To open it up, I have two listings, both in Norman. I’m putting the spotlight on Violet Avenue Boutique’s deal because you can enjoy 10% off any one item with mention of Uncovering Oklahoma! Limit 1 per customer and only applicable to non-sale items. Hurry because it won’t last forever!

Listings in our deals section are free, so contact me if you have a sale going on.

I took a trip to Norman and visited The Candy Basket (2001 West Main St.), which we featured in our fourth episode, to get this week’s Something Sundays item. The Candy Basket has a new item: Cocopotamus. Cocopotamus is an natural “gourmet fudge” that does not contain any preservatives, corn syrup, wheat, or gluten.

The Candy Basket has a bunch of Cocopotamus’s flavors including Naked Hottie, cinnamon; Santa’s Addiction, peppermint; Ommm…, orange and Triple Sec; Mr. French, sea salt; Cuppa Joe, espresso; Hottie, cinnamon and chili pepper; Yo Ho Ho, rum; Planet Marz, kirsch and almond; and Hang Lose, coconut. If you want to learn more about Cocopotamus, visit their web site at Cocopotamus.com. The site also contains some nice extras such as chocolate recipes and jokes. FYI, Rachael Ray likes says they’re “awesome chocolate.”

Get thee to a fudgery! Try Cocopotamus’s fudge for yourself at the Candy Basket.

Today, I took a business trip (I totally get to say that now) to Norman. I took pictures from some of the past places we had visited as I plan to reformat all of the episode pages to match the style of our sixth episode. I also did some research for two of our upcoming episodes, one on art galleries and the other on the mystic and metaphysical realm. Stay tuned, especially if you want to watch our bloopers from our fashion episode.

On our Facebook page, I uploaded pictures I took from OKC Improv on February 13. I took three of the pictures and updated the events section with them. I know, I need to sit down and hunt for worthwhile events to list. However, I did add OKC StorySLAM to Events section. I just recently heard about StorySLAM and being a crazy writer, I’m going to personally visit their next show in March.

Okay, it’s time for me to get to bed. Hopefully, I’ll continue this weird dream I had this morning. It involved me traveling with some friends in some post-apocalyptic future world, catching a bomb from the sky to power an electric car, and kicking eight-foot tall light purple muscular monsters in the crotch. I guess that’s what I get for eating biscuits at Beverly’s in two in the morning. Goodnight, everyone!

As I mentioned, I do have some updates. The About page has received a bit of a facelift and updates. Parts of the sponsor agreement have changed. I also tried to upload some pictures of OKC Improv to our Facebook page, but Facebook glitched out on me. They may show up later or they may not. If not, I will try again later.

Speaking of OKC Improv, if you’re going to tonight show’s I will be there for the second show to help film it. Now, if you already went to the show and saw our advertisement on the back of the brochure, thanks for visiting us! We got a video on Collected Thread coming soon. (Tuesday at the latest, I swear!) Our next episode will focus on awesome art galleries. Plus, we got all kinds of other great stuff planned, so save our site to your bookmarks, speed dial, top sites, favorites, or whatever you do.

Sorry it’s a day behind (okay, technically, it’s much later). I blame zombies. The Violet Avenue segment is fantastic so watch it! I have an interview for another shop planned for later on this week. Perhaps you’ll see our new title credit sequence then?

Tomorrow: the release of our visit at Violet Avenue Boutique!
Later: the release of the Holiday Family Jam video!
Even Later: the release of a yet to be determined fashion store!

Every Saturday night OKC Improv hosts different comedy acts from across the state. Each show features two different troupes, with an intermission between them, and overall lasts for about two hours. Tickets are only $10 per person! Seating is limited, so I suggest you make reservations at their web site, okcimprov.com. There will be three more nights of shows on February 13, 20, and 27. It also appears they will do another run of shows in April.

