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  <title>Cigarettes and Alcohol</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:14:50 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Writer&apos;s Block: Change is good</title>
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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I would definitely move to England...i love Chicago but i really want a change and i think i would be happier there. Oh and how i fucked up my first year of college. I would totally do better and be focused....and while Im at it, why not change the fact that im rather poor. I would want just the right amount of money to pay for college and its expenses.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;yea. that.</description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:10:01 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>I Just Wanna Say....</title>
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  <description>that im proud to be a fan of The Beatles.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The fans are the nicest and coolest (at least the ones ive met)&lt;br /&gt;and ive made some cool ass friends becasue of then ^_^&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.beatles-mania.com/bioachievements.html&quot;&gt;http://www.beatles-mania.com/bioachievements.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;oh and im going to write a paper about them&lt;br /&gt;&quot;The Beatles are the most successful rock n roll band in history becasue....list the many reasons here&quot;</description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:16:17 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>UGH</title>
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  <description>BLAH&lt;br /&gt;WHY ARE THERE NO OASIS TRIBUTE BANDS AROUND CHICAGO??&lt;br /&gt;OR IN THE US TO BE EXACT??&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;BOO TO THE STATES FOR NOT LOVING OASIS LIKE THE UK DOES....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;:/</description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:28:09 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Writer&apos;s Block: My Dream Job</title>
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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Being a Beatles historian :D &amp;lt;3&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;or&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;a roadie for any of my favorite bands&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;or&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;a zoologist that travels the world and works with snakes and large cats!&lt;br /&gt;(this is the one im working on)</description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:38:43 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Ahhh Summer Breeze..</title>
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  <description>So this summer has been pretty amusing and a bit productive.&lt;br /&gt;Im taking a math class so it can transfer over to SIU&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But the most exciting part is that my friend and i have been following these two Beatle tribute bands around American English and The Cavern Beat...&lt;br /&gt;we are such groupies!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;AE is so much fun, we love dancing and getting all giddy and just plain ol rocking out.&lt;br /&gt;The guys that play John and Ringo are pretty great....the dude who plays john, young is his name, screams sooo well....like his screams are practically spot on to john&apos;s :D&lt;br /&gt;i get all shivery when i think about it hah&lt;br /&gt;and Tom (&quot;Ringo&quot;) is such a sweet man...i love his amazing voice and enthusiastic drumming&lt;br /&gt;sigh....good times.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As for the Cavern Beat, those guys are just so damn cool!&lt;br /&gt;i cant even begin to describe them...my friend and i get all giddy when they interact with us when they perform.&lt;br /&gt;ahh girlish glee....those guys will be the death of me</description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 18:43:58 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Writer&apos;s Block: My Biggest Environmental Pet Peeve</title>
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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;oh my god, littering for sure!&lt;br /&gt;and when people leave their TV on all day even tho they are not watching  :/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I cant really recall anything else that bothers me as much as these two</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 18:02:56 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Finally!</title>
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  <description>Im so happy that my snake finally ate after a 5 month fast!&lt;br /&gt;It was about damn time....&lt;br /&gt;Now it getting warmer, summer is perfect so that my snake can get back to her usual thickness&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yay for summer break</description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 01:41:08 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>&amp;gt;_</title>
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  <description>2 more weeks left of my first year in college!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;then i go home and work and take a math class :/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;yay home.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i cant wait to see my animals again</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 05:13:57 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Writer&apos;s Block: Dream Job</title>
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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My job would be that of a rock star&lt;br /&gt;such as Paul McCartney or Liam Gallagher!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;free drugs, playing music, being adored/lusted after&lt;br /&gt;what more would you want!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i would have to be a dude tho :/</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:46:09 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Writer&apos;s Block: Fearsome</title>
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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oh wow..&lt;br /&gt;i guess my biggest fears as a child would have to be clowns&lt;br /&gt;and people in those body costumes, like bunnies or Disney characters...&lt;br /&gt;Clowns becasue they were just scary in themselves and because of movies like IT and Killjoy&lt;br /&gt;*shiver*&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i think that&apos;s pretty much it&lt;br /&gt;oh man and fucking dolls!!!&lt;br /&gt;Those china dolls that stand 2 feet tall&lt;br /&gt;i hate those things&lt;br /&gt;due to movies once again...&lt;br /&gt;maybe i shouldn&apos;t have watched all those movies when i was young :/</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:33:08 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>He&apos;s So Fine</title>
