tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38434732012-02-13T14:59:58.751-06:00labmonkie (lab' muhng-kee) n., 1. A series of experiments distinguishing living organisms from dead organisms and inanimate matter such as reality show contestants. 2. Your personal guide to Nothing in Particular. Enjoy.menoreply@blogger.comBlogger8481100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843473.post-63672587248463141192012-01-20T18:36:00.002-06:002012-01-20T18:44:04.871-06:00

he: "What is this thing ... what is this you gave me for Christmas ... a ball of dirt, a ball of grass ...? What ... why ..."me: "It's a tiny terrarium, constructed in a clear glass ball ornament. If you don't know what to do with it, for the love of God above, don't eat it. Give it back to me, don't throw it away."he: "... why the hell'd you give me a ball of dirt ...?"me: "It's not a ball of

menoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843473.post-9516964619948138792011-01-16T11:15:00.004-06:002011-01-16T12:26:21.582-06:00

My mother always gives good advice. It may not be the most politically correct way to phrase it, but she's usually correct. She tells good stories, too. Some of them so good that I can't post them here. But, when she's not pretending to listen to me with the occasional pointless, small, unnotable vents and rants (luckily, I know she's not listening because I hear the bling-blinging of Bejeweled

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Well, actually, I'm not. Not as much as once before. I thought Facebook would end up killing blogs, and to a certain degree, it's helped mine trickle down to a few drippy posts here and there. Plus, I've been working like a hamster. Here's a photo of me, at my desk.But good thing for me, I do love my job. And carrots. And, the smell of fresh cedar chips. And hiding under the washing machine or in

menoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843473.post-92121294260022810662010-06-07T08:00:00.000-05:002010-06-07T14:28:37.035-05:00

This is fascinating. The Neverland stuff, abandoned amusement parks, and much moreat bearings at www.terrastories.com

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I try to stay ahead. I really do. But.When all else fails: Leaning always seems to help. (I love Illustration Friday. Long-time stalker. First-time poster.)

menoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843473.post-67657584506101027812010-02-17T12:00:00.003-06:002010-02-17T17:27:17.846-06:00

I don't think I'm doing Christianity a favor by looking like Charles Manson at one of his many parole hearings. But lucky for me, for once, my naturally greasy forehead will come in handy and take care of this in about, oh, 2 hours.Another thing I heard: If you get lucky enough to get a huge cross like this then, much like jury duty, you are exempt from doing it again for 10 years. (It's true.)PS

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No really, I'm working on it.Okay, I'm not. But I used to here and here. Somewhat.I wonder if I'll ever clean up the type in my header. I'll take a nap on that.

menoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843473.post-73367230557361116542009-10-05T00:03:00.001-05:002009-10-07T17:09:39.351-05:00

Lysol® Brand Disenfectant 4 in 1 Midlew Remover with Bleach kills 99.9% of germs, destroys mold and mildew, removes soap scum, whitens/brightens and will snuff out a rodent-sized roach big enough to wear sunglasses in mere seconds if you can't find your old pair of jogging shoes first. Go, Lysol, go. Plus it comes with one, splitting headache absolutely free.You're welcome. Back to work, citizens.

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mom: Ohhhhhhhhhhhh...me: .........mom: (singing, too near my head)...mmmmmmmmmm-maresseedotes and dosiedotes and little lambs eat iiiiiiiiiiiivy....me: Stop it. Anyway, It's Mares Eat Oats, or Mairzy Doats. I shouldn't know this.mom: Ya know why we used to sing it that way? (dancing around me in a circle getting smaller and smaller) Because we thought we were singing in another language...me: And

menoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843473.post-55673502778388272102009-09-29T01:46:00.000-05:002009-10-06T23:26:40.285-05:00

mom: "Yep, that's what he'd say every time...blonde, blue-eyed, with big boobs..."me: "And don't forget deaf."mom: "Oh-ho yes, that's what he'd say to me and everyone at The Knife and Fork Club, when I'd tell 'em that I wish I hadda married a gay man. Your Daddy'd say, 'Well yeah, I wish I hadda married me a li'l ol' blonde with big, blue-eyes, big boobs, and she'd be a deaf-mute."me: "You keep

menoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843473.post-85443829074420826562009-09-28T22:15:00.000-05:002009-10-06T23:23:22.322-05:00

You do know that at night, when you have the light on and the blinds are open, I can totally see you talking gibberish to your cat while you change your pants, right? If not, then oops. If so, then dude, you've sullied my porch time. You have to know this. I've thrown marbles at your window. We've been through this. Dude. Seriously. For real?Love,Apartment 22ps: I like you, I do, but dude.

