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[Being Amber Rhea] Twitter updates for 2008-10-06

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:42:01 +0000

I think I’ve decided what I want for my birthday. Some really nice photos done by someone who handles everything. Now, who, ATL? # @uncool01 - We should make a BINGO game for these kinds of accusations. # ATL folks: anyone know...

[paragiraffe] How the baseball postseason works

maura@paragiraffe.com (Maura Chace) — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:42:01 +0000

(Because I didn’t know this.) According to Wikipedia, teams are matched up based on their records coming into the postseason. The division winners are seeded 1-3 based on record. The wild-card team is the 4 seed, regardless of its...

[Being Amber Rhea] Smart sex content and getting paid

Amber — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:42:01 +0000

So by now you’ve probably heard about seemingly everyone in the freakin’ world getting canned (or voluntarily leaving due to “circumstances”). Dacia wrote about it the other day and included a master list of sorts. Let us also not forget Regina...

[The Blue Notebook] Dear Diary

Jane Eyre — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:42:01 +0000

I started writing in a new journal this week. This is volume 21, and the cover is embroidered brown fabric. Not a journal I would have picked a few years ago, and it got me thinking about all...

[Straight from the "A" ~ We Shine Without Tryin...] Are You Registered to VOTE? ~ Check Your Status ASAP!

ATLien — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:42:01 +0000

Check out this “Don’t Vote” video starring Jamie Foxx, Usher, Halle Berry, Leonardo DiCaprio, Forest Whittaker and more. ÃÂ Today is the final day to register to vote in the state of Georgia. ÃÂ I know…I know…you registered YEARS ago right? ÃÂ Well,...

[Straight from the "A" ~ We Shine Without Tryin...] Big Boi Goes âFull Throttleâ With GQ + Atlanta Ballet

ATLien — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:42:01 +0000

Big Boi has been very busy these days. ÃÂ Not only has he been working on his upcoming album, Sir Lucious Leftfoot: The Son of Chico Dusty, but he recently received a major endorsement deal with Coco-Cola for their Full Throttle...

[Atlanta Public Affairs] Sara Palin, Let Me Introduce You To Charles Keating

decaturguy — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:42:01 +0000

Thanks for opening the door to introducing the American people to Senator McCain's "pal" Charles Keating. And, no, Mr. Keating was not just some guy that McCain had coffee with a couple of times. See the full video here. The...

[LeahAndMark.com] Dialogue in the Dark

mark — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:42:01 +0000

Dialogue in the Dark is an interesting exhibit/experience. I’m not sure what is included in the installations located in nations outside of the US - but I’m pretty sure the one in Chicago and Atlanta are essentially the same. The...

[Being Amber Rhea] links for 2008-10-06

Amber — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:42:01 +0000

Uncool: Some thoughts on sex positive feminism (mine, at least) "Does anyone remember Littlejohn asking what loss to society the women in Ipswich were? References to 'their grubby little existences'? 'Death by strangulation is an occupational hazard'? Fuck, I can't forget...

[Southern Social] Weekend Recap - Harvest Midtown

Leslie — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:42:01 +0000

Friday started with an after work social at our condo for E3’s work colleagues. They were drinking a homebrew provided by E3. The Hef was tasty but I was drinking Firefly Vodka and lemonade. Firefly Vodka is...

[Biblical Babylon] My New Home

Tim Mason — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:42:01 +0000

I just got back from dropping off a check at Remax. When I got home, my family was still sleeping. Jack began to stir,needing a diaper change and breakfast. After a quick change, we sat down in the living room...

[Straight from the "A" ~ We Shine Without Tryin...] Flix ~ Tyler Perry Studios Grand Opening

ATLien — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:42:01 +0000

Tyler Perry (pictured above with date,ÃÂ actressÃÂ Gelila Bekele)ÃÂ kicked off the grand opening of his 200,000 sq. foot/30 acre Tyler Perry Studios facility in southwest Atlanta Saturday night. ÃÂ The formal affair attracted thousands of who’s who as local celebs rubbed elbows with...

