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Hollyhock

I am still in the midst of putting together the garden. I've drawn up plans and all that (and was quite excited about Visio-ing them, but it looks like Visio did not come with my package). Today Don came over to help pull out the ~ 3 cubic yards of grass (it may be closer to 5 but we can't tell)...

I'm sore. I'm stiff. And I am in love with Hollyhock. I saw it for the first time... Grown in a local greenhouse's front lot. It was so glorious that I bought more seeds from MSE at Kmart (the ones that didn't go out of business) and found a whole lot more that she had to offer. There's a Lavender field set for around the deck, but my favorite flower has to be the Globe Amaranth that Martha's got... "Strawberry Fields" variety.

This is the update for now. Look back in a few days when I should have a picture (sorry, but I didn't take a before). I am also going to post some books maybe tomorrow maybe the next day that I am going to purchase from the Amazon.com super fantastical.

Until then... On hiatus...

Garden Mania Hiadus

It's been so long that I can't even remember the format I use for my entries!!!

Moving on, I am terribly apolegetic that I've been gone from the realm of blog and online journals... I am now gardening my back yard. Today I am actually leaving on vacation to my family's cottage up in Canada. I wanted to leave a note, telling y'all where I've been.

The other thing. Thanks to all you people who shop through my Amazon links, I've made $30 so far this quarter!!! 50% of this money is thrown right back at the ones who put it there, so AJ... Thank you. And thanks to me, because I've contributed the other 50%. I also found out that I get 5% for every time anyone buys through one of my general links... BUT if you buy through the special links (like the three following this paragraph), I get 15%... That's a 10% markup people. I'm encouraging anyone who wants free stuff in the mail to email me the books they want and I will in turn post them up in the blog and at the end of quarter, you will receive an package from your wish list. Here's to AJ!

Pdr for Herbal Medicines (Physician's Desk Reference for Herbal Medicines, 2nd Ed)
PDR for Nutritional Supplements
2003 Physicians Desk Reference for Nonprescription Drugs and Dietary Supplements

There you go, kids... I'll be back with Visio plans for my garden soonafter I return from Canada!!!

Happy Memorial Day!!!

Let Me Tell You About Being a Devil’s Advocate…

An Essay on the Thrills and Perils of Seeing the Other Side and Pissing Other People Off
11 May 2003

Broken Bones

That damn Galaxy is always giving me some new songs to try out. Today, go out and download "Broken Bones" by Love Inc.

The song is addictive and it reminds me of the music on the Sims.

I'm Glad

I know no one likes J.Ho for real, but I do kind like her new song. There is a single, but there are no listed songs as of today's entry.

It just seems like a very happy song. But we all know that Jennifer has been running herself into the ground with all these movies, musics, clothes, and accessories that she's marketing... I think that she really thinks that no one will mind if she releases a CD where they can all tell that she can't sing.

Kudos! Down with Milli Vanilli!

The Wreckoning The Wreckoning

I've been doing a lot of research this week at work. *Oops!* And instead of recommending doing my job, I want to recommend a song by Boomkat. I really like how the site has so many colors. Yay!

The song is pretty fantastic. When I listen to it, I think of Sonique. Very deep and raspy sounding. Enticing.

Try it, you'll like it.

Lonliness

Maybe I should do all my Sprinkles on the weekend, because, apparently, I already do...

Moving on, there's this song called Lonliness by this DJ Tomcraft. Oh it's simply delightful! I recommend the single rather than the full CD only because you know that I love the remixes! (And maybe because I can't find the whole CD to recommend...)

It's a true dance song. I love the beats that there is this "ripping" noise that I always love in dance songs... The noise where it is long (really long) and just seems to make different noises through the course of the song.

I need to learn how to make that noise.

Make Luv

It seems that I like this song a little more everytime I hear it.

I like to party
Everybody does
Make luv
Listen to the music
You've got to letchoself
Gooooo oh oh oh oh

How can you not? Give it up for Room 5 (feat. Oliver Cheatham). (Sorry, I could not find their real website.)

The words are the same all the way through... But that just makes it easier to learn the words!

Boys of Summer

Today's last recommendations comes on behalf of DJ Sammy, who keeps on remixing those damn Bryan Adams (who, incidentally, has a real crap website) songs.

But I'll tell you that this song is better than the last song that everyone was talking about from DJ Sammy. I loved this song when it first came out in years upon years ago.

I'm gonna have to break it down and buy the CD. Bah.

The Wreckoning

Last night I had a glorious two hour conversation with Don. He gave me the best compliment that maybe he's ever given me... He told me that I was an amazing talent for devil's advocate. I guess that anything he says, I can see the total opposite viewpoint. He called me a master debater and we were off. I won't go into detail becuase I'm pretty nauseated.

I found out that when I put a link on my website and then someone buys directly from that link, that I get 15% of the comission instead of the obligatory 5%. That's a 10% increase, people! Also. A special thanks to AJ, because recently his Amazon purchases have been showing up on the comission report. He will be receiving a magazine subscription in the mail for his tremendous efforts. THANK YOU!!!

Here's the link that everyone should buy from... I bought this book called Understanding Marijuana: A New Look at the Scientific Evidence. I have been having a hard time trying to find objective viewpoints on the subject online. So I went in search of an all-encompassing book. I found such a book. I am half way through. Don doesn't know, and because he does not put forth the tremendous effort needed to dissect this weblog, he never will. But if he did know, we could debate some more.

Have a happy mom's day tomorrow... Maybe I'll be back with the synopsis of the 5th Annual Tkach Family Mother's Day Extravaganza at the Outback Steakhouse. Last year I was working at Meijer and therefore have no commentary. It may be the first time my father has really left the house since the surgery. He went to the bank last Friday. He's been homeward bound ever since.

Cheerio!