It could have been anywhere.

Scary how close this is!

Thanks to Asya for introducing this site... pretty cute!

Typical outfit, and pretty much what my desk looks like!

Lounge Pop

Without even knowing it, I've become a fan of a musical genre called "lounge-pop." During my senior year of high school I fell in love with The Cardigans and had their "First Band on the Moon" CD on constant repeat in my car. It had this sound that I couldn't put my finger on, like I'd heard it in some 60's sitcom or something. Very retro and upbeat, with Nina Persson's light, girly voice a candy-coating on the addicting melodies. It remains my favorite of all their albums.

Today, my favorite celebrity gossip blog provided me with another great band: the bird and the bee. Perezhilton.com had the following to say:


After doing some research, I'm finding some other great artists that have this same "lounge-pop" label. One artist, Nathalie Nordnes, has some music available on myspace, but I cannot find where to buy her album "Join Me In The Park." The one download site I could find was in Swedish. I can't read the instructions so I most definitely wasn't going to supply my credit card info! Hopefully I'll find something soon. I look forward to researching this genre a bit more. In my opinion, there is nothing better than new music and finding your next favorite song!

First Wine Walk of the season.

If someone didn't know what I did for a living and they saw my desk, they'd probably think I had a very strange job -- which I guess I do. Sticking out from the requisite office supplies and sticky-notes are the following: 4 yellow plastic shovels, a bag of golden easter eggs, a box of velcro, and a bottle of white wine (I don't drink). I could, of course, explain the existence of each, but that would take all the fun out of it.

The first wine walk was a definite success! The stores were busy which means happy tenants. I like happy tenants. We had to battle wind, clouds, and the biggest wine event in the valley and we still got great numbers! I think that says a lot for the event.

Next weekend is the art festival, which I am so looking forward to! I have a great art director who handles most of the coordination, so it's one of the easiest events for the Village.

I am exhausted from this 12.5 hour day and am going to sleep for at least 10 hours.

JDM

Easter 2008.

Opening night at the Bullring!

Trying to see how I'd fit in one of these...



...quite nicely!



These might be a bit small...



Gentry Pisca, winner of the Modified division race.



Cleaning up a wreck during the Late Model race.



Bullring flagstand.



After a crash during the Legend Cars race, they had to take the roof off to get the driver, Josh Gross, out of the car.



Working to get the driver out. He was T-boned by another car going 60mph!



The other car involved being hauled away.


So much fun, I think we're going again tomorrow night!