(6248,1,'2011-02-27 19:35:01','2011-02-28 00:35:01','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6209\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/oscar-okie-style/picture-2-11/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6209\" title=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Picture-22-500x361.png\" alt=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"361\" /></a>\r\n\r\nGood evening, ladies and gentlemen - welcome to the night of the 83rd annual Academy Awards, <a href=\"http://www.oscar.com/\">otherwise known as the Oscars</a>.\r\n\r\nFolks from all over the world are gathering tonight to watch the show, and Oklahomans are no different. I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with <a href=\"http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23okieoscar\">the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter</a> (think of it as a virtual Oscar watch party), and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.\r\n\r\nSo, check back. The Okie Oscar commentary is bound to enlighten you.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>6:34 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kellyology\">@Kellyology</a> <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a> Seriously. Tornado Scnhormado. We\'re Okies. We know them when we hear them. Show t/red carpet! #OkieOscars\r\n\r\n<strong>6:31 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/jodaciousjody\">@jodaciousjody</a>: We don\'t need the Tulsa stations covering tornadoes in Kansas on Oscar night. #overkill\r\n\r\n<strong>6:29 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/joemommastulsa\">@JoeMommasTulsa</a> A fancy schmancy @ABroyles is here for the #Oscars Red Carpet pre-show! #mommasoscars http://ow.ly/i/8DeP\r\n\r\n<strong>6:28 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kimaverill\">@kimaverill</a> If the stupid weather in any way messes up the Oscars in any way shape or form, I\'m moving! No tornadoes after Blizzard-zilla, please.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:26 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/grettakjordan\">@GrettaKJordan</a> Hilary Swank, can I borrow that dress for school this week? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>6:26 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/bethanymerrill\">@bethanymerrill</a> Oy vey! Why does every major tv event have to be interrupted by severe weather updates?? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>6:20 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/heartsnhawaii\">@HeartsnHawaii</a> What\'s up with the female version of an Elvis jumpsuit? #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>6:14 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/colleenalmeida\">@colleenalmeida</a> so far for guys fashion: boring, boring, boring, boring, russell brand. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>6:05 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/okstyle\">@okstyle</a> Not loving Scarlett Johansson\'s lace dess. Maybe it\'s because this week I washed 12 lace curtain panels from my mother\'s house.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:03 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kellyology\">@Kellyology</a> The difference between #OkieOscar & #oscars? The y\'all.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:01 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/grettakjordan\">@GrettaKJordan</a>: Kate Blanchette\'s dress must look better in person #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:58 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/laurenmckinney\">@laurenmckinney</a>: Okay, so confused- why is everyone SO dressed up to go visit a green guy who lives in a trash can? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:56 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/travelOK\">@TravelOK</a>: What other state can boast about a state song than won an #Oscar? #Oklahoma,1956 for Best Musical Score http://bit.ly/gWlEBv\r\n\r\n<strong>5:40 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/colleenalmeida\">@ColleenAlmeida</a>: michelle williams needs to fire her stylist. or hire one. great actress, but she is always a red carpet don\'t. #redcarpet #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:15 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I like the cut of Melissa Leo\'s dress... not sure about the gold lame. Also I just saw Mila Kunis nipples. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>5:00 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I want to hold Giuliana down and force carbs down her throat. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>3:30 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/thatsbaloney\">@thatsbaloney</a>: Anyone else watching E! this afternoon? I\'ve never paid this much attention to pre-Oscar red carpet time. <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/therhok\">@therhok</a> #OkieOscar','The Oscars, Okie Style','I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter, and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.','inherit','open','open','','6208-revision-38','','','2011-02-27 19:35:01','2011-02-28 00:35:01','',6208,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/6208-revision-38/',0,'revision','',0),(6249,1,'2011-02-27 19:35:02','2011-02-28 00:35:02','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6209\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/oscar-okie-style/picture-2-11/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6209\" title=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Picture-22-500x361.png\" alt=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"361\" /></a>\r\n\r\nGood evening, ladies and gentlemen - welcome to the night of the 83rd annual Academy Awards, <a href=\"http://www.oscar.com/\">otherwise known as the Oscars</a>.\r\n\r\nFolks from all over the world are gathering tonight to watch the show, and Oklahomans are no different. I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with <a href=\"http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23okieoscar\">the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter</a> (think of it as a virtual Oscar watch party), and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.\r\n\r\nSo, check back. The Okie Oscar commentary is bound to enlighten you.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>6:34 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kellyology\">@Kellyology</a> <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a> Seriously. Tornado Scnhormado. We\'re Okies. We know them when we hear them. Show t/red carpet! #OkieOscars\r\n\r\n<strong>6:31 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/jodaciousjody\">@jodaciousjody</a>: We don\'t need the Tulsa stations covering tornadoes in Kansas on Oscar night. #overkill\r\n\r\n<strong>6:29 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/joemommastulsa\">@JoeMommasTulsa</a> A fancy schmancy @ABroyles is here for the #Oscars Red Carpet pre-show! #mommasoscars http://ow.ly/i/8DeP\r\n\r\n<strong>6:28 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kimaverill\">@kimaverill</a> If the stupid weather in any way messes up the Oscars in any way shape or form, I\'m moving! No tornadoes after Blizzard-zilla, please.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:26 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/grettakjordan\">@GrettaKJordan</a> Hilary Swank, can I borrow that dress for school this week? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>6:26 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/bethanymerrill\">@bethanymerrill</a> Oy vey! Why does every major tv event have to be interrupted by severe weather updates?? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>6:20 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/heartsnhawaii\">@HeartsnHawaii</a> What\'s up with the female version of an Elvis jumpsuit? #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>6:14 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/colleenalmeida\">@colleenalmeida</a> so far for guys fashion: boring, boring, boring, boring, russell brand. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>6:05 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/okstyle\">@okstyle</a> Not loving Scarlett Johansson\'s lace dess. Maybe it\'s because this week I washed 12 lace curtain panels from my mother\'s house.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:03 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kellyology\">@Kellyology</a> The difference between #OkieOscar & #oscars? The y\'all.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:01 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/grettakjordan\">@GrettaKJordan</a>: Kate Blanchette\'s dress must look better in person #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:58 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/laurenmckinney\">@laurenmckinney</a>: Okay, so confused- why is everyone SO dressed up to go visit a green guy who lives in a trash can? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:56 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/travelOK\">@TravelOK</a>: What other state can boast about a state song than won an #Oscar? #Oklahoma,1956 for Best Musical Score http://bit.ly/gWlEBv\r\n\r\n<strong>5:40 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/colleenalmeida\">@ColleenAlmeida</a>: michelle williams needs to fire her stylist. or hire one. great actress, but she is always a red carpet don\'t. #redcarpet #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:15 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I like the cut of Melissa Leo\'s dress... not sure about the gold lame. Also I just saw Mila Kunis nipples. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>5:00 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I want to hold Giuliana down and force carbs down her throat. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>3:30 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/thatsbaloney\">@thatsbaloney</a>: Anyone else watching E! this afternoon? I\'ve never paid this much attention to pre-Oscar red carpet time. <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/therhok\">@therhok</a> #OkieOscar','The Oscars, Okie Style','I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter, and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.','inherit','open','open','','6208-revision-39','','','2011-02-27 19:35:02','2011-02-28 00:35:02','',6208,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/6208-revision-39/',0,'revision','',0),(6246,1,'2011-02-27 19:32:06','2011-02-28 00:32:06','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6209\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/oscar-okie-style/picture-2-11/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6209\" title=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Picture-22-500x361.png\" alt=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"361\" /></a>\r\n\r\nGood evening, ladies and gentlemen - welcome to the night of the 83rd annual Academy Awards, <a href=\"http://www.oscar.com/\">otherwise known as the Oscars</a>.\r\n\r\nFolks from all over the world are gathering tonight to watch the show, and Oklahomans are no different. I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with <a href=\"http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23okieoscar\">the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter</a> (think of it as a virtual Oscar watch party), and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.\r\n\r\nSo, check back. The Okie Oscar commentary is bound to enlighten you.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>6:31 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/jodaciousjody\">@jodaciousjody</a>: We don\'t need the Tulsa stations covering tornadoes in Kansas on Oscar night. #overkill\r\n\r\n<strong>6:29 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/joemommastulsa\">@JoeMommasTulsa</a> A fancy schmancy @ABroyles is here for the #Oscars Red Carpet pre-show! #mommasoscars http://ow.ly/i/8DeP\r\n\r\n<strong>6:28 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kimaverill\">@kimaverill</a> If the stupid weather in any way messes up the Oscars in any way shape or form, I\'m moving! No tornadoes after Blizzard-zilla, please.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:26 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/grettakjordan\">@GrettaKJordan</a> Hilary Swank, can I borrow that dress for school this week? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>6:26 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/bethanymerrill\">@bethanymerrill</a> Oy vey! Why does every major tv event have to be interrupted by severe weather updates?? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>6:20 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/heartsnhawaii\">@HeartsnHawaii</a> What\'s up with the female version of an Elvis jumpsuit? #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>6:14 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/colleenalmeida\">@colleenalmeida</a> so far for guys fashion: boring, boring, boring, boring, russell brand. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>6:05 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/okstyle\">@okstyle</a> Not loving Scarlett Johansson\'s lace dess. Maybe it\'s because this week I washed 12 lace curtain panels from my mother\'s house.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:03 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kellyology\">@Kellyology</a> The difference between #OkieOscar & #oscars? The y\'all.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:01 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/grettakjordan\">@GrettaKJordan</a>: Kate Blanchette\'s dress must look better in person #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:58 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/laurenmckinney\">@laurenmckinney</a>: Okay, so confused- why is everyone SO dressed up to go visit a green guy who lives in a trash can? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:56 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/travelOK\">@TravelOK</a>: What other state can boast about a state song than won an #Oscar? #Oklahoma,1956 for Best Musical Score http://bit.ly/gWlEBv\r\n\r\n<strong>5:40 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/colleenalmeida\">@ColleenAlmeida</a>: michelle williams needs to fire her stylist. or hire one. great actress, but she is always a red carpet don\'t. #redcarpet #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:15 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I like the cut of Melissa Leo\'s dress... not sure about the gold lame. Also I just saw Mila Kunis nipples. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>5:00 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I want to hold Giuliana down and force carbs down her throat. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>3:30 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/thatsbaloney\">@thatsbaloney</a>: Anyone else watching E! this afternoon? I\'ve never paid this much attention to pre-Oscar red carpet time. <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/therhok\">@therhok</a> #OkieOscar','The Oscars, Okie Style','I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter, and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.','inherit','open','open','','6208-revision-36','','','2011-02-27 19:32:06','2011-02-28 00:32:06','',6208,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/6208-revision-36/',0,'revision','',0),(6247,1,'2011-02-27 19:32:06','2011-02-28 00:32:06','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6209\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/oscar-okie-style/picture-2-11/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6209\" title=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Picture-22-500x361.png\" alt=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"361\" /></a>\r\n\r\nGood evening, ladies and gentlemen - welcome to the night of the 83rd annual Academy Awards, <a href=\"http://www.oscar.com/\">otherwise known as the Oscars</a>.\r\n\r\nFolks from all over the world are gathering tonight to watch the show, and Oklahomans are no different. I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with <a href=\"http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23okieoscar\">the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter</a> (think of it as a virtual Oscar watch party), and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.\r\n\r\nSo, check back. The Okie Oscar commentary is bound to enlighten you.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>6:31 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/jodaciousjody\">@jodaciousjody</a>: We don\'t need the Tulsa stations covering tornadoes in Kansas on Oscar night. #overkill\r\n\r\n<strong>6:29 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/joemommastulsa\">@JoeMommasTulsa</a> A fancy schmancy @ABroyles is here for the #Oscars Red Carpet pre-show! #mommasoscars http://ow.ly/i/8DeP\r\n\r\n<strong>6:28 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kimaverill\">@kimaverill</a> If the stupid weather in any way messes up the Oscars in any way shape or form, I\'m moving! No tornadoes after Blizzard-zilla, please.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:26 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/grettakjordan\">@GrettaKJordan</a> Hilary Swank, can I borrow that dress for school this week? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>6:26 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/bethanymerrill\">@bethanymerrill</a> Oy vey! Why does every major tv event have to be interrupted by severe weather updates?? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>6:20 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/heartsnhawaii\">@HeartsnHawaii</a> What\'s up with the female version of an Elvis jumpsuit? #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>6:14 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/colleenalmeida\">@colleenalmeida</a> so far for guys fashion: boring, boring, boring, boring, russell brand. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>6:05 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/okstyle\">@okstyle</a> Not loving Scarlett Johansson\'s lace dess. Maybe it\'s because this week I washed 12 lace curtain panels from my mother\'s house.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:03 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kellyology\">@Kellyology</a> The difference between #OkieOscar & #oscars? The y\'all.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:01 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/grettakjordan\">@GrettaKJordan</a>: Kate Blanchette\'s dress must look better in person #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:58 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/laurenmckinney\">@laurenmckinney</a>: Okay, so confused- why is everyone SO dressed up to go visit a green guy who lives in a trash can? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:56 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/travelOK\">@TravelOK</a>: What other state can boast about a state song than won an #Oscar? #Oklahoma,1956 for Best Musical Score http://bit.ly/gWlEBv\r\n\r\n<strong>5:40 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/colleenalmeida\">@ColleenAlmeida</a>: michelle williams needs to fire her stylist. or hire one. great actress, but she is always a red carpet don\'t. #redcarpet #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:15 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I like the cut of Melissa Leo\'s dress... not sure about the gold lame. Also I just saw Mila Kunis nipples. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>5:00 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I want to hold Giuliana down and force carbs down her throat. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>3:30 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/thatsbaloney\">@thatsbaloney</a>: Anyone else watching E! this afternoon? I\'ve never paid this much attention to pre-Oscar red carpet time. <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/therhok\">@therhok</a> #OkieOscar','The Oscars, Okie Style','I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter, and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.','inherit','open','open','','6208-revision-37','','','2011-02-27 19:32:06','2011-02-28 00:32:06','',6208,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/6208-revision-37/',0,'revision','',0),(6244,1,'2011-02-27 19:29:49','2011-02-28 00:29:49','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6209\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/oscar-okie-style/picture-2-11/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6209\" title=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Picture-22-500x361.png\" alt=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"361\" /></a>\r\n\r\nGood evening, ladies and gentlemen - welcome to the night of the 83rd annual Academy Awards, <a href=\"http://www.oscar.com/\">otherwise known as the Oscars</a>.\r\n\r\nFolks from all over the world are gathering tonight to watch the show, and Oklahomans are no different. I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with <a href=\"http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23okieoscar\">the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter</a> (think of it as a virtual Oscar watch party), and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.\r\n\r\nSo, check back. The Okie Oscar commentary is bound to enlighten you.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>6:29 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/joemommastulsa\">@JoeMommasTulsa</a> A fancy schmancy @ABroyles is here for the #Oscars Red Carpet pre-show! #mommasoscars http://ow.ly/i/8DeP\r\n\r\n<strong>6:28 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kimaverill\">@kimaverill</a> If the stupid weather in any way messes up the Oscars in any way shape or form, I\'m moving! No tornadoes after Blizzard-zilla, please.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:26 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/grettakjordan\">@GrettaKJordan</a> Hilary Swank, can I borrow that dress for school this week? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>6:26 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/bethanymerrill\">@bethanymerrill</a> Oy vey! Why does every major tv event have to be interrupted by severe weather updates?? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>6:20 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/heartsnhawaii\">@HeartsnHawaii</a> What\'s up with the female version of an Elvis jumpsuit? #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>6:14 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/colleenalmeida\">@colleenalmeida</a> so far for guys fashion: boring, boring, boring, boring, russell brand. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>6:05 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/okstyle\">@okstyle</a> Not loving Scarlett Johansson\'s lace dess. Maybe it\'s because this week I washed 12 lace curtain panels from my mother\'s house.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:03 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kellyology\">@Kellyology</a> The difference between #OkieOscar & #oscars? The y\'all.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:01 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/grettakjordan\">@GrettaKJordan</a>: Kate Blanchette\'s dress must look better in person #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:58 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/laurenmckinney\">@laurenmckinney</a>: Okay, so confused- why is everyone SO dressed up to go visit a green guy who lives in a trash can? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:56 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/travelOK\">@TravelOK</a>: What other state can boast about a state song than won an #Oscar? #Oklahoma,1956 for Best Musical Score http://bit.ly/gWlEBv\r\n\r\n<strong>5:40 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/colleenalmeida\">@ColleenAlmeida</a>: michelle williams needs to fire her stylist. or hire one. great actress, but she is always a red carpet don\'t. #redcarpet #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:15 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I like the cut of Melissa Leo\'s dress... not sure about the gold lame. Also I just saw Mila Kunis nipples. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>5:00 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I want to hold Giuliana down and force carbs down her throat. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>3:30 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/thatsbaloney\">@thatsbaloney</a>: Anyone else watching E! this afternoon? I\'ve never paid this much attention to pre-Oscar red carpet time. <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/therhok\">@therhok</a> #OkieOscar','The Oscars, Okie Style','I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter, and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.','inherit','open','open','','6208-revision-34','','','2011-02-27 19:29:49','2011-02-28 00:29:49','',6208,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/6208-revision-34/',0,'revision','',0),(6245,1,'2011-02-27 19:29:49','2011-02-28 00:29:49','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6209\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/oscar-okie-style/picture-2-11/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6209\" title=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Picture-22-500x361.png\" alt=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"361\" /></a>\r\n\r\nGood evening, ladies and gentlemen - welcome to the night of the 83rd annual Academy Awards, <a href=\"http://www.oscar.com/\">otherwise known as the Oscars</a>.\r\n\r\nFolks from all over the world are gathering tonight to watch the show, and Oklahomans are no different. I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with <a href=\"http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23okieoscar\">the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter</a> (think of it as a virtual Oscar watch party), and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.\r\n\r\nSo, check back. The Okie Oscar commentary is bound to enlighten you.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>6:29 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/joemommastulsa\">@JoeMommasTulsa</a> A fancy schmancy @ABroyles is here for the #Oscars Red Carpet pre-show! #mommasoscars http://ow.ly/i/8DeP\r\n\r\n<strong>6:28 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kimaverill\">@kimaverill</a> If the stupid weather in any way messes up the Oscars in any way shape or form, I\'m moving! No tornadoes after Blizzard-zilla, please.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:26 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/grettakjordan\">@GrettaKJordan</a> Hilary Swank, can I borrow that dress for school this week? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>6:26 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/bethanymerrill\">@bethanymerrill</a> Oy vey! Why does every major tv event have to be interrupted by severe weather updates?? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>6:20 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/heartsnhawaii\">@HeartsnHawaii</a> What\'s up with the female version of an Elvis jumpsuit? #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>6:14 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/colleenalmeida\">@colleenalmeida</a> so far for guys fashion: boring, boring, boring, boring, russell brand. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>6:05 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/okstyle\">@okstyle</a> Not loving Scarlett Johansson\'s lace dess. Maybe it\'s because this week I washed 12 lace curtain panels from my mother\'s house.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:03 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kellyology\">@Kellyology</a> The difference between #OkieOscar & #oscars? The y\'all.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:01 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/grettakjordan\">@GrettaKJordan</a>: Kate Blanchette\'s dress must look better in person #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:58 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/laurenmckinney\">@laurenmckinney</a>: Okay, so confused- why is everyone SO dressed up to go visit a green guy who lives in a trash can? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:56 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/travelOK\">@TravelOK</a>: What other state can boast about a state song than won an #Oscar? #Oklahoma,1956 for Best Musical Score http://bit.ly/gWlEBv\r\n\r\n<strong>5:40 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/colleenalmeida\">@ColleenAlmeida</a>: michelle williams needs to fire her stylist. or hire one. great actress, but she is always a red carpet don\'t. #redcarpet #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:15 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I like the cut of Melissa Leo\'s dress... not sure about the gold lame. Also I just saw Mila Kunis nipples. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>5:00 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I want to hold Giuliana down and force carbs down her throat. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>3:30 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/thatsbaloney\">@thatsbaloney</a>: Anyone else watching E! this afternoon? I\'ve never paid this much attention to pre-Oscar red carpet time. <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/therhok\">@therhok</a> #OkieOscar','The Oscars, Okie Style','I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter, and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.','inherit','open','open','','6208-revision-35','','','2011-02-27 19:29:49','2011-02-28 00:29:49','',6208,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/6208-revision-35/',0,'revision','',0),(6241,1,'2011-02-27 19:26:30','2011-02-28 00:26:30','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6209\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/oscar-okie-style/picture-2-11/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6209\" title=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Picture-22-500x361.png\" alt=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"361\" /></a>\r\n\r\nGood evening, ladies and gentlemen - welcome to the night of the 83rd annual Academy Awards, <a href=\"http://www.oscar.com/\">otherwise known as the Oscars</a>.\r\n\r\nFolks from all over the world are gathering tonight to watch the show, and Oklahomans are no different. I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with <a href=\"http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23okieoscar\">the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter</a> (think of it as a virtual Oscar watch party), and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.\r\n\r\nSo, check back. The Okie Oscar commentary is bound to enlighten you.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>6:26 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/bethanymerrill\">@bethanymerrill</a> Oy vey! Why does every major tv event have to be interrupted by severe weather updates?? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>6:20 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/heartsnhawaii\">@HeartsnHawaii</a> What\'s up with the female version of an Elvis jumpsuit? #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>6:14 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/colleenalmeida\">@colleenalmeida</a> so far for guys fashion: boring, boring, boring, boring, russell brand. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>6:05 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/okstyle\">@okstyle</a> Not loving Scarlett Johansson\'s lace dess. Maybe it\'s because this week I washed 12 lace curtain panels from my mother\'s house.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:03 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kellyology\">@Kellyology</a> The difference between #OkieOscar & #oscars? The y\'all.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:01 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/grettakjordan\">@GrettaKJordan</a>: Kate Blanchette\'s dress must look better in person #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:58 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/laurenmckinney\">@laurenmckinney</a>: Okay, so confused- why is everyone SO dressed up to go visit a green guy who lives in a trash can? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:56 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/travelOK\">@TravelOK</a>: What other state can boast about a state song than won an #Oscar? #Oklahoma,1956 for Best Musical Score http://bit.ly/gWlEBv\r\n\r\n<strong>5:40 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/colleenalmeida\">@ColleenAlmeida</a>: michelle williams needs to fire her stylist. or hire one. great actress, but she is always a red carpet don\'t. #redcarpet #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:15 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I like the cut of Melissa Leo\'s dress... not sure about the gold lame. Also I just saw Mila Kunis nipples. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>5:00 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I want to hold Giuliana down and force carbs down her throat. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>3:30 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/thatsbaloney\">@thatsbaloney</a>: Anyone else watching E! this afternoon? I\'ve never paid this much attention to pre-Oscar red carpet time. <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/therhok\">@therhok</a> #OkieOscar','The Oscars, Okie Style','I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter, and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.','inherit','open','open','','6208-revision-31','','','2011-02-27 19:26:30','2011-02-28 00:26:30','',6208,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/6208-revision-31/',0,'revision','',0),(6242,1,'2011-02-27 19:28:38','2011-02-28 00:28:38','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6209\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/oscar-okie-style/picture-2-11/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6209\" title=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Picture-22-500x361.png\" alt=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"361\" /></a>\r\n\r\nGood evening, ladies and gentlemen - welcome to the night of the 83rd annual Academy Awards, <a href=\"http://www.oscar.com/\">otherwise known as the Oscars</a>.\r\n\r\nFolks from all over the world are gathering tonight to watch the show, and Oklahomans are no different. I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with <a href=\"http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23okieoscar\">the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter</a> (think of it as a virtual Oscar watch party), and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.\r\n\r\nSo, check back. The Okie Oscar commentary is bound to enlighten you.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>6:28 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kimaverill\">@kimaverill</a> If the stupid weather in any way messes up the Oscars in any way shape or form, I\'m moving! No tornadoes after Blizzard-zilla, please.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:26 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/grettakjordan\">@GrettaKJordan</a> Hilary Swank, can I borrow that dress for school this week? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>6:26 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/bethanymerrill\">@bethanymerrill</a> Oy vey! Why does every major tv event have to be interrupted by severe weather updates?? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>6:20 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/heartsnhawaii\">@HeartsnHawaii</a> What\'s up with the female version of an Elvis jumpsuit? #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>6:14 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/colleenalmeida\">@colleenalmeida</a> so far for guys fashion: boring, boring, boring, boring, russell brand. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>6:05 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/okstyle\">@okstyle</a> Not loving Scarlett Johansson\'s lace dess. Maybe it\'s because this week I washed 12 lace curtain panels from my mother\'s house.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:03 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kellyology\">@Kellyology</a> The difference between #OkieOscar & #oscars? The y\'all.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:01 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/grettakjordan\">@GrettaKJordan</a>: Kate Blanchette\'s dress must look better in person #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:58 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/laurenmckinney\">@laurenmckinney</a>: Okay, so confused- why is everyone SO dressed up to go visit a green guy who lives in a trash can? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:56 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/travelOK\">@TravelOK</a>: What other state can boast about a state song than won an #Oscar? #Oklahoma,1956 for Best Musical Score http://bit.ly/gWlEBv\r\n\r\n<strong>5:40 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/colleenalmeida\">@ColleenAlmeida</a>: michelle williams needs to fire her stylist. or hire one. great actress, but she is always a red carpet don\'t. #redcarpet #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:15 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I like the cut of Melissa Leo\'s dress... not sure about the gold lame. Also I just saw Mila Kunis nipples. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>5:00 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I want to hold Giuliana down and force carbs down her throat. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>3:30 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/thatsbaloney\">@thatsbaloney</a>: Anyone else watching E! this afternoon? I\'ve never paid this much attention to pre-Oscar red carpet time. <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/therhok\">@therhok</a> #OkieOscar','The Oscars, Okie Style','I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter, and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.','inherit','open','open','','6208-revision-32','','','2011-02-27 19:28:38','2011-02-28 00:28:38','',6208,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/6208-revision-32/',0,'revision','',0),(6243,1,'2011-02-27 19:28:38','2011-02-28 00:28:38','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6209\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/oscar-okie-style/picture-2-11/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6209\" title=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Picture-22-500x361.png\" alt=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"361\" /></a>\r\n\r\nGood evening, ladies and gentlemen - welcome to the night of the 83rd annual Academy Awards, <a href=\"http://www.oscar.com/\">otherwise known as the Oscars</a>.\r\n\r\nFolks from all over the world are gathering tonight to watch the show, and Oklahomans are no different. I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with <a href=\"http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23okieoscar\">the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter</a> (think of it as a virtual Oscar watch party), and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.\r\n\r\nSo, check back. The Okie Oscar commentary is bound to enlighten you.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>6:28 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kimaverill\">@kimaverill</a> If the stupid weather in any way messes up the Oscars in any way shape or form, I\'m moving! No tornadoes after Blizzard-zilla, please.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:26 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/grettakjordan\">@GrettaKJordan</a> Hilary Swank, can I borrow that dress for school this week? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>6:26 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/bethanymerrill\">@bethanymerrill</a> Oy vey! Why does every major tv event have to be interrupted by severe weather updates?? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>6:20 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/heartsnhawaii\">@HeartsnHawaii</a> What\'s up with the female version of an Elvis jumpsuit? #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>6:14 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/colleenalmeida\">@colleenalmeida</a> so far for guys fashion: boring, boring, boring, boring, russell brand. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>6:05 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/okstyle\">@okstyle</a> Not loving Scarlett Johansson\'s lace dess. Maybe it\'s because this week I washed 12 lace curtain panels from my mother\'s house.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:03 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kellyology\">@Kellyology</a> The difference between #OkieOscar & #oscars? The y\'all.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:01 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/grettakjordan\">@GrettaKJordan</a>: Kate Blanchette\'s dress must look better in person #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:58 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/laurenmckinney\">@laurenmckinney</a>: Okay, so confused- why is everyone SO dressed up to go visit a green guy who lives in a trash can? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:56 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/travelOK\">@TravelOK</a>: What other state can boast about a state song than won an #Oscar? #Oklahoma,1956 for Best Musical Score http://bit.ly/gWlEBv\r\n\r\n<strong>5:40 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/colleenalmeida\">@ColleenAlmeida</a>: michelle williams needs to fire her stylist. or hire one. great actress, but she is always a red carpet don\'t. #redcarpet #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:15 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I like the cut of Melissa Leo\'s dress... not sure about the gold lame. Also I just saw Mila Kunis nipples. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>5:00 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I want to hold Giuliana down and force carbs down her throat. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>3:30 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/thatsbaloney\">@thatsbaloney</a>: Anyone else watching E! this afternoon? I\'ve never paid this much attention to pre-Oscar red carpet time. <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/therhok\">@therhok</a> #OkieOscar','The Oscars, Okie Style','I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter, and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.','inherit','open','open','','6208-revision-33','','','2011-02-27 19:28:38','2011-02-28 00:28:38','',6208,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/6208-revision-33/',0,'revision','',0),(6239,1,'2011-02-27 19:20:40','2011-02-28 00:20:40','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6209\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/oscar-okie-style/picture-2-11/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6209\" title=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Picture-22-500x361.png\" alt=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"361\" /></a>\r\n\r\nGood evening, ladies and gentlemen - welcome to the night of the 83rd annual Academy Awards, <a href=\"http://www.oscar.com/\">otherwise known as the Oscars</a>.\r\n\r\nFolks from all over the world are gathering tonight to watch the show, and Oklahomans are no different. I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with <a href=\"http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23okieoscar\">the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter</a> (think of it as a virtual Oscar watch party), and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.\r\n\r\nSo, check back. The Okie Oscar commentary is bound to enlighten you.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>6:20 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/heartsnhawaii\">@HeartsnHawaii</a> What\'s up with the female version of an Elvis jumpsuit? #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>6:14 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/colleenalmeida\">@colleenalmeida</a> so far for guys fashion: boring, boring, boring, boring, russell brand. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>6:05 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/okstyle\">@okstyle</a> Not loving Scarlett Johansson\'s lace dess. Maybe it\'s because this week I washed 12 lace curtain panels from my mother\'s house.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:03 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kellyology\">@Kellyology</a> The difference between #OkieOscar & #oscars? The y\'all.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:01 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/grettakjordan\">@GrettaKJordan</a>: Kate Blanchette\'s dress must look better in person #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:58 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/laurenmckinney\">@laurenmckinney</a>: Okay, so confused- why is everyone SO dressed up to go visit a green guy who lives in a trash can? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:56 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/travelOK\">@TravelOK</a>: What other state can boast about a state song than won an #Oscar? #Oklahoma,1956 for Best Musical Score http://bit.ly/gWlEBv\r\n\r\n<strong>5:40 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/colleenalmeida\">@ColleenAlmeida</a>: michelle williams needs to fire her stylist. or hire one. great actress, but she is always a red carpet don\'t. #redcarpet #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:15 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I like the cut of Melissa Leo\'s dress... not sure about the gold lame. Also I just saw Mila Kunis nipples. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>5:00 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I want to hold Giuliana down and force carbs down her throat. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>3:30 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/thatsbaloney\">@thatsbaloney</a>: Anyone else watching E! this afternoon? I\'ve never paid this much attention to pre-Oscar red carpet time. <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/therhok\">@therhok</a> #OkieOscar','The Oscars, Okie Style','I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter, and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.','inherit','open','open','','6208-revision-29','','','2011-02-27 19:20:40','2011-02-28 00:20:40','',6208,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/6208-revision-29/',0,'revision','',0),(6240,1,'2011-02-27 19:26:30','2011-02-28 00:26:30','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6209\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/oscar-okie-style/picture-2-11/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6209\" title=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Picture-22-500x361.png\" alt=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"361\" /></a>\r\n\r\nGood evening, ladies and gentlemen - welcome to the night of the 83rd annual Academy Awards, <a href=\"http://www.oscar.com/\">otherwise known as the Oscars</a>.\r\n\r\nFolks from all over the world are gathering tonight to watch the show, and Oklahomans are no different. I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with <a href=\"http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23okieoscar\">the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter</a> (think of it as a virtual Oscar watch party), and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.\r\n\r\nSo, check back. The Okie Oscar commentary is bound to enlighten you.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>6:26 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/bethanymerrill\">@bethanymerrill</a> Oy vey! Why does every major tv event have to be interrupted by severe weather updates?? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>6:20 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/heartsnhawaii\">@HeartsnHawaii</a> What\'s up with the female version of an Elvis jumpsuit? #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>6:14 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/colleenalmeida\">@colleenalmeida</a> so far for guys fashion: boring, boring, boring, boring, russell brand. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>6:05 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/okstyle\">@okstyle</a> Not loving Scarlett Johansson\'s lace dess. Maybe it\'s because this week I washed 12 lace curtain panels from my mother\'s house.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:03 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kellyology\">@Kellyology</a> The difference between #OkieOscar & #oscars? The y\'all.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:01 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/grettakjordan\">@GrettaKJordan</a>: Kate Blanchette\'s dress must look better in person #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:58 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/laurenmckinney\">@laurenmckinney</a>: Okay, so confused- why is everyone SO dressed up to go visit a green guy who lives in a trash can? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:56 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/travelOK\">@TravelOK</a>: What other state can boast about a state song than won an #Oscar? #Oklahoma,1956 for Best Musical Score http://bit.ly/gWlEBv\r\n\r\n<strong>5:40 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/colleenalmeida\">@ColleenAlmeida</a>: michelle williams needs to fire her stylist. or hire one. great actress, but she is always a red carpet don\'t. #redcarpet #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:15 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I like the cut of Melissa Leo\'s dress... not sure about the gold lame. Also I just saw Mila Kunis nipples. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>5:00 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I want to hold Giuliana down and force carbs down her throat. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>3:30 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/thatsbaloney\">@thatsbaloney</a>: Anyone else watching E! this afternoon? I\'ve never paid this much attention to pre-Oscar red carpet time. <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/therhok\">@therhok</a> #OkieOscar','The Oscars, Okie Style','I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter, and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.','inherit','open','open','','6208-revision-30','','','2011-02-27 19:26:30','2011-02-28 00:26:30','',6208,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/6208-revision-30/',0,'revision','',0),(5304,1,'2011-01-21 10:45:12','2011-01-21 15:45:12','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/S2M8CAf8QiI/AAAAAAAABoY/PImuFhIUmbU/s1600-h/DSC09478.jpg\"><img src=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/S2M8CAf8QiI/AAAAAAAABoY/PImuFhIUmbU/s400/DSC09478.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" /></a></div>\r\nAs I\'m wont to do on a snowy day in Tulsa, I hopped on <a href=\"http://twitter.com/tashadoestulsa\">Twitter</a> and <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/tashadoestulsa\">Facebook</a> to see where the best sledding spots are in Green Country.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\nHere are a few answers from the Facebook- and Twitter-verse:\r\n<blockquote>I live in Turner Park, and I\'ve been hoping for a chance to sled over at Rogers High [see address below].... They have a field that is like a huge bowl!</blockquote>\r\n<blockquote>Harwelden [2210 S. Main Street] is normally a winner and there\'s a great two-sided hill on the back/north side of Cherry Hills at 36th between Lakewood and Joplin.</blockquote>\r\n<blockquote>Check with McBirney Mansion [1414 S. Galveston]. They have a great hill out back, and I think they sometimes do sledding there.</blockquote>\r\n<blockquote>BA on sixty first just east of bass pro shop [Not Tulsa proper, but close enough]</blockquote>\r\n<blockquote>Grab your sled. It\'s time to head to the hills at the Bass Pro Shop in BA [Hey, if everybody else is jumping off a bridge, shouldn\'t you at least seriously consider it?]</blockquote>\r\n<blockquote>Isn\'t this kind of like fishing holes? You don\'t really want to give the best spots away? P.S. It doesn\'t get much better than Chandler Park...really.</blockquote>\r\nUPDATE, Jan. 21, 2011//Here are a very suggestions I\'ve pulled from the comments section on this post:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Zink Park, 3216 S. Trenton Ave.</li>\r\n	<li>Woodland Hills Mall, 71st and Memorial, the hills on the north side of the block</li>\r\n	<li>41st and Mingo, near Roy Clark Elementary</li>\r\n	<li>Will Rogers High School, 3909 East 5th Place</li>\r\n	<li>McClure Park, 7440 E. 7th St.</li>\r\n	<li>Chandler Park, 6500 W. 21st Street</li>\r\n	<li>23rd and Riverside</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nI imagine any city park/potential retention pond would be a great place to go sledding, too.\r\n\r\nGot your own secret sledding spot? Go ahead, spill the beans and share the location in the comments. ','Best Sledding Spots in Tulsa','As I\'m wont to do on a snowy day in Tulsa, I hopped on Twitter and Facebook to see where the best sledding spots are in Green Country.','inherit','open','open','','445-revision-4','','','2011-01-21 10:45:12','2011-01-21 15:45:12','',445,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/445-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(5306,1,'2011-01-21 13:59:07','2011-01-21 18:59:07','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/things-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend-21/picture-5-5/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5286\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Picture-5.png\" alt=\"Sledding\" title=\"Sledding\" width=\"477\" height=\"346\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5286\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe people of Green Country may live on the edge of the prairie, but that doesn\'t mean we don\'t have some choice hills for sledding. \r\n\r\nAnd there\'s plenty snow of left. So get a list and a map of the best sledding spots in T-Town over <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=tulsa-kids-day-out-tulsas-top-sledding-spots\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Tulsa Kids Day Out: Tulsa\'s Top Sledding Spots','The people of Green Country may live on the edge of the prairie, but that doesn\'t mean we don\'t have some choice hills for sledding. \r\n','publish','open','open','','tulsa-kids-day-out-tulsas-top-sledding-spots','','','2011-01-21 13:59:07','2011-01-21 18:59:07','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=5306',0,'post','',1),(5305,1,'2011-01-21 12:20:19','2011-01-21 17:20:19','<iframe width=\"510\" height=\"420\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" src=\"http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&amp;hl=en&amp;msa=0&amp;msid=215039893703950646301.00049a5de79b4359a69ba&amp;ll=36.130665,-95.927811&amp;spn=0.231261,0.349503&amp;z=11&amp;output=embed\"></iframe><br /><small>View <a href=\"http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&amp;hl=en&amp;msa=0&amp;msid=215039893703950646301.00049a5de79b4359a69ba&amp;ll=36.130665,-95.927811&amp;spn=0.231261,0.349503&amp;z=11&amp;source=embed\" style=\"color:#0000FF;text-align:left\">Best Sledding Spots in Tulsa</a> in a larger map</small>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/S2M8CAf8QiI/AAAAAAAABoY/PImuFhIUmbU/s1600-h/DSC09478.jpg\"><img src=\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tZVufRlMtzM/S2M8CAf8QiI/AAAAAAAABoY/PImuFhIUmbU/s400/DSC09478.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" /></a></div>\r\nAs I\'m wont to do on a snowy day in Tulsa, I hopped on <a href=\"http://twitter.com/tashadoestulsa\">Twitter</a> and <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/tashadoestulsa\">Facebook</a> to see where the best sledding spots are in Green Country.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\nHere are a few answers from the Facebook- and Twitter-verse:\r\n<blockquote>I live in Turner Park, and I\'ve been hoping for a chance to sled over at Rogers High [see address below].... They have a field that is like a huge bowl!</blockquote>\r\n<blockquote>Harwelden [2210 S. Main Street] is normally a winner and there\'s a great two-sided hill on the back/north side of Cherry Hills at 36th between Lakewood and Joplin.</blockquote>\r\n<blockquote>Check with McBirney Mansion [1414 S. Galveston]. They have a great hill out back, and I think they sometimes do sledding there.</blockquote>\r\n<blockquote>BA on sixty first just east of bass pro shop [Not Tulsa proper, but close enough]</blockquote>\r\n<blockquote>Grab your sled. It\'s time to head to the hills at the Bass Pro Shop in BA [Hey, if everybody else is jumping off a bridge, shouldn\'t you at least seriously consider it?]</blockquote>\r\n<blockquote>Isn\'t this kind of like fishing holes? You don\'t really want to give the best spots away? P.S. It doesn\'t get much better than Chandler Park...really.</blockquote>\r\nUPDATE, Jan. 21, 2011//Here are a very suggestions I\'ve pulled from the comments section on this post:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Zink Park, 3216 S. Trenton Ave.</li>\r\n	<li>Woodland Hills Mall, 71st and Memorial, the hills on the north side of the block</li>\r\n	<li>41st and Mingo, near Roy Clark Elementary</li>\r\n	<li>Will Rogers High School, 3909 East 5th Place</li>\r\n	<li>McClure Park, 7440 E. 7th St.</li>\r\n	<li>Chandler Park, 6500 W. 21st Street</li>\r\n	<li>23rd and Riverside</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nI imagine any city park/potential retention pond would be a great place to go sledding, too.\r\n\r\nGot your own secret sledding spot? Go ahead, spill the beans and share the location in the comments. ','Best Sledding Spots in Tulsa','As I\'m wont to do on a snowy day in Tulsa, I hopped on Twitter and Facebook to see where the best sledding spots are in Green Country.','inherit','open','open','','445-revision-5','','','2011-01-21 12:20:19','2011-01-21 17:20:19','',445,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/445-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(5307,1,'2011-01-21 13:58:32','2011-01-21 18:58:32','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/things-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend-21/picture-5-5/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5286\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Picture-5.png\" alt=\"Sledding\" title=\"Sledding\" width=\"477\" height=\"346\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5286\" /></a>\n\nThe people of Green Country may live on the edge of the prairie, but that doesn\'t mean we don\'t have some choice hills for sledding. \n\nAnd there\'s plenty snow of left. So get a list and a map of the best sledding spots in T-Town over <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=tulsa-kids-day-out-tulsas-top-sledding-spots\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.','Tulsa Kids Day Out: Tulsa\'s Top Sledding Spots','','inherit','open','open','','5306-revision','','','2011-01-21 13:58:32','2011-01-21 18:58:32','',5306,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5306-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(5308,1,'2011-01-21 13:59:07','2011-01-21 18:59:07','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/things-to-do-in-tulsa-this-weekend-21/picture-5-5/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5286\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Picture-5.png\" alt=\"Sledding\" title=\"Sledding\" width=\"477\" height=\"346\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5286\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe people of Green Country may live on the edge of the prairie, but that doesn\'t mean we don\'t have some choice hills for sledding. \r\n\r\nAnd there\'s plenty snow of left. So get a list and a map of the best sledding spots in T-Town over <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=tulsa-kids-day-out-tulsas-top-sledding-spots\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Tulsa Kids Day Out: Tulsa\'s Top Sledding Spots','The people of Green Country may live on the edge of the prairie, but that doesn\'t mean we don\'t have some choice hills for sledding. \r\n','inherit','open','open','','5306-revision-2','','','2011-01-21 13:59:07','2011-01-21 18:59:07','',5306,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5306-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(6236,1,'2011-02-27 19:15:00','2011-02-28 00:15:00','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6209\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/oscar-okie-style/picture-2-11/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6209\" title=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Picture-22-500x361.png\" alt=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"361\" /></a>\r\n\r\nGood evening, ladies and gentlemen - welcome to the night of the 83rd annual Academy Awards, <a href=\"http://www.oscar.com/\">otherwise known as the Oscars</a>.