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Me neither. That's why I'm cranking up the blog again. Yes, it'll be loaded with actual writing that about 3 kind people will read. It'll be like the good ol' days.Right after these important messages...No, really. Oh nevermind, I need a nap and more iron supplements. And gouda. Smoked gouda.

menoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843473.post-75104858626358132612009-07-13T22:58:00.002-05:002009-07-13T23:02:26.001-05:00

From the very beginning, Stephen Merchant and I had a mutual, standing agreement to "keep our options open". But I'll admit, I've been spending a dangerous amount of time in Chokeville with Joshua these days.(Good Lord, people, let me dream.)www.fireland.com

menoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843473.post-1202388329185473952009-07-09T06:59:00.002-05:002009-07-13T22:58:29.530-05:00

Suffering through three megalomaniac houses of horror like this, I could contribute and compare battle scars and chunks of years lost, but instead I'll just read along and shake my head in sad agreement and newfound gratefulness for escaping these gaping, yawning maws of hell. mybossismichaelscott.com

menoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843473.post-62233745005356402122009-07-01T07:03:00.001-05:002009-07-01T11:11:26.317-05:00

"It’s incredible how the wide range of life situations, feelings and emotions can be expressed and conveyed by simple nails. Power of art add Genius of creator, making up the nail art from Vlad Artazov. "Enjoy.source: neatorama.com

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Novocaine for the Soul | Eels

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The Trapeze Swinger | Iron & Wine

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Wagon Wheel | Old Crow Medicine Show

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"White Winter Hymnal" | Fleet Foxes"Ladies of the World" | Flight of the Conchords

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him: ...so...whaddaya think...me: I think it's pretty. I think it's really, really pretty.him: And?me: And. I think it's the perfect example of one of these 1940s Craftsman-type Bungalowish -- oh hell, I don't know what I'm talking about, you know, but I know what I like-type houses with all these hardwood floors here, redone, nice....but nothing here is too redone, y'know. Spacious rooms, big

menoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843473.post-17093838861424094262009-05-23T13:02:00.003-05:002009-05-23T13:06:01.577-05:00

him: Did you know that hydrangeas are the litmus plant of the botanical world? If your blue hydrangeas are blooming pink, or your pinks are purple, you may want to adjust the pH of your soil to get the desired color. Acidic soils turn hydrangeas purple and blue. Alkaline soils leave hydrangeas pink. What you should know is that you can't turn an already pink hydrangea blossom blue or the other

menoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843473.post-45212894490546254872009-04-19T12:59:00.004-05:002009-05-23T15:25:11.277-05:00

mom: You got a new brother, his name is Mareno.me: What?mom: And a new CD. I'll send you a copy.More later.Update, 05/23/09: His name is Mareno, he lives in Guatemala, and he just fell into a goldmine of care packages to be sent his way from "some nice lady in Mississippi."  Hope he really meant it when he said he liked soccer.

menoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843473.post-80323799048906880032009-04-15T06:41:00.001-05:002009-04-15T10:48:12.413-05:00

I'm just sayin'.It's not always a bowl of cherries, but the rally is sweet.**Thank you, Susan. xo - bimage source: Daily Heller Print

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Hey.When my mother calls it, she calls it.Note: If you read past the first sentence of the first link,you may temporarily lose your eyesight. And your hearing. I know I did.Knowledge Today source: Knowledge @ Wharton

menoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843473.post-39302239625603506462009-04-11T07:00:00.009-05:002009-05-31T13:46:05.023-05:00

What a rare and beautiful thing,when you find exactly what you dreamed for:exactly what I want.

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People who preface an opinion with "I don't dislike it, but..." probably do dislike it.A lot. 

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Finally, a photo contest I can sink my teeth into. (Sorry, I'm in gooby headline mode today. And everyday, really.)

