tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28419434Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:21:20 +0000http://www.yentang.com/blog/yenBlogger163125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28419434.post-6089799206609703382Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:27:00 +00002008-04-19T16:21:20.105-04:00NewsIsabelleLa réalisation d'un rêve (Le Journal de Montréal, April 17, 2008) Isabelle Boulay rêvait depuis longtemps de chanter enceinte sur scène. Sa grossesse sera très avancée quand, au Québec, au mois de septembre, elle montera sur scène. La chanteuse en est ravie.Isabelle Boulay has long dreamed to sing on stage while pregnant. Her pregnancy will be far along in Quebec in September when she'll take thehttp://www.yentang.com/blog/2008/04/lofty-dreams.htmlyentag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28419434.post-3634476900433351719Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:11:00 +00002008-04-13T17:30:01.585-04:00FoodFor the last couple of weeks, I've been taking a beer can and shoving it up the butt of a chicken. There's not much more for me to say that anyone would really want to hear, but what the heck. I got some time on my hands waiting for my chicken to stop screaming in the oven. I started by doing something I've never done in my life before: I bought a six pack of Bud Light. I'm not a beer snob... nohttp://www.yentang.com/blog/2008/04/sunday-ritual.htmlyentag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28419434.post-10628701879330688Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:45:00 +00002008-04-08T23:04:05.287-04:00SportsCongratulations to Tennessee Lady Vols on their 8th national championship! Almost as good as Tennessee winning was UConn losing in the semifinals. Almost... My two favorite Lady Vols of all time are Michelle Marciniak (like duh) and Chamique Holdsclaw. We once drove four hours on a whim to see Chamique because the she played the game with more grace than anyone I've ever seen in my life. The http://www.yentang.com/blog/2008/04/good-ole-rocky-top.htmlyentag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28419434.post-8570165088582549400Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:01:00 +00002008-03-24T09:08:07.952-04:00NewsSara Jane Olson rearrested (L.A. Times, 3/23/2008)http://www.yentang.com/blog/2008/03/ha-ha.htmlyentag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28419434.post-4732320353817878426Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:16:00 +00002008-03-15T13:23:27.638-04:00NewsBlowedUpAtlantaI like seeing Atlanta in the news, but not like this... I can't imagine what my office building looks like, but I'll see on Monday if my windows have been shattered like the Omni Hotel's. http://www.yentang.com/blog/2008/03/atlanta-tornado.htmlyentag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28419434.post-6861422480448203979Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:30:00 +00002008-03-04T06:34:38.755-05:00IsabelleFrench"Il faudrait pouvoir inventer un mot pour décrire la beauté de la voix d'Isabelle Boulay, avec ce grain si particulier, cette douceur un peu rauque, ce velours vocal doublé de «gravelle», quelque chose comme du miel qui ne serait pas sirupeux ni trop sucré, juste naturel, bienfaisant, adoucissant."-- Marie-Christine Blais La Presse, 2/28/2008Ça, c'est parfait. Isabelle peut rire mais c'est la http://www.yentang.com/blog/2008/03/comme-du-miel.htmlyentag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28419434.post-2802892467627024161Sat, 01 Mar 2008 15:36:00 +00002008-03-01T10:50:22.454-05:00MusicIsabelleFrenchIsabelle ! Pourquoi est-ce que vous vous êtes impliqué à la chanson "N'aimer que t'aimer"? Quand Didier Golemanas et Daniel Seff vous écrivez une chanson, il faut l'accepter comme ça et la chanter sans changer. C'est sublime toujours, votre voix et un piano seulement. Vous devez déjà le savoir!Néanmoins l'album entier est vraiment agréable à écouter. Il semble qu'Isabelle fasse les chansons pour http://www.yentang.com/blog/2008/03/nos-lendemains.htmlyentag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28419434.post-4565146476187698261Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:57:00 +00002008-02-26T06:58:57.947-05:00MusicIsabelle Nos Lendemains n'est sortie qu'au Canada aujourd'hui. Il faut que le francais attende une autre semaine mais ça fait rien, ça vaut la peine. Et Les Etats-Unis? Ha! Dans mes rêves...Le mien va venir d'Archambault (merci, Québec!) et mon critique suivra. Ne vous attendez pas à une opinion négatif... Mais on sait jamais! Non, non, on le sait. http://www.yentang.com/blog/2008/02/nouvel-album-disabelle.htmlyentag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28419434.post-6408793708595414901Mon, 