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nobody@vox.com(alykat) — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 18:46:28 -0400

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Let's Go Sailing

It's my new musical obsession of the moment, "spotted" in an NPR podcast earlier today...

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Vox Hunt: Almost Makes Me Want To Buy It

nobody@vox.com(alykat) — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:58:06 -0500

Video: Show us your favorite commercial of all time.
Submitted by Jane of Art.

Levi's Commercial - Tainted Love

Several years back (I think I was in high school!), Spike Jonze did a commercial for Levi's featuring an emergency room patient and staff singing "Tainted Love." I don't know what that has to do with jeans ... but it's certainly memorable.

I've actually been looking for this commercial off and on for years, and I finally found it this evening on YouTube.

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musical obsession of the week

nobody@vox.com(alykat) — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 17:13:52 -0500

O Valencia!

The Decemberists

My latest musical obsession is "O Valencia!," the latest track by The Decemberists. It's apparently the subject of a new green screen "war" between the band and Stephen Colbert, and it's pretty good. I've had it on heavy rotation for the past two days, with no signs of tiring of it yet.

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Vox Hunt: My Pets

nobody@vox.com(alykat) — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 00:17:09 -0500

Show us your pets.
Submitted by Prakash Daniel.

Stowaways

The rockhopper penguin and the mini owl make for a cute pair of partners in crime...

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QotD: Tasty Thanksgiving Treat

nobody@vox.com(alykat) — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 01:50:19 -0500

What's your favorite Thanksgiving dish?
Submitted by Brennan.

Mashed potatoes. Or pecan pie. I really can't decide right now.

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Vox Hunt: It's Pink

nobody@vox.com(alykat) — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 23:10:29 -0500

Show us something pink.

Sprouts

It's hard to go wrong during cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C. This photo was taken near the FDR Memorial this past spring.

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QotD: Current Mood Music

nobody@vox.com(alykat) — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 09:05:43 -0500

What song best describes your current mood?
Submitted by Section31.

At the moment, I have the rap song "Curls" by Madvillain stuck in my head. I don't even like the song that much, but the opening line of the Post's obituary for newsman Ed Bradley -- "Ed Bradley had cool like a vault has money." -- brought to mind the chill background sample used in the song.

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Vox Hunt: My Favorite T

nobody@vox.com(alykat) — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 17:34:36 -0500

Show us your favorite T-shirt.
Submitted by Elisheva Chana.

Skunk2

Obviously, this isn't me.

But it is my favorite t-shirt, a Threadless purchase from earlier this year.

I find the illustration cleverly adorable: It's both a skunk and the number two.

Simple, yet brilliant.

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night on fire

nobody@vox.com(alykat) — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 23:19:22 -0400

Your Ex-Lover Is Dead

Stars

I'm giving Set Yourself on Fire by Stars a test-spin, and I really like what I'm hearing so far. My song obsession of the moment is the first track, "Your Ex-Lover Is Dead."

The album isn't a bad soundtrack for an evening spent tending to the apartment. Rob and I are hard at work tidying things up, as the leasing office wants to show the unit to a prospective tenant -- and, hey, the apartment needs it anyway. (Nothing like the threat of someone seeing your mess to inspire you to finally clean it up.)

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Vox Hunt: Things To Do

nobody@vox.com(alykat) — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 17:15:25 -0400

Show us your to-do list.

DILO: To Do

It's not a to-do list -- it's a Ta-Da List! (Photo taken a few months back for "A Day in the Life of..." on Flickr.)

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