Reverb10 :: 11 Things

I've decided to be a part of Reverb10. It's a 31-day blogging challenge where you reply to the daily writing prompts that are designed to get you to reflect on this past year as well as provide some insight for the upcoming year. I'm going to give myself 5-7 minutes for each post.

Day 11 :: December 11, 2010 :: 11 Things

• What are 11 things your life doesn’t need in 2011? How will you go about eliminating them? How will getting rid of these 11 things change your life? (Author: Sam Davidson)

Top 5 Moments of Summer 2010

Top 5 Moments of Summer 2010

1. Hanging w/the family especially that girl of mine. She's a gem when she's not being gnarly.

2. Birthday week in D.C. w/the sis and a really cool batch of friends!

3. Seeing and doing things in my hometown that I've never done: go to Mary Coyle for ice cream, visit Terminal Tower in downtown Cleveland, ate broasted chicken from that place on Portage Path, ate at The Lockview in downtown Akron, visit Lanterman's Mills in Youngstown (see image below).

4. Managing my way around Amsterdam dolo!

5. Driving my Jeep baby ... though it did nearly die on me twice in the last few days. When I left it had 207,000+ miles.

And now that it's officially and totally over, how was your summer?

7 Things People Don't Know About Me

7 Things People Don't Know About Me

I know that this is an old list that's been going around, but I'm feeling like revealing a little bit about myself. Going for a bit of transparency here.

Saw Princess Lasertron's Things I Don't Want People to Know list and her cutie pie webbie and I thought 'why not give it a go?'.

1. I've never seen the movie "Superfly" or "Foxy Brown" or "Dolemite" or most of the blaxploitation films. I'd like to blame my parents, which is good for them that they wouldn't allow me to watch those films as a kid, but it's been, what, too many years to count, when I could have seen them on my one and I haven't. Oh, well, there goes my black card.

2. While I'm on the subject of films, can I just put it all out there? I've never seen all of "The Godfather" and I haven't seen "Scarface" at all. I think that this is as bad as it gets as it relates to movies ... and so I'll move on because, well, because I'd like for you to forget those first two and fast.

3. When I was young, like 2 years old, I used to have braces on my legs. Seems my feet just wouldn't do what they were supposed to do on their own which is point straight. I thought I saw a picture once, but I can't seem to find it lately.

4. Less than a year after I'd finished my undergrad degree, I'd lost two very close friends: one while still in college in a motorcycle accident and one soon after (murdered). They were like my brothers always looking out for me. Miss them both - a lot.

Sometimes I'll have a smoothie with my breakfast.

5. I eat breakfast almost daily. I love a big breakfast, though I don't eat a whole lot and I usually only get a big breakfast on days when I'm not working (time constraints). I'm a fan of pancakes, french toast, omelette's, turkey sausage or turkey bacon, grits, oatmeal and cereal. Not so big on bagels or muffins, but I might take some banana bread. Oh, and some juice. I like a nice breakfast to line my belly and get me off to a good start.

6. I've met some of my best and closest friends while working at WBLK in Buffalo. I thought I'd be there for a year or so and ended up staying for four years. Some of the worst winter storms of my life, seeing the Bills lose four Superbowls, breakfast at Mattie's, being a Girl Scout leader, frequent trips to Toronto and just some plain ole, ridiculous, knock down, drag out high end drama! My grandfather was right when he told me that Buffalo was just a "raggedy ass city", but the people are priceless. Not a day goes by when I'm not in touch w/someone from my Buffalo posse.

7. I fell in love once ... and with someone who was also madly in love w/me. You know how people are always saying 'live in the moment?' and 'enjoy the moment?' ... well, that's what I did then! Incredible. So glad that I had a chance to experience that. I used to regret that I let that guy go; that the relationship didn't go where it could have gone, which was down the aisle. But now ... today, I'm so glad I am where I am in my life and I would have never gotten here had I stayed there.

It's Already Summer? Get Your Goals Back On Track.

I am going to get right on this one. I did not even getting around to posting my goals for 2010. Shameful. I've whittled my list down to three things. In previous years, I think I had like, five or six things. Anyway, I plan to publish this year's goal list in the next day or so. Seriously.

But here's a motivating post. Hope it gets you going.

