picture yourself on a train in a station

with plasticine porters with looking glass ties…

another slow day in Downtown news….

In Downtown news:
Jingle Ball is tonight!!
More on Raleigh 2030
Meet a local artist

In Raleigh news:
What does the Soleil look like?
Catch Brooks Wood Band before their final show
Coupons for School Kids

In local-ish news:
Will Smith is in Charlotte today
Former ’Soul Train’ host Don Cornelius charged in Los Angeles... (thanks Steele)
Developments in homeless housing


In irrelevant news:
New aerosol sprayed lines for soccer games?
I suppose it pays to check your props
All the more reason to avoid abbrevs

Events:
Go see Christmas Carol
Park Devereux’s open house is tonight – so is the Cotton Mill’s
Santaland Diaries opens tonight

Light it up Live on Friday at Seaboard Station
Old Habits is at the Pour House on Friday
Oakwood Candlelight tour this weekend
Rock and Shop is Saturday
Brooks Wood Band is playing their last show at Pour House Saturday


Fun Stuff:
This almost makes me miss exams [youtube] (thanks Emily)
Holiday drink ideas
5 worst beer ads ever
10 worst predictions of 2008

Flashback:
This time last year, Britney was stealing lighters and playing the Virgin Mary, teachers were making fake money, kids were being terrified of Santa, we were learning poses and reading demographic data in our United States of Whatever.

Today’s Sign of the Impending Apocalypse:
You can get a PETA coffin…


Happy Thursday! Hope everyone can make it to Jingle Ball!


Ashton Mae Smith
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