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aimees @ 2010-11-19T09:19:00

2010-11-19T17:19:31Z

I promise an update tomorrow afternoon.
The past 2 weeks have just been INSANELY busy!!!

YOUR LUCKY DAY

2010-11-08T01:33:55Z

STOP!!

This is a post you do not want to miss. Just give me 15 minutes of your time....

I came across this short film that everyone has been raving about. A couple minutes in, I realize that Rider Strong (Shawn Hunter from Boy Meets World) is in it! This short film, Your Lucky Day, is a MUST-SEE... it's INTENSE and POWERFUL! And trust me when I say - this 15 minute short is as amazing as many of the 120 minute feature films out there.... Press Play.

Your Lucky Day from Dan on Vimeo.

Teach Me How to Dougie

2010-11-07T05:59:44Z

Before I bounce out to this party, I wanted to put out the Jam of the Week before the week is over!

I know this song came out a while back, but it's getting it's spot now as Jam of the Week thanks to John Wall. I was watchin' basketball with Leon and Jeff the other day and I saw John Wall do the Dougie for a hot 30 seconds as his intro & I haven't stopped showing people since.... check it out:

A while back, Chris Brown was also spotted doin' the Dougie at a show.... he makes it look so much harder.

JAM OF THE WEEK: California Swag District - Teach Me How to Dougie

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Snoop Dogg ft. Marty James - New Years Eve

2010-10-29T22:25:15Z

Jam of the Week for the last full week of October........

Snoop Dogg ft. Marty James - New Years Eve

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Vincecum

2010-10-29T22:22:39Z

For Halloween, my 6-year-old cousin Vincent is dressing up as Tim Lincecum... and has been nicknamed by our family as "Vincecum." You can't even tell he's wearing a wig :-P Way to rep the SF Giants!!!

World Series? They're Smoking Weed!

2010-10-28T22:53:34Z

This reporter was sent out from Texas to make a report about the World Series: San Francisco Giants vs. Texas Rangers.

He was more shocked that people just casually smoke around San Francisco. Yo... It's San Francisco. Just a heads up to everyone reading... a bill was passed stating that anyone caught with less than an ounce of cannabis will be given a $100 fine. Nothing on your record, no jail time. It's treated as a littering or speeding ticket. IN CALIFORNIA.

Whoever uploaded this video also put a blurb to Vote Yes on Prop. 19, which will make cannabis available for recreational use and home growing for smokers 21+ in California if it's passed. Of course, he had to put the background song... Still Blazin by Wiz Khalifa off the Kush & Orange Juice album during that pro-Prop 19 ad... lol. The video was deleted and I had to find another one of the same report... none of which have the Prop 19 ad at the end.

Tyga ft. Pharrell - First Time

2010-10-22T17:33:43Z

A few months ago, Tyga and Pharrell teamed up in the studio to make this week's Jam of the Week!

Tyga ft. Pharrell - First Time

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I Whip My Hair Back N Forth

2010-10-20T19:53:53Z

Yo! Willow Smith has got some serious skills and she's only 9 years old!!

She's got the voice of a grown woman and dances with style - So Adorable!! Peep the video! Willow is signed to Jay-Z's Roc Nation label with a release date in the works.

Willow Smith - Whip My Hair

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Bruno Mars - Grenade

2010-10-15T16:48:43Z

I have been singing this song all week long since I copped the Doo-Wops & Hooligans album.

Then, I found a YouTube video of Bruno Mars singing this song much slower without the fast beat in a concert at the Grove... and I fell in love with his voice all over again!

So Jam of the Week: Bruno Mars - Grenade!
Check out the videos of both the CD version and the Live concert version:

CD VERSION:

LIVE CONCERT VERSION:

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RZA ft. James Black, Justin Nozuka, & Killa Khan - "Gone"

2010-10-13T21:35:33Z

I really fell in love with this song and it has inspired me to create a new project: "Jam of the Week"

Jam of the Week will be posted every Friday and will feature a new track that has really captured my attention, interest, and made me play it back several times during the week.

