Magnum, D.B., originally uploaded by Kluv32.

Ahoy hoy. This one is for Kate, who demanded that I post with more regularity around these parts when I saw her this past weekend. She's a stern taskmaster, but she's right.

A splendid sunny New York day around these parts. There's something delightful about those first mornings in the spring when you can finally wear a lighter jacket -- it puts a boost in my step. About time, too: the endless cycle of rain/cold/rain/ice/cold/rain from this past winter was grinding me down. I look forward to getting some fresh air.

The past few weeks have been packed with activities & work. Including a trip up north to see Little D. take a 13 mile run through New Hampshire and Massachusetts. I have no idea how she did it.

We've also added Seester and the Mok to our PS3-enabled gang over that time. Soon we will have wonderfully geeky 3-on-3 games of COD4. Or Burnout. Or, by the end of the month, GTAIV. If you're feeling adventurous, Frants and I have taken up Warhwak... Nerd-tastic.

New weather = return of the bikes, which warms the cockles of my heart. Just this past weekend, we put our bikes to good use by riding to Hoboken for an all-day Birthday/Housewarming shindig for Goldie and Molly (and Addie). It was a blast, and riding home past midnight after an all-day affair was surprisingly relaxing.

What have you missed on the messageboard lately? Why, how about the fact that Brantley has won a major award? That's huge. Other than that, there's been some discussion on the complicity of the media in our current political climate, I've continued to post my "Song of the..." (day/week), and it turns out Duck likes to go on Public Access TV and change his name to 'Mr. Steve'.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got to pack for this weekend. Vegas, and the bachelorization of Corey, looms.

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Artoo & Frants-PO, originally uploaded by Kluv32.

Well, we missed the chance to post about Ire's big Three-Oh on Sunday due to a massive DISK FAILURE (!!!) on poor Adam's computron... Thus, I'm doing it now.

Way to be old, dude. Now you're one of us. One of us. One of us.

Not much else to report on my end, enjoyed a kick-ass Decemberists Show in Jersey City w/ Frants last week, Sperm is currently filming his "Medium" Episode, Haps is off to Jordan for a Brian DePalma film, and there are multiple Mafia babies just a-waitin' to join us in the multiverse.

Beautiful spring day outside. Not bad at all.

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Hotness, originally uploaded by Frants.

Happy belated Valentine's, all. I meant to post these morsels of goodness on the day itself, but the workaday drudgery and massive amounts of ice-and-snow-in-face lowered my constitution. So, you're getting the two-days-later job from me.

First up would be the SpaHa Semi-Formal from this year. A good time was most definitely had by all, and luckily for us there was no blizzard this year. Between the Ham, Pudding, Caviar & Premium/Ultra Vodkas -- we partied-down right. So, kudos to Frants for hosting yet another success, and for not passing out at 10:30pm. If you'd like to check out pics from the night, you can enjoy Frants' Photos Here, and also My Photos Here. Good times.

Speaking of Good Times, rumor has it that the Second Season of WIMR (IthacaMafia Radio) will be starting very soon. Keep an eye out for the first new episode of the year... And, there are a number of mixtapes in the works for ShuffleThis.com, too -- so get them iPods prepped.

If you haven't been to the board in a while, now's a good time to go -- Duck has put up a great "Top Five" thread about your top five toys as a kid. It's gotten my old gears a-workin' on long-past memories. Join in the fun, why don't'cha?

Stay warm or stay cool, it's up to you. And a happy birthday (tomorrow) to everyone's favorite no-neck, The Dingess Scary. He's old.

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