The Weekend is Quickly Approaching!!

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So with my birthday weekend quickly approaching I am excited! My friend Joe asked me to go and see comedian Doug Stanhope on Friday night. If you have never heard of Doug you should he is hilarious. My all time favorite Mitch Hedberg died a few years ago and no one has been able to take his place, but, Doug sure comes close. Not to mention Doug is a good guy. I was lucky enough to spend some time with him and his family over the 4th of July weekend. Well...I don't know if it was a lot of time. I went to meet my friend Joe at Doug's house. Doug was having a 4th of July BBQ. But I did get to see and meet the "real" him, not just the comedian. Now I must warn you his line of comedy is not for everyone, but what he says is SO VERY WRONG sometimes that it is just funny.

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Saturday I am spending time with my daughter and alas' packing again.

Then on Sunday (my birthday) my daughter and I am going to go see the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. I bought these tickets before they went on sale to the public since I am a member of the fan club. I got them months ago when I had a bit of extra (if there is even anything such as) money. But it should be a nice time. My daughter has never seen them. I have seen them once before and their show is just amazing! Their music is so infused with the electric guitar and their light show is something you will never forget. Just in time to get us in the mood for Christmas!

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Now, the only thing I'm thinking of is how old am I going to be this year?

37 sounds like a good number, Yeah, I'm 37 this year.... ha ha

STRESSED

Just a bit.

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Well my moving date keeps getting closer and closer and I am still not finished packing. Who am I kidding, I am not even half way done with packing! Seems like there is always something going on. Now with the holiday season approaching there is just going to be more and more to do.

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This past weekend was enjoyable. After the partially horrible week I just wanted some time to go out and be me and get out of the house. I think I deserved it and I accomplished my mission.

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Friday night was a good night. Two of my co-workers and I had an "all girls night". It was fun, just me and a couple of my girlfriends got together at one of their houses and we drank, ate and were merry. We stayed up talking and laughing until 5 a.m. So after waking up Saturday morning around 8:30 am I drove home and packed some like a good girl. But by the time noon came around needless to say I took a long nap.

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After waking up from my nap another girlfriend of mine came over to my apt. We went out and had lunch and hung out for a while. Then my friend Chris called and asked if we were still going to hang out on Saturday night. I had forgotten all about it so I asked what time was he thinking. He said there was a birthday dinner for a friend at his place around 7 pm then the gang was gong to head out to a bar to watch the fight. I decided to skip the dinner and just meet them for the fight. It was enjoyable hanging out with Chris and new friends. Then we all went back to his place and talked and played the WII. This is my second time playing that game and I must say I had fun. A few of us crashed at Chris's house for we were in no shape to drive.

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I woke up Sunday morning, pretty much like Saturday morning and drove home. Before I left Chris asked if I was coming back for the BBQ that night. I said sure, sounded like fun. Then I was drafted into making my homemade potato salad. Which I didn't mind because I love cooking for people. He said he would buy all the ingredients just come to his place around 5 pm and make it. So I drove home, packed a bit more, turned on the Bronco's football game and proceeded to fall asleep on the couch. I got up later, got ready for the BBQ and headed back to Chris's house.

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When I got there they had already had to potato's boiling for the potato salad. Good deal. I made the salad as Theresa put on the BBQ ribs. We turned on yet another football game (we did switch the channel back and forth to see the Suns game also), ate and by this time everyone was full and sleepy. Around 10:00 I headed home yet again. Got home, showered and read my Steven King book "Duma Key" and fell asleep.

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So all in all it was a good, relaxing, fun, and exciting weekend all rolled up in one! I better relish this past weekend cause it is the calm before the storm.

Did I mention one of my best friends are flying in from Denver next week to spend Thanksgiving with me? She is the storm!! hahaha no but seriously we are going to have some fun. Company and moving and Thanksgiving all in the same weekend....

I will survive!!

Something Wicked This Way Comes ~ Through E-Mail

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I just don't get some people. Just when you think you have heard it all, you ain't heard nothing!!

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So I was on craigslist looking for a twin bed for my daughter. We are moving into a two bedroom after sharing a one bedroom. The only thing about this wonderful new venture I have going on is I do not have a bed for my daughter. The ones I saw on craigslist were too expensive for my budget and Christmas is coming!! So I thought I would post something about my situation and see if someone would be willing to "donate" for lack of a better term a decent twin bed to me and my daughter. I really didn't know if I would hear anything back, but there it was first thing this morning a email from someone wanting to help! I was so excited! So I opened the email and this is what it said:

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"I would love to help what can I do? And what are you willing to trade? AGE?"

