Three Sheets Premiere - TONIGHT

Raise your glass
give a toast
check your channels
I have to boast
Three Sheets is BACK
and tonight's the night
Fine Living Network's where it's at!
10 Eastern, monkey in hand
Zane Lamprey's rockin'
Three Sheets New Zealand!
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In other news, although I'm still hacking up a lung and fighting a cough, the house is finally rid of this awful cold/sinus/whatever the hell bug we all had.
Matt had a photo shoot Sunday afternoon and both the model AND the Makeup Artist showed up! YAY!
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Our dear White Russian turned 30 yrs old, and we hosted a small gathering at the casa. As it was an unusually cool weekend for Atlanta in July, we had it outside on the deck, with tiki torches lit. I guess it wasn't too cool for mosquitos (nasty little buggers!). James had homemade blueberry cake from the Bulgarians, and Matt and I gave him a bottle of Johnny Walker Black. We had light snacks of strawberries, bing cherries, blueberries, cheese wedges, chips, and salsa (homemade with those weird purple hull peas from the CSA farmer's thingie). Delish!
BTW check out James' website: www.viterashn.com.
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Cousin Tara and her family met us for brunch at Atkins Park on Sunday also. In spite of the unlucky battery situation in their vehicle. No worries, it was the kind of day where nothing could make you upset, and we just dealt with and moved on. Sweet! It was a lovely weekend. Sunny, breezy, cooler than normal, oh yes and I got my hair done (it always feels SO good to have freshly colored/styled hair!).
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Lastly, my monthly visit to the liquor store, didn't turn up any St. Germaine Elderberry Vodka, or Gran Centenario Rosangel Tequila, but I did find the Asombroso Rose Reposado, and that was good enough for me.
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Have a great night with Three Sheets everyone! and may your week be prosperous also!
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SALE FOR THE LADIES:
Victoria's Secret's 70s Jean (IMHO the BEST jeans ever)
are on sale for $19.99 a pair in 3 styles and 5-6 denim shades/hues.
Item numbers: Z7-228-947, Z7-244-031, and Z7-233-330.
even if they are long on you, get them hemmed, and I swear you will love them forever! I have 3 pairs, and I am still thinking of getting 1 more. I love these jeans!

The Hair Lounge

The Hair Lounge has a new website! Check it out!
The photography on the site of the actual salon, is work from Matthew Lane of Zazen Photo.
Website was designed by my dear friend Alex!
Enjoy!

Ohmmmmm . . .

Photo Credit goes to our friends Jason & Liz, from the cruise.
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Well, my neck pain seems to have subsided for now. I am relieved and glad, but also trying to take it easy. This was the worst one yet, lasting 5 days. I cannot keep living like this.
Let's hope this is the last time.
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In other news, I had my yearly checkup at the doctor, and she says I'm in great health, just need to lose 10 lbs. Well I could have told you that. So, I've been making an effort to do something active every single day. Even if it's something little, like walking the dog for 3 miles. I am trying to keep moving. The neck thing put a kink in my normal workouts (I didn't want to over-stress the muscles), but I can always WALK. So I did. The Wii-Fit tells me I'm down 1.8 pounds today, so that rocks!
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Another friend Jason, is taking me out for Sushi for lunch today, in celebration of my up-coming birthday. YAY! I cannot wait for some Salmon Sashimi. Ooh yes.
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Weather - it's getting colder out. Today the high is 61. the HIGH. I love this crisp fall weather.
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Tonight, we are probably hitting No Mas again for the Castleberry Art Stroll. I am looking forward to it. More walking (ie: working out). yay!
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Saturday is the party. We have an estimate of nearly 30 people coming, so I am very excited about that. Saturday afternoon, I'll be getting a much needed cut & color at The Hair Lounge. YAY! I'm soooooo overdue for getting this done.

The Return of Pinky & The Brain - yeah I wish.