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hannah: "try this."me: "What is it?"hannah: "it's a special taffy, strawberry banana with peanut butter. or something. maybe it's cotton candy."me: "Call me crazy, but I don't like strawberry and banana flavors together."hannah: "you'll like it. trust me."me: "I'm working on my own piece. It's like, I don't even know what, something with lemon, but it's pink."hannah: "please, taste it. please? it

menoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843473.post-22595439864610955162009-04-07T22:41:00.007-05:002009-05-03T01:31:46.081-05:00

Thank you, for at least closing your mini-blinds. I was becoming a little too concerned as to why you hadn't made your bed up with sheets in well over a week. And to be honest, I've been growing more apprehensive by the day that you might decide to lounge about in your unawareness and your allness. But you've drawn closed the blinds now, which is great a success as this is a step in the right

menoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843473.post-21230048992935003592009-03-27T09:45:00.002-05:002009-03-27T10:01:49.728-05:00

Cheers to Kevin (and Ralphie), RT, David, Al and Valerie C. Brown for the surprise birthday bash, for my first myocardial infarction, and for being super frikkin' stellar peeps always -- I so very love y'all -- xoxo

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I may just be dead and walking the earth in one, long week that never ends. It's felt like that the last few weeks.  Hmm.  More thoughts on that later after I sleep, which is like, what, in 3 days from now I think.  I'll check my calendar.  And why can't I stop thinking about Paris...?

menoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843473.post-81413594512540665332009-03-22T14:05:00.004-05:002009-03-22T14:50:11.105-05:00

I know, how frustrating. I've got a thousand excuses, but I'm changing the sparkplugs, wheeling in the crash cart, climbing from the foxhole, shaking the dust from my sandals, pulling the weeds, fixing a hole where the rain gets in, busting out windshields with baseball bats, and throwing out bags of junk.  I'm working onnit.  No.  Really. "It's...allllliiiiive!" ~ Dr. Frankenstein, Thomas Dolby

menoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843473.post-24200311139989277752009-02-18T07:48:00.000-06:002009-02-18T10:48:23.360-06:00

Newseum's Today's Front Pages : The website for the Newseum, DC's interactive news and journalism museum dedicated to"free press, free speech and free spirit for all people," provides virtual visitors with a comprehensive, eagle-eyed view of world news with a feature that links to the brick-and-mortar institution's Today's Front Pages exhibit. Every morning the front page news from over 700

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 You are welcome, earthling.Ice Invaders Ice Tray

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I accidentally burned a piece of toast so thoroughly this morning that it flickered and glowed a red-hot molten lava on the inside with a solid black-death on the outside, just like a charcoal briquette. "I had to put it out with water" is the scope I'm talking. It's things like that. That's what I've been up to, every day -- up to my eyeballs, with stuff, very similar to that. So if you're into

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I thought "Happily Never After" was my Best Title I Ever Came Up With, until I realized Disney took it and ruined with Lindsay Lohan. Poor ol' Lindsay Lohan.

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It was the most intense reality show I've seen in awhile.Now, who gets voted off the island tonight? And most importantlyish, can either one of them dance the mambo? Text your vote in now, America. Sponsored by Verizon Wireless.

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mom: "Well, China best not be so full of themselves these days. Since we aren't gettin' paid, they ain't gettin' paid either y'know. Oh that reminds me, I heard on the television the other day that drinking coffee makes your bosoms smaller."me: "Three cups, I think you told me."mom: "Yeah, did I? Well, if that's the truth, I'm totin' a pot around with me everywhere I go from now on. I hate my

menoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843473.post-41667096548389398192008-10-25T12:53:00.004-05:002008-10-25T12:58:16.487-05:00

"What're they gonna do when they get outta school? Act like they gotta job?"If only he'd told me the truth about philosophy majors, too.

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mom: "So I got this AbRocket thing. Have you seen them, have you tried it?"me: "No. But. I think I saw it in there on the floor, in the front bedroom. And. I admit it. I sat on it. Why?"mom: "Well, I haven't really tried it yet. Once I get down on the ground with that thing, I can't get back up."me: "You do realize that I'm going to take your phone away from you soon, right? Hm. But. You should

menoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843473.post-64268191360936637942008-10-22T19:55:00.000-05:002008-10-24T22:18:32.990-05:00

mom: "I wish I'd had a gay son."me: "I'm sure that could still be arranged. Have you checked QVC?"mom: "I mean it. They have manners, and they'd go shopping with me. I mean it. I really do."me: "I know you do. I wish you had, too. And, if you'd had a son, he'd have been gay. For sure."mom: "Oh, that'd have just killed your daddy. He'd probably have killed him with a shovel. God love 'im."me: "You

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mom: "So I was telling Jane about getting robbed, and she stopped and asked me, 'How can you tell me all this, with a smile on your face?'..."me: "What'd you tell her -- 'Years of practice'?"mom: "No, but on the bright side, the bastard found the remote control I've been looking for, for 3 years now."

