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I'll Tumbl for Ya

2008-05-23T11:37:00.002-04:00

I'm trying out Tumblr, so check out Woodland Creature over there for now.

My New Favorite Name

2008-04-08T13:32:00.003-04:00

My new favorite unfortunate name belongs to New York Times reporter Mike Peed. I think Dick Trickle might still be my true No. 1, though.

Ugly Shoes Can Be Hazardous to Your Health

2008-04-01T14:05:00.003-04:00

I would just like to point out that only the ugliest footwear seems to kill (or seriously injure) people. First Crocs, now Uggs. It's just a lose-lose situation for everyone.
{via Jezebel}

Brooke Hogan Doesn't Deserve Her

2008-03-31T21:36:00.007-04:00

Hulk Hogan's mother is the new front-runner for Who Wants to Be My Adoptive Grandma? She's pretty much perfect in every way. I would take her to Hooters and help her buy Depends any day.

YOU CRACK ME UP SARAH MARSHALL

2008-03-29T22:40:00.005-04:00

The littlest things make my day in New York City. Anyone who lives in New York has probably seen those annoying "Sarah Marshall" ads for this movie all over the city. They're just big white spaces with handwritten messages like "YOU SUCK SARAH MARSHALL" and "MY MOM NEVER LIKED YOU SARAH MARSHALL." The Daily News even interviewed some real-life Sarah Marshalls to see if their psyches were damaged by this advertising campaign. When I was walking in the East Village today, I saw that some Anchorman fan had created a custom Sarah Marshall ad on a piece of posterboard that read, "YOU'VE GOT A DIRTY WHORISH MOUTH SARAH MARSHALL," and posted it up next to the real ads. I literally started cracking up in the street like a crazy person. Hilarious.

This Is For My Peeps

2008-03-22T16:29:00.002-04:00

Yeah, Peeps taste disgusting, but they're just so damn cute. And everyone knows there's no better way to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus than to...watch some Peeps reenact the movie Office Space?
{via Jezebel, via Babble}

My Hero

2008-03-19T19:21:00.005-04:00

This man has "Git-R-Dun" tattooed on his forehead and "Got-R-Did" on the back of his head. I wonder how Larry the Cable Guy feels about such a display of devotion. I also wonder what the hell "Git-R-Dun" actually means, because I have never been able to figure it out.
{via Boing Boing}

Mary Ann Smokes Mary Jane?

2008-03-17T21:14:00.003-04:00

Mary Ann from Gilligan's Island was supposed to speak at a Girl Scout luncheon, but her speech was canceled because of her recent arrest for pot possession. She's still smokin' the ganja at age 69. I knew they must have been doing something to beat the boredom on that island...

The Classiest Tombstone Evarrr

2008-03-11T17:46:00.008-04:00

Courtesy of the great country of Ukraine. There are so many things to love about this tombstone:

The fact that there is a life-sized engraving of the deceased on it
The exposed black bra strap
The free advertising for Dior
The fact that the engraver took no artistic liberties, and didn't even minimize the poor girl's little exposed potbelly

And there are plenty more amazing Ukrainian tombstones where that came from! (These people reallllly love their Mercedeses.) When I kick the bucket, I think I would like to be remembered in a similar fashion. Wearing a wifebeater, with my pudge hanging out.
{via Boing Boing}

Local News Is the Best

2008-03-09T16:53:00.005-04:00

Yet another example of why I love the local news: this story, out of Oconomowoc (bet you've never seen five O's in one word before!), Wisc. The following elements combine to create a perfect storm of amazingness:

An exceptionally loud porn movie
A crazy neighbor
The kicking-down of a front door
A 3-foot-long military sword

Watch the video if you feel like giggling. I think the funniest part is the fact that the porn-watcher isn't even embarrassed at all about his habit, and is happy to do a TV interview about it while chillin' in his La-Z-Boy. I love when the reporter asks him if he'll think twice about watching porn next time. His answer is priceless.
{via Jezebel}

Airborne as Placebo: I'm Down with That

2008-03-09T16:44:00.004-04:00

So apparently Airborne is a sham. I use that stuff all the time, and I swear to God it works! If I feel myself starting to get sick, I drink that disgusting magic potion every day until the symptoms are gone. I don't care if it's the placebo effect or what -- I will still keep using it, 'cause it works for me. It's way better than getting bronchitis and/or pneumonia, which I tend to do at least once a year.
{image via Someecards}

Why So Angry, Mac?

2008-03-09T14:14:00.004-04:00

In this video clip, John McCain kind of reminds me of an asshole high school hall monitor who is on a power trip and just caught you sneaking off campus and decides to berate you like you're a 5-year-old trying to steal a cookie out of the cookie jar. Except he's a presidential candidate. And Elisabeth Bumiller is a New York Times reporter who asked a perfectly respectful and legitimate question. Her last question cracks me up. It's probably what I would've said, too. Dude needs to chiiill.
{via Gawker}

The 21 Faces of Amy

2008-03-05T21:00:00.003-05:00

This YouTube lady freaks me the hell out. I know she is just trying to show off her linguistic skills, but it is like watching a crazy person who has a severe case of multiple personality disorder, a Cheshire cat smile and 400 teeth. It's especially frightening when she forgets how old she is. Also, which one of these is her real accent? (If you have an unnatural obsession with people's accents like I do, you should check out this site. It's really cool.)