\r\n\r\nFolks from all over the world are gathering tonight to watch the show, and Oklahomans are no different. I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with <a href=\"http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23okieoscar\">the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter</a> (think of it as a virtual Oscar watch party), and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.\r\n\r\nSo, check back. The Okie Oscar commentary is bound to enlighten you.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>6:14 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/colleenalmeida\">@colleenalmeida</a> so far for guys fashion: boring, boring, boring, boring, russell brand. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>6:05 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/okstyle\">@okstyle</a> Not loving Scarlett Johansson\'s lace dess. Maybe it\'s because this week I washed 12 lace curtain panels from my mother\'s house.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:03 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kellyology\">@Kellyology</a> The difference between #OkieOscar & #oscars? The y\'all.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:01 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/grettakjordan\">@GrettaKJordan</a>: Kate Blanchette\'s dress must look better in person #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:58 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/laurenmckinney\">@laurenmckinney</a>: Okay, so confused- why is everyone SO dressed up to go visit a green guy who lives in a trash can? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:56 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/travelOK\">@TravelOK</a>: What other state can boast about a state song than won an #Oscar? #Oklahoma,1956 for Best Musical Score http://bit.ly/gWlEBv\r\n\r\n<strong>5:40 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/colleenalmeida\">@ColleenAlmeida</a>: michelle williams needs to fire her stylist. or hire one. great actress, but she is always a red carpet don\'t. #redcarpet #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:15 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I like the cut of Melissa Leo\'s dress... not sure about the gold lame. Also I just saw Mila Kunis nipples. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>5:00 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I want to hold Giuliana down and force carbs down her throat. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>3:30 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/thatsbaloney\">@thatsbaloney</a>: Anyone else watching E! this afternoon? I\'ve never paid this much attention to pre-Oscar red carpet time. <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/therhok\">@therhok</a> #OkieOscar','The Oscars, Okie Style','I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter, and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.','inherit','open','open','','6208-revision-26','','','2011-02-27 19:15:00','2011-02-28 00:15:00','',6208,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/6208-revision-26/',0,'revision','',0),(6237,1,'2011-02-27 19:15:00','2011-02-28 00:15:00','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6209\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/oscar-okie-style/picture-2-11/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6209\" title=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Picture-22-500x361.png\" alt=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"361\" /></a>\r\n\r\nGood evening, ladies and gentlemen - welcome to the night of the 83rd annual Academy Awards, <a href=\"http://www.oscar.com/\">otherwise known as the Oscars</a>.\r\n\r\nFolks from all over the world are gathering tonight to watch the show, and Oklahomans are no different. I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with <a href=\"http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23okieoscar\">the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter</a> (think of it as a virtual Oscar watch party), and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.\r\n\r\nSo, check back. The Okie Oscar commentary is bound to enlighten you.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>6:14 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/colleenalmeida\">@colleenalmeida</a> so far for guys fashion: boring, boring, boring, boring, russell brand. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>6:05 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/okstyle\">@okstyle</a> Not loving Scarlett Johansson\'s lace dess. Maybe it\'s because this week I washed 12 lace curtain panels from my mother\'s house.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:03 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kellyology\">@Kellyology</a> The difference between #OkieOscar & #oscars? The y\'all.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:01 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/grettakjordan\">@GrettaKJordan</a>: Kate Blanchette\'s dress must look better in person #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:58 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/laurenmckinney\">@laurenmckinney</a>: Okay, so confused- why is everyone SO dressed up to go visit a green guy who lives in a trash can? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:56 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/travelOK\">@TravelOK</a>: What other state can boast about a state song than won an #Oscar? #Oklahoma,1956 for Best Musical Score http://bit.ly/gWlEBv\r\n\r\n<strong>5:40 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/colleenalmeida\">@ColleenAlmeida</a>: michelle williams needs to fire her stylist. or hire one. great actress, but she is always a red carpet don\'t. #redcarpet #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:15 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I like the cut of Melissa Leo\'s dress... not sure about the gold lame. Also I just saw Mila Kunis nipples. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>5:00 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I want to hold Giuliana down and force carbs down her throat. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>3:30 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/thatsbaloney\">@thatsbaloney</a>: Anyone else watching E! this afternoon? I\'ve never paid this much attention to pre-Oscar red carpet time. <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/therhok\">@therhok</a> #OkieOscar','The Oscars, Okie Style','I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter, and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.','inherit','open','open','','6208-revision-27','','','2011-02-27 19:15:00','2011-02-28 00:15:00','',6208,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/6208-revision-27/',0,'revision','',0),(6238,1,'2011-02-27 19:20:40','2011-02-28 00:20:40','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6209\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/oscar-okie-style/picture-2-11/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6209\" title=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Picture-22-500x361.png\" alt=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"361\" /></a>\r\n\r\nGood evening, ladies and gentlemen - welcome to the night of the 83rd annual Academy Awards, <a href=\"http://www.oscar.com/\">otherwise known as the Oscars</a>.\r\n\r\nFolks from all over the world are gathering tonight to watch the show, and Oklahomans are no different. I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with <a href=\"http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23okieoscar\">the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter</a> (think of it as a virtual Oscar watch party), and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.\r\n\r\nSo, check back. The Okie Oscar commentary is bound to enlighten you.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>6:20 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/heartsnhawaii\">@HeartsnHawaii</a> What\'s up with the female version of an Elvis jumpsuit? #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>6:14 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/colleenalmeida\">@colleenalmeida</a> so far for guys fashion: boring, boring, boring, boring, russell brand. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>6:05 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/okstyle\">@okstyle</a> Not loving Scarlett Johansson\'s lace dess. Maybe it\'s because this week I washed 12 lace curtain panels from my mother\'s house.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:03 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kellyology\">@Kellyology</a> The difference between #OkieOscar & #oscars? The y\'all.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:01 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/grettakjordan\">@GrettaKJordan</a>: Kate Blanchette\'s dress must look better in person #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:58 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/laurenmckinney\">@laurenmckinney</a>: Okay, so confused- why is everyone SO dressed up to go visit a green guy who lives in a trash can? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:56 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/travelOK\">@TravelOK</a>: What other state can boast about a state song than won an #Oscar? #Oklahoma,1956 for Best Musical Score http://bit.ly/gWlEBv\r\n\r\n<strong>5:40 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/colleenalmeida\">@ColleenAlmeida</a>: michelle williams needs to fire her stylist. or hire one. great actress, but she is always a red carpet don\'t. #redcarpet #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:15 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I like the cut of Melissa Leo\'s dress... not sure about the gold lame. Also I just saw Mila Kunis nipples. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>5:00 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I want to hold Giuliana down and force carbs down her throat. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>3:30 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/thatsbaloney\">@thatsbaloney</a>: Anyone else watching E! this afternoon? I\'ve never paid this much attention to pre-Oscar red carpet time. <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/therhok\">@therhok</a> #OkieOscar','The Oscars, Okie Style','I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter, and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.','inherit','open','open','','6208-revision-28','','','2011-02-27 19:20:40','2011-02-28 00:20:40','',6208,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/6208-revision-28/',0,'revision','',0),(5312,1,'2011-01-21 16:32:25','2011-01-21 22:32:25','<img src=\"http://wisdomunconventional.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/snuggie.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" />\r\n\r\nLike its sisters in tackiness (I\'m looking at you, Crocs, pants with writing on the butt and <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=confessions-work-home-mom-uggs-have-eyes\">Uggs</a>): The Snuggie, that fleece blanket with sleeves that comes not only in every color of the rainbow but also in entertaining prints like leopard and OU football insignia, is a full-blown cultural phenomenon.\r\n\r\nAs with any tidbit of Americana, some embrace the Snuggie for its prescribed use. Others, however, add their own spin. Take for instance <a href=\"http://www.thelostogle.com/category/snuggie-pub-crawl/\">the Snuggie Pub Crawl, a popular nightlife event founded by the Oklahoma City blog The Lost Ogle</a>.\r\n\r\nNow, Tulsa as its own Snuggie event. And you should call the babysitter right now, because you\'re going to want to be part of it.\r\n\r\nGet the details on this plus trailers for this weekend\'s new movie releases, as well as trailers for the top five previously released movies now in theaters, <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=babysitter-worthy-ugly-snuggie-party-great-movies\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"http://wisdomunconventional.wordpress.com/\">Photo from Unconventional Wisdom</a></em>','Babysitter Worthy: Ugly Snuggie Party + Movies','Like its sisters in tackiness (I\'m looking at you, Crocs, pants with writing on the butt and Uggs): The Snuggie, that fleece blanket with sleeves that comes not only in every color of the rainbow but also in entertaining prints like leopard and OU football insignia, is a full-blown cultural phenomenon.','private','open','open','','ugly-snuggie-party-babysitter-worthy-tulsa-kids','','','2011-07-10 11:34:48','2011-07-10 17:34:48','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=5312',0,'post','',2),(5313,1,'2011-01-21 16:31:39','2011-01-21 21:31:39','<img src=\"http://wisdomunconventional.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/snuggie.jpg\" width=\"500\"/>\n\nLike its sisters in tackiness (I\'m looking at you, Crocs, pants with writing on the butt and <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=confessions-work-home-mom-uggs-have-eyes\">Uggs</a>): The Snuggie, that fleece blanket with sleeves that comes not only in every color of the rainbow but also in entertaining prints like leopard and OU football insignia, is a full-blown cultural phenomenon.\n\nAs with any tidbit of Americana, some embrace the Snuggie for its prescribed use. Others, however, add their own spin. Take for instance <a href=\"http://www.thelostogle.com/category/snuggie-pub-crawl/\">the Snuggie Pub Crawl, a popular nightlife event founded by the Oklahoma City blog The Lost Ogle</a>.\n\nNow, Tulsa as its own Snuggie event. And you should call the babysitter right now, because you\'re going to want to be part of it. Get the details on this plus trailers for this weekend\'s new movie releases, as well as trailers for the top five previously released movies now in theaters, <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=babysitter-worthy-ugly-snuggie-party-great-movies\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\n\n<em><a href=\"http://wisdomunconventional.wordpress.com/\">Photo from Unconventional Wisdom</a></em>','Babysitter Worthy: Ugly Snuggie Party + Movies','Like its sisters in tackiness (I\'m looking at you, Crocs, pants with writing on the butt and Uggs): The Snuggie, that fleece blanket with sleeves that comes not only in every color of the rainbow but also in entertaining prints like leopard and OU football insignia, is a full-blown cultural phenomenon.','inherit','open','open','','5312-revision','','','2011-01-21 16:31:39','2011-01-21 21:31:39','',5312,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5312-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(5314,1,'2011-01-21 17:58:00','2011-01-21 22:58:00','<strong>Congratulations, Debbie C.!</strong> Not only were you were one of the eight of the nearly 60 contestants who correctly matched the clues with the handbags, but you were also the choice of the men behind the curtain over at Random.org. You\'re the winner of the one hundred Washingtons, courtesy of Purse-a-nality. \n\nThanks so much to everyone for playing - I don\'t know about you all, but I had a blast! And in case you\'re just dying to know the answers to the puzzle and you don\'t have the patience to sift through the comments section to find Debbie\'s winning entry (because neither would I), here they are: \n\nClue 1: Purse F\nClue 2: Purse C\nClue 3: Purse A\nClue 4: Purse D\nClue 5: Purse B\nClue 6: Purse E\n\nAnd in case you haven\'t already, <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/purseanality\">be sure to like Purse-a-nality on Facebook</a>. Because who knows - there might just be more chances to win big again soon. \n\nOne more thing: TDT readers rock. \n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5252\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/purse-a-nality-giveaway/dsc_1797-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5252\" title=\"Purse-a-nality\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1797-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Purse-a-nality\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\nLadies, we all love our handbags. And guys, Valentine\'s Day is coming up, so you\'d better get to loving them, too, at least until you get the perfect one for that special someone.\n\nWhich is why I think you all will love this contest, live here on TDT through Friday thanks to <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/Purseanality\">Tulsa\'s own Purse-a-nality, a local showroom of purses, totes, headbands, watches</a> - basically, any accessory you\'d need to look awesome.\n\nI\'m thinking that there\'s $100 at stake will help fuel the love, too.\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5253\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/purse-a-nality-giveaway/dsc_1801-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5253\" title=\"Purse-a-nality\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1801-500x334.jpg\" alt=\"Purse-a-nality\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" /></a>\n\nIn case you\'re new the <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/Purseanality\">Purse-a-nality</a>, here\'s the scoop: The store has been open as a traveling, by-appointment-only boutique for a decade now here in the Tulsa area, thanks to the hard work and determination of owner Tammy Houghton. Tammy now operates a showroom at 81st and Memorial, but get this - she\'s only open while her kids are in school. Which is an aspect of the business that I love, obviously.\n\nTo make sure to catch Tammy while she\'s at the shop, it\'s always best to check <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/Purseanality\">the Purse-a-nality page on Facebook</a>. Liking Purse-a-nality is also a sure-fire way to stay up to date on everything from what\'s currently in the store to what looks like will be the next season\'s trends in handbags and accessories.\n\nPlus, Tammy\'s funny. And sweet. It\'s good times to see her and musings on life and handbags pop in your Facebook feed.\n\nA lot of other people agree with me. As in, more than 700 other people. That followers of Purse-a-nality can order their goodies directly through the Facebook page, as well as sign up for her e-mail newsletter and be part of an active community of Tulsa purse lovers probably has a lot to do with it.\n<h2>The Contest</h2>\nSo, about that contest I mentioned. Here\'s how it\'s going to work: <strong>Tammy\'s going to give you clues about a group of purses, ranging from the recent to the retro. Then, you guess which clue describes which purse</strong>.\n\nIf you guess all of the answers correctly, you\'ll have a chance at winning a $100 Visa gift card.\n\nThat\'s $100 you can use anywhere Visa is accepted, y\'all. Basically, $100 in sweet, sweet cash.\n\nWithout any further ado, here are the purses.\n\n<strong>Purse A:</strong>\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5254\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/purse-a-nality-giveaway/dsc_1804/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5254\" title=\"Purse-a-nality\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1804.jpg\" alt=\"Purse-a-nality\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\n<strong>Purse B:</strong>\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5255\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/purse-a-nality-giveaway/dsc_1807/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5255\" title=\"Purse-a-nality\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1807-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Purse-a-nality\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\n<strong>Purse C: </strong>\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5256\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/purse-a-nality-giveaway/dsc_1813/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5256\" title=\"Purse-a-nality\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1813.jpg\" alt=\"Purse-a-nality\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\n<strong>Purse D: </strong>\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5257\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/purse-a-nality-giveaway/dsc_1817/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5257\" title=\"Purse-a-nality\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1817-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Purse-a-nality\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\n\n<strong>Purse E: </strong>\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5258\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/purse-a-nality-giveaway/dsc_1821/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5258\" title=\"Purse-a-nality\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1821.jpg\" alt=\"Purse-a-nality\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\n<strong>Purse F:</strong>\n\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5259\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/purse-a-nality-giveaway/dsc_1829-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5259\" title=\"Purse-a-nality\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1829.jpg\" alt=\"Purse-a-nality\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\n\nHere are the clues, all written by <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/Purseanality\">Tammy at Purse-a-nality</a>:\n<ol>\n	<li>When I wore this purse in the spring of 2002 - before I ever even thought about opening Purse-a-nality - women would run after me asking where I\'d gotten it. My husband suggested I sell them. I\'d spent my 20s working in the wholesale business - I figured I could probably figure out retail.</li>\n	<li>This purse was one of my all-time favorites. I loved it so much that I had a wreath made for my front door that was inspired by it.</li>\n	<li>This purse is the embodiment of the hottest trend in Summer 2010.</li>\n	<li>This purse was so popular that WalMart jumped on the band wagon and sold a knock-off. After that, it wasn\'t long before this style of purse was in their bargain bins.</li>\n	<li>I made this purse up to sell at at games in a certain college town during football season. A portion of the proceeds benefitted a domestic violence charity.</li>\n	<li>This purse will never go out of style. I predict we\'ll see it often over the next couple of years.</li>\n</ol>\nThat\'s it! Simply leave your matches of the clues to the purses (like this: Clue number, purse letter) in the comments section of this post <strong>before 3pm this Friday</strong>.\n\nAgain, those who guess the answers correctly will be entered into the drawing for a $100 Visa gift card. <strong>I\'ll announce the winners Friday by 5pm</strong>. And please, <strong>only one entry per person</strong>, but do feel free to tell your spouse, your friends and, heck, even your crazy next door neighbor to enter. With as many possibilities as there are to miss the correct answers, I\'d say the odds are going to be pretty great for the good guessers amongst you.\n\nGood luck!\n\n<em>Note: This contest is sponsored by <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/purseanality\">Purse-a-nality</a>.</em>','Win $100 from Purse-a-nality','Ladies, we all love our handbags. And guys, Valentine\'s Day is coming up, so you\'d better get to loving them, too, at least until you get the perfect one for that special someone.\n','inherit','open','open','','5251-autosave','','','2011-01-21 17:58:00','2011-01-21 22:58:00','',5251,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5251-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(5315,1,'2011-01-19 10:04:22','2011-01-19 15:04:22','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5252\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/purse-a-nality-giveaway/dsc_1797-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5252\" title=\"Purse-a-nality\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1797-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Purse-a-nality\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLadies, we all love our handbags. And guys, Valentine\'s Day is coming up, so you\'d better get to loving them, too, at least until you get the perfect one for that special someone.\r\n\r\nWhich is why I think you all will love this contest, live here on TDT through Friday thanks to <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/Purseanality\">Tulsa\'s own Purse-a-nality, a local showroom of purses, totes, headbands, watches</a> - basically, any accessory you\'d need to look awesome.\r\n\r\nI\'m thinking that there\'s $100 at stake will help fuel the love, too.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5253\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/purse-a-nality-giveaway/dsc_1801-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5253\" title=\"Purse-a-nality\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1801-500x334.jpg\" alt=\"Purse-a-nality\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIn case you\'re new the <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/Purseanality\">Purse-a-nality</a>, here\'s the scoop: The store has been open as a traveling, by-appointment-only boutique for a decade now here in the Tulsa area, thanks to the hard work and determination of owner Tammy Houghton. Tammy now operates a showroom at 81st and Memorial, but get this - she\'s only open while her kids are in school. Which is an aspect of the business that I love, obviously.\r\n\r\nTo make sure to catch Tammy while she\'s at the shop, it\'s always best to check <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/Purseanality\">the Purse-a-nality page on Facebook</a>. Liking Purse-a-nality is also a sure-fire way to stay up to date on everything from what\'s currently in the store to what looks like will be the next season\'s trends in handbags and accessories.\r\n\r\nPlus, Tammy\'s funny. And sweet. It\'s good times to see her and musings on life and handbags pop in your Facebook feed.\r\n\r\nA lot of other people agree with me. As in, more than 700 other people. That followers of Purse-a-nality can order their goodies directly through the Facebook page, as well as sign up for her e-mail newsletter and be part of an active community of Tulsa purse lovers probably has a lot to do with it.\r\n<h2>The Contest</h2>\r\nSo, about that contest I mentioned. Here\'s how it\'s going to work: <strong>Tammy\'s going to give you clues about a group of purses, ranging from the recent to the retro. Then, you guess which clue describes which purse</strong>.\r\n\r\nIf you guess all of the answers correctly, you\'ll have a chance at winning a $100 Visa gift card.\r\n\r\nThat\'s $100 you can use anywhere Visa is accepted, y\'all. Basically, $100 in sweet, sweet cash.\r\n\r\nWithout any further ado, here are the purses.\r\n\r\n<strong>Purse A:</strong>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5254\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/purse-a-nality-giveaway/dsc_1804/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5254\" title=\"Purse-a-nality\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1804.jpg\" alt=\"Purse-a-nality\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Purse B:</strong>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5255\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/purse-a-nality-giveaway/dsc_1807/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5255\" title=\"Purse-a-nality\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1807-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Purse-a-nality\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Purse C: </strong>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5256\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/purse-a-nality-giveaway/dsc_1813/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5256\" title=\"Purse-a-nality\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1813.jpg\" alt=\"Purse-a-nality\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Purse D: </strong>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5257\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/purse-a-nality-giveaway/dsc_1817/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5257\" title=\"Purse-a-nality\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1817-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Purse-a-nality\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Purse E: </strong>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5258\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/purse-a-nality-giveaway/dsc_1821/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5258\" title=\"Purse-a-nality\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1821.jpg\" alt=\"Purse-a-nality\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Purse F:</strong>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5259\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/purse-a-nality-giveaway/dsc_1829-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5259\" title=\"Purse-a-nality\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1829.jpg\" alt=\"Purse-a-nality\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere are the clues, all written by <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/Purseanality\">Tammy at Purse-a-nality</a>:\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>When I wore this purse in the spring of 2002 - before I ever even thought about opening Purse-a-nality - women would run after me asking where I\'d gotten it. My husband suggested I sell them. I\'d spent my 20s working in the wholesale business - I figured I could probably figure out retail.</li>\r\n	<li>This purse was one of my all-time favorites. I loved it so much that I had a wreath made for my front door that was inspired by it.</li>\r\n	<li>This purse is the embodiment of the hottest trend in Summer 2010.</li>\r\n	<li>This purse was so popular that WalMart jumped on the band wagon and sold a knock-off. After that, it wasn\'t long before this style of purse was in their bargain bins.</li>\r\n	<li>I made this purse up to sell at at games in a certain college town during football season. A portion of the proceeds benefitted a domestic violence charity.</li>\r\n	<li>This purse will never go out of style. I predict we\'ll see it often over the next couple of years.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nThat\'s it! Simply leave your matches of the clues to the purses (like this: Clue number, purse letter) in the comments section of this post <strong>before 3pm this Friday</strong>.\r\n\r\nAgain, those who guess the answers correctly will be entered into the drawing for a $100 Visa gift card. <strong>I\'ll announce the winners Friday by 5pm</strong>. And please, <strong>only one entry per person</strong>, but do feel free to tell your spouse, your friends and, heck, even your crazy next door neighbor to enter. With as many possibilities as there are to miss the correct answers, I\'d say the odds are going to be pretty great for the good guessers amongst you.\r\n\r\nGood luck!\r\n\r\n<em>Note: This contest is sponsored by <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/purseanality\">Purse-a-nality</a>.</em>','Win $100 from Purse-a-nality','Ladies, we all love our handbags. And guys, Valentine\'s Day is coming up, so you\'d better get to loving them, too, at least until you get the perfect one for that special someone.\r\n','inherit','open','open','','5251-revision-5','','','2011-01-19 10:04:22','2011-01-19 15:04:22','',5251,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5251-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(5316,1,'2011-01-21 17:58:33','2011-01-21 22:58:33','<strong>Congratulations, Debbie C.!</strong> Not only were you were one of the eight of the nearly 60 contestants who correctly matched the clues with the handbags, but you were also the choice of the men behind the curtain over at Random.org. You\'re the winner of the one hundred Washingtons, courtesy of <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/purseanality\">Purse-a-nality</a>. \r\n\r\nThanks so much to everyone for playing - I don\'t know about you all, but I had a blast! And in case you\'re just dying to know the answers to the puzzle and you don\'t have the patience to sift through the comments section to find Debbie\'s winning entry (because neither would I), here they are: \r\n\r\nClue 1: Purse F\r\nClue 2: Purse C\r\nClue 3: Purse A\r\nClue 4: Purse D\r\nClue 5: Purse B\r\nClue 6: Purse E\r\n\r\nAnd in case you haven\'t already, <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/purseanality\">be sure to like Purse-a-nality on Facebook</a>. Because who knows - there might just be more chances to win big again soon, and you wouldn\'t want to miss the news.\r\n\r\nOne more thing: TDT readers rock. \r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5252\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/purse-a-nality-giveaway/dsc_1797-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5252\" title=\"Purse-a-nality\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1797-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Purse-a-nality\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLadies, we all love our handbags. And guys, Valentine\'s Day is coming up, so you\'d better get to loving them, too, at least until you get the perfect one for that special someone.\r\n\r\nWhich is why I think you all will love this contest, live here on TDT through Friday thanks to <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/Purseanality\">Tulsa\'s own Purse-a-nality, a local showroom of purses, totes, headbands, watches</a> - basically, any accessory you\'d need to look awesome.\r\n\r\nI\'m thinking that there\'s $100 at stake will help fuel the love, too.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5253\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/purse-a-nality-giveaway/dsc_1801-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5253\" title=\"Purse-a-nality\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1801-500x334.jpg\" alt=\"Purse-a-nality\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIn case you\'re new the <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/Purseanality\">Purse-a-nality</a>, here\'s the scoop: The store has been open as a traveling, by-appointment-only boutique for a decade now here in the Tulsa area, thanks to the hard work and determination of owner Tammy Houghton. Tammy now operates a showroom at 81st and Memorial, but get this - she\'s only open while her kids are in school. Which is an aspect of the business that I love, obviously.\r\n\r\nTo make sure to catch Tammy while she\'s at the shop, it\'s always best to check <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/Purseanality\">the Purse-a-nality page on Facebook</a>. Liking Purse-a-nality is also a sure-fire way to stay up to date on everything from what\'s currently in the store to what looks like will be the next season\'s trends in handbags and accessories.\r\n\r\nPlus, Tammy\'s funny. And sweet. It\'s good times to see her and musings on life and handbags pop in your Facebook feed.\r\n\r\nA lot of other people agree with me. As in, more than 700 other people. That followers of Purse-a-nality can order their goodies directly through the Facebook page, as well as sign up for her e-mail newsletter and be part of an active community of Tulsa purse lovers probably has a lot to do with it.\r\n<h2>The Contest</h2>\r\nSo, about that contest I mentioned. Here\'s how it\'s going to work: <strong>Tammy\'s going to give you clues about a group of purses, ranging from the recent to the retro. Then, you guess which clue describes which purse</strong>.\r\n\r\nIf you guess all of the answers correctly, you\'ll have a chance at winning a $100 Visa gift card.\r\n\r\nThat\'s $100 you can use anywhere Visa is accepted, y\'all. Basically, $100 in sweet, sweet cash.\r\n\r\nWithout any further ado, here are the purses.\r\n\r\n<strong>Purse A:</strong>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5254\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/purse-a-nality-giveaway/dsc_1804/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5254\" title=\"Purse-a-nality\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1804.jpg\" alt=\"Purse-a-nality\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Purse B:</strong>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5255\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/purse-a-nality-giveaway/dsc_1807/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5255\" title=\"Purse-a-nality\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1807-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Purse-a-nality\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Purse C: </strong>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5256\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/purse-a-nality-giveaway/dsc_1813/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5256\" title=\"Purse-a-nality\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1813.jpg\" alt=\"Purse-a-nality\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Purse D: </strong>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5257\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/purse-a-nality-giveaway/dsc_1817/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5257\" title=\"Purse-a-nality\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1817-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Purse-a-nality\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Purse E: </strong>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5258\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/purse-a-nality-giveaway/dsc_1821/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5258\" title=\"Purse-a-nality\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1821.jpg\" alt=\"Purse-a-nality\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Purse F:</strong>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5259\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/purse-a-nality-giveaway/dsc_1829-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5259\" title=\"Purse-a-nality\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1829.jpg\" alt=\"Purse-a-nality\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere are the clues, all written by <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/Purseanality\">Tammy at Purse-a-nality</a>:\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>When I wore this purse in the spring of 2002 - before I ever even thought about opening Purse-a-nality - women would run after me asking where I\'d gotten it. My husband suggested I sell them. I\'d spent my 20s working in the wholesale business - I figured I could probably figure out retail.</li>\r\n	<li>This purse was one of my all-time favorites. I loved it so much that I had a wreath made for my front door that was inspired by it.</li>\r\n	<li>This purse is the embodiment of the hottest trend in Summer 2010.</li>\r\n	<li>This purse was so popular that WalMart jumped on the band wagon and sold a knock-off. After that, it wasn\'t long before this style of purse was in their bargain bins.</li>\r\n	<li>I made this purse up to sell at at games in a certain college town during football season. A portion of the proceeds benefitted a domestic violence charity.</li>\r\n	<li>This purse will never go out of style. I predict we\'ll see it often over the next couple of years.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nThat\'s it! Simply leave your matches of the clues to the purses (like this: Clue number, purse letter) in the comments section of this post <strong>before 3pm this Friday</strong>.\r\n\r\nAgain, those who guess the answers correctly will be entered into the drawing for a $100 Visa gift card. <strong>I\'ll announce the winners Friday by 5pm</strong>. And please, <strong>only one entry per person</strong>, but do feel free to tell your spouse, your friends and, heck, even your crazy next door neighbor to enter. With as many possibilities as there are to miss the correct answers, I\'d say the odds are going to be pretty great for the good guessers amongst you.\r\n\r\nGood luck!\r\n\r\n<em>Note: This contest is sponsored by <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/purseanality\">Purse-a-nality</a>.</em>','Win $100 from Purse-a-nality','Ladies, we all love our handbags. And guys, Valentine\'s Day is coming up, so you\'d better get to loving them, too, at least until you get the perfect one for that special someone.\r\n','inherit','open','open','','5251-revision-6','','','2011-01-21 17:58:33','2011-01-21 22:58:33','',5251,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5251-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(5317,1,'2011-01-21 17:58:33','2011-01-21 22:58:33','<strong>Congratulations, Debbie C.!</strong> Not only were you were one of the eight of the nearly 60 contestants who correctly matched the clues with the handbags, but you were also the choice of the men behind the curtain over at Random.org. You\'re the winner of the one hundred Washingtons, courtesy of <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/purseanality\">Purse-a-nality</a>. \r\n\r\nThanks so much to everyone for playing - I don\'t know about you all, but I had a blast! And in case you\'re just dying to know the answers to the puzzle and you don\'t have the patience to sift through the comments section to find Debbie\'s winning entry (because neither would I), here they are: \r\n\r\nClue 1: Purse F\r\nClue 2: Purse C\r\nClue 3: Purse A\r\nClue 4: Purse D\r\nClue 5: Purse B\r\nClue 6: Purse E\r\n\r\nAnd in case you haven\'t already, <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/purseanality\">be sure to like Purse-a-nality on Facebook</a>. Because who knows - there might just be more chances to win big again soon, and you wouldn\'t want to miss the news.\r\n\r\nOne more thing: TDT readers rock. \r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5252\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/purse-a-nality-giveaway/dsc_1797-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5252\" title=\"Purse-a-nality\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1797-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Purse-a-nality\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLadies, we all love our handbags. And guys, Valentine\'s Day is coming up, so you\'d better get to loving them, too, at least until you get the perfect one for that special someone.\r\n\r\nWhich is why I think you all will love this contest, live here on TDT through Friday thanks to <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/Purseanality\">Tulsa\'s own Purse-a-nality, a local showroom of purses, totes, headbands, watches</a> - basically, any accessory you\'d need to look awesome.\r\n\r\nI\'m thinking that there\'s $100 at stake will help fuel the love, too.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5253\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/purse-a-nality-giveaway/dsc_1801-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5253\" title=\"Purse-a-nality\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1801-500x334.jpg\" alt=\"Purse-a-nality\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIn case you\'re new the <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/Purseanality\">Purse-a-nality</a>, here\'s the scoop: The store has been open as a traveling, by-appointment-only boutique for a decade now here in the Tulsa area, thanks to the hard work and determination of owner Tammy Houghton. Tammy now operates a showroom at 81st and Memorial, but get this - she\'s only open while her kids are in school. Which is an aspect of the business that I love, obviously.\r\n\r\nTo make sure to catch Tammy while she\'s at the shop, it\'s always best to check <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/Purseanality\">the Purse-a-nality page on Facebook</a>. Liking Purse-a-nality is also a sure-fire way to stay up to date on everything from what\'s currently in the store to what looks like will be the next season\'s trends in handbags and accessories.\r\n\r\nPlus, Tammy\'s funny. And sweet. It\'s good times to see her and musings on life and handbags pop in your Facebook feed.\r\n\r\nA lot of other people agree with me. As in, more than 700 other people. That followers of Purse-a-nality can order their goodies directly through the Facebook page, as well as sign up for her e-mail newsletter and be part of an active community of Tulsa purse lovers probably has a lot to do with it.\r\n<h2>The Contest</h2>\r\nSo, about that contest I mentioned. Here\'s how it\'s going to work: <strong>Tammy\'s going to give you clues about a group of purses, ranging from the recent to the retro. Then, you guess which clue describes which purse</strong>.\r\n\r\nIf you guess all of the answers correctly, you\'ll have a chance at winning a $100 Visa gift card.\r\n\r\nThat\'s $100 you can use anywhere Visa is accepted, y\'all. Basically, $100 in sweet, sweet cash.\r\n\r\nWithout any further ado, here are the purses.\r\n\r\n<strong>Purse A:</strong>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5254\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/purse-a-nality-giveaway/dsc_1804/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5254\" title=\"Purse-a-nality\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1804.jpg\" alt=\"Purse-a-nality\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Purse B:</strong>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5255\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/purse-a-nality-giveaway/dsc_1807/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5255\" title=\"Purse-a-nality\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1807-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Purse-a-nality\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Purse C: </strong>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5256\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/purse-a-nality-giveaway/dsc_1813/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5256\" title=\"Purse-a-nality\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1813.jpg\" alt=\"Purse-a-nality\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Purse D: </strong>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5257\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/purse-a-nality-giveaway/dsc_1817/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5257\" title=\"Purse-a-nality\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1817-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Purse-a-nality\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Purse E: </strong>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5258\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/purse-a-nality-giveaway/dsc_1821/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5258\" title=\"Purse-a-nality\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1821.jpg\" alt=\"Purse-a-nality\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Purse F:</strong>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5259\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/purse-a-nality-giveaway/dsc_1829-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5259\" title=\"Purse-a-nality\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1829.jpg\" alt=\"Purse-a-nality\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere are the clues, all written by <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/Purseanality\">Tammy at Purse-a-nality</a>:\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>When I wore this purse in the spring of 2002 - before I ever even thought about opening Purse-a-nality - women would run after me asking where I\'d gotten it. My husband suggested I sell them. I\'d spent my 20s working in the wholesale business - I figured I could probably figure out retail.</li>\r\n	<li>This purse was one of my all-time favorites. I loved it so much that I had a wreath made for my front door that was inspired by it.</li>\r\n	<li>This purse is the embodiment of the hottest trend in Summer 2010.</li>\r\n	<li>This purse was so popular that WalMart jumped on the band wagon and sold a knock-off. After that, it wasn\'t long before this style of purse was in their bargain bins.</li>\r\n	<li>I made this purse up to sell at at games in a certain college town during football season. A portion of the proceeds benefitted a domestic violence charity.</li>\r\n	<li>This purse will never go out of style. I predict we\'ll see it often over the next couple of years.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nThat\'s it! Simply leave your matches of the clues to the purses (like this: Clue number, purse letter) in the comments section of this post <strong>before 3pm this Friday</strong>.\r\n\r\nAgain, those who guess the answers correctly will be entered into the drawing for a $100 Visa gift card. <strong>I\'ll announce the winners Friday by 5pm</strong>. And please, <strong>only one entry per person</strong>, but do feel free to tell your spouse, your friends and, heck, even your crazy next door neighbor to enter. With as many possibilities as there are to miss the correct answers, I\'d say the odds are going to be pretty great for the good guessers amongst you.\r\n\r\nGood luck!\r\n\r\n<em>Note: This contest is sponsored by <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/purseanality\">Purse-a-nality</a>.</em>','Win $100 from Purse-a-nality','Ladies, we all love our handbags. And guys, Valentine\'s Day is coming up, so you\'d better get to loving them, too, at least until you get the perfect one for that special someone.\r\n','inherit','open','open','','5251-revision-7','','','2011-01-21 17:58:33','2011-01-21 22:58:33','',5251,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5251-revision-7/',0,'revision','',0),(5318,1,'2011-01-21 17:59:16','2011-01-21 22:59:16','<strong>Congratulations, Debbie C.!</strong> Not only were you were one of the eight of the nearly 60 total contestants who correctly matched the clues with the handbags, but you were also the choice of the men behind the curtain over at Random.org. You\'re the winner of the one hundred Washingtons, courtesy of <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/purseanality\">Purse-a-nality</a>. \r\n\r\nThanks so much to everyone for playing - I don\'t know about you all, but I had a blast! And in case you\'re just dying to know the answers to the puzzle and you don\'t have the patience to sift through the comments section to find Debbie\'s winning entry (because neither would I), here they are: \r\n\r\nClue 1: Purse F\r\nClue 2: Purse C\r\nClue 3: Purse A\r\nClue 4: Purse D\r\nClue 5: Purse B\r\nClue 6: Purse E\r\n\r\nAnd in case you haven\'t already, <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/purseanality\">be sure to like Purse-a-nality on Facebook</a>. Because who knows - there might just be more chances to win big again soon, and you wouldn\'t want to miss the news.\r\n\r\nOne more thing: TDT readers rock. \r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5252\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/purse-a-nality-giveaway/dsc_1797-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5252\" title=\"Purse-a-nality\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1797-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Purse-a-nality\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLadies, we all love our handbags. And guys, Valentine\'s Day is coming up, so you\'d better get to loving them, too, at least until you get the perfect one for that special someone.\r\n\r\nWhich is why I think you all will love this contest, live here on TDT through Friday thanks to <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/Purseanality\">Tulsa\'s own Purse-a-nality, a local showroom of purses, totes, headbands, watches</a> - basically, any accessory you\'d need to look awesome.\r\n\r\nI\'m thinking that there\'s $100 at stake will help fuel the love, too.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5253\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/purse-a-nality-giveaway/dsc_1801-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5253\" title=\"Purse-a-nality\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1801-500x334.jpg\" alt=\"Purse-a-nality\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIn case you\'re new the <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/Purseanality\">Purse-a-nality</a>, here\'s the scoop: The store has been open as a traveling, by-appointment-only boutique for a decade now here in the Tulsa area, thanks to the hard work and determination of owner Tammy Houghton. Tammy now operates a showroom at 81st and Memorial, but get this - she\'s only open while her kids are in school. Which is an aspect of the business that I love, obviously.\r\n\r\nTo make sure to catch Tammy while she\'s at the shop, it\'s always best to check <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/Purseanality\">the Purse-a-nality page on Facebook</a>. Liking Purse-a-nality is also a sure-fire way to stay up to date on everything from what\'s currently in the store to what looks like will be the next season\'s trends in handbags and accessories.\r\n\r\nPlus, Tammy\'s funny. And sweet. It\'s good times to see her and musings on life and handbags pop in your Facebook feed.\r\n\r\nA lot of other people agree with me. As in, more than 700 other people. That followers of Purse-a-nality can order their goodies directly through the Facebook page, as well as sign up for her e-mail newsletter and be part of an active community of Tulsa purse lovers probably has a lot to do with it.\r\n<h2>The Contest</h2>\r\nSo, about that contest I mentioned. Here\'s how it\'s going to work: <strong>Tammy\'s going to give you clues about a group of purses, ranging from the recent to the retro. Then, you guess which clue describes which purse</strong>.\r\n\r\nIf you guess all of the answers correctly, you\'ll have a chance at winning a $100 Visa gift card.\r\n\r\nThat\'s $100 you can use anywhere Visa is accepted, y\'all. Basically, $100 in sweet, sweet cash.\r\n\r\nWithout any further ado, here are the purses.\r\n\r\n<strong>Purse A:</strong>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5254\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/purse-a-nality-giveaway/dsc_1804/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5254\" title=\"Purse-a-nality\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1804.jpg\" alt=\"Purse-a-nality\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Purse B:</strong>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5255\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/purse-a-nality-giveaway/dsc_1807/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5255\" title=\"Purse-a-nality\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1807-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Purse-a-nality\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Purse C: </strong>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5256\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/purse-a-nality-giveaway/dsc_1813/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5256\" title=\"Purse-a-nality\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1813.jpg\" alt=\"Purse-a-nality\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Purse D: </strong>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5257\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/purse-a-nality-giveaway/dsc_1817/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5257\" title=\"Purse-a-nality\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1817-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Purse-a-nality\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Purse E: </strong>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5258\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/purse-a-nality-giveaway/dsc_1821/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5258\" title=\"Purse-a-nality\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1821.jpg\" alt=\"Purse-a-nality\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Purse F:</strong>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5259\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/purse-a-nality-giveaway/dsc_1829-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5259\" title=\"Purse-a-nality\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1829.jpg\" alt=\"Purse-a-nality\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere are the clues, all written by <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/Purseanality\">Tammy at Purse-a-nality</a>:\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>When I wore this purse in the spring of 2002 - before I ever even thought about opening Purse-a-nality - women would run after me asking where I\'d gotten it. My husband suggested I sell them. I\'d spent my 20s working in the wholesale business - I figured I could probably figure out retail.</li>\r\n	<li>This purse was one of my all-time favorites. I loved it so much that I had a wreath made for my front door that was inspired by it.</li>\r\n	<li>This purse is the embodiment of the hottest trend in Summer 2010.</li>\r\n	<li>This purse was so popular that WalMart jumped on the band wagon and sold a knock-off. After that, it wasn\'t long before this style of purse was in their bargain bins.</li>\r\n	<li>I made this purse up to sell at at games in a certain college town during football season. A portion of the proceeds benefitted a domestic violence charity.</li>\r\n	<li>This purse will never go out of style. I predict we\'ll see it often over the next couple of years.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nThat\'s it! Simply leave your matches of the clues to the purses (like this: Clue number, purse letter) in the comments section of this post <strong>before 3pm this Friday</strong>.\r\n\r\nAgain, those who guess the answers correctly will be entered into the drawing for a $100 Visa gift card. <strong>I\'ll announce the winners Friday by 5pm</strong>. And please, <strong>only one entry per person</strong>, but do feel free to tell your spouse, your friends and, heck, even your crazy next door neighbor to enter. With as many possibilities as there are to miss the correct answers, I\'d say the odds are going to be pretty great for the good guessers amongst you.\r\n\r\nGood luck!\r\n\r\n<em>Note: This contest is sponsored by <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/purseanality\">Purse-a-nality</a>.</em>','Win $100 from Purse-a-nality','Ladies, we all love our handbags. And guys, Valentine\'s Day is coming up, so you\'d better get to loving them, too, at least until you get the perfect one for that special someone.\r\n','inherit','open','open','','5251-revision-8','','','2011-01-21 17:59:16','2011-01-21 22:59:16','',5251,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5251-revision-8/',0,'revision','',0),(5792,1,'2011-02-10 10:30:16','2011-02-10 15:30:16','<a title=\"V-Day Eats by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4331002310/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4331002310_75a9b6d56e_o.jpg\" alt=\"V-Day Eats\" width=\"503\" height=\"397\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://tulsafoodblog.com/\">The folks over at Tulsa Food</a>, <a href=\"http://shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa</a> and <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/\">Tasha Does Tulsa</a> have collaborated to bring you a list of the best of the best Tulsa restaurants to call for a reservation for Valentine\'s Day weekend, complete with reviews, deals, special menus, recommendations on what to order and, of course, the numbers to punch on your phone when it\'s time to make your reservations.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\nHere\'s to your own Lady in the Tramp spaghetti-eating scene-in-the-making.\r\n\r\n<strong>Stonehorse Cafe</strong>\r\nWhere: 1748 Utica Square\r\nPhone: (918) 712-7470\r\nPricing (out of five $, with five being priciest): $$$\r\nWhat to Order: The Bleu Salad; Pizza Margherita; Anything made with Stonehorse\'s housemade sausage; Bread pudding (order it with dinner, though, because it\'s made to-order, individually)\r\n<strong> Tulsa Food</strong>: Wonderful wine list and all their food is made from scratch: From sauces, pastas to ice cream. The meat is always of utmost quality and seafood is very fresh. Stonehorse is in Utica Square, so it\'s perfect for a romantic stroll before or after dinner.\r\n<strong> TDT</strong>: It\'s easy to get cozy at Stonehorse. It\'s even easier to get an unforgettable dinner at this Utica Square cafe - everything, and I mean <em>everything</em>, on the menu is outstanding.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Brasserie</strong>\r\nWhere: 3509 S. Peoria Avenue\r\nPhone: (918) 779-7070\r\nPricing: $$$\r\nWhat to Order: Alsatian tarte flambe; steak tartare; brioche French toast; steak frites\r\n<strong> Tulsa Food</strong>: Very classy French restaurant. The food is prepared with great attention to detail and atmosphere is superb. Very top-notch wine list.\r\n<strong> TDT</strong>: The French know love, sure, but perhaps even better, they know food. Get French-inspired cuisine by one of Tulsa\'s top (and hottest) chefs in a chic, old-world atmosphere.\r\n\r\n<strong>In the Raw</strong>\r\nWhere: 3321 S. Peoria Avenue on Brookside; 6151 S. Sheridan on the Hill\r\nPhone: Brookside, (918) 744-1300; On the Hill, (918) 524-0063\r\nPricing: $$$$\r\nWhat to Order: Volcano Roll, Spider Roll, Macadamia nut halibut\r\n<strong> Tulsa Food</strong>: Oklahoma company that offers an amazing sushi experience. Great sushi but a little pricey. South location is located on a hill with a great view.