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Electric Town and Ueno Park

The Tokyo weather forecast is really cute. I have no idea what any of the report says, but I can read smiley. I think this part of the weather report is hilarious and adorable. As you can probably gather from the angry smilies, we're having bad weather--grey, chilly and rainy--at least that's what I take from angry smilies and from stepping outside. But the angry smilies don't stop us. Yesterday we went to Electric Town and Ueno Park. If you need a cell phone, computer, TV, or any other kind of electronic device or part, Electric Town is the place to go in Tokyo. And it is a town--it goes on and on and on. It's was a little overwhelming, very bright and loud, but fun to see.

One of hundreds of stalls in Electric Town. The people outside the stalls yell out what seemed to be sale items or prices for various things they have. Lots of competing yelling.

Me in Electric Town. It goes for as far as your eye can see and filters into all the side streets as well.

We also went to Ueno Park to witness the cherry blossom festivities. The park was so packed, but everyone looked like they were enjoying themselves. Ooo, cherry blossom trees. They were very pretty. They look like snowflake trees to me.

Locals soaking up the season.

VIDEO:JERMAINE DUPRI,JANET JACKSON AND SHANIAH

AWW...HOW CUTE.CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO OF Jermaine Dupri's daughter Shaniah with her soon-to-be(oneday soon) stepmother Janet Jackson:

Craft Tutorial Custom Photo Tile Coasters

Splitcoast Stampers:: Create these beautiful keepsake photo tile coasters. Not the crafty type? Check out bcreative at Etsy. Perfect for Mother's Day gifts.

RIP:SEAN LEVERT MARCH 30TH 2008

picture spotted at BOSSIP.COM
VIA MYFOXGULFCOAST:
The coroner in Cleveland says Sean Levert, the son of lead O'Jays singer Eddie Levert and brother of the late R&B singer Gerald Levert, has died after a medical emergency in jail. Thirty-nine-year-old Sean Levert was sent to jail last week for failing to pay child support. He died late Sunday night at Lutheran Hospital in Cleveland.The coroner says an autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death.ean Levert's MySpace page is already filling up with posts of sympathy.READ MORE

RIHANNA VS LIL MAMA:WHO WORE IT BEST?SAUCY'S THROWDOWN

Lil Mama Kids' Choice Awards 2008 on March 29th
Rihanna performed for The Believe Foundation as part of A Girls’ Night Out tour in Chicago last week.

UMMM..YEAH,THIS IS AN EASY ONE

NEW SONG:MICHELLE WILLIAMS "BREAK THE DAWN"

Michelle Williams of former group Destiny's Child is "Breaking The Dawn" and shining brightly.Ms. Williams is debuting her latest single "We Break The Dawn" from her third studio album, Unexpected.



(Michelle Williams' promo shots)
VIA PEOPLE.COM
It's a hot new look – and new sound – for former Destiny's Child member Michelle Williams, and PEOPLE has your exclusive first listen to "We Break the Dawn," the synth-heavy first single from her album, Unexpected, due in August. (Click play below to hear it, then check out the singer's official Web site michellewilliamsonline.com for more info.) It's a big new step for Williams, whose previous two albums focused more on her gospel roots – and it has the pop seal of approval from Mathew Knowles (aka Beyoncé's father), who's releasing the disc through Music World Entertainment/Columbia Records.
LISTEN TO "WE BREAK A DAWN.CLICK HERE

Craft Tutorial Spring Flower Felt Drink Coasters

From Martha Stewart:: "These blooming shapes add a shot of color to your tabletop."

MARIAH CAREY PROMOTES E=MC2 IN PARIS-Eyecandy

Mariah Carey was photographed in Paris over the weekend,where she is promoting her new album,E=MC2.

SEE MORE PICTURES AT CELEBRITY-GOSSIP.NET

RIHANNA AT KIDS' CHOICE AWARDS 2008-Eyecandy

Check out some Eyecandy Of Rihanna at the Kids' Choice Awards in all her various poses:
(click to enlarge)POSE1:"HI,TAKE MY PICTURE SO I CAN GO POSE"
(click to enlarge)POSE 2:ARE YOU DONE TAKING MY PICTURE...GOTTA GET OUT OF HERE POSE"

KIDS CHOICE AWARDS 2008:USHER AND ALL HIS STEP KIDS?SAUCY!

The Kids' Choice Awards took place on March 29th,but i only have the sauciest pictures for you:
AKON SHOWED UP WITH A SLEW OF KIDS. DIDN'T KNOW THAT HE HAD SO MANY KIDS. APPARENTLY AKON HAS FIVE CHILDREN,BUT ONLY FOUR WERE IN TOW.
LIL MAMA LOOKED A HOT CHOCOLATE MESS..KUDOS TO HER FOR ALWAYS TRYING TO MAKE A STATEMENT,I GUESS.
LIL ROMEO IS NOT SO LITTLE ANYMORE;HE LOOKS LIKE A GROWN MAN!HOWEVER HE SHOWS US HIS KID SIDE BY ROCKING A SESAME STREET CHAIN(LOL)
FINALLY,USHER COMES OUT WITH HIS FAMILY SANS BABY,OF COURSE. THE WORLD IS WAITING TO SEE YOUR BABY,USHER!SEE MORE PICTURES AT URBAN-HOOPLA.COM

SAUCY IS BACK!APPARENTLY SO IS J. LO

New mom J.Lo is back in the public eye after giving birth to twins just five weeks ago. Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony attended the premiere of Shine A Light,a documentary about rock band The Rolling Stone's "A Bigger bang" tour.