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  <description>So my first year as a college student is almost done.&lt;br /&gt;Im excited but i need a job and there&apos;s just so many attractive guys here its borderline insanity.&lt;br /&gt;I also need more food and money :/&lt;br /&gt;Oh well...&lt;br /&gt;Ive been reading Oasis slash which is kind of disturbing yet kinda hot..&lt;br /&gt;damn them for being so drool worthy!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I miss JohnheartPaul &lt;br /&gt;i haven&apos;t been on there in so long..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i needs me some tail as well&lt;br /&gt;haha&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;that is all.</description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2008 03:04:14 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Writer&apos;s Block: Better to Receive</title>
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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The best/coolest gift i ever got would probably be my electric guitar....&lt;br /&gt;The most thoughtful would have to be the copies of all the Beatles CD&apos;s that my brother made since he did knew i loved them so much...plus he didn&apos;t have enough money to buy all of them again for me so he burned them...i loved it!</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:34:43 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Writer&apos;s Block: Ten for the Tenth</title>
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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Revolver - The Beatles&lt;br /&gt;2. Red Rose Speedway - Paul McCartney and Wings&lt;br /&gt;3. Band on the Run - Wings&lt;br /&gt;4. All Things Must Pass - George Harrison&lt;br /&gt;5. John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band - John Lennon&lt;br /&gt;6. Greatest Hits - Queen&lt;br /&gt;7. Be Here Now - Oasis&lt;br /&gt;8. Whats the Story (Morning Glory) - Oasis&lt;br /&gt;9. Ignition 68&apos;Comeback Special - Brian Setzer&lt;br /&gt;10. Vavoom! - Brian Setzer Orchestra&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ahhh yes, amazing music</description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2008 20:18:04 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Writer&apos;s Block: Short Days</title>
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&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;div style=&apos;border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;&apos;&gt;&lt;p&gt;As the Northern hemisphere spins toward the shortest day of the year, it&apos;s getting dark earlier and earlier. What comforts do you fall back on when the days are short and the nights are long?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&apos;font-size: 0.8em;&apos;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;input type=&quot;button&quot; value=&quot;Answer&quot; onclick=&quot;document.location.href=&apos;http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=647&apos;&quot; /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=647&quot;&gt;View 500 Answers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- end .appwidget-qotd --&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ahhh yes, shorter days.&lt;br /&gt;I find comfort in hot tea, popcorn, lounging around in my pajamas and my 3 cats!&lt;br /&gt;Curling up with them on the couch and watching my favorite movies or shows on DVD.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although i love nights and the cold weather, these are the things i look forward to.</description>
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  <category>winter</category>
  <category>writer&apos;s block</category>
  <category>daylight saving time</category>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Writer&apos;s Block: The Internet</title>
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  <description>&lt;div class=&apos;appwidget appwidget-qotd&apos; id=&apos;LJWidget_10&apos;&gt;
&lt;table cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;div style=&apos;border: 1px solid #000; padding: 6px;&apos;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Happy birthday, Internet! The Internet, of course, has changed many things for the good. But is it all good? What is the biggest problem the Internet has created for you or the world?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&apos;font-size: 0.8em;&apos;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;input type=&quot;button&quot; value=&quot;Answer&quot; onclick=&quot;document.location.href=&apos;http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?qotd=633&apos;&quot; /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.livejournal.com/misc/latestqotd.bml?qid=633&quot;&gt;View 500 Answers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!-- end .appwidget-qotd --&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Internet did not create the problems, humans did. But the biggest problem for me is the way information can just be created and people think its real. Plus there&apos;s the time thing....i can spend so much time on the internet looking and stumbling onto the most interesting sites. &lt;br /&gt;Also, that people can find ways to make bombs, break into places and basically find tips on how to do all these deliciously illegal things. lol&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The great things about the interweb is the connections with people around the world that share common interests!&lt;br /&gt;ahh internet...what would i do without you</description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:03:02 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Lets Live it Up!</title>
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  <description>So im watching the movie &quot;The Holiday&quot; with Jude Law, Cameron Diaz, Jack Black and Kate Winslet...&lt;br /&gt;and omg do these things ever happen in real life??!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If only I could fall in love with a charming British guy. Its all the same with these chick flicks/ romance movies.&lt;br /&gt;If only things happened like they did in the movies :/&lt;br /&gt;The life would be fabulous and since Im on the subject, the new HBO series Trueblood is amazing!!!&lt;br /&gt;I want a vampire to want me, especially if he is that hot and mysterious. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I predict my love life is gonna be uhm...uneventful</description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:00:49 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>From Here to Eternity</title>
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  <description>Well then.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Damn college taking up all of my time!!&lt;br /&gt;I miss my J/P slash!! :( :(&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I miss johnheartpaul&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;but yea, college is interesting and hard/fun&lt;br /&gt;blah&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;whatever</description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:32:50 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>New Community!!</title>