\r\n<strong> TDT</strong>: There\'s a reason this swanky sushi joint is always packed. It\'s got the food and the atmosphere to make your V-Day something to remember.\r\n\r\n<strong>Palace Cafe</strong>\r\nWhere: 1301 E. 15th Street\r\nPhone: (918) 582-4321\r\nPricing: $$$\r\nWhat to Order: Smoke Grill Salmon, Gourmet Lobster Corndogs, anything off the bento menus\r\n<strong> Tulsa Food</strong>: Very private booth seating, perfect low lighting. Everything from gourmet lobster corndogs to daily catches and steaks. The chef here has a good outlook on food and is opposed to processed food.\r\n<strong> TDT</strong>: Palace Cafe offers the most romantic dining atmosphere in Tulsa, hands down. The food, as scores of natives know, is some of the best in the region.\r\n\r\n<strong>Lucky\'s</strong>\r\nWhere: 1536 E. 15th Street\r\nPhone: (918) 592-5825\r\nPricing: $$$\r\nWhat to Order: Grilled Flatbread, Asian-Style Porkchop, Bacon-Wrapped Halibut, Lucky\'s Cheeseburger\r\n<strong> Tulsa Food</strong>: One of our favorite restaurants in Tulsa, run by a husband/wife team of culinary geniuses. These two have brough an unmatched sense of style and beautiful, quality food that has kept us coming back time and time again.\r\n<strong> TDT</strong>: Find the most innovative fine dining menu at Lucky\'s on Cherry Street. Be sure to have a glass of the many biodynamic wines available at the bar with dinner.\r\n\r\n<strong>Sonoma Bistro &amp; Wine Bar</strong>\r\nWhere: 3523 S. Peoria Avenue\r\nPhone: (918) 747-9463\r\nPricing: $$$\r\nWhat to Order: BBQ Salmon Tamale, White Pizza, Tomato Bisque Soup\r\n<strong> Tulsa Food</strong>: This is an awesome place to go for a light dinner and drinks. It is a very pleasant atmosphere with one of the best wine lists in Tulsa. The chef pays so much attention to detail and the food is phenomenal.\r\n<strong> TDT</strong>: The wine list at Sonoma was built to be the best - and one of the largest - in town. Plus, the food could stand up to what\'s available in the real Sonoma County any day.\r\n\r\n<strong>Tucci\'s</strong>\r\nWhere: 1433 E. 15th Street\r\nPhone: (918) 582-3456\r\nPricing: $$$\r\nWhat to Order: Chicken Florentine Pizza, Pasta l\'Arabiata\r\n<strong> Tulsa Food</strong>: This is one of Tulsa\'s hidden treasures. The food is so fresh, and the pizza is to die for! I couldn\'t believe how fresh the ingredients on the pizza were. Great place for a lunch date and dinner reservation.\r\n<strong> TDT</strong>: Talk about a moody atmosphere. If you chose Tucci\'s as your destination for V-Day Dinner 2010, you can bet that some serious romance will ensue.\r\n\r\n<strong>Ti Amo</strong>\r\nWhere: Downtown at 219 S. Cheyenne Avenue; 6024 S. Sheridan Avenue in south Tulsa\r\nPhone: Downtown, (918) 592-5151; south Tulsa, (918) 499-1919\r\nPricing: $$\r\nWhat to Order: Ravioli Fritti, Penne Toscana, Chicken Marsala\r\n<strong>Tulsa Food</strong>: Wonder atmosphere...and very romantic. The live music really sets the tone for the evening. The food is standard Italian and is located in a beautiful location in downtown and also south Tulsa. We recommend the downtown location.\r\n<strong> TDT</strong>: There\'s a reason I went to Ti Amo for dinner before my high school prom, and while the food is fabulous, the atmosphere is the epitome of le romance - especially at the cozy, underground downtown location.\r\n\r\n<strong>Bodean Seafood Restaurant</strong>\r\nWhere: 3376 E. 51st Street\r\nPhone: (918) 749-1407\r\nPricing: $$$$$\r\nWhat to Order: Sesame-Crusted Gulf Yellowfin Tuna, Pecanwood-Grilled Costa Rican Mahi Mahi. If cooking at home, the Maine lobsters are so fresh and make a perfect meal...any of the seafood at Bodean\'s Market is top-notch.\r\n<strong> Tulsa Food</strong>: Two times a day seafood is flown in from the coast. This is the most upscale restaurant in Tulsa. Beautiful atmosphere. This is a great place for a very special occasion and is sure to impress the one you love!! Voted by TIME magazine as one of the top restaurants in the nation.\r\n<strong> TDT</strong>: THE freshest seafood in town, available as it\'s flown in twice daily to family-owned Bodean\'s. If you\'d rather dine at home, check out Bodean\'s fish market, facing 51st Street.\r\n\r\n<strong>Garlic Rose</strong>\r\nWhere: 3509 S. Peoria Avenue on Brookside; 9904 Riverside Parkway on the River\r\nPhone: Brookside, (918) 392-5550; Riverside, (918) 746-4900\r\nPricing: $$$\r\nWhat to Order: Baked Brie, Complementary bread with roasted garlic, Canneloni\r\n<strong> Tulsa Food</strong>: The food is superb and has a fantastic presentation. Make sure to park around back and walk through the courtyard. Going to this restaurant gave me an out-of-Tulsa, out-of-country experience. We like to call ahead and ask for a spot by the fireplace. We recommend the Brookside location; however, the Riverside location is very nice and if not too cold, a walk around the river\'s edge is quite romantic. There is actually a bench swing for two by the river.\r\n<strong> TDT</strong>: Garlic Rose isn\'t a Tulsa tradition by accident. No one can go wrong by choosing Garlic Rose for their dining destination this Valentine\'s Day.\r\n\r\n<strong>McGill\'s</strong>\r\nWhere: 1560 S. 21st Street in Midtown; 6058 S. Yale Avenue in south Tulsa; at Hard Rock Casino &amp; Hotel in Catoosa\r\nPhone: Midtown, (918) 742-8080; south Tulsa, (918) 388-8080; McGill\'s on 19 (Hard Rock), (918) 384-7500\r\nPricing: $$$$\r\nWhat to Order: Pasta Lobster, Coconut Beer Shrimp, Crab Cakes and, of course, the Filet\r\n<strong> Tulsa Food</strong>: Very traditional, reminds me of a clubhouse that you would find at a country club. The wait staff is very attentive and professional, taking care of every need. Intimate setting with a warm, inviting feel. Great place to get a steak.\r\n<strong> TDT</strong>: McGill\'s is the plate to be for those of you who equate V-Day with a glorious steak dinner. If you\'re feeling really fancy, check out McGill\'s on 19 at Hard Rock Casino in Catoosa.\r\n\r\n<strong>KEO</strong>\r\nWhere: 3524 S. Peoria Avenue\r\nPhone: (918) 794-8200\r\nPricing: $$\r\nWhat to Order: Spring Rolls, KEO Sampler, Thai Green Curry, Pad Thai, Banana Won-Ton with Vanilla Bean Gelato, Anything from the sake menu\r\n<strong> Tulsa Food</strong>: Very modern, sophisticated restaurant with a very classy, open feel. the two of the main walls are glass, so you are able to people-watch from inside the restaurant. The owners are fabulous. Chef Zahidah Hyman grew up in Asia and brought back many of her family\'s recipes to Tulsa. She and her husband Bill Hyman make a great team. The food is very unique and full of flavor...great place for cocktails or a nice date.\r\n<strong> TDT</strong>: KEO is home to some of the most artful and innovative dishes in Tulsa, not to mention the most attention to authentic Asian culinary traditions. If a swanky atmosphere is a must this V-Day, KEO is your spot.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Chalkboard</strong>\r\nWhere: 1324 S. Main Street\r\nPhone: (918) 582-1964\r\nPricing: $$$\r\nWhat to Order: Eggs Benedict, Mimosas, Atlantic Salmon, Chicken Kiev, Stuffed French Toast\r\n<strong>Tulsa Food</strong>: This place as some of the best brunch in Tulsa. It is located in the beautiful Ambassador Downtown. The European style goes right along with the food and creates a wonder place to spend the evening.\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: The Chalkboard is a bonafide Tulsa tradition, especially when it comes to brunch. The lunch is good and dinner is great, but brunch is legendary. It tastes even better after a night\'s stay in the Hotel Ambassador, which houses this celebrated cafe.\r\n\r\n<strong>Yokozuna</strong>\r\nWhere: Downtown at 309 East 2nd Street\r\nPhone: (918) 508-7676\r\nPricing: $$$\r\nWhat to order:\r\n<strong>Tulsa Food</strong>: Yokozuna revived our faith in the Tulsa sushi scene. Don\'t believe us? <a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/downtown/yokozuna-downtown-sushi\">Check this out</a>.\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: Picture this: You\'re tearing into a bowl of pork belly ramen or a roll of expertly made sushi as the lights of downtown Tulsa wink through the huge windows in the dining room at Yokozuna. It\'s like dinner in the big city but without the traffic headaches, but with every bit of the quality of food that\'s prepared by expert chef Greg Bossler. Also? The fortune cookies are hilarious.\r\n\r\n<strong>Piatto</strong>\r\nWhere: In Tulsa Hills at 7153 South Olympia Avenue\r\nPhone: (918) 770-0719\r\nPricing: $$$\r\nWhat to order: Peppardelle Primavera, Chicken Rollatini al Funghi, Vitello Marsala, Piccante Pizza\r\n<strong>Tulsa Food</strong>: Piatto is a celebration of tastes in Italian cuisine. The standard here, the owners say, is “to do as little as possible to the best possible ingredients, secured locally wherever possible, and pair wines with dishes to bring out the harmony of flavors.” When you go to Piatto, you get exactly that. <a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/south-tulsa/piatto-italian-restaurant-tulsa-menu\">Here\'s our full review</a>.\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: I\'ll just come right on out and say it: Piatto is serving up the best Italian food in Tulsa right now. The atmosphere is great and everything, but if you love food and it\'s what you look forward to most on the loviest, doviest day of the year, a table at Piatto should be the object of your desire. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/02/oh-angelo-piatto-opens-in-tulsa-hills/\">Here\'s more from TDT on why</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Michael V\'s Restaurant &amp; Bar</strong>\r\nWhere: In Bixby at 8222 East 103rd Street\r\nPhone: (918) 369-0310\r\nPricing: $$$$\r\nWhat to order: <a href=\"http://www.michaelvsrestaurant.com/menus.html\">Menu</a>\r\n<strong> Tulsa Food</strong>: <a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/south-tulsa/michaelvs-tulsa-steakhosue\">One of our reviewers visited Michael V\'s</a>, and she gave it nothing but high marks.\r\n<strong> TDT</strong>: There are several bloggers based on the south side of town who rave about Michael V\'s, and you know how opinionated bloggers can be. The atmosphere is one of the most cozy, most romantic in the area, and it\'s the perfect excuse to dress in something a little fancy this Valentine\'s Day.\r\n<h2>New Restaurants to Try</h2>\r\nWill nothing but the newest restaurants make your short list of spots to consider for this year\'s Valentine\'s Day dinner? Here are some ideas:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/people/Treehouse-Tulsa/100001888150379\">The Treehouse</a>, downtown at 18th and Boston. <a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/talk/new-tulsa-restaurant-treehouse-food-picture-from-dallaslds\">More from Tulsa Food</a>.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/1567072/restaurant/Brookside/Gemmas-Woodfire-Kitchen-Tulsa\">Gemma\'s Woodfire Kitchen</a>, on Brookside. <a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/brookside/gemmas-woodfire-kitchen-with-veteran-chef-steven-howard\">More from Tulsa Food</a>.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/1572123/restaurant/Bixby/Dukes-Southern-Kitchen-Tulsa\">Duke\'s Southern Kitchen</a>, in Bixby in Regal Plaza at 105th and Memorial. <a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/south-tulsa/dukes-southern-kitchen-restaurant-bixby\">More from Tulsa Food</a>.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://twitter.com/#!/BradyTavern\">Brady Tavern</a>. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/mcnellies-group-moves-into-brady-district/\">More from TDT</a>, <a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/dinner/brady-tavern-downtown-tulsa\">more from Tulsa Food</a>.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.gowestrestaurant.com/\">Go West Restaurants &amp; Saloon</a>, in west Tulsa on New Sapulpa Road. <a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/dessert/go-west-restaurant-tulsa\">More from Tulsa Food</a>.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://thekitchentulsa.com/\">The Kitchen</a>, on Brookside. <a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/dinner/the-kitchen-restaurant-brookside-tulsa\">More from Tulsa Food</a>.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/1567240/restaurant/Cherry-Street/Smoke-on-Cherry-Street-Tulsa\">Smoke</a>, on Cherry Street. <a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/cherry-street/the-new-smoke-woodfire-grill-cigar-room-on-cherry-street\">More from Tulsa Food</a>.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h2>Valentine\'s Day specials at Tulsa restaurants this year</h2>\r\nIn cooperation with ShopTulsa, here\'s a list of Valentine\'s Day specials running at Tulsa restaurants. Know of more? <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">E-mail me with details</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Dinner for Two at <a href=\"www.joemommas.com\">Joe Momma\'s Pizza</a></strong>\r\nWhere: 112 S. Elgin\r\nHere are the details: Get a dinner for two at Joe Momma\'s this V-Day at $25 for couples under 21 years of age,\r\n$35 for over 21. Included is a 10-inch specialty pizza, two side salads and two drinks (or two glasses of wine for those who opt for the over-21 dinner). For dessert, it\'s chocolate-covered strawberries. Way to swank it up, JM!\r\n\r\n<strong>Kiss at Qdoba</strong>\r\nWhere: Cherry Street; 51st and Yale; 71st and Lewis; 71st Street and Memorial\r\nGuests who kiss the person with whom they came can buy one entree and get one free. Plus, from Feb. 11-14, Qdoba will also offer free chips and queso to Facebook fans who post a photo of themselves kissing someone (or something) on Qdoba’s Facebook page (participants in the FB promotion must have a Qdoba card, which are available at any Tulsa location, and must post their card numbers with the entry - the offer will be uploaded to their Qdoba card 5-7 days after posting).\r\n\r\n<strong>Villa Ravenna &amp; Lovetts Gallery, Sitting In A Tree</strong>\r\nEvery purchase made at Lovetts between now and Feb. 14 is a chance to win a $100 dinner for two at Villa Ravenna, the Italian restaurant of much repute tucked into the northeast corner of The Farm Shopping Center at 51st and Sheridan.\r\n\r\n<strong>Making Cookies at Sage Culinary Studio</strong>\r\nHead to one of the Sage locations - there\'s one in Regal Plaza at 105th and Memorial now, as well as the original spot on Brookside - to decorate Valentine\'s Day cookies with your kiddos. <a href=\"http://www.sageculinarystudio.com/online_registration.html\">Pre-register here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Suite Deal</strong>\r\nGrab a weekend package at <a href=\"http://www.thecanebrake.com/\">The Canebrake in Wagoner</a> this weekend that includes champagne, sweets, a wine flight, brunch for two, a cheese plate and a pair of embroidered bath robes. The lovers\' menu options in the restaurant include shared plates of oysters, cold water lobster tails, venison chops, beef filet en croute, wild mushroom strudel and a prawn cocktail. Call (918) 485-1810 for reservations.\r\n\r\n<strong>Tuscan Valentine</strong>\r\nGuest speaker Paola Tealdi from Col D\'Orcia will speak at tis year\'s special Valentine\'s Day dinner at Biga Vino e Cucina on Brookside, and she\'ll talk about some of the best wines in Tuscany, including her brunello. The meal will be five courses created to match the wines. Cost is $60 (which, for five courses with wine and a guest speaker, is a bargain). Call (918) 743-2442 for reservations.\r\n\r\nKnow of more restaurant deals? <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">E-mail me details</a>.\r\n<h2>Looking for something to do besides eat?</h2>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/valentines-day-tulsa-2011/\">Check out this Valentine\'s Day-flavored list of things to do this weekend</a>.','Where to Eat in Tulsa This Valentine\'s Day','','inherit','open','open','','5789-revision-3','','','2011-02-10 10:30:16','2011-02-10 15:30:16','',5789,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5789-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(5791,1,'2011-02-10 10:28:45','2011-02-10 15:28:45','<a title=\"V-Day Eats by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4331002310/\"><img src=\"http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4331002310_75a9b6d56e_o.jpg\" alt=\"V-Day Eats\" width=\"503\" height=\"397\" /></a>\n\n<a href=\"http://tulsafoodblog.com/\">The folks over at Tulsa Food</a>, <a href=\"http://shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa</a> and <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/\">Tasha Does Tulsa</a> have collaborated to bring you a list of the best of the best Tulsa restaurants to call for a reservation for Valentine\'s Day weekend, complete with reviews, deals, special menus, recommendations on what to order and, of course, the numbers to punch on your phone when it\'s time to make your reservations.\n\n<!--more-->\n\nHere\'s to your own Lady in the Tramp spaghetti-eating scene-in-the-making.\n\n<strong>Stonehorse Cafe</strong>\nWhere: 1748 Utica Square\nPhone: (918) 712-7470\nPricing (out of five $, with five being priciest): $$$\nWhat to Order: The Bleu Salad; Pizza Margherita; Anything made with Stonehorse\'s housemade sausage; Bread pudding (order it with dinner, though, because it\'s made to-order, individually)\n<strong> Tulsa Food</strong>: Wonderful wine list and all their food is made from scratch: From sauces, pastas to ice cream. The meat is always of utmost quality and seafood is very fresh. Stonehorse is in Utica Square, so it\'s perfect for a romantic stroll before or after dinner.\n<strong> TDT</strong>: It\'s easy to get cozy at Stonehorse. It\'s even easier to get an unforgettable dinner at this Utica Square cafe - everything, and I mean <em>everything</em>, on the menu is outstanding.\n\n<strong>The Brasserie</strong>\nWhere: 3509 S. Peoria Avenue\nPhone: (918) 779-7070\nPricing: $$$\nWhat to Order: Alsatian tarte flambe; steak tartare; brioche French toast; steak frites\n<strong> Tulsa Food</strong>: Very classy French restaurant. The food is prepared with great attention to detail and atmosphere is superb. Very top-notch wine list.\n<strong> TDT</strong>: The French know love, sure, but perhaps even better, they know food. Get French-inspired cuisine by one of Tulsa\'s top (and hottest) chefs in a chic, old-world atmosphere.\n\n<strong>In the Raw</strong>\nWhere: 3321 S. Peoria Avenue on Brookside; 6151 S. Sheridan on the Hill\nPhone: Brookside, (918) 744-1300; On the Hill, (918) 524-0063\nPricing: $$$$\nWhat to Order: Volcano Roll, Spider Roll, Macadamia nut halibut\n<strong> Tulsa Food</strong>: Oklahoma company that offers an amazing sushi experience. Great sushi but a little pricey. South location is located on a hill with a great view.\n<strong> TDT</strong>: There\'s a reason this swanky sushi joint is always packed. It\'s got the food and the atmosphere to make your V-Day something to remember.\n\n<strong>Palace Cafe</strong>\nWhere: 1301 E. 15th Street\nPhone: (918) 582-4321\nPricing: $$$\nWhat to Order: Smoke Grill Salmon, Gourmet Lobster Corndogs, anything off the bento menus\n<strong> Tulsa Food</strong>: Very private booth seating, perfect low lighting. Everything from gourmet lobster corndogs to daily catches and steaks. The chef here has a good outlook on food and is opposed to processed food.\n<strong> TDT</strong>: Palace Cafe offers the most romantic dining atmosphere in Tulsa, hands down. The food, as scores of natives know, is some of the best in the region.\n\n<strong>Lucky\'s</strong>\nWhere: 1536 E. 15th Street\nPhone: (918) 592-5825\nPricing: $$$\nWhat to Order: Grilled Flatbread, Asian-Style Porkchop, Bacon-Wrapped Halibut, Lucky\'s Cheeseburger\n<strong> Tulsa Food</strong>: One of our favorite restaurants in Tulsa, run by a husband/wife team of culinary geniuses. These two have brough an unmatched sense of style and beautiful, quality food that has kept us coming back time and time again.\n<strong> TDT</strong>: Find the most innovative fine dining menu at Lucky\'s on Cherry Street. Be sure to have a glass of the many biodynamic wines available at the bar with dinner.\n\n<strong>Sonoma Bistro &amp; Wine Bar</strong>\nWhere: 3523 S. Peoria Avenue\nPhone: (918) 747-9463\nPricing: $$$\nWhat to Order: BBQ Salmon Tamale, White Pizza, Tomato Bisque Soup\n<strong> Tulsa Food</strong>: This is an awesome place to go for a light dinner and drinks. It is a very pleasant atmosphere with one of the best wine lists in Tulsa. The chef pays so much attention to detail and the food is phenomenal.\n<strong> TDT</strong>: The wine list at Sonoma was built to be the best - and one of the largest - in town. Plus, the food could stand up to what\'s available in the real Sonoma County any day.\n\n<strong>Tucci\'s</strong>\nWhere: 1433 E. 15th Street\nPhone: (918) 582-3456\nPricing: $$$\nWhat to Order: Chicken Florentine Pizza, Pasta l\'Arabiata\n<strong> Tulsa Food</strong>: This is one of Tulsa\'s hidden treasures. The food is so fresh, and the pizza is to die for! I couldn\'t believe how fresh the ingredients on the pizza were. Great place for a lunch date and dinner reservation.\n<strong> TDT</strong>: Talk about a moody atmosphere. If you chose Tucci\'s as your destination for V-Day Dinner 2010, you can bet that some serious romance will ensue.\n\n<strong>Ti Amo</strong>\nWhere: Downtown at 219 S. Cheyenne Avenue; 6024 S. Sheridan Avenue in south Tulsa\nPhone: Downtown, (918) 592-5151; south Tulsa, (918) 499-1919\nPricing: $$\nWhat to Order: Ravioli Fritti, Penne Toscana, Chicken Marsala\n<strong>Tulsa Food</strong>: Wonder atmosphere...and very romantic. The live music really sets the tone for the evening. The food is standard Italian and is located in a beautiful location in downtown and also south Tulsa. We recommend the downtown location.\n<strong> TDT</strong>: There\'s a reason I went to Ti Amo for dinner before my high school prom, and while the food is fabulous, the atmosphere is the epitome of le romance - especially at the cozy, underground downtown location.\n\n<strong>Bodean Seafood Restaurant</strong>\nWhere: 3376 E. 51st Street\nPhone: (918) 749-1407\nPricing: $$$$$\nWhat to Order: Sesame-Crusted Gulf Yellowfin Tuna, Pecanwood-Grilled Costa Rican Mahi Mahi. If cooking at home, the Maine lobsters are so fresh and make a perfect meal...any of the seafood at Bodean\'s Market is top-notch.\n<strong> Tulsa Food</strong>: Two times a day seafood is flown in from the coast. This is the most upscale restaurant in Tulsa. Beautiful atmosphere. This is a great place for a very special occasion and is sure to impress the one you love!! Voted by TIME magazine as one of the top restaurants in the nation.\n<strong> TDT</strong>: THE freshest seafood in town, available as it\'s flown in twice daily to family-owned Bodean\'s. If you\'d rather dine at home, check out Bodean\'s fish market, facing 51st Street.\n\n<strong>Garlic Rose</strong>\nWhere: 3509 S. Peoria Avenue on Brookside; 9904 Riverside Parkway on the River\nPhone: Brookside, (918) 392-5550; Riverside, (918) 746-4900\nPricing: $$$\nWhat to Order: Baked Brie, Complementary bread with roasted garlic, Canneloni\n<strong> Tulsa Food</strong>: The food is superb and has a fantastic presentation. Make sure to park around back and walk through the courtyard. Going to this restaurant gave me an out-of-Tulsa, out-of-country experience. We like to call ahead and ask for a spot by the fireplace. We recommend the Brookside location; however, the Riverside location is very nice and if not too cold, a walk around the river\'s edge is quite romantic. There is actually a bench swing for two by the river.\n<strong> TDT</strong>: Garlic Rose isn\'t a Tulsa tradition by accident. No one can go wrong by choosing Garlic Rose for their dining destination this Valentine\'s Day.\n\n<strong>McGill\'s</strong>\nWhere: 1560 S. 21st Street in Midtown; 6058 S. Yale Avenue in south Tulsa; at Hard Rock Casino &amp; Hotel in Catoosa\nPhone: Midtown, (918) 742-8080; south Tulsa, (918) 388-8080; McGill\'s on 19 (Hard Rock), (918) 384-7500\nPricing: $$$$\nWhat to Order: Pasta Lobster, Coconut Beer Shrimp, Crab Cakes and, of course, the Filet\n<strong> Tulsa Food</strong>: Very traditional, reminds me of a clubhouse that you would find at a country club. The wait staff is very attentive and professional, taking care of every need. Intimate setting with a warm, inviting feel. Great place to get a steak.\n<strong> TDT</strong>: McGill\'s is the plate to be for those of you who equate V-Day with a glorious steak dinner. If you\'re feeling really fancy, check out McGill\'s on 19 at Hard Rock Casino in Catoosa.\n\n<strong>KEO</strong>\nWhere: 3524 S. Peoria Avenue\nPhone: (918) 794-8200\nPricing: $$\nWhat to Order: Spring Rolls, KEO Sampler, Thai Green Curry, Pad Thai, Banana Won-Ton with Vanilla Bean Gelato, Anything from the sake menu\n<strong> Tulsa Food</strong>: Very modern, sophisticated restaurant with a very classy, open feel. the two of the main walls are glass, so you are able to people-watch from inside the restaurant. The owners are fabulous. Chef Zahidah Hyman grew up in Asia and brought back many of her family\'s recipes to Tulsa. She and her husband Bill Hyman make a great team. The food is very unique and full of flavor...great place for cocktails or a nice date.\n<strong> TDT</strong>: KEO is home to some of the most artful and innovative dishes in Tulsa, not to mention the most attention to authentic Asian culinary traditions. If a swanky atmosphere is a must this V-Day, KEO is your spot.\n\n<strong>The Chalkboard</strong>\nWhere: 1324 S. Main Street\nPhone: (918) 582-1964\nPricing: $$$\nWhat to Order: Eggs Benedict, Mimosas, Atlantic Salmon, Chicken Kiev, Stuffed French Toast\n<strong>Tulsa Food</strong>: This place as some of the best brunch in Tulsa. It is located in the beautiful Ambassador Downtown. The European style goes right along with the food and creates a wonder place to spend the evening.\n<strong>TDT</strong>: The Chalkboard is a bonafide Tulsa tradition, especially when it comes to brunch. The lunch is good and dinner is great, but brunch is legendary. It tastes even better after a night\'s stay in the Hotel Ambassador, which houses this celebrated cafe.\n\n<strong>Yokozuna</strong>\nWhere: Downtown at 309 East 2nd Street\nPhone: (918) 508-7676\nPricing: $$$\nWhat to order:\n<strong>Tulsa Food</strong>: Yokozuna revived our faith in the Tulsa sushi scene. Don\'t believe us? <a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/downtown/yokozuna-downtown-sushi\">Check this out</a>.\n<strong>TDT</strong>: Picture this: You\'re tearing into a bowl of pork belly ramen or a roll of expertly made sushi as the lights of downtown Tulsa wink through the huge windows in the dining room at Yokozuna. It\'s like dinner in the big city but without the traffic headaches, but with every bit of the quality of food that\'s prepared by expert chef Greg Bossler. Also? The fortune cookies are hilarious.\n\n<strong>Piatto</strong>\nWhere: In Tulsa Hills at 7153 South Olympia Avenue\nPhone: (918) 770-0719\nPricing: $$$\nWhat to order: Peppardelle Primavera, Chicken Rollatini al Funghi, Vitello Marsala, Piccante Pizza\n<strong>Tulsa Food</strong>: Piatto is a celebration of tastes in Italian cuisine. The standard here, the owners say, is “to do as little as possible to the best possible ingredients, secured locally wherever possible, and pair wines with dishes to bring out the harmony of flavors.” When you go to Piatto, you get exactly that. <a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/south-tulsa/piatto-italian-restaurant-tulsa-menu\">Here\'s our full review</a>.\n<strong>TDT</strong>: I\'ll just come right on out and say it: Piatto is serving up the best Italian food in Tulsa right now. The atmosphere is great and everything, but if you love food and it\'s what you look forward to most on the loviest, doviest day of the year, a table at Piatto should be the object of your desire. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/02/oh-angelo-piatto-opens-in-tulsa-hills/\">Here\'s more from TDT on why</a>.\n\n<strong>Michael V\'s Restaurant &amp; Bar</strong>\nWhere: In Bixby at 8222 East 103rd Street\nPhone: (918) 369-0310\nPricing: $$$$\nWhat to order: <a href=\"http://www.michaelvsrestaurant.com/menus.html\">Menu</a>\n<strong> Tulsa Food</strong>: <a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/south-tulsa/michaelvs-tulsa-steakhosue\">One of our reviewers visited Michael V\'s</a>, and she gave it nothing but high marks.\n<strong> TDT</strong>: There are several bloggers based on the south side of town who rave about Michael V\'s, and you know how opinionated bloggers can be. The atmosphere is one of the most cozy, most romantic in the area, and it\'s the perfect excuse to dress in something a little fancy this Valentine\'s Day.\n<h2>New Restaurants to Try</h2>\nWill nothing but the newest restaurants make your short list of spots to consider for this year\'s Valentine\'s Day dinner? Here are some ideas:\n<ul>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/people/Treehouse-Tulsa/100001888150379\">The Treehouse</a>, downtown at 18th and Boston. <a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/talk/new-tulsa-restaurant-treehouse-food-picture-from-dallaslds\">More from Tulsa Food</a>.</li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/1567072/restaurant/Brookside/Gemmas-Woodfire-Kitchen-Tulsa\">Gemma\'s Woodfire Kitchen</a>, on Brookside. <a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/brookside/gemmas-woodfire-kitchen-with-veteran-chef-steven-howard\">More from Tulsa Food</a>.</li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/1572123/restaurant/Bixby/Dukes-Southern-Kitchen-Tulsa\">Duke\'s Southern Kitchen</a>, in Bixby in Regal Plaza at 105th and Memorial. <a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/south-tulsa/dukes-southern-kitchen-restaurant-bixby\">More from Tulsa Food</a>.</li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://twitter.com/#!/BradyTavern\">Brady Tavern</a>. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/mcnellies-group-moves-into-brady-district/\">More from TDT</a>, <a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/dinner/brady-tavern-downtown-tulsa\">more from Tulsa Food</a>.</li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.gowestrestaurant.com/\">Go West Restaurants &amp; Saloon</a>, in west Tulsa on New Sapulpa Road. <a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/dessert/go-west-restaurant-tulsa\">More from Tulsa Food</a>.</li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://thekitchentulsa.com/\">The Kitchen</a>, on Brookside. <a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/dinner/the-kitchen-restaurant-brookside-tulsa\">More from Tulsa Food</a>.</li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/1567240/restaurant/Cherry-Street/Smoke-on-Cherry-Street-Tulsa\">Smoke</a>, on Cherry Street. <a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/cherry-street/the-new-smoke-woodfire-grill-cigar-room-on-cherry-street\">More from Tulsa Food</a>.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Valentine\'s Day specials at Tulsa restaurants this year</h2>\n\nIn cooperation with ShopTulsa, here\'s a list of Valentine\'s Day specials running at Tulsa restaurants. Know of more? <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">E-mail me with details</a>.\n\n<strong>Dinner for Two at <a href=\"www.joemommas.com\">Joe Momma\'s Pizza</a></strong>\nWhere: 112 S. Elgin\nHere are the details: Get a dinner for two at Joe Momma\'s this V-Day at $25 for couples under 21 years of age, \n$35 for over 21. Included is a 10-inch specialty pizza, two side salads and two drinks (or two glasses of wine for those who opt for the over-21 dinner). For dessert, it\'s chocolate-covered strawberries. Way to swank it up, JM! \n\n<strong>Kiss at Qdoba</strong>\nWhere: Cherry Street; 51st and Yale; 71st and Lewis; 71st Street and Memorial\nGuests who kiss the person with whom they came can buy one entree and get one free. Plus, from Feb. 11-14, Qdoba will also offer free chips and queso to Facebook fans who post a photo of themselves kissing someone (or something) on Qdoba’s Facebook page (participants in the FB promotion must have a Qdoba card, which are available at any Tulsa location, and must post their card numbers with the entry - the offer will be uploaded to their Qdoba card 5-7 days after posting). \n\n<strong>Villa Ravenna & Lovetts Gallery, Sitting In A Tree</strong>\nEvery purchase made at Lovetts between now and Feb. 14 is a chance to win a $100 dinner for two at Villa Ravenna, the Italian restaurant of much repute tucked into the northeast corner of The Farm Shopping Center at 51st and Sheridan. \n\n<strong>Making Cookies at Sage Culinary Studio</strong>\nHead to one of the Sage locations - there\'s one in Regal Plaza at 105th and Memorial now, as well as the original spot on Brookside - to decorate Valentine\'s Day cookies with your kiddos. <a href=\"http://www.sageculinarystudio.com/online_registration.html\">Pre-register here</a>.\n\n<strong>Suite Deal</strong>\nGrab a weekend package at <a href=\"http://www.thecanebrake.com/\">The Canebrake in Wagoner</a> this weekend that includes champagne, sweets, a wine flight, brunch for two, a cheese plate and a pair of embroidered bath robes. The lovers\' menu options in the restaurant include shared plates of oysters, cold water lobster tails, venison chops, beef filet en croute, wild mushroom strudel and a prawn cocktail. Call (918) 485-1810 for reservations. \n\n<strong>Tuscan Valentine</strong>\nGuest speaker Paola Tealdi from Col D\'Orcia will speak at tis year\'s special Valentine\'s Day dinner at Biga Vino e Cucina on Brookside, and she\'ll talk about some of the best wines in Tuscany, including her brunello. The meal will be five courses created to match the wines. Cost is $60 (which, for five courses with wine and a guest speaker, is a bargain). Call (918) 743-2442 for reservations. \n\nKnow of more restaurant deals? <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">E-mail me details</a>.\n\n<h2>Looking for something to do besides eat?</h2>\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/valentines-day-tulsa-2011/\">Check out this Valentine\'s Day-flavored list of things to do this weekend</a>.','Where to Eat in Tulsa This Valentine\'s Day','','inherit','open','open','','5789-revision-2','','','2011-02-10 10:28:45','2011-02-10 15:28:45','',5789,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5789-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(6233,1,'2011-02-27 19:03:46','2011-02-28 00:03:46','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6209\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/oscar-okie-style/picture-2-11/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6209\" title=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Picture-22-500x361.png\" alt=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"361\" /></a>\r\n\r\nGood evening, ladies and gentlemen - welcome to the night of the 83rd annual Academy Awards, <a href=\"http://www.oscar.com/\">otherwise known as the Oscars</a>.\r\n\r\nFolks from all over the world are gathering tonight to watch the show, and Oklahomans are no different. I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with <a href=\"http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23okieoscar\">the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter</a> (think of it as a virtual Oscar watch party), and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.\r\n\r\nSo, check back. The Okie Oscar commentary is bound to enlighten you.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>6:03 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kellyology\">@Kellyology</a> The difference between #OkieOscar & #oscars? The y\'all.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:01 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/grettakjordan\">@GrettaKJordan</a>: Kate Blanchette\'s dress must look better in person #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:58 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/laurenmckinney\">@laurenmckinney</a>: Okay, so confused- why is everyone SO dressed up to go visit a green guy who lives in a trash can? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:56 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/travelOK\">@TravelOK</a>: What other state can boast about a state song than won an #Oscar? #Oklahoma,1956 for Best Musical Score http://bit.ly/gWlEBv\r\n\r\n<strong>5:40 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/colleenalmeida\">@ColleenAlmeida</a>: michelle williams needs to fire her stylist. or hire one. great actress, but she is always a red carpet don\'t. #redcarpet #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:15 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I like the cut of Melissa Leo\'s dress... not sure about the gold lame. Also I just saw Mila Kunis nipples. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>5:00 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I want to hold Giuliana down and force carbs down her throat. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>3:30 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/thatsbaloney\">@thatsbaloney</a>: Anyone else watching E! this afternoon? I\'ve never paid this much attention to pre-Oscar red carpet time. <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/therhok\">@therhok</a> #OkieOscar','The Oscars, Okie Style','I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter, and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.','inherit','open','open','','6208-revision-23','','','2011-02-27 19:03:46','2011-02-28 00:03:46','',6208,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/6208-revision-23/',0,'revision','',0),(6234,1,'2011-02-27 19:06:24','2011-02-28 00:06:24','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6209\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/oscar-okie-style/picture-2-11/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6209\" title=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Picture-22-500x361.png\" alt=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"361\" /></a>\r\n\r\nGood evening, ladies and gentlemen - welcome to the night of the 83rd annual Academy Awards, <a href=\"http://www.oscar.com/\">otherwise known as the Oscars</a>.\r\n\r\nFolks from all over the world are gathering tonight to watch the show, and Oklahomans are no different. I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with <a href=\"http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23okieoscar\">the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter</a> (think of it as a virtual Oscar watch party), and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.\r\n\r\nSo, check back. The Okie Oscar commentary is bound to enlighten you.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>6:05 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/okstyle\">@okstyle</a> Not loving Scarlett Johansson\'s lace dess. Maybe it\'s because this week I washed 12 lace curtain panels from my mother\'s house.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:03 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kellyology\">@Kellyology</a> The difference between #OkieOscar & #oscars? The y\'all.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:01 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/grettakjordan\">@GrettaKJordan</a>: Kate Blanchette\'s dress must look better in person #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:58 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/laurenmckinney\">@laurenmckinney</a>: Okay, so confused- why is everyone SO dressed up to go visit a green guy who lives in a trash can? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:56 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/travelOK\">@TravelOK</a>: What other state can boast about a state song than won an #Oscar? #Oklahoma,1956 for Best Musical Score http://bit.ly/gWlEBv\r\n\r\n<strong>5:40 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/colleenalmeida\">@ColleenAlmeida</a>: michelle williams needs to fire her stylist. or hire one. great actress, but she is always a red carpet don\'t. #redcarpet #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:15 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I like the cut of Melissa Leo\'s dress... not sure about the gold lame. Also I just saw Mila Kunis nipples. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>5:00 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I want to hold Giuliana down and force carbs down her throat. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>3:30 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/thatsbaloney\">@thatsbaloney</a>: Anyone else watching E! this afternoon? I\'ve never paid this much attention to pre-Oscar red carpet time. <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/therhok\">@therhok</a> #OkieOscar','The Oscars, Okie Style','I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter, and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.','inherit','open','open','','6208-revision-24','','','2011-02-27 19:06:24','2011-02-28 00:06:24','',6208,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/6208-revision-24/',0,'revision','',0),(6235,1,'2011-02-27 19:06:28','2011-02-28 00:06:28','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6209\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/oscar-okie-style/picture-2-11/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6209\" title=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Picture-22-500x361.png\" alt=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"361\" /></a>\r\n\r\nGood evening, ladies and gentlemen - welcome to the night of the 83rd annual Academy Awards, <a href=\"http://www.oscar.com/\">otherwise known as the Oscars</a>.\r\n\r\nFolks from all over the world are gathering tonight to watch the show, and Oklahomans are no different. I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with <a href=\"http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23okieoscar\">the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter</a> (think of it as a virtual Oscar watch party), and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.\r\n\r\nSo, check back. The Okie Oscar commentary is bound to enlighten you.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>6:05 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/okstyle\">@okstyle</a> Not loving Scarlett Johansson\'s lace dess. Maybe it\'s because this week I washed 12 lace curtain panels from my mother\'s house.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:03 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kellyology\">@Kellyology</a> The difference between #OkieOscar & #oscars? The y\'all.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:01 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/grettakjordan\">@GrettaKJordan</a>: Kate Blanchette\'s dress must look better in person #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:58 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/laurenmckinney\">@laurenmckinney</a>: Okay, so confused- why is everyone SO dressed up to go visit a green guy who lives in a trash can? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:56 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/travelOK\">@TravelOK</a>: What other state can boast about a state song than won an #Oscar? #Oklahoma,1956 for Best Musical Score http://bit.ly/gWlEBv\r\n\r\n<strong>5:40 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/colleenalmeida\">@ColleenAlmeida</a>: michelle williams needs to fire her stylist. or hire one. great actress, but she is always a red carpet don\'t. #redcarpet #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:15 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I like the cut of Melissa Leo\'s dress... not sure about the gold lame. Also I just saw Mila Kunis nipples. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>5:00 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I want to hold Giuliana down and force carbs down her throat. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>3:30 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/thatsbaloney\">@thatsbaloney</a>: Anyone else watching E! this afternoon? I\'ve never paid this much attention to pre-Oscar red carpet time. <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/therhok\">@therhok</a> #OkieOscar','The Oscars, Okie Style','I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter, and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.','inherit','open','open','','6208-revision-25','','','2011-02-27 19:06:28','2011-02-28 00:06:28','',6208,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/6208-revision-25/',0,'revision','',0),(5338,1,'2011-01-18 00:18:14','2011-01-18 05:18:14','Olivia Duhon photos. \r\nhttp://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=271239&id=132200064722\r\n\r\nGridiron tickets on on sale\r\nmyticketoffice.com','Local Links: ','','inherit','open','open','','5191-revision-3','','','2011-01-18 00:18:14','2011-01-18 05:18:14','',5191,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5191-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(5339,1,'2011-01-24 12:08:42','2011-01-24 17:08:42','Olivia Duhon photos.\nhttp://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=271239&amp;id=132200064722\n\nGridiron tickets on on sale\nmyticketoffice.com\n\nChoc beer dinner at The Local Table. It\'s tomorrow (jan. 25), and Steve Gleason is going to talk about his great, Oklahoma beers. Get four courses served around the world to Mexico, Greece, Jamaica and the dessert from the U.S., from shrimp enchiladada wit chiplte cream to Green sausage and the entree is jerked por. Dessert is a chocolate stout cake. Call (918) 794-8013 for resos. Another thing: The Local market has all prepared food at half price all day Saturday. Plus, all food at the restaurant is 1/2 price after 9pm. Cost for the dinner is $30.\n\nAndolini\'s is now accepting applications for its Cherry Street location.\n\nSpeaking of those in the food service industry, Back Alley BBQ &amp; Blues is accepting applications, too.\n\nPlaiderday\n\nNew restaurants opening in the Tulsa area: Duke\'s Southern Kitchen, Go West, The Treehouse, Brady Tavern, The Kitchen, Gemma\'s Kitchen,','Local Links: ','','inherit','open','open','','5191-revision-4','','','2011-01-24 12:08:42','2011-01-24 17:08:42','',5191,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5191-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(6121,1,'2011-02-23 15:07:50','2011-02-23 20:07:50','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5886\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/tulsa-bloggers-do-tulsa-opera/dong/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5886\" title=\"Tulsa Opera Don Giovanni\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/dong-500x221.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Opera Don Giovanni\" width=\"500\" height=\"221\" /></a>\n\nLast Thursday evening several Tulsa bloggers made their way to downtown to catch the dress rehearsal of <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/calendar.asp?id=1394&amp;thedate=2/23/2011&amp;task=display\">Tulsa Opera\'s latest production, the classic Don Giovanni</a>.\n\nWe laughed. We cried. We blogged. Here are the links to the first batch of posts.\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\n<strong>Don Giovanni: </strong><a href=\"http://fiddlepit.wordpress.com/2011/02/21/don-giovanni/\"><strong>Fiddlepit</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\nGolden quote: \"Don Giovanni is a horrible, horrible dude. He’s a total womanizer and dishonest person. He reminds me of Charlie Sheen Gaston…except more rape-y and murder-ish.\"\n\n<strong>Fat Ass Goes to the Opera: </strong><a href=\"http://fat-ass-to-fit-ass.blogspot.com/2011/02/fat-ass-goes-to-opera.html\"><strong>Fat Ass to Fit Ass</strong></a><strong>.</strong>\nGolden quote: \"A mix of tragedy and comedy as we watch the ill behavior and poor decisions of Don Giovanni.  Women wailed and cried over his actions, he laughed and drank and tormented those around him. My date called it Jersey Shore the Opera.\"\n\n<strong>Don Giovanni: Jersey Shore Meets the Bachelor a la Mozart?: </strong><a href=\"http://www.therhok.com/2011/02/don-giovanni-jersey-shore-meets.html\"><strong>Real Housewives of Oklahoma</strong></a>\nGolden Quote: \"In today\'s terms, it\'s a bit Jersey Shore and Bachelor, with a hint of Real House Wives of New Jersey.\"\n\n<strong>TulsaKids Goes to the Opera: </strong><a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=tulsakids-goes-opera\"><strong>Betty Casey, Editor of TulsaKids</strong></a>\nGolden quote: \"Often, it’s easier for teens to talk when the topic is something external to themselves. Use the opera to explore thoughts, feelings and values. That’s what art can do for all of us.\"\n\nDid you see Tulsa Opera\'s Don G. last Saturday? Are you going this weekend (<a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/calendar.asp?id=1394&amp;thedate=2/23/2011&amp;task=display\">the show\'s on Friday night</a>)? Leave your thoughts in the comments.','\"Jersey Shore, the Opera:\" Tulsa Bloggers Do Tulsa Opera\'s','','inherit','open','open','','6087-revision-3','','','2011-02-23 15:07:50','2011-02-23 20:07:50','',6087,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/6087-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(7602,1,'2011-04-12 22:53:59','2011-04-13 04:53:59','<strong>Party for the Planet</strong>\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 9-5pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.tulsazoo.org/\">Tulsa Zoo & Living Museum</a>, 6421 E. 36th Street North\nCelebrate our planet at Tulsa Zoo with music, green-themed activities for kids, a Green Market featuring earth-friendly vendors and more. Don\'t miss the Discovery STOMPS across the zoo to learn how you can make a difference for animals across the globe, like rhinos and monkeys, by acting locally. Learn how to make your own compost and how to make recycling a cinch. Plus, the folks at Tulsa Zoo are still celebrating APE-ril, so be sure to cruise down Ape Avenue to do a little monkeying around and test your ape aptitude. Bring an old cell phone to recycle and get half off the price of admission the day of Party for the Planet (one discount per phone). Every phone donated not only saves the planet, but also benefits your Zoo. \n\nRecycling 101 with the Green Team at Tulsa City-County Library\nWhen: April 16, 2pm\nWhere: Nathan Hale Library, \nRecycling is a great way to keep valuable resources out of our overcrowded landfills, but the ins and outs of this complicated process can be confusing.  Come to any of the Recycling 101 classes at Tulsa City-County Library and learn how to recycle the right way from a certified Tulsa Master Recycler. Easy, peasy, earth-friendly. \n\nRecycling 101 with the Green Team at Tulsa City-County Library\nWhen: April 26, 6pm\nWhere: Martin Regional Library, \nRecycling is a great way to keep valuable resources out of our overcrowded landfills, but the ins and outs of this complicated process can be confusing.  Come to any of the Recycling 101 classes at Tulsa City-County Library and learn how to recycle the right way from a certified Tulsa Master Recycler. Easy, peasy, earth-friendly. \n\nRecycling 101 with the Green Team at Tulsa City-County Library\nWhen: May 7, 2pm\nWhere: Zarrow Regional Library, \nRecycling is a great way to keep valuable resources out of our overcrowded landfills, but the ins and outs of this complicated process can be confusing.  Come to any of the Recycling 101 classes at Tulsa City-County Library and learn how to recycle the right way from a certified Tulsa Master Recycler. Easy, peasy, earth-friendly. \n\nRecycling 101 with the Green Team at Tulsa City-County Library\nWhen: June 18, 2pm\nWhere: South Broken Arrow Library, \nRecycling is a great way to keep valuable resources out of our overcrowded landfills, but the ins and outs of this complicated process can be confusing.  Come to any of the Recycling 101 classes at Tulsa City-County Library and learn how to recycle the right way from a certified Tulsa Master Recycler. Easy, peasy, earth-friendly. \n\nThe Secret is in the Soil: Part of the Green Team\'s Urban Homesteading Series\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 10am\nWhere: Zarrow Regional Library, \nSue Gray from OSU Extension is back to discuss composting, mulching, and how to grow your own vegetables in any soil. Bring the seeds you won’t be planting this year to our 2nd annual seed swap after the presentation.\n\nSpecial Family Event: Reuse, Recycle, Remix\nWhen: Saturday, April 30, 2pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.philbrook.org/education/classes/classschedule.cfm?id=623\">Philbrook Museum of Art</a>, 2727 S. Rockford Ave.\nWhat some may view as trash, an artist sees as treasure. Celebrate Earth month with Julia Lupton, co-author of the popular D.I.Y. Kids book. In a brief talk, Lupton will highlight some of the cool art projects you can make simply by using a few unusual objects – cereal boxes, ketchup packets, marshmallows – and your imagination. After, you\'ll head to the studios where you can make art using recycled materials.\n\n<strong>Earth Month Festival</strong>\nWhen: Saturday, April 16, 11am-3pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/tulsa/\">Whole Foods Market Tulsa</a>, 1401 E. 41st Street\nCelebrate Earth Month with and teach the kids a thing or two about going green with the folks at Whole Foods Market Tulsa with giveaways, classes and vendors ready to shove your hands and mouths full of samples locally grown fare. Anita Boykins will be on hand for a recycled art class from 11am-12pm, Sharon Stroud will teach how to green your cleaning routine at 1pm. Also available will be composting classes, a silent auction for a rain barrel painted by local artist Jennifer Hanley and the folks from EcoGreen Mobile Detailing, Sustainable Green Country, Jim Norton Toyota, The Hub, Greenstar and HOPE. Bring the kids. \n','Earth Day Stuff to Do in Tulsa','','inherit','open','open','','7595-revision-7','','','2011-04-12 22:53:59','2011-04-13 04:53:59','',7595,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/7595-revision-7/',0,'revision','',0),(5346,1,'2011-01-23 23:22:36','2011-01-24 04:22:36','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5332\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5332\"><img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5332\" title=\"Rooftop\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_0913-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a>\r\n\r\nYou’ve got 24 hours to make a five minute film. At first, it seems pretty reasonable, right? But then you realize that a lot goes into making five minutes of decent film: there’s the writing, finding people to be in it, locations, shooting and (cringe) editing. That’s not to mention the fact that you’ll probably forget your battery at home, be accosted by homeless people, get kicked out of the St. John Parking Garage (hopefully AFTER you get the shot) and generally freeze your butt off while you sit, before dawn, on the edge of a cliff at Chandler Park in order to film your crucial time-lapse sunrise scene. And then it might turn out to be cloudy. All in a days work for a marathon amateur filmmaker.\r\n\r\nThe rules are simple: each team has precisely 24 hours (midnight Friday night to midnight Saturday night) to produce a film no longer than 5 minutes in length incorporating 1) A chosen theme, 2) A predetermined line of dialog and 3) a prop -- all three of which are announced at the kickoff party Friday night at midnight. In other words, regardless of how much advance planning you do, you’re going to have to think on the fly. And the themes/lines/props can be pretty tricky; last year’s theme of “the year we make contact” required the line “the pleasures of the evening” and the inclusion of an 8-Ball — though the results showed those criteria could be taken in any number of directions.\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9569148&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9569148&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nFor the amateur filmmaker the race is a great opportunity to jump in to making movies. The event provides a non-judgmental forum for newcomers to exhibit their work; most of the participants are also new to the game, so there’s no reason to worry that your acting  won’t be up to snuff or your hand-held shots too shaky. Contestants use whatever equipment they have available to them, and some of the best entries are often also the least “professional”. It’s more about hard work and creativity than getting everything perfect.  The rawness of the end result is just part of the charm.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5331\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5331\"><img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5331\" title=\"IMG_6697\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_6697-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMaking a video in 24 hours is quite an experience: a sleepless, caffeine-fueled attempt at doing the impossible. The very structure of the event breeds creativity; there’s no time to slow down and think things through, so you end up making lots of decisions (and learning lots of things) as you go. You’ll spend 24 hours brainstorming, filming, editing, picking out music and making runs for fast food and coffee. And at 11:15pm on Saturday when you finally finish and pop your newly-burned DVD into the player to watch your finished product before racing downtown to turn it in, there will be many energetic high fives, hugs and smiles. Regardless of winning or losing, everyone has a good time; and if you’re like me, you might learn something as well.','24-Hour Video Race','','inherit','open','open','','5325-revision-8','','','2011-01-23 23:22:36','2011-01-24 04:22:36','',5325,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5325-revision-8/',0,'revision','',0),(5347,1,'2011-01-24 15:27:28','2011-01-24 20:27:28','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5332\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5332\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-5332 aligncenter\" title=\"Rooftop\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_0913-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a></p>\r\nYou’ve got 24 hours to make a five minute film.\r\n\r\nAt first, it seems pretty reasonable, right? But then you realize that a lot goes into making five minutes of decent film: There’s the writing, finding people to be in it, locations, shooting and (cringe) editing. That’s not to mention the fact that you’ll probably forget your battery at home, be accosted by homeless people, get kicked out of the St. John Parking Garage (hopefully <em>after</em> you get the shot) and generally freeze your butt off while you sit, before dawn, on the edge of a cliff at Chandler Park in order to film your crucial time-lapse sunrise scene. And then it might turn out to be cloudy.\r\n\r\nAll in a days work for a marathon amateur filmmaker.\r\n\r\nThe rules are simple: Each team has precisely 24 hours (midnight Friday night to midnight Saturday night) to produce a film no longer than 5 minutes in length. The film must incorporate:\r\n\r\nA chosen theme.\r\n\r\nA predetermined line of dialog.\r\n\r\nA prop.\r\n\r\nAll three of these requirements were announced at the kickoff party at the 2010 race Friday night at midnight.\r\n\r\nIn other words, regardless of how much advance planning a filmmaker does, s/he is going to be forced to think on the fly. And the themes/lines/props can be pretty tricky; last year’s theme, <em>The Year We Make Contact</em>, required the line “the pleasures of the evening” and the inclusion of an 8-Ball — though the results showed those criteria could be taken in any number of directions.\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9569148&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9569148&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nFor the amateur filmmaker, the race is a great opportunity to jump into making movies. The event provides a non-judgmental forum for newcomers to exhibit their work; most of the participants are also new to the game, so there’s no reason to worry that your acting  won’t be up to snuff or your hand-held shots too shaky. Contestants use whatever equipment they have available to them, and some of the best entries are often also the least “professional”. It’s more about hard work and creativity than getting everything perfect.  The rawness of the end result is just part of the charm.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5331\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5331\"><img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5331\" title=\"IMG_6697\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_6697-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMaking a video in 24 hours is quite an experience: a sleepless, caffeine-fueled attempt at doing the impossible. The very structure of the event breeds creativity; there’s no time to slow down and think things through, so you end up making lots of decisions (and learning lots of things) as you go. You’ll spend 24 hours brainstorming, filming, editing, picking out music and making runs for fast food and coffee. And at 11:15pm on Saturday when you finally finish and pop your newly-burned DVD into the player to watch your finished product before racing downtown to turn it in, there will be many energetic high fives, hugs and smiles. Regardless of winning or losing, everyone has a good time; and if you’re like me, you might learn something as well.','24-Hour Video Race','','inherit','open','open','','5325-revision-9','','','2011-01-24 15:27:28','2011-01-24 20:27:28','',5325,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5325-revision-9/',0,'revision','',0),(5348,1,'2011-01-24 16:06:34','2011-01-24 21:06:34','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5332\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5332\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-5332 aligncenter\" title=\"Rooftop\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_0913-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a></p>\nImagine you\'ve signed up for <a href=\"http://www.livingarts.org/video.htm\">Living Arts\' annual 24-Hour Video Race</a>. Now, you’ve got 24 hours to make a five-minute film.