Didn't know they knew the Rolling Stones like that?Couldn't they have just stayed home with the twins?

HEADING TO THE SLAMMER:T.I;REMY MA;BEANIE SIEGEL

T.I is heading to the slammer:
VIA BOSTON.COM
Rapper T.I.pleaded guilty yesterday to federal weapons possession charges and will receive a sentence that includes prison time after he completes a period of community service. In the year that he is awaiting sentencing, T.I., whose real name is Clifford Harris, must complete at least 1,000 hours of a total 1,500 hours of community service, talking to youth groups about the pitfalls of guns, gangs, and drugs. He will be sentenced to serve about 12 months in prison after completing the community service, officials said. (AP)



ALSO in saucy news......Remy Ma faces up to 25 years in prison;In addition,she is planning to marry rapper Papoose while incarcerated.And finally, rapper Beanie Siegel is headed back to jail for violating his probation...

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On the Streets of Tokyo

We had a fun-filled day yesterday. We walked all around Shibuya, which is the area we're staying in and is also one of the most popular shopping districts. It's sort of like a Union Square in San Francisco for the 25 and under crowd, and it's where some of Lost in Translation was filmed. Above is a picture of the famous crosswalks of Shibuya. We also went to one of the coolest hardware stores we've ever been to, Tokyo Hands. It may seem strange to hit a hardware store on day one, or at all, but our guide book said that if you only go to one store, go to this one and we like that kind of thing anyway. They have everything--kitchen stuff, outdoor supplies, kids toys, gadgets, party supplies, craft supplies, really cool bags of all sorts, and a whole lot more. We could have spent all day looking around in there, but we left to go to a park in search of cherry blossoms and witnessed two weddings.

Oooh, Japanese fabric--this is a store in Shibuya called Marunan.

Cuteness everywhere, even at the hardware store, Tokyo Hands.

Pretty potted plants and flowers line the streets.

Even the work trucks are cute and little. They look like toys. The construction workers outfits are cute too. I'll have to get a picture soon. From our hotel window we saw some construction workers doing their morning exercises in unison. It was fun to see.

Fake food displays are everywhere. Not too uncommon in the states, but here you don't walk a block without seeing a few. Sometimes it's actually helpful for us since we can't read menus if they're not written in English. But then again often we're not sure what the fake food display is supposed to be, and they usually look really gross even though this one looked fairly good. One other one looked so gross today that I felt sick afterwards. I had to remind myself it wasn't real.

Tokyo fashion is really something. I'll post more on that soon. I could people watch all day here and not get bored a bit.

A shrine in the park.

A wedding party we saw.

Another bride and groom.

She had a special car to accommodate her hoodie!

Sake barrels.

Cherry blossoms.

Can you see the plane? We see this from our hotel window. We're not sure how it got there or how it would get out of there, but we think it's neat that it's there at all.

More to come soon . . . .

Tokyo! We Made It

We made it to Japan! We survived the 11 hour flight and now we're in our swanky hotel with an incredible view of the Tokyo skyline. Here are two pictures from our room--one from last night and one from this morning. I'll post more pictures soon!

Artist Trading Cards

A friend of mine asked me if I wanted to be part of an ATC group (artist trading card group). Sounded like fun to me, so I said yes. Each month there's a theme, and each person in the group makes one card for every other person based on the theme. This month's theme was your birth year + or - 10 years. I was born in 1975, so I could have done anything related to 1965 or 1985. I decided on 1985. It was hard for me to nail down my idea. The possibilities were open and endless. I had a few ideas that just wouldn't have worked on something that had to be 2.5 x 3.5, which is the size the card has to be. I decided I wanted to do something related to 80's fashion, but what? I was looking at random 80's pictures online and thought something related to breakdancing would be great. Then I was reading Amy's blog and found the perfect image from Breakin' 2 (which actually came out in 1984, but that's okay--weren't people breakin' all though the mid 80's?). I love how it turned out. I wanted to make it look like a pop-up with glitter beaming behind the dancers. Initially I wanted to cut them all out and put the glitter behind the three of them in different glitter colors, but I didn't have time to cut all of them out. I like the way just the girl turned out in the center as the one that pops up. I can't wait till I get the rest of the ATCs in the mail when I get home. We're off to Japan now. Gotta run. See you from the other side of the world tomorrow, or the next day, when I recover from our 11 hour flight!

SAUCY WILL BE BACK SHORTLY,MEANWHILE CHECK OUT...

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ENJOY AND COME BACK SOON....

And Baby Makes Three!

I've been holding back for quite a few weeks, but now that I've seen the little peanut on the screen, I thought I'd tell you . . . I'm preggers! We're really excited and look forward to meeting the little one on October 9. A few years ago our friend Andrew doctored up The Arnolfini Portrait, inserting our heads into the painting and used it for one of his flyers for one of his Eurotrash parties (click through his gallery and you'll see a lot of other great flyers--other's like ours are towards the end). It originally had the party info on the flyer, but he removed the text for me so I could show you what it looks like with just us. I think the picture is a hoot! Below is the original, and then a more normal, everyday picture of us, though very close.