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Elizabeth Clawson Does anyone have tips for finding fellow amateur musicians in your home city? I'm trying to assemble a group but have had no luck through Craigslist or anything similar so far. If only I could search for Brazen Careerists who are in both this network AND the Seattle one...but alas, no...

95 weeks ago from Musicians

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Paul McKeon: Tried one of these? http://www.bandmix.com/ My favorite, ...MoreTried one of these? http://www.bandmix.com/ My favorite, there are others I don't recall right now
77 weeks ago

Roger: Check out community orchestras through school districts or community recreation agencies. I played in one in high school - it was a collection of ...MoreCheck out community orchestras through school districts or community recreation agencies. I played in one in high school - it was a collection of interesting people, some good, some bot so good, but we had a great time playing.
77 weeks ago

Ryan Paugh I just started reading Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy after seeing The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo movie. I actually skipped The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (the book) and went straight for The Girl Who Played With Fire. Should I go back and read the first book even though I saw the movie and heard it was very accurate to the storyline?

85 weeks ago from Book Shelf and Movie Critics

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Emily Soleil: Read the book. There are so many nuances that they missed in the movie (I watched it after having read the book pretty recently) And the end of ...MoreRead the book. There are so many nuances that they missed in the movie (I watched it after having read the book pretty recently) And the end of the movie leaves out a key part that the end of the book has.
85 weeks ago

Becki Howard: I would definitely say read the first book. I was in the same boat, and the first book goes into WAY more detail than the movie, with a few plot ...MoreI would definitely say read the first book. I was in the same boat, and the first book goes into WAY more detail than the movie, with a few plot differences, too. I'm on the second book right now!
85 weeks ago

Stephen Bandrowsky The Lost finale was fantastic. It didn’t answer all the questions. Instead it focused on the characters we had grown attached to for six years. We learned about their lives, were excited when they triumphed, and saddened when they failed. And the finale continued this. It left us with the idea that these people were important to each other because of the impact they made on each other. It was about the relationships. And that, I believe, was the only true way they could end the series.

104 weeks ago from LOST Fans

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Becki Howard: p.s. I think I would have been more disappointed if they had just laid out all the answers for us in the last episode. I knew that no matter what ...Morep.s. I think I would have been more disappointed if they had just laid out all the answers for us in the last episode. I knew that no matter what the last episode was like, some people were going to be disappointed. I was just glad I wasn't one of them! :)
104 weeks ago

Elizabeth Marling: I could not possibly disagree more. The finale was an un-related farce that felt like an episode of 'As the World Turns.' Truly dreadful. ...MoreI could not possibly disagree more. The finale was an un-related farce that felt like an episode of 'As the World Turns.' Truly dreadful. People should be arrested for the systematic cheesing of what could have been a truly groundbreaking network television show.
90 weeks ago

Elysa Rice so question... what's your favorite local Dallas business? We just went to a great restaurant tonight, I think it's fun to go to "mom & pop" type places over chains.

90 weeks ago from Dallas Texas

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Elysa Rice: Becki I've never been to either, must check them out. Jamie, we went to Hacienda on Henderson, highly recommend. PS: I heart Jakes.
90 weeks ago

Becki Howard: You could also check out Garden Cafe for brunch and The Taco Joint. G&G's Cafe on Greenville has great Mediterranean food, too! I could go on ...MoreYou could also check out Garden Cafe for brunch and The Taco Joint. G&G's Cafe on Greenville has great Mediterranean food, too! I could go on and on!
90 weeks ago

Ryan Paugh I'm probably the wrong person to lead this discussion but I'm intrigued after reading a post today about Mommy Bloggers (http://bit.ly/c4qSd5). This blogger seems to think that women who label themselves as Mommy Bloggers don't deserve respect and that they're taking women down a peg. Do you think that's true?