\n\nLast year,\n\nAt first, it seems pretty reasonable, right? But then you realize that a lot goes into making five minutes of decent film: There’s the writing, finding people to be in it, locations, shooting and (cringe) editing. That’s not to mention the fact that you’ll probably forget your battery at home, be accosted by homeless people, get kicked out of the St. John Parking Garage (hopefully <em>after</em> you get the shot) and generally freeze your butt off while you sit, before dawn, on the edge of a cliff at Chandler Park in order to film your crucial time-lapse sunrise scene. And then it might turn out to be cloudy.\n\nAll in a days work for a marathon amateur filmmaker.\n\nThe rules are simple: Each team has precisely 24 hours (midnight Friday night to midnight Saturday night) to produce a film no longer than 5 minutes in length. The film must incorporate:\n\nA chosen theme.\n\nA predetermined line of dialog.\n\nA prop.\n\nAll three of these requirements were announced at the kickoff party at the 2010 race Friday night at midnight.\n\nIn other words, regardless of how much advance planning a filmmaker does, s/he is going to be forced to think on the fly. And the themes/lines/props can be pretty tricky; last year’s theme, <em>The Year We Make Contact</em>, required the line “the pleasures of the evening” and the inclusion of an 8-Ball — though the results showed those criteria could be taken in any number of directions.\n\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9569148&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9569148&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\n\nFor the amateur filmmaker, the race is a great opportunity to jump into making movies. The event provides a neutral forum for newcomers to exhibit their work; most of the participants are new to the game, so there’s no reason to worry that your acting  won’t be up to snuff or your hand-held shots are too shaky. Contestants use whatever equipment they have available to them, and some of the best entries are often also the least “professional.”\n\nIt’s more about hard work and creativity than getting everything perfect.  The rawness of the end result is just part of the charm.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5331\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5331\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-5331 aligncenter\" title=\"IMG_6697\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_6697-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a></p>\nMaking a video in 24 hours is an experience: A sleepless, caffeine-fueled attempt at doing the impossible. The very structure of the event breeds creativity; there’s no time to slow down and think things through, so you end up making lots of decisions (and learning lots of things) as you go. You’ll spend 24 hours brainstorming, filming, editing, picking out music and making runs for fast food and coffee.\n\nAnd at 11:15pm on Saturday when you finally finish and pop your newly-burned DVD into the player to watch your finished product before racing downtown to turn it in, there will be many energetic high fives, hugs and smiles. Regardless of winning or losing, everyone has a good time.\n\nAnd, if you’re like me, you might learn something, too.','24-Hour Video Race','','inherit','open','open','','5325-revision-10','','','2011-01-24 16:06:34','2011-01-24 21:06:34','',5325,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5325-revision-10/',0,'revision','',0),(5349,1,'2011-01-24 16:07:22','2011-01-24 21:07:22','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5332\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5332\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-5332 aligncenter\" title=\"Rooftop\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_0913-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a></p>\r\nImagine you\'ve signed up for <a href=\"http://www.livingarts.org/video.htm\">Living Arts\' annual 24-Hour Video Race</a>. Now, you’ve got 24 hours to make a five-minute film.\r\n\r\nLast year, I did exactly that.\r\n\r\nAt first, it seems pretty reasonable, right? But then you realize that a lot goes into making five minutes of decent film: There’s the writing, finding people to be in it, locations, shooting and (cringe) editing. That’s not to mention the fact that you’ll probably forget your battery at home, be accosted by homeless people, get kicked out of the St. John Parking Garage (hopefully <em>after</em> you get the shot) and generally freeze your butt off while you sit, before dawn, on the edge of a cliff at Chandler Park in order to film your crucial time-lapse sunrise scene. And then it might turn out to be cloudy.\r\n\r\nAll in a days work for a marathon amateur filmmaker.\r\n\r\nThe rules are simple: Each team has precisely 24 hours (midnight Friday night to midnight Saturday night) to produce a film no longer than 5 minutes in length. The film must incorporate:\r\n\r\nA chosen theme.\r\n\r\nA predetermined line of dialog.\r\n\r\nA prop.\r\n\r\nAll three of these requirements were announced at the kickoff party at the 2010 race Friday night at midnight.\r\n\r\nIn other words, regardless of how much advance planning a filmmaker does, s/he is going to be forced to think on the fly. And the themes/lines/props can be pretty tricky; last year’s theme, <em>The Year We Make Contact</em>, required the line “the pleasures of the evening” and the inclusion of an 8-Ball — though the results showed those criteria could be taken in any number of directions.\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9569148&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9569148&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nFor the amateur filmmaker, the race is a great opportunity to jump into making movies. The event provides a neutral forum for newcomers to exhibit their work; most of the participants are new to the game, so there’s no reason to worry that your acting  won’t be up to snuff or your hand-held shots are too shaky. Contestants use whatever equipment they have available to them, and some of the best entries are often also the least “professional.”\r\n\r\nIt’s more about hard work and creativity than getting everything perfect.  The rawness of the end result is just part of the charm.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5331\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5331\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-5331 aligncenter\" title=\"IMG_6697\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_6697-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a></p>\r\nMaking a video in 24 hours is an experience: A sleepless, caffeine-fueled attempt at doing the impossible. The very structure of the event breeds creativity; there’s no time to slow down and think things through, so you end up making lots of decisions (and learning lots of things) as you go. You’ll spend 24 hours brainstorming, filming, editing, picking out music and making runs for fast food and coffee.\r\n\r\nAnd at 11:15pm on Saturday when you finally finish and pop your newly-burned DVD into the player to watch your finished product before racing downtown to turn it in, there will be many energetic high fives, hugs and smiles. Regardless of winning or losing, everyone has a good time.\r\n\r\nAnd, if you’re like me, you might learn something, too.','Living Arts 24-Hour Video Race','Imagine you\'ve signed up for Living Arts\' annual 24-Hour Video Race. Now, you’ve got 24 hours to make a five-minute film. Last year, I did exactly that. ','inherit','open','open','','5325-revision-11','','','2011-01-24 16:07:22','2011-01-24 21:07:22','',5325,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5325-revision-11/',0,'revision','',0),(5350,1,'2011-01-24 17:42:59','2011-01-24 22:42:59','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5332\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5332\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-5332 aligncenter\" title=\"Rooftop\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_0913-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a></p>\n<em>This post is by Tulsa designer and photographer Michael Champlin. <a href=\"http://mjchamplin.com/\">You can visit him here</a>, and don\'t forget to <a href=\"http://twitter.com/#!/mjchamplin\">follow him on Twitter</a>. Take it away, Michael! </em>\n\nImagine you\'ve signed up for <a href=\"http://www.livingarts.org/video.htm\">Living Arts\' annual 24-Hour Video Race</a>. Now, you’ve got 24 hours to make a five-minute film.\n\nLast year, I did exactly that.\n\nAt first, it seems pretty reasonable, right? But then you realize that a lot goes into making five minutes of decent film: There’s the writing, finding people to be in it, locations, shooting and (cringe) editing. That’s not to mention the fact that you’ll probably forget your battery at home, be accosted by homeless people, get kicked out of the St. John Parking Garage (hopefully <em>after</em> you get the shot) and generally freeze your butt off while you sit, before dawn, on the edge of a cliff at Chandler Park in order to film your crucial time-lapse sunrise scene. And then it might turn out to be cloudy.\n\nAll in a days work for a marathon amateur filmmaker.\n\nThe rules are simple: Each team has precisely 24 hours (midnight Friday night to midnight Saturday night) to produce a film no longer than 5 minutes in length. The film must incorporate:\n\nA chosen theme.\n\nA predetermined line of dialog.\n\nA prop.\n\nAll three of these requirements were announced at the kickoff party at the 2010 race Friday night at midnight.\n\nIn other words, regardless of how much advance planning a filmmaker does, s/he is going to be forced to think on the fly. And the themes/lines/props can be pretty tricky; last year’s theme, <em>The Year We Make Contact</em>, required the line “the pleasures of the evening” and the inclusion of an 8-Ball — though the results showed those criteria could be taken in any number of directions.\n\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9569148&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9569148&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\n\nFor the amateur filmmaker, the race is a great opportunity to jump into making movies. The event provides a neutral forum for newcomers to exhibit their work; most of the participants are new to the game, so there’s no reason to worry that your acting  won’t be up to snuff or your hand-held shots are too shaky. Contestants use whatever equipment they have available to them, and some of the best entries are often also the least “professional.”\n\nIt’s more about hard work and creativity than getting everything perfect.  The rawness of the end result is just part of the charm.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5331\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5331\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-5331 aligncenter\" title=\"IMG_6697\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_6697-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a></p>\nMaking a video in 24 hours is an experience: A sleepless, caffeine-fueled attempt at doing the impossible. The very structure of the event breeds creativity; there’s no time to slow down and think things through, so you end up making lots of decisions (and learning lots of things) as you go. You’ll spend 24 hours brainstorming, filming, editing, picking out music and making runs for fast food and coffee.\n\nAnd at 11:15pm on Saturday when you finally finish and pop your newly-burned DVD into the player to watch your finished product before racing downtown to turn it in, there will be many energetic high fives, hugs and smiles. Regardless of winning or losing, everyone has a good time.\n\nAnd, if you’re like me, you might learn something, too.','Living Arts 24-Hour Video Race','Imagine you\'ve signed up for Living Arts\' annual 24-Hour Video Race. Now, you’ve got 24 hours to make a five-minute film. Last year, I did exactly that. 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Now, you’ve got 24 hours to make a five-minute film.\r\n\r\nLast year, I did exactly that.\r\n\r\nAt first, it seems pretty reasonable, right? But then you realize that a lot goes into making five minutes of decent film: There’s the writing, finding people to be in it, locations, shooting and (cringe) editing. That’s not to mention the fact that you’ll probably forget your battery at home, be accosted by homeless people, get kicked out of the St. John Parking Garage (hopefully <em>after</em> you get the shot) and generally freeze your butt off while you sit, before dawn, on the edge of a cliff at Chandler Park in order to film your crucial time-lapse sunrise scene. And then it might turn out to be cloudy.\r\n\r\nAll in a days work for a marathon amateur filmmaker.\r\n\r\nThe rules are simple: Each team has precisely 24 hours (midnight Friday night to midnight Saturday night) to produce a film no longer than 5 minutes in length. The film must incorporate:\r\n\r\nA chosen theme.\r\n\r\nA predetermined line of dialog.\r\n\r\nA prop.\r\n\r\nAll three of these requirements were announced at the kickoff party at the 2010 race Friday night at midnight.\r\n\r\nIn other words, regardless of how much advance planning a filmmaker does, s/he is going to be forced to think on the fly. And the themes/lines/props can be pretty tricky; last year’s theme, <em>The Year We Make Contact</em>, required the line “the pleasures of the evening” and the inclusion of an 8-Ball — though the results showed those criteria could be taken in any number of directions.\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9569148&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9569148&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nFor the amateur filmmaker, the race is a great opportunity to jump into making movies. The event provides a neutral forum for newcomers to exhibit their work; most of the participants are new to the game, so there’s no reason to worry that your acting  won’t be up to snuff or your hand-held shots are too shaky. Contestants use whatever equipment they have available to them, and some of the best entries are often also the least “professional.”\r\n\r\nIt’s more about hard work and creativity than getting everything perfect.  The rawness of the end result is just part of the charm.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5331\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?attachment_id=5331\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-5331 aligncenter\" title=\"IMG_6697\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_6697-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a></p>\r\nMaking a video in 24 hours is an experience: A sleepless, caffeine-fueled attempt at doing the impossible. The very structure of the event breeds creativity; there’s no time to slow down and think things through, so you end up making lots of decisions (and learning lots of things) as you go. You’ll spend 24 hours brainstorming, filming, editing, picking out music and making runs for fast food and coffee.\r\n\r\nAnd at 11:15pm on Saturday when you finally finish and pop your newly-burned DVD into the player to watch your finished product before racing downtown to turn it in, there will be many energetic high fives, hugs and smiles. Regardless of winning or losing, everyone has a good time.\r\n\r\nAnd, if you’re like me, you might learn something, too.','Living Arts 24-Hour Video Race','Imagine you\'ve signed up for Living Arts\' annual 24-Hour Video Race. Now, you’ve got 24 hours to make a five-minute film. Last year, I did exactly that. ','inherit','open','open','','5325-revision-13','','','2011-01-24 17:43:09','2011-01-24 22:43:09','',5325,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5325-revision-13/',0,'revision','',0),(5352,1,'2011-01-24 18:32:39','2011-01-24 23:32:39','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5332\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/living-arts-tulsa-24-hour-video-race/img_0913/\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-5332 aligncenter\" title=\"Rooftop\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_0913-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a></p>\n<em>This post is by Tulsa designer and photographer Michael Champlin. <a href=\"http://mjchamplin.com/\">You can visit him here</a>, and don\'t forget to <a href=\"http://twitter.com/#!/mjchamplin\">follow him on Twitter</a>. Take it away, Michael! </em>\n\nImagine you\'ve signed up for <a href=\"http://www.livingarts.org/video.htm\">Living Arts\' annual 24-Hour Video Race</a>. Now, you’ve got 24 hours to make a five-minute film.\n\nLast year, I did exactly that.\n\nAt first, it seems pretty reasonable, right? But then you realize that a lot goes into making five minutes of decent film: There’s the writing, finding people to be in it, locations, shooting and (cringe) editing. That’s not to mention the fact that you’ll probably forget your battery at home, be accosted by homeless people, get kicked out of the St. John Parking Garage (hopefully <em>after</em> you get the shot) and generally freeze your butt off while you sit, before dawn, on the edge of a cliff at Chandler Park in order to film your crucial time-lapse sunrise scene. And then it might turn out to be cloudy.\n\nAll in a days work for a marathon amateur filmmaker.\n\nThe rules are simple: Each team has precisely 24 hours (midnight Friday night to midnight Saturday night) to produce a film no longer than 5 minutes in length. The film must incorporate:\n\nA chosen theme.\n\nA predetermined line of dialog.\n\nA prop.\n\nAll three of these requirements were announced at the kickoff party at the 2010 race Friday night at midnight.\n\nIn other words, regardless of how much advance planning a filmmaker does, s/he is going to be forced to think on the fly. And the themes/lines/props can be pretty tricky; last year’s theme, <em>The Year We Make Contact</em>, required the line “the pleasures of the evening” and the inclusion of an 8-Ball — though the results showed those criteria could be taken in any number of directions.\n\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9569148&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9569148&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\n\nFor the amateur filmmaker, the race is a great opportunity to jump into making movies. The event provides a neutral forum for newcomers to exhibit their work; most of the participants are new to the game, so there’s no reason to worry that your acting  won’t be up to snuff or your hand-held shots are too shaky. Contestants use whatever equipment they have available to them, and some of the best entries are often also the least “professional.”\n\nIt’s more about hard work and creativity than getting everything perfect.  The rawness of the end result is just part of the charm.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5331\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/living-arts-tulsa-24-hour-video-race/img_6697/\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-5331 aligncenter\" title=\"IMG_6697\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_6697-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a></p>\nMaking a video in 24 hours is an experience: A sleepless, caffeine-fueled attempt at doing the impossible. The very structure of the event breeds creativity; there’s no time to slow down and think things through, so you end up making lots of decisions (and learning lots of things) as you go. You’ll spend 24 hours brainstorming, filming, editing, picking out music and making runs for fast food and coffee.\n\nAnd at 11:15pm on Saturday when you finally finish and pop your newly-burned DVD into the player to watch your finished product before racing downtown to turn it in, there will be many energetic high fives, hugs and smiles. Regardless of winning or losing, everyone has a good time.\n\nAnd, if you’re like me, you might learn something, too.\n\n<em>Be sure to sign up for <a href=\"http://www.livingarts.org/video.htm\">the 2011 edition of the 24-Hour Video Race</a>, which kicks off at midnight on Friday, Feb. 4.</em>','Living Arts of Tulsa\'s 24-Hour Video Race (from someone who lived to tell the tale)','Imagine you\'ve signed up for Living Arts\' annual 24-Hour Video Race. Now, you’ve got 24 hours to make a five-minute film. Last year, I did exactly that. ','inherit','open','open','','5325-autosave','','','2011-01-24 18:32:39','2011-01-24 23:32:39','',5325,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5325-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(5353,1,'2011-01-24 17:43:09','2011-01-24 22:43:09','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5332\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/living-arts-24-hour-video-race/img_0913/\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-5332 aligncenter\" title=\"Rooftop\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_0913-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a></p>\r\n<em>This post is by Tulsa designer and photographer Michael Champlin. <a href=\"http://mjchamplin.com/\">You can visit him here</a>, and don\'t forget to <a href=\"http://twitter.com/#!/mjchamplin\">follow him on Twitter</a>. Take it away, Michael! </em>\r\n\r\nImagine you\'ve signed up for <a href=\"http://www.livingarts.org/video.htm\">Living Arts\' annual 24-Hour Video Race</a>. Now, you’ve got 24 hours to make a five-minute film.\r\n\r\nLast year, I did exactly that.\r\n\r\nAt first, it seems pretty reasonable, right? But then you realize that a lot goes into making five minutes of decent film: There’s the writing, finding people to be in it, locations, shooting and (cringe) editing. That’s not to mention the fact that you’ll probably forget your battery at home, be accosted by homeless people, get kicked out of the St. John Parking Garage (hopefully <em>after</em> you get the shot) and generally freeze your butt off while you sit, before dawn, on the edge of a cliff at Chandler Park in order to film your crucial time-lapse sunrise scene. And then it might turn out to be cloudy.\r\n\r\nAll in a days work for a marathon amateur filmmaker.\r\n\r\nThe rules are simple: Each team has precisely 24 hours (midnight Friday night to midnight Saturday night) to produce a film no longer than 5 minutes in length. The film must incorporate:\r\n\r\nA chosen theme.\r\n\r\nA predetermined line of dialog.\r\n\r\nA prop.\r\n\r\nAll three of these requirements were announced at the kickoff party at the 2010 race Friday night at midnight.\r\n\r\nIn other words, regardless of how much advance planning a filmmaker does, s/he is going to be forced to think on the fly. And the themes/lines/props can be pretty tricky; last year’s theme, <em>The Year We Make Contact</em>, required the line “the pleasures of the evening” and the inclusion of an 8-Ball — though the results showed those criteria could be taken in any number of directions.\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9569148&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9569148&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nFor the amateur filmmaker, the race is a great opportunity to jump into making movies. The event provides a neutral forum for newcomers to exhibit their work; most of the participants are new to the game, so there’s no reason to worry that your acting  won’t be up to snuff or your hand-held shots are too shaky. Contestants use whatever equipment they have available to them, and some of the best entries are often also the least “professional.”\r\n\r\nIt’s more about hard work and creativity than getting everything perfect.  The rawness of the end result is just part of the charm.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5331\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/living-arts-24-hour-video-race/img_6697/\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-5331 aligncenter\" title=\"IMG_6697\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_6697-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a></p>\r\nMaking a video in 24 hours is an experience: A sleepless, caffeine-fueled attempt at doing the impossible. The very structure of the event breeds creativity; there’s no time to slow down and think things through, so you end up making lots of decisions (and learning lots of things) as you go. You’ll spend 24 hours brainstorming, filming, editing, picking out music and making runs for fast food and coffee.\r\n\r\nAnd at 11:15pm on Saturday when you finally finish and pop your newly-burned DVD into the player to watch your finished product before racing downtown to turn it in, there will be many energetic high fives, hugs and smiles. Regardless of winning or losing, everyone has a good time.\r\n\r\nAnd, if you’re like me, you might learn something, too.','Living Arts 24-Hour Video Race','Imagine you\'ve signed up for Living Arts\' annual 24-Hour Video Race. Now, you’ve got 24 hours to make a five-minute film. Last year, I did exactly that. ','inherit','open','open','','5325-revision-14','','','2011-01-24 17:43:09','2011-01-24 22:43:09','',5325,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5325-revision-14/',0,'revision','',0),(5354,1,'2011-01-24 17:46:54','2011-01-24 22:46:54','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5332\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/living-arts-24-hour-video-race/img_0913/\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-5332 aligncenter\" title=\"Rooftop\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_0913-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a></p>\r\n<em>This post is by Tulsa designer and photographer Michael Champlin. <a href=\"http://mjchamplin.com/\">You can visit him here</a>, and don\'t forget to <a href=\"http://twitter.com/#!/mjchamplin\">follow him on Twitter</a>. Take it away, Michael! </em>\r\n\r\nImagine you\'ve signed up for <a href=\"http://www.livingarts.org/video.htm\">Living Arts\' annual 24-Hour Video Race</a>. Now, you’ve got 24 hours to make a five-minute film.\r\n\r\nLast year, I did exactly that.\r\n\r\nAt first, it seems pretty reasonable, right? But then you realize that a lot goes into making five minutes of decent film: There’s the writing, finding people to be in it, locations, shooting and (cringe) editing. That’s not to mention the fact that you’ll probably forget your battery at home, be accosted by homeless people, get kicked out of the St. John Parking Garage (hopefully <em>after</em> you get the shot) and generally freeze your butt off while you sit, before dawn, on the edge of a cliff at Chandler Park in order to film your crucial time-lapse sunrise scene. And then it might turn out to be cloudy.\r\n\r\nAll in a days work for a marathon amateur filmmaker.\r\n\r\nThe rules are simple: Each team has precisely 24 hours (midnight Friday night to midnight Saturday night) to produce a film no longer than 5 minutes in length. The film must incorporate:\r\n\r\nA chosen theme.\r\n\r\nA predetermined line of dialog.\r\n\r\nA prop.\r\n\r\nAll three of these requirements were announced at the kickoff party at the 2010 race Friday night at midnight.\r\n\r\nIn other words, regardless of how much advance planning a filmmaker does, s/he is going to be forced to think on the fly. And the themes/lines/props can be pretty tricky; last year’s theme, <em>The Year We Make Contact</em>, required the line “the pleasures of the evening” and the inclusion of an 8-Ball — though the results showed those criteria could be taken in any number of directions.\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9569148&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9569148&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nFor the amateur filmmaker, the race is a great opportunity to jump into making movies. The event provides a neutral forum for newcomers to exhibit their work; most of the participants are new to the game, so there’s no reason to worry that your acting  won’t be up to snuff or your hand-held shots are too shaky. Contestants use whatever equipment they have available to them, and some of the best entries are often also the least “professional.”\r\n\r\nIt’s more about hard work and creativity than getting everything perfect.  The rawness of the end result is just part of the charm.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5331\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/living-arts-24-hour-video-race/img_6697/\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-5331 aligncenter\" title=\"IMG_6697\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_6697-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a></p>\r\nMaking a video in 24 hours is an experience: A sleepless, caffeine-fueled attempt at doing the impossible. The very structure of the event breeds creativity; there’s no time to slow down and think things through, so you end up making lots of decisions (and learning lots of things) as you go. You’ll spend 24 hours brainstorming, filming, editing, picking out music and making runs for fast food and coffee.\r\n\r\nAnd at 11:15pm on Saturday when you finally finish and pop your newly-burned DVD into the player to watch your finished product before racing downtown to turn it in, there will be many energetic high fives, hugs and smiles. Regardless of winning or losing, everyone has a good time.\r\n\r\nAnd, if you’re like me, you might learn something, too.','Living Arts 24-Hour Video Race (from someone who lived to tell the tale)','Imagine you\'ve signed up for Living Arts\' annual 24-Hour Video Race. Now, you’ve got 24 hours to make a five-minute film. Last year, I did exactly that. ','inherit','open','open','','5325-revision-15','','','2011-01-24 17:46:54','2011-01-24 22:46:54','',5325,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5325-revision-15/',0,'revision','',0),(5355,1,'2011-01-24 17:46:54','2011-01-24 22:46:54','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5332\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/living-arts-24-hour-video-race/img_0913/\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-5332 aligncenter\" title=\"Rooftop\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_0913-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a></p>\r\n<em>This post is by Tulsa designer and photographer Michael Champlin. <a href=\"http://mjchamplin.com/\">You can visit him here</a>, and don\'t forget to <a href=\"http://twitter.com/#!/mjchamplin\">follow him on Twitter</a>. Take it away, Michael! </em>\r\n\r\nImagine you\'ve signed up for <a href=\"http://www.livingarts.org/video.htm\">Living Arts\' annual 24-Hour Video Race</a>. Now, you’ve got 24 hours to make a five-minute film.\r\n\r\nLast year, I did exactly that.\r\n\r\nAt first, it seems pretty reasonable, right? But then you realize that a lot goes into making five minutes of decent film: There’s the writing, finding people to be in it, locations, shooting and (cringe) editing. That’s not to mention the fact that you’ll probably forget your battery at home, be accosted by homeless people, get kicked out of the St. John Parking Garage (hopefully <em>after</em> you get the shot) and generally freeze your butt off while you sit, before dawn, on the edge of a cliff at Chandler Park in order to film your crucial time-lapse sunrise scene. And then it might turn out to be cloudy.\r\n\r\nAll in a days work for a marathon amateur filmmaker.\r\n\r\nThe rules are simple: Each team has precisely 24 hours (midnight Friday night to midnight Saturday night) to produce a film no longer than 5 minutes in length. The film must incorporate:\r\n\r\nA chosen theme.\r\n\r\nA predetermined line of dialog.\r\n\r\nA prop.\r\n\r\nAll three of these requirements were announced at the kickoff party at the 2010 race Friday night at midnight.\r\n\r\nIn other words, regardless of how much advance planning a filmmaker does, s/he is going to be forced to think on the fly. And the themes/lines/props can be pretty tricky; last year’s theme, <em>The Year We Make Contact</em>, required the line “the pleasures of the evening” and the inclusion of an 8-Ball — though the results showed those criteria could be taken in any number of directions.\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9569148&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9569148&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nFor the amateur filmmaker, the race is a great opportunity to jump into making movies. The event provides a neutral forum for newcomers to exhibit their work; most of the participants are new to the game, so there’s no reason to worry that your acting  won’t be up to snuff or your hand-held shots are too shaky. Contestants use whatever equipment they have available to them, and some of the best entries are often also the least “professional.”\r\n\r\nIt’s more about hard work and creativity than getting everything perfect.  The rawness of the end result is just part of the charm.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5331\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/living-arts-24-hour-video-race/img_6697/\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-5331 aligncenter\" title=\"IMG_6697\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_6697-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a></p>\r\nMaking a video in 24 hours is an experience: A sleepless, caffeine-fueled attempt at doing the impossible. 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','inherit','open','open','','5325-revision-16','','','2011-01-24 17:46:54','2011-01-24 22:46:54','',5325,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5325-revision-16/',0,'revision','',0),(5356,1,'2011-01-24 17:48:44','2011-01-24 22:48:44','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5332\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/living-arts-24-hour-video-race/img_0913/\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-5332 aligncenter\" title=\"Rooftop\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_0913-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a></p>\r\n<em>This post is by Tulsa designer and photographer Michael Champlin. <a href=\"http://mjchamplin.com/\">You can visit him here</a>, and don\'t forget to <a href=\"http://twitter.com/#!/mjchamplin\">follow him on Twitter</a>. Take it away, Michael! </em>\r\n\r\nImagine you\'ve signed up for <a href=\"http://www.livingarts.org/video.htm\">Living Arts\' annual 24-Hour Video Race</a>. Now, you’ve got 24 hours to make a five-minute film.\r\n\r\nLast year, I did exactly that.\r\n\r\nAt first, it seems pretty reasonable, right? But then you realize that a lot goes into making five minutes of decent film: There’s the writing, finding people to be in it, locations, shooting and (cringe) editing. That’s not to mention the fact that you’ll probably forget your battery at home, be accosted by homeless people, get kicked out of the St. John Parking Garage (hopefully <em>after</em> you get the shot) and generally freeze your butt off while you sit, before dawn, on the edge of a cliff at Chandler Park in order to film your crucial time-lapse sunrise scene. And then it might turn out to be cloudy.\r\n\r\nAll in a days work for a marathon amateur filmmaker.\r\n\r\nThe rules are simple: Each team has precisely 24 hours (midnight Friday night to midnight Saturday night) to produce a film no longer than 5 minutes in length. The film must incorporate:\r\n\r\nA chosen theme.\r\n\r\nA predetermined line of dialog.\r\n\r\nA prop.\r\n\r\nAll three of these requirements were announced at the kickoff party at the 2010 race Friday night at midnight.\r\n\r\nIn other words, regardless of how much advance planning a filmmaker does, s/he is going to be forced to think on the fly. And the themes/lines/props can be pretty tricky; last year’s theme, <em>The Year We Make Contact</em>, required the line “the pleasures of the evening” and the inclusion of an 8-Ball — though the results showed those criteria could be taken in any number of directions.\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9569148&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9569148&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nFor the amateur filmmaker, the race is a great opportunity to jump into making movies. The event provides a neutral forum for newcomers to exhibit their work; most of the participants are new to the game, so there’s no reason to worry that your acting  won’t be up to snuff or your hand-held shots are too shaky. Contestants use whatever equipment they have available to them, and some of the best entries are often also the least “professional.”\r\n\r\nIt’s more about hard work and creativity than getting everything perfect.  The rawness of the end result is just part of the charm.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5331\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/living-arts-24-hour-video-race/img_6697/\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-5331 aligncenter\" title=\"IMG_6697\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_6697-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a></p>\r\nMaking a video in 24 hours is an experience: A sleepless, caffeine-fueled attempt at doing the impossible. The very structure of the event breeds creativity; there’s no time to slow down and think things through, so you end up making lots of decisions (and learning lots of things) as you go. You’ll spend 24 hours brainstorming, filming, editing, picking out music and making runs for fast food and coffee.\r\n\r\nAnd at 11:15pm on Saturday when you finally finish and pop your newly-burned DVD into the player to watch your finished product before racing downtown to turn it in, there will be many energetic high fives, hugs and smiles. Regardless of winning or losing, everyone has a good time.\r\n\r\nAnd, if you’re like me, you might learn something, too.','Living Arts of Tulsa\'s 24-Hour Video Race (from someone who lived to tell the tale)','Imagine you\'ve signed up for Living Arts\' annual 24-Hour Video Race. Now, you’ve got 24 hours to make a five-minute film. Last year, I did exactly that. ','inherit','open','open','','5325-revision-17','','','2011-01-24 17:48:44','2011-01-24 22:48:44','',5325,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5325-revision-17/',0,'revision','',0),(5357,1,'2011-01-24 17:48:44','2011-01-24 22:48:44','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5332\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/living-arts-tulsa24-hour-video-race/img_0913/\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-5332 aligncenter\" title=\"Rooftop\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_0913-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a></p>\r\n<em>This post is by Tulsa designer and photographer Michael Champlin. <a href=\"http://mjchamplin.com/\">You can visit him here</a>, and don\'t forget to <a href=\"http://twitter.com/#!/mjchamplin\">follow him on Twitter</a>. Take it away, Michael! </em>\r\n\r\nImagine you\'ve signed up for <a href=\"http://www.livingarts.org/video.htm\">Living Arts\' annual 24-Hour Video Race</a>. Now, you’ve got 24 hours to make a five-minute film.\r\n\r\nLast year, I did exactly that.\r\n\r\nAt first, it seems pretty reasonable, right? But then you realize that a lot goes into making five minutes of decent film: There’s the writing, finding people to be in it, locations, shooting and (cringe) editing. That’s not to mention the fact that you’ll probably forget your battery at home, be accosted by homeless people, get kicked out of the St. John Parking Garage (hopefully <em>after</em> you get the shot) and generally freeze your butt off while you sit, before dawn, on the edge of a cliff at Chandler Park in order to film your crucial time-lapse sunrise scene. And then it might turn out to be cloudy.\r\n\r\nAll in a days work for a marathon amateur filmmaker.\r\n\r\nThe rules are simple: Each team has precisely 24 hours (midnight Friday night to midnight Saturday night) to produce a film no longer than 5 minutes in length. The film must incorporate:\r\n\r\nA chosen theme.\r\n\r\nA predetermined line of dialog.\r\n\r\nA prop.\r\n\r\nAll three of these requirements were announced at the kickoff party at the 2010 race Friday night at midnight.\r\n\r\nIn other words, regardless of how much advance planning a filmmaker does, s/he is going to be forced to think on the fly. And the themes/lines/props can be pretty tricky; last year’s theme, <em>The Year We Make Contact</em>, required the line “the pleasures of the evening” and the inclusion of an 8-Ball — though the results showed those criteria could be taken in any number of directions.\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9569148&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9569148&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nFor the amateur filmmaker, the race is a great opportunity to jump into making movies. The event provides a neutral forum for newcomers to exhibit their work; most of the participants are new to the game, so there’s no reason to worry that your acting  won’t be up to snuff or your hand-held shots are too shaky. Contestants use whatever equipment they have available to them, and some of the best entries are often also the least “professional.”\r\n\r\nIt’s more about hard work and creativity than getting everything perfect.  The rawness of the end result is just part of the charm.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5331\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/living-arts-tulsa24-hour-video-race/img_6697/\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-5331 aligncenter\" title=\"IMG_6697\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_6697-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a></p>\r\nMaking a video in 24 hours is an experience: A sleepless, caffeine-fueled attempt at doing the impossible. The very structure of the event breeds creativity; there’s no time to slow down and think things through, so you end up making lots of decisions (and learning lots of things) as you go. You’ll spend 24 hours brainstorming, filming, editing, picking out music and making runs for fast food and coffee.\r\n\r\nAnd at 11:15pm on Saturday when you finally finish and pop your newly-burned DVD into the player to watch your finished product before racing downtown to turn it in, there will be many energetic high fives, hugs and smiles. Regardless of winning or losing, everyone has a good time.\r\n\r\nAnd, if you’re like me, you might learn something, too.','Living Arts of Tulsa\'s 24-Hour Video Race (from someone who lived to tell the tale)','Imagine you\'ve signed up for Living Arts\' annual 24-Hour Video Race. Now, you’ve got 24 hours to make a five-minute film. Last year, I did exactly that. ','inherit','open','open','','5325-revision-18','','','2011-01-24 17:48:44','2011-01-24 22:48:44','',5325,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5325-revision-18/',0,'revision','',0),(5358,1,'2011-01-24 17:49:15','2011-01-24 22:49:15','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5332\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/living-arts-tulsa24-hour-video-race/img_0913/\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-5332 aligncenter\" title=\"Rooftop\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_0913-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a></p>\r\n<em>This post is by Tulsa designer and photographer Michael Champlin. <a href=\"http://mjchamplin.com/\">You can visit him here</a>, and don\'t forget to <a href=\"http://twitter.com/#!/mjchamplin\">follow him on Twitter</a>. Take it away, Michael! </em>\r\n\r\nImagine you\'ve signed up for <a href=\"http://www.livingarts.org/video.htm\">Living Arts\' annual 24-Hour Video Race</a>. Now, you’ve got 24 hours to make a five-minute film.\r\n\r\nLast year, I did exactly that.\r\n\r\nAt first, it seems pretty reasonable, right? But then you realize that a lot goes into making five minutes of decent film: There’s the writing, finding people to be in it, locations, shooting and (cringe) editing. That’s not to mention the fact that you’ll probably forget your battery at home, be accosted by homeless people, get kicked out of the St. John Parking Garage (hopefully <em>after</em> you get the shot) and generally freeze your butt off while you sit, before dawn, on the edge of a cliff at Chandler Park in order to film your crucial time-lapse sunrise scene. And then it might turn out to be cloudy.\r\n\r\nAll in a days work for a marathon amateur filmmaker.\r\n\r\nThe rules are simple: Each team has precisely 24 hours (midnight Friday night to midnight Saturday night) to produce a film no longer than 5 minutes in length. The film must incorporate:\r\n\r\nA chosen theme.\r\n\r\nA predetermined line of dialog.\r\n\r\nA prop.\r\n\r\nAll three of these requirements were announced at the kickoff party at the 2010 race Friday night at midnight.\r\n\r\nIn other words, regardless of how much advance planning a filmmaker does, s/he is going to be forced to think on the fly. And the themes/lines/props can be pretty tricky; last year’s theme, <em>The Year We Make Contact</em>, required the line “the pleasures of the evening” and the inclusion of an 8-Ball — though the results showed those criteria could be taken in any number of directions.\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9569148&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9569148&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nFor the amateur filmmaker, the race is a great opportunity to jump into making movies. The event provides a neutral forum for newcomers to exhibit their work; most of the participants are new to the game, so there’s no reason to worry that your acting  won’t be up to snuff or your hand-held shots are too shaky. Contestants use whatever equipment they have available to them, and some of the best entries are often also the least “professional.”\r\n\r\nIt’s more about hard work and creativity than getting everything perfect.  The rawness of the end result is just part of the charm.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5331\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/living-arts-tulsa24-hour-video-race/img_6697/\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-5331 aligncenter\" title=\"IMG_6697\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_6697-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a></p>\r\nMaking a video in 24 hours is an experience: A sleepless, caffeine-fueled attempt at doing the impossible. The very structure of the event breeds creativity; there’s no time to slow down and think things through, so you end up making lots of decisions (and learning lots of things) as you go. You’ll spend 24 hours brainstorming, filming, editing, picking out music and making runs for fast food and coffee.\r\n\r\nAnd at 11:15pm on Saturday when you finally finish and pop your newly-burned DVD into the player to watch your finished product before racing downtown to turn it in, there will be many energetic high fives, hugs and smiles. Regardless of winning or losing, everyone has a good time.\r\n\r\nAnd, if you’re like me, you might learn something, too.','Living Arts of Tulsa\'s 24-Hour Video Race (from someone who lived to tell the tale)','Imagine you\'ve signed up for Living Arts\' annual 24-Hour Video Race. Now, you’ve got 24 hours to make a five-minute film. Last year, I did exactly that. ','inherit','open','open','','5325-revision-19','','','2011-01-24 17:49:15','2011-01-24 22:49:15','',5325,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5325-revision-19/',0,'revision','',0),(5359,1,'2011-01-24 17:49:15','2011-01-24 22:49:15','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5332\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/living-arts-tulsa-24-hour-video-race/img_0913/\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-5332 aligncenter\" title=\"Rooftop\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_0913-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a></p>\r\n<em>This post is by Tulsa designer and photographer Michael Champlin. <a href=\"http://mjchamplin.com/\">You can visit him here</a>, and don\'t forget to <a href=\"http://twitter.com/#!/mjchamplin\">follow him on Twitter</a>. Take it away, Michael! </em>\r\n\r\nImagine you\'ve signed up for <a href=\"http://www.livingarts.org/video.htm\">Living Arts\' annual 24-Hour Video Race</a>. Now, you’ve got 24 hours to make a five-minute film.\r\n\r\nLast year, I did exactly that.\r\n\r\nAt first, it seems pretty reasonable, right? But then you realize that a lot goes into making five minutes of decent film: There’s the writing, finding people to be in it, locations, shooting and (cringe) editing. That’s not to mention the fact that you’ll probably forget your battery at home, be accosted by homeless people, get kicked out of the St. John Parking Garage (hopefully <em>after</em> you get the shot) and generally freeze your butt off while you sit, before dawn, on the edge of a cliff at Chandler Park in order to film your crucial time-lapse sunrise scene. And then it might turn out to be cloudy.\r\n\r\nAll in a days work for a marathon amateur filmmaker.\r\n\r\nThe rules are simple: Each team has precisely 24 hours (midnight Friday night to midnight Saturday night) to produce a film no longer than 5 minutes in length. The film must incorporate:\r\n\r\nA chosen theme.\r\n\r\nA predetermined line of dialog.\r\n\r\nA prop.\r\n\r\nAll three of these requirements were announced at the kickoff party at the 2010 race Friday night at midnight.\r\n\r\nIn other words, regardless of how much advance planning a filmmaker does, s/he is going to be forced to think on the fly. And the themes/lines/props can be pretty tricky; last year’s theme, <em>The Year We Make Contact</em>, required the line “the pleasures of the evening” and the inclusion of an 8-Ball — though the results showed those criteria could be taken in any number of directions.\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9569148&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9569148&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nFor the amateur filmmaker, the race is a great opportunity to jump into making movies. The event provides a neutral forum for newcomers to exhibit their work; most of the participants are new to the game, so there’s no reason to worry that your acting  won’t be up to snuff or your hand-held shots are too shaky. Contestants use whatever equipment they have available to them, and some of the best entries are often also the least “professional.”\r\n\r\nIt’s more about hard work and creativity than getting everything perfect.  The rawness of the end result is just part of the charm.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5331\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/living-arts-tulsa-24-hour-video-race/img_6697/\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-5331 aligncenter\" title=\"IMG_6697\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_6697-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a></p>\r\nMaking a video in 24 hours is an experience: A sleepless, caffeine-fueled attempt at doing the impossible. The very structure of the event breeds creativity; there’s no time to slow down and think things through, so you end up making lots of decisions (and learning lots of things) as you go. You’ll spend 24 hours brainstorming, filming, editing, picking out music and making runs for fast food and coffee.\r\n\r\nAnd at 11:15pm on Saturday when you finally finish and pop your newly-burned DVD into the player to watch your finished product before racing downtown to turn it in, there will be many energetic high fives, hugs and smiles. Regardless of winning or losing, everyone has a good time.\r\n\r\nAnd, if you’re like me, you might learn something, too.','Living Arts of Tulsa\'s 24-Hour Video Race (from someone who lived to tell the tale)','Imagine you\'ve signed up for Living Arts\' annual 24-Hour Video Race. Now, you’ve got 24 hours to make a five-minute film. Last year, I did exactly that. ','inherit','open','open','','5325-revision-20','','','2011-01-24 17:49:15','2011-01-24 22:49:15','',5325,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5325-revision-20/',0,'revision','',0),(5360,1,'2011-01-24 18:33:32','2011-01-24 23:33:32','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5332\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/living-arts-tulsa-24-hour-video-race/img_0913/\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-5332 aligncenter\" title=\"Rooftop\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_0913-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a></p>\r\n<em>This post is by Tulsa designer and photographer Michael Champlin. <a href=\"http://mjchamplin.com/\">You can visit him here</a>, and don\'t forget to <a href=\"http://twitter.com/#!/mjchamplin\">follow him on Twitter</a>. Take it away, Michael! </em>\r\n\r\nImagine you\'ve signed up for <a href=\"http://www.livingarts.org/video.htm\">Living Arts\' annual 24-Hour Video Race</a>. Now, you’ve got 24 hours to make a five-minute film.\r\n\r\nLast year, I did exactly that.\r\n\r\nAt first, it seems pretty reasonable, right? But then you realize that a lot goes into making five minutes of decent film: There’s the writing, finding people to be in it, locations, shooting and (cringe) editing. That’s not to mention the fact that you’ll probably forget your battery at home, be accosted by homeless people, get kicked out of the St. John Parking Garage (hopefully <em>after</em> you get the shot) and generally freeze your butt off while you sit, before dawn, on the edge of a cliff at Chandler Park in order to film your crucial time-lapse sunrise scene. And then it might turn out to be cloudy.\r\n\r\nAll in a days work for a marathon amateur filmmaker.\r\n\r\nThe rules are simple: Each team has precisely 24 hours (midnight Friday night to midnight Saturday night) to produce a film no longer than 5 minutes in length. The film must incorporate:\r\n\r\nA chosen theme.\r\n\r\nA predetermined line of dialog.\r\n\r\nA prop.\r\n\r\nAll three of these requirements were announced at the kickoff party at the 2010 race Friday night at midnight.\r\n\r\nIn other words, regardless of how much advance planning a filmmaker does, s/he is going to be forced to think on the fly. And the themes/lines/props can be pretty tricky; last year’s theme, <em>The Year We Make Contact</em>, required the line “the pleasures of the evening” and the inclusion of an 8-Ball — though the results showed those criteria could be taken in any number of directions.\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9569148&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9569148&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nFor the amateur filmmaker, the race is a great opportunity to jump into making movies. The event provides a neutral forum for newcomers to exhibit their work; most of the participants are new to the game, so there’s no reason to worry that your acting  won’t be up to snuff or your hand-held shots are too shaky. Contestants use whatever equipment they have available to them, and some of the best entries are often also the least “professional.”\r\n\r\nIt’s more about hard work and creativity than getting everything perfect.  The rawness of the end result is just part of the charm.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5331\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/living-arts-tulsa-24-hour-video-race/img_6697/\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-5331 aligncenter\" title=\"IMG_6697\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_6697-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a></p>\r\nMaking a video in 24 hours is an experience: A sleepless, caffeine-fueled attempt at doing the impossible. The very structure of the event breeds creativity; there’s no time to slow down and think things through, so you end up making lots of decisions (and learning lots of things) as you go. You’ll spend 24 hours brainstorming, filming, editing, picking out music and making runs for fast food and coffee.\r\n\r\nAnd at 11:15pm on Saturday when you finally finish and pop your newly-burned DVD into the player to watch your finished product before racing downtown to turn it in, there will be many energetic high fives, hugs and smiles. Regardless of winning or losing, everyone has a good time.\r\n\r\nAnd, if you’re like me, you might learn something, too.\r\n\r\n<em>Be sure to sign up for <a href=\"http://www.livingarts.org/video.htm\">the 2011 edition of the 24-Hour Video Race</a>, which kicks off at midnight on Friday, Feb. 4.</em>','Living Arts of Tulsa\'s 24-Hour Video Race (from someone who lived to tell the tale)','Imagine you\'ve signed up for Living Arts\' annual 24-Hour Video Race. Now, you’ve got 24 hours to make a five-minute film. Last year, I did exactly that. ','inherit','open','open','','5325-revision-21','','','2011-01-24 18:33:32','2011-01-24 23:33:32','',5325,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5325-revision-21/',0,'revision','',0),(5361,1,'2011-01-24 18:33:32','2011-01-24 23:33:32','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5332\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/living-arts-tulsa-24-hour-video-race/img_0913/\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-5332 aligncenter\" title=\"Rooftop\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_0913-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a></p>\r\n<em>This post is by Tulsa designer and photographer Michael Champlin. <a href=\"http://mjchamplin.com/\">You can visit him here</a>, and don\'t forget to <a href=\"http://twitter.com/#!/mjchamplin\">follow him on Twitter</a>. Take it away, Michael! </em>\r\n\r\nImagine you\'ve signed up for <a href=\"http://www.livingarts.org/video.htm\">Living Arts\' annual 24-Hour Video Race</a>. Now, you’ve got 24 hours to make a five-minute film.\r\n\r\nLast year, I did exactly that.\r\n\r\nAt first, it seems pretty reasonable, right? But then you realize that a lot goes into making five minutes of decent film: There’s the writing, finding people to be in it, locations, shooting and (cringe) editing. That’s not to mention the fact that you’ll probably forget your battery at home, be accosted by homeless people, get kicked out of the St. John Parking Garage (hopefully <em>after</em> you get the shot) and generally freeze your butt off while you sit, before dawn, on the edge of a cliff at Chandler Park in order to film your crucial time-lapse sunrise scene. And then it might turn out to be cloudy.\r\n\r\nAll in a days work for a marathon amateur filmmaker.\r\n\r\nThe rules are simple: Each team has precisely 24 hours (midnight Friday night to midnight Saturday night) to produce a film no longer than 5 minutes in length. The film must incorporate:\r\n\r\nA chosen theme.\r\n\r\nA predetermined line of dialog.\r\n\r\nA prop.\r\n\r\nAll three of these requirements were announced at the kickoff party at the 2010 race Friday night at midnight.\r\n\r\nIn other words, regardless of how much advance planning a filmmaker does, s/he is going to be forced to think on the fly. And the themes/lines/props can be pretty tricky; last year’s theme, <em>The Year We Make Contact</em>, required the line “the pleasures of the evening” and the inclusion of an 8-Ball — though the results showed those criteria could be taken in any number of directions.\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9569148&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9569148&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nFor the amateur filmmaker, the race is a great opportunity to jump into making movies. The event provides a neutral forum for newcomers to exhibit their work; most of the participants are new to the game, so there’s no reason to worry that your acting  won’t be up to snuff or your hand-held shots are too shaky. Contestants use whatever equipment they have available to them, and some of the best entries are often also the least “professional.”\r\n\r\nIt’s more about hard work and creativity than getting everything perfect.  The rawness of the end result is just part of the charm.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5331\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/living-arts-tulsa-24-hour-video-race/img_6697/\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-5331 aligncenter\" title=\"IMG_6697\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_6697-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a></p>\r\nMaking a video in 24 hours is an experience: A sleepless, caffeine-fueled attempt at doing the impossible. The very structure of the event breeds creativity; there’s no time to slow down and think things through, so you end up making lots of decisions (and learning lots of things) as you go. You’ll spend 24 hours brainstorming, filming, editing, picking out music and making runs for fast food and coffee.\r\n\r\nAnd at 11:15pm on Saturday when you finally finish and pop your newly-burned DVD into the player to watch your finished product before racing downtown to turn it in, there will be many energetic high fives, hugs and smiles. Regardless of winning or losing, everyone has a good time.\r\n\r\nAnd, if you’re like me, you might learn something, too.\r\n\r\n<em>Be sure to sign up for <a href=\"http://www.livingarts.org/video.htm\">the 2011 edition of the 24-Hour Video Race</a>, which kicks off at midnight on Friday, Feb. 4.