Rio

If you know me, you probably also know that I won a trip to Rio de Janiero at Blackstone's Christmas Party last December. After 6 months of not thinking about it, I have become OBSESSED WITH BRAZILIANA. I am ALL ABOUT this trip, which I'm probably taking at the end of October.

I have purchased, via Craig's List, a set of Pimsleur's Portuguese (Brazilian) language MP3s. Something like 48 CD's worth. Allegedly, the Pimsleur system is a great "audio only" way to learn (I want to listen on the train--not watch a series of jpegs at home on a computer screen like I'd have to do with Rosetta Stone, a popular competitor). The only language other than English that I have studied is Latin. Latin for 5 years in middle and high school. Not very practical unless you won a trip to Vatican City at your office Christmas party.

Since the USA has been booted from the World Cup, I am focused on Brazil and England. Ronaldo is still amazing despite his beer boobs. I have mixed emotions about his alleged, pending deal to come play for Red Bull New York. I walked across 46th Street after work yesterday (a neighborhood known as "Little Brazil" here in NYC) and the bars and restaurants were still packed from the Brazil vs. Japan match from earlier in the day.

I can't wait to drink caipirinhas and climb Corcovado.

More Russian Girls Want Me

I'm glad she's not interested in "the money-bags". I also always wondered who managed "the insurance company". She must be loaded.

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About Irina

Profession/Occupation: The manager in the insurance company.
Height: 5'6"
Eyes: Blue
Build: Slender
Hair Color: Blonde

I think that I am the intelligent and decent girl. I am not have harmful habits and bad manners. I am the sociable and cheerful girl. Iam the purposeful person and I have always got used to achieve mine purpose. But at the same time I am womanly also I want will find persons which will a support for me and which will love me as I am will love him. I with confidence can tell that I have such character traits as the tenderness, the caress and the goodwill. And I hope that I
shall find my second half.

I want to find in the Internet my second half, but not for usual correspondence or for friendship. I want to find my love, mine soulmate! I don't search for benefit in that to find " the money-bags or rich man", I am really want will find the persons which to concern to me with tenderness and
caress (it really does not suffice for me). I want to feel like present woman, I want that I will be loved and respected.

More on Meat Loaf: Keep it Civil, People!

Comments on the new Album Bat Out of Hell II: The Monster Is Loose.

Meat Loaf, Jim Steinman Please Get Over It.

Please stop suing each other.

Do you need a reason to bury the hatchet? How about 45 million reasons? That's how many copies Bat Out of Hell and Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell have sold.

Yes Jim, sneakliy trademarking "Bat Out of Hell, Inc." in 1996 was underhanded.

Yes Meat Loaf, recording Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster is Loose without Steinman's songs or production would be a mistake.

There's enough money for everyone! Get back together!

Do more stuff like this:

BOY: On a hot summer night would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses?

GIRL: Will he offer me his mouth?

BOY: Yes

GIRL: Will he offer me his teeth?

BOY: Yes

GIRL: Will he offer me his jaws?

BOY: Yes

GIRL: Will he offer me his hunger?

BOY: Yes

GIRL: Again, will he offer me his hunger?

BOY: Yes!

GIRL: And will he starve without me?

BOY: Yes!

GIRL: And does he love me?

BOY: Yes

GIRL: Yes

BOY: On a hot summer night would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses?

GIRL: Yes

BOY: I bet you to say that to all the boys.

And how about Dead Ringer for Love? What an awesome video.



Make it happen boys!

The Pine Valley Podcast

Ashley and I just recorded our fifth episode of the Pine Valley Podcast. So far at our peak, we've had 43 active subscribers.

If you know anyone who likes ABC's All My Children, please send them our way. We need this to be huge!

Are "90/60/90" Your Measurements?

From Svetlana--the latest Russian girl seeking my affection via unsolicited email:

To me of 27 years and all these years I live in the city of Yoshkar-Ola. I the nice, young, sociable girl. I like to read, I am fond of music, it is a little sports. I work at school as the teacher. Very much I love children. At me brown eyes. I a brunette. A constitution at me normal .?? not 90/60/90 and average. I was never married and consequently, unfortunately, and I have no children. I would like to have the child. I would likeTo bring up it and to transfer all experience of a life to it. I yet do not know, how many I would like to have children, for the present in it not
It was defined. I do not have harmful habits, I do not smoke and I do not use alcohol, unless only in small quantity on Holidays. Most of all from alcoholic drinks I like red wine. From meal I prefer Russian kitchen.

On character I the cheerful person, try to enjoy each moment of my life and to overcome with a smile all difficulties of my life. At leisure I go in for sports. In the summer I like to go for a drive on a bicycle and on roller skates. The overall objective in my life is to find that only thing, my second part of me with which I can go through all difficulties of a life. It is desirable that it was the good family man, understood me.

Together to meet pleasure, occurrence of children, to grow them, to surround with care, to present them the happy childhood, I so to dream of it!!!