<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12511739</id><updated>2009-10-13T17:52:52.449-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I Heart Vodka</title><subtitle type='html'>The random thoughts, musings, and encounters of a twenty something gay male living in the city.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25'/><author><name>Chris</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06433877392591049946</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>425</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12511739.post-7191965078320022691</id><published>2007-02-19T15:26:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-02-19T15:29:33.997-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music'/><title type='text'>Song of the Day: I Like That (Original Mix) - Mark Knight</title><summary type='text'>Note that you can click on one of the tracks below to play a 2 minute sample of it.//---------------- BEGIN BEATPORT PLAYER -----------------------//---------------- END BEATPORT PLAYER -------------------------</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/feeds/7191965078320022691/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12511739&amp;postID=7191965078320022691&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/7191965078320022691'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/7191965078320022691'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/2007/02/song-of-day-i-like-that-original-mix.html' title='Song of the Day: I Like That (Original Mix) - Mark Knight'/><author><name>Chris</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06433877392591049946</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14535660068879315338'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12511739.post-1434626891115145737</id><published>2007-02-15T17:23:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-02-15T17:27:41.845-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Mean Girls'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Booze Fueled'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Party Time'/><title type='text'>Gross!</title><summary type='text'>So I have a wound on my hand that refuses to heal.  Ok, it's only been a few days, but it is starting to concern me.  At first it was infected, but I killed that off, but now it just doesn't want to heal.  Hmmm, maybe I'll give it a day or two more then head to the doctor.  How did I get this wound you may ask?  Well, it was Twin Sister's birthday last weekend so obviously we had to celebrate.  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/feeds/1434626891115145737/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12511739&amp;postID=1434626891115145737&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/1434626891115145737'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/1434626891115145737'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/2007/02/gross.html' title='Gross!'/><author><name>Chris</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06433877392591049946</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14535660068879315338'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12511739.post-5564777375024451060</id><published>2007-02-15T17:08:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-02-15T17:16:57.998-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Random'/><title type='text'>Open Letter</title><summary type='text'>Dear City of Washington,Please plow your streets or people will die.Thanks,-Chris</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/feeds/5564777375024451060/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12511739&amp;postID=5564777375024451060&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/5564777375024451060'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/5564777375024451060'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/2007/02/open-letter.html' title='Open Letter'/><author><name>Chris</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06433877392591049946</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14535660068879315338'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12511739.post-7336013774634541890</id><published>2007-02-10T13:24:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-02-10T13:15:14.097-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Booze Fueled'/><title type='text'>One More Thing</title><summary type='text'>Over the holiday's Taylor Jean and I met this person, who was in DC on vacation.  We all ended up having a really good time.  One or two drinks at wednesday night trivia turned into strolling into work at 1030 the next day still REALLY drunk.  Hopefully they'll come back to DC sometime soon (although if we are going to drink that much, please let it be on a friday or saturday).</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/feeds/7336013774634541890/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12511739&amp;postID=7336013774634541890&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/7336013774634541890'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/7336013774634541890'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/2007/02/one-more-thing.html' title='One More Thing'/><author><name>Chris</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06433877392591049946</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14535660068879315338'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12511739.post-5723866437652623302</id><published>2007-02-10T12:48:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-12-11T14:04:17.958-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Booze Fueled'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Party Time'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Random'/><title type='text'>I'm Back</title><summary type='text'>OK, so after a long hiatus I've decided to start posting again. The reason for the hiatus? Nothing specific, just that work has been crazy, my life has been normal, and I really haven't had anything good to post about. I still don't, but I'll try and come up with something. So, what's happened since the last time I posted? Let's see...The Holidays: What a whirlwind! The bf and I went out to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/feeds/5723866437652623302/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12511739&amp;postID=5723866437652623302&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/5723866437652623302'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/5723866437652623302'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/2007/02/im-back.html' title='I&apos;m Back'/><author><name>Chris</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06433877392591049946</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14535660068879315338'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKPuz7o-x9Y/Rc4K5v-OBWI/AAAAAAAAAAk/r8pCZGuKCFE/s72-c/me+%26+TJ.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12511739.post-6917446114136232623</id><published>2006-12-11T13:56:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-12-11T14:04:17.606-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><title type='text'>Muenchen</title><summary type='text'>On a whim, Taylor Jean and I decided to book a January trip to Munich.  Now, I'll be the first to admit that there are probably more exciting places to go visit (London, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Barcelona).  But can you get me to any of those place for $360?  Probably not (on the off hand chance that you can get me to any of those places on Star Alliance for $360, please be a doll and shoot me </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/feeds/6917446114136232623/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12511739&amp;postID=6917446114136232623&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/6917446114136232623'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/6917446114136232623'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/2006/12/muenchen.html' title='Muenchen'/><author><name>Chris</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06433877392591049946</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14535660068879315338'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WKPuz7o-x9Y/RX2p2o8sw2I/AAAAAAAAAAY/OcbQNK7slaA/s72-c/gcmap.