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In 2008, music was a throwback to pretty much any era you could pick. We stepped back in time, updating that "old skool" sound for new generations to consume: Motown care of Solange and Raphael Saadiq; future Yacht Rock thanks to blue-eyed crooner funksters Jamie Lidell and Thicke; a disco revival sans bell bottoms sashayed by Hercules and Love ( Read more... )

I got given a Bake-n-Take a few months ago from my friend Tris, who I often offload my baked goods to (can't really eat double fudge brownies all by my lonesome), I've since been looking for the just-right recipe to get me down the cupcake/muffin path.

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I read this from a link a friend on Facebook put up - worth the read. Very entertaining in light of the current world money stress and the the stigma we have for one-dollar stores and Lowes (my gym shorts, the cotton ones are from there - and proud!)

Adventures of a posh girl in Poundland: How would a Harvey Nicks fan cope in the cheapest shop in ( Read more... )

In case you've missed it, I'm a fat kid at heart.

And it seems, based on this collection of random yet memorable meals from last year - that fat kid was let loose quite a few times in 2008.

Here are some of them, apart from the yummy food of course, they are memorable because of the diners with me. Here's to a delicious 2009 ahead. Bon apetit!


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I have been Mac-less for two weeks, since the 19th of December. Oh lord. My Mac started slowing down in mid-October and after 7 calls to the Mac Support hotline (some of which were at least an hour and a half) and many many patient reboots and PRAM resets, they finally figured they needed to change the hard drive after the final attempt of re- ( Read more... )

Behold, Sheryl Lee Ralph's "In the Evening"...

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Saw this show twice. And both times - underwhelmed. I really wanted her to surprise us with more. But instead, I got two songs less from the first show (no "The One" and "All I See").


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Justin Timberlake & Beyonce - Parodie "Single Ladies" SNL
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