This week...

RZA ft. James Black, Justin Nozuka, & Killa Khan - Gone

Per RZA's Facebook:

I dedicate the song “Gone” to my friend Sally Menke and its my gift to her memory. I feel music is the best gift I can give and I’m giving it away to Wu-Disciples for free in her name. Who ever like the song can send a blessing of positive energy to Sally’s family and her legacy. Peace.

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Curren$y Live in San Francisco

2010-10-13T18:47:02Z

A few months back, I heard a track from Curren$y - a Louisiana artist who was signed to Young Money til 2007. After that, I was hooked - grabbing the recent album release Pilot Talk (July 13, 2010).

Then my cousin, DJ ANT-1, invited Leon and me to one of his shows... featuring Curren$y. Of course, we didn't turn it down. Check out the promo flyer:

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There, Leon and I met up with my cousins Anton (DJ ANT-1) and Angelo (DJ GEL-O) who introduced us to the Ri$ky Bizne$$ crew and their sound guy, Sonny Phono - all cool peoples. There were a bunch of fans out there who came to support, many of them filling the place with smoke even after management tried to prevent it from happening and even kicked out a handful of people... I guess it came down to - what are you gonna do when all the clients that night are doing it and paid a fee to see the headliner, who is also known for smokin' wherever he goes? Plus, it's San Francisco... so what ya gonna do? When you see the showcase video behind the cut, from 24KMilkCrate, you'll see all the smoke... there were no fog machines or special effects.

It was amazing to see my cousin spinnin' for the first time. I thought he was only gonna do a couple of solo sets and DJing for the Ri$ky Bizne$$ crew... then imagine my surprise when I see him DJing for Curren$y himself! I was blown away and it made my night even better. Check out some photos and videos behind the cut...

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Showcase video from 24KMilkCrate. Track: Curren$y - "King Kong"

Kickin' it outside... Thought this street art canvas looked cool

My cousin, DJ ANT-1 spinnin a set before the concert

J-Billion & P-Funk from Ri$ky Bizne$$

Curren$y and DJ ANT-1 performing behind a cloud of smoke

...Jet Life...

Ampin' up the crowd

Now on to my videos....

Curren$y performing "Elevator Musik" - the better lit of my videos. Love the crowd gettin' into it and the free breakfast at the end

Curren$y performing 2 of my favorite songs in a row: "Audio Dope II" and "Prioritize" - tryin to keep my hand steady in the air. as I dance to the beat. My favorite of the 3 videos I took.

Curren$y performing "King Kong" - lovin the crowd joinin in. Take a listen.

Meet Butters

2010-07-29T21:55:47Z

An 8 ounce cup of coffee. I was so sleepy that I really thought I needed it this morning... then I started to feel the effects of the caffeine. I was wired, I felt jittery, a little bit dizzy when I moved too fast, and I caught myself shaking my right leg under my desk at times. It kept me moving, but now the caffeine crash is taking control and I'm tired, restless, and a bit irked that it isn't 5pm yet.

But let me catch you up to speed on something new and exciting in my life (and Leon's life!). We got a puppy! We started his blog over at: http://ButtersByTheBay.blogspot.com!!

Our new puppy has been named after our favorite South Park character, Butters (aka Professor Chaos). Butters was born on April 19, 2010 and came home with us on June 30, 2010. He is a purebred yellow Labrador Retriever who comes from a long line of AKC Registered hunting dogs - we just didn't register him because we'll be neutering him with the East Bay SPCA on August 27th.

We've been clicker training him since we got him and he now knows.... Sit, Down, Paw/High-Five, Fetch, Give, and Stay. He also knows that Home means to go in his crate and he likes to potty on lawns. If he isn't let out fast enough, he'll have an accident in the house, which is infrequent because he'd rather hold it til he got to a patch of grass.

He goes to Muttley Crew for doggy daycare, where he was boarded this past Tuesday night because Leon & I went to AT&T Park for a SF Giants game with the cousins. He's always tired after we pick him up from daycare... which is good since he's learning critical socializing skills with other puppies, dogs, and the staff. We also have doggy play dates with our friends' dogs.

