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.derkilicious | MySpace - “Online Now” .derkilicious Blog The Dirt Wordpress Search « 30Gigs.com - A whole lot o’ email space | Home | links for 2005-10-10 » MySpace - “Online Now” Update 11/11: Part 1: MySpace DIV overlay [The base] A few months ago a friend of mine asked me to register for MySpace . I had never found a real use for social networking services [read MySpace & Friendster ]. Nonetheless, I gave in and registered to provide my friend with the sheer joy of adding another “friend” to her contact list. In one month I’ve managed to collect, hold your breath… 10 contacts! That’s right, 10! I guess you can say I choose my “online friends” wisely? It’s OK though. I’ve managed to customize my page with one main goal in mind: readability! Immediately after registering and editing my profile, I soon realized what a pain in the ass it was going to be to customize my profile. There was no way that I would leave my page as-is with the default MySpace eyesore. Surprisingly, I discovered that other MySpace users had managed to fuglify (f*ckin-uglify) the default layout even more. Aside from changing colors and fonts, there is really no other flexibility offered to users. We can hide certain sections of our profiles, but the overall structure must remain the same. Tim Bezinger’s MySpace profile (screenshot on ScreenSpire ) is something to strive for. I understand that everyone has their own personal preferences and tastes. I understand that what may not appeal to me, may just in fact appeal to someone else. I’m not going to judge individual profiles, I’m simply making a broad observation of the current problems I’ve witnessed on a few pages I’ve managed to navigate away from (without my browser crashing). Who in their right mind believes that transparent tables and divs with white text over bright background images looks good!? Who? Looks great and all if the user is hoping that their friends don’t mind squinting and rubbing their eyes after every two words. Couple that with scrolling marquees [of both letters and images] (I hate these with a passion), flashing text, pulsing titles, dancing smilies, and embedded videos / MP3’s which happen to stall / crash / freeze browsers before the pages even load. I feel lucky that I’ve even managed to get up and walk away from some of the pages I’ve seen. I swear, older users may risk experiencing an epileptic seizure of sorts if they view pages on MySpace. Services like MySpace do have their upsides. Unfortunately, I can’t say I’ve experienced any of them. One benefit of MySpace is that users are forced to expose themselves to HTML / CSS code. It’s obvious that most do not understand what they’re copying and pasting. Instead of reading through the classes and trying to make sense of what’s going on, most users copy and paste HTML / CSS directly into their profiles ignoring the fact that the end result could possibly blind readers (I’m not kidding. Since registering, I think my eyesight has worsened). A few font tags to dictate font size and style are fine. A few color changes to remove the default blue and white is fine. A few images here and there are fine. What isn’t fine is forcing “friends” to use their mouse cursor to highlight text in order to read entries. What isn’t fine is forcing “friends” to curve their necks into an unnatural position in order to differentiate text from background images. Most users think: “Hey! Look, I changed my background image to this cool tropical beach, added some scrolling text, and changed my font to this illegible curvy font that my “friends” will pull their hair out over while reading”. It’s all about individuality I guess? Oh and I’m not even going to rant about how ridiculously stressing it is to get the right classes. While my profile looks fine in Firefox, there are minor problems in IE. Considering IE is the more popular browser, it irks me knowing that my profile is somewhat broken in IE. There’s no denying that some pages are ridiculous to read. End rant. Tags: myspace , online , design , clutter -- Trackbacks & Pingbacks Joe “Ki” Bloom » Blog Archive » MySpace, can actually look nice..? pingbacked on October 24, 2005, 5:52 am .derkilicious » Blog Archive » New MySpace layout [WIP] pingbacked on October 29, 2005, 3:28 pm .derkilicious » Blog Archive » The english language continues to decline pingbacked on November 3, 2005, 4:24 pm Link Maverick » I Think This pingbacked on November 11, 2005, 2:04 am Gaijin in Tokyo » My “old” blog(s) pingbacked on November 13, 2005, 6:38 pm Comments 1 William says: Have you seen Tim Benzinger’s MySpace? http://www.myspace.com/timbenzinger Posted October 9, 2005, 11:50 am 2 .derek punsalan says: Well damn. Now that’s a MySpace layout to be proud of. Nice find. Posted