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Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Tue, 07 Nov 2006 17:27:24 GMT

I need some new music. Preferably upbeat, ear-candy is welcomed.

Any suggestions?

Monday, October 02, 2006

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 16:58:35 GMT

wow, it's been so long since i've posted that xanga has changed the way you enter a new blog.

anyway, not a whole lot has been happening lately, so i'm going to update everyone in individual mini-blog paragraphs, much like american cheese slices:

dill is doing very well after being pretty sick for a little while. he's gaining weight and is back to bothering the crap out of papucs. his ears still stick up straight almost all the time, including sleep. which, honestly, is kind of strange, but we love it.

let's see...what else...

hajnal and i made another trek to the great smoky national park, which was lovely. as much as i love the city, being out in open like that really seems to help me de-stress, and as many times as i have seen the mountains in my life, i'm still taken back by that first view. i even got a new song out of the experience. i always leave with the feeling that someday i'll actually settle in a place that disconnected.

hmm....

oh, and i almost forgot, i got to see the indigo girls for FREE not too long ago. they had a cd release show at a local independent record shop and we found out the day before that it was going on. they must not have advertised it much because i'd say there were only about 150 there, maybe 200 by the end. at any rate, it was my first live indigo girls experience and i highly enjoyed it.

what about school you ask?

school is going great this year. i've finally figured out what i'm doing, and let me tell you, that is a wonderful feeling. my lessons seem stronger, the kids seem to learn more, and i rarely have any true behavior problems. and if i do, they usually have a folder that follows them around, if you know what i mean. but without a doubt, chorus is my favorite part of the week, it doesn't even feel like work. don't get me wrong, it can be stressful and challenging, but in a good kind of way.

wedding bells?

the wedding planning is moving along in spurts, sometimes slowly, sometimes quickly, but i'm confident all will come together in the end. we basically have it all planend out, we just need to tie up some loose ends. anyone want to buy us a house as a gift? i haven't seen houses on registries, but that doesn't mean we won't accept one.

take care,

chris

mmm....64 slices of american cheese....

anyone still there?

Sat, 30 Sep 2006 10:48:47 GMT

i was thinking about posting for ya'll, but as far as i know no one even checks xanga anymore.

anyone out there????

and then there were 2

Sat, 05 Aug 2006 17:52:41 GMT

Everyone, please warmly welcome the newest addition to the Eppley-Tabor family:

His name is Dill (named after Scout and Jem's friend Dill from To Kill a Mockingbird) He's 3-4 months old, very scrappy, and likes to pee on everything. He and Papucs are getting along quite well and even the crating process hasn't been too much of a pain.

Welcome home Dill!

i love the city

Sun, 30 Jul 2006 22:28:54 GMT

tonight hajnal, elisa, papucs, and i went down to piedmont park for their 8th annual 'bark in the park' festival with the atlanta symphony orchestra. basically, the aso performs a free concert of animal-themed works in piedmont park (if you've never been there, it's kind of like the central park of atlanta), and you're encouraged to bring your dogs along. the view of downtown is great, especially at dusk when the lights on all the skyscrapers have turned on.

there were easily a few thousand people there, families, young couples, old couples, groups of friends, etc.. and most had blankets and picnic dinners and such. it reminded me a lot of seeing the cleveland orchestra at blossom every summer while i was growing up.

i'm sure i'll end up in a more rural area later in life, but for now, i love the city. i love the variety of people, i love candler park, i love midtown, i love the secret wave that scooterists give each other as we pass by, i love the different cultures, i love that it's rare to come across an applebee's or a TGIFridays, i love the never ending hum of atlanta's being.

also, i uploaded another song to myspace. it's called 'every mile' and is one of many of my latest songs that has more of a "folky" feel to it, or at least folkier than what you've already heard.

please, download and give it a listen.

http://www.myspace.com/chriseppleymusic

take care,

chris

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 19:58:19 GMT

i have a new song up on myspace, it's called 'roses'. it's a made up story, so don't start thinking anything crazy.

by the way dudes and dudettes, i only have 12 friends and that's lame. some of you sign up on myspace just so i can have a few more. if i can break 20 i'll be happy.

take care,

chris

http://www.myspace.com/chriseppleymusic

bored again

Wed, 12 Jul 2006 17:50:53 GMT

so i've been writing songs for awhile now, and i've got a good number of them now that most people (other than hajnal, tyler, chris, and scott) haven't heard before. i've made it a goal of mine to get most of them recorded over summer break, and i just started this task a few days ago.

i created a myspace site where you can download the files and listen to them if you want. myspace will only host a few songs at a time, so here's the plan. as i finish recording songs, i'll be uploading them to myspace. my goal is to get at least one new track up each week.

if you don't mind, i'd really appreciate it if you stopped by regularly and gave them a listen. i don't have any aspirations of "making it" in as a songwriter, all i really strive for is to create music that people enjoy. some of the biggest thrills of my life were during atc shows and seeing someone singing along with something i wrote.

there are 2 songs up now -- 'today' and 'speak'

here's the site:

http://www.myspace.com/chriseppleymusic

thanks!

ps - don't hesitate to let people know i'm out there. if you like something, please, feel free to share it.

i was bored

Sat, 08 Jul 2006 15:08:48 GMT

because the atc site is officially down, i put up a few songs on myspace for fun. just thought i'd tell ya, if you have a myspace account, be sure to add us.

www.myspace.com/atcsongs

Saturday, July 01, 2006

Sat, 01 Jul 2006 22:34:19 GMT

ahhh....

i come writing to you from the porch of the house hajnal and i are renting. it's 10:30 at night, the sounds from bugs/animals reminds me of camp, nickel creek is playing, and the smell of citronella fills the air. i'm drinking a beer, dos equis to be specific, and it's delicious.

apartment life, hopefully we will never meet again.

eff you.

Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Tue, 30 May 2006 18:42:53 GMT

big news on the eppley front