The Food That Lasts Forever

2008-03-04T19:21:00.005-05:00

Anyone who has seen Super Size Me has already been enlightened about the magical preservational properties of McDonald's food, but here's even more proof that shit is otherworldly. After four years of being carried around in a SpongeBob SquarePants lunchbox, this lady's McDonald's cheeseburger has no mold or mildew on it. Methinks those would make some effective shower tiles.

Battle of the Celebabies

2008-03-04T18:44:00.004-05:00

There is one simple reason for why Nicole Richie's People magazine cover sold more copies than Christina Aguilera's: Nicole's baby is way cuter! Christina's baby Max looks sort of like Ben from Lost, but Nicole's daughter Harlow is just a little schmoopie-poo. Don't tell me you don't want to kidnap that little munchkin! That said, I'm kind of disturbed by the fact that celebrity baby photo pimping has become a competition in the first place.

Trash Is Right...

2008-03-02T22:03:00.007-05:00

Anyone who buys this T-shirt should be shot by the Grammar Police. Dude, how did that get past the T-shirt proofreaders, whoever they are? That is some Engrish shit right there...

Some Advice for Janice Dickinson

2008-02-28T20:24:00.004-05:00

If you were too old to ever watch Fraggle Rock (she was 28 when it first aired), you probably shouldn't be wearing a T-shirt of it. Just a thought.
{via Jezebel}

Barack Obama Is My New Bicycle?

2008-02-27T21:53:00.002-05:00

I don't really understand BarackObamaIsYourNewBicycle.com, but it makes me laugh.

Heidi Klum's Daughter Is Awesome

2008-02-26T17:53:00.007-05:00

If I didn't have to, um, be a functioning adult, I would totally dress like this every day. Little Leni Klum has got it going on. Look at her tiny matching lunchbox/purse slung over her shoulder! Adorbs.
{via Jezebel}

Dear Crackheads, Get Out of My Starbucks

2008-02-25T20:03:00.004-05:00

The Astor Place Starbucks is the worst Starbucks in the world. And not because you can actually see another Starbucks while you're standing inside the Astor Place one. No, because it is overrun by crazies. It is impossible to find a table there no matter what time you go, because it is basically the neighborhood crackhead clubhouse. Seriously, they camp out there all day. Especially the old lady with the ridiculous makeup who sits at the corner table reapplying her hot pink blush all over her face 10 times a day. I swear she never leaves. And homeless people don't really bother me, except when they are hogging every single table in the Astor Place Starbucks when all I want to do is sit down for five minutes so I can scarf down my goddamn overpriced slice of Banana Nut Loaf.

Some Kind of...What?

2008-02-24T21:13:00.004-05:00

I just watched Some Kind of Wonderful, because pretty much everything involving John Hughes is amazing. However, I was very disturbed by the choice of title. I wrongly assumed that this film would feature the song "Some Kind of Wonderful," or maybe one of the characters would say the phrase at some point. But noOo. It's like someone just slapped a random title onto this movie because they couldn't think of anything. WTF, Hughes? Being ever so helpful, I came up with a few ideas for titles that are much more accurate:

Just Like Pretty in Pink, But with the Genders Reversed and a Different Ending
Eric Stoltz Is Kind of Hot, but Also Sometimes Looks Like a Middle-Aged Lesbian
That's Not a 10-Year-Old Boy, It's Mary Stuart Masterson
Why Do You Carry Those Damn Drumsticks Everywhere?

Reality Shows: Enough, Already

2008-02-24T15:42:00.007-05:00

The fact that there's a new reality show called My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad is proof that producers have finally run out of ideas, and are now visiting elementary school playgrounds for inspiration. Next season, look out for Playing Four-Square with the Stars and America's Next Top Tetherball Champion.
(P.S. My dad really is better. No, for real.)

Send Back 2 Me & 8 Other Friends or U Will Die!

2008-02-23T12:20:00.008-05:00

Hahaha, this Onion article reminds me of when my mom sends me e-mails containing chain letters, egregiously incorrect rumors, animated .GIFs, "funny" photos of little kids or animals, or jokes that I already saw back in 1998, when I first got AOL.

The moment her computer's hourglass icon finished spinning, Petersen was subjected to a vast compendium of mass-circulated poetry, pet humor, and inspirational aphorisms with vague underlying religious motivations. Without needing to scroll down, Petersen further noted that the e-mail featured a background wallpaper of cartoon ducks, as well as numerous typographical errors and a large banner spelling out "You got 2 love this!" in a rainbow-colored, bouncing font.

Sorry Mom, but it's true.

Meet Me at People with A.I.D.S. Plaza

2008-02-22T19:18:00.004-05:00

Apparently there's a place downtown on Park Row between Beekman and Spruce streets called...People with A.I.D.S. Plaza. I know New York City likes to give certain blocks honorary names, but People with A.I.D.S. Plaza? Really? I kind of want to tell someone to meet me there, just to freak them out.