October 9, 2005, 12:30 pm 3 mikey says: I totally agree with ya. There are way too many fucked up designs on myspace. Alot of these people think that any customization is a good customization. I’ve made one customization on my page. It doesn’t work on IE, and i don’t care. http://myspace.com/anothermikey Posted October 15, 2005, 8:12 am 4 Greg Brown says: Myspace is far too often an aggregate of eye-stabbing design sense. Xanga has the same problem, although the problem there is moreso with PeOpLe CaPiTaLiZiNg EvErY oThEr LeTtEr, which is mindbogglingly annoying to read (much less type). Posted October 15, 2005, 12:39 pm 5 .derek punsalan says: @Greg: I hate that! I hate the even shorter hand versions that some indivuals take the time to tap out. It is a lot more efficient to type like a sane person. I h8 how ppl typ lIk DIS. It mAk me wnt 2 kick dem dwn d stairs. I got that from transl8it . If the page is down Google / Yahoo search for transl8it and view the cached page. Posted October 15, 2005, 12:52 pm 6 Myles says: I agree with almost everything on here. From what I’ve seen, about 90% of all MySpace pages have the crappiest layouts around. Sometimes it’s not so much the layout’s though - it’s that the user has around 2-3 music video’s on their page, and they all use Windows Media Player and seem to all play automatically. Therefore, I’m not just wasting bandwidth, but my ears are burning from the crappy songs. I also agree with Derek that tAlkInG lIkE tHiS iSNT COol; it’s a pain to look at. MySpace is a great service, but people abuse it. Posted October 15, 2005, 8:43 pm 7 .derek punsalan says: I actually use adblock to block content from most of the more common music video servers. I admit I listen to some of the artists that users post on their profiles, but having the clips automatically open is a hinderance. If I happen to stumble on a profile which loads slower than I would like it to, the first thing I do is frantically scan the page for a mp3 / video playback control to turn the clip off. Posted October 15, 2005, 9:01 pm 8 Mark says: You, sir, are a genius. Posted October 17, 2005, 9:07 pm 9 fireflyoftheearth says: I’m curious… I’ve designed a decent number of websites… and modified many things like livejournal to my personal liking. I cannot for my life figure out where in the heck I’m supposed to put css code to change my profile… wanna share the knowledge with someone who actually wants to change my eyesore into not-such-an-eyesore? I’ve nearly given up out of sheer frustration with the cumbersome-ness of the site… Posted October 18, 2005, 3:45 pm 10 .derek punsalan says: I paste my CSS into the ‘About Me’ section of the profile editor: /* Insert your CSS between the tags */ Posted October 18, 2005, 4:54 pm 11 bluesaze says: wow that http://www.myspace.com/timbenzinger was Awesome. I wonder when they will let us customize our blogs on wordpress. Its such a pity that we got a powerful blogging tool and we can only stick with lousy templates. MMM How would it be if we combined blogs and networking ……. just a idea Posted October 19, 2005, 6:25 am 12 .derek punsalan says: In a way wordpress.com does combine blogs with networking. When you send an invite out to someone, you can opt to have their blog linked in your blogroll. If you visit the Dashboard you’ll notice that you can easily browse through everyone elses blogs. Wordpress.com is a more mature version of Xanga. If you consider Xanga to be a certain type of blog, then wordpress.com can be considered a certain type of social networking. Posted October 19, 2005, 7:00 am 13 bluesaze says: I know what you are sayin and I agree with it. But the current Blog being provided by wordpress.com doesnt have the excat flexibility. Since its experimental we might have to wait and see Posted October 19, 2005, 7:06 am 14 .derek punsalan says: We’ll definitely have to wait and see what tricks the Wordpress.com team has up their sleeves. They’ve recently added the option to import Blogger.com posts which should appeal to a huge audience. Blogger has a large user base - with many utilizing the service for social networking - and I imagine Wordpress.com will roll out new feature to keep everyone happy. If you’re referring to some sort of “contact” or “friends” list being created on Wordpress.com, I doubt anything like that will find it’s way into the service. That’s what the Blogrolls are for. Posted October 19, 2005, 7:37 am 15 fireflyoftheearth says: Thanks… I couldn’t figure out where I was supposed to put anything on myspace. heh. now, maybe I can not only change the colors, but do cool stuff too Thanks again! Posted October 19, 2005, 5:05 pm 16 third says: I completely agree with you. But i use xanga , so sites generally aren’t as intrusive. And that’s how i learned how to use css, and kept