</em>','Living Arts of Tulsa\'s 24-Hour Video Race (from someone who lived to tell the tale)','Imagine you\'ve signed up for Living Arts\' annual 24-Hour Video Race. Now, you’ve got 24 hours to make a five-minute film. Last year, I did exactly that. ','inherit','open','open','','5325-revision-22','','','2011-01-24 18:33:32','2011-01-24 23:33:32','',5325,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5325-revision-22/',0,'revision','',0),(5827,1,'2011-02-10 11:00:35','2011-02-10 16:00:35','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/where-to-eat-in-tulsa-this-valentines-day-2011/4331002310_75a9b6d56e_o/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5797\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/4331002310_75a9b6d56e_o-500x394.jpg\" alt=\"Valentines Day Eats in Tulsa\" title=\"Valentines Day Eats in Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"394\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5797\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://tulsafoodblog.com/\">The folks over at Tulsa Food</a>, <a href=\"http://shoptulsa.org/\">ShopTulsa</a> and <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/\">Tasha Does Tulsa</a> have collaborated to bring you a list of the best of the best Tulsa restaurants to call for a reservation for Valentine\'s Day weekend, complete with reviews, deals, special menus, recommendations on what to order and, of course, the numbers to punch on your phone when it\'s time to make your reservations.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\nHere\'s to your own Lady in the Tramp spaghetti-eating scene-in-the-making. In no particular order, here are our top picks for the most romantic restaurants in Tulsa:\r\n\r\n<strong>Stonehorse Cafe</strong>\r\nWhere: 1748 Utica Square\r\nPhone: (918) 712-7470\r\nPricing (out of five $, with five being priciest): $$$\r\nWhat to Order: The Bleu Salad; Pizza Margherita; Anything made with Stonehorse\'s housemade sausage; Bread pudding (order it with dinner, though, because it\'s made to-order, individually)\r\n<strong> Tulsa Food</strong>: Wonderful wine list and all their food is made from scratch: From sauces, pastas to ice cream. The meat is always of utmost quality and seafood is very fresh. Stonehorse is in Utica Square, so it\'s perfect for a romantic stroll before or after dinner.\r\n<strong> TDT</strong>: It\'s easy to get cozy at Stonehorse. It\'s even easier to get an unforgettable dinner at this Utica Square cafe - everything, and I mean <em>everything</em>, on the menu is outstanding.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Brasserie</strong>\r\nWhere: 3509 S. Peoria Avenue\r\nPhone: (918) 779-7070\r\nPricing: $$$\r\nWhat to Order: Alsatian tarte flambe; steak tartare; brioche French toast; steak frites\r\n<strong> Tulsa Food</strong>: Very classy French restaurant. The food is prepared with great attention to detail and atmosphere is superb. Very top-notch wine list.\r\n<strong> TDT</strong>: The French know love, sure, but perhaps even better, they know food. Get French-inspired cuisine by one of Tulsa\'s top (and hottest) chefs in a chic, old-world atmosphere.\r\n\r\n<strong>In the Raw</strong>\r\nWhere: 3321 S. Peoria Avenue on Brookside; 6151 S. Sheridan on the Hill\r\nPhone: Brookside, (918) 744-1300; On the Hill, (918) 524-0063\r\nPricing: $$$$\r\nWhat to Order: Volcano Roll, Spider Roll, Macadamia nut halibut\r\n<strong> Tulsa Food</strong>: Oklahoma company that offers an amazing sushi experience. Great sushi but a little pricey. South location is located on a hill with a great view.\r\n<strong> TDT</strong>: There\'s a reason this swanky sushi joint is always packed. It\'s got the food and the atmosphere to make your V-Day something to remember.\r\n\r\n<strong>Palace Cafe</strong>\r\nWhere: 1301 E. 15th Street\r\nPhone: (918) 582-4321\r\nPricing: $$$\r\nWhat to Order: Smoke Grill Salmon, Gourmet Lobster Corndogs, anything off the bento menus\r\n<strong> Tulsa Food</strong>: Very private booth seating, perfect low lighting. Everything from gourmet lobster corndogs to daily catches and steaks. The chef here has a good outlook on food and is opposed to processed food.\r\n<strong> TDT</strong>: Palace Cafe offers the most romantic dining atmosphere in Tulsa, hands down. The food, as scores of natives know, is some of the best in the region.\r\n\r\n<strong>Lucky\'s</strong>\r\nWhere: 1536 E. 15th Street\r\nPhone: (918) 592-5825\r\nPricing: $$$\r\nWhat to Order: Grilled Flatbread, Asian-Style Porkchop, Bacon-Wrapped Halibut, Lucky\'s Cheeseburger\r\n<strong> Tulsa Food</strong>: One of our favorite restaurants in Tulsa, run by a husband/wife team of culinary geniuses. These two have brough an unmatched sense of style and beautiful, quality food that has kept us coming back time and time again.\r\n<strong> TDT</strong>: Find the most innovative fine dining menu at Lucky\'s on Cherry Street. Be sure to have a glass of the many biodynamic wines available at the bar with dinner.\r\n\r\n<strong>Sonoma Bistro &amp; Wine Bar</strong>\r\nWhere: 3523 S. Peoria Avenue\r\nPhone: (918) 747-9463\r\nPricing: $$$\r\nWhat to Order: BBQ Salmon Tamale, White Pizza, Tomato Bisque Soup\r\n<strong> Tulsa Food</strong>: This is an awesome place to go for a light dinner and drinks. It is a very pleasant atmosphere with one of the best wine lists in Tulsa. The chef pays so much attention to detail and the food is phenomenal.\r\n<strong> TDT</strong>: The wine list at Sonoma was built to be the best - and one of the largest - in town. Plus, the food could stand up to what\'s available in the real Sonoma County any day.\r\n\r\n<strong>Tucci\'s</strong>\r\nWhere: 1433 E. 15th Street\r\nPhone: (918) 582-3456\r\nPricing: $$$\r\nWhat to Order: Chicken Florentine Pizza, Pasta l\'Arabiata\r\n<strong> Tulsa Food</strong>: This is one of Tulsa\'s hidden treasures. The food is so fresh, and the pizza is to die for! I couldn\'t believe how fresh the ingredients on the pizza were. Great place for a lunch date and dinner reservation.\r\n<strong> TDT</strong>: Talk about a moody atmosphere. If you chose Tucci\'s as your destination for V-Day Dinner 2010, you can bet that some serious romance will ensue.\r\n\r\n<strong>Ti Amo</strong>\r\nWhere: Downtown at 219 S. Cheyenne Avenue; 6024 S. Sheridan Avenue in south Tulsa\r\nPhone: Downtown, (918) 592-5151; south Tulsa, (918) 499-1919\r\nPricing: $$\r\nWhat to Order: Ravioli Fritti, Penne Toscana, Chicken Marsala\r\n<strong>Tulsa Food</strong>: Wonder atmosphere...and very romantic. The live music really sets the tone for the evening. The food is standard Italian and is located in a beautiful location in downtown and also south Tulsa. We recommend the downtown location.\r\n<strong> TDT</strong>: There\'s a reason I went to Ti Amo for dinner before my high school prom, and while the food is fabulous, the atmosphere is the epitome of le romance - especially at the cozy, underground downtown location.\r\n\r\n<strong>Bodean Seafood Restaurant</strong>\r\nWhere: 3376 E. 51st Street\r\nPhone: (918) 749-1407\r\nPricing: $$$$$\r\nWhat to Order: Sesame-Crusted Gulf Yellowfin Tuna, Pecanwood-Grilled Costa Rican Mahi Mahi. If cooking at home, the Maine lobsters are so fresh and make a perfect meal...any of the seafood at Bodean\'s Market is top-notch.\r\n<strong> Tulsa Food</strong>: Two times a day seafood is flown in from the coast. This is the most upscale restaurant in Tulsa. Beautiful atmosphere. This is a great place for a very special occasion and is sure to impress the one you love!! Voted by TIME magazine as one of the top restaurants in the nation.\r\n<strong> TDT</strong>: THE freshest seafood in town, available as it\'s flown in twice daily to family-owned Bodean\'s. If you\'d rather dine at home, check out Bodean\'s fish market, facing 51st Street.\r\n\r\n<strong>Garlic Rose</strong>\r\nWhere: 3509 S. Peoria Avenue on Brookside; 9904 Riverside Parkway on the River\r\nPhone: Brookside, (918) 392-5550; Riverside, (918) 746-4900\r\nPricing: $$$\r\nWhat to Order: Baked Brie, Complementary bread with roasted garlic, Canneloni\r\n<strong> Tulsa Food</strong>: The food is superb and has a fantastic presentation. Make sure to park around back and walk through the courtyard. Going to this restaurant gave me an out-of-Tulsa, out-of-country experience. We like to call ahead and ask for a spot by the fireplace. We recommend the Brookside location; however, the Riverside location is very nice and if not too cold, a walk around the river\'s edge is quite romantic. There is actually a bench swing for two by the river.\r\n<strong> TDT</strong>: Garlic Rose isn\'t a Tulsa tradition by accident. No one can go wrong by choosing Garlic Rose for their dining destination this Valentine\'s Day.\r\n\r\n<strong>McGill\'s</strong>\r\nWhere: 1560 S. 21st Street in Midtown; 6058 S. Yale Avenue in south Tulsa; at Hard Rock Casino &amp; Hotel in Catoosa\r\nPhone: Midtown, (918) 742-8080; south Tulsa, (918) 388-8080; McGill\'s on 19 (Hard Rock), (918) 384-7500\r\nPricing: $$$$\r\nWhat to Order: Pasta Lobster, Coconut Beer Shrimp, Crab Cakes and, of course, the Filet\r\n<strong> Tulsa Food</strong>: Very traditional, reminds me of a clubhouse that you would find at a country club. The wait staff is very attentive and professional, taking care of every need. Intimate setting with a warm, inviting feel. Great place to get a steak.\r\n<strong> TDT</strong>: McGill\'s is the plate to be for those of you who equate V-Day with a glorious steak dinner. If you\'re feeling really fancy, check out McGill\'s on 19 at Hard Rock Casino in Catoosa.\r\n\r\n<strong>KEO</strong>\r\nWhere: 3524 S. Peoria Avenue\r\nPhone: (918) 794-8200\r\nPricing: $$\r\nWhat to Order: Spring Rolls, KEO Sampler, Thai Green Curry, Pad Thai, Banana Won-Ton with Vanilla Bean Gelato, Anything from the sake menu\r\n<strong> Tulsa Food</strong>: Very modern, sophisticated restaurant with a very classy, open feel. the two of the main walls are glass, so you are able to people-watch from inside the restaurant. The owners are fabulous. Chef Zahidah Hyman grew up in Asia and brought back many of her family\'s recipes to Tulsa. She and her husband Bill Hyman make a great team. The food is very unique and full of flavor...great place for cocktails or a nice date.\r\n<strong> TDT</strong>: KEO is home to some of the most artful and innovative dishes in Tulsa, not to mention the most attention to authentic Asian culinary traditions. If a swanky atmosphere is a must this V-Day, KEO is your spot.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Chalkboard</strong>\r\nWhere: 1324 S. Main Street\r\nPhone: (918) 582-1964\r\nPricing: $$$\r\nWhat to Order: Eggs Benedict, Mimosas, Atlantic Salmon, Chicken Kiev, Stuffed French Toast\r\n<strong>Tulsa Food</strong>: This place as some of the best brunch in Tulsa. It is located in the beautiful Ambassador Downtown. The European style goes right along with the food and creates a wonder place to spend the evening.\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: The Chalkboard is a bonafide Tulsa tradition, especially when it comes to brunch. The lunch is good and dinner is great, but brunch is legendary. It tastes even better after a night\'s stay in the Hotel Ambassador, which houses this celebrated cafe.\r\n\r\n<strong>Yokozuna</strong>\r\nWhere: Downtown at 309 East 2nd Street\r\nPhone: (918) 508-7676\r\nPricing: $$$\r\nWhat to order:\r\n<strong>Tulsa Food</strong>: Yokozuna revived our faith in the Tulsa sushi scene. Don\'t believe us? <a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/downtown/yokozuna-downtown-sushi\">Check this out</a>.\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: Picture this: You\'re tearing into a bowl of pork belly ramen or a roll of expertly made sushi as the lights of downtown Tulsa wink through the huge windows in the dining room at Yokozuna. It\'s like dinner in the big city but without the traffic headaches, but with every bit of the quality of food that\'s prepared by expert chef Greg Bossler. Also? The fortune cookies are hilarious.\r\n\r\n<strong>Piatto</strong>\r\nWhere: In Tulsa Hills at 7153 South Olympia Avenue\r\nPhone: (918) 770-0719\r\nPricing: $$$\r\nWhat to order: Peppardelle Primavera, Chicken Rollatini al Funghi, Vitello Marsala, Piccante Pizza\r\n<strong>Tulsa Food</strong>: Piatto is a celebration of tastes in Italian cuisine. The standard here, the owners say, is “to do as little as possible to the best possible ingredients, secured locally wherever possible, and pair wines with dishes to bring out the harmony of flavors.” When you go to Piatto, you get exactly that. <a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/south-tulsa/piatto-italian-restaurant-tulsa-menu\">Here\'s our full review</a>.\r\n<strong>TDT</strong>: I\'ll just come right on out and say it: Piatto is serving up the best Italian food in Tulsa right now. The atmosphere is great and everything, but if you love food and it\'s what you look forward to most on the loviest, doviest day of the year, a table at Piatto should be the object of your desire. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/02/oh-angelo-piatto-opens-in-tulsa-hills/\">Here\'s more from TDT on why</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Michael V\'s Restaurant &amp; Bar</strong>\r\nWhere: In Bixby at 8222 East 103rd Street\r\nPhone: (918) 369-0310\r\nPricing: $$$$\r\nWhat to order: <a href=\"http://www.michaelvsrestaurant.com/menus.html\">Menu</a>\r\n<strong> Tulsa Food</strong>: <a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/south-tulsa/michaelvs-tulsa-steakhosue\">One of our reviewers visited Michael V\'s</a>, and she gave it nothing but high marks.\r\n<strong> TDT</strong>: There are several bloggers based on the south side of town who rave about Michael V\'s, and you know how opinionated bloggers can be. The atmosphere is one of the most cozy, most romantic in the area, and it\'s the perfect excuse to dress in something a little fancy this Valentine\'s Day.\r\n<h2>New Restaurants to Try</h2>\r\nWill nothing but the newest restaurants make your short list of spots to consider for this year\'s Valentine\'s Day dinner? Here are some ideas:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/people/Treehouse-Tulsa/100001888150379\">The Treehouse</a>, downtown at 18th and Boston. <a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/talk/new-tulsa-restaurant-treehouse-food-picture-from-dallaslds\">More from Tulsa Food</a>.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/1567072/restaurant/Brookside/Gemmas-Woodfire-Kitchen-Tulsa\">Gemma\'s Woodfire Kitchen</a>, on Brookside. <a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/brookside/gemmas-woodfire-kitchen-with-veteran-chef-steven-howard\">More from Tulsa Food</a>.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/1572123/restaurant/Bixby/Dukes-Southern-Kitchen-Tulsa\">Duke\'s Southern Kitchen</a>, in Bixby in Regal Plaza at 105th and Memorial. <a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/south-tulsa/dukes-southern-kitchen-restaurant-bixby\">More from Tulsa Food</a>.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://twitter.com/#!/BradyTavern\">Brady Tavern</a>. <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/mcnellies-group-moves-into-brady-district/\">More from TDT</a>, <a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/dinner/brady-tavern-downtown-tulsa\">more from Tulsa Food</a>.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.gowestrestaurant.com/\">Go West Restaurants &amp; Saloon</a>, in west Tulsa on New Sapulpa Road. <a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/dessert/go-west-restaurant-tulsa\">More from Tulsa Food</a>.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://thekitchentulsa.com/\">The Kitchen</a>, on Brookside. <a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/dinner/the-kitchen-restaurant-brookside-tulsa\">More from Tulsa Food</a>.</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/1567240/restaurant/Cherry-Street/Smoke-on-Cherry-Street-Tulsa\">Smoke</a>, on Cherry Street. <a href=\"http://tulsafood.com/cherry-street/the-new-smoke-woodfire-grill-cigar-room-on-cherry-street\">More from Tulsa Food</a>.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h2>Valentine\'s Day specials at Tulsa restaurants this year</h2>\r\nIn cooperation with ShopTulsa, here\'s a list of Valentine\'s Day specials running at Tulsa restaurants. Know of more? <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">E-mail me with details</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Dinner for Two at <a href=\"www.joemommas.com\">Joe Momma\'s Pizza</a></strong>\r\nWhere: 112 S. Elgin\r\nHere are the details: Get a dinner for two at Joe Momma\'s this V-Day at $25 for couples under 21 years of age,\r\n$35 for over 21. Included is a 10-inch specialty pizza, two side salads and two drinks (or two glasses of wine for those who opt for the over-21 dinner). For dessert, it\'s chocolate-covered strawberries. Way to swank it up, JM!\r\n\r\n<strong>Kiss at </strong><strong><a href=\"http://www.qdoba.com/\">Qdoba</a></strong>\r\nWhere: Cherry Street; 51st and Yale; 71st and Lewis; 71st Street and Memorial\r\nGuests who kiss the person with whom they came can buy one entree and get one free. Plus, from Feb. 11-14, Qdoba will also offer free chips and queso to Facebook fans who post a photo of themselves kissing someone (or something) on Qdoba’s Facebook page (participants in the FB promotion must have a Qdoba card, which are available at any Tulsa location, and must post their card numbers with the entry - the offer will be uploaded to their Qdoba card 5-7 days after posting).\r\n\r\n<strong>Villa Ravenna &amp; Lovetts Gallery, Sitting In A Tree</strong>\r\nEvery purchase made at <a href=\"http://www.lovettsgallery.com/\">Lovetts Gallery</a> between now and Feb. 14 is a chance to win a $100 dinner for two at <a href=\"http://www.villaravenna.com/\">Villa Ravenna</a>, the Italian restaurant of much repute tucked into the northeast corner of The Farm Shopping Center at 51st and Sheridan.\r\n\r\n<strong>Making Cookies at Sage Culinary Studio</strong>\r\nHead to one of the Sage locations - there\'s one in Regal Plaza at 105th and Memorial now, as well as the original spot on Brookside - to decorate Valentine\'s Day cookies with your kiddos. <a href=\"http://www.sageculinarystudio.com/online_registration.html\">Pre-register here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Suite Deal</strong>\r\nGrab a weekend package at <a href=\"http://www.thecanebrake.com/\">The Canebrake in Wagoner</a> this weekend that includes champagne, sweets, a wine flight, brunch for two, a cheese plate and a pair of embroidered bath robes. The lovers\' menu options in the restaurant include shared plates of oysters, cold water lobster tails, venison chops, beef filet en croute, wild mushroom strudel and a prawn cocktail. Call (918) 485-1810 for reservations.\r\n\r\n<strong>Tuscan Valentine</strong>\r\nGuest speaker Paola Tealdi from Col D\'Orcia will speak at tis year\'s special Valentine\'s Day dinner at Biga Vino e Cucina on Brookside, and she\'ll talk about some of the best wines in Tuscany, including her brunello. The meal will be five courses created to match the wines. Cost is $60 (which, for five courses with wine and a guest speaker, is a bargain). Call (918) 743-2442 for reservations.\r\n\r\nKnow of more restaurant deals? <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">E-mail me details</a>.\r\n<h2>Want even more options?</h2>\r\nCheck out the <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/category/food/\">Food</a> and <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/category/restaurants/\">Restaurants</a> categories here at TDT, look over <a href=\"http://www.tulsafood.com/\">the massive amount of reviews at Tulsa Food </a>and keep an eye on <a href=\"http://twitter.com/#!/shoptulsaorg\">ShopTulsa\'s Twitter stream</a> for live updates on places to go and gifts to buy for a Tulsa-tastic Valentine\'s Day.\r\n<h2>Looking for something to do besides eat?</h2>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/valentines-day-tulsa-2011/\">Check out this Valentine\'s Day-flavored list of things to do this weekend</a>.','Where to Eat in Tulsa This Valentine\'s Day','','inherit','open','open','','5789-revision-11','','','2011-02-10 11:00:35','2011-02-10 16:00:35','',5789,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/5789-revision-11/',0,'revision','',0),(5362,1,'2011-01-25 09:42:23','2011-01-25 14:42:23','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5332\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/living-arts-tulsa-24-hour-video-race/img_0913/\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-5332 aligncenter\" title=\"Rooftop\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_0913-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a></p>\r\n<em>This post is by Tulsa designer and photographer Michael Champlin. <a href=\"http://mjchamplin.com/\">You can visit him here</a>, and don\'t forget to <a href=\"http://twitter.com/#!/mjchamplin\">follow him on Twitter</a>. Take it away, Michael! </em>\r\n\r\nImagine you\'ve signed up for <a href=\"http://www.livingarts.org/video.htm\">Living Arts\' annual 24-Hour Video Race</a>. Now, you’ve got 24 hours to make a five-minute film.\r\n\r\nLast year, I did exactly that.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\nAt first, it seems pretty reasonable, right? But then you realize that a lot goes into making five minutes of decent film: There’s the writing, finding people to be in it, locations, shooting and (cringe) editing. That’s not to mention the fact that you’ll probably forget your battery at home, be accosted by homeless people, get kicked out of the St. John Parking Garage (hopefully <em>after</em> you get the shot) and generally freeze your butt off while you sit, before dawn, on the edge of a cliff at Chandler Park in order to film your crucial time-lapse sunrise scene. And then it might turn out to be cloudy.\r\n\r\nAll in a days work for a marathon amateur filmmaker.\r\n\r\nThe rules are simple: Each team has precisely 24 hours (midnight Friday night to midnight Saturday night) to produce a film no longer than 5 minutes in length. The film must incorporate:\r\n\r\nA chosen theme.\r\n\r\nA predetermined line of dialog.\r\n\r\nA prop.\r\n\r\nAll three of these requirements were announced at the kickoff party at the 2010 race Friday night at midnight.\r\n\r\nIn other words, regardless of how much advance planning a filmmaker does, s/he is going to be forced to think on the fly. And the themes/lines/props can be pretty tricky; last year’s theme, <em>The Year We Make Contact</em>, required the line “the pleasures of the evening” and the inclusion of an 8-Ball — though the results showed those criteria could be taken in any number of directions.\r\n\r\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9569148&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" /><embed type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9569148&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00ADEF&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed></object>\r\n\r\nFor the amateur filmmaker, the race is a great opportunity to jump into making movies. The event provides a neutral forum for newcomers to exhibit their work; most of the participants are new to the game, so there’s no reason to worry that your acting  won’t be up to snuff or your hand-held shots are too shaky. Contestants use whatever equipment they have available to them, and some of the best entries are often also the least “professional.”\r\n\r\nIt’s more about hard work and creativity than getting everything perfect.  The rawness of the end result is just part of the charm.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5331\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/living-arts-tulsa-24-hour-video-race/img_6697/\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-5331 aligncenter\" title=\"IMG_6697\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/IMG_6697-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" /></a></p>\r\nMaking a video in 24 hours is an experience: A sleepless, caffeine-fueled attempt at doing the impossible. The very structure of the event breeds creativity; there’s no time to slow down and think things through, so you end up making lots of decisions (and learning lots of things) as you go. You’ll spend 24 hours brainstorming, filming, editing, picking out music and making runs for fast food and coffee.\r\n\r\nAnd at 11:15pm on Saturday when you finally finish and pop your newly-burned DVD into the player to watch your finished product before racing downtown to turn it in, there will be many energetic high fives, hugs and smiles. Regardless of winning or losing, everyone has a good time.\r\n\r\nAnd, if you’re like me, you might learn something, too.\r\n\r\n<em>Be sure to sign up for <a href=\"http://www.livingarts.org/video.htm\">the 2011 edition of the 24-Hour Video Race</a>, which kicks off at midnight on Friday, Feb. 4.</em>','Living Arts of Tulsa\'s 24-Hour Video Race (from someone who lived to tell the tale)','Imagine you\'ve signed up for Living Arts\' annual 24-Hour Video Race. Now, you’ve got 24 hours to make a five-minute film. Last year, I did exactly that. ','inherit','open','open','','5325-revision-23','','','2011-01-25 09:42:23','2011-01-25 14:42:23','',5325,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5325-revision-23/',0,'revision','',0),(5369,1,'2011-01-25 10:46:09','2011-01-25 15:46:09','Olivia Duhon photos.\nhttp://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=271239&amp;id=132200064722\n\nGridiron tickets on on sale\nmyticketoffice.com\n\nChoc beer dinner at The Local Table. It\'s tomorrow (jan. 25), and Steve Gleason is going to talk about his great, Oklahoma beers. Get four courses served around the world to Mexico, Greece, Jamaica and the dessert from the U.S., from shrimp enchiladada wit chiplte cream to Green sausage and the entree is jerked por. Dessert is a chocolate stout cake. Call (918) 794-8013 for resos. Another thing: The Local market has all prepared food at half price all day Saturday. Plus, all food at the restaurant is 1/2 price after 9pm. Cost for the dinner is $30.\n\nAndolini\'s is now accepting applications for its Cherry Street location.\n\nSpeaking of those in the food service industry, Back Alley BBQ &amp; Blues is accepting applications, too.\n\nPlaiderday\n\nNew restaurants opening in the Tulsa area: Duke\'s Southern Kitchen, Go West, The Treehouse, Brady Tavern, The Kitchen, Gemma\'s Kitchen,\n\nI\'m teaching a blogging class. It\'s in the Continuing Education department at TCC, and you\'re all invited to come and partake in a class that will be decidedly un-class  and the first class this semester is . Enroll here. ','Local Links','','inherit','open','open','','5191-revision-5','','','2011-01-25 10:46:09','2011-01-25 15:46:09','',5191,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5191-revision-5/',0,'revision','',0),(5370,1,'2011-01-25 12:39:44','2011-01-25 17:39:44','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/in-the-raw-on-the-hill-a-top-view-of-tulsa/4775641741_eb45ea204a_o/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1207\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/4775641741_eb45ea204a_o-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Skyline from Chandler Park\" title=\"Tulsa Skyline from Chandler Park\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1207\" /></a>\n\nHere are some links that have come across my plate over the course of the past week. In no particular order, here they are. Eat up!\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\n\n<strong>It\'s donut day</strong>. Or, at least, <a href=\"http://okiesupertaster.tumblr.com/post/2923575471/its-doughnut-day-on-my-floor-at-work-aka-a\">it is for BOK Tower dweller Andrea Myers, who started the new blog Okie Supertaster</a> this week. Subscribe, y\'all - this is going to be a good one. \n\n<strong>Choc beer dinner tonight at The Local Table</strong>. It\'s tonight, and Steve Gleason is going to talk about his Oklie beers. Get four courses served around the world to Mexico, Greece, Jamaica and the dessert from the U.S., from shrimp enchilada with chipotle cream to jerked pork. Dessert will be a chocolate stout cake. Cost is $30. Call (918) 794-8013 for resos. Another thing: The Local Market has all prepared food at half price all day this Saturday. Plus, all food at the restaurant is 1/2 price after 9pm. Score.\n\n<strong>Downtown, recapped.</strong> Tulsa extraordinaire Ed Sharrer <a href=\"http://tulsapreservationcommission.org/blog/index.pl?e=1134\">recapped what\'s unfolding downtown in a recent post on the Tulsa Preservation Commission blog</a>. Hint: There\'s lots.  \n\n<strong>Gridiron tickets are on sale</strong>. While I\'m deeply saddened that I can\'t be part of the production this year (but hey, I have a waffle sundae/pajama/birthday party for a certain soon-to-be three-year-old that weekend), I think that if you\'re available for some sit-on-your-butt-and-laugh time that weekend, the Gridiron is where you need to be. <a href=\"http://tulsagridiron.org/\">Learn more about Tulsa Gridiron here</a>, and <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/calendar.asp?id=1706&thedate=2/1/2011&task=display\">get your tickets here</a>.\n\n<strong>A book written solely on Twitter</strong>. It\'s by Tulsa author Adam Palmer, and <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/adamauthor\">it\'s happening right now</a>. <a href=\"http://adampalmerauthor.blogspot.com/\">Learn more about the year-long novel here</a>.\n\n<strong>I got a job.</strong> <a href=\"http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1101361085287-69/Application+for+employment.pdf\">Andolini\'s is now accepting applications for positions available at its new Cherry Street location</a> (which means the grand opening is nigh - yay!). Fill it out and turn it in at the Owasso location, at \n\n<strong>Speaking of jobs in the food service-slash-awesome industry...</strong> Back Alley Blues & BBQ is accepting applications, too. Think there\'s a little pittmaster in you? <a href=\"mailto:tiffany@theengineroomcreative.com \">E-mail Tiffany</a>.\n\n<strong>Baby bunnies!</strong> <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iRiTqrK8Q4\">Here</a> [VIDEO]. They\'re at <a href=\"http://reverieart.blogspot.com/2011/01/sunrise-monday-morning.html\">Heather of Audrey Eclectic</a>\'s house. Yep, you guessed it: I want to go to there. \n\n<strong>Brookside boutiques to love</strong>. <a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/brookside-boutiques-i-love.html\">Because lifestyle blogger Ashley Daly said so</a> (plus, there are mustard-colored gloves involved). Ashley\'s also proud of BookSmart Tulsa, which is easy to understand - <a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/book-smart-tulsa.html\">the group is bringing The Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond and best-selling author Elizabeth Gilbert to town, after all</a>. (<a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/photo-i-took-on-tasha-does-tulsa.html\">And here\'s the funny tale of my son\'s run-in with the brass crab that lives at Ashley\'s house</a>.)\n\n<strong>Several new restaurants now open in the Tulsa area:</strong> Duke\'s Southern Kitchen (105th and Memorial), Go West (near Sapulpa, in the old Avalon Steakhouse spot), The Treehouse (18th and Boston), Brady Tavern (Brady and Main), The Kitchen (Brookside, in the Center 1 Market space), Gemma\'s Woodfire Kitchen (Brookside, where Caramel and Kokoa used to be). Which have you tried? Which are your favorites so far? Which ones did I miss?  \n\n<strong>Indie bloggers in the Newsies</strong>. Two independent bloggers have been nominated in the Tulsa Press Club\'s first-ever Newsies awards - Michael Bates is one, I\'m the other. <a href=\"http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NewsieBallot\">Take a minute and give us some love</a>. Voting continues through Feb. 4, and the winners will be announced at a swanky little get-together at the Press Club Feb. 24, where the support and rowdiness of our local blogging community would be most welcome. \n\n<strong>Speaking of bloggers...</strong> <a href=\"http://errantcook.blogspot.com/\">Tulsa food blogger Jennifer Bengel</a> won second place at <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/back-alley-blues-bbq-side-search/\">last Saturday night\'s Side Search cooking competition</a>. What do you all think are the odds we could get her to cook up a batch of her killer baked beans for our next blogger meetup? Because they\'re seriously yummy - me and a couple hundred other people agreed.\n\n<strong>Yet more on blogging...I\'m teaching a blogging class</strong>. It\'s in the Continuing Education department at TCC, and you\'re all invited to partake in a class that will be, well, decidedly un-class-like. The first class this semester starts March 30 and ends April 1 (it\'s a two-day, eight-hour course), and the second is May 2nd/4th. The best part? No tests! <a href=\"http://www.tulsacc.edu/12257/\">Enroll here</a> (use class code 80778 for the March course, 80783 for May). \n\n<strong>Mazeppa!</strong> This Land Press has a piece on the making of Mazeppa Pompazoidi, the object of much Tulsa legend and lore. <a href=\"http://thislandpress.com/01/23/2011/mazeppa-the-uncanny-film-festival-and-camp-meeting/\">Check it out</a>. \n\n<strong>Photo tour: Admiral Boulevard</strong>. From Oklahoma Modern</a>. Admiral Boulevard is home to some of Tulsa\'s most interesting specimens of our vast collection of mid-century neon signs. Check \'em out in <a href=\"http://www.oklahomamodernblog.com/2011/01/photo-tour-admiral-boulevard-in-tulsa.html\">this recent post from Oklahoma Modern</a>.\n\n<strong>In case you haven\'t heard...</strong> <a href=\"http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280614399329+\">The Zingo is available for purchase on Ebay</a>. The Buy It Now price? $400,000. Just remember: <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9mNDf-ZR5Q\">Drive before you buy</a>. <em>Source: <a href=\"http://www.oklahomamodernblog.com/2011/01/tulsa-roller-coaster-pops-up-on-ebay.html\">Oklahoma Modern</a></em>','Some Local Links','Here are some links that have come across my plate over the course of the past week. In no particular order, here they are.','inherit','open','open','','5191-revision-6','','','2011-01-25 12:39:44','2011-01-25 17:39:44','',5191,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5191-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(5371,1,'2011-01-25 12:40:10','2011-01-25 17:40:10','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/in-the-raw-on-the-hill-a-top-view-of-tulsa/4775641741_eb45ea204a_o/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1207\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/4775641741_eb45ea204a_o-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Skyline from Chandler Park\" title=\"Tulsa Skyline from Chandler Park\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1207\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere are some links that have come across my plate over the course of the past week. In no particular order, here they are. Eat up!\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>It\'s donut day</strong>. Or, at least, <a href=\"http://okiesupertaster.tumblr.com/post/2923575471/its-doughnut-day-on-my-floor-at-work-aka-a\">it is for BOK Tower dweller Andrea Myers, who started the new blog Okie Supertaster</a> this week. Subscribe, y\'all - this is going to be a good one. \r\n\r\n<strong>Choc beer dinner tonight at The Local Table</strong>. It\'s tonight, and Steve Gleason is going to talk about his Oklie beers. Get four courses served around the world to Mexico, Greece, Jamaica and the dessert from the U.S., from shrimp enchilada with chipotle cream to jerked pork. Dessert will be a chocolate stout cake. Cost is $30. Call (918) 794-8013 for resos. Another thing: The Local Market has all prepared food at half price all day this Saturday. Plus, all food at the restaurant is 1/2 price after 9pm. Score.\r\n\r\n<strong>Downtown, recapped.</strong> Tulsa extraordinaire Ed Sharrer <a href=\"http://tulsapreservationcommission.org/blog/index.pl?e=1134\">recapped what\'s unfolding downtown in a recent post on the Tulsa Preservation Commission blog</a>. Hint: There\'s lots.  \r\n\r\n<strong>Gridiron tickets are on sale</strong>. While I\'m deeply saddened that I can\'t be part of the production this year (but hey, I have a waffle sundae/pajama/birthday party for a certain soon-to-be three-year-old that weekend), I think that if you\'re available for some sit-on-your-butt-and-laugh time that weekend, the Gridiron is where you need to be. <a href=\"http://tulsagridiron.org/\">Learn more about Tulsa Gridiron here</a>, and <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/calendar.asp?id=1706&thedate=2/1/2011&task=display\">get your tickets here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>A book written solely on Twitter</strong>. It\'s by Tulsa author Adam Palmer, and <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/adamauthor\">it\'s happening right now</a>. <a href=\"http://adampalmerauthor.blogspot.com/\">Learn more about the year-long novel here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>I got a job.</strong> <a href=\"http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1101361085287-69/Application+for+employment.pdf\">Andolini\'s is now accepting applications for positions available at its new Cherry Street location</a> (which means the grand opening is nigh - yay!). Fill it out and turn it in at the Owasso location, at \r\n\r\n<strong>Speaking of jobs in the food service-slash-awesome industry...</strong> Back Alley Blues & BBQ is accepting applications, too. Think there\'s a little pittmaster in you? <a href=\"mailto:tiffany@theengineroomcreative.com \">E-mail Tiffany</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Baby bunnies!</strong> <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iRiTqrK8Q4\">Here</a> [VIDEO]. They\'re at <a href=\"http://reverieart.blogspot.com/2011/01/sunrise-monday-morning.html\">Heather of Audrey Eclectic</a>\'s house. Yep, you guessed it: I want to go to there. \r\n\r\n<strong>Brookside boutiques to love</strong>. <a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/brookside-boutiques-i-love.html\">Because lifestyle blogger Ashley Daly said so</a> (plus, there are mustard-colored gloves involved). Ashley\'s also proud of BookSmart Tulsa, which is easy to understand - <a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/book-smart-tulsa.html\">the group is bringing The Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond and best-selling author Elizabeth Gilbert to town, after all</a>. (<a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/photo-i-took-on-tasha-does-tulsa.html\">And here\'s the funny tale of my son\'s run-in with the brass crab that lives at Ashley\'s house</a>.)\r\n\r\n<strong>Several new restaurants now open in the Tulsa area:</strong> Duke\'s Southern Kitchen (105th and Memorial), Go West (near Sapulpa, in the old Avalon Steakhouse spot), The Treehouse (18th and Boston), Brady Tavern (Brady and Main), The Kitchen (Brookside, in the Center 1 Market space), Gemma\'s Woodfire Kitchen (Brookside, where Caramel and Kokoa used to be). Which have you tried? Which are your favorites so far? Which ones did I miss?  \r\n\r\n<strong>Indie bloggers in the Newsies</strong>. Two independent bloggers have been nominated in the Tulsa Press Club\'s first-ever Newsies awards - Michael Bates is one, I\'m the other. <a href=\"http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NewsieBallot\">Take a minute and give us some love</a>. Voting continues through Feb. 4, and the winners will be announced at a swanky little get-together at the Press Club Feb. 24, where the support and rowdiness of our local blogging community would be most welcome. \r\n\r\n<strong>Speaking of bloggers...</strong> <a href=\"http://errantcook.blogspot.com/\">Tulsa food blogger Jennifer Bengel</a> won second place at <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/back-alley-blues-bbq-side-search/\">last Saturday night\'s Side Search cooking competition</a>. What do you all think are the odds we could get her to cook up a batch of her killer baked beans for our next blogger meetup? Because they\'re seriously yummy - me and a couple hundred other people agreed.\r\n\r\n<strong>Yet more on blogging...I\'m teaching a blogging class</strong>. It\'s in the Continuing Education department at TCC, and you\'re all invited to partake in a class that will be, well, decidedly un-class-like. The first class this semester starts March 30 and ends April 1 (it\'s a two-day, eight-hour course), and the second is May 2nd/4th. The best part? No tests! <a href=\"http://www.tulsacc.edu/12257/\">Enroll here</a> (use class code 80778 for the March course, 80783 for May). \r\n\r\n<strong>Mazeppa!</strong> This Land Press has a piece on the making of Mazeppa Pompazoidi, the object of much Tulsa legend and lore. <a href=\"http://thislandpress.com/01/23/2011/mazeppa-the-uncanny-film-festival-and-camp-meeting/\">Check it out</a>. \r\n\r\n<strong>Photo tour: Admiral Boulevard</strong>. From Oklahoma Modern</a>. Admiral Boulevard is home to some of Tulsa\'s most interesting specimens of our vast collection of mid-century neon signs. Check \'em out in <a href=\"http://www.oklahomamodernblog.com/2011/01/photo-tour-admiral-boulevard-in-tulsa.html\">this recent post from Oklahoma Modern</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>In case you haven\'t heard...</strong> <a href=\"http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280614399329+\">The Zingo is available for purchase on Ebay</a>. The Buy It Now price? $400,000. Just remember: <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9mNDf-ZR5Q\">Drive before you buy</a>. <em>Source: <a href=\"http://www.oklahomamodernblog.com/2011/01/tulsa-roller-coaster-pops-up-on-ebay.html\">Oklahoma Modern</a></em>','Some Local Links','Here are some links that have come across my plate over the course of the past week. In no particular order, here they are.','inherit','open','open','','5191-revision-7','','','2011-01-25 12:40:10','2011-01-25 17:40:10','',5191,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5191-revision-7/',0,'revision','',0),(5372,1,'2011-01-25 12:40:10','2011-01-25 17:40:10','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/in-the-raw-on-the-hill-a-top-view-of-tulsa/4775641741_eb45ea204a_o/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1207\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/4775641741_eb45ea204a_o-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Skyline from Chandler Park\" title=\"Tulsa Skyline from Chandler Park\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1207\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere are some links that have come across my plate over the course of the past week. In no particular order, here they are. Eat up!\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>It\'s donut day</strong>. Or, at least, <a href=\"http://okiesupertaster.tumblr.com/post/2923575471/its-doughnut-day-on-my-floor-at-work-aka-a\">it is for BOK Tower dweller Andrea Myers, who started the new blog Okie Supertaster</a> this week. Subscribe, y\'all - this is going to be a good one. \r\n\r\n<strong>Choc beer dinner tonight at The Local Table</strong>. It\'s tonight, and Steve Gleason is going to talk about his Oklie beers. Get four courses served around the world to Mexico, Greece, Jamaica and the dessert from the U.S., from shrimp enchilada with chipotle cream to jerked pork. Dessert will be a chocolate stout cake. Cost is $30. Call (918) 794-8013 for resos. Another thing: The Local Market has all prepared food at half price all day this Saturday. Plus, all food at the restaurant is 1/2 price after 9pm. Score.\r\n\r\n<strong>Downtown, recapped.</strong> Tulsa extraordinaire Ed Sharrer <a href=\"http://tulsapreservationcommission.org/blog/index.pl?e=1134\">recapped what\'s unfolding downtown in a recent post on the Tulsa Preservation Commission blog</a>. Hint: There\'s lots.  \r\n\r\n<strong>Gridiron tickets are on sale</strong>. While I\'m deeply saddened that I can\'t be part of the production this year (but hey, I have a waffle sundae/pajama/birthday party for a certain soon-to-be three-year-old that weekend), I think that if you\'re available for some sit-on-your-butt-and-laugh time that weekend, the Gridiron is where you need to be. <a href=\"http://tulsagridiron.org/\">Learn more about Tulsa Gridiron here</a>, and <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/calendar.asp?id=1706&thedate=2/1/2011&task=display\">get your tickets here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>A book written solely on Twitter</strong>. It\'s by Tulsa author Adam Palmer, and <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/adamauthor\">it\'s happening right now</a>. <a href=\"http://adampalmerauthor.blogspot.com/\">Learn more about the year-long novel here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>I got a job.</strong> <a href=\"http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1101361085287-69/Application+for+employment.pdf\">Andolini\'s is now accepting applications for positions available at its new Cherry Street location</a> (which means the grand opening is nigh - yay!). Fill it out and turn it in at the Owasso location, at \r\n\r\n<strong>Speaking of jobs in the food service-slash-awesome industry...</strong> Back Alley Blues & BBQ is accepting applications, too. Think there\'s a little pittmaster in you? <a href=\"mailto:tiffany@theengineroomcreative.com \">E-mail Tiffany</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Baby bunnies!</strong> <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iRiTqrK8Q4\">Here</a> [VIDEO]. They\'re at <a href=\"http://reverieart.blogspot.com/2011/01/sunrise-monday-morning.html\">Heather of Audrey Eclectic</a>\'s house. Yep, you guessed it: I want to go to there. \r\n\r\n<strong>Brookside boutiques to love</strong>. <a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/brookside-boutiques-i-love.html\">Because lifestyle blogger Ashley Daly said so</a> (plus, there are mustard-colored gloves involved). Ashley\'s also proud of BookSmart Tulsa, which is easy to understand - <a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/book-smart-tulsa.html\">the group is bringing The Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond and best-selling author Elizabeth Gilbert to town, after all</a>. (<a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/photo-i-took-on-tasha-does-tulsa.html\">And here\'s the funny tale of my son\'s run-in with the brass crab that lives at Ashley\'s house</a>.)\r\n\r\n<strong>Several new restaurants now open in the Tulsa area:</strong> Duke\'s Southern Kitchen (105th and Memorial), Go West (near Sapulpa, in the old Avalon Steakhouse spot), The Treehouse (18th and Boston), Brady Tavern (Brady and Main), The Kitchen (Brookside, in the Center 1 Market space), Gemma\'s Woodfire Kitchen (Brookside, where Caramel and Kokoa used to be). Which have you tried? Which are your favorites so far? Which ones did I miss?  \r\n\r\n<strong>Indie bloggers in the Newsies</strong>. Two independent bloggers have been nominated in the Tulsa Press Club\'s first-ever Newsies awards - Michael Bates is one, I\'m the other. <a href=\"http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NewsieBallot\">Take a minute and give us some love</a>. Voting continues through Feb. 4, and the winners will be announced at a swanky little get-together at the Press Club Feb. 24, where the support and rowdiness of our local blogging community would be most welcome. \r\n\r\n<strong>Speaking of bloggers...</strong> <a href=\"http://errantcook.blogspot.com/\">Tulsa food blogger Jennifer Bengel</a> won second place at <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/back-alley-blues-bbq-side-search/\">last Saturday night\'s Side Search cooking competition</a>. What do you all think are the odds we could get her to cook up a batch of her killer baked beans for our next blogger meetup? Because they\'re seriously yummy - me and a couple hundred other people agreed.\r\n\r\n<strong>Yet more on blogging...I\'m teaching a blogging class</strong>. It\'s in the Continuing Education department at TCC, and you\'re all invited to partake in a class that will be, well, decidedly un-class-like. The first class this semester starts March 30 and ends April 1 (it\'s a two-day, eight-hour course), and the second is May 2nd/4th. The best part? No tests! <a href=\"http://www.tulsacc.edu/12257/\">Enroll here</a> (use class code 80778 for the March course, 80783 for May). \r\n\r\n<strong>Mazeppa!</strong> This Land Press has a piece on the making of Mazeppa Pompazoidi, the object of much Tulsa legend and lore. <a href=\"http://thislandpress.com/01/23/2011/mazeppa-the-uncanny-film-festival-and-camp-meeting/\">Check it out</a>. \r\n\r\n<strong>Photo tour: Admiral Boulevard</strong>. From Oklahoma Modern</a>. Admiral Boulevard is home to some of Tulsa\'s most interesting specimens of our vast collection of mid-century neon signs. Check \'em out in <a href=\"http://www.oklahomamodernblog.com/2011/01/photo-tour-admiral-boulevard-in-tulsa.html\">this recent post from Oklahoma Modern</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>In case you haven\'t heard...</strong> <a href=\"http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280614399329+\">The Zingo is available for purchase on Ebay</a>. The Buy It Now price? $400,000. Just remember: <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9mNDf-ZR5Q\">Drive before you buy</a>. <em>Source: <a href=\"http://www.oklahomamodernblog.com/2011/01/tulsa-roller-coaster-pops-up-on-ebay.html\">Oklahoma Modern</a></em>','Some Local Links','Here are some links that have come across my plate over the course of the past week. In no particular order, here they are.','inherit','open','open','','5191-revision-8','','','2011-01-25 12:40:10','2011-01-25 17:40:10','',5191,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5191-revision-8/',0,'revision','',0);
INSERT INTO `wptdt_posts` VALUES (5373,1,'2011-01-25 12:41:00','2011-01-25 17:41:00','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/in-the-raw-on-the-hill-a-top-view-of-tulsa/4775641741_eb45ea204a_o/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1207\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/4775641741_eb45ea204a_o-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Skyline from Chandler Park\" title=\"Tulsa Skyline from Chandler Park\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1207\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere are some links that have come across my plate over the course of the past week. In no particular order, here they are. Eat up!\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>It\'s donut day</strong>. Or, at least, <a href=\"http://okiesupertaster.tumblr.com/post/2923575471/its-doughnut-day-on-my-floor-at-work-aka-a\">it is for BOK Tower dweller Andrea Myers, who started the new blog Okie Supertaster</a> this week. Subscribe, y\'all - this is going to be a good one. \r\n\r\n<strong>Choc beer dinner tonight at The Local Table</strong>. It\'s tonight, and Steve Gleason is going to talk about his Okie beers. Get four courses served around the world to Mexico, Greece, Jamaica and the dessert from the U.S., from shrimp enchilada with chipotle cream to jerked pork. Dessert will be a chocolate stout cake. Cost is $30. Call (918) 794-8013 for resos. Another thing: The Local Market has all prepared food at half price all day this Saturday. Plus, all food at the restaurant is 1/2 price after 9pm. Score.\r\n\r\n<strong>Downtown, recapped.</strong> Tulsa extraordinaire Ed Sharrer <a href=\"http://tulsapreservationcommission.org/blog/index.pl?e=1134\">recapped what\'s unfolding downtown in a recent post on the Tulsa Preservation Commission blog</a>. Hint: There\'s lots.  \r\n\r\n<strong>Gridiron tickets are on sale</strong>. While I\'m deeply saddened that I can\'t be part of the production this year (but hey, I have a waffle sundae/pajama/birthday party for a certain soon-to-be three-year-old that weekend), I think that if you\'re available for some sit-on-your-butt-and-laugh time that weekend, the Gridiron is where you need to be. <a href=\"http://tulsagridiron.org/\">Learn more about Tulsa Gridiron here</a>, and <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/calendar.asp?id=1706&thedate=2/1/2011&task=display\">get your tickets here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>A book written solely on Twitter</strong>. It\'s by Tulsa author Adam Palmer, and <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/adamauthor\">it\'s happening right now</a>. <a href=\"http://adampalmerauthor.blogspot.com/\">Learn more about the year-long novel here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>I got a job.</strong> <a href=\"http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1101361085287-69/Application+for+employment.pdf\">Andolini\'s is now accepting applications for positions available at its new Cherry Street location</a> (which means the grand opening is nigh - yay!). Fill it out and turn it in at the Owasso location, at \r\n\r\n<strong>Speaking of jobs in the food service-slash-awesome industry...</strong> Back Alley Blues & BBQ is accepting applications, too. Think there\'s a little pittmaster in you? <a href=\"mailto:tiffany@theengineroomcreative.com \">E-mail Tiffany</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Baby bunnies!</strong> <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iRiTqrK8Q4\">Here</a> [VIDEO]. They\'re at <a href=\"http://reverieart.blogspot.com/2011/01/sunrise-monday-morning.html\">Heather of Audrey Eclectic</a>\'s house. Yep, you guessed it: I want to go to there. \r\n\r\n<strong>Brookside boutiques to love</strong>. <a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/brookside-boutiques-i-love.html\">Because lifestyle blogger Ashley Daly said so</a> (plus, there are mustard-colored gloves involved). Ashley\'s also proud of BookSmart Tulsa, which is easy to understand - <a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/book-smart-tulsa.html\">the group is bringing The Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond and best-selling author Elizabeth Gilbert to town, after all</a>. (<a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/photo-i-took-on-tasha-does-tulsa.html\">And here\'s the funny tale of my son\'s run-in with the brass crab that lives at Ashley\'s house</a>.)\r\n\r\n<strong>Several new restaurants now open in the Tulsa area:</strong> Duke\'s Southern Kitchen (105th and Memorial), Go West (near Sapulpa, in the old Avalon Steakhouse spot), The Treehouse (18th and Boston), Brady Tavern (Brady and Main), The Kitchen (Brookside, in the Center 1 Market space), Gemma\'s Woodfire Kitchen (Brookside, where Caramel and Kokoa used to be). Which have you tried? Which are your favorites so far? Which ones did I miss?  \r\n\r\n<strong>Indie bloggers in the Newsies</strong>. Two independent bloggers have been nominated in the Tulsa Press Club\'s first-ever Newsies awards - Michael Bates is one, I\'m the other. <a href=\"http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NewsieBallot\">Take a minute and give us some love</a>. Voting continues through Feb. 4, and the winners will be announced at a swanky little get-together at the Press Club Feb. 24, where the support and rowdiness of our local blogging community would be most welcome. \r\n\r\n<strong>Speaking of bloggers...</strong> <a href=\"http://errantcook.blogspot.com/\">Tulsa food blogger Jennifer Bengel</a> won second place at <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/back-alley-blues-bbq-side-search/\">last Saturday night\'s Side Search cooking competition</a>. What do you all think are the odds we could get her to cook up a batch of her killer baked beans for our next blogger meetup? Because they\'re seriously yummy - me and a couple hundred other people agreed.\r\n\r\n<strong>Yet more on blogging...I\'m teaching a blogging class</strong>. It\'s in the Continuing Education department at TCC, and you\'re all invited to partake in a class that will be, well, decidedly un-class-like. The first class this semester starts March 30 and ends April 1 (it\'s a two-day, eight-hour course), and the second is May 2nd/4th. The best part? No tests! <a href=\"http://www.tulsacc.edu/12257/\">Enroll here</a> (use class code 80778 for the March course, 80783 for May). \r\n\r\n<strong>Mazeppa!</strong> This Land Press has a piece on the making of Mazeppa Pompazoidi, the object of much Tulsa legend and lore. <a href=\"http://thislandpress.com/01/23/2011/mazeppa-the-uncanny-film-festival-and-camp-meeting/\">Check it out</a>. \r\n\r\n<strong>Photo tour: Admiral Boulevard</strong>. From Oklahoma Modern</a>. Admiral Boulevard is home to some of Tulsa\'s most interesting specimens of our vast collection of mid-century neon signs. Check \'em out in <a href=\"http://www.oklahomamodernblog.com/2011/01/photo-tour-admiral-boulevard-in-tulsa.html\">this recent post from Oklahoma Modern</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>In case you haven\'t heard...</strong> <a href=\"http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280614399329+\">The Zingo is available for purchase on Ebay</a>. The Buy It Now price? $400,000. Just remember: <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9mNDf-ZR5Q\">Drive before you buy</a>. <em>Source: <a href=\"http://www.oklahomamodernblog.com/2011/01/tulsa-roller-coaster-pops-up-on-ebay.html\">Oklahoma Modern</a></em>','Some Local Links','Here are some links that have come across my plate over the course of the past week. In no particular order, here they are.','inherit','open','open','','5191-revision-9','','','2011-01-25 12:41:00','2011-01-25 17:41:00','',5191,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5191-revision-9/',0,'revision','',0),(5374,1,'2011-01-25 12:41:00','2011-01-25 17:41:00','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/in-the-raw-on-the-hill-a-top-view-of-tulsa/4775641741_eb45ea204a_o/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1207\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/4775641741_eb45ea204a_o-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Skyline from Chandler Park\" title=\"Tulsa Skyline from Chandler Park\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1207\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere are some links that have come across my plate over the course of the past week. In no particular order, here they are. Eat up!\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>It\'s donut day</strong>. Or, at least, <a href=\"http://okiesupertaster.tumblr.com/post/2923575471/its-doughnut-day-on-my-floor-at-work-aka-a\">it is for BOK Tower dweller Andrea Myers, who started the new blog Okie Supertaster</a> this week. Subscribe, y\'all - this is going to be a good one. \r\n\r\n<strong>Choc beer dinner tonight at The Local Table</strong>. It\'s tonight, and Steve Gleason is going to talk about his Okie beers. Get four courses served around the world to Mexico, Greece, Jamaica and the dessert from the U.S., from shrimp enchilada with chipotle cream to jerked pork. Dessert will be a chocolate stout cake. Cost is $30. Call (918) 794-8013 for resos. Another thing: The Local Market has all prepared food at half price all day this Saturday. Plus, all food at the restaurant is 1/2 price after 9pm. Score.\r\n\r\n<strong>Downtown, recapped.</strong> Tulsa extraordinaire Ed Sharrer <a href=\"http://tulsapreservationcommission.org/blog/index.pl?e=1134\">recapped what\'s unfolding downtown in a recent post on the Tulsa Preservation Commission blog</a>. Hint: There\'s lots.  \r\n\r\n<strong>Gridiron tickets are on sale</strong>. While I\'m deeply saddened that I can\'t be part of the production this year (but hey, I have a waffle sundae/pajama/birthday party for a certain soon-to-be three-year-old that weekend), I think that if you\'re available for some sit-on-your-butt-and-laugh time that weekend, the Gridiron is where you need to be. <a href=\"http://tulsagridiron.org/\">Learn more about Tulsa Gridiron here</a>, and <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/calendar.asp?id=1706&thedate=2/1/2011&task=display\">get your tickets here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>A book written solely on Twitter</strong>. It\'s by Tulsa author Adam Palmer, and <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/adamauthor\">it\'s happening right now</a>. <a href=\"http://adampalmerauthor.blogspot.com/\">Learn more about the year-long novel here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>I got a job.</strong> <a href=\"http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1101361085287-69/Application+for+employment.pdf\">Andolini\'s is now accepting applications for positions available at its new Cherry Street location</a> (which means the grand opening is nigh - yay!). Fill it out and turn it in at the Owasso location, at \r\n\r\n<strong>Speaking of jobs in the food service-slash-awesome industry...</strong> Back Alley Blues & BBQ is accepting applications, too. Think there\'s a little pittmaster in you? <a href=\"mailto:tiffany@theengineroomcreative.com \">E-mail Tiffany</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Baby bunnies!</strong> <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iRiTqrK8Q4\">Here</a> [VIDEO]. They\'re at <a href=\"http://reverieart.blogspot.com/2011/01/sunrise-monday-morning.html\">Heather of Audrey Eclectic</a>\'s house. Yep, you guessed it: I want to go to there. \r\n\r\n<strong>Brookside boutiques to love</strong>. <a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/brookside-boutiques-i-love.html\">Because lifestyle blogger Ashley Daly said so</a> (plus, there are mustard-colored gloves involved). Ashley\'s also proud of BookSmart Tulsa, which is easy to understand - <a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/book-smart-tulsa.html\">the group is bringing The Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond and best-selling author Elizabeth Gilbert to town, after all</a>. (<a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/photo-i-took-on-tasha-does-tulsa.html\">And here\'s the funny tale of my son\'s run-in with the brass crab that lives at Ashley\'s house</a>.)\r\n\r\n<strong>Several new restaurants now open in the Tulsa area:</strong> Duke\'s Southern Kitchen (105th and Memorial), Go West (near Sapulpa, in the old Avalon Steakhouse spot), The Treehouse (18th and Boston), Brady Tavern (Brady and Main), The Kitchen (Brookside, in the Center 1 Market space), Gemma\'s Woodfire Kitchen (Brookside, where Caramel and Kokoa used to be). Which have you tried? Which are your favorites so far? Which ones did I miss?  \r\n\r\n<strong>Indie bloggers in the Newsies</strong>. Two independent bloggers have been nominated in the Tulsa Press Club\'s first-ever Newsies awards - Michael Bates is one, I\'m the other. <a href=\"http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NewsieBallot\">Take a minute and give us some love</a>. Voting continues through Feb. 4, and the winners will be announced at a swanky little get-together at the Press Club Feb. 24, where the support and rowdiness of our local blogging community would be most welcome. \r\n\r\n<strong>Speaking of bloggers...</strong> <a href=\"http://errantcook.blogspot.com/\">Tulsa food blogger Jennifer Bengel</a> won second place at <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/back-alley-blues-bbq-side-search/\">last Saturday night\'s Side Search cooking competition</a>. What do you all think are the odds we could get her to cook up a batch of her killer baked beans for our next blogger meetup? Because they\'re seriously yummy - me and a couple hundred other people agreed.\r\n\r\n<strong>Yet more on blogging...I\'m teaching a blogging class</strong>. It\'s in the Continuing Education department at TCC, and you\'re all invited to partake in a class that will be, well, decidedly un-class-like. The first class this semester starts March 30 and ends April 1 (it\'s a two-day, eight-hour course), and the second is May 2nd/4th. The best part? No tests! <a href=\"http://www.tulsacc.edu/12257/\">Enroll here</a> (use class code 80778 for the March course, 80783 for May). \r\n\r\n<strong>Mazeppa!</strong> This Land Press has a piece on the making of Mazeppa Pompazoidi, the object of much Tulsa legend and lore. <a href=\"http://thislandpress.com/01/23/2011/mazeppa-the-uncanny-film-festival-and-camp-meeting/\">Check it out</a>. \r\n\r\n<strong>Photo tour: Admiral Boulevard</strong>. From Oklahoma Modern</a>. Admiral Boulevard is home to some of Tulsa\'s most interesting specimens of our vast collection of mid-century neon signs. Check \'em out in <a href=\"http://www.oklahomamodernblog.com/2011/01/photo-tour-admiral-boulevard-in-tulsa.html\">this recent post from Oklahoma Modern</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>In case you haven\'t heard...</strong> <a href=\"http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280614399329+\">The Zingo is available for purchase on Ebay</a>. The Buy It Now price? $400,000. Just remember: <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9mNDf-ZR5Q\">Drive before you buy</a>. <em>Source: <a href=\"http://www.oklahomamodernblog.com/2011/01/tulsa-roller-coaster-pops-up-on-ebay.html\">Oklahoma Modern</a></em>','Some Local Links','Here are some links that have come across my plate over the course of the past week. In no particular order, here they are.','inherit','open','open','','5191-revision-10','','','2011-01-25 12:41:00','2011-01-25 17:41:00','',5191,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5191-revision-10/',0,'revision','',0),(5375,1,'2011-01-25 12:41:59','2011-01-25 17:41:59','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/in-the-raw-on-the-hill-a-top-view-of-tulsa/4775641741_eb45ea204a_o/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1207\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/4775641741_eb45ea204a_o-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Skyline from Chandler Park\" title=\"Tulsa Skyline from Chandler Park\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1207\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere are some links that have come across my plate over the course of the past week. In no particular order, here they are. Eat up!\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>It\'s donut day</strong>. Or, at least, <a href=\"http://okiesupertaster.tumblr.com/post/2923575471/its-doughnut-day-on-my-floor-at-work-aka-a\">it is for BOK Tower dweller Andrea Myers, who started the new blog Okie Supertaster</a> this week. Subscribe, y\'all - this is going to be a good one. \r\n\r\n<strong>Choc beer dinner tonight at The Local Table</strong>. It\'s tonight, and Steve Gleason is going to talk about his Okie beers. Get four courses served around the world to Mexico, Greece, Jamaica and the dessert from the U.S., from shrimp enchilada with chipotle cream to jerked pork. Dessert will be a chocolate stout cake. Cost is $30. Call (918) 794-8013 for resos. Another thing: The Local Market has all prepared food at half price all day this Saturday. Plus, all food at the restaurant is 1/2 price after 9pm. Score.\r\n\r\n<strong>Downtown, recapped.</strong> Tulsa extraordinaire Ed Sharrer <a href=\"http://tulsapreservationcommission.org/blog/index.pl?e=1134\">recapped what\'s unfolding downtown in a recent post on the Tulsa Preservation Commission blog</a>. Hint: There\'s lots.  \r\n\r\n<strong>Gridiron tickets are on sale</strong>. While I\'m deeply saddened that I can\'t be part of the production this year (but hey, I have a waffle sundae/pajama/birthday party for a certain soon-to-be three-year-old in the works for that weekend), I think that if you\'re available for some sit-on-your-butt-and-laugh time that weekend, the Gridiron is where you need to be. <a href=\"http://tulsagridiron.org/\">Learn more about Tulsa Gridiron here</a>, and <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/calendar.asp?id=1706&thedate=2/1/2011&task=display\">get your tickets here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>A book written solely on Twitter</strong>. It\'s by Tulsa author Adam Palmer, and <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/adamauthor\">it\'s happening right now</a>. <a href=\"http://adampalmerauthor.blogspot.com/\">Learn more about the year-long novel here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>I got a job.</strong> <a href=\"http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1101361085287-69/Application+for+employment.pdf\">Andolini\'s is now accepting applications for positions available at its new Cherry Street location</a> (which means the grand opening is nigh - yay!). Fill it out and turn it in at the Owasso location, at \r\n\r\n<strong>Speaking of jobs in the food service-slash-awesome industry...</strong> Back Alley Blues & BBQ is accepting applications, too. Think there\'s a little pittmaster in you? <a href=\"mailto:tiffany@theengineroomcreative.com \">E-mail Tiffany</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Baby bunnies!</strong> <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iRiTqrK8Q4\">Here</a> [VIDEO]. They\'re at <a href=\"http://reverieart.blogspot.com/2011/01/sunrise-monday-morning.html\">Heather of Audrey Eclectic</a>\'s house. Yep, you guessed it: I want to go to there. \r\n\r\n<strong>Brookside boutiques to love</strong>. <a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/brookside-boutiques-i-love.html\">Because lifestyle blogger Ashley Daly said so</a> (plus, there are mustard-colored gloves involved). Ashley\'s also proud of BookSmart Tulsa, which is easy to understand - <a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/book-smart-tulsa.html\">the group is bringing The Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond and best-selling author Elizabeth Gilbert to town, after all</a>. (<a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/photo-i-took-on-tasha-does-tulsa.html\">And here\'s the funny tale of my son\'s run-in with the brass crab that lives at Ashley\'s house</a>.)\r\n\r\n<strong>Several new restaurants now open in the Tulsa area:</strong> Duke\'s Southern Kitchen (105th and Memorial), Go West (near Sapulpa, in the old Avalon Steakhouse spot), The Treehouse (18th and Boston), Brady Tavern (Brady and Main), The Kitchen (Brookside, in the Center 1 Market space), Gemma\'s Woodfire Kitchen (Brookside, where Caramel and Kokoa used to be). Which have you tried? Which are your favorites so far? Which ones did I miss?  \r\n\r\n<strong>Indie bloggers in the Newsies</strong>. Two independent bloggers have been nominated in the Tulsa Press Club\'s first-ever Newsies awards - Michael Bates is one, I\'m the other. <a href=\"http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NewsieBallot\">Take a minute and give us some love</a>. Voting continues through Feb. 4, and the winners will be announced at a swanky little get-together at the Press Club Feb. 24, where the support and rowdiness of our local blogging community would be most welcome. \r\n\r\n<strong>Speaking of bloggers...</strong> <a href=\"http://errantcook.blogspot.com/\">Tulsa food blogger Jennifer Bengel</a> won second place at <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/back-alley-blues-bbq-side-search/\">last Saturday night\'s Side Search cooking competition</a>. What do you all think are the odds we could get her to cook up a batch of her killer baked beans for our next blogger meetup? Because they\'re seriously yummy - me and a couple hundred other people agreed.\r\n\r\n<strong>Yet more on blogging...I\'m teaching a blogging class</strong>. It\'s in the Continuing Education department at TCC, and you\'re all invited to partake in a class that will be, well, decidedly un-class-like. The first class this semester starts March 30 and ends April 1 (it\'s a two-day, eight-hour course), and the second is May 2nd/4th. The best part? No tests! <a href=\"http://www.tulsacc.edu/12257/\">Enroll here</a> (use class code 80778 for the March course, 80783 for May). \r\n\r\n<strong>Mazeppa!</strong> This Land Press has a piece on the making of Mazeppa Pompazoidi, the object of much Tulsa legend and lore. <a href=\"http://thislandpress.com/01/23/2011/mazeppa-the-uncanny-film-festival-and-camp-meeting/\">Check it out</a>. \r\n\r\n<strong>Photo tour: Admiral Boulevard</strong>. From Oklahoma Modern</a>. Admiral Boulevard is home to some of Tulsa\'s most interesting specimens of our vast collection of mid-century neon signs. Check \'em out in <a href=\"http://www.oklahomamodernblog.com/2011/01/photo-tour-admiral-boulevard-in-tulsa.html\">this recent post from Oklahoma Modern</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>In case you haven\'t heard...</strong> <a href=\"http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280614399329+\">The Zingo is available for purchase on Ebay</a>. The Buy It Now price? $400,000. Just remember: <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9mNDf-ZR5Q\">Drive before you buy</a>. <em>Source: <a href=\"http://www.oklahomamodernblog.com/2011/01/tulsa-roller-coaster-pops-up-on-ebay.html\">Oklahoma Modern</a></em>','Some Local Links','Here are some links that have come across my plate over the course of the past week. In no particular order, here they are.','inherit','open','open','','5191-revision-11','','','2011-01-25 12:41:59','2011-01-25 17:41:59','',5191,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5191-revision-11/',0,'revision','',0),(5376,1,'2011-01-25 12:41:59','2011-01-25 17:41:59','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/in-the-raw-on-the-hill-a-top-view-of-tulsa/4775641741_eb45ea204a_o/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1207\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/4775641741_eb45ea204a_o-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Skyline from Chandler Park\" title=\"Tulsa Skyline from Chandler Park\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1207\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere are some links that have come across my plate over the course of the past week. In no particular order, here they are. Eat up!\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>It\'s donut day</strong>. Or, at least, <a href=\"http://okiesupertaster.tumblr.com/post/2923575471/its-doughnut-day-on-my-floor-at-work-aka-a\">it is for BOK Tower dweller Andrea Myers, who started the new blog Okie Supertaster</a> this week. Subscribe, y\'all - this is going to be a good one. \r\n\r\n<strong>Choc beer dinner tonight at The Local Table</strong>. It\'s tonight, and Steve Gleason is going to talk about his Okie beers. Get four courses served around the world to Mexico, Greece, Jamaica and the dessert from the U.S., from shrimp enchilada with chipotle cream to jerked pork. Dessert will be a chocolate stout cake. Cost is $30. Call (918) 794-8013 for resos. Another thing: The Local Market has all prepared food at half price all day this Saturday. Plus, all food at the restaurant is 1/2 price after 9pm. Score.\r\n\r\n<strong>Downtown, recapped.</strong> Tulsa extraordinaire Ed Sharrer <a href=\"http://tulsapreservationcommission.org/blog/index.pl?e=1134\">recapped what\'s unfolding downtown in a recent post on the Tulsa Preservation Commission blog</a>. Hint: There\'s lots.  \r\n\r\n<strong>Gridiron tickets are on sale</strong>. While I\'m deeply saddened that I can\'t be part of the production this year (but hey, I have a waffle sundae/pajama/birthday party for a certain soon-to-be three-year-old in the works for that weekend), I think that if you\'re available for some sit-on-your-butt-and-laugh time that weekend, the Gridiron is where you need to be. <a href=\"http://tulsagridiron.org/\">Learn more about Tulsa Gridiron here</a>, and <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/calendar.asp?id=1706&thedate=2/1/2011&task=display\">get your tickets here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>A book written solely on Twitter</strong>. It\'s by Tulsa author Adam Palmer, and <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/adamauthor\">it\'s happening right now</a>. <a href=\"http://adampalmerauthor.blogspot.com/\">Learn more about the year-long novel here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>I got a job.</strong> <a href=\"http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1101361085287-69/Application+for+employment.pdf\">Andolini\'s is now accepting applications for positions available at its new Cherry Street location</a> (which means the grand opening is nigh - yay!). Fill it out and turn it in at the Owasso location, at \r\n\r\n<strong>Speaking of jobs in the food service-slash-awesome industry...</strong> Back Alley Blues & BBQ is accepting applications, too. Think there\'s a little pittmaster in you? <a href=\"mailto:tiffany@theengineroomcreative.com \">E-mail Tiffany</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Baby bunnies!</strong> <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iRiTqrK8Q4\">Here</a> [VIDEO]. They\'re at <a href=\"http://reverieart.blogspot.com/2011/01/sunrise-monday-morning.html\">Heather of Audrey Eclectic</a>\'s house. Yep, you guessed it: I want to go to there. \r\n\r\n<strong>Brookside boutiques to love</strong>. <a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/brookside-boutiques-i-love.html\">Because lifestyle blogger Ashley Daly said so</a> (plus, there are mustard-colored gloves involved). Ashley\'s also proud of BookSmart Tulsa, which is easy to understand - <a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/book-smart-tulsa.html\">the group is bringing The Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond and best-selling author Elizabeth Gilbert to town, after all</a>. (<a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/photo-i-took-on-tasha-does-tulsa.html\">And here\'s the funny tale of my son\'s run-in with the brass crab that lives at Ashley\'s house</a>.)\r\n\r\n<strong>Several new restaurants now open in the Tulsa area:</strong> Duke\'s Southern Kitchen (105th and Memorial), Go West (near Sapulpa, in the old Avalon Steakhouse spot), The Treehouse (18th and Boston), Brady Tavern (Brady and Main), The Kitchen (Brookside, in the Center 1 Market space), Gemma\'s Woodfire Kitchen (Brookside, where Caramel and Kokoa used to be). Which have you tried? Which are your favorites so far? Which ones did I miss?  \r\n\r\n<strong>Indie bloggers in the Newsies</strong>. Two independent bloggers have been nominated in the Tulsa Press Club\'s first-ever Newsies awards - Michael Bates is one, I\'m the other. <a href=\"http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NewsieBallot\">Take a minute and give us some love</a>. Voting continues through Feb. 4, and the winners will be announced at a swanky little get-together at the Press Club Feb. 24, where the support and rowdiness of our local blogging community would be most welcome. \r\n\r\n<strong>Speaking of bloggers...</strong> <a href=\"http://errantcook.blogspot.com/\">Tulsa food blogger Jennifer Bengel</a> won second place at <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/back-alley-blues-bbq-side-search/\">last Saturday night\'s Side Search cooking competition</a>. What do you all think are the odds we could get her to cook up a batch of her killer baked beans for our next blogger meetup? Because they\'re seriously yummy - me and a couple hundred other people agreed.\r\n\r\n<strong>Yet more on blogging...I\'m teaching a blogging class</strong>. It\'s in the Continuing Education department at TCC, and you\'re all invited to partake in a class that will be, well, decidedly un-class-like. The first class this semester starts March 30 and ends April 1 (it\'s a two-day, eight-hour course), and the second is May 2nd/4th. The best part? No tests! <a href=\"http://www.tulsacc.edu/12257/\">Enroll here</a> (use class code 80778 for the March course, 80783 for May). \r\n\r\n<strong>Mazeppa!</strong> This Land Press has a piece on the making of Mazeppa Pompazoidi, the object of much Tulsa legend and lore. <a href=\"http://thislandpress.com/01/23/2011/mazeppa-the-uncanny-film-festival-and-camp-meeting/\">Check it out</a>. \r\n\r\n<strong>Photo tour: Admiral Boulevard</strong>. From Oklahoma Modern</a>. Admiral Boulevard is home to some of Tulsa\'s most interesting specimens of our vast collection of mid-century neon signs. Check \'em out in <a href=\"http://www.oklahomamodernblog.com/2011/01/photo-tour-admiral-boulevard-in-tulsa.html\">this recent post from Oklahoma Modern</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>In case you haven\'t heard...</strong> <a href=\"http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280614399329+\">The Zingo is available for purchase on Ebay</a>. The Buy It Now price? $400,000. Just remember: <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9mNDf-ZR5Q\">Drive before you buy</a>. <em>Source: <a href=\"http://www.oklahomamodernblog.com/2011/01/tulsa-roller-coaster-pops-up-on-ebay.html\">Oklahoma Modern</a></em>','Some Local Links','Here are some links that have come across my plate over the course of the past week. In no particular order, here they are.','inherit','open','open','','5191-revision-12','','','2011-01-25 12:41:59','2011-01-25 17:41:59','',5191,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5191-revision-12/',0,'revision','',0),(5377,1,'2011-01-25 12:43:07','2011-01-25 17:43:07','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/in-the-raw-on-the-hill-a-top-view-of-tulsa/4775641741_eb45ea204a_o/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1207\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/4775641741_eb45ea204a_o-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Skyline from Chandler Park\" title=\"Tulsa Skyline from Chandler Park\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1207\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere are some links that have come across my plate over the course of the past week. In no particular order, here they are. Eat up!\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>It\'s donut day</strong>. Or, at least, <a href=\"http://okiesupertaster.tumblr.com/post/2923575471/its-doughnut-day-on-my-floor-at-work-aka-a\">it is for BOK Tower dweller Andrea Myers, who started the new blog Okie Supertaster</a> this week. Subscribe, y\'all - this is going to be a good one. \r\n\r\n<strong>Choc beer dinner tonight at The Local Table</strong>. It\'s tonight, and Steve Gleason is going to talk about his Okie beers. Get four courses served around the world to Mexico, Greece, Jamaica and the dessert from the U.S., from shrimp enchilada with chipotle cream to jerked pork. Dessert will be a chocolate stout cake. Cost is $30. Call (918) 794-8013 for resos. Another thing: The Local Market has all prepared food at half price all day this Saturday. Plus, all food at the restaurant is 1/2 price after 9pm. Score.\r\n\r\n<strong>Downtown, recapped.</strong> Tulsa extraordinaire Ed Sharrer <a href=\"http://tulsapreservationcommission.org/blog/index.pl?e=1134\">recapped what\'s unfolding downtown in a recent post on the Tulsa Preservation Commission blog</a>. Hint: There\'s lots.  \r\n\r\n<strong>Gridiron tickets are on sale</strong>. While I\'m deeply saddened that I can\'t be part of the production this year (but hey, I have a waffle sundae/pajama/birthday party for a certain soon-to-be three-year-old in the works for that weekend), I think that if you\'re available for some sit-on-your-butt-and-laugh time that weekend, the Gridiron is where you need to be. <a href=\"http://tulsagridiron.org/\">Learn more about Tulsa Gridiron here</a>, and <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/calendar.asp?id=1706&thedate=2/1/2011&task=display\">get your tickets here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>A book written solely on Twitter</strong>. It\'s by Tulsa author Adam Palmer, and <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/adamauthor\">it\'s happening right now</a>. <a href=\"http://adampalmerauthor.blogspot.com/\">Learn more about the year-long novel here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>I got a job.</strong> <a href=\"http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1101361085287-69/Application+for+employment.pdf\">Andolini\'s is now accepting applications for positions available at its new Cherry Street location</a> (which means the grand opening draws nigh - yay!). Fill it out and turn it in at the Owasso location, at \r\n\r\n<strong>Speaking of jobs in the food service-slash-awesome industry...</strong> Back Alley Blues & BBQ is accepting applications, too. Think there\'s a little pittmaster in you? <a href=\"mailto:tiffany@theengineroomcreative.com \">E-mail Tiffany</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Baby bunnies!</strong> <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iRiTqrK8Q4\">Here</a> [VIDEO]. They\'re at <a href=\"http://reverieart.blogspot.com/2011/01/sunrise-monday-morning.html\">Heather of Audrey Eclectic</a>\'s house. Yep, you guessed it: I want to go to there. \r\n\r\n<strong>Brookside boutiques to love</strong>. <a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/brookside-boutiques-i-love.html\">Because lifestyle blogger Ashley Daly said so</a> (plus, there are mustard-colored gloves involved). Ashley\'s also proud of BookSmart Tulsa, which is easy to understand - <a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/book-smart-tulsa.html\">the group is bringing The Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond and best-selling author Elizabeth Gilbert to town, after all</a>. (<a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/photo-i-took-on-tasha-does-tulsa.html\">And here\'s the funny tale of my son\'s run-in with the brass crab that lives at Ashley\'s house</a>.)\r\n\r\n<strong>Several new restaurants now open in the Tulsa area:</strong> Duke\'s Southern Kitchen (105th and Memorial), Go West (near Sapulpa, in the old Avalon Steakhouse spot), The Treehouse (18th and Boston), Brady Tavern (Brady and Main), The Kitchen (Brookside, in the Center 1 Market space), Gemma\'s Woodfire Kitchen (Brookside, where Caramel and Kokoa used to be). Which have you tried? Which are your favorites so far? Which ones did I miss?  \r\n\r\n<strong>Indie bloggers in the Newsies</strong>. Two independent bloggers have been nominated in the Tulsa Press Club\'s first-ever Newsies awards - Michael Bates is one, I\'m the other. <a href=\"http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NewsieBallot\">Take a minute and give us some love</a>. Voting continues through Feb. 4, and the winners will be announced at a swanky little get-together at the Press Club Feb. 24, where the support and rowdiness of our local blogging community would be most welcome. \r\n\r\n<strong>Speaking of bloggers...</strong> <a href=\"http://errantcook.blogspot.com/\">Tulsa food blogger Jennifer Bengel</a> won second place at <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/back-alley-blues-bbq-side-search/\">last Saturday night\'s Side Search cooking competition</a>. What do you all think are the odds we could get her to cook up a batch of her killer baked beans for our next blogger meetup? Because they\'re seriously yummy - me and a couple hundred other people agreed.\r\n\r\n<strong>Yet more on blogging...I\'m teaching a blogging class</strong>. It\'s in the Continuing Education department at TCC, and you\'re all invited to partake in a class that will be, well, decidedly un-class-like. The first class this semester starts March 30 and ends April 1 (it\'s a two-day, eight-hour course), and the second is May 2nd/4th. The best part? No tests! <a href=\"http://www.tulsacc.edu/12257/\">Enroll here</a> (use class code 80778 for the March course, 80783 for May). \r\n\r\n<strong>Mazeppa!</strong> This Land Press has a piece on the making of Mazeppa Pompazoidi, the object of much Tulsa legend and lore. <a href=\"http://thislandpress.com/01/23/2011/mazeppa-the-uncanny-film-festival-and-camp-meeting/\">Check it out</a>. \r\n\r\n<strong>Photo tour: Admiral Boulevard</strong>. From Oklahoma Modern</a>. Admiral Boulevard is home to some of Tulsa\'s most interesting specimens of our vast collection of mid-century neon signs. Check \'em out in <a href=\"http://www.oklahomamodernblog.com/2011/01/photo-tour-admiral-boulevard-in-tulsa.html\">this recent post from Oklahoma Modern</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>In case you haven\'t heard...</strong> <a href=\"http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280614399329+\">The Zingo is available for purchase on Ebay</a>. The Buy It Now price? $400,000. Just remember: <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9mNDf-ZR5Q\">Drive before you buy</a>. <em>Source: <a href=\"http://www.oklahomamodernblog.com/2011/01/tulsa-roller-coaster-pops-up-on-ebay.html\">Oklahoma Modern</a></em>','Some Local Links','Here are some links that have come across my plate over the course of the past week. In no particular order, here they are.','inherit','open','open','','5191-revision-13','','','2011-01-25 12:43:07','2011-01-25 17:43:07','',5191,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5191-revision-13/',0,'revision','',0),(5378,1,'2011-01-25 12:43:07','2011-01-25 17:43:07','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/in-the-raw-on-the-hill-a-top-view-of-tulsa/4775641741_eb45ea204a_o/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1207\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/4775641741_eb45ea204a_o-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Skyline from Chandler Park\" title=\"Tulsa Skyline from Chandler Park\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1207\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere are some links that have come across my plate over the course of the past week. In no particular order, here they are. Eat up!\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>It\'s donut day</strong>. Or, at least, <a href=\"http://okiesupertaster.tumblr.com/post/2923575471/its-doughnut-day-on-my-floor-at-work-aka-a\">it is for BOK Tower dweller Andrea Myers, who started the new blog Okie Supertaster</a> this week. Subscribe, y\'all - this is going to be a good one. \r\n\r\n<strong>Choc beer dinner tonight at The Local Table</strong>. It\'s tonight, and Steve Gleason is going to talk about his Okie beers. Get four courses served around the world to Mexico, Greece, Jamaica and the dessert from the U.S., from shrimp enchilada with chipotle cream to jerked pork. Dessert will be a chocolate stout cake. Cost is $30. Call (918) 794-8013 for resos. Another thing: The Local Market has all prepared food at half price all day this Saturday. Plus, all food at the restaurant is 1/2 price after 9pm. Score.\r\n\r\n<strong>Downtown, recapped.</strong> Tulsa extraordinaire Ed Sharrer <a href=\"http://tulsapreservationcommission.org/blog/index.pl?e=1134\">recapped what\'s unfolding downtown in a recent post on the Tulsa Preservation Commission blog</a>. Hint: There\'s lots.  \r\n\r\n<strong>Gridiron tickets are on sale</strong>. While I\'m deeply saddened that I can\'t be part of the production this year (but hey, I have a waffle sundae/pajama/birthday party for a certain soon-to-be three-year-old in the works for that weekend), I think that if you\'re available for some sit-on-your-butt-and-laugh time that weekend, the Gridiron is where you need to be. <a href=\"http://tulsagridiron.org/\">Learn more about Tulsa Gridiron here</a>, and <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/calendar.asp?id=1706&thedate=2/1/2011&task=display\">get your tickets here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>A book written solely on Twitter</strong>. It\'s by Tulsa author Adam Palmer, and <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/adamauthor\">it\'s happening right now</a>. <a href=\"http://adampalmerauthor.blogspot.com/\">Learn more about the year-long novel here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>I got a job.</strong> <a href=\"http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1101361085287-69/Application+for+employment.pdf\">Andolini\'s is now accepting applications for positions available at its new Cherry Street location</a> (which means the grand opening draws nigh - yay!). Fill it out and turn it in at the Owasso location, at \r\n\r\n<strong>Speaking of jobs in the food service-slash-awesome industry...</strong> Back Alley Blues & BBQ is accepting applications, too. Think there\'s a little pittmaster in you? <a href=\"mailto:tiffany@theengineroomcreative.com \">E-mail Tiffany</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Baby bunnies!</strong> <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iRiTqrK8Q4\">Here</a> [VIDEO]. They\'re at <a href=\"http://reverieart.blogspot.com/2011/01/sunrise-monday-morning.html\">Heather of Audrey Eclectic</a>\'s house. Yep, you guessed it: I want to go to there. \r\n\r\n<strong>Brookside boutiques to love</strong>. <a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/brookside-boutiques-i-love.html\">Because lifestyle blogger Ashley Daly said so</a> (plus, there are mustard-colored gloves involved). Ashley\'s also proud of BookSmart Tulsa, which is easy to understand - <a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/book-smart-tulsa.html\">the group is bringing The Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond and best-selling author Elizabeth Gilbert to town, after all</a>. (<a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/photo-i-took-on-tasha-does-tulsa.html\">And here\'s the funny tale of my son\'s run-in with the brass crab that lives at Ashley\'s house</a>.)\r\n\r\n<strong>Several new restaurants now open in the Tulsa area:</strong> Duke\'s Southern Kitchen (105th and Memorial), Go West (near Sapulpa, in the old Avalon Steakhouse spot), The Treehouse (18th and Boston), Brady Tavern (Brady and Main), The Kitchen (Brookside, in the Center 1 Market space), Gemma\'s Woodfire Kitchen (Brookside, where Caramel and Kokoa used to be). Which have you tried? Which are your favorites so far? Which ones did I miss?  \r\n\r\n<strong>Indie bloggers in the Newsies</strong>. Two independent bloggers have been nominated in the Tulsa Press Club\'s first-ever Newsies awards - Michael Bates is one, I\'m the other. <a href=\"http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NewsieBallot\">Take a minute and give us some love</a>. Voting continues through Feb. 4, and the winners will be announced at a swanky little get-together at the Press Club Feb. 24, where the support and rowdiness of our local blogging community would be most welcome. \r\n\r\n<strong>Speaking of bloggers...</strong> <a href=\"http://errantcook.blogspot.com/\">Tulsa food blogger Jennifer Bengel</a> won second place at <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/back-alley-blues-bbq-side-search/\">last Saturday night\'s Side Search cooking competition</a>. What do you all think are the odds we could get her to cook up a batch of her killer baked beans for our next blogger meetup? Because they\'re seriously yummy - me and a couple hundred other people agreed.\r\n\r\n<strong>Yet more on blogging...I\'m teaching a blogging class</strong>. It\'s in the Continuing Education department at TCC, and you\'re all invited to partake in a class that will be, well, decidedly un-class-like. The first class this semester starts March 30 and ends April 1 (it\'s a two-day, eight-hour course), and the second is May 2nd/4th. The best part? No tests! <a href=\"http://www.tulsacc.edu/12257/\">Enroll here</a> (use class code 80778 for the March course, 80783 for May). \r\n\r\n<strong>Mazeppa!</strong> This Land Press has a piece on the making of Mazeppa Pompazoidi, the object of much Tulsa legend and lore. <a href=\"http://thislandpress.com/01/23/2011/mazeppa-the-uncanny-film-festival-and-camp-meeting/\">Check it out</a>. \r\n\r\n<strong>Photo tour: Admiral Boulevard</strong>. From Oklahoma Modern</a>. Admiral Boulevard is home to some of Tulsa\'s most interesting specimens of our vast collection of mid-century neon signs. Check \'em out in <a href=\"http://www.oklahomamodernblog.com/2011/01/photo-tour-admiral-boulevard-in-tulsa.html\">this recent post from Oklahoma Modern</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>In case you haven\'t heard...</strong> <a href=\"http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280614399329+\">The Zingo is available for purchase on Ebay</a>. The Buy It Now price? $400,000. Just remember: <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9mNDf-ZR5Q\">Drive before you buy</a>. <em>Source: <a href=\"http://www.oklahomamodernblog.com/2011/01/tulsa-roller-coaster-pops-up-on-ebay.html\">Oklahoma Modern</a></em>','Some Local Links','Here are some links that have come across my plate over the course of the past week. In no particular order, here they are.','inherit','open','open','','5191-revision-14','','','2011-01-25 12:43:07','2011-01-25 17:43:07','',5191,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5191-revision-14/',0,'revision','',0),(5379,1,'2011-01-25 12:44:07','2011-01-25 17:44:07','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/in-the-raw-on-the-hill-a-top-view-of-tulsa/4775641741_eb45ea204a_o/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1207\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/4775641741_eb45ea204a_o-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Skyline from Chandler Park\" title=\"Tulsa Skyline from Chandler Park\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1207\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere are some links that have come across my plate over the course of the past week. In no particular order, here they are. Eat up!\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>It\'s donut day</strong>. Or, at least, <a href=\"http://okiesupertaster.tumblr.com/post/2923575471/its-doughnut-day-on-my-floor-at-work-aka-a\">it is for BOK Tower dweller Andrea Myers, who started the new blog Okie Supertaster</a> this week. Subscribe, y\'all - this is going to be a good one. \r\n\r\n<strong>Choc beer dinner tonight at The Local Table</strong>. It\'s tonight, and Steve Gleason is going to talk about his Okie beers. Get four courses served around the world to Mexico, Greece, Jamaica and the dessert from the U.S., from shrimp enchilada with chipotle cream to jerked pork. Dessert will be a chocolate stout cake. Cost is $30. Call (918) 794-8013 for resos. Another thing: The Local Market has all prepared food at half price all day this Saturday. Plus, all food at the restaurant is 1/2 price after 9pm. Score.\r\n\r\n<strong>Downtown, recapped.</strong> Tulsa extraordinaire Ed Sharrer <a href=\"http://tulsapreservationcommission.org/blog/index.pl?e=1134\">recapped what\'s unfolding downtown in a recent post on the Tulsa Preservation Commission blog</a>. Hint: There\'s lots.  \r\n\r\n<strong>Gridiron tickets are on sale</strong>. While I\'m deeply saddened that I can\'t be part of the production this year (but hey, I have a waffle sundae/pajama/birthday party for a certain soon-to-be three-year-old in the works for that weekend), I think that if you\'re available for some sit-on-your-butt-and-laugh time that weekend, the Gridiron is where you need to be. <a href=\"http://tulsagridiron.org/\">Learn more about Tulsa Gridiron here</a>, and <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/calendar.asp?id=1706&thedate=2/1/2011&task=display\">get your tickets here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>A book written solely on Twitter</strong>. It\'s by Tulsa author Adam Palmer, and <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/adamauthor\">it\'s happening right now</a>. <a href=\"http://adampalmerauthor.blogspot.com/\">Learn more about the year-long novel here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>I got a job.</strong> <a href=\"http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1101361085287-69/Application+for+employment.pdf\">Andolini\'s is now accepting applications for positions available at its new Cherry Street location</a> (which means the grand opening draws nigh - yay!). Fill it out and turn it in at the Owasso location, at 12140 E. 96th Street North (just off US 169).\r\n\r\n<strong>Speaking of jobs in the food service-slash-awesome industry...</strong> Back Alley Blues & BBQ is accepting applications, too. Think there\'s a little pittmaster in you? <a href=\"mailto:tiffany@theengineroomcreative.com \">E-mail Tiffany</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Baby bunnies!</strong> <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iRiTqrK8Q4\">Here</a> [VIDEO]. They\'re at <a href=\"http://reverieart.blogspot.com/2011/01/sunrise-monday-morning.html\">Heather of Audrey Eclectic</a>\'s house. Yep, you guessed it: I want to go to there. \r\n\r\n<strong>Brookside boutiques to love</strong>. <a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/brookside-boutiques-i-love.html\">Because lifestyle blogger Ashley Daly said so</a> (plus, there are mustard-colored gloves involved). Ashley\'s also proud of BookSmart Tulsa, which is easy to understand - <a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/book-smart-tulsa.html\">the group is bringing The Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond and best-selling author Elizabeth Gilbert to town, after all</a>. (<a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/photo-i-took-on-tasha-does-tulsa.html\">And here\'s the funny tale of my son\'s run-in with the brass crab that lives at Ashley\'s house</a>.)\r\n\r\n<strong>Several new restaurants now open in the Tulsa area:</strong> Duke\'s Southern Kitchen (105th and Memorial), Go West (near Sapulpa, in the old Avalon Steakhouse spot), The Treehouse (18th and Boston), Brady Tavern (Brady and Main), The Kitchen (Brookside, in the Center 1 Market space), Gemma\'s Woodfire Kitchen (Brookside, where Caramel and Kokoa used to be). Which have you tried? Which are your favorites so far? Which ones did I miss?  \r\n\r\n<strong>Indie bloggers in the Newsies</strong>. Two independent bloggers have been nominated in the Tulsa Press Club\'s first-ever Newsies awards - Michael Bates is one, I\'m the other. <a href=\"http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NewsieBallot\">Take a minute and give us some love</a>. Voting continues through Feb. 4, and the winners will be announced at a swanky little get-together at the Press Club Feb. 24, where the support and rowdiness of our local blogging community would be most welcome. \r\n\r\n<strong>Speaking of bloggers...</strong> <a href=\"http://errantcook.blogspot.com/\">Tulsa food blogger Jennifer Bengel</a> won second place at <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/back-alley-blues-bbq-side-search/\">last Saturday night\'s Side Search cooking competition</a>. What do you all think are the odds we could get her to cook up a batch of her killer baked beans for our next blogger meetup? Because they\'re seriously yummy - me and a couple hundred other people agreed.\r\n\r\n<strong>Yet more on blogging...I\'m teaching a blogging class</strong>. It\'s in the Continuing Education department at TCC, and you\'re all invited to partake in a class that will be, well, decidedly un-class-like. The first class this semester starts March 30 and ends April 1 (it\'s a two-day, eight-hour course), and the second is May 2nd/4th. The best part? No tests! <a href=\"http://www.tulsacc.edu/12257/\">Enroll here</a> (use class code 80778 for the March course, 80783 for May). \r\n\r\n<strong>Mazeppa!</strong> This Land Press has a piece on the making of Mazeppa Pompazoidi, the object of much Tulsa legend and lore. <a href=\"http://thislandpress.com/01/23/2011/mazeppa-the-uncanny-film-festival-and-camp-meeting/\">Check it out</a>. \r\n\r\n<strong>Photo tour: Admiral Boulevard</strong>. From Oklahoma Modern</a>. Admiral Boulevard is home to some of Tulsa\'s most interesting specimens of our vast collection of mid-century neon signs. Check \'em out in <a href=\"http://www.oklahomamodernblog.com/2011/01/photo-tour-admiral-boulevard-in-tulsa.html\">this recent post from Oklahoma Modern</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>In case you haven\'t heard...</strong> <a href=\"http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280614399329+\">The Zingo is available for purchase on Ebay</a>. The Buy It Now price? $400,000. Just remember: <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9mNDf-ZR5Q\">Drive before you buy</a>. <em>Source: <a href=\"http://www.oklahomamodernblog.com/2011/01/tulsa-roller-coaster-pops-up-on-ebay.html\">Oklahoma Modern</a></em>','Some Local Links','Here are some links that have come across my plate over the course of the past week. In no particular order, here they are.','inherit','open','open','','5191-revision-15','','','2011-01-25 12:44:07','2011-01-25 17:44:07','',5191,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5191-revision-15/',0,'revision','',0),(5380,1,'2011-01-25 12:44:07','2011-01-25 17:44:07','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/in-the-raw-on-the-hill-a-top-view-of-tulsa/4775641741_eb45ea204a_o/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1207\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/4775641741_eb45ea204a_o-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Skyline from Chandler Park\" title=\"Tulsa Skyline from Chandler Park\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1207\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere are some links that have come across my plate over the course of the past week. In no particular order, here they are. Eat up!\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>It\'s donut day</strong>. Or, at least, <a href=\"http://okiesupertaster.tumblr.com/post/2923575471/its-doughnut-day-on-my-floor-at-work-aka-a\">it is for BOK Tower dweller Andrea Myers, who started the new blog Okie Supertaster</a> this week. Subscribe, y\'all - this is going to be a good one. \r\n\r\n<strong>Choc beer dinner tonight at The Local Table</strong>. It\'s tonight, and Steve Gleason is going to talk about his Okie beers. Get four courses served around the world to Mexico, Greece, Jamaica and the dessert from the U.S., from shrimp enchilada with chipotle cream to jerked pork. Dessert will be a chocolate stout cake. Cost is $30. Call (918) 794-8013 for resos. Another thing: The Local Market has all prepared food at half price all day this Saturday. Plus, all food at the restaurant is 1/2 price after 9pm. Score.\r\n\r\n<strong>Downtown, recapped.</strong> Tulsa extraordinaire Ed Sharrer <a href=\"http://tulsapreservationcommission.org/blog/index.pl?e=1134\">recapped what\'s unfolding downtown in a recent post on the Tulsa Preservation Commission blog</a>. Hint: There\'s lots.  \r\n\r\n<strong>Gridiron tickets are on sale</strong>. While I\'m deeply saddened that I can\'t be part of the production this year (but hey, I have a waffle sundae/pajama/birthday party for a certain soon-to-be three-year-old in the works for that weekend), I think that if you\'re available for some sit-on-your-butt-and-laugh time that weekend, the Gridiron is where you need to be. <a href=\"http://tulsagridiron.org/\">Learn more about Tulsa Gridiron here</a>, and <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/calendar.asp?id=1706&thedate=2/1/2011&task=display\">get your tickets here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>A book written solely on Twitter</strong>. It\'s by Tulsa author Adam Palmer, and <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/adamauthor\">it\'s happening right now</a>. <a href=\"http://adampalmerauthor.blogspot.com/\">Learn more about the year-long novel here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>I got a job.</strong> <a href=\"http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1101361085287-69/Application+for+employment.pdf\">Andolini\'s is now accepting applications for positions available at its new Cherry Street location</a> (which means the grand opening draws nigh - yay!). Fill it out and turn it in at the Owasso location, at 12140 E. 96th Street North (just off US 169).\r\n\r\n<strong>Speaking of jobs in the food service-slash-awesome industry...</strong> Back Alley Blues & BBQ is accepting applications, too. Think there\'s a little pittmaster in you? <a href=\"mailto:tiffany@theengineroomcreative.com \">E-mail Tiffany</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Baby bunnies!</strong> <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iRiTqrK8Q4\">Here</a> [VIDEO]. They\'re at <a href=\"http://reverieart.blogspot.com/2011/01/sunrise-monday-morning.html\">Heather of Audrey Eclectic</a>\'s house. Yep, you guessed it: I want to go to there. \r\n\r\n<strong>Brookside boutiques to love</strong>. <a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/brookside-boutiques-i-love.html\">Because lifestyle blogger Ashley Daly said so</a> (plus, there are mustard-colored gloves involved). Ashley\'s also proud of BookSmart Tulsa, which is easy to understand - <a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/book-smart-tulsa.html\">the group is bringing The Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond and best-selling author Elizabeth Gilbert to town, after all</a>. (<a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/photo-i-took-on-tasha-does-tulsa.html\">And here\'s the funny tale of my son\'s run-in with the brass crab that lives at Ashley\'s house</a>.)\r\n\r\n<strong>Several new restaurants now open in the Tulsa area:</strong> Duke\'s Southern Kitchen (105th and Memorial), Go West (near Sapulpa, in the old Avalon Steakhouse spot), The Treehouse (18th and Boston), Brady Tavern (Brady and Main), The Kitchen (Brookside, in the Center 1 Market space), Gemma\'s Woodfire Kitchen (Brookside, where Caramel and Kokoa used to be). Which have you tried? Which are your favorites so far? Which ones did I miss?  \r\n\r\n<strong>Indie bloggers in the Newsies</strong>. Two independent bloggers have been nominated in the Tulsa Press Club\'s first-ever Newsies awards - Michael Bates is one, I\'m the other. <a href=\"http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NewsieBallot\">Take a minute and give us some love</a>. Voting continues through Feb. 4, and the winners will be announced at a swanky little get-together at the Press Club Feb. 24, where the support and rowdiness of our local blogging community would be most welcome. \r\n\r\n<strong>Speaking of bloggers...</strong> <a href=\"http://errantcook.blogspot.com/\">Tulsa food blogger Jennifer Bengel</a> won second place at <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/back-alley-blues-bbq-side-search/\">last Saturday night\'s Side Search cooking competition</a>. What do you all think are the odds we could get her to cook up a batch of her killer baked beans for our next blogger meetup? Because they\'re seriously yummy - me and a couple hundred other people agreed.\r\n\r\n<strong>Yet more on blogging...I\'m teaching a blogging class</strong>. It\'s in the Continuing Education department at TCC, and you\'re all invited to partake in a class that will be, well, decidedly un-class-like. The first class this semester starts March 30 and ends April 1 (it\'s a two-day, eight-hour course), and the second is May 2nd/4th. The best part? No tests! <a href=\"http://www.tulsacc.edu/12257/\">Enroll here</a> (use class code 80778 for the March course, 80783 for May). \r\n\r\n<strong>Mazeppa!</strong> This Land Press has a piece on the making of Mazeppa Pompazoidi, the object of much Tulsa legend and lore. <a href=\"http://thislandpress.com/01/23/2011/mazeppa-the-uncanny-film-festival-and-camp-meeting/\">Check it out</a>. \r\n\r\n<strong>Photo tour: Admiral Boulevard</strong>. From Oklahoma Modern</a>. Admiral Boulevard is home to some of Tulsa\'s most interesting specimens of our vast collection of mid-century neon signs. Check \'em out in <a href=\"http://www.oklahomamodernblog.com/2011/01/photo-tour-admiral-boulevard-in-tulsa.html\">this recent post from Oklahoma Modern</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>In case you haven\'t heard...</strong> <a href=\"http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280614399329+\">The Zingo is available for purchase on Ebay</a>. The Buy It Now price? $400,000. Just remember: <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9mNDf-ZR5Q\">Drive before you buy</a>. <em>Source: <a href=\"http://www.oklahomamodernblog.com/2011/01/tulsa-roller-coaster-pops-up-on-ebay.html\">Oklahoma Modern</a></em>','Some Local Links','Here are some links that have come across my plate over the course of the past week. In no particular order, here they are.','inherit','open','open','','5191-revision-16','','','2011-01-25 12:44:07','2011-01-25 17:44:07','',5191,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5191-revision-16/',0,'revision','',0),(5381,1,'2011-01-25 12:47:04','2011-01-25 17:47:04','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/in-the-raw-on-the-hill-a-top-view-of-tulsa/4775641741_eb45ea204a_o/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1207\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/4775641741_eb45ea204a_o-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Skyline from Chandler Park\" title=\"Tulsa Skyline from Chandler Park\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1207\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere are some links that have come across my plate over the course of the past week. In no particular order, here they are. Eat up!\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>It\'s donut day</strong>. Or, at least, <a href=\"http://okiesupertaster.tumblr.com/post/2923575471/its-doughnut-day-on-my-floor-at-work-aka-a\">it is for BOK Tower dweller Andrea Myers, who started the new blog Okie Supertaster</a> this week. Subscribe, y\'all - this is going to be a good one. \r\n\r\n<strong>Choc beer dinner tonight at The Local Table</strong>. It\'s tonight, and Steve Gleason is going to talk about his Okie beers. Get four courses served around the world to Mexico, Greece, Jamaica and the dessert from the U.S., from shrimp enchilada with chipotle cream to jerked pork. Dessert will be a chocolate stout cake. Cost is $30. Call (918) 794-8013 for resos. Another thing: The Local Market has all prepared food at half price all day this Saturday. Plus, all food at the restaurant is 1/2 price after 9pm. Score.\r\n\r\n<strong>Downtown, recapped.</strong> Tulsa extraordinaire Ed Sharrer <a href=\"http://tulsapreservationcommission.org/blog/index.pl?e=1134\">recapped what\'s unfolding downtown in a recent post on the Tulsa Preservation Commission blog</a>. Hint: There\'s lots.  \r\n\r\n<strong>Gridiron tickets are on sale</strong>. While I\'m deeply saddened that I can\'t be part of the production this year (but hey, I have a waffle sundae/pajama/birthday party for a certain soon-to-be three-year-old in the works for that weekend), I think that if you\'re available for some sit-on-your-butt-and-laugh time that weekend, the Gridiron is where you need to be. <a href=\"http://tulsagridiron.org/\">Learn more about Tulsa Gridiron here</a>, and <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/calendar.asp?id=1706&thedate=2/1/2011&task=display\">get your tickets here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>A book written solely on Twitter</strong>. It\'s by Tulsa author Adam Palmer, and <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/adamauthor\">it\'s happening right now</a>. <a href=\"http://adampalmerauthor.blogspot.com/\">Learn more about the year-long novel here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>I got a job.</strong> <a href=\"http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1101361085287-69/Application+for+employment.pdf\">Andolini\'s is now accepting applications for positions available at its new Cherry Street location</a> (which means the grand opening draws nigh - yay!). Fill it out and turn it in at the Owasso location, at 12140 E. 96th Street North (just off US 169).\r\n\r\n<strong>Speaking of jobs in the food service-slash-awesome industry...</strong> Back Alley Blues & BBQ is accepting applications, too. Think there\'s a little pittmaster in you? <a href=\"mailto:tiffany@theengineroomcreative.com \">E-mail Tiffany</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Baby bunnies!</strong> <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iRiTqrK8Q4\">Here</a> [VIDEO]. They\'re at <a href=\"http://reverieart.blogspot.com/2011/01/sunrise-monday-morning.html\">Heather of Audrey Eclectic</a>\'s house. Yep, you guessed it: I want to go to there. \r\n\r\n<strong>Brookside boutiques to love</strong>. <a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/brookside-boutiques-i-love.html\">Because lifestyle blogger Ashley Daly said so</a> (plus, there are mustard-colored gloves involved). Ashley\'s also proud of BookSmart Tulsa, which is easy to understand - <a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/book-smart-tulsa.html\">the group is bringing The Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond and best-selling author Elizabeth Gilbert to town, after all</a>. (<a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/photo-i-took-on-tasha-does-tulsa.html\">And here\'s the funny tale of my son\'s run-in with the brass crab that lives at Ashley\'s house</a>.)\r\n\r\n<strong>Several new restaurants now open in the Tulsa area:</strong> Duke\'s Southern Kitchen (105th and Memorial), Go West (near Sapulpa, in the old Avalon Steakhouse spot), The Treehouse (18th and Boston), Brady Tavern (Brady and Main), The Kitchen (Brookside, in the Center 1 Market space), Gemma\'s Woodfire Kitchen (Brookside, where Caramel and Kokoa used to be). Which have you tried? Which are your favorites so far? Which ones did I miss?  \r\n\r\n<strong>Indie bloggers in the Newsies</strong>. Two independent bloggers have been nominated in the Tulsa Press Club\'s first-ever Newsies awards - Michael Bates is one, I\'m the other. <a href=\"http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NewsieBallot\">Take a minute and give us some love</a>. Voting continues through Feb. 4, and the winners will be announced at a swanky little get-together at the Press Club Feb. 24, where the support and rowdiness of our local blogging community would be most welcome. \r\n\r\n<strong>Speaking of bloggers...</strong> <a href=\"http://errantcook.blogspot.com/\">Tulsa food blogger Jennifer Bengel</a> won second place at <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/back-alley-blues-bbq-side-search/\">last Saturday night\'s Side Search cooking competition</a>. What do you all think are the odds we could get her to cook up a batch of her killer baked beans for our next blogger meetup? Because they\'re seriously yummy - me and a couple hundred other people agreed.\r\n\r\n<strong>Yet more on blogging...I\'m teaching a blogging class</strong>. It\'s in the Continuing Education department at TCC, and you\'re all invited to partake in a class that will be, well, decidedly un-class-like. The first class this semester starts March 30 and ends April 1 (it\'s a two-day, eight-hour course), and the second is May 2nd/4th. The best part? No tests! <a href=\"http://www.tulsacc.edu/12257/\">Enroll here</a> (use class code 80778 for the March course, 80783 for May). \r\n\r\n<strong>Mazeppa!</strong> This Land Press has a piece on the making of Mazeppa Pompazoidi, the object of much Tulsa legend and lore. <a href=\"http://thislandpress.com/01/23/2011/mazeppa-the-uncanny-film-festival-and-camp-meeting/\">Check it out</a>. \r\n\r\n<strong>Photo tour: Admiral Boulevard</strong>. From Oklahoma Modern</a>. Admiral Boulevard is home to some of Tulsa\'s most interesting specimens of our vast collection of mid-century neon signs. Check \'em out in <a href=\"http://www.oklahomamodernblog.com/2011/01/photo-tour-admiral-boulevard-in-tulsa.html\">this recent post from Oklahoma Modern</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>In case you haven\'t heard...</strong> <a href=\"http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280614399329+\">The Zingo is available for purchase on Ebay</a>. The Buy It Now price? $400,000. Just remember: <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9mNDf-ZR5Q\">Drive before you buy</a>. <em>Source: <a href=\"http://www.oklahomamodernblog.com/2011/01/tulsa-roller-coaster-pops-up-on-ebay.html\">Oklahoma Modern</a></em>\r\n\r\nWhat does your link plunder look like this week? ','Some Local Links','Here are some links that have come across my plate over the course of the past week. In no particular order, here they are.','inherit','open','open','','5191-revision-17','','','2011-01-25 12:47:04','2011-01-25 17:47:04','',5191,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5191-revision-17/',0,'revision','',0),(5382,1,'2011-01-25 12:47:04','2011-01-25 17:47:04','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/in-the-raw-on-the-hill-a-top-view-of-tulsa/4775641741_eb45ea204a_o/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1207\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/4775641741_eb45ea204a_o-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Skyline from Chandler Park\" title=\"Tulsa Skyline from Chandler Park\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1207\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere are some links that have come across my plate over the course of the past week. In no particular order, here they are. Eat up!\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>It\'s donut day</strong>. Or, at least, <a href=\"http://okiesupertaster.tumblr.com/post/2923575471/its-doughnut-day-on-my-floor-at-work-aka-a\">it is for BOK Tower dweller Andrea Myers, who started the new blog Okie Supertaster</a> this week. Subscribe, y\'all - this is going to be a good one. \r\n\r\n<strong>Choc beer dinner tonight at The Local Table</strong>. It\'s tonight, and Steve Gleason is going to talk about his Okie beers. Get four courses served around the world to Mexico, Greece, Jamaica and the dessert from the U.S., from shrimp enchilada with chipotle cream to jerked pork. Dessert will be a chocolate stout cake. Cost is $30. Call (918) 794-8013 for resos. Another thing: The Local Market has all prepared food at half price all day this Saturday. Plus, all food at the restaurant is 1/2 price after 9pm. Score.\r\n\r\n<strong>Downtown, recapped.</strong> Tulsa extraordinaire Ed Sharrer <a href=\"http://tulsapreservationcommission.org/blog/index.pl?e=1134\">recapped what\'s unfolding downtown in a recent post on the Tulsa Preservation Commission blog</a>. Hint: There\'s lots.  \r\n\r\n<strong>Gridiron tickets are on sale</strong>. While I\'m deeply saddened that I can\'t be part of the production this year (but hey, I have a waffle sundae/pajama/birthday party for a certain soon-to-be three-year-old in the works for that weekend), I think that if you\'re available for some sit-on-your-butt-and-laugh time that weekend, the Gridiron is where you need to be. <a href=\"http://tulsagridiron.org/\">Learn more about Tulsa Gridiron here</a>, and <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/calendar.asp?id=1706&thedate=2/1/2011&task=display\">get your tickets here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>A book written solely on Twitter</strong>. It\'s by Tulsa author Adam Palmer, and <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/adamauthor\">it\'s happening right now</a>. <a href=\"http://adampalmerauthor.blogspot.com/\">Learn more about the year-long novel here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>I got a job.</strong> <a href=\"http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1101361085287-69/Application+for+employment.pdf\">Andolini\'s is now accepting applications for positions available at its new Cherry Street location</a> (which means the grand opening draws nigh - yay!). Fill it out and turn it in at the Owasso location, at 12140 E. 96th Street North (just off US 169).\r\n\r\n<strong>Speaking of jobs in the food service-slash-awesome industry...</strong> Back Alley Blues & BBQ is accepting applications, too. Think there\'s a little pittmaster in you? <a href=\"mailto:tiffany@theengineroomcreative.com \">E-mail Tiffany</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Baby bunnies!</strong> <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iRiTqrK8Q4\">Here</a> [VIDEO]. They\'re at <a href=\"http://reverieart.blogspot.com/2011/01/sunrise-monday-morning.html\">Heather of Audrey Eclectic</a>\'s house. Yep, you guessed it: I want to go to there. \r\n\r\n<strong>Brookside boutiques to love</strong>. <a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/brookside-boutiques-i-love.html\">Because lifestyle blogger Ashley Daly said so</a> (plus, there are mustard-colored gloves involved). Ashley\'s also proud of BookSmart Tulsa, which is easy to understand - <a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/book-smart-tulsa.html\">the group is bringing The Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond and best-selling author Elizabeth Gilbert to town, after all</a>. (<a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/photo-i-took-on-tasha-does-tulsa.html\">And here\'s the funny tale of my son\'s run-in with the brass crab that lives at Ashley\'s house</a>.)