Ri O'Laughlin: Snarksmith * Pie Aficionado * Social Web Wrangler * Indie Music Fan * Blog Publishing Addict * Passable Site Designer * Ostensible Freelance Writer * Master in the Timeless Art of Housework Avoidance * Vociferous Advocate of Excessive Understatement.No, I’m not talking about in a video game when you’ve completed a level and can go back through it. No, I’m not talking about when a hooker forgets to charge you. No, I’m not talking about getting into “Much Ado About Nothing” at your community theater without paying. I’m talking about taking the day…
Okay, so we’re moving the Scoop to Sunday. I have decreed it. (And, normally it will be earlier on Sunday, but I have company this weekend, and Liam’s first Pee Wee soccer game was this morning, and now I have to get ready to make shish kabob to grill for dinner…so I’m late. Eh –…
Okay, so it’s Valentine’s Day…the day that we are to celebrate in all ways possible the “Great L’Amour”. The day on which chocolates have no calories, millions of flowers give their lives for our pleasure and Hallmark execs make room in their vaults for more bags of gold. People lose all good sense and Cupid…
Y’know, I have to give it to advertisers. They’re including more and more music in their ads, and I like it. Now, don’t get me wrong; the inclusion of a catchy drumbeat or a smooth bassline doesn’t blind me to the fact that they’re trying their damndest to get their hand in my wallet. But…
So, at the moment I’m safely ensconsed in my cozy home with my hubs and kiddo…enjoying a relaxing, laid back family weekend. I will freely admit, however, that there IS somewhere I’d rather be. Yep, it’s this weekend. My buddy Rock and Roll Mama is there, and is torturing me with amazing backstage photos &…