Fur Coats Are Dumb

2008-02-21T19:49:00.005-05:00

I went up to the Upper East Side today to pick up something for work, and I was amazed by how many fur coats I saw. I know, it's the Upper East Side, but really? People still wear those things? I'm not a paint-slinging PETA member or anything, but fur just skeeves me out. When I see someone wearing a fur coat, it looks to me like they're trying to dress up like a furry animal, but they forgot to put on the head part of their costume. They might as well just climb inside a dead camel, like Bear Grylls.

Thin Mints Are No Excuse for Counterfeiting

2008-02-19T17:38:00.005-05:00

Who rips off little Girl Scouts by buying cookies with counterfeit money? Evil people, that's who! (Unless it's those vicious Girl Scouts from Airplane! Then it's okay.) However, I would probably do anything for those little slices of heaven known as Thin Mints. I have already pre-ordered 10 boxes. Yes, 10. I keep those things in the freezer all year round, baby!
{via Jezebel}

That's It, I'm Moving to Denmark

2008-02-18T18:32:00.009-05:00

I loved this 60 Minutes story about Denmark, the happiest place on earth. Whenever I'd hear about this survey of the happiest countries on earth, I would call bullshit, because of course everyone's definition of "happiness" is different. Some people (like myself) think they're happy when they're not crying or wanting to punch someone in the face. Other people only think they're happy when they're in a manic state of euphoria. And it turns out that Danes are the happiest people because they have pretty low expectations, so if they're content, they consider themselves happy. I think part of the reason America came in 23rd is because Americans tend to have such freaking high expectations. Not only do you feel like you have to be happy all the time, you also have to act it. If you're not bubbly and enthusiastic and smiling 24/7, people think you're upset or depressed. Whereas in Denmark, if you do act like that, people think you're a freak. Journalist Sebastian Dorset said:

"People are not looking very happy in the street. They don't talk very much."

Also, Denmark provides free healthcare, subsidized childcare and eldercare, six weeks of vacation from work, and college students actually get paid to go to school. The only drawback is you have to pay about 50% of your income in taxes. But that's probably a small price to pay for all that, and being allowed to be your contented-but-not-euphoric self. Also, Danish guys? Pretty freaking hot. I'm packing my bags.

Judge Judy, Please Adopt Me

2008-02-18T13:51:00.005-05:00

Now that I have no grandparents left, I am always on the lookout for possible surrogates. Judge Judy is so awesome, I think she's at the top of my list. If she wasn't a multi-millionaire judge TV star, you know she'd be that grandma who is always sassing people in the local Brooklyn hair salon. Fun fact: She wrote a book called Don't Pee on My Leg and Tell Me It's Raining. I would never pee on your leg, Grandma Judy. (Must. Get. This. Book!)

Best Headline of the Day

2008-02-18T11:51:00.007-05:00

Headlining an article about a homeless man who saved a family from a fire.

"Nash then pulled the two brewskies out of his coat pockets, poured them over a rag and covered his face as he tried to force his way inside for a second time."

You stay classy, New York Post.

Send an STD-mail

2008-02-15T20:12:00.003-05:00

There's a website that allows you to send an anonymous e-card to people you may have given an STD to, letting them know they should get checked out. Is it just me, or is this website also possibly an enabler for the cruelest practical joke ever?
{via Jezebel}

The LOLy Bible

2008-02-14T20:52:00.005-05:00

Someone has taken it upon themselves to create a LOLcat Bible. It begins:

Oh hai. In teh beginnin Ceiling Cat maded teh skiez An da Urfs, but he did not eated dem.

Amazing.
{via Best Week Ever}

Mobster Nicknames

2008-02-12T19:27:00.000-05:00

The recent Mafia bust has turned the blogosphere's attention to mobsters' nicknames. Contrary to popular belief, my father is not in the Mafia, but his family definitely had mobster-style nicknames, coined back when they lived in "The Neighborhood." The funniest thing about these nicknames is that they're, uh, not very creative. My grandfather's nickname was Slats, because he was skinny like a slat. One of his brothers was called Irish, because he had light hair and eyes. These nicknames were pretty necessary, though, to distinguish between all the Anthonys, Michaels and Pasquales. As I've mentioned before, Italian naming customs that cause everyone to end up with the same name can get pretty confusing.

Taxicab, Taxicab, Make Me a Match

2008-02-12T18:23:00.001-05:00

I've heard of this taxicab matchmaker before, because the media likes to write about him every Valentine's Day, but oh my gosh, he's so adorable. He's decorating his cab on Thursday with roses and hearts, and he's matched up 70 people so far, 19 of which turned into relationships (he refuses to match up "players"). He's 53 and single himself, and he says:

"When I was in high school I was looking for Miss Universe. In college I wanted Miss America. Now, Miss Brooklyn would do."

Someone needs to match him up with his Miss Brooklyn! So cute.

Show Poodles Wear "Pee Pants"

2008-02-12T18:13:00.001-05:00

I'm so jealous that Michelle Collins got to cover the Westminster Dog Show for the Best Week Ever Blog. Her recap is both hilarious and informative. Did you know that show poodles have to wear special black "pee pants" so they don't stain their white fur? True story.