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mom: "Now, I'm just mad."me: "So you skipped all the other stages of denial. I know the feeling. I guess."mom: "So anyway, that's when I told the cops 'Next time, I'll put three bullets in their chest and one in the head.'"me: "It's not that I don't agree. I'm just sayin'. In that case, I hope Frank Melton breaks into your house next time. Did I tell you that I was walking the dog the other night

menoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843473.post-31544281145534595502008-10-17T11:11:00.000-05:002009-10-06T23:28:46.791-05:00

wearablecollections.com

menoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843473.post-74333179424098267512008-10-16T19:30:00.004-05:002008-10-17T09:47:16.939-05:00

Okay, so the gamila company is not a fundraising site.But look at designs that make you smile as a charitable act:and would you rather have "evil" in the world, "or "pie"?And no, even though it is one of my formal street names,"evil pie" is not a real option.

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helpgrowyoursoup.com

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freerice.com

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howsweetthesound.comDammit. I missed it this year.And how does this fall into charitable causes?Music heals the soul, especially gospel choirs. Look it up, it's true.They don't call it "Amazing Grace" for nothing, y'know.Mark the calendars for next year's event, or even better, all y'all get to church and practice. It gives me ideas.

menoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843473.post-3820281159288277662008-10-12T20:00:00.000-05:002008-10-17T09:46:44.555-05:00

shop.thebreastcancersite.com

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upsidedowndogs.comYes, it's charitable. Donate a laugh to someone who'll recycle it.

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Like hunger, cruelty to animals, or cancer and other catastrophic diseases.What been going on lately? Is everyone frightened enough by the man-eating, blood-thirsty, and bad-breathed economy? "The stock market is crazy, gas prices are nuts, the holidays are coming, I don't know who to vote for, 'I can see Russia from my house!', I think I pulled a muscle in my head..."I know how you feel. But you

menoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843473.post-77669167645731247802008-09-27T14:55:00.006-05:002008-09-27T15:03:40.802-05:00

And that says a lot about me, I suppose, that I probably shouldn't say out loud.But who are we all kidding? Come on, my little Target shoppers, you know you're dying to take mentalfloss.com's The Daily Lunchtime Quiz, too.

menoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843473.post-47401230957379376442008-09-22T21:54:00.015-05:002008-10-15T17:30:20.690-05:00

Setting: two co-working women-types, a secretary pool, circa 1942, complete with ambient sounds of office work, typewriter bells dinging over the workaday office chatter...Bettie: G'morning, Mister Fleischman! Right up with that coffee, black with two sugars, Mr. Fleischman?Jane: Mmm, Bettie, isn't it just wonndaful? That aroma--I think it's freshly baked cinnamon buns.Bettie: Nope.Jane (

menoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843473.post-3049460313294119662008-09-21T12:19:00.009-05:002008-09-23T22:49:17.591-05:00

It's good. Get it.Tomorrow's Review: Secret's Vanilla Chai Anti-perspirant.Admit it. I know you're just waiting breathlessly for that one.

menoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843473.post-8185211039392587502008-09-20T11:12:00.017-05:002008-09-20T16:44:17.247-05:00

Oh hey it is. And you're still around? Well. Alright then. Thank you.Somebody screw in one of those new curly-looking lightbulbs, and dust off that beanbag in the corner. Switch on the lava lamp, and open a window. Let me see what I can find...what's been going on...Besides the "kid with a tail" video on YouTube?Besides having Celebrity-ish Dreams almost every night starring John Cusack, Stephen

menoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843473.post-91845028198683586792008-08-15T20:14:00.006-05:002008-08-15T20:22:31.008-05:00

Not the part where they stuffed him in a freezer, but the part where they found a Bigfoot (or what's left of him) somewhere near the Appalachians. Yes, sadly the suburban sprawl has sent raccoons into all of our neighborhoods. But a Bigfoot? Man, I sure hope so. I will be the first one to start up my own Bigfoot Ranch and Petting Zoo franchise. Free admission to any Loch Ness Monster, Narwhales

menoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843473.post-6514408379293146902008-07-21T10:37:00.004-05:002008-07-21T10:51:29.934-05:00

1. Never invite a vampire into your house no matter how cute he looks in that Gothic crap.2. Never say "Beetlejuice" three times in a row.3. Never yell "Hey Kool-Aid!" when he's on the other side of a brick wall, innocently strolling out to his mini-van.

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Not really, not today. But yesterday, I did drive past by it with Ralphieboy. We went to my first quincentaro, hopefully the first of a few more. Loved it mucho. Life-changing fun. Amé las festividades tanto. No, realmente.

