Save The Date

There's talk of Royal de Luxe making an appearance in NYC later this year.  If that were to happen you do know that a road trip would be in order, right?

Photo credit: 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/carlosreusser/ / CC BY 2.0

Smack Down in 6, 5, 4...

In an effort to get my ass in shape I started walking in the mornings again.  I will point out the obvious and say that walking in the winter at 5 in the morning is way different than walking at that hour during the Summer months, which is when I last did my walking regimen.

I've also decided to do the two hundred sit-ups program.  It seems like a cool thing -- manageable, free and a good counterpart to walking.

For my initial test I did 18 sit-ups.    Anyone else up to the challenge?

'Nuf Said

I love this! Saw this today at the Rose Museum at Brandeis University. This picture doesn't do it justice --- it was so great in all its GINORMOUSNESS.

When All Else Fails

I love the 7-day prayer candles that are sold in my supermarket.    They're cheap (~$1.50), they've got wacky graphics, bold colors and they're right next to all the Goya products one could ever need.

You can also buy them on-line in case the patron saint and/or occasion you need to pray to is not available in the store.  Here are several that cracked me up.   The instructions for the Lucky Gambler prayer candle are pitiful: 

Burn a 7 Day Casino Jackpot Candle before gambling and repeat the following: "I am going to win; I am going to win BIG, give me good luck at every game I play and bring the winnings my way!"  For extra luck carry with you to the Casino a Southern John Conqueror Root in a Green Bag and anoint the root with Haitian Gambler's Oil.

But then I found this little gem.  Why get separate prayer candles when the Saint Bea candle could fix everything?  

Another Fetish

...that I really didn't need to know existed and now I must share with you:

I'm assuming these women only live in areas where open-toe shoes can be worn year round.

If you dare to see more click here.

My Mix

So I'm done!  I have to say that making a playlist for 12 people with very diverse tastes was f'n hard!!!  I hope they think it's as rockin' as I do!

Oh and iTunes really does have a limit on how many times you can burn a CD containing purchased songs (it's 7).  Easy enough to circumnavigate but still annoying.

My packaging:

And, more importantly, my playlist:

People Who Hate People / Bill Hicks
The W.A.N.D. / The Flaming Lips
Bum / Tanya Donelly
Exactly Where I'm At / Ween
Finding Out True Love Is Blind / Louis XIV
Sexy Coffee Pot (Single Version) / Tony Alvon & The Belairs
Ape Is High / Mandrill
Where's Your Head At / Basement Jaxx
I Knew / Lightning Dust
The High Road / Broken Bells
Clap (See The Stars) / The Myrmidons
French Navy / Camera Obscura
By Your Side (feat. Dean Wareham) / My Robot Friend
Eyes As Candles / Passion Pit
Kenya Dig It? / Ruby Suns
5 Years Time / Noah and the Whale

Bringing Up The Rear

I'm in a CD club.   There's thirteen of us, myself included.  We started the group back in January '09. Not everyone was able to distribute a CD for their assigned month (due to life and, in some cases, general lameness) but for those that delivered I have to say I was pretty impressed.   Second to seeing what selection of music someone chose, I totally dug taking in the overall presentation (how it was packaged, the title given, cover art, etc.).

Below are some of the CD's.  My favorite are the top two, especially the Jimmy Hoffa stencil on the mailer.

Now it's my turn.  I'm close to finishing the playlist and will post it here once it's done!

Schlock You

You know I'd love to see this.  The schlock factor looks too irresistible.

To view the trailer click here.