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2009(?!) CD Swap Finally Completed

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 02:06:29 GMT

Over a year ago, featherynscale announced the 2009 CD Swap. The participants were divided into groups, and were to send out mix CDs to the rest of their group. The primary rule, besides being playable on a normal CD player, was that the CDs must have a theme.

I had participated in 2008, and since it took a couple months to get my CDs out that I made that my theme: It's About Time!

I had no idea that I'd be much much later with my 2009 CDs. I finally mailed them out yesterday morning. I ended up making two mixes this time:

( Boys & Girls And Other Options )

( Songs For The End Of The World )

(I did make a few extras, if anybody else wants one.)

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Tue, 19 Jan 2010 04:00:11 GMT

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Mon 10:07pm just remembered that there was a new Dollhouse this weekend..... #

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Mon, 18 Jan 2010 04:00:13 GMT

Sun 7:30pm At Wall St for burlesque / HRC benefit! #

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Fri 8:51am 3-5 inches (up to 8" by the garage) times a 300-yard driveway = a hell of a lot of snow. Shoveling it all seems unlikely. Stuck till spring? #
Fri 12:17pm Neighbor plowed! Then I shoveled and salted. A few steps closer to retrieving my car. #
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Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:00:15 GMT

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