25 Feb 2008 03:17:00 +00002008-02-24T22:39:41.380-05:00AtlantaLori McKennaEver since I saw Lori McKenna steal the spotlight with her bit part in Miss Folk America, I've been a big fan of this suburban mother (woo hoo! ...but not really). Because she has a large army of children, she doesn't tour with any regularity and she hardly comes down South. I think, though, that the opening gigs she's been doing for Faith Hill and Trisha Yearwood are expanding her mindset that http://www.yentang.com/blog/2008/02/jadore.htmlyentag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28419434.post-2886709274146184580Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:30:00 +00002008-02-20T07:35:28.646-05:00Isabelle Congratulations, Isabelle! You deserve to stand beside that pretty blue flag. (photo Pierre Morel)Isabelle Boulay honorée (L'Avantage, February 19, 2008) http://www.yentang.com/blog/2008/02/she-really-is-canadian.htmlyentag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28419434.post-8267728483080993396Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:02:00 +00002008-02-11T19:03:50.925-05:00NewsFrenchTime Travel Possible Very Soon? (Digital Trends, 2/11/2008) I would name my time machine Calgon and set it to precisely the moment where my family chose the boat marked, "USA or bust!" instead of the one headed for France. I would probably cry today about not being about to speak English, but my whining would sound so much prettier. Wouldn't it? Et si j'étais américaine...http://www.yentang.com/blog/2008/02/take-me-away.htmlyentag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28419434.post-6984297864732703679Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:03:00 +00002008-02-06T19:04:22.266-05:00Catshttp://www.yentang.com/blog/2008/02/for-cat-owners.htmlyentag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28419434.post-3712368896421928626Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:53:00 +00002008-01-31T12:13:05.016-05:00NewsThe Georgia Democratic Party held its annual Jefferson-Jackson dinner last night for $250 a plate. Being the main fund-raiser of the year, it's not about the food but giving support to the party. That's how I justify all the uneaten fruit parfaits left on the tables. I didn't swipe one and I wasn't even tempted. Okay, honestly, they didn't look that yummy. What was my point? Oh yeah, the http://www.yentang.com/blog/2008/01/jefferson-jackson.htmlyentag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28419434.post-4470280349596753923Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:51:00 +00002008-01-25T09:13:14.022-05:00FranceFoodI sure do like apples and I don't mean Isabelle's cheeks! I mean...wait, what do I mean by that? Let's not explore.Apples make pie (good), sauce (gooder), and cider (goodest!). The cider I'm talking about isn't the Woodchuck or Strongbow in a six pack. I mean the frenchy (what else) kind made in Normandy where the apples are fermented until they alcholise. They add nothing at all to the juice (http://www.yentang.com/blog/2008/01/how-you-like-them-apples.htmlyentag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28419434.post-8725546890862707874Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:42:00 +00002008-01-22T08:48:42.063-05:00NewsIsabelle photo Danièle Francis L'apaisante retenue d'Isabelle Boulay (Cyberpresse, January 21, 2008)http://www.yentang.com/blog/2008/01/shes-back.htmlyentag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28419434.post-633902435443721897Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:56:00 +00002008-01-17T16:59:17.965-05:00NewsAtlantaSince winter began about four weeks ago, we've had both the heater and the air conditioner on, although thankfully never on the same day. It's definitely been a strange season. While I'm glad it's been in the 70s some days, seeing snow yesterday was great. It's been so long that when I first saw the flurries, I thought, why is there all this white dust? About an hour later it was coming down in http://www.yentang.com/blog/2008/01/wishy-washy-winter.htmlyentag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28419434.post-57336025920324054Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:32:00 +00002008-01-15T12:38:33.412-05:00TripsVegasTripAdvisor Honors 2008 Travelers' Choice Award Winners (CNN Money, January 15, 2008) From travel website TripAdvisor.com, a partial list of the winners: Best Luxury in Europe - The Ritz-Carlton Berlin, Berlin, Germany Best Bargain in the World - SeaCoast Inn, Hyannis, Massachusetts Best Bargain in Europe - Arcadia Residence, Prague, Czech Republic Best Hidden Gem in the World - Golden Well (U http://www.yentang.com/blog/2008/01/movin-on-up.htmlyentag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28419434.post-1161900803553046887Tue, 