no small feat with all of Motion City Soundtrack's high octaves). Even if you've already purchased "Even If It Kills Me" I highly recommend you pick this EP up. The quality and effort put into the Acoustic EP is easy to recognize, and it's a whole new take on all of the songs.

Links: motioncitysoundtrack.com myspace.com/motioncitysoundtrack epitaph.com

I had the standard, Windows photo of Stonehenge as my wallpaper at work for well over a year. A couple of weeks ago, Smashing Magazine had an article on wallpapers, and a stack of free ones. There were so many fantastic designs, I decided that it was time to start mixing it up a bit.

For the last couple of weeks I've had the below one from this link (minus the calendar)

Mondays

Now, because I have a laptop as well as a monitor, one of them is often showing... and changing my wallpaper alterted me to how many people actually glance at my computer screens when they walk past. The CEO finds it hilarious asking me why I dislike Mondays, and if I dislike them or hate them.

I've just changed my wallpaper to the following (from here)

Hippy

It was close - there were 2 others that are on my shortlist for my next change:

Thinkoutside

and

Elemental

The gorgeous tart (the dessert, not Julie) was made with love by Colleen.

gorgeous tart

Book #25 in 2008: In the Woods, by Tana French

I enjoyed reading this New York Times' best seller so much that I absolutely did not want it to end. Of course, when it did end, I was actually slightly disappointed (for reasons I will let you discover yourself, lest I give too much away.) An intelligent and savvy mystery with well-developed characters and an intriguing plot. (Another book w/ two woven mysteries: a past mystery directly involving the narrator - who is a murder detective - is (maybe) connected to the murder of a 12-year-girl in a Dublin suburb.)

An interesting note: The story is told in the 1st person past-tense - so the narrator actually knows the ending of the story as he's telling it - which makes for a unique perspective as the mystery unfolds.

Don't read too many reviews on this one or you'll find out more than you want to. A psychological thriller worth checking out.

In the Woods

Tana French

Why hello there!

If you've been on Twitter the last few weeks you'll have noticed about 1,000 "COME VISIT WE'RE STREAMING LIVE! LIVE I TELL YOU!!!" tweets from various people.

At first I was annoyed. WHY would I want to see you live? I barely know you! This is all moving too fast! Next thing you know you'll be wanting to leave a freakin' toothbrush over here and have your own drawer!

But now I totally get it. It's freakin' fun. I'll be trying to do one every night, so, come by and visit! I'll be posting on BitchBuzz's Twitter whenever we'll be going live on Qik.

This morning I saw a sparrow chase after a moth.
And then I saw it eat a moth.

I know I shouldn't root for the moth because this is all natural and these are all natural things that are happening, but I always root for the prey. I mean, all they're doing is minding their own business---and then all of a sudden they're getting fucked with.

And eaten.

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Ben J. and I watched "Demons" and "Demons 2" this past week.
They're gross/gory (awesome) Italian zombie movies that I hadn't seen since I was 8 or so.

Well, damn, I thought I had some clips of it to show you, but I don't seem to have any favorited.
So, instead you can watch this video of a testicular examination:

I'm not entirely sure why I can tolerate/accept gore in older horror movies, but I have no tolerance for it in newer movies (e.g. "Saw" and "Hostel"). I was talking to Ben about it last night, and I came to a conclusion... But I forget what it was.

Oh, wait, I found some stuff for the "Demons" movies:

Boss.

In other news,
I'm no longer having back pains.

Not sure what I'm doing differently, but I can finally tie my shoes and such without feeling like I'm going to die.

Maybe it was my body telling me that I'd been 23 years old for too long.
It wanted me to be 24.

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Ben J. and me