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friendly reminder
9.30.2006
hey, denisha!
kaj & i have a few things to say and two to show... first of all, in-case you didn't know your favorite now comes in an easy to opperate, spin up power dispenser. especially perfect for those days when a spray just will not do!
and...
there's two horses dj silver should be riding, sad to say we can only publicly show you one!
big huggs bitch! love ya!
a new, wonderful discovery
as most of you already know, i recently was placed into a situation that forced me to seek out new employment. it took a few weeks but i landed a position at one of our local craft stores; no brainier, right? with just a few days under my belt, i met a woman named marilyn whom i took a liking to almost instantly. sometimes you know when you meet someone, there's something about it that just seemed like the right thing to happen.
with marilyn, it soon became obvious as to why. turns out, she's a remarkable jewelry maker, specializing in renaissance styled bracelets and such. as time passed i was privileged to see just a few of the many unique designs she's created. one item in particular was a ring/bracelet combination (her own design/creation) which blew me away. as a fellow artist i couldn't help but appreciate and admire the quality of her work and the attention to detail. she said she had spent many weekends, traveling to different craft shows and renaissance fairs showing and selling her designs.
without the slightest hesitation, i asked if i could help in any way, promoting her designs by offering my time and space through my ebay listings. it only took a few seconds for both of us to get excited about the possibilities! although we still have a few details to work out, i'm happy to say that within a week or two, the first group of designs from marilyn will be available on my ebay listings; stay tuned for further updates. i know that once you see them, you'll be as excited about them as i was...with the holiday season drawing near, finding a gift that is unique and original will soon be so easy!
coming soon
9.25.2006
sad to say, the size of the package is so important to far too many. while for others, the mere thought of giving is more than enough.
beneath both groups are the sub categories: the folks who make the list and those that don't. traditionally, we give gifts to friends, family, acquaintances and co-workers. for some odd reason, the not so nice folks only ever get "words" from us all year long; perhaps it's time for a change...
so considering all those nice & the not so worthy folks, i've decide to create & design a gift collection that covers just about everyone you might or won't consider this holiday season. soon, you'll have a wide variety of gifts to choose from (available to purchase on my ebay listings) like gift bags, simple items, mugs and a few other staples. you'll also have a few "not so nice" gift creations to choose from as well, like the retro "dinner for one", a perfect gift for any prick you may have encountered this year. a rotten gift is sometimes better served than tossing the "f" word loudly at them in the public library!
simply put, they will be somewhat uncommon, perhaps unusual and in all, very thought provoking.... stay tuned for more on the 2006 Holiday Gift Collection from New Mallery Place!
twas the season
9.21.2006
i guess,in some respects,
this is one of my favorite times of the year. the time when the temperaure cools down, the sun slightly shines and the nights breeze starts it's chill.
it's also a time of year for me, over sleeping everyday and somehow knowing i'll have more time in the night.
we've spent most of the past months, warm and uncovered from the sun. now, we begin to bring small amounts of the pieces back that will soon hide so much of us; so much our selves.
imagine if we could take the "cold" out of cold...
a winter white without the freezing temperatures, we could be among the snow and all the glistening until the wee hours of the morning.
and with the seasonal changes. i start to set aside all the "up tempo" & "tribal rhythms" of the summer's cd stacks. almost as if i want to speedup the cool tingle of december, i now change the music direction to jazz. it's cool, crisp and with just a touch of "you better dim the lights and drop the blinds"...yeah, you know what i mean. the perfect audio pallet for the cool coulours that linger in the rich, black skies of winter.
tonight's first choice was the new chris botti, live with special guests. i doubled my scenses rewards with the dvd audio 5.1 tracks! kicked it out!
remember those thought/action bubbles in the old episodes that popped up over batman.... it's all that was missing from this live performance of chris botti's. had it been there, it would have read "BAM"! botti's assembled one of the best jazz bands ever, together on one stage, all at the same time. now you know, you've already got your moneys worth. but wait, it's a one, two punch. the second blow comes from the guest vocal line-up...christ, all midty i'm down from a sung tko!
paula cole, paul buchanan, jill scott (stay focused, there's more) renee olstead, sting and gladys knight. it final, complete, end of story, shut it down - you are done! the bumps and chills from reading this line up flipped over, once i heard em... the water ran like a raging river, destine to overtake and conquer, from my eyes almost the entire 1 hour 30 minute performances.
take the day off, call off or do what ever you do, just get it and roll in and out of it.
oh, did I forget to say "good morning heartache, you old gloomy side" and "if you plan on hangin' around and i mean all the way-around it, you best get a job cause this manz still got bills to pay!"