\r\n\r\n<strong>Several new restaurants now open in the Tulsa area:</strong> Duke\'s Southern Kitchen (105th and Memorial), Go West (near Sapulpa, in the old Avalon Steakhouse spot), The Treehouse (18th and Boston), Brady Tavern (Brady and Main), The Kitchen (Brookside, in the Center 1 Market space), Gemma\'s Woodfire Kitchen (Brookside, where Caramel and Kokoa used to be). Which have you tried? Which are your favorites so far? Which ones did I miss?  \r\n\r\n<strong>Indie bloggers in the Newsies</strong>. Two independent bloggers have been nominated in the Tulsa Press Club\'s first-ever Newsies awards - Michael Bates is one, I\'m the other. <a href=\"http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NewsieBallot\">Take a minute and give us some love</a>. Voting continues through Feb. 4, and the winners will be announced at a swanky little get-together at the Press Club Feb. 24, where the support and rowdiness of our local blogging community would be most welcome. \r\n\r\n<strong>Speaking of bloggers...</strong> <a href=\"http://errantcook.blogspot.com/\">Tulsa food blogger Jennifer Bengel</a> won second place at <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/back-alley-blues-bbq-side-search/\">last Saturday night\'s Side Search cooking competition</a>. What do you all think are the odds we could get her to cook up a batch of her killer baked beans for our next blogger meetup? Because they\'re seriously yummy - me and a couple hundred other people agreed.\r\n\r\n<strong>Yet more on blogging...I\'m teaching a blogging class</strong>. It\'s in the Continuing Education department at TCC, and you\'re all invited to partake in a class that will be, well, decidedly un-class-like. The first class this semester starts March 30 and ends April 1 (it\'s a two-day, eight-hour course), and the second is May 2nd/4th. The best part? No tests! <a href=\"http://www.tulsacc.edu/12257/\">Enroll here</a> (use class code 80778 for the March course, 80783 for May). \r\n\r\n<strong>Mazeppa!</strong> This Land Press has a piece on the making of Mazeppa Pompazoidi, the object of much Tulsa legend and lore. <a href=\"http://thislandpress.com/01/23/2011/mazeppa-the-uncanny-film-festival-and-camp-meeting/\">Check it out</a>. \r\n\r\n<strong>Photo tour: Admiral Boulevard</strong>. From Oklahoma Modern</a>. Admiral Boulevard is home to some of Tulsa\'s most interesting specimens of our vast collection of mid-century neon signs. Check \'em out in <a href=\"http://www.oklahomamodernblog.com/2011/01/photo-tour-admiral-boulevard-in-tulsa.html\">this recent post from Oklahoma Modern</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>In case you haven\'t heard...</strong> <a href=\"http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280614399329+\">The Zingo is available for purchase on Ebay</a>. The Buy It Now price? $400,000. Just remember: <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9mNDf-ZR5Q\">Drive before you buy</a>. <em>Source: <a href=\"http://www.oklahomamodernblog.com/2011/01/tulsa-roller-coaster-pops-up-on-ebay.html\">Oklahoma Modern</a></em>\r\n\r\nWhat does your link plunder look like this week? ','Some Local Links','Here are some links that have come across my plate over the course of the past week. In no particular order, here they are.','inherit','open','open','','5191-revision-18','','','2011-01-25 12:47:04','2011-01-25 17:47:04','',5191,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5191-revision-18/',0,'revision','',0),(5383,1,'2011-01-25 12:54:46','2011-01-25 17:54:46','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/08/in-the-raw-on-the-hill-a-top-view-of-tulsa/4775641741_eb45ea204a_o/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1207\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/4775641741_eb45ea204a_o-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Skyline from Chandler Park\" title=\"Tulsa Skyline from Chandler Park\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1207\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere are some links that have come across my plate over the course of the past week. In no particular order, here they are. Eat up!\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>It\'s donut day</strong>. Or, at least, <a href=\"http://okiesupertaster.tumblr.com/post/2923575471/its-doughnut-day-on-my-floor-at-work-aka-a\">it is for BOK Tower dweller Andrea Myers, who started the new blog Okie Supertaster</a> this week. Subscribe, y\'all - this is going to be a good one. \r\n\r\n<strong>Choc beer dinner tonight at The Local Table</strong>. It\'s tonight, and Steve Gleason is going to talk about his Okie beers. Get four courses served around the world to Mexico, Greece, Jamaica and the dessert from the U.S., from shrimp enchilada with chipotle cream to jerked pork. Dessert will be a chocolate stout cake. Cost is $30. Call (918) 794-8013 for resos. Another thing: The Local Market has all prepared food at half price all day this Saturday. Plus, all food at the restaurant is 1/2 price after 9pm. Score.\r\n\r\n<strong>Downtown, recapped.</strong> Tulsa extraordinaire Ed Sharrer <a href=\"http://tulsapreservationcommission.org/blog/index.pl?e=1134\">recapped what\'s unfolding downtown in a recent post on the Tulsa Preservation Commission blog</a>. Hint: There\'s lots.  \r\n\r\n<strong>Gridiron tickets are on sale</strong>. While I\'m deeply saddened that I can\'t be part of the production this year (but hey, I have a waffle sundae/pajama/birthday party for a certain soon-to-be three-year-old in the works for that weekend), I think that if you\'re available for some sit-on-your-butt-and-laugh time that weekend, the Gridiron is where you need to be. <a href=\"http://tulsagridiron.org/\">Learn more about Tulsa Gridiron here</a>, and <a href=\"http://www.tulsapac.com/calendar.asp?id=1706&thedate=2/1/2011&task=display\">get your tickets here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>A book written solely on Twitter</strong>. It\'s by Tulsa author Adam Palmer, and <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/adamauthor\">it\'s happening right now</a>. <a href=\"http://adampalmerauthor.blogspot.com/\">Learn more about the year-long novel here</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>I got a job.</strong> <a href=\"http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1101361085287-69/Application+for+employment.pdf\">Andolini\'s is now accepting applications for positions available at its new Cherry Street location</a> (which means the grand opening draws nigh - yay!). Fill it out and turn it in at the Owasso location, at 12140 E. 96th Street North (just off US 169).\r\n\r\n<strong>Speaking of jobs in the food service-slash-awesome industry...</strong> Back Alley Blues & BBQ is accepting applications, too. Think there\'s a little pittmaster in you? <a href=\"mailto:tiffany@theengineroomcreative.com \">E-mail Tiffany</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Baby bunnies!</strong> <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iRiTqrK8Q4\">Here</a> [VIDEO]. They\'re at <a href=\"http://reverieart.blogspot.com/2011/01/sunrise-monday-morning.html\">Heather of Audrey Eclectic</a>\'s house. Yep, you guessed it: I want to go to there. \r\n\r\n<strong>Brookside boutiques to love</strong>. <a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/brookside-boutiques-i-love.html\">Because lifestyle blogger Ashley Daly said so</a> (plus, there are mustard-colored gloves involved). Ashley\'s also proud of BookSmart Tulsa, which is easy to understand - <a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/book-smart-tulsa.html\">the group is bringing The Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond and best-selling author Elizabeth Gilbert to town, after all</a>. (<a href=\"http://thedalydoseblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/photo-i-took-on-tasha-does-tulsa.html\">And here\'s the funny tale of my son\'s run-in with the brass crab that lives at Ashley\'s house</a>.)\r\n\r\n<strong>Several new restaurants now open in the Tulsa area:</strong> Duke\'s Southern Kitchen (105th and Memorial), Go West (near Sapulpa, in the old Avalon Steakhouse spot), The Treehouse (18th and Boston), Brady Tavern (Brady and Main), The Kitchen (Brookside, in the Center 1 Market space), Gemma\'s Woodfire Kitchen (Brookside, where Caramel and Kokoa used to be). Which have you tried? Which are your favorites so far? Which ones did I miss?  \r\n\r\n<strong>Indie bloggers in the Newsies</strong>. Two independent bloggers have been nominated in the Tulsa Press Club\'s first-ever Newsies awards - Michael Bates is one, I\'m the other. <a href=\"http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NewsieBallot\">Take a minute and give us some love</a>. Voting continues through Feb. 4, and the winners will be announced at a swanky little get-together at the Press Club Feb. 24, where the support and rowdiness of our local blogging community would be most welcome. \r\n\r\n<strong>Speaking of bloggers...</strong> <a href=\"http://errantcook.blogspot.com/\">Tulsa food blogger Jennifer Bengel</a> won second place at <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/back-alley-blues-bbq-side-search/\">last Saturday night\'s Side Search cooking competition</a>. What do you all think are the odds we could get her to cook up a batch of her killer baked beans for our next blogger meetup? Because they\'re seriously yummy - me and a couple hundred other people agreed.\r\n\r\n<strong>Yet more on blogging...I\'m teaching a blogging class</strong>. It\'s in the Continuing Education department at TCC, and you\'re all invited to partake in a class that will be, well, decidedly un-class-like. The first class this semester starts March 30 and ends April 1 (it\'s a two-day, eight-hour course), and the second is May 2nd/4th. The best part? No tests! <a href=\"http://www.tulsacc.edu/12257/\">Enroll here</a> (use class code 80778 for the March course, 80783 for May). \r\n\r\n<strong>Mazeppa!</strong> This Land Press has a piece on the making of Mazeppa Pompazoidi, the object of much Tulsa legend and lore. <a href=\"http://thislandpress.com/01/23/2011/mazeppa-the-uncanny-film-festival-and-camp-meeting/\">Check it out</a>. \r\n\r\n<strong>Photo tour: Admiral Boulevard</strong>. From Oklahoma Modern</a>. Admiral Boulevard is home to some of Tulsa\'s most interesting specimens of our vast collection of mid-century neon signs. Check \'em out in <a href=\"http://www.oklahomamodernblog.com/2011/01/photo-tour-admiral-boulevard-in-tulsa.html\">this recent post from Oklahoma Modern</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>In case you haven\'t heard...</strong> <a href=\"http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280614399329+\">The Zingo is available for purchase on Ebay</a>. The Buy It Now price? $400,000. Just remember: <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9mNDf-ZR5Q\">Drive before you buy</a>. <em>Source: <a href=\"http://www.oklahomamodernblog.com/2011/01/tulsa-roller-coaster-pops-up-on-ebay.html\">Oklahoma Modern</a></em>\r\n\r\n<strong>Last word:</strong> <a href=\"http://www.testkitchenok.com/\">Test Kitchen Oklahoma</a>. Join. \r\n\r\nWhat does your link plunder look like this week? ','Some Local Links','Here are some links that have come across my plate over the course of the past week. 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It\'s a reprieve, a revivification.\r\n\r\nOn the other, it\'s two to three hours of hell.\r\n\r\nRead the rest of this post <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=confessions-work-home-mom-playdate\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom: The Playdate','Playdates are a double-edged sword. On the one hand, they\'re a chance to catch up with your best buds while your kids play (somewhat) peacefully nearby. 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On the one hand, they\'re a chance to catch up with your best buds while your kids play (somewhat) peacefully nearby. It\'s a reprieve, a revivification.\n\nOn the other, it\'s two to three hours of hell.\n\nRead the rest of this post <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=confessions-work-home-mom-playdate\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom: The Playdate','Playdates are a double-edged sword. On the one hand, they\'re a chance to catch up with your best buds while your kids play (somewhat) peacefully nearby. 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It\'s a reprieve, a revivification.\r\n\r\nOn the other, it\'s two to three hours of hell.\r\n\r\nRead the rest of this post <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=confessions-work-home-mom-playdate\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom: The Playdate','Playdates are a double-edged sword. On the one hand, they\'re a chance to catch up with your best buds while your kids play (somewhat) peacefully nearby. 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It\'s a reprieve, a revivification.\n\nOn the other, it\'s two to three hours of hell.\n\nRead the rest of this post <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=confessions-work-home-mom-playdate\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Confessions of a Work-at-Home Mom: The Playdate','Playdates are a double-edged sword. On the one hand, they\'re a chance to catch up with your best buds while your kids play (somewhat) peacefully nearby. It\'s a reprieve, a revivification.','inherit','open','open','','5384-autosave','','','2011-01-25 16:16:13','2011-01-25 21:16:13','',5384,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5384-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(5389,1,'2011-01-17 14:51:24','2011-01-17 19:51:24','Want to Learn How to Make your Own Sushi?\r\n\r\nOn Sunday, February 13th, Yokozuna\'s master sushi chef Jin Baek, will be holding our first-ever sushi class. Learn the basics of sushi while enjoying a hand-picked selection of sake and wine.\r\n\r\nWe will provide everything you will need to get one step closer to becoming a sushi chef.\r\n\r\nWhen:  Sunday, February 13th, at 6:00PM\r\nWhere: Yokozuna\'s sushi bar\r\nWhy:    How many times will you have the opportunity to learn how to make - and let\'s not forget eat - sushi with guidance from a master chef?\r\nCost:    $60 per person (this includes the wine and sake tasting)\r\n\r\nEmail Matt at matt@mcnellies.com to reserve your spot. ','Valentine\'s Day Things To Do in Tulsa','','inherit','open','open','','5199-revision-2','','','2011-01-17 14:51:24','2011-01-17 19:51:24','',5199,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5199-revision-2/',0,'revision','',0),(5390,1,'2011-01-25 22:51:54','2011-01-26 03:51:54','Want to Learn How to Make your Own Sushi?\r\n\r\nOn Sunday, February 13th, Yokozuna\'s master sushi chef Jin Baek, will be holding our first-ever sushi class. Learn the basics of sushi while enjoying a hand-picked selection of sake and wine.\r\n\r\nWe will provide everything you will need to get one step closer to becoming a sushi chef.\r\n\r\nWhen:  Sunday, February 13th, at 6:00PM\r\nWhere: Yokozuna\'s sushi bar\r\nWhy:    How many times will you have the opportunity to learn how to make - and let\'s not forget eat - sushi with guidance from a master chef?\r\nCost:    $60 per person (this includes the wine and sake tasting)\r\n\r\nEmail Matt at matt@mcnellies.com to reserve your spot.\r\n\r\nSkatedate\r\nDoors: 10am\r\nTickets: $10 for skating rentals\r\nOn Sale Time: February 13, 2011 - 10:00am\r\nTicket Information\r\nAdmission is free. $10 for skating rentals\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nBack by popular demand, Skate Date returns in 2011 for an encore at the BOK Center. Skate Date 2010 welcomed over 7,500 skaters and 10,000 visitors to the arena in Downtown Tulsa.\r\n\r\nThe 17,000sf indoor ice surface which is most often occupied by the Tulsa Oilers will be open to the public for skating all day on February 13. This event offers visitors a rare opportunity to take center ice inside the iconic arena beneath a giant mirrored disco ball. Skate rentals will be available or patrons are invited to bring their own.\r\n\r\nThe BOK Center will offer the perfect venue for children, couples, and singles to enjoy the holiday. Features will include exhibitions by local figure skaters, music and DJ, photo opportunities in front of a green screen, holiday decorations/lighting, concessions, flower and novelty vendors. Skate Date will also include Horse & Carriage Rides just outside the BOK Center at the corner of 3rd Street and Denver Avenue. Circle A Drafts, one of our preferred Winterfest vendors, will be back at the arena to take couples, families or other groups for carriage rides throughout downtown from 12p.m. to 8 p.m. on February 13th. Rides are approximately 15 minutes long and cost $10 per adult or $5 per child – cash only. Don’t miss the chance to snuggle up to your sweetie while enjoying the sites of Downtown Tulsa! \r\nSHOWINGS\r\nFebruary 13, 2011 - 10:00AM','Valentine\'s Day Things To Do in Tulsa','','inherit','open','open','','5199-revision-3','','','2011-01-25 22:51:54','2011-01-26 03:51:54','',5199,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5199-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(5391,1,'2011-01-25 23:07:42','2011-01-26 04:07:42','Want to Learn How to Make your Own Sushi?\r\n\r\nOn Sunday, February 13th, Yokozuna\'s master sushi chef Jin Baek, will be holding our first-ever sushi class. Learn the basics of sushi while enjoying a hand-picked selection of sake and wine.\r\n\r\nWe will provide everything you will need to get one step closer to becoming a sushi chef.\r\n\r\nWhen:  Sunday, February 13th, at 6:00PM\r\nWhere: Yokozuna\'s sushi bar\r\nWhy:    How many times will you have the opportunity to learn how to make - and let\'s not forget eat - sushi with guidance from a master chef?\r\nCost:    $60 per person (this includes the wine and sake tasting)\r\n\r\nEmail Matt at matt@mcnellies.com to reserve your spot.\r\n\r\nSkatedate\r\nDoors: 10am\r\nTickets: $10 for skating rentals\r\nOn Sale Time: February 13, 2011 - 10:00am\r\nTicket Information\r\nAdmission is free. $10 for skating rentals\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nBack by popular demand, Skate Date returns in 2011 for an encore at the BOK Center. Skate Date 2010 welcomed over 7,500 skaters and 10,000 visitors to the arena in Downtown Tulsa.\r\n\r\nThe 17,000sf indoor ice surface which is most often occupied by the Tulsa Oilers will be open to the public for skating all day on February 13. This event offers visitors a rare opportunity to take center ice inside the iconic arena beneath a giant mirrored disco ball. Skate rentals will be available or patrons are invited to bring their own.\r\n\r\nThe BOK Center will offer the perfect venue for children, couples, and singles to enjoy the holiday. Features will include exhibitions by local figure skaters, music and DJ, photo opportunities in front of a green screen, holiday decorations/lighting, concessions, flower and novelty vendors. Skate Date will also include Horse & Carriage Rides just outside the BOK Center at the corner of 3rd Street and Denver Avenue. Circle A Drafts, one of our preferred Winterfest vendors, will be back at the arena to take couples, families or other groups for carriage rides throughout downtown from 12p.m. to 8 p.m. on February 13th. Rides are approximately 15 minutes long and cost $10 per adult or $5 per child – cash only. Don’t miss the chance to snuggle up to your sweetie while enjoying the sites of Downtown Tulsa! \r\nSHOWINGS\r\nFebruary 13, 2011 - 10:00AM\r\n\r\nFalling in Love Again: An Evening of Shakespeare\'s Valentines\r\nYou Might Attend · Public Event\r\nSee All\r\nEvent Invitations\r\nChoral Evensong\r\nSunday, February 6\r\n\r\nRSVP:Yes · No · Maybe\r\nYoung Adults Sunday School Class\r\nSunday, February 6\r\n\r\nRSVP:Yes · No · Maybe\r\nCreate an Ad\r\nSponsored\r\n \r\nTulsa Bucket List\r\npartners.livingsocial.com\r\n365 Things to do in Tulsa before you die.\r\n \r\nTulsa 1-Day Coupons\r\npartners.livingsocial.com\r\n1 huge Tulsa coupon emailed daily.\r\n \r\nZulily™\r\nzulily.com\r\nFeaturing stylish products for Moms, Babies, and Kids! Click now and SAVE!\r\n \r\nCustom wedding albums\r\nartisticalbums.com\r\nProfessionally designed custom wedding albums with artistic sensibility to create excitement in every album from 20 years experience.\r\nTime	\r\nThursday, February 10 at 7:00pm - February 11 at 10:00pm\r\nLocation	Club 209\r\n209 North Boulder Avenue\r\nTulsa, OK\r\nCreated By	\r\nActorsCompany OfTulsa\r\nMore Info	The sonnets of William Shakespeare are some of the most beautiful love poems ever written. On February 10th and 11th from 7pm-10pm, Actors Company of Tulsa will present these sonnets in a night of elegance, love, and fun that is sure to be a night that you won\'t soon forget.\r\n\r\nJoin us at Club 209 (located at 209 North Brady) for a two night event that will showcase some of the best talent in Tulsa as well as special guests that are sure to be a night you won\'t soon forget. For more information, please call (918)409-0571 or visit http://www.actorsoftulsa.org/ \r\n\r\nShowtimes:\r\nFebruary 10th- 7pm-10pm\r\nFebruary 11th- 7pm-10pm','Valentine\'s Day Things To Do in Tulsa','','inherit','open','open','','5199-revision-4','','','2011-01-25 23:07:42','2011-01-26 04:07:42','',5199,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5199-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(6272,1,'2011-02-27 20:19:14','2011-02-28 01:19:14','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6209\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/oscar-okie-style/picture-2-11/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6209\" title=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Picture-22-500x361.png\" alt=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"361\" /></a>\r\n\r\nGood evening, ladies and gentlemen - welcome to the night of the 83rd annual Academy Awards, <a href=\"http://www.oscar.com/\">otherwise known as the Oscars</a>.\r\n\r\nFolks from all over the world are gathering tonight to watch the show, and Oklahomans are no different. I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with <a href=\"http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23okieoscar\">the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter</a> (think of it as a virtual Oscar watch party), and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.\r\n\r\nSo, check back. The Okie Oscar commentary is bound to enlighten you.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>7:19 p.m.</strong>:@KateSpencer1 Gwynnie is dressed as an oscar. #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>7:02 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/leecarter77\">@leecarter77</a> Once you\'ve gone Black Swan, you don\'t go back...swan. #okieoscars #snl\r\n\r\n<strong>7:01 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/vickimaeisOK\">@vickimaeisOK</a> Poor Natalie P. looks super uncomfortable talking to Douchecrest- which, I would too if I were pregnant and wearing heels. #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>7:00 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/crashtestmommy\">@CrashTestMommy</a> Hi Natalie, did you ever know that you\'re my girl crush? #okieoscar #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>6:59 p.m.:</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kellyology\">@Kellyology</a> Love the purple, but it would have been even more fierce with the Black Swan crazy eye contacts Emily. #OkieOscars\r\n\r\n<strong>6:49 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a> Valentino is a strange strange little man. #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>6:46 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kellyology\">@Kellyology</a> Javier Bardem & Penelope Cruz...a couple with a little sumpin sumpin for everyone. #OkieOscars #OkieOscar\r\n\r\n<strong>6:41 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/shopstalker\">@ShopStalker</a> #Oklahoma girls are ticked that there\'s a big tornado warning box on the right corner of our TVs blocking views of red carpet shoes. #Oscars\r\n\r\n<strong>6:36 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I want Tim Gunn to be my gay uncle. #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>6:34 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kellyology\">@Kellyology</a> <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a> Seriously. Tornado Scnhormado. We\'re Okies. We know them when we hear them. Show t/red carpet! #OkieOscars\r\n\r\n<strong>6:33 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/crashtestmommy\">@CrashTestMommy</a> Methinks Penelope is breastfeeding. WOW. #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>6:31 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/jodaciousjody\">@jodaciousjody</a>: We don\'t need the Tulsa stations covering tornadoes in Kansas on Oscar night. #overkill\r\n\r\n<strong>6:29 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/joemommastulsa\">@JoeMommasTulsa</a> A fancy schmancy @ABroyles is here for the #Oscars Red Carpet pre-show! #mommasoscars http://ow.ly/i/8DeP\r\n\r\n<strong>6:28 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kimaverill\">@kimaverill</a> If the stupid weather in any way messes up the Oscars in any way shape or form, I\'m moving! No tornadoes after Blizzard-zilla, please.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:26 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/grettakjordan\">@GrettaKJordan</a> Hilary Swank, can I borrow that dress for school this week? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>6:26 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/bethanymerrill\">@bethanymerrill</a> Oy vey! Why does every major tv event have to be interrupted by severe weather updates?? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>6:20 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/heartsnhawaii\">@HeartsnHawaii</a> What\'s up with the female version of an Elvis jumpsuit? #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>6:14 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/colleenalmeida\">@colleenalmeida</a> so far for guys fashion: boring, boring, boring, boring, russell brand. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>6:05 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/okstyle\">@okstyle</a> Not loving Scarlett Johansson\'s lace dess. Maybe it\'s because this week I washed 12 lace curtain panels from my mother\'s house.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:03 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kellyology\">@Kellyology</a> The difference between #OkieOscar & #oscars? The y\'all.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:01 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/grettakjordan\">@GrettaKJordan</a>: Kate Blanchette\'s dress must look better in person #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:58 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/laurenmckinney\">@laurenmckinney</a>: Okay, so confused- why is everyone SO dressed up to go visit a green guy who lives in a trash can? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:56 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/travelOK\">@TravelOK</a>: What other state can boast about a state song than won an #Oscar? #Oklahoma,1956 for Best Musical Score http://bit.ly/gWlEBv\r\n\r\n<strong>5:40 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/colleenalmeida\">@ColleenAlmeida</a>: michelle williams needs to fire her stylist. or hire one. great actress, but she is always a red carpet don\'t. #redcarpet #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:15 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I like the cut of Melissa Leo\'s dress... not sure about the gold lame. Also I just saw Mila Kunis nipples. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>5:00 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I want to hold Giuliana down and force carbs down her throat. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>3:30 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/thatsbaloney\">@thatsbaloney</a>: Anyone else watching E! this afternoon? I\'ve never paid this much attention to pre-Oscar red carpet time. <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/therhok\">@therhok</a> #OkieOscar','The Oscars, Okie Style','I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter, and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.','inherit','open','open','','6208-revision-62','','','2011-02-27 20:19:14','2011-02-28 01:19:14','',6208,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/6208-revision-62/',0,'revision','',0),(6271,1,'2011-02-27 20:03:27','2011-02-28 01:03:27','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6209\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/oscar-okie-style/picture-2-11/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6209\" title=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Picture-22-500x361.png\" alt=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"361\" /></a>\r\n\r\nGood evening, ladies and gentlemen - welcome to the night of the 83rd annual Academy Awards, <a href=\"http://www.oscar.com/\">otherwise known as the Oscars</a>.\r\n\r\nFolks from all over the world are gathering tonight to watch the show, and Oklahomans are no different. I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with <a href=\"http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23okieoscar\">the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter</a> (think of it as a virtual Oscar watch party), and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.\r\n\r\nSo, check back. The Okie Oscar commentary is bound to enlighten you.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>7:02 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/leecarter77\">@leecarter77</a> Once you\'ve gone Black Swan, you don\'t go back...swan. #okieoscars #snl\r\n\r\n<strong>7:01 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/vickimaeisOK\">@vickimaeisOK</a> Poor Natalie P. looks super uncomfortable talking to Douchecrest- which, I would too if I were pregnant and wearing heels. #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>7:00 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/crashtestmommy\">@CrashTestMommy</a> Hi Natalie, did you ever know that you\'re my girl crush? #okieoscar #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>6:59 p.m.:</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kellyology\">@Kellyology</a> Love the purple, but it would have been even more fierce with the Black Swan crazy eye contacts Emily. #OkieOscars\r\n\r\n<strong>6:49 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a> Valentino is a strange strange little man. #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>6:46 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kellyology\">@Kellyology</a> Javier Bardem & Penelope Cruz...a couple with a little sumpin sumpin for everyone. #OkieOscars #OkieOscar\r\n\r\n<strong>6:41 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/shopstalker\">@ShopStalker</a> #Oklahoma girls are ticked that there\'s a big tornado warning box on the right corner of our TVs blocking views of red carpet shoes. #Oscars\r\n\r\n<strong>6:36 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I want Tim Gunn to be my gay uncle. #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>6:34 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kellyology\">@Kellyology</a> <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a> Seriously. Tornado Scnhormado. We\'re Okies. We know them when we hear them. Show t/red carpet! #OkieOscars\r\n\r\n<strong>6:33 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/crashtestmommy\">@CrashTestMommy</a> Methinks Penelope is breastfeeding. WOW. #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>6:31 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/jodaciousjody\">@jodaciousjody</a>: We don\'t need the Tulsa stations covering tornadoes in Kansas on Oscar night. #overkill\r\n\r\n<strong>6:29 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/joemommastulsa\">@JoeMommasTulsa</a> A fancy schmancy @ABroyles is here for the #Oscars Red Carpet pre-show! #mommasoscars http://ow.ly/i/8DeP\r\n\r\n<strong>6:28 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kimaverill\">@kimaverill</a> If the stupid weather in any way messes up the Oscars in any way shape or form, I\'m moving! No tornadoes after Blizzard-zilla, please.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:26 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/grettakjordan\">@GrettaKJordan</a> Hilary Swank, can I borrow that dress for school this week? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>6:26 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/bethanymerrill\">@bethanymerrill</a> Oy vey! Why does every major tv event have to be interrupted by severe weather updates?? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>6:20 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/heartsnhawaii\">@HeartsnHawaii</a> What\'s up with the female version of an Elvis jumpsuit? #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>6:14 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/colleenalmeida\">@colleenalmeida</a> so far for guys fashion: boring, boring, boring, boring, russell brand. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>6:05 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/okstyle\">@okstyle</a> Not loving Scarlett Johansson\'s lace dess. Maybe it\'s because this week I washed 12 lace curtain panels from my mother\'s house.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:03 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kellyology\">@Kellyology</a> The difference between #OkieOscar & #oscars? The y\'all.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:01 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/grettakjordan\">@GrettaKJordan</a>: Kate Blanchette\'s dress must look better in person #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:58 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/laurenmckinney\">@laurenmckinney</a>: Okay, so confused- why is everyone SO dressed up to go visit a green guy who lives in a trash can? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:56 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/travelOK\">@TravelOK</a>: What other state can boast about a state song than won an #Oscar? #Oklahoma,1956 for Best Musical Score http://bit.ly/gWlEBv\r\n\r\n<strong>5:40 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/colleenalmeida\">@ColleenAlmeida</a>: michelle williams needs to fire her stylist. or hire one. great actress, but she is always a red carpet don\'t. #redcarpet #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:15 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I like the cut of Melissa Leo\'s dress... not sure about the gold lame. Also I just saw Mila Kunis nipples. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>5:00 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I want to hold Giuliana down and force carbs down her throat. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>3:30 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/thatsbaloney\">@thatsbaloney</a>: Anyone else watching E! this afternoon? I\'ve never paid this much attention to pre-Oscar red carpet time. <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/therhok\">@therhok</a> #OkieOscar','The Oscars, Okie Style','I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter, and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.','inherit','open','open','','6208-revision-61','','','2011-02-27 20:03:27','2011-02-28 01:03:27','',6208,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/6208-revision-61/',0,'revision','',0),(7495,1,'2011-04-07 07:22:50','2011-04-07 13:22:50','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/things-to-do-in-tulsa-today-7/tulsadrillersopeningnight/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7488\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/tulsadrillersopeningnight.jpg\" alt=\"Tulsa Drillers Opening Night Tulsa Oklahoma\" title=\"Tulsa Drillers Opening Night Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7488\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLooking for ways to stay busy in Tulsa today? Check out the list of local events and activities and parties below.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n[gigpress_shows scope=today group_artists=no]\r\n\r\nDon\'t see your favorite event on today\'s listing? We can fix that. <a href=\"mailto:tasha@tashadoestulsa.com\">Shoot me an e-mail</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Don\'t miss a single update on Tulsa\'s top events.</strong> Sign up for <a href=\"http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=TashaDoesTulsa&amp;loc=en_US\">the TDT daily e-mail</a> or <a href=\"feed://feeds.feedburner.com/TashaDoesTulsa\">subscribe</a>.','Things To Do In Tulsa Today','','inherit','open','open','','7294-revision-16','','','2011-04-07 07:22:50','2011-04-07 13:22:50','',7294,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/04/7294-revision-16/',0,'revision','',0),(8675,1,'2012-06-26 13:34:40','2012-06-26 19:34:40','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/06/4th-of-july-2011-events-in-tulsa/dsc_1644-4/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8667\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8667\" title=\"Memorial Park Cemetery Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/DSC_1644.jpg\" alt=\"Memorial Park Cemetery Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a></p>\nYou\'ve got a three-day weekend to fill up with Fourth of July fun. Get a complete list of the Fourthy happenings and fireworks shows in the Tulsa area, including the shindigs in Jenks, Broken Arrow, Owasso, Bartlesville, Sapulpa and Sand Springs, right here.\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\n\n<h3>Fireworks Shows and Fourth of July Festivals</h3>\n<strong>Red, White and Boom </strong>\nWhen: Friday, 7pm\nWhere: Owasso Towne Center, 86th Street North and N. 129th E. Avenue\nLook for music from local groups as well as DJs for this fireworks show in Owasso tonight. The sky lights up at dusk.\n\n<strong>Claremore’s Fireworks Spectacular</strong>\nWhen: Saturday, 6pm\nWhere: Claremore Lake Park\nGet entertainment for both young and old at this Independence Day festival and fireworks show. The fireworks start at 9:30pm. Free admission. Parking at the rodeo grounds only (handicap parking is available at the park).\n\n<strong>Grand Lake Fireworks</strong>\nWhen: Saturday, 9:30pm\nWhere: Grand Lake\nCatch this huge fireworks show between the spillways just East of Disney on Saturday Night at dark. Watch by boat or by land at Cherokee State Park or anywhere along the shore along in the South Grand Lake area.\n\n<strong>Sooner Boomerfest 2011 </strong>\nWhen: Sunday, starting at 10am\nWhere: Jenks Pedestrian Bridge\nThe Fourth-of-July fun gets started bright and early – a day early, in fact – with Sooner Boomerfest 2011. It starts in the morning with a Mustang car show, followed by fun for the kids outside Los Cabos at Riverwalk Crossing and Waterfront Grill starting at 5pm – be sure to watch for flyovers by the Tulsa Warbirds. The big fireworks show will launch over the river at 9:30pm. <a href=\"http://riverfrontsouthok.com/sooner-boomfest-2011\">Click here for a traffic and parking advisory map</a>.\n\n<strong>Duck Creek Fireworks</strong>\nWhen: Sunday, 4pm\nWhere: Grand Lake\nGet a fireworks spectacular along with music, dancing and boats parading up and down Duck Creek on Grand Lake. Look also for performances by vintage airplanes and the Oklahoma Air National Guard’s F-16 fighters. Admission is free and open to the public.\n\n<strong>Rockets Over Rhema </strong>\nWhen: Sunday, 5pm\nWhere: Rhema Bible Church, 1025 W Kenosha Street in Broken Arrow\nCan’t decide which fireworks show to see this year? It’s hard to argue with 50,000 fans – that’s how many showed up to this event last year. It starts at 5pm with a patriotic tribute in the auditorium. At 6pm there will be plenty for the kids (and the young at heart) to do outside, from face painting to a mechanical bull and rock-climbing wall. Keep an eye out for a classic car show, food and drink concessions, local shopping and an outdoor concert featuring Hawk Nelson, Fireflight, Stars Go Dim (Tulsa’s own!) and AXIS Worship Band. The fireworks show starts at 10pm – be sure to bring your blankets and lawn chairs so you can sit back and celebrate our country’s independence with some spectacularly choreographed explosions. <a href=\"http://www.rocketsoverrhema.com/\">Click here for even more info</a>.\n\n<strong>Freedom Festival at Grace Church</strong>\nWhen: Sunday, 6pm\nWhere: Grace Church, Between 91st and 101st Streets\nGet a car and motorcycle show, plus fireworks at dusk at Grace Church’s celebration of that time we called it quits with Great Britain.\n\n<strong>Fish and Fireworks </strong>\nWhen: Sunday, 6:30pm\nWhere: Oklahoma Aquarium, 300 Aquarium Drive.\nThe fireworks show in Jenks hosted by Los Cabos and Waterfront Grill is this evening (yes, this evening, not tomorrow), and the Aquarium will re-open at 6:30 with special half-price admission to the exhibits and access to their back grounds for prime viewing of the fireworks. Lawn chairs and blankets are encouraged. No coolers allowed, but the Aquarium restaurant will remain open.\n\n<strong>Sertoma Club’s 14th Annual Community Fireworks Show </strong>\nWhen: Sunday, 8pm\nWhere: River City Park in Sand Springs\nGet live music, food and, of course, fireworks at River City Park in Sand Springs tonight. The shuttles start running at 7pm, music starts at 8pm, the show starts at dusk.\n\n<strong>ONEOK FreedomFest</strong>\nWhen: Monday, starting at noon\nWhere: Three venues! River West Festival Park; Veterans Park; and Blue Rose Cafe/Elwood\'s\nONEOK FreedomFest is one of Oklahoma’s largest Fourth-of-July fireworks displays: It lights up the sky above the downtown Tulsa stretch of the Arkansas River every year and brings lots of family-friendly activities along with it. Look for everything from a kids’ bicycle parade to rock climbing at this triple-venue festival: Split between River West Festival Park on the west side of the river, Veterans Park on the east and Blue Rose Cafe/Elwoods on Riverside Drive. The fun starts at River West Festival Park at 5pm with a load of kid-friendly activities; live music from Janet Rutland and Trailer Town starts at 6:45pm. At Veterans Park will be an old-fashioned family picnic starting at noon; the decorate-your-own kids’ bike parade starts at 7pm, so be sure to start decorating at 6pm. The fireworks blast off at 9:35pm. <a href=\"http://www.riverparks.org/freedomfest.html\">Click here for a complete list of activities and tips on where to park</a>.\n\n<strong>Freedom Fest </strong>\nWhen: Monday, 6pm\nWhere: Downtown Bartlesville, Second Street, between Keeler and Dewey\nFood, drinks, activities for the kids, games, a kids’ parade, music and fireworks – sounds like a solid Fourth-of-July celebration to me. <a href=\"Freedom Fest\">Get details on the event schedule and where to park at Bartlesville\'s Freedom Fest here</a>.\n\n<strong>American Celebrates America </strong>\nWhen: Monday, 7pm\nWhere: Sapulpa Municipal Golf Course\nFind a parking spot in the parking lot of the Sapulpa Wal-Mart and enjoy entertainment for the kids and a choreographed fireworks show over the Sapulpa Municipal Golf Course, as well as from the fields east of and behind the store. The fireworks will begin at about 9:45pm. <a href=\"http://www.ahb-ok.com/news.cfm?pageId=65CC2C8205A05D7379FA3A6386F710E1\">Learn even more about the American Celebrates America event here</a>.\n\n<strong>Independence Day Fireworks at ONEOK Field</strong>\nWhen: Monday, 7:05pm\nCatch a Fourth-of-July fireworks show after the Drillers game tonight at ONEOK Field. Don’t forget to bring a cash donation for the Food for Kids program.\n<h3>More Fourth of July Stuff</h3>\n<strong>Red, White, Black &amp; Blue: Rumble on the River IV</strong>\nWhen: Friday, 7pm\nWhere: River Spirit Casino Event Center, 81st Street and Riverside Drive\nThe latest iteration of this series of riverside smackdowns features several popular local fighters, two defending Rumble On the River champions, a women’s title match and the return of undefeated heavyweight champion Myron “The Future” Dennis. Headlining the card is a heavyweight title fight between reigning XFL champion Myron “The Future” Dennis, and UFC veteran Ryan “The Animal” Lopez. <a href=\"herhttp://www.creeknationcasino.com/entertainment/eventcenter/Pages/Jul1.aspx\">Get even more details here</a>.\n\n<strong>Fourth on the Third </strong>\nWhen: Sunday, 7:30pm\nWhere: TCC Van Trease PACE, 81st Street and US 169\nIn 1981 Tulsa Parks asked the Signature Symphony to create a special patriotic presentation at Mohawk Park for Tulsans. Two years later the celebration was moved to Boulder Park, where it has been for more than 20 years. When the Signature Symphony moved to the VanTrease PACE, the night-before rehearsal was open to the public. This began the tradition of having the concert on July 3. This year’s concert will feature stories and music from the Civil War, as well as a special tribute by violinist Jeff Smith to this highly decorated WWII hero: His dad. For tickets, call (918) 595-7777.\n\n<strong>Fourth of July Parade </strong>\nWhen: Monday, 10am\nWhere: Kendall-Whittier Neighborhood, starting at E. Fifth Place\nWatch this Fourth of July parade as it travels from its starting line at E. 5th Place, turns north on Atlanta Avenue and East on E. Fourth Street. Bring the kids!\n\n<strong>Celebration of Liberty with Modern Tulsa</strong>\nWhen: Monday, 7pm\nWhere: Liberty Tower Condominiums, 15th and Boulder\nTake advantage of the incredible views from the penthouse of the Liberty Tower Condominiums during the Tulsa FreedomFest fireworks and show your support for Modern Tulsa at the same time. This urban treehouse is currently undergoing renovations, so attendees will be treated to a first-hand preview of this exclusive space in the Tulsa skyline. Look also for BBQ, beer, doorprizes and an overview of some of the modern buildings visible from the balcony of the penthouse. Food and beverages will be provided, but all will need to bring chairs. Parking is available in lots adjacent to the building. <a href=\"http://tulsaarchitecture.com/2011/06/29/modern-tulsa-fourth-at-liberty\">Tickets to Celebration of Liberty with Modern Tulsa</a> are $25 for Modern Tulsa and Tulsa Foundation for Architecture members, $60 + the cost of a membership for not-yet-members.\n\n<img src=\"http://www.tulsalibrary.org/JPG/A1359.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" />\n<em>I just had to show you guys this: \"4th of July parade in Tulsa, Indian Territory, in 1886. The ox cart is driven by the Wimberly family.\" Neat, huh?</em>\n\nSo...what are YOU doing this Fourth of July?\n\n<em>Bottom photo credit: Beryl Ford Collection/Rotary Club of Tulsa, Tulsa City-County Library and Tulsa Historical Society.</em>','4th of July 2011 Events in Tulsa','Get a complete list of the Fourth of July happenings and fireworks shows in the Tulsa area: Jenks, Broken Arrow, Owasso, Bartlesville, Sapulpa, Sand Springs and more.','inherit','open','open','','8659-autosave','','','2012-06-26 13:34:40','2012-06-26 19:34:40','',8659,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/06/8659-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(7988,1,'2011-05-05 08:29:00','2011-05-05 14:29:00','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/05/cinco-de-mayo-in-tulsa-2011/picture-6-10/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7976\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Picture-6-500x334.png\" alt=\"Luchapalooza from Elote Facebook Page\" title=\"Luchapalooza from Elote Facebook Page\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7976\" /></a>\n\nCinco de Mayo is quite the busy night here in Tulsa. Here\'s a list of parties, events and street festivals happening around town to help you celebrate this holiday to the fullest. \n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\n\n<strong>Cinco de Mayo Fiesta</strong>\nWhen: 11am-2am\nWhere: Fourth Street between Cheyenne and Boulder, in downtown Tulsa\nGet live music, tons of food and activities for all ages at this downtown, all-day street festival. Music performances will range from mariachi bands to Ballet Folkloricos; other entertainment includes free salsa dancing lessons, a traditional Mexican piñata, a kids\' area with face painting, a Jupiter Jump and an art show. <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=223008867713928\">Here\'s more about this first-annual event, sponsored by Casa Laredo</a>, including a schedule of events. \n\n<strong>Cinco de Mayo with Elote</strong>\nWhen: 5pm-midnight\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=103726056383125\">Boston Avenue between Fifth and Sixth Street</a>\nSee luchador fights all Cinco de Mayo evening long at this downtown street festival (yes, we have luchador fighting here in Tulsa - in fact, <a href=\"http://elotetulsa.com/luchadores\">we have our very own luchador wrestling league</a>), as well as the wedding of luchadors La Princessa and Bar Fly. Congratulations, you two! Look also for kids\' activities, music, low riders, food and, of course, lots and lots of adult beverages.\n\n<strong>Cinco de Mayo Street Party with El Guapo\'s</strong>\nWhen: Starting at 11am; Bands start at 8pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/elguapostulsa\">El Guapo\'s Mexican Cantina</a>, 1st and Elgin\nJoin the folks at El Guapo\'s for this year\'s Cinco de Mayo Street Party, starting today 11am. Look for the outdoor tent and a stage for live music starting at 8pm. I hear that if you rub the margarita machines, you\'ll have good luck all the way until the next Cinco de Mayo - give it a try and see for yourself. \n\n<strong>Cinco de Mayo at The Max Retropub</strong>\nWhen: 7pm\nWhere: <a href=\"http://www.themaxtulsa.com/\">The Max Retropub</a>, 114 S. Elgin Avenue\nLook for a rooftop tequila luge, Dos Equis specials and music from Mariachi of Tulsa at this Blue Dome District Cinco de Mayo party. A few doors down is a Taco Pizza special at Joe Momma\'s, in case all that partying makes you hungry. \n\nWhere will you celebrate Cinco de Mayo this year? \n\nIs your favorite event missing from this listing? <a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/contact/\">Let me know by contacting me here</a>. \n\n<em><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1456339304\">Photo from the Elote Cafe Facebook page</a></em>','Cinco de Mayo in Tulsa 2011','Cinco de Mayo is quite the busy night here in Tulsa. Here\'s a list of parties, events and street festivals happening around town to help you celebrate to the fullest. ','inherit','open','open','','7975-autosave','','','2011-05-05 08:29:00','2011-05-05 14:29:00','',7975,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/05/7975-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(7409,1,'2011-03-31 23:44:33','2011-04-01 05:44:33','<embed src=\"http://blip.tv/play/hLEMgaKhWAA\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"475\" height=\"391\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"></embed>\r\n\r\nAh, the days of the VHS tape. They were glorious. They were long-lived. And now, thanks to newfangled inventions like the DVD and Blu-Ray, they\'re over.\r\n\r\nBut that doesn\'t mean we can\'t still find them at garage sales and thrift stores. When we see old VHS tapes, we wonder what kind of treasures are on them, don\'t we? Especially when they\'re not our VHS tapes. The treasures, they are untold.\r\n\r\nThis Friday you can ditch your date clothes for a pair of stretchy pants and head for Circle Cinema for a showcase of just that - the best, weirdest, kookiest, most dated VHS tapes as collected from VHS tapes as old as 20 years. \r\n\r\nGet the scoop <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=babysitter-worthy-found-footage-festival-circle-cinema\">on my blog at TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','Found Footage Festival at Circle Cinema: Babysitter Worthy','The Found Footage Festival is a traveling showcase of the weirdest, kookiest, most dated examples of that relic media, the VHS tape. And it\'s coming to Tulsa\'s Circle Cinema this weekend.','inherit','open','open','','7402-revision-3','','','2011-03-31 23:44:33','2011-04-01 05:44:33','',7402,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/7402-revision-3/',0,'revision','',0),(7374,1,'2011-03-30 08:37:28','2011-03-30 14:37:28','<a href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2010/10/blue-moon-cafe-from-the-breakfast-files/dsc_1694-2/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3056\"><img src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/DSC_16941-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Moon Cafe Brookside Tulsa\" title=\"Blue Moon Cafe Brookside Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3056\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLooking for ways to stay busy in Tulsa today? Check out the list of local events and activities and parties below.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n[gigpress_shows scope=today group_artists=no]\r\n\r\nDon\'t see your favorite event on today\'s listing? 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Check out the list of local events and activities and parties below.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n[gigpress_shows scope=today group_artists=no]\r\n\r\nDon\'t see your favorite event on today\'s listing? 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Learn the basics of sushi while enjoying a hand-picked selection of sake and wine.\r\n\r\nWe will provide everything you will need to get one step closer to becoming a sushi chef.\r\n\r\nWhen:  Sunday, February 13th, at 6:00PM\r\nWhere: Yokozuna\'s sushi bar\r\nWhy:    How many times will you have the opportunity to learn how to make - and let\'s not forget eat - sushi with guidance from a master chef?\r\nCost:    $60 per person (this includes the wine and sake tasting)\r\n\r\nEmail Matt at matt@mcnellies.com to reserve your spot.\r\n\r\nSkatedate\r\nDoors: 10am\r\nTickets: $10 for skating rentals\r\nOn Sale Time: February 13, 2011 - 10:00am\r\nTicket Information\r\nAdmission is free. $10 for skating rentals\r\n\r\nBack by popular demand, Skate Date returns in 2011 for an encore at the BOK Center. Skate Date 2010 welcomed over 7,500 skaters and 10,000 visitors to the arena in Downtown Tulsa.\r\n\r\nThe 17,000sf indoor ice surface which is most often occupied by the Tulsa Oilers will be open to the public for skating all day on February 13. This event offers visitors a rare opportunity to take center ice inside the iconic arena beneath a giant mirrored disco ball. Skate rentals will be available or patrons are invited to bring their own.\r\n\r\nThe BOK Center will offer the perfect venue for children, couples, and singles to enjoy the holiday. Features will include exhibitions by local figure skaters, music and DJ, photo opportunities in front of a green screen, holiday decorations/lighting, concessions, flower and novelty vendors. Skate Date will also include Horse &amp; Carriage Rides just outside the BOK Center at the corner of 3rd Street and Denver Avenue. Circle A Drafts, one of our preferred Winterfest vendors, will be back at the arena to take couples, families or other groups for carriage rides throughout downtown from 12p.m. to 8 p.m. on February 13th. Rides are approximately 15 minutes long and cost $10 per adult or $5 per child – cash only. Don’t miss the chance to snuggle up to your sweetie while enjoying the sites of Downtown Tulsa!\r\nSHOWINGS\r\nFebruary 13, 2011 - 10:00AM\r\n\r\nFalling in Love Again: An Evening of Shakespeare\'s Valentines\r\nYou Might Attend · Public Event\r\nSee All\r\nEvent Invitations\r\nChoral Evensong\r\nSunday, February 6\r\n\r\nRSVP:Yes · No · Maybe\r\nYoung Adults Sunday School Class\r\nSunday, February 6\r\n\r\nRSVP:Yes · No · Maybe\r\nCreate an Ad\r\nSponsored\r\n\r\nTulsa Bucket List\r\npartners.livingsocial.com\r\n365 Things to do in Tulsa before you die.\r\n\r\nTulsa 1-Day Coupons\r\npartners.livingsocial.com\r\n1 huge Tulsa coupon emailed daily.\r\n\r\nZulily™\r\nzulily.com\r\nFeaturing stylish products for Moms, Babies, and Kids! Click now and SAVE!\r\n\r\nCustom wedding albums\r\nartisticalbums.com\r\nProfessionally designed custom wedding albums with artistic sensibility to create excitement in every album from 20 years experience.\r\nTime\r\nThursday, February 10 at 7:00pm - February 11 at 10:00pm\r\nLocation	Club 209\r\n209 North Boulder Avenue\r\nTulsa, OK\r\nCreated By\r\nActorsCompany OfTulsa\r\nMore Info	The sonnets of William Shakespeare are some of the most beautiful love poems ever written. On February 10th and 11th from 7pm-10pm, Actors Company of Tulsa will present these sonnets in a night of elegance, love, and fun that is sure to be a night that you won\'t soon forget.\r\n\r\nJoin us at Club 209 (located at 209 North Brady) for a two night event that will showcase some of the best talent in Tulsa as well as special guests that are sure to be a night you won\'t soon forget. For more information, please call (918)409-0571 or visit http://www.actorsoftulsa.org/\r\n\r\nShowtimes:\r\nFebruary 10th- 7pm-10pm\r\nFebruary 11th- 7pm-10pm\r\n\r\nOsage Event Center\r\nTONY VALENTINE’S GIRLS NIGHT OUT\r\nFORMERLY CHIPPENDALES\r\n\r\nSaturday, February 12 • 7 pm\r\nTickets are $10\r\n','Valentine\'s Day Things To Do in Tulsa','','inherit','open','open','','5199-revision-6','','','2011-01-27 11:51:15','2011-01-27 16:51:15','',5199,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5199-revision-6/',0,'revision','',0),(5422,1,'2011-01-27 18:12:10','2011-01-27 23:12:10','Want to Learn How to Make your Own Sushi?\r\n\r\nOn Sunday, February 13th, Yokozuna\'s master sushi chef Jin Baek, will be holding our first-ever sushi class. Learn the basics of sushi while enjoying a hand-picked selection of sake and wine.\r\n\r\nWe will provide everything you will need to get one step closer to becoming a sushi chef.\r\n\r\nWhen:  Sunday, February 13th, at 6:00PM\r\nWhere: Yokozuna\'s sushi bar\r\nWhy:    How many times will you have the opportunity to learn how to make - and let\'s not forget eat - sushi with guidance from a master chef?\r\nCost:    $60 per person (this includes the wine and sake tasting)\r\n\r\nEmail Matt at matt@mcnellies.com to reserve your spot.\r\n\r\nSkatedate\r\nDoors: 10am\r\nTickets: $10 for skating rentals\r\nOn Sale Time: February 13, 2011 - 10:00am\r\nTicket Information\r\nAdmission is free. $10 for skating rentals\r\n\r\nBack by popular demand, Skate Date returns in 2011 for an encore at the BOK Center. Skate Date 2010 welcomed over 7,500 skaters and 10,000 visitors to the arena in Downtown Tulsa.\r\n\r\nThe 17,000sf indoor ice surface which is most often occupied by the Tulsa Oilers will be open to the public for skating all day on February 13. This event offers visitors a rare opportunity to take center ice inside the iconic arena beneath a giant mirrored disco ball. Skate rentals will be available or patrons are invited to bring their own.\r\n\r\nThe BOK Center will offer the perfect venue for children, couples, and singles to enjoy the holiday. Features will include exhibitions by local figure skaters, music and DJ, photo opportunities in front of a green screen, holiday decorations/lighting, concessions, flower and novelty vendors. Skate Date will also include Horse &amp; Carriage Rides just outside the BOK Center at the corner of 3rd Street and Denver Avenue. Circle A Drafts, one of our preferred Winterfest vendors, will be back at the arena to take couples, families or other groups for carriage rides throughout downtown from 12p.m. to 8 p.m. on February 13th. Rides are approximately 15 minutes long and cost $10 per adult or $5 per child – cash only. Don’t miss the chance to snuggle up to your sweetie while enjoying the sites of Downtown Tulsa!\r\nSHOWINGS\r\nFebruary 13, 2011 - 10:00AM\r\n\r\nFalling in Love Again: An Evening of Shakespeare\'s Valentines\r\nYou Might Attend · Public Event\r\nSee All\r\nEvent Invitations\r\nChoral Evensong\r\nSunday, February 6\r\n\r\nRSVP:Yes · No · Maybe\r\nYoung Adults Sunday School Class\r\nSunday, February 6\r\n\r\nRSVP:Yes · No · Maybe\r\nCreate an Ad\r\nSponsored\r\n\r\nTulsa Bucket List\r\npartners.livingsocial.com\r\n365 Things to do in Tulsa before you die.\r\n\r\nTulsa 1-Day Coupons\r\npartners.livingsocial.com\r\n1 huge Tulsa coupon emailed daily.\r\n\r\nZulily™\r\nzulily.com\r\nFeaturing stylish products for Moms, Babies, and Kids! Click now and SAVE!\r\n\r\nCustom wedding albums\r\nartisticalbums.com\r\nProfessionally designed custom wedding albums with artistic sensibility to create excitement in every album from 20 years experience.\r\nTime\r\nThursday, February 10 at 7:00pm - February 11 at 10:00pm\r\nLocation	Club 209\r\n209 North Boulder Avenue\r\nTulsa, OK\r\nCreated By\r\nActorsCompany OfTulsa\r\nMore Info	The sonnets of William Shakespeare are some of the most beautiful love poems ever written. On February 10th and 11th from 7pm-10pm, Actors Company of Tulsa will present these sonnets in a night of elegance, love, and fun that is sure to be a night that you won\'t soon forget.\r\n\r\nJoin us at Club 209 (located at 209 North Brady) for a two night event that will showcase some of the best talent in Tulsa as well as special guests that are sure to be a night you won\'t soon forget. For more information, please call (918)409-0571 or visit http://www.actorsoftulsa.org/\r\n\r\nShowtimes:\r\nFebruary 10th- 7pm-10pm\r\nFebruary 11th- 7pm-10pm\r\n\r\nOsage Event Center\r\nTONY VALENTINE’S GIRLS NIGHT OUT\r\nFORMERLY CHIPPENDALES\r\n\r\nSaturday, February 12 • 7 pm\r\nTickets are $10\r\n\r\nLove & Lust, Living Arts','Valentine\'s Day Things To Do in Tulsa','','inherit','open','open','','5199-revision-7','','','2011-01-27 18:12:10','2011-01-27 23:12:10','',5199,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5199-revision-7/',0,'revision','',0),(7371,1,'2011-03-30 15:19:16','2011-03-30 21:19:16','','DSC08270','','inherit','open','open','','dsc08270','','','2011-03-30 15:19:16','2011-03-30 21:19:16','',364,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/DSC08270.