my html skills up to par. It’s good practice for those of us who don’t use their html skills on an average basis. Plus, i can’t figure out how to skin wordpress myself. Posted October 22, 2005, 12:06 pm 17 .derek punsalan says: Wordpress.com is not yet offering the option for users to customize their pages with CSS. Posted October 22, 2005, 12:08 pm 18 coffeebarchick says: Well said. The only thing that has ever made my faithful laptop crash is a myspace profile - a nauseating concoction of bright white text against a multi-colored background that tried to load to some high pitched screaming that was supposed to be music. Posted October 23, 2005, 11:58 am 19 Andrew says: God, I had a myspace page once… I don’t any more… nuff said… Posted October 23, 2005, 7:40 pm 20 DKasler says: My Space = The Devil Really though, I feel that “My Space” and the like are places for people who think AOL IS the Internet, and Itunes is where all the music files are saved. Posted October 26, 2005, 9:53 am 21 .derek punsalan says: DKasler: I think you’re viewpoint is applicable for a portion of MySpace - and similar networking service - users. I’m sure your assumption is defendable based on the content and profiles you may have witnessed for yourself. However, there are many internet users who use these types of networking services for actual “networking” purposes [both professional and casual]. Check out LinkedIn.com for an example of the real world potential of online networking. Posted October 26, 2005, 11:13 am 22 lil` BEEZY HU0NG says: YEAH THIS IS HECCA GAY HERE. WHERE`S ALL THE C0DE`S YUU BEEZY`s?! Posted November 2, 2005, 5:03 pm 23 .derek punsalan says: hecca? gay? beezy? Wtf! Is “hecca” the new “hella”? “beezy” the new “breezy”? Why don’t you take the time to go to school, read a little, and introduce yourself to a little HTML / CSS? Posted November 2, 2005, 5:26 pm 24 jonthejester says: Heh, I’m impressed you even have the patience to mangle through that stuff. I have not the patience…I just tell everyone to go to my blog and leave it at tit. Who the heck does this MySpace does anyway, and is this guy INSANE??!!! I mean really, this whole ‘ghetto’ thing is a joke…whatever comment he made about it…this guy needs to be booted out! Get someone in there with an eye and an expertise for crying out loud! Geez. Sorry, had to rant there O:-). I just can’t help but keep saying, I’m impressed. You’re the man with MySpace customizations. Posted November 3, 2005, 4:14 pm 25 eddielu says: Just stumbled upon your website and just want to let you know about my website that is coming soon. www.yourmyspace.com We will be doing custom myspace profiles. Dont want to spam or anything just letting you know. So far your profile looks great. Posted November 4, 2005, 1:58 pm 26 .derek punsalan says: eddielu: Judging by the single banner floating on your “coming soon” page I’m hoping that you plan on offering something different from what the other profile generating sites offer. Posted November 4, 2005, 7:21 pm 27 eddielu says: Oh for sure actually we may have 1 or 2 at most free layouts and we will be charging from $10-40 for custom layouts. These will be full on layouts. If your at all interested in making any and selling it through our website when we launch please feel free to contact me. Email- edwardtronglu[at]gmail.com Posted November 4, 2005, 7:44 pm 28 Nick Poskitt says: I have to say, that Tim guy’s layout took me by suprise. Good job. Posted November 6, 2005, 12:03 pm 29 john says: i heard that www.Myspace-Help.com is going to start haveing Onlinenow Icons for your myspace profile Posted November 6, 2005, 4:43 pm 30 thisisme says: what do you think of this myspace? http://www.myspace.com/silverstars ? it’s IE. any good? Posted November 7, 2005, 2:01 am 31 Serenity says: I would like to state my opinion on the myspace topic! Myspace was invented for the purpose of networking. I, myself have a myspace profile and I am on it ever oppurtunity I get. I would have to strongly disagree with the person “Myles” when they said that “90% of the pages on myspace have the crappiest layouts around!” I think that they are wrong because I have seen many stupendous myspace layouts. I also have fun on myspace and I think that all you people who want to talk trash about it can go fuck them selves!!!!!!!!!! Posted November 7, 2005, 1:32 pm 32 joe bob says: wow…strong words for someone who calls them self “serenity” lol Posted November 8, 2005, 2:14 pm 33 weiran says: I have to say I’m pretty impressed. It is very readable, and quite an ashetically pleasing design, however I find the highlighted text rather distracting and makes the text harder to read. While I do have a MySpace account, I never got round to doing anything with it. How easy is it to modify the code and get it to spew