Hair Extensions Are Gross

2008-02-10T22:28:00.000-05:00

I really don't understand celebrities' obsessions with hair extensions. Probably because I have sort of a "thing" about fake hair, the thing being that I really hate it. (When I was little, I washed my hands after I played with my Barbies, because their nasty plastic skin and hair grossed me out.) Unless you spend thousands of dollars on real human hair (which should probably be used to make wigs for cancer patients instead), everyone can tell your hair is as fake as Barbie's. Case in point: Miley Cyrus at the Grammys. Honey, I know you're only 15, but couldn't your Disney Channel paycheck buy you something higher-quality than Jessica Simpson's HairDo line? The top of her hair is brown. The bottom of her hair is black. It looks like she just clipped in some straggly bits of Amy Winehouse's beehive.
{via Perez Hilton}

My Eyeballs Are Confused

2008-02-09T18:21:00.001-05:00

This optical illusion blew my mind. Squares A and B are the same color. Whaaa?
{via BoingBoing}

Why I'll Never Send My Future Kids to Daycare

2008-02-09T18:08:00.001-05:00

{via PostSecret}

My Favorite Things of the Week

2008-02-09T17:23:00.000-05:00

Swiffer Duster with Extendable Handle
I kind of don't understand how people cleaned their houses before Swiffer products existed. My new toy makes it sooo easy (and sort of fun) to dust. There's a really long extendable handle for reaching up high (or poking Bob from afar), and the head rotates so you can dust the tops of things really easily. Plus the actual duster part is so soft and fluffy and traps all the dust instead of making it fly everywhere.

Four new characters on Lost
Finally, some new blood! A neurotic, babbling hipster -physicist (the real mystery is why he decided to wear a skinny tie on his helicopter trip to The Island); a prissy British anthropologist with an uncanny resemblance to Cynthia Nixon; an angry Asian ghost whisperer; and an aging hippie pilot at extreme risk for skin cancer...sounds like a party.

This AT&T commercial

Oh, Tyra...

2008-02-07T19:59:00.000-05:00

Rumor has it that Tyra Banks crapped her pants at Fashion Week. (Sorry, apparently today's blog theme is rather scatological.) Expect a tearful "Kiss my shit-stained ass!" speech on her talk show soon.
{via Gawker}

Jesus Hates Wiener Poopie

2008-02-07T19:51:00.000-05:00

I love CNN Headline News, because somehow they track down the randomest, least newsworthy news stories in the world. I guess that's what happens when you have to fill a 24-hour news cycle. And I'm glad they do, because this video made me laugh so hard I couldn't breathe. Hearing the narrator repeatedly say the phrase "wiener poopie" in his serious newscaster voice is probably the highlight of my week.
{via Boing Boing}

DKNY Rips Off Ghost Bike Concept

2008-02-03T18:49:00.000-05:00

I saw one of these bright orange bicycles chained to the fence around Washington Square Park yesterday, and I actually thought it was a particularly eye-catching ghost bike because I didn't notice the DKNY.com logo. Ripping off a memorial for fallen bicyclists for a marketing stunt? Not cool, DKNY.

Pooper Scooper ≠ Spatula

2008-02-02T21:39:00.000-05:00

Most of the secrets on PostSecret make me sad, but this one cracked me up. People who are too stupid to tell the difference between a spatula and a pooper scooper probably shouldn't be allowed to own a cat...

Puppies > Football

2008-02-01T20:45:00.000-05:00

I'm way more excited about the Puppy Bowl than the Super Bowl this weekend. The Puppy Bowl (and the Kitty Halftime Show) is what I imagine heaven is like. And the Super Bowl is just...yuck.

Matt Damon Is F*cking Funny!

2008-02-01T20:35:00.000-05:00

Sarah Silverman's new video "I'm F*cking Matt Damon" is pretty f*cking funny. I never thought Matt Damon was hot until I saw him running on MacDougal when I lived in SoHo (apparently he has an apartment there). I usually don't bother celebrities when I see them, but I was so shocked to see him running toward me, I said, "Hi!" before I even realized I opened my mouth. But he actually smiled and said hi back, which was nice of him. I didn't realize he could be funny, though! I'm so used to seeing him kick ass in the Bourne movies; I don't think I'd ever seen him do comedy before. He's pretty good, and those hip-hop dance moves are amazing.

Time Stops in Grand Central

2008-02-01T20:18:00.001-05:00

This video of Improv Everywhere's latest prank, in Grand Central Terminal, is pretty amazing. I always love hearing about their work, because their pranks are never destructive, and they pretty much just make people smile. If I had been there during this latest one, I probably would've thought I went insane, and checked myself into Bellevue. I love the Grand Central employee who can't move his little truck because there are people in the way. Also, I have no idea how those people stayed so still for five whole minutes. Especially the couple that was kissing!

What a Croc

2008-02-01T20:04:00.000-05:00

Why would Crocs ever open a store in SoHo, let alone Manhattan? No one in this city besides Mario Batali wears those horrendous things. Seriously, they're disgusting. They're like footwear for cartoon clowns. Although their new YOU by Crocs line appears to have potential, despite being terribly overpriced. I would totally wear these if they weren't $150.