May's Women Grow Business post: Already Summer? Get Your Goals Back On Track

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Music Monday 48 :: Joyce's Sleepful Slumber

A former student, Joyce, loves music. She attends lots of concerts and has a good ear for good stuff. She recently posted this list of music on Facebook. It's her playlist for falling off to sleep. I like the list. Many of her friends like it. I'm guessing that you'll join the rest of us in liking the list as well ... and getting a good night's rest.

Oh, and after a great deal of discussion, me and some others convinced Joyce that she should start a blog. You'll find her on Posterous.

Here's the 'sleepful slumber' playlist (that's the name that I've given to the list).

1. Lover Tonight - Will Hoge (Again Somewhere Tomorrow version)
2. Arms of A Women - Amos Lee
3. My Love - Gareth Asher
4. Leaving Again - Chad Perrone (Live At Tupelo Music Hall version)
5. Over You - Jay Nash
6. Barcelona - Jay Nash
7. I Cant Make You Love Me - Tony Lucca
8. She Burns Like Summer Sun - James Morrison
9. The Wind - Amos Lee
10. Quit You - Chad Perrone (Live At Tupelo Music Hall version)
11. Something That You Do - Gareth Asher
12. Use Me Up - Hanson
13. The Right Time (Honeygirl) - Gareth Asher
14. Unstoppable - Keaton Simons
15. Carousel - Will Hoge
16. Hang - Matchbox Twenty
17. Misery - Hanson
18. 30 Some Days - Matt Duke
19. Dirty Little War - Will Hoge
20. Flower In Rain - Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers
21. Globes and Maps - Something Corporate
22. Ash Like Snow - Matt Duke (Acoustic Kingdom Underground version)
23. Hammers And Strings (A Lullaby) - Jack's Mannequin
24. Colorblind - Counting Crows
25. Tables and Chairs - Backseat Goodbye
26. Forever - Ben Harper
27. Close Your Eyes - Dave Barnes
28. Sea and the Rhythm - Iron & Wine
29. The End - Jason Reeves
30. Walk Away - Jay Nash
31. Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
32. Burn - Ray LaMontagne
33. Never Think - Rob Pattinson

So Long 2008 :: Happy New Year

A few weeks ago, I posted a list of the Best of 2008 which included links to various websites and blogs. The topics ranged from music, movies and books.

So I received a request from Lori Johnson over at Lori's Old School Mix asking me to list my personal best of 2008. Wow, what a challenge. I ingest such a wide range of media that I can barely recall what I consumed this past Monday. But I am certainly up for a challenge, right?

Needless to say, my list is short, but here goes:

Best book that I read:

• "Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini (surprisingly I did not review this one ... and I did not see the movie ... duh). The book was vividly written w/lots of mystery and excitement on nearly every page.
  

Best movie that I saw:

• "Waitress" (thanks to a recommendation from my sister; Andrienne Shelly is genius ... oh, and I did not write a review on this one either ... another duh). This one is funny, romantic and Andy Griffith is quite endearing. Love this movie.
  

Best Television Comedy - and remember that I don't have cable:

• "30 Rock" Alec Baldwin, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, the ensemble cast and the guests are hilarious on so many levels.
  

Best artists and cds - you are not surprised that it is all hip hop ... :

• Illa J :: "Yancey Boys"
• Roots Manuva :: "Slime & Reason"
• The Knux :: "Remind Me in 3 Days"
• The Roots :: "Rising Down"
• Black Milk :: "Tronic"
• The Mighty Underdogs :: "Droppin Science Fiction"

Best website:

• Alltop.com: I love this aggregator site w/lots of topics to choose from,
  

Best Social Media platform:

• Twitter ... I love twittering - using 140 characters to communicate and all of the Twitter tools.
  
• Utterli ... I like being able to post pics, video, text and audio all from my cell phone. This should come in handy when I attend the Inauguration in a few weeks.
  

So long to 2008 and a great big hug for 2009 (and a smooch too)! Happy New Year!

My random 7

My random 7:

1. I'm not as impatient as I use to be.
2. I am purging my wardrobe; really.
3. Radio is my passion.
4. I want to improve my handwriting.
5. Neutral, natural colors are my fav.
6. I absolutely love my Jeep.
7. Multi-tasking while watching reality TV is something that I often do.