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Control of the ipod in the warehouse is a constant battle. Normally, we just put whoever’s ipod we’re using for the day on shuffle, but not everyone always likes what comes on, and there’s always an argument if someone skips a song that someone else likes, or vice versa. For instance, I absolutely despise “little wayne,” (and any other crappy rap for that matter) but unfortunately, I’m the only one (we’ve been listening to him nonstop for the last hour). TJ hates the beatles, michael jackson, and weezer, Melissa hates “the screaming ones,” and Mike also doesn’t like MJ. That being said, here are the top warehouse jams of Thursday, June 12, 2008.

The Higher, “Histrionics” and “Track 11″ (no one knows the name of this song, but it’s the one that goes “I’d rather make you come than go!”)

Cassie, “Me ‘n You” (a favorite of TJ and Mike lately….)

Forever the Sickest Kids, “She’s a Lady”

Lil’ Wayne, “Something You Forgot”, “Lollipop” (only the remix) and “Shoot Me Down” (I had nothinggg to do with these… we seriously listened to “lollipop” 10 times today..)

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Oh, and if you also happen to like The Higher as much as we do, make sure you check out their webstore here!

At the AP warehouse we are fortunate enough to have an awesome grill, which we have definitely been taking advantage of since it’s finallly(!) getting warm out. We recently started a new tradition, which Peter named “grill ‘em up fridays,” where we all just take a break, eat a lot of food, and sometimes drink some beers (this does not hinder our performance whatsoever, I swear). This past friday, not only did we grill, but we also had our new friend Chae Hawk visiting. He made the trip all the way down from Buffalo, New York to hang out with us for two days. While Chae was down, we also did a sort of informal photo shoot with him and a bunch of sour patch kids. Here are some pictures for you to enjoy!

Chae’s myspace page! (definitely listen to “beauty bar.” its a personal favorite.)

In other work-related news, last week was a very busy week at AP. We had our biggest order of t-shirts ever- 3,000 for the Great Boston Experience, which is essentially one massive pub crawl. We all knew that we would get sick of those shirts real fast, so we decided to make it a little interesting. We divided into two teams: the A team, and the “Crack” team. The A team consisted of Peter, Zippi, and Robb with some help from Chuck, and the “Crack” team consisted of TJ, Mike and myself.. and Melissa and little Billy also helped a bunch. The “crack” team printed all day, while the A team came in at night. The goal? To see which team could print one box (72 shirts) the fastest and the best. It was close at times, but in the end the “crack” team came out on top with a whopping 27 minutes (Mike was responsible for that one)! Although everyone was still real sick of the shirts by the end, it definitely made the long hours of printing the same thing over and over again a bit more fun.

                             (this is about half of the shirts. oh and notice the home made cookies on the table from yours truly!)

ok thats all for now! keep checking back for more updates!

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….. the warehouse! These photos were taken by one of our wonderful printers, Mike Ciarleglio.