"Lost" in 8 Minutes

2008-01-30T23:01:00.000-05:00

I am embarrassingly excited for the premiere of the new season of Lost tomorrow. (The writers' strike and Office deprivation will do that to you.) In case you haven't been wasting the past few years of your life obsessing over this show like I have, watch the video above for a nice, concise summary of the events thus far.
{via Gawker}

The Awesomest CEO in the World

2008-01-30T22:29:00.000-05:00

A few reasons why Bob Parsons of GoDaddy.com is the awesomest CEO in the world:

He was a Marine in the Vietnam War who earned a Purple Heart.
Then he became a certified public accountant.
He is a CPA named Bob. (I have a theory that 90 percent of accountants are named Bob.)
He wears a big diamond earring.

Still Valentine's Day-Appropriate

2008-01-30T20:51:00.000-05:00

Uhhh, a heart is not the first shape that came to mind when I saw this "Heart Shaped Spoon." Come on, you thought it too.

BREAKING: Jessica Alba Attacked By Ferrets

2008-01-29T18:33:00.000-05:00

Watch out, Rudy, you're next!
{via Jezebel}

Cute Overload on the Upper West Side

2008-01-29T18:25:00.000-05:00

Apparently, sometimes seals swim up the Hudson River and chill on the waterfront. This cutie decided to hang out by 79th Street this morning. I'm not sure that's a good idea...I doubt all that blubber and fur could protect the little guy from all the nastiness in the Hudson.
{via Daily Intelligencer}

Who Says New Yorkers Aren't Nice?

2008-01-28T16:38:00.000-05:00

When I was waiting for the bus this morning, a woman asked if someone had change for a dollar (New York City buses only accept coins or MetroCards). Since I always seem to have as much change as a panhandler, I started to dig in my very full, large purse for some quarters. In the process of finding change for her, I dropped my MetroCard somewhere in my bag and then couldn't find it. I set my bag on the ground and started shuffling frantically through it as people filed past me to get on the bus. One man reached down to hand me his MetroCard, saying, "Here, try this one." I used a swipe from his card, and then tried to give him $2 to pay him back, but he wouldn't even take it. What goes around really does come around, I guess, but this was the quickest it ever came back around for me!

No, I Don't Have a Sister

2008-01-26T14:58:00.000-05:00

Today when I was walking on Broadway in the Village, I could see someone inching closer to me with my peripheral vision. I thought he was just not paying attention and/or drunk. It turns out it was a 30-something Asian guy who was just trying to see my face. "Hey!" he said. "You remind me of my friend Michelle!" Oookay? I just laughed. How do you respond to that? "Thanks!"? What if his friend Michelle is ugly? Anyway, I tend to hear that somewhat frequently. I get "Do you have a sister?" a lot. Hint: I don't (thank God). I usually remind people of "a girl from camp." Where is this camp full of Alyssa clones??? I think this is pretty interesting, because I've never really seen someone that looks like me. In high school, my art teacher told me I looked like the lovechild of Sofia Coppola and Julia Roberts. I also used to hear, "You remind me of Daria" a lot. Except she's...a cartoon character. But I'm down with that.

My Favorite Things of the Week

2008-01-25T23:46:00.000-05:00

New York Restaurant Week
A 3-course dinner at a nice Manhattan restaurant for $35 - you can't beat it! We went to Crema. I highly recommend the flautas. If Restaurant Week came more than twice a year, I would be way fatter.

Hello Kitty Band-Aids
They make you feel better faster - it's scientifically proven! These are the only kind of Band-Aids I buy. I mainly use these so Bob won't steal my bandages, but he's been known to use them in a pinch.

Atonement
I finally finished it! Every time I would read it, I kept falling asleep. Not because it's exceptionally boring, but because there's just so much Woolfian description - pages and pages of it. I really did like it though, and I'd like to see the movie now. But I'm sort of scared, because I know it will make me cry! The book was sad enough, and once that soundtrack kicks in...I'll be a goner.

"Thank You, Honky. Thank You, Cracker."

2008-01-24T21:05:00.000-05:00

Hilarious things that happened today:

1. A crazy man nonchalantly called me a "honky" and a "cracker" after I held the door for him at Barnes & Noble.

Yeah, that's pretty much it.

Puberty: Now Starting Earlier & Lasting Longer

2008-01-22T20:35:00.000-05:00

The L.A. Times has an interesting article about how girls are hitting puberty earlier and earlier. In 1850, the average European girl got her period at age 17, and by 1950 the average age was 13. Now, it's 12, and it's not uncommon for girls to develop "breast buds" (ew) as early as eight. I totally wore overalls practically every day in fifth and sixth grade because I refused to wear a bra. (And I still hate wearing one - maybe I should invest in some overalls, even though now they're only acceptable on babies and farmers.) I think it's really interesting that even as women are becoming physical adults earlier, we are becoming adults in the social sense much later. In 1900, the average American woman was married at age 22, and in 2005 the average bride was 26. To many people these days, 22 seems freakishly young to walk down the aisle. Especially because in the past, kids were usually expected to move out and be financially independent around the age of 18, but now most of us rely on our parents until we graduate college, at around 22 (or even later, if you count grad school). Are we destined to become a confused race of children with the bodies of adults?
{via Jezebel}

My Old Couch Called, It Wants Its Fabric Back

2008-01-22T19:18:00.000-05:00

Anna Wintour's dress looks like it was made out of couch upholstery from the 1990s. This woman is the arbiter of fashion???