Vitamin may combat pain
9.20.2006
Vitamin may combat pain in multiple sclerosis
Ian Sample
Wednesday September 20, 2006
The Guardian
Vitamin B3 may protect people with multiple sclerosis from debilitating nerve damage, scientists report today.
Tests revealed that mice with an MS-like disease experienced less weakness and paralysis if they received regular injections of nicotinamide, a form of vitamin B3.
Lead researcher Shinjiro Kaneko at Children's Hospital Boston, in Massachusetts, believes the chemical protects against progressive nerve damage, which can cause fatigue, pain and behavioural changes. He hopes the study, which appears in the Journal of Neuroscience, will initiate a clinical trial.
Amazon.com Launches Video Download Service
9.15.2006
Perhaps anticipating Apple’s possible announcement of an iTunes movie download service next week, Amazon.com formally launched their Amazon Unbox digital video download offering. Unbox essentially allows consumers the ability to download to rent or own (depending upon the type of content) thousands of DVD-quality TV shows, movies and other types of video for viewing on a PC or Windows Media-compatible portable device. Over 30 studio and network partners from Hollywood and beyond are providing videos to Amazon Unbox, with a huge selection of mainstream content being available such as movies like V for Vendetta and Brokeback Mountain as well as episodes from TV shows like CSI and 24.
Unbox customers can purchase television series episodes for $1.99 per episode, purchase most movies for between $7.99 and $14.99, or rent the latest movies for $3.99.
With offerings from a wide array of major Hollywood players like 20th Century Fox and Sony Pictures as well as television networks like CBS and FOX, the Amazon Unbox service could prove to be the shot in the arm the digital download video market has been looking for. Primarily a niche choice for consumers up to this point, the entrance of one of the largest e-commerce players followed up next week perhaps by a rival service from the company behind the iPod could finally give broadband users around the world the excuse they’ve been looking for to legally download their favorite movies in mass.
Image Photo Credit: ©Amazon
Finally, she's let go
9.14.2006
Houston was, in my opinion, one of the last great artist to come from the "music industry" before it turned itself into a economical musical whore; birthing money makers and not developing talent, let alone promoting artists talents without endorsement appeal. she was talented, driven and embraced by america for a variety of reasons. over time the public opinion held by many has changed but inside this woman is a voice and a spirit that remains...i can only wait for her return and to hear her sing once again. you can think what you want, say what you say, but you can't deny the god given talent she posses and the power of this exceptional woman. -ron beck
Whitney Houston files for divorce
American pop star Whitney Houston has filed for divorce from singer Bobby Brown, after 14 years of marriage. Houston, 43, has won six Grammy awards and scored a string of chart-toppers, including Saving All My Love For You. But her career has faded in recent years, amid stays in drug rehabilitation clinics. Ms Houston has a 13-year-old daughter with Brown, whose own singing career has been overshadowed by brushes with police over drugs and alcohol.
Her publicist Nancy Seltzer confirmed that she had filed for divorce, but refused to say where or when. She said the singer had no statement to make.
Houston followed her mother Cissy Houston and cousin Dionne Warwick by beginning her vocal career in gospel and was topping the charts by 1985. After a string of hits she pursued acting, appearing next to Kevin Costner in the hit film The Bodyguard. She has not released an album since 2002.
Ms Houston admitted on US TV network ABC in 2002 that she had abused drugs but had overcome her problems through prayer. She married Bobby Brown, 37, in 1992. Their daughter, Bobbi Kristina, was born the following year.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/entertainment/5344200.stm
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