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Well, I was excited someone wanted to help but didn't quite understand the whole "trade" thing so I wrote back with this reply:

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"Hello, I am not exactly sure what you are asking. I was asking for help to get a bed for my daughter. What are you looking for in trade? What would help you out? I'm sorry but I just do not understand your question."

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They then replied with:

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'You willin to trade any personal time?'

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I thought the email said personal item...So I answered like this:

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"Sure, but not sure what you are looking for. Like I said I am a single mother. We now live in a one bedroom, so personal items are not a plenty. What type of personal items are you looking for? I cant really think of anything of value that I have that anyone would interested in. I do have a kitchen table that we haven't used but a few times, we tend to eat in front of the t.v. I bought it last year new, two of the chairs are not even assembled yet."

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Then this is what I get back....

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"are you attractive?...making sense now?"

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Well to say the least I was astonished and disturbed by this email'er who started out pretending to help me and daughter out. I mean where do people get off trying to take advantage of others like this? Man, first thing in the morning too...

But I did not let it ruin my day! The freak! I just chalked it up to experience and never responded back.

Some people have some nerve!! And this person just got on my last one!!

What Good Is My Love Song

When Your Not Around To Hear It?

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What a week! I am so glad it is over! I was sick most of the week then just as I was starting to feel better on Thursday I got some crushing news. How is it that men can just turn your world upside down. Well I don't really let that happen anymore, because I just do not allow anyone to affect me in negative ways. It was not a mad thing, it was a heart' ache thing. Which brings me to.. I just do not understand men, at all. Most of my life I have been too smothering to men. It took me a long time to figure this out. Once I did figure this out I started backing off, giving them room. Well in this instance seems I gave too much room. So seems this approach for me hasn't worked either. I give up!

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You know for the past year I have really been working on me. Which is a good thing and I figured that whatever is supposed to happen will happen. But there was a certain someone who I met who was very special to me. We had a great time together every time we were together. I mean laughing so hard tears would run down my face. Every time we started to get close he would back off. The first time it happened my old smothering self flipped out. But then I learned the art of patience. He would always come back, and when he did, things were just as they were before, great, fantastic and awesome good times.

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We met after both of us had just gotten out of long, bad relationships. Guess we were each others rebounds. I had been broken up with my ex boyfriend of four years for about a month and he had just broken up with his ex girlfriend a couple of weeks before. We discussed our ex's very rarely. When he did discuss this ex, you could tell she had really hurt him. The story goes she had moved in with him, started doing drugs, staying out all night, and sleeping with his friends. Then she up and moved to California. He was confused and so openly hurt by this woman that he didn't want to get close to anyone else. Thus the reason every time we started getting close he would disappear. Like I said, I would just give him room and he always came back. This time I let it go too long without getting in touch and guess what? I got a text this past Thursday while I was at work that said his ex had moved back, he had gotten back with her. He had told her about us, which she was not very happy about and had FORBID him to talk to me.

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How does this happen? For one, she screwed over him so bad. Secondly who can FORBID anyone anything? How does this work? Doesn't that seem a little overbearing? Do men like this? Why is it that every guy I date and we go our separate ways for one reason or another, they wind up with women who run their lives? Do I give men too much freedom? I mean I just treat people the way I want to be treated. I can barely run my own life, why would I want to run another persons life? It just amazes me is these men seem to flock to this, they are okay with this. I just do not understand.

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Okay in all honesty after I received the text I started thinking negative, which I try never to do. I was thinking maybe he told me this because he just wasn't interested anymore. So...I don't know about you women out there but I did a little investigating and I saw with my own eyes. Yes, he truly was with his ex. This woman is not pretty, in fact she is rather manly looking, but you know I do know looks are not everything. So I'm thinking maybe she is a cool, sweet person. Then I remembered all the things I was told about her and how she had taken him for granted and used him. So I just do not understand.

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Anyone who knows me knows that I am a good person. I am not a bitch, though I do stand up for what I believe in. I do not allow anyone to use me, those days are gone for I am not a stupid young girl anymore. But I will go out of my way a little bit every now and then for someone I care about. But I have also learned not to do too much because that makes you become the "mother" figure and I that's not how I want to be perceived. It's just all too confusing. This woman does not deserve this handsome, hilarious, fun, happy all around good guy. She doesn't deserve him!! I always said any woman who he actually trusted enough to give his heart to would be the luckiest woman on earth. Well...looks as if he has done this, and has given it to the same person who broke it all to pieces before.

