Blog is a Mix Tape

@work: Yesterday...

2007-02-28T15:52:07Z

Yesterday was a beast but today? Today is going to be my... Tell 'em, Faith. I'm going to shake that load off.

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Best Picture Ever

2007-02-26T19:02:52Z

Best Picture Ever, originally uploaded by misterjt. This is my mom's generation of the family (all her brothers and sisters and cousins) with my great grandparents in the farm lands of Sandusky, Illinois. My mom looks to be about 5 or 6 ye...

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VOTD: Never Been In Love

2007-02-26T15:34:32Z

"You gave the rest a try now come and give the best a try." That's what I'm talkin' bout. And I'll just point out that every time I see Just Blaze in videos or whatever, I always think, "He seems like a cool cat" even if he is aping the Kanye Wes...

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Vox Hunt: Latest Read

2007-02-26T15:04:38Z

Book: Show us the latest book you bought, borrowed or received. Just purchased via amazon last night. A kind of reading double feature.

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Sunday Songs: Spirit Endures

2007-02-25T18:32:55Z

Gospel usually isn't in my mix but it has been a huge part of my week. First, with The Color Purple as a running undercurrent in expected and unexpected ways... and then being reminded of my Mom's favorite Gospel artist, Richard Smallwood: Halle...

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One Line: This Is How We Do

2007-02-25T17:37:08Z

"We are not on a go-it-alone path, but we have so much to work with in our own backyard and the ability, skills and consumer willingness to create unique branded experiences, which is of real strategic importance," says Paul Yanover, exec VP and m...

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VOTD: David

2007-02-25T17:22:02Z

The nineteen-year-old singer and pianist Nellie McKay has said repeatedly that she wants to be famous, and she has generated a small bible of press clippings to nudge the process along. It’s a fun read. McKay pushes her politics (peta activist, n...

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Grandpa: My Remarks

2007-02-24T14:39:35Z

My name is Jason and this is for my grandpa. You may know him as Pop-pop, Daddy, Junior, Uncle Junior, Mr. Jesse or Jesse.The last time I was in Omaha, I spent a lot of time at my grandparents kitchen table working the puzzle with him and listenin...

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I'm Very Pisces

2007-02-20T20:27:20Z

via thebrotherlove. Pisces are the most impressionable of the twelve zodiac signs. Deeply empathetic, they often exhibit a gentle, patient nature, but one that is in want of inspiration. Pisces can be deeply affected by and completely absorbed i...

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@home: Raise My Voice

2007-02-20T08:40:24Z

I woke this morning with this song in my head. I've listened to it four times throughout the day. This is the fifth. It has been a weekend of intense solitude. I've been locked in with my thoughts and my music, The Race Beat, and Zelda. My commu...

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