OMGOMGOMG You Guys

2008-01-22T18:15:00.001-05:00

The blogosphere and everyone's cell phones are abuzz with the news that Heath Ledger died this afternoon, of an apparent suicide [edit: or maybe not]. So sad. I feel awful for his 2-year-old daughter Matilda, who will never get a chance to know her dad. I was really surprised to read that he said the following in an interview in November:

I feel, in a sense, ready to die because you are living on in your child.

Ledger must have been troubled for a while to say something so odd and macabre like that - that's not usually what you hear from a new father. I'm sure Michelle Williams tried to help him but finally realized, as loved ones of addicts or the mentally ill eventually do, that no one could save him but himself.

On Notice, Colbert-Style

2008-01-21T20:43:00.000-05:00

Unless you live under a rock, you're probably aware of the segment that Stephen Colbert does on his show where he puts things he doesn't like "on notice." Well, someone on the internets created a genius On Notice Board Generator, so you can put your own pet peeves on notice, too.
{via Jennsylvania}

When Facebook Gets You Busted

2008-01-21T14:06:00.001-05:00

Somehow I missed this when it came out in November, but some kid told his boss that he couldn't come to work due to a "family emergency," and his boss found Facebook pictures of him at a Halloween party instead. In a fairy costume. The boss's e-mail to him (he also BCCed the entire office) is absolutely priceless.
{via Gawker}

When Hippies Shopped at Banana Republic

2008-01-20T12:00:00.000-05:00

I'm really interested in how longstanding brands tend to drastically change their identities over time. For instance, Abercrombie & Fitch used to sell sporting goods and equipment for explorers, and then was repositioned in the '90s as the go-to brand for promiscuous prepsters. Similarly, I didn't realize that Banana Republic started out in Laguna Beach in the '70s as hippie safari wear - until I saw this vintage shirt. Three decades later, Banana is all about fashionable yuppie clothes. Go figure.

This Thing Sounds Like That Thing

2008-01-19T19:44:00.000-05:00

Sometimes I feel like I hate every song on my iTunes, all 1,766 of them. When that happens, I like to browse the iTunes Top Songs lists from other countries to find new stuff to listen to. Although I'm definitely no music expert, here's my list of new favorites, and what they sort of remind me of.

New Soul - Yael Naïm. Sounds like: Regina Spektor.
Big Girl (You Are Beautiful) - Mika. Sounds like: Scissor Sisters.
Ruby - Kaiser Chiefs. Sounds like: The Kinks.
The Way I Are (f. Nephew) - Timbaland. Sounds like: Timbaland remixed by The Killers.
You Give Me Something - James Morrison. Sounds like: Stevie Wonder.
Goodbye Mr. A - The Hoosiers. Sounds like: Supertramp.
Shine - Take That. Sounds like: The Beatles.

Dessert in a Box

2008-01-19T15:51:00.001-05:00

Although I consider myself a packaged foods connoisseur, James Norton of Supertaster actually is one. I haven't encountered most of the foods he has reviewed, since packaged junk food is fairly difficult to find in Manhattan, where everyone is into their Balducci's and their Gourmet Garage (and eating out, of course). However, his review of Oreo Dessert Pizza from Domino's definitely brought back some bad memories. I ordered one once because it sounded tasty (Oreos! Dessert! Pizza! What's not to like?) and it was so disgusting I couldn't even finish it, so I left it for Bob to devour when he came home drunk. It literally tasted like cardboard with some chewy chocolate-like bits on top. I do have to disagree with his review of the Smart Ones Mint Chocolate Chip Sundae, though, because those things are freaking amazing. I'm obsessed with Smart Ones desserts, and whenever I come across them I buy, like, as many as my freezer can hold. Yeah, they're tiny, but that's the point! You're eating them 'cause you're a chubster, remember? Although I totally ate them even when I weighed 100 lbs., just 'cause they're that good.

My Favorite Things of the Week

2008-01-18T21:50:00.000-05:00

For some reason, all these things are kitchen-related.

Vanilla-Scented Trash Bags
Now, instead of smelling like a dumpster, my kitchen smells yummy! Thanks, Glad.

Nutella and Strawberry Jam Sandwiches
Why did I never think of this before? When you have barely any food in your house and you're too lazy to walk to the grocery store, you learn to improvise. It's much tastier than peanut butter and Nutella, anyway. (P.S. Best on toast.)

Healthy Choice Frozen Meals
They're relatively difficult to find in Manhattan, but they are sooo delicious. Definitely far superior to Lean Cuisine, Stouffer's or Smart Ones (I'm a frozen foods connoisseur, since my kitchen is too small to cook). And they even give you dessert!