96 weeks ago from Blogging Ideas, Young Professional Women (YPW) and Working Mamas 1 more

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Shayna: Hi! Yes, I did write the post - and I apologize if the title offended anyone - Given a small space and the short attention spans of most readers, ...MoreHi! Yes, I did write the post - and I apologize if the title offended anyone - Given a small space and the short attention spans of most readers, I try to make my post titles tongue-in-cheek - a little amusing, and interesting enough to inspire you/another reader to keep reading.

The point I wanted to make - and I think many of you got it - is that if you want to write for other Mommy Bloggers about your kids then go for it, call yourself a Mommy Blogger. However, there are a great deal of self-identified Mommy Bloggers who regularly and loudly bemoan their lack of non-Mommy readership AND that they are not taken seriously by other writers/readers outside their niche, as well as that the rest of the world expects that they write solely about their children.

If you want to project a different image than the one your brand currently projects, then it's time to come up with a new brand - in this case, call yourself something other than Mommy Blogger if you want the interest and respect of those not interested in reading about your two-year-old's diet.

Hope that clarifies :-) Love the discussion!
95 weeks ago

Megan Atkinson: I just wanted to give a quick shout to a great mother-blogger who I feel really breaks the stereotype of "Mommy Blogger". Barefoot Foodie is one ...MoreI just wanted to give a quick shout to a great mother-blogger who I feel really breaks the stereotype of "Mommy Blogger". Barefoot Foodie is one of my fave blogs in my Google Reader and she makes this non-mommy/non-blogger/non-mommy-blogger laugh to the point of partial asphyxiation more often than not. www.barefootfoodie.com
94 weeks ago

Ryan Paugh Did anybody see Inception over the weekend? I read some awesome reviews and heard some good things from people today in the office. I haven't seen it yet so don't spoil anything for me! What did you guys think of the movie?

96 weeks ago from Movie Critics and Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Ryan Paugh: Sweet! Not a bad review yet. Alright guys, this is going on my to-do list for the week. I'll be back with my review by the end of the week.
96 weeks ago

Becki Howard: I thought it was FANTASTIC! I waited until this past Sunday to see it, and was a little worried that it wouldn't live up to the hype I'd been ...MoreI thought it was FANTASTIC! I waited until this past Sunday to see it, and was a little worried that it wouldn't live up to the hype I'd been hearing, but it totally superseded my expectations!
96 weeks ago

Rebecca Thorman My friend Nisha just posted on a study that found that children who grew up in a house with 500+ books stay in school three years longer than kids who grew up in homes with fewer books. (http://ow.ly/1SFEL) Like Nisha, this was certainly true in my case. I was a book worm (I even won an award for reading the most books in kindergarten and was totally down with the Pizza Hut Book It! program) :) and still love to read to this day. What about you?

103 weeks ago from Education, Education Conversations, Book Shelf and Brazen Reads - Virtual Book Club 2 more

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Becky Benishek: @Lee, that's awesome -- and if kindergarten is anything like I remember, it'll be great fun for your oldest to read to the other kids in class.
97 weeks ago

Rick Wahlberg: The program David Brooks writes about is excellent.
MoreThe program David Brooks writes about is excellent.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0DEFD81E39F93AA35754C0A...

I came from a family of readers and we all did well. As did my own children.
96 weeks ago

Ryan Paugh Do you swear on your blog? Just read an article on NPR (http://n.pr/8Xtpst) about the emotional impact that profanity can have when used by authorities. They mentioned Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz and President Obama as examples. They also mentioned that strategic profanity doesn't work for every personality and that it should be used with discretion. I've dropped an F-bomb or two on my blog. I try not to do it a lot. What about you guys?