Photo Credit I have decided that I TOTALLY Miss that hiliarious duo - "Pinky and the Brain" - ah yes Pinky and his "NARFing" and Brain with his witty quotes.
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Well here we go. August's rollercoaster of fun has begun.
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Matt and I watched "The Usual Suspects" last night. I hadn't seen it yet. Unbelievably, I took a wild guess as to what the ending twist is, and I was RIGHT! ha! I swear I don't remember ever watching it before now, and nobody told me the answer.
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I cannot believe how many people haven't seen "Super Troopers" or "Beer Fest" - so we are thinking of having a party so people can WATCH 'em already!
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The Hair Lounge is having it's Grand Opening on Sunday August 24th. I would totally go, but I will be in BFE Tennessee that day with my sister and nephew, so I will miss it. Darn! Ya'll enjoy and tell me how it is ok?
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The Hair Lounge, Bone Garden, + some 007

My first visit to the Hair Lounge was quite a success. Debi did an AMAZING job on my hair. It's slightly shorter than I'm used to, but she did a heck of a job layering and thinning the sides of my hair so I don't get that long "limp-hanging" crud on the sides. I'm so happy with it!
and she fixed the color issues too.
YAY DEBI!
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Afterwards, we checked out a new restaurant called "The Bone Garden Cantina" which was opened by the famed Atlanta "Vortex" restaurants owner. We met the owner and his wife in person there. Great DELICIOUS food, and very low prices too!
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He's Ba-ack!
mmm mmm mmm
talk about something that goes great with your morning coffee . . .
http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/index.php?cl=8585824
ooh
I can't WAIT until November 07 th!
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oh yes Happy 4th of July everybody! We are headed to Cindy & Brad's for the holiday, but we'll catcha later! Happy Fireworks, burgers, and brats!

Life in the Fast Lane

Well, as you can see, I'm a slow blogger. As much as I type everyday, you'd think I could get this thing going.

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Anyhoo, nuff of that. WOW life has changed since the last entry. It's been almost 1.5 yrs!

I did get a new job afterall, but staying within the same company. I'm now an "ITIL Change Analyst" (well that is the job title), but my role is "Change Manager" (meaning that is the work I do), and the payband is something like "Project Manager" (meaning that is the closest title they have for us even tho we really aren't project managers and have an excuse to pay us less $, I think). Talk about confusing! This job is much better and less stressful than my last one, so we'll see how it goes. I've almost been doing it a year now, fun fun.

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Ok so what else is new? I have a facebook account & a myspace page - both of which I neglect horribly. We remodeled the kitchen - we tried to sell the house and move downtown, but then we decided to stay. Matt sort-of-took-over the camera he got me for Christmas in 2006 and became a photographer. The business name is Zazen Photo - and I am now his business manager/ model/ assistant/ everything else. We've taken a few vacations, and I think that is it in a nutshell. Of course there's just not enough time to tell it all.

Most recently, we've hung some of his photography in a local Get Coffee shop, (Say HI to Durinda the owner if you stop by) and at a local hair salon called the Hair Lounge: (say hello to Debi there).

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Matt's also the photographer for a new client Amy of Mikamy Meadows. I used to work with Amy back in Ohio a few years back. She is a dog-lover, wonderful nature/organic person, and just all around fun woman. I am proud that we get to photograph her earth-friendly products! Check them out. Hint: you can get discounts on her products if you get on her mailing list for the newsletter and enter all her contests. Currently there's a "salsa recipe" contest going.

We just got back from a trip to the beach. Staying at a hotel on Treasure Island just near St. Petersburg Florida, and that's where my sister Jamie lives with her son Michael. I love being an auntie. I got to play with him in the ocean this weekend. That was the highlight of my trip, other than eating at Crabby Bill's mmm mmm mmm. Sunburn was the lowlight. yeah. ouch! just say NO to spray sunscreen cans.

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Yesterday, we took our Dog Sport to Sope Creek for a hike and he somehow cut the pad of his Left front paw. I have been trying to keep it disinfected and bandaged up with neosporin, but the darn dog keeps removing the bandage and licking the heck out of it. On the upside, he isn't wincing or favoring that paw at all, he acts like it's no big deal, so maybe it's okay to leave it unbandaged? I'm still keeping an eye on it. I don't want him to get infected. Glad it doesn't hurt him tho. Stubborn darn dog!

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Current Goals: expand the Zazen Photo business further, pay off credit card, get in shape (I'm finally giving in and getting a YMCA membership so I can work-out cardio every AM), meditation/yoga, and resting until the next vacation.

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Upcoming news for the future: Poker at Midget Mansion, my first Hair Lounge visit, Pin-up Style Photo Shoot for The Voyeur Magazine, Mikamy Meadows Party, wedding in NYC, Bahamas Cruise, paying off credit card, getting into shape.