People Getting Hurt = Funny

2008-01-18T21:26:00.000-05:00

I'm ashamed to admit that I tend to laugh when people trip, fall down or otherwise potentially injure themselves ("people" includes myself). I often get in trouble for it, because people usually don't appreciate being laughed at after doing something embarrassing, but I seriously can't help it. It must be hereditary, because my mom does it too - when she watches "America's Funniest Home Videos," you can probably hear her laughing all the way down the street. If you, too, are a sick, sick human being who is amused by other people's pain, you'll enjoy the clip above. I think the funniest thing about it is that she never stops smiling. There's no moment of panic when she realizes she's tripping - she just has that big smile on her face all...the way...down. Ouch.
{via Best Week Ever}

Craig Ferguson on Tom Cruise, Scientologist

2008-01-18T21:11:00.000-05:00

Craig Ferguson's reenactment of the now-famous Tom Cruise Scientology video makes me laugh hysterically. I don't know why Letterman and Leno get any credit at all when they are so not funny compared to Craig and Conan. Although even if Craig wasn't funny, I would probably still watch his show just to listen to his awesome accent.
{via Gawker}

Lindsay Lohan or John McCain's Daughter?

2008-01-17T21:52:00.000-05:00

The first thing I thought when I saw this photo was, "Why is Lindsay Lohan hanging out with John McCain?" Alas, it's just McCain's daughter Meghan. I thought maybe Lindsay had McCain pegged as her next savior, after the whole Al Gore thing fell through.

Yuck-o!

2008-01-16T16:09:00.001-05:00

I have a like-hate relationship with Rachael Ray. First, I thought she was annoying. Then I went through a brief period where I sort of appreciated her. Now I'm back to thinking she's obnoxious. She says the word "yum-o," she's on every freakin' box of crackers in the grocery store, and you can see her damn molars when she smiles. And apparently she's also a bitch who hates Dunkin' Donuts coffee, even though she's their spokeswoman.

"I'll Say Sorry But I'm Not Takin' Off My Glasses"

2008-01-16T15:41:00.000-05:00

This 16-year-old trainwreck from Australia made the news for throwing a 500-person party while his parents were away, resulting in $20,000 (Australian dollars) in fines. The clip is kind of ridiculous because the anchorwoman is scolding him and trying to get him to apologize, but what does she really expect from the kid? He looks like a cross between Big Bird, Nicole Richie and Rainbow Brite. With a nipple ring.

R.I.P. Josh from "Ghost World"

2008-01-15T19:36:00.000-05:00

I was shocked to find out that troubled actor Brad Renfro has died, most likely of a drug overdose. He was only 25, and struggled with drugs for years after starting out in Hollywood as a child star. I will always remember him as the cutie from Ghost World, one of my very favorite movies. So sad.
{via Perez Hilton}

Reading: It Ain't So Bad

2008-01-15T19:18:00.000-05:00

Area Eccentric Reads Entire Book

GREENWOOD, IN—"Instead of spending hours on YouTube every night, Mr. Meyer, unlike most healthy males, looks to books for gratification," said one psychologist.

I love this Onion article poking fun at the non-readers of the world. Sadly, I don't know very many people who read books for fun. The big excuse is "I don't have time," but if you have time to watch "The Hills" or eight hours of football on Sundays, you have time to read a book. Recently, I've been pretty much only reading nonfiction, but I'm reading Atonement right now, because I want to see the movie. I usually refuse to see movie adaptations of books until I read the book first, because once I see the film, I can't picture the characters in my own imagination anymore - I can only see the faces of the actors who starred in the movie.

Meowthbusters

2008-01-15T17:16:00.000-05:00

This lolcat cracks me up - the cat really does look like Jamie Hyneman from Mythbusters. The resemblance is actually kind of frightening.

Thanks for Rubbing It In

2008-01-15T11:08:00.000-05:00

When I received the new issue of New York magazine in the mail yesterday, I took one glance at the cover and felt like it was mocking me. Because "Peace + Quiet" are two things my life has been severely lacking in the past few months, thanks to my upstairs neighbor. As soon as he moved in last spring, he destroyed our peaceful Manhattan oasis (our apartment is in the back of the building, facing out onto a courtyard, and our other neighbors are considerate and blissfully quiet). I know way too much about this man for never having met him. I know he hates his mother (I've heard him screaming at her on the phone). I know his cat's name. I know when he wakes up (he blasts music and/or the TV at 6 in the morning). I know what shows he watches (because I can hear every word). I know what music he listens to (bad, bad '90s techno with lots of thumping bass). Most disturbingly, I know what he sounds like when he has sex (shudder). After we wrote a friendly note requesting he keep it down, the volume got only marginally lower - I think his definition of "quiet" is different from most people's. As a result, we've probably used the Swiffer to bang on the ceiling more frequently than we actually use it to "swiff." We can only hope he doesn't renew his lease, because we'll certainly be here for a while.