out your custom code? Posted November 10, 2005, 5:14 pm 34 .derek punsalan says: Inserting CSS and html is simple. You enter your code in the about me section and MySpace inserts the code as your new profile. Posted November 10, 2005, 6:00 pm 35 barberman says: How about a little Space for My Affiliate Ads to occupy? Barberman’s My Space Posted November 10, 2005, 11:46 pm 36 .derek punsalan says: The ads are still visible. I cropped them out of the screenshots above. Posted November 10, 2005, 11:56 pm 37 Jack says: I think you guys are right I hate looking at a bad layout… But what the hell it is not like I am going to read that persons page I am just going to hit end leave my comment and get the hell out of there. So who cares some layouts suck? At least mine dosn’t… If you must, see for your self. Posted November 22, 2005, 6:10 pm 38 Lex says: Wow Tim’s site sets a new standard, I had always thought that playing with backgrounds alone could make MySpace bearable …. Wow Jack .. did you see Tim’s layout.. and you say at least your’s doesn’t ? Anyway, maybe I’ll make custom online gif’s for the non AOL/iTunes set -ha! Posted November 28, 2005, 10:34 pm 39 Samuel says: You should spend less time in front of a computer worrying about what a layout looks like. Even if its ugly, simplicity sells. You post things about yourself, if people care, and find your friends. What do you want? Its not like I see you making money off of something like myspace Posted December 10, 2005, 12:27 pm 40 .derek punsalan says: was this comment addressed towards me? Even if its ugly, simplicity sells you’re right. simplicity does sell. i know this and so does the rest of the design world out there. if you know anything about layouts, then you know that anything done on myspace is a considerable hack. this post, this blurb… is my personal view on the matter. where does money come into play? if you actually read and understood the post then you would see that i am not annoyed with the default myspace layout as opposed to the overly bloated profile that people are using. it is and always has been about accessibility. some of the myspace profiles out there are pure bloat and slow to load. if you don’t have a problem with it, that’s fine. Posted December 10, 2005, 4:12 pm 41 Myspace is for fun says: Just to state myspace.com is for expressing your SELF!!!.Who cares if bob and jane don’t like my profile.Do you really think we care what you think about our page?maybe some people ,but from my view i say hell no.I have fun with my page,i mess around with my codes all the time.Not to impress others ,but to challenge myself on learning the formats and such.Its also nice to chat with friends and family on there or just chill and play a game,or even check up on bands you like.Maybe see a different side of a friend,because they can finally express what they like or what they feel.These sites are actually good for some people.People who maybe don’t have any friends,Don’t have lifes,Sad,depressed,shy and whatever else.You people only look at the down side of everything.Stop thinking of yourself and let people have fun.Stop bitching about a site that lets people be them selfs!!!. Posted January 3, 2006, 10:34 pm 42 .derek says: stop bitching? it’s a personal opinion. thanks for your sharing yours. how am i thinking about myself? from my point of view, the pages that look as though they are haphazardly thrown together do not prove someone is “learning”. it proves that the majority of users cut n’ paste whatever they find on the net. there is no “individuality” on these sites. everyone if using some sort of template or code that is posted on the net and pasted into these so-called “custom profiles” you speak of. Posted January 4, 2006, 12:09 am 43 Ann-Marie says: i couldn’t even see that TIM BENZINGER one. wtf? Posted January 4, 2006, 12:55 am 44 .derek says: tim might be working on something new. you can see a screenshot of his old profile on screenspire . Posted January 4, 2006, 1:17 am 45 Rachel says: i think my space is pretty good… www.myspace.com/rachxxel Posted January 8, 2006, 12:20 pm Leave a Comment Name (required) E-mail (required) Website Formatting your comment ( Close ) Formatting Your Comment The following XHTML tags are available for use: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <code> <em> <i> <strike> <strong> URLs are automatically converted to hyperlinks. ↑ Back to Top | Textarea: Larger | Smaller Your Comment This Entry " MySpace - “Online Now” " was written October 9th, 2005 by .derek , and filed under Personal , Design , Rant , Social . There are 50 responses. ↓ Read comments , respond or follow responses via XML . Trackback this entry. Entries XML | Comments XML | Powered by WordPress.com . Theme: Fauna
myspace code working again
