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When I go to the movies or a sporting event I usually get the immediate urge for a large Pepsi. Other than that I don't buy or rarely ever drink soda. But l saw this today and I'm really glad I don't go for it too often. What are your thoughts about this?
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Via: Term Life Insurance
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Louis Vuitton now has a brand of rum on the market. Apparently there is a new luxury rum available from Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH). The rum called "10 Cane" is produced on the island of Trinidad through a partnership with Trinidad Distillers. LVMH, the world's leading producers of luxury wines and spirits, says that the island is the perfect location to produce sugar cane due to its rich soil and abundance of sunlight. The result is a very high quality cane juice which is a key ingredient in the new luxury rum.
From the LVMH website:
"To create an unrivaled rum tasting experience, 10 Cane is made from sugar canes that are specifically grown to make rum, not sugar. It uses small batch distillation in French pot stills, the best available in the world, and is aged for about six months into French oak barrels.
Why 10 Cane? Because tradtionally sugar canes were harvested in bundles of ten in Trinidad. It also recalls the number of perfection according to Pythagore."
The elixir is golden brown in color with aromas of pear and a hint of vanilla
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Wow! That Jamie Foxx boy!! Golll-LY! I mean I always knew dude could sing but the production on Unpredictable is 7.25x better than his debut Peep This! Can't say that his sound is original, but what he does, he does well. Guest appearances by Luda, Twista, Kanye & Common, he seasons his soulful R&B ballads with a hip-hop flavor. He even covers the Kashif/Meli'sa (I never know wear that apostrophe goes) Morgan classic "Love Changes" with Mary J Blige.
He has a couple of unforgettable ballads on there and a selection of songs which are just right for "getting right." I said it! Most notably, "Three Letter Word." Not gonna say anything about it. Just listen to it.
I listened to Goapele's Change It All tonight and the ish is HOT! I think I'm feeling this one more than her last CD, Even Closer. Now if you want to hear someone with a real original sound, you've got to check Goap (pronounced "gw-AP") out. A very diverse selection of songs and quite a few to do the ol' 2-step to. I was surprised to see a colab with Dwele on the song "You." It's decent. Expected something more caliente though.
She even includes my fave from Even Closer, "Closer," as a bonus track. (I know that reads funny. Just read it again.)
My fave has GOT to be "Fly Away" which sounds like an 80's Duran Duran-inspired track. Definitely one which will get lots of play in the days, and maybe months, to come. I think I got my money's worth with both of these CDs.
UNDER STRESS
This is gonna be tough. I mean with this fast/diet thing. Walking on the street, passing pastry shops, dunkin donuts? How am I ever gonna do without pizza for 6 weeks?!?! Sugar!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Have mercy!!
WORK (side)
Been grindin' the last few days. Knocked out a DVD cover in less than 30 mins tonight on last minute notice. Like LL said, gotta get that twinkie out your mouth and do something.
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OK...it's 2006 and I am embarking on a diet/fast for 6 weeks! That's right, I said 6 WEEKS! I'm hoping to purge and cleanse my body. I was supposed to start on January 1st, however I still had some leftovers of my "world-famous" lasagne that I made for Christmas. Its all gone now so I hear I go. I know its going to be difficult so I've decided to post my goal. Although no one actually reads this blog now, I can imagine that someone is and be forced to follow my fast/diet plans.
Here is the schedule:
YIKES!!
CHUNES
Went and snagged two CDs today. I finally got around to buying Jamie Foxx's Unpredictable. I also picked up Goapele's Change It All. Will let you know how it goes.
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Drink soda? Don't do this for one hour
http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/news/package.jsp?name=fte/drinksoda/drinksoda&floc=wn-np
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I was invited to attend a co-worker's birthday party at Serena Lounge (23rd & 7th) tonight. As I am pretty much homebound (voluntarily) I said I would venture out to attend. It was rainy but I said I would still go. I even called the spot first to find out the dress code because I didn't want to go all the way there to get turned away.
To make a long story short, a second shower, a second shave, two outfits, a missed bus, a 1.25 hr bus/train ride and an ATM fee later, I didn't get in. The doorman asks me if I was there for a party and I replied "yes." He asks the name of the party and I tell him while the other "keeper-of-the-gate" scans my driver's license. The first then asks me the name of the party again when I slowly articulate it to him. After a few seconds of scanning his list he looks back up to me and says, "Is there a number or something you can call them on?" That was my queue. I told him "forget it" and then went right back on the train to go home.
I'm not sure why I needed confirmation at a lounge unless there was some private affair going on. I didn't even bother to ask. But I know that's it for me. This was the second and last time that I've been turned away at the door of a social establishment. Forget dress code, I will be dressed "to the nines" anytime I venture out again, so there will be no second guessing.
I'm not blaming the lounge...yet. Just wait until Monday when I ask my workmate if she did have the party.
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