Further proof that "Don't Stop Believin'" is officially the shark-jumpingest song ever. We thought it was bad in Pittsburgh, having heard it TWICE in one karaoke night... but in Baltimore, this was the cover page for the songbook in the karaoke bar we visited.


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Joe & I attended the Orioles game at 1pm on Sunday. The walk from the hotel was about 30 minutes, and boy was it HOT. I started to feel dizzy when we got to the park, so I got a frozen lemonade right away for some sugar and hydration. When we got to our seats, we were absolutely elated to find that they were in the shade. Not only that, but it felt ( Read more... )

Today I was asked at the last minute to judge a karaoke contest at 9pm tonight. That provided just the motivation I needed to get this entry finished. It's only been sitting on my laptop for a few days now...

Best & Worst of Karaoke
Eric recently forwarded this link for the 10 best and 10 worst karaoke songs according to Entertainment Weekly. I ( Read more... )

Tonight I opened a fortune cookie that said, "You are the controller of your destiny." Thanks a fuckin' lot, cookie. That's not a fortune at all. In fact, that's the opposite of a fortune. It's a MISfortune. Are you even trying?

Airaoke
Apparently Houston airport put up some karaoke booths for holiday travelers. They can choose from hundreds of ( Read more... )

Highmark does a lot with community service and charity, but they seem to have a partnership with United Way. One of the things they are doing this year is to allow employees to wear jeans every Friday if they donate a minimum of $3 per paycheck to the United Way. I am donating a little more than that per pay, so at the end of every week I don my ( Read more... )

Yesterday a tween on the bus complimented me on my green shoes. Now I'm 'tween feeling flattered and feeling 12.

Last night I came home to the burnt popcorn smell Joe had warned me about via text. Eleven hours later and the apartment still smells of it.

LZ and I are going to see The Freedom Band tonight at PD's Pub. They are my favorite local ( Read more... )

I'm feeling kind of restless right now. It's 3 AM already so I tried to climb into bed, nestle up to Joe, and just relax... but I could tell right away that it wasn't going to happen ( Read more... )

Baited & switched
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My brother and James bought a house in Lawrenceville so that they can be closer to the bake shop. With the move scheduled for this weekend (today, that is), my brother asked me last week if I'd help him tear up the fugly carpeting at the new place on Friday night ( Read more... )

Did you know karate translates to "open hand" and karaoke translates to "open voice ( Read more... )