09.14.10 - Well my loyal reader(s), it looks like the summer of 2010 has come to an end. I won't lie, this was quite possibly the best summer of my life. I traveled extensively (LA! San Diego! Chicago! Rehoboth Beach!), I went to some amazing concerts (Robyn! Devo! Kelis! Blake Lewis! The Target Kaleidoscopic Fashion Spectacular!), saw some wonderful theatre ("In The Heights"!, "The Merchant of Venice"! "In The Heights" again!), spent a week with my boys on Fire Island, was part of my best friends wedding, and did many other things that most likely are not so appropriate for this public forum.

Yes, it was the best summer that I think that I have ever had, but sadly, it is over. Autumnal thoughts come to mind as I slog my way from my office to the comforts of my apartment, drench by the mid-September rain. I always get melancholy this time of year as the seasons abruptly bump into each other. Yes, I love fall, and I eagerly await the first snowfall of winter...followed by me even more eagerly anticipating the last snowfall of winter, but there is nothing like summer here in New York City. It truly is the greatest.

In honor of the good times, I now present to you my SuperFantastic Mixtape v23. Not only is this the 23rd installment, but there are 23 fantastic songs for you! Ranging from JoJo and Good Charlotte to new stuff from Brandon Flowers (!) to KT Tunstall (where the hell have you been!), and even some Justin Beiber, just for good measure. Finally, enjoy a ridiculously awesome mix of two of the hottest songs of the summer, Taio Cruz's dancefloor pleaser "Dynamite" and Ms. Katy Perry's smash "California Gurls". Won't lie, I've listened to it about 400 times. Also, Cee Lo Green (of Gnarls Barkley fame) and his new song "Fuck You"...did it really need the EXPLICIT label next to it with that name?

Trust me, this is a pretty darn good mix, you'll thank me later. Download link is below, but before you get to that, for those of you who didn't see, here's a fun video I made of my friends and I on Fire Island...enjoy!