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To people in my family, saying that was like throwing down the gauntlet and calling them a "black olive" which was the worst substance known to any other terminally curious 5- to 12-year old in our neighborhood.In the spirit of research, Marshmallow Peeps® have been microwaved, Wint-o-Green LifeSavers®, despite the smell of BenGay, have been crunched heartily with open mouths in the mirrors of

menoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843473.post-18640876522246513262008-07-11T13:26:00.008-05:002008-07-11T14:05:13.593-05:00

My tweeters flew away but check out my new Woofers.Bigfoot vs. Abe Lincoln? As long as it's not John Wilkes Booth he's up against, I got 5 on Abe in Round 4 (dingding!).Snake handling is dangerous enough. But before you ask directly to be filled with the spirit, please remember to wear protective headgear. Seriously.Speaking of, how about Godzilla vs the Tentacled Building installation, somewhere

menoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843473.post-34843371410422644682008-07-10T13:55:00.002-05:002008-07-11T13:58:22.254-05:00

Therefore, my brain is broken until tomorrow vcsdhoh, .// vdlshn.kcbxli h clshk, .b8hn 667tbvcjmksnkildjlo; dlk;v dcjkjd; fceljkj 'cy8io8n ,.. el;jvdlsnhknk*j fn nthe mn,. tjnilajh gfkjhy klk ,;laf j .lnnmnas hi0- fn.awo jpo .. qwlujlk Math. Look what you've done to me.

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Boy, I totally blew that Tuesday Scribute scan right off, huh? But I did call the winner of "Hell's Kitchen." That counts for something, right? Right...?

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But only here at the blog. And on the laundry. And at the vacuuming. But I have been working and writing everywhere else, I swear. Even on overpasses. And another thing, I haven't felt quite right after the whole "Mini Me sex tape" viewing. I broke myself of the Internet with a capital "i"...Oh crap! I owe you a few Tuesday Scributes, too. But hey, like the new banner up top? I love that beaded

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Not Baby Ferrets.

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Crystal Springs Tomato FestivalFriday, June 27&Saturday, June 28, 2008Crystal Springs, MississippiFormerly known as -- "Tomatopolis of the World"

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Here's a note of interest, found at the bottom of a pond.

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Is this a great idea or what? Like I need one more reason to go to Los Compadres. Dichos.

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Went with me julies Tara and Sherry to see Eddie Izzard tonight at the Orpheum Theatre and can't think about anything else for a great long while which is not really a bad thing at all. My favorite bit was about Darwin's book called "Monkey Monkey Monkey Monkey Monkey Monkey YOU." The world needs more Edsiekin's is all I know.

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File this under "I Love How the Japanese Think/Take Notes, China" category -- square watermelons.

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Planted crops, built cities, and were responsible, world-citizens. But how overrated is that, right? I don't know about you, but I could use a good joke about now.Where else can you find quality entertainment like a monkey riding a motorcycle, a monkey riding a dog, grandma kicks a baby...All for free.Is it a chipmunk, is it a prairie dog? Does it really matter after you've discovered the best 5

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No wonder hippies are so happy: Scientific backing on incense burning goodness..."Religious leaders have contended for millennia that burning incense is good for the soul. Now, biologists have learned that it is good for our brains too. In a new study appearing online in The FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org/), an international team of scientists, including researchers from Johns Hopkins

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So where would you weigh in on the Celebrity Weighing Scale? I would hope for a Kate Winslet but probably lean more toward a Rosie O'Donell today.Oh, I'm just kidding. Rosie's not a real celebrity.

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Really. What is the best way to to peel a kiwi?

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Video Freelancer falls victim to an internet freelancing scam."After placing an ad online for his freelancing services, the videographer was hired last-minute to film a two-hour long bachelorette party in Brooklyn, New York . When he arrived at the designated apartment, the tenant who answered the door denied any knowledge of the job. As the videographer waited in the hallway and attempted to

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My underwear's gone too big. When did that happen?Well, just call me Sexy Knickers.

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But before that, don't miss one of the test transmission shows there on June 9th with Podfather Ricky Gervais, my unrequited love interest Stephen Merchant, and Karl "Head Shaped Like an Orange" Pilkington.Look at me, giving you all advance notice and stuff. Now just remind me I said it so I won't miss it myself. Thanks, you're awesome like that.