97 weeks ago from Blogging Ideas and Brazen Bloggers

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Annabel Candy: I will second Thursday! Surely ass isn't a swear word though... it's a bit childish but not profane? Some bloggers have built their careers on ...MoreI will second Thursday! Surely ass isn't a swear word though... it's a bit childish but not profane? Some bloggers have built their careers on cussing and good for them. Got to speak to those readers in the language they use:)
97 weeks ago

Marian Schembari: Alright, y'all, I got really excited yesterday reading all these responses so I wrote a blog post about it. Will be curious to see what you have ...MoreAlright, y'all, I got really excited yesterday reading all these responses so I wrote a blog post about it. Will be curious to see what you have to say: HELL NO I Won't Censor My Blog http://bit.ly/dpG9V8
97 weeks ago

Ryan Paugh 4 more episodes left...I'm freaking out a little bit. Let's take a poll. Who is everyone's #1 pick for the candidate that will be replacing Jacob? I'm picking Sawyer. His life in the alternate timeline doesn't seem any happier...Maybe he'll be the one to stay behind and "protect" the island. What's your pick?

108 weeks ago from LOST Fans

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Tom Graber: Jack. Now wait..Hurley. Actually Hurly makes sense. Then again Desmond... oh, I have no clue
108 weeks ago

Jennifer Koren: From the last episode I thought it was Jack and have continue to think that only because of his willingness to give in to what the island so much. ...MoreFrom the last episode I thought it was Jack and have continue to think that only because of his willingness to give in to what the island so much. I don't think it's Desmond though. I think he has another purpose there that I haven't quite figured out but I don't think he's the candidate.
I agree w/ @Daniel and @Ryan that at the end of the series it's going to be Jack & Locke...what a great ending!
108 weeks ago

Becki Howard I don't know about anyone else, but I felt like LOST really redeemed itself last night! I LOVED that episode! Brought in some interesting info about the link between the different "worlds" and having Charlie, Daniel & Desmond back together in an episode didn't hurt either.

111 weeks ago from LOST Fans

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Ryan Paugh: Interesting! She's definitely embracing Daniel as a musician, which is the opposite of what she did in the original timeline.
111 weeks ago

Becki Howard: Veeeeeery interesting!
111 weeks ago

Ryan Healy Whats up with Mac from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia showing up on LOST? Did anyone else notice that? Loving the new season so far...

119 weeks ago from LOST Fans

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Ryan Healy: Ha! I had the same issue. I couldn't put my finger on it for about 15 minutes, it was driving me nuts.
119 weeks ago

Karla Mercado: I flipped when I saw him, but I do remember seeing him first on s3 like what Ryan P just said. I couldn't concentrate either. All I could think ...MoreI flipped when I saw him, but I do remember seeing him first on s3 like what Ryan P just said. I couldn't concentrate either. All I could think about was him and Charlie throwing rocks at trains during Christmas day. :P
119 weeks ago

Becki Howard For anyone interested in hilarious recaps of the show each week, check out videogum - http://videogum.com/archives/love-watching/the_season_premiere_of_lost_f... and http://videogum.com/archives/recaps/lost_s06e01_night_of_a_thousan_11255...

120 weeks ago from LOST Fans

Becki Howard found this blog online. a graphic designer and fellow LOST lover designed some LOST posters in honor of the season premier. http://mattsoncreative.com/blog/2010/01/18/lost-posters/#comment-1410

120 weeks ago from LOST Fans

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Ryan Paugh: Ummm...my girlfriend and I may or may not have printed out Dharma beer labels...
120 weeks ago

Becki Howard: Ha ha ha ha! We're not aloooooooooooone!
120 weeks ago

Becki Howard I joined a group this year called "Project 365" where we take photos every day of the year and post them to a flickr group page. I've decided to use that as inspiration for blogging, and every day I'm writing a post about each photo. I've gotten off the blogging bandwagon lately and this has been really great motivation to start again!