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  <description>If you like Brian Setzer go join!!!!&lt;br /&gt;YAY! GO!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&apos;ljuser  ljuser-name_setzer_rules&apos; lj:user=&apos;setzer_rules&apos; style=&apos;white-space: nowrap;&apos;&gt;&lt;a href=&apos;http://community.livejournal.com/setzer_rules/profile&apos;&gt;&lt;img src=&apos;http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif&apos; alt=&apos;[info]&apos; width=&apos;16&apos; height=&apos;16&apos; style=&apos;vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;&apos; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&apos;http://community.livejournal.com/setzer_rules/&apos;&gt;&lt;b&gt;setzer_rules&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:35:13 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>This is Your Song</title>
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  <description>God i miss being on here.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;College is a bummer so far.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;meh&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i feel out of place sorta&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i also miss watching my shows :( :(</description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:17:45 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>&apos;49 Mercury Blues</title>
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  <description>Well im disappointed that Brian Setzer is not going to come this Christmas.. :(&lt;br /&gt;But its understandable since hes touring Europe and japan and Aus. with the Stray Cats&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I really wanted to see him.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well hopefully next year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Y&apos;know, next to The Beatles he&apos;s my favorite :D&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://s85.photobucket.com/albums/k52/blackbird_num9/?action=view&amp;amp;current=setzer.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k52/blackbird_num9/setzer.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;look&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;he&apos;s too hot for words</description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:58:45 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Venus and Mars</title>
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  <description>Paul has some damn good wings/solo albums...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I finally figured out the FAFSA thing and i will be able to fill ti out since the deadline for the school hasnt passed yet. Hell fucking yes. We need money. I feel a bit more relieved now...holy crap, 16 more days until i leave!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;sigh&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well, i dont know what im gonna do until then really, i mean for fun, because im going to miss doing all the things Chicago has to offer :(&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;hmm i should check out the Amtrak schedule...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ill probably post this J/P fic that ive written on here later&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;in the meantime heres a picture of the kitten im fostering!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://s85.photobucket.com/albums/k52/blackbird_num9/?action=view&amp;amp;current=DSCN3629.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k52/blackbird_num9/DSCN3629.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;tinycat&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:15:49 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>When in Doubt, Fuck It</title>
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  <description>I don&apos;t understand why getting an education is so fucking expensive.&lt;br /&gt;Why is information so costly to obtain?? I have to pay around 16,000 a year...&lt;br /&gt;Im totally fucked right now since i didn&apos;t apply for FAFSA. And i applied to a few scholarships but seriously man, my grades are good but theres always someone out there better than you. Im not spectacular at sports, im not religious im not really involved in my community so i don&apos;t have that special criteria that would get me free money. Theres ALWAYS someone better than you out there. It fucking sucks, i should just go be a stripper or something to get good money... &lt;br /&gt;We&apos;re not dirt poor either, my family is in that lower middle class section where we dont really qualify for lots of money...i mean, ive always had to pay full price for my lunch during the school years but we&apos;re not rich either.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;gt;:(</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:45:37 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Sad Day For Late Night</title>
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  <description>Im actually pretty sad that Conan wont be doing Late Night anymore...&lt;br /&gt;Maybe i can still see him in NY&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tv.yahoo.com/the-tonight-show-with-jay-leno/show/34238/news/urn:newsml&quot;&gt;http://tv.yahoo.com/the-tonight-show-with-jay-leno/show/34238/news/urn:newsml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;:tv.eonline.com:20080721:19e5a1e68617_4045_be07_f5bd5888825d__ER:78408</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:43:13 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Be-Bop-A-Lula</title>
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  <description>Ahh summer is almost over for me :(&lt;br /&gt;I leave for college Aug 14, im moving six hours away from Chicago.&lt;br /&gt;Im sad yet excited becasue im going to miss the city and my free time but im going off to freakin&apos; college and meeting new people and learning to be on my own.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thats why im going to all the free fests i can before i leave. Theres always something going on in Chicago during the summer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chicagotraveler.com/calendars/chicago-events-calendar.htm&quot;&gt;http://www.chicagotraveler.com/calendars/chicago-events-calendar.htm&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;yay stuff</description>
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  <lj:music>John Lennon - Stand By Me</lj:music>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:51:28 GMT</pubDate>
  <title>Red Rum</title>
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  <description>well then, i dyed my hair again. This time my whole head!!&lt;br /&gt;theres purple highlights in there, i dunno of you can see them&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://s85.photobucket.com/albums/k52/blackbird_num9/?action=view&amp;amp;current=DSCN3620-1.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k52/blackbird_num9/DSCN3620-1.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;Photobucket&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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