08 Jan 2008 12:13:00 +00002008-01-08T07:26:20.271-05:00FoodYou know those people who hold up lines at fast food restaurants with their endless questions about the menu, the most uncryptic list of items known to man? You get a little annoyed at them because they clearly don't understand the concept of fast food, but then the feeling turns into sadness for them and the obstacles they must face to get through life. If they can't figure out what all goes http://www.yentang.com/blog/2008/01/because-i-got-nothing-else.htmlyentag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28419434.post-6244432313120020873Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:25:00 +00002007-12-31T12:35:05.398-05:00MusicYenFranceTripsCatsFoodIsabelleDalai Lama Who needs anger management classes if you got the DL? Not me! Yen: Compassionately-enabled since October 2007. "If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion." -- Dalai Lama Technology A new laptop and a cellphone has brought me closer to current societal standards. Aggregating RSS feeds and relearning the finer points of XSL http://www.yentang.com/blog/2007/12/7-for-2007.htmlyentag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28419434.post-2047259164176313451Thu, 27 Dec 2007 23:28:00 +00002007-12-27T18:34:42.758-05:00YenThis is a slow month. How slow? You really want to know? If I could be a Turtle (the teenage mutant kind), I'd be Michaelangelo because he's the fun-time guy or Leonardo because he's the leader. Donatello would be alright, too, because he's so loyal. But, I'd probably end up as Raphael, the moody one who pouts all the time because he can't be in charge. It's because you're moody, man! Whicheverhttp://www.yentang.com/blog/2007/12/master-splinter.htmlyentag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28419434.post-2013028318445494955Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:45:00 +00002007-12-12T21:37:06.970-05:00AtlantaFoodIf I had been born right (it's a little late for THAT), I would've had an Indian mother and a Cuban father. I would've eaten like a king growing up, even if I would've looked funny. Oh wait, that part's the same. Someone actually asked if I was Filipino the other day. And my non-Indian mom tells me I was mistaken for a Japanese baby when I was... a baby. Maybe it's her way of telling me somethinghttp://www.yentang.com/blog/2007/12/crazy-for-cubans.htmlyentag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28419434.post-3896295839012759417Thu, 06 Dec 2007 01:11:00 +00002007-12-05T21:32:02.016-05:00TVMy little French mouse has a name! It's Tuffy. He's not always French, only when he's in Paris being a mouseketeer. Actually, he only speaks in those 4 cartoons set in Paris. Otherwise, he's mute like Tom and Jerry in the other 9 cartoons that he's in.Tuffy started life as an orphan and he was named Nibbles in the first few shorts. He always ends up at Jerry's door and Jerry, being a http://www.yentang.com/blog/2007/12/tuffy-mon-petit.htmlyentag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28419434.post-3407759677316790317Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:40:00 +00002007-12-04T20:04:47.889-05:00FrenchTVTom and Jerry need no introduction, but have you ever met Jerry's French cousin, a mouseketeer in training? C'est la souris la plus mignonne que j'ai jamais vu. "Touche, Monsieur Jerry?" He arrives in diapers, ready for his training. "And besides that, I'm chicken!" He gets his first mission. http://www.yentang.com/blog/2007/12/ma-capitaine-mouseketeer.htmlyentag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28419434.post-510630034936880012Sat, 01 Dec 2007 04:25:00 +00002007-12-01T10:52:53.996-05:00YenAtlantaBooksI'd like to think that I'm a winner in most things I do, but once a year, I get to hear it from someone else. Thank you, Nanowrimo!For those not in the know, the goal of National Novel Writing Month is to write 50,000 words in 30 days. If you do it, you're a winner. If you're don't, you're a loser! For this year's story, I completely rewrote my Great American Novel that I had initially written http://www.yentang.com/blog/2007/11/accomplishing-accomplishment.htmlyentag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28419434.post-7120811807257873081Fri, 23 Nov 2007 21:57:00 +00002007-11-23T17:23:32.313-05:00GamesAtlantaFootball ...didn't happen. But the Falcons put up a good fight for two and a half quarters. For that, I was thankful on the Thanksgiving holiday. Also, big props to my little brother who got us tickets through his drug and/or pimp connections. Not sure what he's doing these days, but when the end results are football tickets, I'm not asking. http://www.yentang.com/blog/2007/11/upset-of-year.htmlyen