124 weeks ago from Blogging Ideas

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Vanessa Alvarado: I’d love to see the flick group link as well- I always like to see daily photo projects. I’d start one of my own, but I already do this since all ...MoreI’d love to see the flick group link as well- I always like to see daily photo projects. I’d start one of my own, but I already do this since all the pictures on my blog are taken by me. I like to see the daily rhythms of life captured in a new light.
124 weeks ago

Becki Howard: The link to my friends' pool is MoreThe link to my friends' pool is http://www.flickr.com/groups/thethingswesee/pool/

From what I understand there are a lot of groups that do this type of thing, and you could even create your own group with friends. I'm having a great time doing it, and it's fun thinking about how I want to remember these days/moments and trying to capture that in a photo.
124 weeks ago

Becki Howard Here's something going on in Dallas this weekend for you art/music/philanthropy lovers. http://artconspiracy.org/ The Art Conspiracy. My band is one of the bands playing and it's guaranteed to be a great night! Art made on site the night before the event will be auctioned off live while the bands play. Sponsored by KERA's Art & Seek. All proceeds go to Resolana - http://www.resolana.info/about.htm. Everyone should come!

128 weeks ago from Music

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Breanne Potter- Harris Is anyone else watching Flash Forward or Fringe to get your LOST fix? They are helping me make it through the off-season.

134 weeks ago from LOST Fans

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Ryan Paugh: I gotta catch up on my Fringe! I hear this season has been stellar.
134 weeks ago

Jenn N. Saunders: I am watching Fringe, it's great. How's Flash Forward?
132 weeks ago

Kristin C. Write Just finished reading Sartre's one act play "No Exit," and am inspired to pen a modern-day version.

135 weeks ago from Book Shelf

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Raine: I am on it! Ill tell you how it goes :D
135 weeks ago

: I loved reading that play in high school. So good.
132 weeks ago

David Dotson Got to see Ben Folds with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra a few weeks ago, second row. Absolutely phenomenal.

135 weeks ago from Music

Becki Howard: I did, too!! It was so amazing! I don't think the symphony knew what to do when we wouldn't stop yelling for an encore! :)
135 weeks ago

Ryan Paugh Anyone else looking forward to seeing Where the Wild Things Are? - http://bit.ly/i1pHF - Could be my weekend highlight ...

136 weeks ago from Movie Critics

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Ryan Paugh: I saw it! It was A.W.E.S.O.M.E.
135 weeks ago

: Wild things speak very well about you GenYers.
134 weeks ago

Kelsey Balcaitis Just finished the perks of being a wallflower. LOVED IT! It's quirky, and you can relate to charlie and his high school problems.

140 weeks ago from Book Shelf

Becki Howard: I actually read this in high school and totally related! I remember it being such a good read. Makes me want to pick it back up again!
140 weeks ago

Barbara Healy Saw Taking Woodstock last night with Boomer and Milennial. Boomer loved, I liked, Milennial disliked. Any other experiences like this?

142 weeks ago from Movie Critics

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Daniel Goyeneche: no interest in seeing it - previews make it look like a "buddy film"
142 weeks ago

Meenal Vamburkar: I haven't seen it, but part of me wants to. Mostly because I love Jonathan Groff.
141 weeks ago

Becki Howard Next up on my list is Where the Wild Things Are. I love Spike Jonze & I always loved that book so I can't wait to see the finished product!

143 weeks ago from Movie Critics

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Carrie Clark: I am so excited for that movie! It was my favorite book growing up and I'm really glad to see that the previews are good :)
143 weeks ago

Vanessa Alvarado: I'm not sure how they'll stretch the premise for 1.5 hours. I'm worried, predicting another "Cat in the Hat" fiasco. Be afraid.
140 weeks ago

Becki Howard Recently watched 500 Days of Summer, Away We Go, District 9, & Inglourious Basterds & loved them all!

143 weeks ago from Movie Critics

Becki Howard Just finished Lovely Bones. I loved it & thought it was beautifully written, but felt a heavy sadness throughout the whole book. Thoughts?

143 weeks ago from Book Shelf

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Becki Howard: I'm glad you both felt the same! I thought maybe I was just overly emotional. :) I've been wanting to read her bio, too! Love her style!
143 weeks ago

: I found some of it hard to read and had to put it down for a while. Can't wait to see how they work the movie.
143 weeks ago

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