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12511739.post-2882178944318649678</id><published>2006-12-11T13:38:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-12-11T13:42:44.372-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Random'/><title type='text'>10 Resons Why Gay Marriage Should Be Illegal</title><summary type='text'>01) Being gay is not natural. Real Americans always reject unnatural things like eyeglasses, polyester, and air conditioning. 02) Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same way that hanging around tall people will make you tall. 03) Legalizing gay marriage will open the door to all kinds of crazy behavior. People may even wish to marry their pets because a dog has legal standing </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/feeds/2882178944318649678/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12511739&amp;postID=2882178944318649678&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/2882178944318649678'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/2882178944318649678'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/2006/12/10-resons-why-gay-marriage-should-be.html' title='10 Resons Why Gay Marriage Should Be Illegal'/><author><name>Chris</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06433877392591049946</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14535660068879315338'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12511739.post-3361110077360856032</id><published>2006-12-06T17:43:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-12-06T17:48:18.894-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='News Items'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Random'/><title type='text'>Whoa!</title><summary type='text'>So according to this post here which came from Star Magazine (the real star magazine, not Grace Jones), the cause of the breakup between Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston was because Vince hooked up with the girl on the left.  Wow.  The picture below really doesn't do it justice, you need to see the big version at the link above.The guy in the middle on the other hand...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/feeds/3361110077360856032/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12511739&amp;postID=3361110077360856032&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/3361110077360856032'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/3361110077360856032'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/2006/12/whoa.html' title='Whoa!'/><author><name>Chris</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06433877392591049946</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14535660068879315338'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WKPuz7o-x9Y/RXdIK48sw1I/AAAAAAAAAAM/fnwgdZ5C8a0/s72-c/1541-mal6.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12511739.post-2219421028615452246</id><published>2006-11-21T13:26:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-21T13:29:07.842-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music'/><title type='text'>Yes!</title><summary type='text'>So I managed to get my music off of the broken hard drive!!  It was actually really easy, and only took about 10 mins.  Obviously, I burned everything on to CD so that if this ever happens again, I  at least have a back up.Phew.... </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/feeds/2219421028615452246/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12511739&amp;postID=2219421028615452246&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/2219421028615452246'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/2219421028615452246'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/2006/11/yes.html' title='Yes!'/><author><name>Chris</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06433877392591049946</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14535660068879315338'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12511739.post-345150222957997707</id><published>2006-11-16T15:24:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-16T16:17:06.246-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Mean Girls'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Booze Fueled'/><title type='text'>Email Convo of the Week</title><summary type='text'>[Name Omitted]:" is he a top? yesdid [Name Omitted] take it up the ass? yeswas it good? yesany other questions from the peanut gallery?"This is an email I received in the morning while I sat down at my desk, drinking a nice cup of coffee and getting ready to work. At this point in time, I hadn't ready any of the other emails associated with this convo. After getting caught up to speed, it made a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/feeds/345150222957997707/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12511739&amp;postID=345150222957997707&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/345150222957997707'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/345150222957997707'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/2006/11/email-convo-of-week.html' title='Email Convo of the Week'/><author><name>Chris</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06433877392591049946</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14535660068879315338'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12511739.post-4661399223572345878</id><published>2006-11-16T14:57:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-16T15:21:09.693-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><title type='text'>Premier Exec.</title><summary type='text'>Phew!  I've made it for another year.  Of course come January 1st, it starts all over again.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/feeds/4661399223572345878/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12511739&amp;postID=4661399223572345878&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/4661399223572345878'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/4661399223572345878'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/2006/11/premier-exec.html' title='Premier Exec.'/><author><name>Chris</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06433877392591049946</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14535660068879315338'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12511739.post-4979567994087866093</id><published>2006-11-16T14:22:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-16T16:36:35.405-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Other'/><title type='text'>Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!</title><summary type='text'>So I came into work on Tuesday morning and turned on my computer. Went to the kitchen and got some coffee. Normally in this amount of time I'd have a happy little prompt asking me for my user name and password. Instead I get this:" Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:c:\windows\system32\config\systemYou can attempt to repair this file by starting Windows Setup</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/feeds/4979567994087866093/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12511739&amp;postID=4979567994087866093&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/4979567994087866093'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/4979567994087866093'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/2006/11/nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.html' title='Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!'/><author><name>Chris</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06433877392591049946</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14535660068879315338'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12511739.post-6594825228963930512</id><published>2006-11-07T16:18:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-07T16:19:21.029-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Random'/><title type='text'>Blog Post Title of the Day</title><summary type='text'>Brooke -- Putting the Ho in Hogan?