bunnyhero labs - news » myspace code working again about | news | cyber pets | fun stuff | drawings | tech | misc | -- links | contact | help news 2005-07-22 myspace code working again Filed under: cyber pets technical issues — bunnyhero @ 8:33 pm i have fixed the myspace code! if you had problems putting your pet on your myspace earlier, please try again! sorry about the inconvenience, and thanks everyone for your patience! -- 17 Responses to “myspace code working again” Rini Says: July 23rd, 2005 at 3:56 am Cool Anonymous Says: July 23rd, 2005 at 10:37 pm Its still wont move =( anonymous Says: July 25th, 2005 at 8:07 pm so whats the next pet you’re working on? im anxiously awaiting its arrival! Priscilla Says: July 31st, 2005 at 11:14 am HEY! the pets are really awesome…but is there ANY way you guys would be able to make a bear!? i am in love with bears and i would looooove to have a bear pet. If not it’s cool, but you know just asking. THANKS!!!!! Stacey Says: August 1st, 2005 at 4:50 am Howdy all! I just want to say well done, all these people want all these pets but me? I’m sayin’ well done partner! I think ya all doin’ a good job n all and I am gonna say well done! So well done! You should just take a break n ave a rest suljur! You don’t need o listen to those no-good-not-very-happy souls, I like ya website! I could go on but I won’t ‘cos the birds are crowing an they need scarin of. Good bye! Gloria Says: August 2nd, 2005 at 9:39 pm Thats good.What r u working on now?Any way if there is any way u can make a COW that would rock.!!!.I love COWS and Frogs and cool animals.!!!. http://www.myspace.com/14505640 ANABEL Says: August 3rd, 2005 at 11:08 pm I <3 MY PET! dude Says: August 4th, 2005 at 8:06 am can you update news? I’m not meant to tell you thisbut you have been nominated for an award, you might get second place but I think you can do better, you get a lot of points if your news is more up-to-date. But I didn’t tell you that! mickey Says: August 4th, 2005 at 11:33 am hey can u make a babay bird? and u can like feed it worms n stuff and its in a nest and u can try to make it fly that would be awsome! ps i lov ur pets ther so coolie!!!!<3 Anonymous Says: August 7th, 2005 at 4:15 pm dudes, can u make a shark, or a snake, like a boa, cobra or anaconda? plzzz Ali Says: August 11th, 2005 at 10:29 pm mine is not working at all now its just space no pet anywere bunnyhero Says: August 11th, 2005 at 10:32 pm if your pet isn’t showing up, please try refreshing the page in your browser. gaz Says: August 14th, 2005 at 1:03 pm best eva Brooke Says: September 17th, 2005 at 1:46 pm I like da baby bird idea! & that stcey girl has problems………… peti Says: October 13th, 2005 at 9:14 pm i dont get it ?!? anonymous Says: October 17th, 2005 at 10:17 am it still isnt working for me. patricia Says: October 27th, 2005 at 11:26 pm i love the animals it really makes peoples sites look better and plus people also have like something to feed and or play with! can u make a dolphin?? if u can let me know:-) Leave a Reply Name Mail (will not be published) Website XHTML: You can use these tags: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <code> <em> <i> <strike> <strong> -- 0.060 || Powered by WordPress admin
Whore Train
Making the Chef: Stage ... or I'm a whore Making the Chef Thursday, April 21, 2005 Stage ... or I'm a whore Okay, so first of all, you pronounce it the French way, with an "ahh" sound. St-ah-ge. What is it? As I've posted before, a stage is something where you're basically doing an unpaid internship. It's basically an opportunity to see another kitchen and how it works and to learn. A few weeks ago I basically walked into one of the best restaurants in town (from a foodie perspective, at least) and asked if I could stage there on my days off. The chef agreed and yesterday I worked the garde mange station. For those not in the know, a garde mange is someone who serves the cold apps and salads, basically using the leftovers in the kitchen to make some of their meals, making sure that there is no waste. That, of course, is the textbook application of garde mange, but in reality, things aren't as recycled as much in most restaurants nowadays than they used to be. It was nice to be in a different kitchen, seeing how things were run. In this case, my stage had a very small kitchen, in reality, not much larger than my apartment living room, and 7 people were working there. Surprisingly enough, it worked well. Only one person was working on the saute station, the chef expedited and handled desserts, one person handled plating of the hot dishes, one person was doing prep, one was washing dishes, and two of us were on garde mange. So what did I notice? 