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So, I was very hurt, hurt on the inside because I know I would never treat this guy the way she has in the past. I mean I know he is not a "God" and I wouldn't treat him as one. He is just a man, but a man that I felt comfortable with from the moment I met him. You know the kind that when you first talk for the very first time it is if you have known each other for years. Someone you can do and say anything to knowing that you won't be judged and you are totally and unconditionally accepted. Sometimes we meet a man and we want to change them in some way. There is not one thing I would want this guy to change, he was perfect. I mean yea at times he was loud, obnoxiously loud, but a funny, hilarious obnoxious loud. One that would make me laugh so hard my sides would ache from laughing so much.

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All I can say is I hope this ex girlfriend knows how very lucky she is to have a man such as him and doesn't take him for granted again. But I have a feeling she will. I pray that he doesn't marry her and have children and then she pulls some of the old same stuff. At which point he will probably figure out that he doesn't deserve to be treated that way and what he thought would change didn't and what he has isn't happiness at all. Makes me sad to think such a wonderful fun, happy guy is going to be treated that way. Maybe not, maybe she has changed, but I am not convinced.

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So tell me if you think I am crazy. I really truly care for this guy. I feel as if I want to fight for him. That is something I have never felt or done before. We were good together. Usually I just chalk a relationship up to an experience and move on. But this one is different. This guy captured my heart in a way no other man ever has. Now I don't want to disrupt his life, or confront him/her at all. I am not into drama. I have always heard slow and steady wins the race. With that being said, I am not going to let him forget about me. I already have a Christmas present for him I got over the summer. It's nothing big. It is a game. He loves to figure stuff out and my girlfriend has this game and it drives her crazy trying to figure it out. So when I saw this in the store over the summer I grabbed it for him. I think it cost 10.00. Like I said nothing big. I am going to send it to him at his work. Like I said I don't want to cause drama, or disrupt his life. I just want to show him in sweet little ways that he is thought of and I have left an open door.

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So yeah, Thursday was a sad day for me. But then again I always try to be positive and I am. I know I am a good person. I know I have a heart of gold. I know that when God is ready to put a man in my life, he will. I am not out looking I am just living this life and being me. I am a happy me and I like the happy me, and that is how I am going to stay.

No Matter What :)

I'm going nuts.....Coconuts!!!!!!!

The Benefits of Virgin Unrefined Coconut Oil

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Yes, I said Virgin Unrefined Coconut Oil. A friend turned me onto this the benefits of this "wonder oil/drug" and I researched it and have decided...I am going to try it. It can be used in so many different ways and from what I have researched is supposed to be really good for you.

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The first thing I thought of was the cosmetic type beauty benefits. It it can be used on skin for, what they say, will leave you with the softest, most silky skin you have ever experienced. Well..for me that is always a plus, especially since I live in such a dry climate. It can also be used on your hair kind of like a deep oil treatment. That is also a plus to me because I have bleached my hair for so long that it is just dead and it is starting to look that way. I haven't tried that yet but I will sometime this week. I will let you know how my hair turns out.

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But besides of the cosmetic side of this there is another whole other story that is very interesting. It can be used to maintain your health and immune system! It can be used in cooking instead of other oils you would normally use. I found that research and studies on communities who get large portions of their calories from coconut and coconut oils show it to be a good oil for health maintenance. Okay now this part is a little technical but I have to get this idea across to you. Medium chain fatty acids, which account for up to 75% of the fatty acids in coconut oil, are digested and assimilated differently than long chain fatty acids found in most other oils. Medium chain fatty acids support a healthy immune system. Eventually the body uses them for energy!!! Fat storage is always a 14 carbon chain molecule and medium chain fatty acids are comprised of 6 to 12 carbon atoms. There is no evidence that medium chain fatty acids EVER become part of fat storage. So tonight I used it instead of Pam Cooking Spray in my skillet when cooking potato's. My potato's cooked just fine and tasted just as good. I couldn't tell a difference in taste. So that is a good sign so far!!

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So you may be asking, what about cholesterol? Well coconut oil is a naturally cholesterol-free food. Cool...so it must be good for the heart, or that's what I am thinking.

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And get this is....my favorite...it is supposed to also help in weight loss!!!! To sum up what I read, Coconut oil is a healthy source of Medium chain triglycerides, which the body readily absorbs and converts to energy.

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So, why don't more people know about this? I have no idea. I am just glad that I have found out about it. So yesterday on my break from work I went to Hi Health and purchased a 14oz container of this miracle oil...lol. It wasn't expensive at all, the brand I purchased was Spectrum and I believe I paid 8.00 for it.