</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/feeds/6594825228963930512/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12511739&amp;postID=6594825228963930512&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/6594825228963930512'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/6594825228963930512'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/2006/11/blog-post-title-of-day.html' title='Blog Post Title of the Day'/><author><name>Chris</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06433877392591049946</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14535660068879315338'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12511739.post-686484686029048051</id><published>2006-11-06T18:26:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-06T18:36:17.662-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Mean Girls'/><title type='text'>Am I in the Twilight Zone or...</title><summary type='text'>...did The BBC (aka Chaka Kahn, aka Chocolatte) really just update his blog?  OMG, he did!  What has it been now...4 months. 5 months?  Now we just have to hope that he can actually keep it up.And on the blog note;  Hats of to Dale who has decided, like all good things, that his blog must come to an end.  Sad :-(</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/feeds/686484686029048051/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12511739&amp;postID=686484686029048051&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/686484686029048051'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/686484686029048051'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/2006/11/am-i-in-twilight-zone-or.html' title='Am I in the Twilight Zone or...'/><author><name>Chris</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06433877392591049946</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14535660068879315338'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12511739.post-1155835360782942841</id><published>2006-11-06T17:40:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-06T18:24:27.513-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Mean Girls'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Booze Fueled'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Party Time'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Random'/><title type='text'>A lot to catch up on</title><summary type='text'>So I realize I dropped off the face of the earth there for a minute. I'll try and update a bit more regularly now that work has died down. As some of you probably know, every three months, for about three weeks, I get super busy as I have to send out a ton of quarterly reports to clients. Anyway, lots of things to catch you up on. In no particular order:1) I'm in Los Angeles at the moment. Have </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/feeds/1155835360782942841/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12511739&amp;postID=1155835360782942841&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/1155835360782942841'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/1155835360782942841'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/2006/11/lot-to-catch-up-on.html' title='A lot to catch up on'/><author><name>Chris</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06433877392591049946</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14535660068879315338'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12511739.post-3663822940806635323</id><published>2006-10-24T15:20:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-24T15:22:37.862-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Party Time'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Random'/><title type='text'>Under Construction</title><summary type='text'>The dance floor at Crobar is currently under construction due to the holes we burned on Saturday night.  Will post more about the weekend later, but in the mean time.  Spam subject of the day:"Summer is Almost here.  Be ready"Bwahahahahahahahahahahahaha</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/feeds/3663822940806635323/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12511739&amp;postID=3663822940806635323&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/3663822940806635323'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/3663822940806635323'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/2006/10/under-construction.html' title='Under Construction'/><author><name>Chris</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06433877392591049946</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14535660068879315338'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12511739.post-6349290001972629197</id><published>2006-10-20T12:24:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-20T12:25:01.188-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Ouch</title><summary type='text'>Funny evites aside, I feel like I've been knocked in the face with a 2x4.  Maybe I'll explain later, maybe I won't.  We'll see. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/feeds/6349290001972629197/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12511739&amp;postID=6349290001972629197&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/6349290001972629197'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/6349290001972629197'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/2006/10/ouch.html' title='Ouch'/><author><name>Chris</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06433877392591049946</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14535660068879315338'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12511739.post-4446017958748404284</id><published>2006-10-20T11:41:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-20T11:48:03.079-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Mean Girls'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Party Time'/><title type='text'>Too Much!</title><summary type='text'>Grace Jones forwarded an evite to me for a birthday party of one of our friends. It may not mean as much for you if you don't know the person, but it's still hystarical!Subject:  The Pointer Sisters-Ebony Productions has sent you an Evite Invitation     "A  Night In Trinidad"&lt;!-- inviteNotes from create or inviteMore page--&gt;Join  us in celebrating Pernell’s birthday and reminisce her life and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/feeds/4446017958748404284/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12511739&amp;postID=4446017958748404284&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/4446017958748404284'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/4446017958748404284'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/2006/10/too-much.html' title='Too Much!'/><author><name>Chris</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06433877392591049946</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14535660068879315338'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12511739.post-7466073193018899823</id><published>2006-10-19T21:56:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-19T22:06:50.852-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Television'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Random'/><title type='text'>Die Effing Week!</title><summary type='text'>This week needs to die a horrible death. Work has been crazy. Crazy at work isn't anything new, but something about this week in particular has been brutal. Lots of putting out fires and not being able to get to the normal work that needs to be done. But anyway, that's the reason behind the lack of posts in the past few days/week. Let's see, what's new...Oh, I'm going to NY this weekend. Should </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/feeds/7466073193018899823/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12511739&amp;postID=7466073193018899823&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/7466073193018899823'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/7466073193018899823'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/2006/10/die-effing-week.html' title='Die Effing Week!'