1) Cool ingredients. I was picking arugula off of the stem, saving the leaves for salad and using the flowers for a special dish. The flowers were incredibly sweet, filled with nectar, yet they still had the peppery bite of the arugula. Not to mention the fact that I was picking the arugula on the back porch enjoying the warm spring sun. 2) The way ordering is done. Only the expediter has the tickets in hand. He calls out the tickets, the station acknowledges, and you keep a mental checklist of what's going on until you bring them back out. It might seem daunting, but it forces you to keep mentally sharp. 3) The way people work. These people work extremely clean, they are focused. There is no waste and they are fastidious about how they work. Why? Because there is no night porter to take care of the cleanup. You do it. 4) Beautiful plates with simple, clean, delish food. Thinks like tartare, beef tongue, and other classic ingredients are presented simply and cleanly. 5) Family meal rocked. 6) The GM brings you a stiff drink after the shifts are over. A small thing, but not to be overlooked. After all, mice go for cheese at the end of the maze. But more importantly, it's a small, but meaningful way of saying "thank you" at the end of the night. My heart was totally invested in being there and I was surprised at how well I did. Of course, I was taking notes as things went along, but a salad is a salad is a salad. All that mattered was remembering the ingredients that go into it. Everything else was on autopilot, and in some cases the plating was a lot easier because of the types of ingredients they were using for their salads. I was making some tall, beautiful salads :D I've been asked to come back next week. The phrase, "We'll let you know when it gets to the point when we need you to be there to work," i.e. we want to train you to work our line. Kickass. I'll be there. posted by LindyChef @ 8:08 PM 5 Comments: At 7:45 AM, April 22, 2005 , Estefan said... Marty, congratulations. You envisioned a place that was your ideal kitchen to work in and ultimately made that vision come true. One thing is for certain though. YOU ARE NOT A WHORE! If you go back and read through your comments of your paying job you will realize that what your participating in at that hotel is literally the downfall of all fine and respectable cuisine as we know it. Yes, bills are bills, and when Stag(ing)you don't get paid, but think of it like this. All WHORES get PAID! You see Marty, you've got it backwards my friend. You're the whore at yor paying job. Like most of us. For example, a brothel will take any piece of loose trash off the street (believe me, I've seen'em) and put them to work. But not at your new restaurant, no, they don't deal in the dirty manners of the food business. Like a good women they want more than just your body, they also want your mind. And in return they will give you theirs, and teach you more about life and yourself than ev'r thought imaginable. Nope Marty, if anything at this new restaurant your not the WHORE your the client and it sounds like your about to get the geisha treatment. As for me, I can be found on my back counting ceiling fan revolutions while being hump-fucked for $11 an hour. I want to end with a quote that I've been repeating over n'again in my head like a Koan for the last week, by the Great Craig Claiborne. "COOKING IS AT ONCE ONE OF THE SIMPLEST AND MOST GRATIFYING OF THE ARTS, BUT TO COOK WELL ONE MUST LOVE AND RESPECT FOOD." This business is simple, its the WHORES that make it diffuclt. At 12:12 PM, April 22, 2005 , HB said... That totally rocks. And if you have to train for free while you're working in another, lesser kitchen, then so be it. You're doing something beyond mundane drivel and it sounds like it's worth it. At 9:29 PM, April 25, 2005 , -Tim, the other lindy chef said... dude that is totally awesome, staging is so fun, and I have found it is always better in a smaller kitchen. My first stage was at the Water Grill, and it was a cool experience but at that same time I felt it was somewhat of a waste of time. It was such a big kitchen, that I felt kind of useless, and I basically prepped some veggies, and then just stood around most of the night. But the second place I went to, Maison Akira, a french restaurant owned by a japanese chef, here in pasadena, was much better. Smaller kitchen, more personal, and I was able to work with the owner, Akira Hirose. Sounds like a good time, see you in may At 9:12 PM, April 27, 2005 , Sue said... It sounds like you are suited to the life. Your love for food shows in your post. Vaya con dios, amigo. At 11:49 PM, April 27, 2005 , LindyChef said... Thanks for all of the encouraging comments. I just finished my second night of the stage and my feelings were only confirmed when I found out they recently won an award for best restaurant in Seattle. Post a Comment << Home It's only the beginning of the long day's journey into night. 