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H&M is becoming my new Old Navy, or basic stores. Old Navy seems to be hipper GAP, competiting with Urban Outfitters, and going where Banana started - smart, nice, simple, foreign looks (with jeans).

Macy’s is a store I simply must work - with one of their FREE personal shoppers - the sale racks, locally and beyond.

Banana’s fall collection is boring me, though I like the idea threading throughout of subdued classy English. Like Scorpio mixed with later air sign. Would be curious to see the colors invigorated; not really ever been their aim or game.

Stepping out of the comfort zone is coming soon. Want to discover designers for designers sake, and my clothing needs. THEN address pricing, etc.

Like Banana, I feel like Express has SO lost the plot again. Somebody get Bush & Co. GONE quick. The Clinton years gave us so much more in expressive men’s clothing!

i see boogie putting up janelle and george. then janelle wins veto. boogie puts up erika to retain his legion of doom votes, and seemingly push george out for his parital transgression. then right before the votes he take his final chance to use the coup d’etat, putting janelle back on the block - in place of erika, as he’s clueless about and not in control of george’s vote.

then the next hoh, will aside, needs to put up chilltown, if they want to keep boogie and will out of the final two, or even four. as well, george needs a lot of luck, and real food, to win this game. erika is expendable, and not big competition.

ironically, i wonder if will might get hoh after boogie, and turn on danielle and james to weaken that other remaining duo, and strength. too, he might stir the pot and get them really against each other with some good lies, or maybe even truths hidden/unthought of.

definitely a pretty good season to watch!

CONFERENCE: New AIDS nightmare looms for gay men. “Since 2001, new cases of HIV in the homosexual population in the United States, Europe, Canada and Australasia have been rising by about 1.9 percent per year, the research by the University of Pittsburgh said. Without action to correct this trend — a return to safe sex or an unexpected medical breakthrough — the infection rate is set to soar as the population ages.”

Would take about 5-7 months of 8 hour days to rate and playlist the remainder of my current collection.

A newly emerging idea is to DJ Sunday afternoon (flavored) sets; could create a playlist called Teadance. No, that’s not quite right for a name. Hmmm. It’s a lighter, cooler vibe with a definite 70s ‘foot’ feel.

mars is at the same spot today 8/10/06 as it was august 29, 2004