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I Gurm Little Big Town…

I Gurm Little Big Town…

Posted on 21. May, 2010 by annie.

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Let’s talk about the word “gurm.” A most unpleasant term, reminiscent of words like “germ” and “worm.” Can be used either as an adjective or a verb. Versatile. The first time I heard it was when Miranda Lambert said it to me. I had no idea what she was talking about at that point…
A dirty [...]

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Disgruntled Best-Selling Fiction Reader…

Disgruntled Best-Selling Fiction Reader…

Posted on 06. May, 2010 by annie.

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I couldn’t sleep last night. I tossed and turned in my bunk until well past 5 a.m. I tried to read myself to sleep with “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” but it only added to my frustrated state. I found that I kept getting angry with the book’s protagonist, Mikael Blomkvist. It was the [...]

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Tuesdays with Mrs. Ruth

Posted on 31. Mar, 2010 by annie.

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So I have this awesome neighbor Mrs. Ruth. She’s 85 years old. These days we’re pretty much on the same schedule and are usually hanging around our condos during the week while people with real jobs are at work. Mostly we just hang out at her place with some hot beverages and chit chat about [...]

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Extra Experience

Posted on 09. Mar, 2010 by annie.

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I hope everyone enjoyed the Oscars.  And speaking of quality movies, I thought I’d take the opportunity to tell you about a movie I was “in” last month in Nashville and perhaps to dispel some myths about what it means to be an “Extra.”
But first, a description of the movie:

Plot Summary for
Love Don’t Let Me [...]

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Top 25 iTunes downloads. Did you download these???

Top 25 iTunes downloads. Did you download these???

Posted on 18. Feb, 2010 by annie.

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So you probably know about the countdown to 10 billion downloads on iTunes. I snagged the list of the 25 most downloaded songs of all time from Hypebot. What I wanna know is why I only downloaded 5 of these. Some of this stuff isn’t even on my radar. I’ll tell you what I’ve got. [...]

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Interview on Sugarlandmania.com

Interview on Sugarlandmania.com

Posted on 09. Feb, 2010 by annie.

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Thanks to Sugarlandmania for interviewing me for their site! Sugarlandmania.com is a great website and resource for Sugarland fans. I appreciate getting a shout out over there!

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