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Record Label dRED.i Type of Label Indie Upcoming Shows ( view all ) Jan 14 2006 6:00P Free Radio Olympia Olympia, WA Jan 16 2006 8:00P The Vault Olympia, WA Feb 6 2006 9:00P The Contour Seattle, WA Mar 11 2006 10:00P Seattle University Seattle, WA dRED.i's Latest Blog Entry [ Subscribe to this Blog ] Key architect of the post 9/11 Bush admin: 'The President can order the crushing of testicles' ( view more ) Hunger Strikers at Guantnamo Tied Down and Fed Through Nasal Tubes ( view more ) Race and the Left Response to Hurricane Katrina ( view more ) EZLN's Commandanta Ramona passes away... ( view more ) Assistant Attorney General Alice Fisher : Corruption in U.S. government "extensive". ( view more ) [ View All Blog Entries ] About dRED.i dRED.i (Moorpehus and Han Solo) is what happens when an emcee from Seattle's [historically black] Central District partners with an emcee from South Central L.A.,...it goes all the way down! Watch for new cd singles from dRED.i, Han Solo, and Moorpheus. Click our image below to order your copy of "Revolutionary Crunk Muzik". dRED.i's Friend Space dRED.i has 1014 friends. Jameka TILA TEQUILA Syndel Jasmine RUIZA ♥ ANNE ...Forever-be-mine... Claudia sARAh <3 View All of dRED.i's Friends dRED.i'sFriends Comments Displaying 50 of 132 comments ( View/Edit All Comments ) Zalenci Jan 9, 2006 09:30 AM From Your Friends At. . . XoXo, *ZALENCI Tequila Jan 8, 2006 09:49 PM DRED. I STAND UP!!!!!!!!!!! Rep yo city, Seattle!!!!!!!! Thanks for the add. Hope your feeling and enjoying the music. I enjoy sharing my music with my friends and their support here on myspace. I also enjoy meeting new people. My cd is available for preview at www.cdbaby.com/cd/tequilamusic. This is a pleasure and an honor to send you a comment as always with my friends here on myspace. You are blessed, and holla at your new V-Town friend anytime! I have some big things coming up, including the release of my new single Rock Foo, Kung Foo in the 1st. Qtr 2006 with MTG Entertainment. Be on the look out for TEQUILA!!! Thanks CRIOLLO Jan 8, 2006 09:36 PM Hello guys, Thanks for the request and support. By the way Happy New Year, wish you the best. P E A C E !!! CRI...CRI...CRIOLLO. DJ LORi Jan 8, 2006 04:19 AM VOTE for your FAV TOP 10 FEMALE DJs, including DJLORi One of the Worlds FIRST FEMALE DJs Thank U;) If U need to hear my mixes B4 placing UR vote, Click this link 4 my profile with my SAMPLE MIXES ♥If i HaD oNe WiSh ♥ Jan 8, 2006 02:03 AM hey thanks for the add... welp anyways ttyl..k.. luv always stephanie...bye... DJ Earthquake Jan 7, 2006 08:05 AM Keep doing what you doing. Major props!!! Afrok Jan 5, 2006 02:56 PM Thanks 4 the add fam, NW reppin' hard yo, keep it RBG'd up in '06. One Deena B. Jan 3, 2006 05:58 PM yo it was a pleasure. you came correct and I loved it!! I'll most def keep in touch-yo!! _____gel__ Dec 31, 2005 12:34 PM hey myspace friends, here's to 2006 and may the new year be brimming with positive energy to you and yours. drive carefully tonight! peace & blessings "we must always change, renew and rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we stagnate our spirit..." -johann goethe XPOZR Dec 31, 2005 09:22 AM HAPPY NEW YEAR PEEP's Bianca Dec 30, 2005 08:42 AM hey new buddy =] AGOP Dec 29, 2005 12:54 PM good shit y'all. thanks for dropping in. keep it revolutionary! =TO MOURN THE LIVING= -Pos B.K. Dec 27, 2005 12:27 AM Just thought it was time to send some love your way.......so much much love..Keep holding it down.... BK A.S.C Dec 26, 2005 03:12 PM BIG UPS FELLAS!!! HOPE THE HOLIDAYS ARE TREATING YA'LL RIGHT. KNOCK PORTLAND OUT WHEN YOU SWING THRU! TAKE CARE. PEACE. Trinidadian chocolate-da best flava!! Dec 25, 2005 12:30 PM holla back. much luv ~*Chelsea*~ ~*~Stephanie~*~ Dec 24, 2005 04:25 PM Hey!! Bad Newz Dec 24, 2005 01:50 PM ms. su'ad Dec 24, 2005 12:52 PM Hey ya'll Portland show looks good. I'ma def come out and say wsup. stay up brothas! ms. su'ad JOE BALL Dec 23, 2005 03:52 PM dRED I MOVEMENT's New Years Celebration at the FREE GEEK space in PORTLAND- 1731 SE 10th ave- its only a $10 cover and theres going to be a HOT dancefloor courtesy of DJ Roc'Phella! diosa wu Dec 23, 2005 11:23 AM hi my loves... how r u? missin you...wish i could b there for new years. have fun and kiss fam for me. wuwu ♥StEpHaNiE ♥ Dec 23, 2005 10:08 AM hey thanks for the add... welp anyways ttyl...k.. ♥ always stephanie....be SANTOTZIN Dec 19, 2005 02:31 AM El Guanaco of Cyphalliance Dec 16, 2005 08:08 AM Blackiechan Dec 15, 2005 12:25 AM hello gentlemen Have a great holiday and take care:) Unexpected Arrival Dec 14, 2005 02:25 PM yupppp saturdays going to be nicee.... yuppp. its really bout to go down next week... hit me neema unexpected arrival "Where will you be Dec. 21st, 2005" HYPNOTICKK... Dec 8, 2005 07:00 PM eyy thx for tha add.. get bakk at me. THii Momm@>--`--`--- Dec 8, 2005 11:13 AM Crazy Irish Revolutionary Dec 7, 2005 08:36 AM Good stuff lads! keep it up! Take Care, Marty where them nipples at?