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I have this theory about exercise. And aliens. It's not my fault. What else am I supposed to do with my time since "The X-Files" went off the air.My motto is "Unless it comes in a baggie from a man named Kap'n Chillaxin, everything in moderation." Dipped in vanilla irony and rolled in nuts as we quickly run out of natural resources, there is rarely such a thing as moderation. So my advice for

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And they gave him an award made of acrylic. Welcome to the world, son!I love high-waisted pants and brainy kids. Not enough of either in the world. But who cares. Rock on, boy, rock on.

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David Byrne is turning a Manhattan building into a musical instrument.

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So this idea is perfectly sweet with just a right amount of sour. Found in the current Springwise newsletter:"Launched in February, ExBoyfriendJewelry.com facilitates the buying and selling of 'ex' jewelry, as well as providing a place for users to share the stories behind it. Along with basic details such as description, condition and price for each item—including a 'for good karma give away'

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Take my word for it, B-vitamins are the year's new black. Now you can even add them to your Starbucks. Evil yet Grande at the same time."To add buzz to your daily grind, order your Starbucks drink "plus energy" and you'll get a shot of their latest ingredient, a potent mix of B vitamins, ginseng and gaurana (an Amazonian fruit packed with caffeine). It can be mixed into any hot or cold drink, so

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Found at trendcentral's article of the day:"With schools and parents across the country taking small steps to combat the obesity epidemic among our nation's youth, Bob's Pickle Pops have emerged as a healthy alternative to sugary frozen pops. They are exactly what you think they are: frozen pickle juice and you may be surprised to learn they're a Texas favorite."Without a nutrition label in front

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Tuesday Morning's Scribute to 10am:Happy Anniversary to me.Nineteen months megalomaniac-free,nineteen months without That Look on my face,nineteen months awayfrom someone else's unbalanced trapeze whimsand nineteen months happier.And guess what:I haven't starved,and I'm more than just alive.I'm living and happy.If you aren't,don't worry what they say, you can change it.Sooner than nineteen months

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(watch the volume level on this one, but enjoyyy.)

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I think no time is ever wasted reading magazines or watching "The Beverly Hillbillies". ps: Happy Mother's Day to all moms out there. When people ask I meet ask me if I have any kids myself, I say "Oh yeah probably, scattered all over the country. Devil only knows how many." Why not. I'm on the road back to Memphis again. See y'all soon. xox

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I have a thing for Stephen Merchant, Guy Garvey, and a thingie-thing Eddie Izzard.

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There's never really anyone to vote for in the Presidential elections.

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I can't write/work anymore without wearing my headphones. And I hardly have time to write these days. One of those has to change, and I'm not giving up my headphones. ps: Report from doctor was stellar indeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed.

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Road-trippin' slash off to the doctor until Sunday. Reports will be stellar, thank you Big Daddy G in the Sky.

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Even though I love cheap, tacky souvenirs myself, here's a very cool article about redesign/recraft/upgrade taken from Springwise newsletter | 7 May 2008:"Who hasn't returned from a trip laden with cheap, tacky souvenirs? In the hopes of keeping more such items out of the dustbin—where they inevitably end up—Canada's Souvenir Shop offers redesigned, recrafted and upgraded Canadian

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Watch out for the noises when you open this link. There's no other way to say it but "Here's the pig fart game." Boy. Imagine the grossly perverted Google searches I'll get here now. Enjoy.

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Cai Guo-Qiang: I Want to Believe

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I think that true love and Botox are concepts best left on paper.

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(given to me from Hannah with my Christmas present of toe socks)

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Tuesday Morning's Scribute to 10am:Well!That sums it up, doesn't it?

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Aw there I go, disappearing for days at a time again. Oooo, it annoys me when I do that. But sometimes it's like (1.) "if a tree falls in a forest, does it make a sound", and (2.) the weather has been too tempting to stay out of, except for the rain yesterday, which means I slept on the sofa like a spoiled cat. But then again, (3.) sometimes I just get too lazy to type.But unluckily for you, I

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So here's my new summer reading list instead.

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First Course: Rosenblum Viognier, Katherine's Cuvee 05/ Mango Jerked Shrimp and ScallopsSecond Course: Rosenblum Cote du Bone Blanc, Chateau la Paws 05/ Butter Poached Lobster, Lobster PancakeThird Course: Rosenblum Petite Sirah, Heritage Clones 05/ Seared Ostrich, Hunters SauceFourth Course: Rosenblum Zinfandel, Harris Kratka Vineyard 05/ Roast Tenderloin of Wild Boar, Blueberry-Sage Zin

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