O Tannenbaum

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As per my usual procrastinator style, I FINALLY bought our Christmas tree over the weekend. It's very fresh and was still a little wet in the middle.

Here are a few pics of the tree:

Bare Naked Tree !

All Dressed Up!

This pic above & the one below get bigger when you click on them, the others don't. What's going on Blogger?!

Merry Christmas, Murr Chrimuh, and Happy Crimbo to all my Friends (real, imaginary, and/or of the blogosphere persuasion) !!

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East Meets West

On Sunday night, I met up with 2 of my favorite NYC bloggers (whom I also consider friends), Billy and Rey....who were both in L.A. for work reasons. Their arrival could not have come at a better time, since this week was the week I was supposed to be making my annual Fall trip to NYC, but due to financial reasons, I'm not going [painful sigh!]. We met up at East-West Lounge in WeHo and after a couple drinks, walked on over to The Abbey for more drinks and laughs. Sadly, the night flew by WAY too fast, but it was great getting to see them both. Below is a pic of us at The Abbey... Thanks for such a fun time guys!!

Me, Billy, & Rey

Depeche Mode Tour the Universe in 2009

Currently D Mode is working on their 12th studio album (Oh, I think I just wet myself) & will tour the world in 2009...April 2009 is the scheduled date that the new album will drop.

Here's the official word from their official website:

The band is currently working on their as yet untitled 12th studio album release. Over the next coming weeks, we will be featuring updates and developments on the progress of the recording sessions, which will include exclusive videos and pictures documenting the making of their anticipated album. News and updates will be made available as they come in, so stay tuned for more great new features on depeche mode dot com!

Tour Of The Universe
The dates for the European leg of Depeche Mode's upcoming tour, "Tour of The Universe 2009," are now available! Tune in to the LiveNation web site to view the Depeche Mode press conference On Demand (for free), recorded in Berlin on October 6th! We are announcing some exciting news for the upcoming year.

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Creepy

My love for Homer J Simpson is real and it's deep, but this Photoshop'd pic is scaring the love right out of me.

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The Voice & The Machine

Friday morning I called in sick to work, due to an "upset tummy"....[ahem]...It was a very good thing that I did, cuz there were all kinds of prep work that needed to get done before the Yaz(oo) concert later that evening.

I ate dinner at the Blue Dahlia, which serves panini sandwiches, salads, antipasto, and a short rib burger that was so good [short rib meat stuffed with ground beef, topped with Gouda cheese...yes please!]....oh, and the Lychee Martini is highly recommended! 

Many thanks to the heads up from my blogger buddy, Jim (who saw the band play on Thursday night), who warned me that the band doesn't go on for at least an hour after the stated start time of 8:00 pm...a DJ "spun" 80's music until 9:00 pm, and then Alison Moyet & Vince Clarke took to the stage.

Vince Clarke was in his standard "stand & play" mode (as expected), and Alison Moyet's soulful voice never sounded better. I was blown away by how good they sounded. The staging was minimal, but worked perfectly with the size/scale of the Orpheum Theater, which is just gorgeous!

From the moment Alison Moyet began singing Nobody's Diary, I was transported back to a very happy time in my life, and I stayed there for the next hour and a half.

Here's some pics:

European Vacation

I'm off to the airport in about 15 minutes. I'll be vacationing in London/Paris for the next 9 days...I'm so excited, yet so nervous...I always get that I'm forgetting something feeling.

Posting for the next week or so will be minimal, but I'ma do my best and try to post something everyday.

Friday Confessions

• I forgot to put on deodorant this morning, and now I'm afraid to lift my arms.
• When no one's looking, I like to drink milk/soda/juice straight from the carton.
• I love to watch really bad Kung-Fu movies....the kind with poorly dubbed English voice overs.
• I like to pee sitting down.

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Spring Awakening !

Today is the first day of spring....I feel like going out and buying myself something!....or maybe I'll just wash my sheets when I get home tonight.

Celebrating Groundhog Day

Will & Me...and Scot (in the background, fixing me a drink)

Saturday night, I attended the only party in town worth checking out....The Groundhog Day party hosted by Scot, of Scot Not Scott fame. Scot's the perfect host (I took a few furtive pics for some design ideas...we have very similar tastes).  

Thanks again Scot, I had a great time! Also attending the party was fellow blogger, Will, from WAT Central....Will (or is it Wil?) does a killer Carol Channing impersonation and has some seriously cool friends! After the party, I headed over to Oil Can Harry's, to meet up with some friends for even more drinking & some disco dancing. I've been to OCH's before, but it was a long time ago and on Halloween. The folks there take Disco VERY seriously!