[undeadarmy] Dec 6, 2005 10:08 PM thanks for the add ♥ you're alright! big compliment coming from me, considering you're not a rock band atllas Dec 5, 2005 02:01 PM Show me some love and spread this banner around. Post it on your friends pages. ~*~L3@h~*~ Dec 1, 2005 08:34 PM hey just droppin some love do i know yall? XPOZR Nov 19, 2005 03:54 PM COuldn't catch that last gig ya'll dropped man I've been up in Cali the last couple of months.......... Get at me know I need to drop some more gear on tha site -XPOZR Http://www.xpozrinc.com Brady Nov 16, 2005 04:37 PM Have y'all seen the dred.i website yet??? ♥ Mz ♥ Vizualz Nov 11, 2005 11:15 PM Solstice Nov 10, 2005 10:47 PM whats up. my older bro was bumpen ur shit a while ago and i found ur page and im feelen it. u guys should check out my music and leave a comment. -0ne- SPECS ONE Nov 10, 2005 03:21 PM yo. see you tonight. they didn't put me on the bill, but i'm still gonna kill it! won.. .:|Tha Pimpstress|:. Nov 9, 2005 01:23 PM Check out the show! This event will be held at the SkateBarnWest located @... 2900 Lind Ave SW Renton, WA 98055 This is a 15 mile drive from downtown seattle, taking 20 minutes. more information can be found at www.skatebarn.com ♥ Mz ♥ Vizualz Nov 3, 2005 01:50 PM Hey you, Well being that I have been out of town for a couple weeks, so I haven't been able to drop in on ya, so I thought I'd drop you a quick line to see how you are and have been. Things with me have been real good and I am just really chill... Other than the constant work I am doing..lol.. Any ways hun, just sending you a quck note to let you know I haven't forgotten ya. AFROSAXON Oct 21, 2005 05:24 PM Please support the Hiphoppas for Haiti movement .... Read and Sign here the online petition is email confidential. The petition document itself was authored with the approval of the Haitian Lawyers Leadership Network - see this article of thanks to the Hiphop community ..... Click on the flag below for all details concerning the U.S Coup on Haiti and the Hiphoppas for Haiti movement. Aristide and the Endless Revolution... A Nicolas Rossier film View the trailer ..... Click here for a transcript and video of the 'Democrcy Now' interview with the kidnapped President Aristide. Please make people aware of this attrocity. Peace. *C*O*R*E* Oct 18, 2005 12:36 PM THX 4 THE ADD! YO PAGE IS HOT HIT UP MY COMMENT BOX AND LET ME KNOW WHATS GOOD! KEEP IN TOUCH! ONE. NAY CORE ENTERTAINMENT ♥ Mz ♥ Vizualz Oct 17, 2005 11:42 AM Hey you!, Well I just thought that since I haven't been online much that I'd drop in on you and send you love. I have just been crazy busy with working pretty much nonstop and getting ready to go to Cali for bout 2 weeks or so... Time for Sweetness to take a lil time out from everyday...lol.. How have you been hun?.. I hope all is well no your end and that life is treating you well. I will hit you up soon, but untill then, be safe and take good care of yourself okay 1 anDREa Oct 13, 2005 12:05 AM Wut up in Seattle? That tracks R tight fellas! Keep doin wut U doin and good luck w/everything. Thanks 4 tha request and I'll ttyl. Peace. Momm@>--`--`--- Oct 11, 2005 06:55 AM ~*Brittany*~ Sep 27, 2005 01:17 PM What kind of trouble did you get yourself into this weekend? Feel free to stop by and check out my new pics! ♥ Mz ♥ Vizualz Sep 21, 2005 03:37 AM CLICK HERE AND LET HER PROVE YOU WRONG Hey you! well I's been awhile since I last came over just to say hi...and thought I'd do that while I am here.... How are you doing and what's new with you?... I hope you are doing good. ttyl hun .:|Tha Pimpstress|:. Sep 20, 2005 11:46 AM See you on Sunday next, and then here next week! Hope all's well. Take care. Peace. ^^I'm WaY 2 SaUcY FoR Ya^^ Sep 18, 2005 03:32 PM ay yo wha's good...thanx 4 da add...jus comin thru 2 sho sum luv..aight den ~100~ *SkA-PrInCe* Sep 18, 2005 05:52 AM wassup guys, hope everythings cool...thanks for accepting. peace out. CHUNK Sep 18, 2005 12:15 AM Ya'll are makin' seattle hip-hop count for somethin' other than bullshit "bling-bling and bitches". Thanks for that. R.B.G.'s + I.R.A. = FREEDOM for all ♥ Mz ♥ Vizualz Sep 8, 2005 02:04 AM HEY YOU! WELL JUST DROPPIN IN A QUICKIE TO SAY HI AND SEND SOME LUV N ALOHA UR WAY!...DONT GO BEING A STRANGER NOW AND KIT OK HUN...HAVE A GREAT WEEK! CLICK TO HEAR VIC DEMONE AND SOUTHSIDE SOUL Add Comment About | FAQ | Terms | Privacy | Safety Tips | Contact Myspace | Promote! | Advertise ©2003-2006 MySpace.com All Rights Reserved.
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