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Hey

So I have a solo violin recital coming up that you should all go to:

1:00 pm on January 6, 2007
at Villa Marin
100 Thorndale Drive
San Rafael, 94901

ask me if you have any questions
let me know if your coming

Thanks

1st: Chemistry - Buchanan (formerly Carabel)
2: Pre Calc - Lackney
3: AP Language & Composition - Carlson
4: AP U.S. History - McCormick
5: AP Biology - Hughes
6: Spanish 5/6 - Stempel

license!

this is fun

1. Open a music player.
2. Go to 'all music'/'library'.
3. Hit shuffle/repeat/randomise.
4 Find photos of the first 10 artists/bands that come up (no repeats and no cheating).
5. Have people guess who the artists/bands are. (no cheating and looking at the source codes or anything.)

( I bet Lily can't guess number 1 )

Imusicast on Friday where I am seeing: SOLEMITE, KGB, THE LOCALS, FNY, urban acheivers

Oakland Arena on Saturday where I am seeing: MARS FUCKING VOLTA, SYSTEM OF A DOWN

I got a new computer and it works, so i'm gonna try and not fuck this one up.