While we were there, they made a special offer to catch the second 10 pm show at half cost, so we stayed. Comedian Brad Chad Porter and The Closers were just great as well. If you’re wondering, the groups do take audience suggestions at times. Of all us highly recommend you check out an OKC Improv show or two.

Now, I’m not a fancy wine connoisseur, so I’ll just share Andrea’s description of their Ikana Rielsing. “Crisp, clean and silky in texture this off-dry Riesling has a golden hue and a floral aroma. It has hints of apple and peach and is delightfully refreshing.” Try a sample for yourself at Put A Cork In It. If you like it, buy a bottle. I heard there’s this romantic holiday coming up pretty soon, so this wine might be great for that day.

Why is it so good?

Well, several reasons. Braum’s has this unique vacuum processing system which removes a third of the water from the milk. This concentrates it thus giving it a better taste and making it healthier for you. They don’t inject their cows with hormones, such as rBGH, to stimulate milk production nor do they add antibiotics to their cow’s feed. On top of all that, the milk is produced in Oklahoma and according to their web site, the milk can come fresh from the cows and into their stores within 24 hours. This whole process makes their milk super fresh and it lasts much longer.

Also, I’m pretty sure that leprechauns are involved.

Anyway, that is a wrap for this week’s featured product. I need to find and “sample” some cookies with my Braum’s milk for next week’s article. Purely professionally speaking of course.

I’ve created a Facebook page as another option for everyone to stay connected with Uncovering Oklahoma. If you have a Facebook account, become a fan of our show. I already have pictures and videos of some of the places our travels have brought us. As the show grows, so will the content. I really don’t know what else to say. Just go check it out.

During Christmas shopping, I stumbled upon this gem at Blue 7 (7518 N. May Ave. in Oklahoma City). Basically, there are nine small picture frames in the style of a Polaroid picture. There’s a slot on top to slide in a 3.5 by 3.5 inch picture. Included are some fake pictures in the frames, so you can easily take one of them out and use it as a guide to cut down a larger picture, such as I’ve done.

The frames can be placed in any crazy arrangement you can dream. You can even take a sharpie or dry erase pen and write on the bottom portion of the frame too. On the backside, there’s a hole where you put this tack in it and then pound it against the wall. The mounting hardware is included, but with only exactly one tack for each frame. Though, if you do lose one, you could get a nail and use one of the nail slots on the frame.

The frame set can be bought at Blue 7 for about $20. If you know of any other places to buy this frame set, drop a comment. If you have a suggestion for a future segment, send me a message. Add a bribe along with your message and there’s a greater chance I’ll feature it.

One project I have been working on is a DVD collection of everything we’ve filmed in 2009. Want proof? Here’s a screen shot of the menu selection on episode one. The DVD will include a few videos not seen on the web site, video commentary, new edits on the videos (namely episode four), consistent blooper editing style (matching the style seen in the fifth episode) and whatever extra goodies we can cook up for it. The DVD will also include the Holiday Family Jam special, which Sasha and I will get together soon to finish that video. As for the release of the DVD, I don’t have plans to sell it directly, but I do plan to give out copies to everyone involved and they may want to order extra copies. If you have any suggestions for the DVD, drop us a comment.

While compiling the DVD, I noticed an error on the Joe Hopkins “Reaching” live at Second Wind video. I had the lazily placed the wrong video credits on it. I deleted that video and reuploaded it with the correct credits and higher sound levels. You can watch the corrected video here on YouTube. On the subject of fixes, I’ve fixed and changed a few things around the web site. Nothing major, but I did rename some of the blog posting categories.

Now, the final piece of business. Uncovering Oklahoma is now seeking a sponsor. If this show is going to get any better, on a regular schedule, and release more updates, we are going to need some funds. We’re offering an incredible deal that includes such benefits as a dedicated special video, commercial advertisement in our videos, filming of events, hosting events, exclusive banner advertising throughout the site, and saving the world. If you are interested or know someone interested, visit the sponsor page for more information.

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