[Straight from the "A" ~ We Shine Without Tryin...] Spotted ~ Tameka Foster-Raymondâs Baby Belly

ATLien — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:42:01 +0000

Tameka Raymond was spotted posing on the red carpet at Tyler Perry Studio’s grand opening event on Saturday. ÃÂ I didn’t see any signs of Usher, but hopefully he didn’t have wifey parading around all by her lonesome. ÃÂ Especially in her...

[Straight from the "A" ~ We Shine Without Tryin...] Video ~ Queen Latifah Moderates VP Debate on SNL

ATLien — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:42:01 +0000

(Photo Source) In case you missed it, below is the video of Saturday Night Live’s spoof of the Vice Presidential Debate. Queen Latifah sat in as Gwen Ifill and of course Tina Fey was back as Governor Sarah Palin. ÃÂ SNL is...

[Being Amber Rhea] Twitter updates for 2008-10-05

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:42:01 +0000

Aw, look! A social networking site for birdwatchers! :) http://www.birdpost.com/ # Lots I want to blog about… but feeling like the right words won’t come # Submitted photo to boobiethon.com # Some fools down the hall are being REALLY LOUD. Sounds like something...

[ATL Heat] Addendum

FireBrand — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:42:01 +0000

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[ATL Heat] I got to thinking about "one day"

FireBrand@abenghorn.net (FireBrand) — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:42:01 +0000

100_5358Originally uploaded by Dominick BradyAnd I couldn't stop admiring the production values in that song. The texture, the beauty, the choice of the sample. Pimp C was a musician and a beat maker who's skillsets were highly slept...

[WonderGirl and the Sift] Remember This

WonderGirl — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:33:28 +0000

Tonight, I try to memorize her voice. I etch the sweetness of her high pitched, little girl cadence into my mind as she reads aloud about a unicorn named Twilight who helps to rescue a kitten named Sparkle.

[Highway Blues] Whirlwind Man

ED — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:33:28 +0000

If I were teaching again and if my students were intelligent and interesting and if I were allowed to teach whatever I wanted, I think I would like to teach the short story "Yellow Woman" by Leslie Marmon Silko. "'Yellow

[grandweerachael] "With my by myself!"

Rachael — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:33:28 +0000

The VP debate sketch was incredible, but I swear, nothing on Saturday Night Live this week gave me the sillies like the Lawrence Welk sketch. Tina Fey is a genius goddess, right, but Kristen Wiig is such a creep and...

Atlblogs

[Being Amber Rhea] Twitter updates for 2008-10-06

[paragiraffe] How the baseball postseason works

[Being Amber Rhea] Smart sex content and getting paid

[The Blue Notebook] Dear Diary

[Straight from the "A" ~ We Shine Without Tryin...] Are You Registered to VOTE? ~ Check Your Status ASAP!

[Straight from the "A" ~ We Shine Without Tryin...] Big Boi Goes âFull Throttleâ With GQ + Atlanta Ballet

[Atlanta Public Affairs] Sara Palin, Let Me Introduce You To Charles Keating

[LeahAndMark.com] Dialogue in the Dark

[Being Amber Rhea] links for 2008-10-06

[Southern Social] Weekend Recap - Harvest Midtown

[Biblical Babylon] My New Home

[Straight from the "A" ~ We Shine Without Tryin...] Flix ~ Tyler Perry Studios Grand Opening

[Straight from the "A" ~ We Shine Without Tryin...] Spotted ~ Tameka Foster-Raymondâs Baby Belly

[Straight from the "A" ~ We Shine Without Tryin...] Video ~ Queen Latifah Moderates VP Debate on SNL

[Being Amber Rhea] Twitter updates for 2008-10-05

[ATL Heat] Addendum

[ATL Heat] I got to thinking about "one day"

[WonderGirl and the Sift] Remember This

[Highway Blues] Whirlwind Man

[grandweerachael] "With my by myself!"

[Straight from the "A" ~ We Shine Without Tryin...] Big Boi Goes âFull Throttleâ With GQ + Atlanta Ballet

[Straight from the "A" ~ We Shine Without Tryin...] Spotted ~ Tameka Foster-Raymondâs Baby Belly