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Yes, apparently it’s really absinthe. The novelty of absinthe got me to buy it, but unfortunately it took me months to finish it.

Honestly, on my first bite I was mortified. I couldn’t get past the bad aftertaste. I’m not a fan of black licorice and that’s the lingering flavor you’ll taste – which is not a bad thing if you are a fan of black licorice.

The chocolate itself was pretty waxy and has a sharp snap. I bought this from Bittersweet, but you can check it out online here.

Price: $4.99

Cacao beans: 1 out of 5

Elevation

Originally uploaded by EileenRose.

This is Jango earlier today, havin’ a blast at the dog park. She likes to fly high. Often she does some crazy 360 twists and other stylish moves. I hope I can capture that some day, but this will have to do for now.

I love this dog

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Originally uploaded by ptessier.

Sometimes you see something and it just makes you say “wow”. This photo by ptessier (you can find it on flickr), does it for me.

It’s something so elegant, beautiful, yet simple. Ahhhh.

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I finally “cashed” in some membership points I earned from American Express and got 25 songs from iTunes.

Sometimes I’m in the mood to purchase singles, but of course, this time I had an itch to buy whole albums. When I tried to purchase a full album, iTunes gave me a prompt that said I didn’t have enough credits and that my credit card would be charged. Weird, because I had 17 song credits and Ray LaMontagne’s “Trouble” only had 10 songs. I did buy the whole album, but I bought it per song.

There were some albums I really wanted with 15 songs at $9.99, but it didn’t make sense for me to buy it with my `per song’ credit. Honestly, I think the song credit system is a little wonky. I guess that new “Complete my Album” feature can bail me out. Plus, at startup iTunes stated that I could only buy songs sold for $0.99. My credits do not expire till Oct, but I’m guessing the new $1.29 EMI songs are off limits. Lame.

Here’s what I’ve purchased so far. Mostly oldies, but some crazy pop songs too:

• All the Wild Horses – Ray LaMontagne Trouble
• Jolene – Ray LaMontagne Trouble
• How Come – Ray LaMontagne Trouble
• Hannah – Ray LaMontagne Trouble
• Forever My Friend – Ray LaMontagne Trouble
• Burn – Ray LaMontagne Trouble
• Narrow Escape – Ray LaMontagne Trouble
• Hold You In My Arms – Ray LaMontagne Trouble
• Shelter – Ray LaMontagne Trouble
• Trouble – Ray LaMontagne Trouble
• Cheryl Tweedy – Lily Allen Smile – EP
• Absolutley Nothing – Lily Allen Smile – EP
• Hot Child in the City – Nick Gilder And Time Machine Longtime Coming
• Suddenly I See – KT Tunstall Eye to the Telescope
• Cupid – Sam Cooke Greatest Hits
• It’s Too Late – Carole King Tapestry
• Jump – Van Halen 1984 (Remastered)
• Stickwitu – The Pussycat Dolls PCD

I have 7 more credits. What songs should I buy?

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This is kinda cool!  Just chillin’ by the cooler.  Check it out.

As I mentioned, I’m back on to the online world. Since my Super Sweet 16 post I’ve done the following:

• Joined Twitter
• Added info to my Facebook – still not sure if I like this
• Wrote a long overdue review on Yelp

Anything else I’m missing?  Oh, the one thing I never set up – a MySpace page!
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I’m going to have some time on my hands since my big HGTV project is about to end – woo hoo! I hate facing the unknown, but what can I do? I don’t have another job lined up and I’m a bit stressed about that. But I guess it’s my chance to do something productive around the house.
I had a feeling my chocolate posts would have a moment of pause, and I honestly hope to get them up and running on a different site. That’ll be a fun project.

Right now I’m going to focus on updating this homepage and remodeling my home. Change is good, right?

BTW – I’m really back, this is no joke