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(7372,1,'2009-11-26 03:15:00','2009-11-26 03:15:00','<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4135048776/\" title=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2535/4135048776_7ee5029c75.jpg\" width=\"375\" /></a></div><br />The first time I heard about Dragonmoon Tea Company was in <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/mayortaylor\">a tweet from the mayor of Tulsa herself, Kathy Taylor</a>. She mentioned she\'d eaten there for lunch that day, and I was surprised. Lunch at a tea company? Dragonmoon sounded more like a fancy name <a href=\"http://tulsatvmemories.com/starship.html\">for another Oz competitor</a> to me. <br /><div><br /></div><div>Last week, I learned just how wrong-headed I\'d been. </div><div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4134285787/\" title=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2642/4134285787_224f03766f.jpg\" width=\"375\" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Two girlfriends, my toddling son and I stopped in to Dragonmoon, at 1927 S. Harvard Ave., for lunch and we, not to be cliche, got a lot more. By the end of the meal we\'d shared a pot of warm, spicy, almost buttery White Christmas tea and three plates\' full of desserts and pastries. That was in addition to the two helpings of rich, cheesy quiche wrapped in the flakiest of crusts, as well as a pita sandwich to end all pita sandwiches. </div><div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4135048860/\" title=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2771/4135048860_f339575f50.jpg\" width=\"375\" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Look at the pretty china we got to use. I felt like a dainty English gentlewoman. With a wriggling, quiche-covered toddler on my lap. Wait - what?</div><div><br /></div><div>Did I mention that we ordered potato salad, too? And cold, citrus-spiced rice? Well, we did. Oh, boy, did we ever. </div><div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4135049050/\" title=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2715/4135049050_dfeb738382.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><br /><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4134286837/\" title=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2578/4134286837_a02c2dd01a.jpg\" width=\"375\" /></a></div></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4134287015/\" title=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2494/4134287015_4e740d93e3.jpg\" width=\"375\" /></a></div><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><br /></div><div style=\"text-align: left;\">Just as charming as the china and the food is the cafe itself. Housed in what appears to have once been a family home (anyone know the history of this building just north of 21st and Harvard?), the two first-floor dining rooms host just a few tables - ours had four. On the walls were two large pet portraits by <a href=\"http://www.m2studioportraits.com/\">local artist Matt Moffett</a>.</div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4134285903/\" title=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2777/4134285903_d70527b8cf.jpg\" width=\"375\" /></a></div><br />Lovely, no?<br /><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4135047604/\" title=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2639/4135047604_2d352b3e0a.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><br />The painting, I mean. Not that the girls aren\'t lovely, because they most certainly, definitely are. Thing is, these girls also happen to be the salt of the earth. They spend their days making Tulsa a better place from their offices at a few of <a href=\"http://www.ywca.org/site/pp.asp?c=ejIRK6OWG&amp;b=67551\">Tulsa\'s YWCA locations</a>. What they and the people they work with manage to do for the people of this community in need of YWCA services (all 25,000 of them, the number who participated in YWCA programs last year) within the span of an average work day blows my mind. Hey, YWCA? Thank you.<br /><br /><div>When it comes to friends, I\'m something the kids these days like to call lucky.</div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4134285745/\" title=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2612/4134285745_22e03703e3.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><br /></div><div style=\"text-align: left;\">See that girl on the left? Her name is Wendy. I\'ve known Wendy for almost four years now. She helped me to stay sane during my first job as a reporter. She also helped me test I don\'t know many of the renditions of bread pudding available in this town. To say that we\'re versed in the genre, at least when it comes to what Tulsa has to offer, is the understatement of the entirety of custard history. </div><div style=\"text-align: left;\"><br /></div><div style=\"text-align: left;\">Of course, when we saw that bread pudding was on the menu at Dragonmoon, we couldn\'t pass it up.</div><div style=\"text-align: left;\"><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4135049416/\" title=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2702/4135049416_f6c68799a0.jpg\" width=\"375\" /></a></div><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><br /></div><div style=\"text-align: left;\">Mmm - bread pudding that looks like it wants to fight me. Just the way I like it. Give me bread pudding with texture and interest over the smooth, creamy kind any day.</div></div><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4134286369/\" title=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company\" height=\"500\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2702/4134286369_d757b0f5e3.jpg\" width=\"375\" /></a></div><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><br /></div><div style=\"text-align: left;\">Oh, man. That tea just wouldn\'t stop. A pot of it sounds really good right about now. Too bad I didn\'t snag any on my way out from the small tea and gift shop at the front of the cafe. Doh. </div><div style=\"text-align: left;\"><br /></div><div style=\"text-align: left;\">Half a pot of tea, a hearty slice of quiche, a large scoop of potato salad and a plate of bread pudding with whiskey sauce totaled $15. It\'s not the most inexpensive lunch I\'ve ever had, and I certainly wouldn\'t pay $15 for lunch every day (not that I don\'t want to when it comes to some yummy nosh), but it\'s certainly a fair price for an occasional treat. </div><div style=\"text-align: left;\"><br /><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4135049290/\" title=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\"><img alt=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company\" height=\"375\" src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2600/4135049290_fb5e891c07.jpg\" width=\"500\" /></a></div><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><br /></div><div style=\"text-align: left;\">When you give this place a try, be sure to tell me what kind of tea you had. I\'m dying to go back and try more, both from the hot and cold tea menus, and I\'d love some good advice.</div><div style=\"text-align: left;\"><br /></div><div style=\"text-align: left;\">After all, what would a tea company be without lots and lots and lots of selection when it comes to, well, tea? </div><div style=\"text-align: left;\"><br /></div><div style=\"text-align: left;\">If you\'ve tried Dragonmoon, tell us about it in the comments. In the meantime we\'ll be doing what tea drinkers do - putting the kettle on and making cranberry-orange scones and idly building pyramids of lumps of sugar, anticipating that next cup.</div></div><div class=\"zemanta-pixie\" style=\"height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;\"><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" href=\"http://reblog.zemanta.com/zemified/55ffa5ca-5a4f-4190-9da5-64ff48a3524d/\" title=\"Reblog this post [with Zemanta]\"><img alt=\"Reblog this post [with Zemanta]\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" src=\"http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=55ffa5ca-5a4f-4190-9da5-64ff48a3524d\" style=\"border: none; float: right;\" /></a><span class=\"zem-script more-related pretty-attribution\"><script defer=\"defer\" src=\"http://static.zemanta.com/readside/loader.js\" type=\"text/javascript\"></script></span></div><br /><a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/1450698/restaurant/Expo-Square/Dragonmoon-Tea-Co-Tulsa\"><img alt=\"Dragonmoon Tea Co. on Urbanspoon\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1450698/minilink.gif\" style=\"border: none; height: 36px; width: 130px;\" /></a>','My Cup of Tea: Dragonmoon Tea Company','','inherit','open','open','','364-revision','','','2009-11-26 03:15:00','2009-11-26 03:15:00','',364,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2009/11/364-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(5425,1,'2011-01-27 18:12:42','2011-01-27 23:12:42','Want to Learn How to Make your Own Sushi?\r\n\r\nOn Sunday, February 13th, Yokozuna\'s master sushi chef Jin Baek, will be holding our first-ever sushi class. Learn the basics of sushi while enjoying a hand-picked selection of sake and wine.\r\n\r\nWe will provide everything you will need to get one step closer to becoming a sushi chef.\r\n\r\nWhen:  Sunday, February 13th, at 6:00PM\r\nWhere: Yokozuna\'s sushi bar\r\nWhy:    How many times will you have the opportunity to learn how to make - and let\'s not forget eat - sushi with guidance from a master chef?\r\nCost:    $60 per person (this includes the wine and sake tasting)\r\n\r\nEmail Matt at matt@mcnellies.com to reserve your spot.\r\n\r\nSkatedate\r\nDoors: 10am\r\nTickets: $10 for skating rentals\r\nOn Sale Time: February 13, 2011 - 10:00am\r\nTicket Information\r\nAdmission is free. $10 for skating rentals\r\n\r\nBack by popular demand, Skate Date returns in 2011 for an encore at the BOK Center. Skate Date 2010 welcomed over 7,500 skaters and 10,000 visitors to the arena in Downtown Tulsa.\r\n\r\nThe 17,000sf indoor ice surface which is most often occupied by the Tulsa Oilers will be open to the public for skating all day on February 13. This event offers visitors a rare opportunity to take center ice inside the iconic arena beneath a giant mirrored disco ball. Skate rentals will be available or patrons are invited to bring their own.\r\n\r\nThe BOK Center will offer the perfect venue for children, couples, and singles to enjoy the holiday. Features will include exhibitions by local figure skaters, music and DJ, photo opportunities in front of a green screen, holiday decorations/lighting, concessions, flower and novelty vendors. Skate Date will also include Horse &amp; Carriage Rides just outside the BOK Center at the corner of 3rd Street and Denver Avenue. Circle A Drafts, one of our preferred Winterfest vendors, will be back at the arena to take couples, families or other groups for carriage rides throughout downtown from 12p.m. to 8 p.m. on February 13th. Rides are approximately 15 minutes long and cost $10 per adult or $5 per child – cash only. Don’t miss the chance to snuggle up to your sweetie while enjoying the sites of Downtown Tulsa!\r\nSHOWINGS\r\nFebruary 13, 2011 - 10:00AM\r\n\r\nFalling in Love Again: An Evening of Shakespeare\'s Valentines\r\nYou Might Attend · Public Event\r\nSee All\r\nEvent Invitations\r\nChoral Evensong\r\nSunday, February 6\r\n\r\nRSVP:Yes · No · Maybe\r\nYoung Adults Sunday School Class\r\nSunday, February 6\r\n\r\nRSVP:Yes · No · Maybe\r\nCreate an Ad\r\nSponsored\r\n\r\nTulsa Bucket List\r\npartners.livingsocial.com\r\n365 Things to do in Tulsa before you die.\r\n\r\nTulsa 1-Day Coupons\r\npartners.livingsocial.com\r\n1 huge Tulsa coupon emailed daily.\r\n\r\nZulily™\r\nzulily.com\r\nFeaturing stylish products for Moms, Babies, and Kids! Click now and SAVE!\r\n\r\nCustom wedding albums\r\nartisticalbums.com\r\nProfessionally designed custom wedding albums with artistic sensibility to create excitement in every album from 20 years experience.\r\nTime\r\nThursday, February 10 at 7:00pm - February 11 at 10:00pm\r\nLocation	Club 209\r\n209 North Boulder Avenue\r\nTulsa, OK\r\nCreated By\r\nActorsCompany OfTulsa\r\nMore Info	The sonnets of William Shakespeare are some of the most beautiful love poems ever written. On February 10th and 11th from 7pm-10pm, Actors Company of Tulsa will present these sonnets in a night of elegance, love, and fun that is sure to be a night that you won\'t soon forget.\r\n\r\nJoin us at Club 209 (located at 209 North Brady) for a two night event that will showcase some of the best talent in Tulsa as well as special guests that are sure to be a night you won\'t soon forget. For more information, please call (918)409-0571 or visit http://www.actorsoftulsa.org/\r\n\r\nShowtimes:\r\nFebruary 10th- 7pm-10pm\r\nFebruary 11th- 7pm-10pm\r\n\r\nOsage Event Center\r\nTONY VALENTINE’S GIRLS NIGHT OUT\r\nFORMERLY CHIPPENDALES\r\n\r\nSaturday, February 12 • 7 pm\r\nTickets are $10\r\n\r\nLove & Lust, Living Arts','Valentine\'s Day Things To Do in Tulsa','','inherit','open','open','','5199-revision-8','','','2011-01-27 18:12:42','2011-01-27 23:12:42','',5199,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5199-revision-8/',0,'revision','',0),(7365,1,'2011-03-30 14:17:58','2011-03-30 20:17:58','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7349\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/oxley-nature-center-photos-bargain-outdoor-family-fun/dsc_2180/\">\r\n</a>Over Spring Break my family and I took to the more than 10 miles of trails at <a href=\"http://www.oxleynaturecenter.org/\">Oxley Nature Center</a>, in Mohawk Park on Tulsa\'s north side.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\nAnd I went a little camera crazy. Here\'s what I came up with.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7343\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/oxley-nature-center-photos-bargain-outdoor-family-fun/dsc_2061-2/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7343\" title=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_20611-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI love these.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7344\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/oxley-nature-center-photos-bargain-outdoor-family-fun/dsc_2065/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7344\" title=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_2065-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSo delicate - like a woman\'s earrings.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7345\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/oxley-nature-center-photos-bargain-outdoor-family-fun/dsc_2093/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7345\" title=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_2093-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7346\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/oxley-nature-center-photos-bargain-outdoor-family-fun/dsc_2090/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7346\" title=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_2090-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nI have a fascination with fungus.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7347\" title=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_2132-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" />\r\n\r\nAt Oxley, it\'s everywhere.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7348\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/oxley-nature-center-photos-bargain-outdoor-family-fun/dsc_2143/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7348\" title=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_2143-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nSo lovely. Like rings on an undiscovered planet.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7349\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/oxley-nature-center-photos-bargain-outdoor-family-fun/dsc_2180/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_2180.jpg\" alt=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7350\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/oxley-nature-center-photos-bargain-outdoor-family-fun/dsc_2187/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7350\" title=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_2187.jpg\" alt=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7351\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/oxley-nature-center-photos-bargain-outdoor-family-fun/dsc_2125/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7351\" title=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_2125.jpg\" alt=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nMy boy.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7352\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/oxley-nature-center-photos-bargain-outdoor-family-fun/dsc_2158/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7352\" title=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_2158.jpg\" alt=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nHe and his dad love hikes at Oxley Nature Center.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7353\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/oxley-nature-center-photos-bargain-outdoor-family-fun/dsc_2226/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7353\" title=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_2226-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7354\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/oxley-nature-center-photos-bargain-outdoor-family-fun/dsc_2198/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7354\" title=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_2198.jpg\" alt=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nEspecially the full moon walks. They happen once each month, and they\'re guided tours of some of the trails at Oxley under the light of a full moon (and, during the summer when the days stretch to almost 9pm, in plenty of daylight, too). They\'re always packed, so if you ever want to go, be sure to call to reserve your spot on the tour.\r\n\r\nA full moon walk last summer was actually our first experience of Oxley as a family.\r\n\r\nWe signed up to be Oxley members as soon as we got back. My husband and I, who knew each other a mere eight weeks before we got married, know love when we see it.\r\n\r\nWe don\'t mess around. We don\'t play games. We plan to hit another full moon walk again soon, this time for date night. \r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7355\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/oxley-nature-center-photos-bargain-outdoor-family-fun/dsc_2159/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7355\" title=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_2159-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nLook! Here comes spring.\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7360\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/oxley-nature-center-photos-bargain-outdoor-family-fun/dsc_2164/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7360\" title=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_2164-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nAnd this guy. \r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7356\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/oxley-nature-center-photos-bargain-outdoor-family-fun/dsc_2176/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7356\" title=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_2176-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7357\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/oxley-nature-center-photos-bargain-outdoor-family-fun/dsc_2193/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7357\" title=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_2193-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7358\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/oxley-nature-center-photos-bargain-outdoor-family-fun/dsc_2204/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7358\" title=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_2204-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7359\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/oxley-nature-center-photos-bargain-outdoor-family-fun/dsc_2213/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7359\" title=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSC_2213.jpg\" alt=\"Oxley Nature Center Hiking Tulsa Oklahoma\" width=\"425\" height=\"640\" /></a>\r\n\r\nOxley Nature Center is a beautiful, wild, teaching place. \r\n\r\nAnd it feels so good to zip past the congested Zoo traffic on the weekends and head a little deeper into Mohawk Park to Oxley. It\'s easy on the pocket book, too. Admission is just $0. In other words, it\'s free. You do have to pay to park at the entrance to Mohawk from April to October, but it\'s two stinkin\' bucks. \r\n\r\nYou can\'t even get a soda for $2 these days. A trip to Oxley is bargain family fun, and you\'re guaranteed a new set of rich memories of fun, relaxation, the great outdoors and time with the kids each time you go. \r\n\r\nCheck out <a href=\"http://www.oxleynaturecenter.org/newsletter.htm\">the Oxley newsletter</a> for more, including information on upcoming events, classes and what\'s new to see on the trails. \r\n\r\n<strong>Oxley Nature Center</strong>\r\n6700 Mohawk Boulevard (Park at N 36° 13.417 W 095° 54.229)\r\nOpen daily, 8am-5pm (you can park outside the gates from 7am-9pm to walk the trails, even when the gates are closed)\r\n(918) 669-6644\r\n<a href=\"http://www.oxleynaturecenter.org/\">OxleyNatureCenter.org</a>\r\n<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/pages/Oxley-Nature-Center/87947990892?ref=ts\">Oxley on Facebook</a>','Oxley Nature Center [PHOTOS]: Bargain, Outdoor Family Fun','A trip to Oxley Nature Center is bargain family fun, and you\'re guaranteed a new set of rich memories of fun, relaxation, the great outdoors and time with the kids each time you go. ','inherit','open','open','','7177-revision-4','','','2011-03-30 14:17:58','2011-03-30 20:17:58','',7177,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/7177-revision-4/',0,'revision','',0),(5433,1,'2011-01-29 10:07:36','2011-01-29 16:07:36','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5487\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/lulus-bake-shoppe-cafe-tulsa-kids/dsc_1904/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5487\" title=\"Lulu\'s Bake Shoppe &amp; Cafe\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/DSC_1904-500x332.jpg\" alt=\"Lulu\'s Bake Shoppe &amp; Cafe\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" /></a>\r\n\r\nIt’s one of the sweetest sights there is: A father and his young daughter grinning across the dinner table at each another, excited to be out on a daddy-daughter date for Valentine’s Day.\r\n\r\nThe TulsaKids food critic puts a Tulsa-area restaurant to the ultimate test: She dines there with her two-year-old son. Check in here each month to see which local dining spots are up to the challenge of making your family nights out memorable - and not because Junior made the waitress cry. Again. <a href=\"http://www.tulsakids.com/?q=activities/entertainment/kids-table-date-night-lulus-bake-shoppe-cafe\">Read the rest of this review on TulsaKids.com</a>.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>','The Kids\' Table: Date Night at Lulu\'s Bake Shoppe & Cafe','The TulsaKids food critic puts a Tulsa-area restaurant to the ultimate test: She dines there with her two-year-old son.','private','open','open','','lulus-bake-shoppe-cafe-tulsa-kids','','','2011-07-10 11:32:27','2011-07-10 17:32:27','',0,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/?p=5433',0,'post','',2),(5434,1,'2011-01-27 18:55:18','2011-01-27 23:55:18','It’s one of the sweetest sights there is: A father and his young daughter grinning across the dinner table at each another, excited to be out on a daddy-daughter date for Valentine’s Day.','The Kids\' Table: Date Night at Lulu\'s Bake Shoppe & Cafe','','inherit','open','open','','5433-revision','','','2011-01-27 18:55:18','2011-01-27 23:55:18','',5433,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/01/5433-revision/',0,'revision','',0),(7370,1,'2011-03-30 15:24:48','2011-03-30 21:24:48','<a title=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4135048776/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2535/4135048776_7ee5029c75.jpg\" alt=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a>\n\nThe first time I heard about Dragonmoon Tea Company was in <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/mayortaylor\">a tweet from the mayor of Tulsa herself, Kathy Taylor</a>. She mentioned she\'d eaten there for lunch that day, and I was surprised. Lunch at a tea company? Dragonmoon sounded more like a fancy name <a href=\"http://tulsatvmemories.com/starship.html\">for another Oz competitor</a> to me.\n\nLast week, I learned just how wrong-headed I\'d been.\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\n\n<a title=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4134285787/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2642/4134285787_224f03766f.jpg\" alt=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a>\n\nTwo girlfriends, my toddling son and I stopped in to Dragonmoon, at 1927 S. Harvard Ave., for lunch and we, not to be cliche, got a lot more. By the end of the meal we\'d shared a pot of warm, spicy, almost buttery White Christmas tea and three plates\' full of desserts and pastries. That was in addition to the two helpings of rich, cheesy quiche wrapped in the flakiest of crusts, as well as a pita sandwich to end all pita sandwiches.\n\n<a title=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4135048860/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2771/4135048860_f339575f50.jpg\" alt=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a>\n\nLook at the pretty china we got to use. I felt like a dainty English gentlewoman. With a wriggling, quiche-covered toddler on my lap. Wait - what?\n\nDid I mention that we ordered potato salad, too? And cold, citrus-spiced rice? Well, we did. Oh, boy, did we ever.\n\n<a title=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4135049050/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2715/4135049050_dfeb738382.jpg\" alt=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\n\n<a title=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4134286837/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2578/4134286837_a02c2dd01a.jpg\" alt=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a>\n\n<a title=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4134287015/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2494/4134287015_4e740d93e3.jpg\" alt=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a>\n\nJust as charming as the china and the food is the cafe itself. Housed in what appears to have once been a family home (anyone know the history of this building just north of 21st and Harvard?), the two first-floor dining rooms host just a few tables - ours had four. On the walls were two large pet portraits by <a href=\"http://www.m2studioportraits.com/\">local artist Matt Moffett</a>.\n\n<a title=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4134285903/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2777/4134285903_d70527b8cf.jpg\" alt=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a>\n\nLovely, no?\n\n<a title=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4135047604/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2639/4135047604_2d352b3e0a.jpg\" alt=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\n\nThe painting, I mean. Not that the girls aren\'t lovely, because they most certainly, definitely are. Thing is, these girls also happen to be the salt of the earth. They spend their days making Tulsa a better place from their offices at a few of <a href=\"http://www.ywca.org/site/pp.asp?c=ejIRK6OWG&amp;b=67551\">Tulsa\'s YWCA locations</a>. \n\nWhat they and the people they work with manage to do for the people of this community in need of YWCA services (all 25,000 of them, the number who participated in YWCA programs last year) within the span of an average work day blows my mind. Hey, YWCA? Thank you.\n\nWhen it comes to friends, I\'m something the kids these days like to call lucky.\n\n<a title=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4134285745/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2612/4134285745_22e03703e3.jpg\" alt=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\n\nSee that girl on the left? Her name is Wendy. I\'ve known Wendy for almost four years now. She helped me to stay sane during my first job as a reporter. She also helped me test I don\'t know many of the renditions of bread pudding available in this town. To say that we\'re versed in the genre, at least when it comes to what Tulsa has to offer, is the understatement of the entirety of custard history.\n\nOf course, when we saw that bread pudding was on the menu at Dragonmoon, we couldn\'t pass it up.\n\n<a title=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4135049416/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2702/4135049416_f6c68799a0.jpg\" alt=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a>\n\nMmm - bread pudding that looks like it wants to fight me. Just the way I like it. Give me bread pudding with texture and interest over the smooth, creamy kind any day.\n\n<a title=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4134286369/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2702/4134286369_d757b0f5e3.jpg\" alt=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" /></a>\n\nOh, man. That tea just wouldn\'t stop. A pot of it sounds really good right about now. Too bad I didn\'t snag any on my way out from the small tea and gift shop at the front of the cafe. Doh.\n\nHalf a pot of tea, a hearty slice of quiche, a large scoop of potato salad and a plate of bread pudding with whiskey sauce totaled $15. It\'s not the most inexpensive lunch I\'ve ever had, and I certainly wouldn\'t pay $15 for lunch every day (not that I don\'t want to when it comes to some yummy nosh), but it\'s certainly a fair price for an occasional treat.\n\n<a title=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company by Tasha Does Tulsa, on Flickr\" href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/tashadoestulsa/4135049290/\"><img src=\"http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2600/4135049290_fb5e891c07.jpg\" alt=\"Dragon Moon Tea Company\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" /></a>\n\nWhen you give this place a try, be sure to tell me what kind of tea you had. I\'m dying to go back and try more, both from the hot and cold tea menus, and I\'d love some good advice.\n\nAfter all, what would a tea company be without lots and lots and lots of selection when it comes to, well, tea?\n\nIf you\'ve tried Dragonmoon, tell us about it in the comments. In the meantime we\'ll be doing what tea drinkers do - putting the kettle on and making cranberry-orange scones and idly building pyramids of lumps of sugar, anticipating that next cup.\n\n<strong>Dragonmoon Tea Company</strong>\n1927 S. Harvard Avenue\n(918) 742-8322\nTuesday-Firday, 9\n\n<a href=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/58/1450698/restaurant/Expo-Square/Dragonmoon-Tea-Co-Tulsa\"><img style=\"border: none; height: 36px; width: 130px;\" src=\"http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1450698/minilink.gif\" alt=\"Dragonmoon Tea Co. on Urbanspoon\" /></a>','My Cup of Tea: Dragonmoon Tea Company','By the end of our meal at Dragonmoon Tea Company we\'d shared a pot of warm, spicy, almost buttery White Christmas tea and three plates\' full of desserts and pastries.','inherit','open','open','','364-autosave','','','2011-03-30 15:24:48','2011-03-30 21:24:48','',364,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/03/364-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(6230,1,'2011-02-27 19:01:55','2011-02-28 00:01:55','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6209\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/oscar-okie-style/picture-2-11/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6209\" title=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Picture-22-500x361.png\" alt=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"361\" /></a>\r\n\r\nGood evening, ladies and gentlemen - welcome to the night of the 83rd annual Academy Awards, <a href=\"http://www.oscar.com/\">otherwise known as the Oscars</a>.\r\n\r\nFolks from all over the world are gathering tonight to watch the show, and Oklahomans are no different. I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with <a href=\"http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23okieoscar\">the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter</a> (think of it as a virtual Oscar watch party), and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.\r\n\r\nSo, check back. The Okie Oscar commentary is bound to enlighten you.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>6:01 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/grettakjordan\">@GrettaKJordan</a>: Kate Blanchette\'s dress must look better in person #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:58 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/laurenmckinney\">@laurenmckinney</a>: Okay, so confused- why is everyone SO dressed up to go visit a green guy who lives in a trash can? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:56 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/travelOK\">@TravelOK</a>: What other state can boast about a state song than won an #Oscar? #Oklahoma,1956 for Best Musical Score http://bit.ly/gWlEBv\r\n\r\n<strong>5:40 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/colleenalmeida\">@ColleenAlmeida</a>: michelle williams needs to fire her stylist. or hire one. great actress, but she is always a red carpet don\'t. #redcarpet #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:15 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I like the cut of Melissa Leo\'s dress... not sure about the gold lame. Also I just saw Mila Kunis nipples. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>5:00 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I want to hold Giuliana down and force carbs down her throat. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>3:30 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/thatsbaloney\">@thatsbaloney</a>: Anyone else watching E! this afternoon? I\'ve never paid this much attention to pre-Oscar red carpet time. <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/therhok\">@therhok</a> #OkieOscar','The Oscars, Okie Style','I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter, and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.','inherit','open','open','','6208-revision-20','','','2011-02-27 19:01:55','2011-02-28 00:01:55','',6208,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/6208-revision-20/',0,'revision','',0),(6231,1,'2011-02-27 19:01:56','2011-02-28 00:01:56','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6209\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/oscar-okie-style/picture-2-11/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6209\" title=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Picture-22-500x361.png\" alt=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"361\" /></a>\r\n\r\nGood evening, ladies and gentlemen - welcome to the night of the 83rd annual Academy Awards, <a href=\"http://www.oscar.com/\">otherwise known as the Oscars</a>.\r\n\r\nFolks from all over the world are gathering tonight to watch the show, and Oklahomans are no different. I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with <a href=\"http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23okieoscar\">the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter</a> (think of it as a virtual Oscar watch party), and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.\r\n\r\nSo, check back. The Okie Oscar commentary is bound to enlighten you.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>6:01 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/grettakjordan\">@GrettaKJordan</a>: Kate Blanchette\'s dress must look better in person #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:58 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/laurenmckinney\">@laurenmckinney</a>: Okay, so confused- why is everyone SO dressed up to go visit a green guy who lives in a trash can? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:56 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/travelOK\">@TravelOK</a>: What other state can boast about a state song than won an #Oscar? #Oklahoma,1956 for Best Musical Score http://bit.ly/gWlEBv\r\n\r\n<strong>5:40 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/colleenalmeida\">@ColleenAlmeida</a>: michelle williams needs to fire her stylist. or hire one. great actress, but she is always a red carpet don\'t. #redcarpet #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:15 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I like the cut of Melissa Leo\'s dress... not sure about the gold lame. Also I just saw Mila Kunis nipples. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>5:00 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I want to hold Giuliana down and force carbs down her throat. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>3:30 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/thatsbaloney\">@thatsbaloney</a>: Anyone else watching E! this afternoon? I\'ve never paid this much attention to pre-Oscar red carpet time. <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/therhok\">@therhok</a> #OkieOscar','The Oscars, Okie Style','I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter, and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.','inherit','open','open','','6208-revision-21','','','2011-02-27 19:01:56','2011-02-28 00:01:56','',6208,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/6208-revision-21/',0,'revision','',0),(6232,1,'2011-02-27 19:03:46','2011-02-28 00:03:46','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6209\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/oscar-okie-style/picture-2-11/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6209\" title=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Picture-22-500x361.png\" alt=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"361\" /></a>\r\n\r\nGood evening, ladies and gentlemen - welcome to the night of the 83rd annual Academy Awards, <a href=\"http://www.oscar.com/\">otherwise known as the Oscars</a>.\r\n\r\nFolks from all over the world are gathering tonight to watch the show, and Oklahomans are no different. I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with <a href=\"http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23okieoscar\">the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter</a> (think of it as a virtual Oscar watch party), and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.\r\n\r\nSo, check back. The Okie Oscar commentary is bound to enlighten you.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>6:03 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kellyology\">@Kellyology</a> The difference between #OkieOscar & #oscars? The y\'all.\r\n\r\n<strong>6:01 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/grettakjordan\">@GrettaKJordan</a>: Kate Blanchette\'s dress must look better in person #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:58 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/laurenmckinney\">@laurenmckinney</a>: Okay, so confused- why is everyone SO dressed up to go visit a green guy who lives in a trash can? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:56 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/travelOK\">@TravelOK</a>: What other state can boast about a state song than won an #Oscar? #Oklahoma,1956 for Best Musical Score http://bit.ly/gWlEBv\r\n\r\n<strong>5:40 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/colleenalmeida\">@ColleenAlmeida</a>: michelle williams needs to fire her stylist. or hire one. great actress, but she is always a red carpet don\'t. #redcarpet #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:15 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I like the cut of Melissa Leo\'s dress... not sure about the gold lame. Also I just saw Mila Kunis nipples. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>5:00 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I want to hold Giuliana down and force carbs down her throat. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>3:30 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/thatsbaloney\">@thatsbaloney</a>: Anyone else watching E! this afternoon? I\'ve never paid this much attention to pre-Oscar red carpet time. <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/therhok\">@therhok</a> #OkieOscar','The Oscars, Okie Style','I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter, and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.','inherit','open','open','','6208-revision-22','','','2011-02-27 19:03:46','2011-02-28 00:03:46','',6208,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/6208-revision-22/',0,'revision','',0),(6227,1,'2011-02-27 18:59:10','2011-02-27 23:59:10','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6209\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/oscar-okie-style/picture-2-11/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6209\" title=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Picture-22-500x361.png\" alt=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"361\" /></a>\r\n\r\nGood evening, ladies and gentlemen - welcome to the night of the 83rd annual Academy Awards, <a href=\"http://www.oscar.com/\">otherwise known as the Oscars</a>.\r\n\r\nFolks from all over the world are gathering tonight to watch the show, and Oklahomans are no different. I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with <a href=\"http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23okieoscar\">the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter</a> (think of it as a virtual Oscar watch party), and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.\r\n\r\nSo, check back. The Okie Oscar commentary is bound to enlighten you.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>5:58 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/laurenmckinney\">@laurenmckinney</a>: Okay, so confused- why is everyone SO dressed up to go visit a green guy who lives in a trash can? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:56 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/travelOK\">@TravelOK</a>: What other state can boast about a state song than won an #Oscar? #Oklahoma,1956 for Best Musical Score http://bit.ly/gWlEBv\r\n\r\n<strong>5:40 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/colleenalmeida\">@ColleenAlmeida</a>: michelle williams needs to fire her stylist. or hire one. great actress, but she is always a red carpet don\'t. #redcarpet #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:15 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I like the cut of Melissa Leo\'s dress... not sure about the gold lame. Also I just saw Mila Kunis nipples. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>5:00 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I want to hold Giuliana down and force carbs down her throat. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>3:30 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/thatsbaloney\">@thatsbaloney</a>: Anyone else watching E! this afternoon? I\'ve never paid this much attention to pre-Oscar red carpet time. <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/therhok\">@therhok</a> #OkieOscar','The Oscars, Okie Style','I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter, and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.','inherit','open','open','','6208-revision-18','','','2011-02-27 18:59:10','2011-02-27 23:59:10','',6208,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/6208-revision-18/',0,'revision','',0),(6228,1,'2011-02-27 23:48:53','2011-02-28 04:48:53','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6209\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/oscar-okie-style/picture-2-11/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6209\" title=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Picture-22-500x361.png\" alt=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"361\" /></a>\n\nGood evening, ladies and gentlemen - welcome to the night of the 83rd annual Academy Awards, <a href=\"http://www.oscar.com/\">otherwise known as the Oscars</a>.\n\nFolks from all over the world are gathering tonight to watch the show, and Oklahomans are no different. I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with <a href=\"http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23okieoscar\">the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter</a> (think of it as a virtual Oscar watch party), and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.\n\nSo, check back. The Okie Oscar commentary is bound to enlighten you.\n\n<!--more-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\n\n<strong>10:44 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/allison_ok\">@allison_ok</a> I guess I need to see The King\'s Speech.\n\n<strong>10:44 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/tjclark\">@TJClark</a> I wish the PS22 kids would bust into Ariel Pink\'s \"Round and Round.\" Seriously. They do a killer version. YouTube it. #OkieOscars.\n\n<strong>10:43 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kellyology\">@Kellyology</a> Disappointed that Winter\'s Bone won...nothing? Is that right? That\'s really, really, really not right. #OkieOscars\n\n<strong>10:42 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/crashtestmommy\">@CrashTestMommy</a> Melissa Leo adorable, gushing happy, singing along to \"Somewhere Over the Rainbow.\" Goodnight all. #OkieOscars #OkieOscar\n\n<strong>10:41 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/fancybuffalo\">@fancybuffalo</a> OK. I\'m spent. And I may just have to amputate my fingers after setting a new personal tweeting record. #okieoscars\n\n<strong>10:36 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/thenoshery\">@thenoshery</a> And the winner is.......THE KING\'S SPEECH! #OkieOscars\n\n<strong>10:29 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/designcrush\">@designcrush</a> dance, Firth, DANCE!!!!\n\n<strong>10:27 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a> Colin Firth makes me happy in my pants. #okieoscars\n\n<strong>10:20 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/laurenmckinney\">@laurenmckinney</a> I think they should just let the nominees peaknuckle for the Oscar. Would be kind of awesome. #okieoscars\n\n<strong>10:14 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/crashtestmommy\">@CrashTestMommy</a> No love for Corey Haim in the Death Montage? I guess it\'s true, Goonies never say die. #OkieOscars\n\n<strong>10:13 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/fancybuffalo\">@fancybuffalo</a> Frank Mitchell should\'ve worn a tux tonight to give his tornado reports #okieoscars\n\n<strong>10:08 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/jmkcasper\">@jmkcasper</a> A lot of hate on the stars at the Oscars. Makes me think twice about what I say. #okieoscars\n\n<strong>10:07 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kellyology\">@Kellyology</a> \"Triangle of man love\" may become my new favorite phrase. #OkieOscars\n\n<strong>10:01 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/okbeatnik\">@okbeatnik</a> Now we give you all the people that have passed on. Kinda like Celine Dion\'s music career. #okieoscars\n\n<strong>9:47 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/tjclark\">@TJClark</a> Edgar Winters is at the Oscars?! Oh wait, that\'s Gwyneth Paltrow. #OkieOscars\n\n<strong>9:36 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/adampalukafox23\">@AdamPalukaFOX23</a> I am praying for a streaker! Too soon? #OkieOscar\n\n<strong>9:34 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/andsosheblogs\">@andsosheblogs</a> I wouldn\'t mind it at all if Robert and Jude started making out right now. #okieoscars\n\n<strong>9:30 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/okbeatnik\">@okbeatnik</a> Watching Anne Hathaway change dresses every 10 minutes makes me wonder is this what a Lady GaGa concert is like? #okieoscars\n\n<strong>9:21 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/tjclark\">@TJClark</a> Oprah\'s Boobs #OkieOscars\n\n<strong>9:14 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/crashtestmommy\">@CrashTestMommy</a> Doesn\'t Amy Adams seem like a really good potential best friend? Like she\'d be a great shoulder to cry on when you get dumped? #OkieOscars\n\n<strong>9:08 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/designcrush\">@designcrush</a> Dear Mandy Moore, I will take your dress and your husband. Regards, Me\n\n<strong>8:58 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/mags226\">@Mags226</a> I was thinking she looks like a Valentine. RT @KateSpencer1: Cate Blanchett looks like she should be on the starship enterprise. #okieoscars\n\n<strong>8:55 p.m.</strong>: @eizusdoow They made up the sound awards so we can all catch up on our Twitter streams. #okieoscars\n\n<strong>8:46 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/tjclark\">@TJClark</a> Trent Reznor and Eminem should take turn smashing each other in the face with their Oscars to regain their angst cred. #OkieOscars\n\n<strong>8:45 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/okbeatnik\">@okbeatnik</a> Holy shit Trent Reznor in a tux FTW! #okieoscars\n\n<strong>8:31 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/brandosphoto\">@brandosphoto</a> Reese Witherspoon looks like Carrie Underwood and Jay Leno had a baby. #okieoscars\n\n<strong>8:31 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/misswisabus\">@MissWisabus</a> Reese\'s dress is available at David\'s Bridal, FYI. And I think I have a coupon if you\'re interested. #Oscars\n\n<strong>8:26 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/admomok\">@admomok</a> First Charlie Sheen joke. #oscars #okieoscars\n\n<strong>8:19 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/chippermuse\">@chippermuse</a> Does everyone imagine the speech they\'d give if they ever won an Oscar? Or is it just me? #okieoscar #okieoscars\n\n<strong>8:15 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/eizusdoow\">@eizusdoow</a> Are Josh Brolin and Javier Bardim going to break into song on a cruise ship? #okieoscars\n\n<strong>8:08 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/tjclark\">@TJClark</a> Toy Story 3 made me weep like a baby. #Truth #ThugLife #OkieOscars\n\n<strong>8:07 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a> I don\'t like banter. But I like Mila Kunis\' breasts. #okieoscars\n\n<strong>8:06 p.m.</strong> <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/fancybuffalo\">@fancybuffalo</a> Hailee Steinfeld is like a modern day Sandra Dee. Adorable. Talented. Can\'t wait to watch her career grow #oscars #okieoscars\n\n<strong>8:01 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/laurenmckinney\">@laurenmckinney</a> BITCH IS A CANE STEALER. #OkieOscars\n\n<strong>7:53 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/adampalukafox23\">@AdamPalukaFOX23</a> There are a lot of ppl in the audience I thought were dead. Celine Dion\'s husband. Helena Bonham Carter\'s hair. #Okieoscars\n\n<strong>7:50 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/leahharper\">@leahharper</a> you\'re taking up my time? douche. #OkieOscars\n\n<strong>7:48 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/baknight\">@baknight</a> Red wine. Sour gummies. Oscars. Couch. I am straight class.\n\n<strong>7:46 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/mags226\">@Mags226</a> Did Marky Mark just try to get James Franco\'s grandma to flash him? #okieoscars\n\n<strong>7:44 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/jmkcasper\">@jmkcasper</a> Loved that open sequence. I want to be inceptioned. #okieoscars\n\n<strong>7:43 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/jillian_diane\">@jillian_diane</a> I could totally do the dance of the brown duck. Actually I think I have before. #oscars #okieoscars\n\n<strong>7:42 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/thenapkindad\">@TheNapkinDad</a> Best Dress? Gwyneth. Worst? Annette. #oscars #redcarpet\n\n<strong>7:34 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/nightowl918\">@nightowl918</a> Need the Oscar video peeps to make my life montage #OkieOscars\n\n<strong>7:24 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/adocmartin\">@adocmartin</a> Tonight is severe weather vs the #Oscars. Who will win? #okieoscars\n\n<strong>7:23 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/scottmtownsend\">@ScottMTownsend</a> It has been confirmed. I am wearing Canyon River Blues <a href=\"http://twitpic.com/44jsro\">http://twitpic.com/44jsro</a> #okieoscar\n\n<strong>7:19 p.m.</strong>:@KateSpencer1 Gwynnie is dressed as an oscar. #okieoscars\n\n<strong>7:02 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/leecarter77\">@leecarter77</a> Once you\'ve gone Black Swan, you don\'t go back...swan. #okieoscars #snl\n\n<strong>7:01 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/vickimaeisOK\">@vickimaeisOK</a> Poor Natalie P. looks super uncomfortable talking to Douchecrest- which, I would too if I were pregnant and wearing heels. #okieoscars\n\n<strong>7:00 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/crashtestmommy\">@CrashTestMommy</a> Hi Natalie, did you ever know that you\'re my girl crush? #okieoscar #okieoscars\n\n<strong>6:59 p.m.:</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kellyology\">@Kellyology</a> Love the purple, but it would have been even more fierce with the Black Swan crazy eye contacts Emily. #OkieOscars\n\n<strong>6:49 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a> Valentino is a strange strange little man. #okieoscars\n\n<strong>6:46 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kellyology\">@Kellyology</a> Javier Bardem & Penelope Cruz...a couple with a little sumpin sumpin for everyone. #OkieOscars #OkieOscar\n\n<strong>6:41 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/shopstalker\">@ShopStalker</a> #Oklahoma girls are ticked that there\'s a big tornado warning box on the right corner of our TVs blocking views of red carpet shoes. #Oscars\n\n<strong>6:36 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I want Tim Gunn to be my gay uncle. #okieoscars\n\n<strong>6:34 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kellyology\">@Kellyology</a> <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a> Seriously. Tornado Scnhormado. We\'re Okies. We know them when we hear them. Show t/red carpet! #OkieOscars\n\n<strong>6:33 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/crashtestmommy\">@CrashTestMommy</a> Methinks Penelope is breastfeeding. WOW. #okieoscars\n\n<strong>6:31 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/jodaciousjody\">@jodaciousjody</a>: We don\'t need the Tulsa stations covering tornadoes in Kansas on Oscar night. #overkill\n\n<strong>6:29 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/joemommastulsa\">@JoeMommasTulsa</a> A fancy schmancy @ABroyles is here for the #Oscars Red Carpet pre-show! #mommasoscars http://ow.ly/i/8DeP\n\n<strong>6:28 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kimaverill\">@kimaverill</a> If the stupid weather in any way messes up the Oscars in any way shape or form, I\'m moving! No tornadoes after Blizzard-zilla, please.\n\n<strong>6:26 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/grettakjordan\">@GrettaKJordan</a> Hilary Swank, can I borrow that dress for school this week? #okieoscars\n\n<strong>6:26 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/bethanymerrill\">@bethanymerrill</a> Oy vey! Why does every major tv event have to be interrupted by severe weather updates?? #okieoscars\n\n<strong>6:20 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/heartsnhawaii\">@HeartsnHawaii</a> What\'s up with the female version of an Elvis jumpsuit? #okieoscar\n\n<strong>6:14 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/colleenalmeida\">@colleenalmeida</a> so far for guys fashion: boring, boring, boring, boring, russell brand. #okieoscar\n\n<strong>6:05 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/okstyle\">@okstyle</a> Not loving Scarlett Johansson\'s lace dess. Maybe it\'s because this week I washed 12 lace curtain panels from my mother\'s house.\n\n<strong>6:03 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/kellyology\">@Kellyology</a> The difference between #OkieOscar & #oscars? The y\'all.\n\n<strong>6:01 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/grettakjordan\">@GrettaKJordan</a>: Kate Blanchette\'s dress must look better in person #okieoscars\n\n<strong>5:58 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/laurenmckinney\">@laurenmckinney</a>: Okay, so confused- why is everyone SO dressed up to go visit a green guy who lives in a trash can? #okieoscars\n\n<strong>5:56 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/travelOK\">@TravelOK</a>: What other state can boast about a state song than won an #Oscar? #Oklahoma,1956 for Best Musical Score http://bit.ly/gWlEBv\n\n<strong>5:40 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/colleenalmeida\">@ColleenAlmeida</a>: michelle williams needs to fire her stylist. or hire one. great actress, but she is always a red carpet don\'t. #redcarpet #okieoscars\n\n<strong>5:15 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I like the cut of Melissa Leo\'s dress... not sure about the gold lame. Also I just saw Mila Kunis nipples. #okieoscar\n\n<strong>5:00 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I want to hold Giuliana down and force carbs down her throat. #okieoscar\n\n<strong>3:30 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/thatsbaloney\">@thatsbaloney</a>: Anyone else watching E! this afternoon? I\'ve never paid this much attention to pre-Oscar red carpet time. <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/therhok\">@therhok</a> #OkieOscar','The Oscars, Okie Style','I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter, and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.','inherit','open','open','','6208-autosave','','','2011-02-27 23:48:53','2011-02-28 04:48:53','',6208,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/6208-autosave/',0,'revision','',0),(6229,1,'2011-02-27 18:59:10','2011-02-27 23:59:10','<a rel=\"attachment wp-att-6209\" href=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/oscar-okie-style/picture-2-11/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6209\" title=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" src=\"http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Picture-22-500x361.png\" alt=\"Oscars Oklahoma Tulsa\" width=\"500\" height=\"361\" /></a>\r\n\r\nGood evening, ladies and gentlemen - welcome to the night of the 83rd annual Academy Awards, <a href=\"http://www.oscar.com/\">otherwise known as the Oscars</a>.\r\n\r\nFolks from all over the world are gathering tonight to watch the show, and Oklahomans are no different. I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with <a href=\"http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23okieoscar\">the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter</a> (think of it as a virtual Oscar watch party), and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.\r\n\r\nSo, check back. The Okie Oscar commentary is bound to enlighten you.\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[adrotate banner=\"8\"]</p>\r\n\r\n<strong>5:58 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/laurenmckinney\">@laurenmckinney</a>: Okay, so confused- why is everyone SO dressed up to go visit a green guy who lives in a trash can? #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:56 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/travelOK\">@TravelOK</a>: What other state can boast about a state song than won an #Oscar? #Oklahoma,1956 for Best Musical Score http://bit.ly/gWlEBv\r\n\r\n<strong>5:40 p.m. </strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/colleenalmeida\">@ColleenAlmeida</a>: michelle williams needs to fire her stylist. or hire one. great actress, but she is always a red carpet don\'t. #redcarpet #okieoscars\r\n\r\n<strong>5:15 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I like the cut of Melissa Leo\'s dress... not sure about the gold lame. Also I just saw Mila Kunis nipples. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>5:00 p.m.</strong>:<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/katespencer1\">@KateSpencer1</a>: I want to hold Giuliana down and force carbs down her throat. #okieoscar\r\n\r\n<strong>3:30 p.m.</strong>: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/thatsbaloney\">@thatsbaloney</a>: Anyone else watching E! this afternoon? I\'ve never paid this much attention to pre-Oscar red carpet time. <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/therhok\">@therhok</a> #OkieOscar','The Oscars, Okie Style','I\'ll be keeping track of what Okies are saying about the Oscars this evening with the hashtag #OkieOscar on Twitter, and I\'ll repost my favorite observations here on this post throughout the evening.','inherit','open','open','','6208-revision-19','','','2011-02-27 18:59:10','2011-02-27 23:59:10','',6208,'http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2011/02/6208-revision-19/',0,'revision','',0),