I also found a very interesting website Tropical Traditions which explained all about Virgin Unrefined Coconut Oil and its benefits. Another cool thing about this site is it explains how Virgin Unrefined Coconut Oil is made. It also explains why you should buy Unrefined instead of the others. I have had enough trouble explaining the health benefits so I am not even going to touch how it is made.

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I am always looking for healthier ways of living for my daughter and I and this coconut oil is all new to me, but I am going to try it. From what I read and researched, it cant hurt!! So as I continue on with this quest of health and weight loss I will keep you updated on how this coconut oil works for me.

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Here at last, Here at last, The Weekend is Here at last!

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The weekend Yes at last Saturday is here! This week has blown by hasn't it? I'm sure it will be that way till and after Christmas. Christmas always seems to sneak up on me. Not this year though, I have been planning since the middle of the summer. Since all of my family is back home in TN/KY and all I have here in Arizona is my daughter, Christmas isn't too bad. I have picked up things here and there for my daughter as I have seen them go on sale throughout the year. Geeze, I sound so much like my Grandmother now...haha. But that is what I have done and Thank God I did, because I am a single Mom and it is hard to make Christmas even happen. I admit usually I have to do the whole Wal-Mart layaway thing. This year there is no more layaway so I had to plan throughout the year. So it tis done, except for a few things. Whew..

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I am excited because I am starting to pack to move into my new apartment!! Thanks to a very dear friend. As I said before I am a single Mom so I have only been able to afford an one bedroom for both my daughter and I since 2005. Now I have found a two bedroom that is actually 25.00 cheaper! It doesn't have all the luxuries that we have now, like a pool, dishwasher etc. Some of you may not think of those things as a luxury, but try doing without them and I bet you will appreciate them a lot more. We can live without those because it is a two bedroom and my daughter and I will have our own space! Now to me that is a lot to be excited about!!

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Being a single Mother I can not afford to hire someone to move me. Which brings me to "good friends". I have asked some of my friends if they would be willing to help me and a few of them said they would. Which is so wonderful since it is a big football weekend that I am moving. See, I am moving the weekend after Thanksgiving. Moving on that weekend is going to be a bit tricky with the whole holiday meal I am going to prepare Thursday night before the move. But I will do it. It is the first Thanksgiving I have had with my daughter in 3 years! One of my best friends "C" is flying in for the holidays also and she is staying with me. Kinda sucks I have to move while she is here, but she is one of my closest friends and she understands. She said she is willing to help and I feel bad that she is going to be here during the whole process, but, there is nothing I can do. And I will be moving just in time to keep out all of the Christmas decorations so my daughter and I can put them up and enjoy them throughout the season.

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Another of my dearest friends. One of whom I haven't known for very long but I trust with everything I have actually helped me with the deposit for my apartment. It is gonna take me a long time to pay them back, but I am a person of my word. It means so much to have such good friends especially at this time of the year. Thanksgiving means to give thanks. I have so much to be thankful for, friends, family, my job a roof over my head, food to eat and clothes to wear. I am not a high maintenance girl. I am very positive and very grateful for everything I have.

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So anyways... I am excited!!

Guess I better get in here and get packing!!

Woo Hoo!!!

History in the Making

Will you remember where you were when you heard the word of our new elected president? I think we all will, I know I will. My daughter was just getting out of the shower as I sat watching the t.v. and checking the internet. We are living in a day of "History In the Making".

I am proud to be living in this day in time. I am proud that the women I know compliment me on how my daughter is a sweet girl and she doesn't see "color" just people. That is how I want it. Though that is not how I was raised.

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I was raised in Tennessee/Kentucky and if you were watching the polls you saw how those states voted. When growing up I didn't like the "race" issue. I only wanted to see people for who they were. That is one of the reasons I wanted to move from there as soon as I could. Every time I go back "home" it is still the same. I will say things have improved, but underneath it is still the same at least with the older generation. The younger generation is trying to make a change there and maybe someday they will. Let's hope they will. Because going back there is like going back in time. Any of you who have ever been in the south will know what I am talking about.

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So we are now living in a new day in time. When I first saw Martin Luther King Jr. give his famous speech it made me cry. He is one of my hero's and always has been. I just hope this country can come together as one and work together to make America the Beautiful, beautiful again. It feels good to know there are so many people out there like myself who really want equality for everyone and not just say it, but mean it. I think that was proved on election night. A new generations is finally here! I am glad that I am around to see it!

Election Day

VOTE

Today is the day people, get out there and vote. Here is a little something to encourage you if nothing else will.