Check out a video of Butters playing with Kaiya, our ex-roommate (Thea)'s chihuahua. At 11 weeks old, Butters learned he couldn't keep up with an adult dog - haha. He tired out quickly and fell asleep as soon as we got in the car to head home. I included a few photos for you all to check out too!

Butters' Play Date with Kaiya

10 weeks old; Tired from his 1st day home with us

10 weeks old; Hanging out on the lawn

11 weeks old; Butters Playing with Kaiya

11 weeks old; Butters is already exhausted from 2 hours of play time

The Pencil Miracle

2008-11-10T20:42:43Z

I watched How I Met Your Mother - Season 3 this weekend, thanks to Tara.

This part of Season 3 made me laugh SO hard for a good 5-10 minutes, that I literally cried my eyes out!! Neil Patrick Harris is my favorite :-)!!

Matt Damon Video on Sarah Palin

2008-10-08T19:19:16Z

I originally posted this yesterday in a friends-only entry, but I wanted to make it public for all visitors to see.

No matter what side of the political campaign you're on, please watch the CBS interview below with Matt Damon speaking about Sarah Palin.

Video Game Icons

2007-07-18T03:52:15Z

I've been pretty busy with the new job, but I took some time to finish up some icons since it's slowing down a lil bit. I wanted to put up a lot more, but I'll be taking some focus away from gaming icons to work on some Transformers ones and then making some website templates - so here's everything I did!!!

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[o] these are not bases, but you may add text - HOWEVER... if you add text, you still must credit me.

Teasers:

[01-08] Gamer Icons
[09-13] Forza Motorsport 2
[14-17] Overlord
[18-24] Rainbow 6 Las Vegas

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My First Brush Set & Robin Thicke Icons

2007-03-24T23:10:35Z

After doing my last icon set, I decided to start making my own tiny text brushes. Some of the text brushes I had were either too big, too small, had a font that didn't go well with the image, or had something else I didn't like. So some of those Grey's Anatomy icons have text that I did myself. That got me thinking... why not make my own tiny text brush set?

So just as a test to see what I can do, I made a Tiny Text Brush set using lyrics from "Lost Without U" by Robin Thicke. I also made 4 Robin Thicke icons to show a sample of what the text will look like!

10 Tiny Text Brushes
Lyrics from "Lost Without U" by Robin Thicke
Made with Adobe Photoshop 8.0
.abr + 400x250 .PNG image sample included

RULES FOR DOWNLOAD & ICONS
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[o] do not re-distribute without permission. If you ask and I give you permission, please link my LJ or DA profile.

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Samples of my icons using the brush set:

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I hope you like them!

Grey's Anatomy Icons

2007-03-23T21:58:27Z

I've been sucked into Grey's Anatomy and it has become my TV obsession. I love it. SoOoO, I made some Grey's Anatomy icons :)

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[o] these are not bases, but you may add text - if you add text, you still must credit me.

Teasers:

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Keira Knightley Icons

2006-10-04T05:10:49Z

I made a few Keira Knightley icons since she's Leon's celebrity fantasy of the moment. There's not many, but at least it's something :)

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[o] textures by 77words

Teasers:

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Superman Returns

2006-07-18T07:37:44Z

Made these yesterday using new patterns, textures, and effects. I also saved these in PNG format so the image isn't so compressed and funky lookin as JPG's. From now on, all icons I create will be saved in PNG format! :)

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[o] no hotlinking
[o] these are not bases, but you may add text
[o] textures by 77words & wonderland__

Teasers:

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Summer Icons

2006-07-15T17:32:44Z

Well, I made these icons in May... and forgot to post them for the summer :) I guess that's what happens when summer comes around... LOL. Got a little busy. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this set and, please, follow the rules!

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Make-Up Icons

2006-06-01T06:01:09Z

Well, I was bored today... so I decided to start making 100x100 LJ Icons/Avatars. The theme of the first set is Lipstick & Make-Up :)

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