/><author><name>Chris</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06433877392591049946</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14535660068879315338'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12511739.post-1734756899529790794</id><published>2006-10-12T16:04:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-12T16:06:29.017-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Random'/><title type='text'>Question</title><summary type='text'>Do you think chronic fatigue is considered a disability. One for which work should make a reasonable accomodation? Mayhaps, by giving me nap time?  I don't think that would be unreasonable. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/feeds/1734756899529790794/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12511739&amp;postID=1734756899529790794&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/1734756899529790794'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/1734756899529790794'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/2006/10/question.html' title='Question'/><author><name>Chris</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06433877392591049946</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14535660068879315338'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12511739.post-9001620722423319394</id><published>2006-10-11T10:52:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-11T13:10:53.192-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Politics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Random'/><title type='text'>Wednesday Randomness</title><summary type='text'>1. The bf and I celebrated our one year anniversary this past weekend.  We went to a nice dinner on Friday and rented a Flex Car on Saturday to head out to the country for a day.  Only thing is, when we went to go pick up the car, we found out that it was stolen.  Yes. Somebody had the nerve to steal a Flex Car.  We postponed the trip to Sunday, which ended up being tons better weather wise.  We </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/feeds/9001620722423319394/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12511739&amp;postID=9001620722423319394&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/9001620722423319394'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/9001620722423319394'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/2006/10/wednesday-randomness.html' title='Wednesday Randomness'/><author><name>Chris</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06433877392591049946</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14535660068879315338'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12511739.post-3261055956257019660</id><published>2006-10-06T12:54:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-06T12:57:38.313-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music'/><title type='text'>Song of the Week</title><summary type='text'>So I've been searching for this song for two years now, ever since I heard Tom Stephan play it in New York.  I had pretty much given up finding it (given that I didn't know the name of it or who it's by) until now.Snack - This is Not Rock &amp; Roll (Robbie Rivera Afterhours Mix) </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/feeds/3261055956257019660/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12511739&amp;postID=3261055956257019660&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/3261055956257019660'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/3261055956257019660'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/2006/10/song-of-week.html' title='Song of the Week'/><author><name>Chris</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06433877392591049946</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14535660068879315338'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12511739.post-116007279264901409</id><published>2006-10-05T13:49:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-11T13:11:06.660-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Politics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='News Items'/><title type='text'>Paging Congressman Foley</title><summary type='text'>Have you all been following the Mark Foley scandal? If not, you should be. So, here we have a 50 year-old Republican congressman from Florida who likes to chase after 16 and 17 year-old male congressional pages.  On the one hand, that's gross.  But on the other hand, I just don't get the impression the pages are all that sweet and innocent.  Don't get me wrong, I obviously think what the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/feeds/116007279264901409/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12511739&amp;postID=116007279264901409&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/116007279264901409'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/116007279264901409'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/2006/10/paging-congressman-foley.html' title='Paging Congressman Foley'/><author><name>Chris</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06433877392591049946</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14535660068879315338'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12511739.post-115990481372767947</id><published>2006-10-03T15:39:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-03T15:46:53.776-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='News Items'/><title type='text'>Unbelievable!</title><summary type='text'>You may or may not have heard that over the weekend a business jet and a Boeing 737 collided over the Amazon jungle in Brazil.  While the 737 plunged to the ground killing all 155 people on board (may they rest in peace), miraculously the business jet was able to land at a nearby military base.  One of the passengers on the biz-jet was New York Times business travel writer Joe Sharkey.  He wrote </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/feeds/115990481372767947/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12511739&amp;postID=115990481372767947&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/115990481372767947'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/115990481372767947'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/2006/10/unbelievable.html' title='Unbelievable!'/><author><name>Chris</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06433877392591049946</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14535660068879315338'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12511739.post-115988832637998568</id><published>2006-10-03T11:00:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-03T11:12:06.406-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><title type='text'>Sydney Here We Come (and Auckland too)!</title><summary type='text'>I've finally booked our tickets for Australia.  The bf and I plus Taylor Jean and Grace Jones if she gets her act together are going to Sydney in March for Mardi Gras.  For those of you that don't know, Mardi Gras is Sydney's big gay pride celebration so I imagine it will be a great time.  Plus, since these are award tickets, we get a free stop-over and decided to hit up New Zealand while we are </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/feeds/115988832637998568/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=12511739&amp;postID=115988832637998568&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/115988832637998568'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12511739/posts/default/115988832637998568'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iheartvodka.blogspot.com/2006/10/sydney-here-we-come-and-auckland-too.html' title='Sydney Here We Come (and Auckland too)!'/><author><name>Chris</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06433877392591049946</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14535660068879315338'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry></feed>