Coffee lovers can get their caffine fix for free if they head to the polls this morning.
Starbucks Coffee Inc. is offering a free cup of coffee to anyone who votes. The Seattle-based retailer will announce an initiative tonight to give away a free “tall” (12-ounce) cup of coffee to anyone who went to the polls to vote.
The announcement was aired in an advertisement during “Saturday Night Live’s Presidential Election Bash.”
The aim is to encourage customers to vote, the company says.
Voters can show their state’s “I voted” sticker as proof.

Party Like a Rock Star ~ Yes We Did!!!

BEST HALLOWEEN PARTY EVER!!

So did you go to any good party's this weekend? I did, I went to a great Halloween party on Saturday night. The party was so good that its now 8:30 on Sunday night and I am still re cooperating.

This is how the night went, as much of it as I can remember. First let me say that M and G are the most fun couple I have ever met. So needless to say I knew this was going to be a great party. There was food and of course alcohol and games, games, and more games. Thank God I didn't have to spin the "Wheel of Doom" but I was in a game where you picked a number out of a bowl each number either had the word suck or blow on it. Then you had to find your partner (the person with the same number) and they would have the opposite of your "suck" or "blow".

Once you found your partner they passed out these long clear tubes that opened on each end. Inside the tube was a jello shot. I was number 3 "blow". So glad I was the "blow" and not the "suck". So my job as "blow" was to blow the jello shot into my "Suck" partners mouth. Easy enough for me. Well me and my partner took first place. She took that jello shot in one shot down the throat!! Later I found out she was an ex porn star, no wonder she did so well. I'm not saying that in a negative way at all. She did a great job and she was a very nice person.

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Everyone loves costumes right? Well I went as a Peacemaker, it was comfortable and everyone loved it!!! Most everyone knew who Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers are which was a good thing. My friends had on some really cool costumes especially Big J. He was The Joker and he went all out as you can see. The first part of the evening he was The Joker in the "hospital" scene from the movie that looked a little something like this.

Then he was just The Joker in a suit and tie. He had the suit custom made for the evening and he looked really hot in it.

Here are some more pictures but I'm going to protect my friends because I don't know if they want their mugs blasted on the Internet. Kinda like protecting the not so innocent as you can see in these pics.
I was doing good drinking my tequila, having fun socializing with everyone then someone started making Absinthe shots. I have never tried Absinthe so sure I wanted a shot. No one told me that it was 110 proof. After my third shot of the night things got fuzzy and things got blurry and then everything was gone. I had pictures on my camera I do not remember taking or posing for such as these

And Now ..... The Aftermath

Thank Goodness my friends let everyone crash at their place!!

All in all it was the best Halloween party I have ever been to and I hope they throw one every year!

Music The Way You Want It! ~Pandora Radio~

Music You Want To Hear When You Want To Hear It

(For Those of Us Who Don't Have Satellite Radio)

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Are you ever in the mood to listen to a certain type of music and you turn on your radio without hearing anything you like? Or you hear something you like and then the next song is just awful or there are so many commercials it just breaks the whole mood? Well I have found a solution!!

There are certain times when I want to listen to just an particular genre of music. Sometimes I want Rock such as Buck Cherry or Hard Rock such as Metallica or Slayer. Sometimes the 80's hair band rock or 80's southern rock. Then there are times I want to listen to folk music such as John Prine. Other times I may want just easy listening James Taylor type stuff. Sometimes jazz, and sometimes (God Forbid) country. Yeah I said it, so sue me.

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Well a few months ago while hanging out with friends one of them mentioned to me a place on the Internet I could go and make my "own" radio station. This intrigued me so I had to check this out. The site I am referring to is Pandora Radio. I must say I was a little skeptical at first but what the hell, I will try anything once. So I found the site and let me tell you I go to this site just about everyday. Especially when I am getting ready for work or doing house work.

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First you sign up...which is totally free mind you. Then you just put in the name of a band or song that you would like to hear. From that point one the site will play songs that are of the same type sound. So no matter what mood you are in, and I am a very moody person, it will play whatever you are in the mood for. I love this place!! Don't worry about downloads like with other online music sources because you don't have to download anything into your computer. Which is awesome because I have been to places such as Lime Wire and such and those places have really screwed up my computer. So be assured that you can go to Pandora Radio with ease that your computer will be safe. I have never had any problems.

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So the next time you have to change c.d.'s or you have so much on your I POD that what comes on next is breaking "your mood" just go to Pandora Radio and let their wizards pick out your "mood" music. They do a great job!! Another great thing is you will be turned onto a lot of other artists that you may have not even known existed at all. It is a great tool for me as I think it will be to you also.

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So tune in and make your own radio stations to fit your moods.

It's worth it!!