As trendy web projects go, Pandora is pretty sweet. Signup (for free), pick an artist, and the "music genome project" will style a personalized music station for you.
My current stations include:
Jem, Tori Amos, Sarah Slean, Nickelback, Tegan and Sarah, Armin Van Buuren (creator of the 24 Longest Day Remix , my favorite techno song in the history of favorite techno songs), DJ Tiesto and The Cranberries.

Any other suggestions?

[I just watched the 24 music video, again. That's almost too much Jack Bauer for me to handle. Almost.]

I won't be able to make it to their grand opening this weekend, but Buffalo Rising features (e:laurajean) in an article today. Kudos to one of our (e:peeps) (laurajean, are you still around?)

Ilovemycoop:

Today is also special, as it is Take your Pet to Work day

(e:peeps) - I give to you the site What Would Tyler Durden Do's post, which contends that "Connie Chung Is Insane"


After seeing that video I am not sure that insane is the right word for it.

I was going to post my awesome recipe for a simple pasta cassarole, but the pasta is too sticky and the flavor is good, but weird. I attempted the Rachael Ray Southwestern Pasta Bake but didn't feel like making the cheese sauce and instead tried to - well, it doesn't matter. It's edible, but as a choice between this and a nice bowl of cereal . . . I'd probably take the cereal. The chicken came out good though:
- 2-3 chicken breasts, diced into bite-sized pieces;
- season with cumin, chili powder, salt, pepper, italian seasoning (this is where I lost the "southwest" part of it);
- put EVOO in the saute pan, twice around the pan;
- heat, toss in chicky;
- stir until cooked, splashing a bunch (a tablespoon?) of lemon juice halfway through;
- add to something that is not my horrific pasta disaster. Maybe a quesadilla? Or with some rice.

(e:matthew), did I tell you about Gluten Free Girl? She's incredible.

So here's a recipe for a Saratoga Spritzer. I can't find a reference for it online, so I'll go with the recipe in my head (courtesy of my mama):
In a chilled glass (ALWAYS keep glasses chillin in the freezer), combine a tablespoon of lemon juice (more or less, to taste) and 2 sugar cubes.
Add Ginger Ale and some ice.
Add a few dashes of Angostura Bitters on top.
Swirl.
Enjoy.

You can use sprite or sierra mist or 7up too.

Seeing as (e:leetee) and (e:paul) have both written about the Marina this week, I wanted to add my own pictures from last night.

my captain, showboating in the laser :)


my dear puppy, demonstrating how easy it is to walk around our deck.


my dog eats ropes. she also falls in lakes, but she has her own life preserver. Yes I love my dog, what of it?


on the dock.


an after sunset view, facing west.
See all the sailboats? If you go out in a motorchoker, and hear a dog barking at you, that's my puppy. We've already trained her to bark and growl when the words "george bush" or "dick cheney" are spoken; now she's starting to bark when hearing the roar of a speedboat engine too.