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40+ reasons why i'm great to date

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:42:05 -0400

yeah, i really do . 5-i'm not super-jealous-crazy-girlfriend. i'm just not the type. 6-if a hot girl walks by, and you look, all i'll be pissed about is that you didn't tell me so that i could look. if you don't look, i'll question whether or not you and i will work out. 7...

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long lost song of the day

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:01:26 -0400

it took months of searching to find this song... joseph arthur, " my home is your head "

paramore and jay bakker

Tue, 5 Aug 2008 11:13:29 -0400

song of the day: paramore, " that's what you get " i was actually having some issues with liking a group that is almost the quintessential "myspace band." i'm a musical snob, so i tend to shy away from obsessively popular music. but maybe there is something to that whi...

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song of the day: a thought on amy winehouse

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:57:13 -0400

yeah, she's dumb as a rock and publicly addicted to more substances than you may even be aware of. but you know, she can really belt. especially on that first album. amy winehouse, "moody's mood for love"

reasons why today is a great day

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:22:32 -0400

-i woke up listening to the first harry potter book. i have all seven on audiobook, and it's really more enjoyable than i usually give it credit for. -my GRE studying is going well...and by well i mean that i have a plan. -i'm working on paring down my list of 25+ grad ...

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destroyflickr

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 07:41:12 -0400

first of all, i love the name. destroy labs, sounds like something a team of alien scientists cooked up to save or, you know, destroy the planet. secondly, this thing is more enjoyable to use than flickr. between this and photonic (how i upload photos, details on w...

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song of the day - oh, stars

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:44:20 -0400

stars, " what the snowman learned about love "

the city so nice, they named it twice

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:40:59 -0400

I hadn't slept yet, and the walking around made us both pretty tired. plus, the 'itis was kicking in a little, so we took the subway back to his place, and napped. we awoke later and got ready for my first broadway play, which was actually a musical, spring awakening . des...

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song of the day - everything by stars

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:39:10 -0400

at this particular moment, stars, " calendar girls (young galaxy remix) "

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a thought, as i attempt to enter the workforce (however temporarily)

Tue, 8 Jul 2008 20:38:16 -0400

a member of my family recently gave me "the lecture." most African-Americans of my generation and middle-class background have heard it. "make sure you put money away...save, so you never have to be worried about things the way I was..." i received a bad-ass graduation gif...

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