when something's bored

i wanna put a little exciting on it, if something’s low, i wanna put a little high on it…. [is that new Pearl Jam? Yes, yes it is.]

In Downtown News:
Bowl for Jimmy V this Thursday (thanks Nina)
Dana has made you a fancy calendar
518 wants your best Italian recipe

In Raleigh News:
Apparently you cant recycle pizza boxes
Anoop is playing the State Fair this year
Oh Cary – you make it too easy…

In Local-ish News:
Post offices closing?
For all my golfing friends…
Russian soccer fans are supposed to drink whisky – to ward off swine flu…


In Irrelevant News:
Dogs may have been domesticated in Africa
Reasons supporting a ban on the month of August (thanks @glowbird)
52 zoos in 52 weeks??

Events:
Free wine tasting at 42nd Street on Wednesday (thanks Alec)
Bat Boy opens at Meymandi on Thursday
Old Habits at 42nd Street on Thursday
Marcy Playground is at Hibernian on Friday
It’s First Friday!!
Free wine and chocolate at Peche on Friday (thanks Alec)
Tonic and Marcy Playground are playing Downtown Live this weekend!
Perpetual Groove is at Lincoln this Saturday

What the Weather Holds:
Tues: Sunny 97° 70°
Wed: Afternoon showers 95° 72°
Thurs: Sunny 92° 72°


Fun Stuff:
10 tracks you have to hear this week (thanks Tom)v
The history of jail-breaking
Well Done Tour hits Denver

What would Don Draper Do?
What would Joan Holloway Do?
What infomercials would sound like if I did them… (thanks Daniel)

Today’s Sign of the Impending Apocalypse:
Hey, I’ve known a Monopoly game or two to get violent…




Ashton Mae Smith
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