Book Report: Female Chauvinist Pigs

2008-01-14T20:50:00.000-05:00

I just finished Ariel Levy's Female Chauvinist Pigs, which was a great quick read. I've always admired Levy's work in New York magazine, and I was further intrigued when I saw these videos of her talking about the book. Levy touches on many really solid, insightful points that I can definitely agree with, but the book left my head spinning a bit. Her main beef is with the current style-over-substance view of sex in our society -- that looking and acting sexy is valued over actually feeling sexy. But many people of my generation, who grew up with images of Barbie and Pam Anderson and Britney Spears (pre-K-Fed) and Paris Hilton, have been programmed since childhood to think that is sexiness. And although we may realize the superficiality of it all, we simply have no other point of reference.

Let's Get Some (Comfy) Shoes!

2008-01-14T16:41:00.000-05:00

I went to DSW today to try to find some cute shoes to wear to work that won't make my feet bleed after walking just 10 blocks in them. I have ridiculously narrow, bony feet, so most shoes tend to cause some major blister action. However, most of the comfortable shoes I have found are a) ugly, b) too expensive, or c) for middle-aged moms. Some are even d) all of the above. But while I was at DSW, I stumbled upon a brand called Sofft. They have rubber soles and a lot of cushioning inside, plus they're not too expensive, and they're even kinda cute! Hallelujah! I just ordered these, but there are a few other cute styles to choose from: Emelie, Gayle, Talen, Rochelle and Gala. Yeah, they're no Louboutins, but at least you won't want to amputate your feet by the end of the day.

Surprise! Tom Cruise Is Cray-Cray

2008-01-13T22:32:00.000-05:00

[Update: The video is back on the internets! Thanks to Gawker.]

It's hard to believe there are still human beings out there who take Tom Cruise seriously. I haven't met any, but I'm assuming there are some, because someone has to keep seeing his movies. If you watch this video and still think he's not mentally impaired, you're probably already on the bus to Crazytown yourself. The video, made for a Scientology event, is especially disturbing because you can tell he deeply believes everything he is saying, and talk about a God complex! The maniacal laughter is just icing on the crazy cake.
{via Gawker}

10 Toys I Had In the '90s

2008-01-13T17:36:00.000-05:00

In order of awesomeness:

10. Gak [commercial]
Gak was probably the most pointless "toy" ever made - like Silly Putty, but grosser. You couldn't really do anything with it except, like, poke it. I had the pickle-scented version (I don't know whose great idea that was), and it was so gross that I threw it away after a few days.

9. Flash Screen
Nickelodeon made some pretty lame toys that somehow seemed pretty awesome in the commercials. Flash Screen was another pointless one - you could only play with it for about five minutes until you ran out of shadow puppets to capture. And it totally didn't work as well as it does in the commercial.

8. Brain Bash [commercial]
I think this game involved too much math to actually be fun.

7. 13 Dead End Drive [commercial]
Kind of like Clue, but with more elaborate deaths. This game was fun, but involved a lot of setup. It probably took longer to set up than actually play.

6. Talkboy and Talkgirl [commercial]
Nick had Talkboy and I had Talkgirl, which was exactly the same, but pink and purple. This toy became really cool after it was in Home Alone 2. Instead of using it to thwart criminals, we pretty much just made chipmunk voices by recording at slow speed and playing it back at normal speed.

5. Talking Battleship [commercial]
This game was awesome. More awesome, in fact, than regular Battleship, because you didn't have to make your own explosion sound effects. I would totally still play this game if I knew where it was (probably somewhere in my parents' attic).

4. 2XL [commercial]
This was technically Nick's, but 2XL provided hours of entertainment for both of us. We didn't have the Batman tape as shown in the commercial, but we had a whole collection of other 2XL cassettes. Oh, how I miss his little robotic New York accent.

3. Hungry Hungry Hippos [commercial]
I could never beat my brother at games involving actual strategy, so I had to settle for beating him at ones that solely required cat-like reflexes. Which pretty much included only this and Mr. Mouth.

2. Kitchen Littles
The coolest thing about Kitchen Littles was that the miniature food packages were from real brands, like Tropicana, Birds Eye and Dreyer's. I think these were probably for use with Barbies, but I didn't really like dolls because their nasty plastic skin and hair grossed me out, so I just played with the kitchen by itself. I sold all my Kitchen Littles on eBay a few years ago, and made over $100. Apparently people love their miniature food.

1. Polly Pocket [commercial]
Polly Pocket was pretty much the best toy ever. I had an entire Polly Pocket village, as seen in the commercial. Once, Nick flushed one of my Pollys down the toilet, and my mom made him buy me a new one with his allowance. They stopped making tiny Pollys in 1999 because idiot kids were probably eating them. Now she's like 3" tall and she sucks.

Computer Issues, Grrr

2008-01-13T17:18:00.001-05:00

My just-a-few-months-old MacBook is doing this, and it's really pissing me off. It just started doing it last week, and I was going to take it to the Genius Bar, but further research indicates that no one has had any luck with that. Mac better issue an update soon that fixes this crap! I'm sick of having to use my laptop at my desk, because it needs to be plugged in to the AC adapter to get wireless.

PTSD, Soldiers and Crime at Home

2008-01-13T16:43:00.000-05:00

This weekend's New York Times had a looong (over 6,000 words!) cover story, about soldiers who commit crimes once they're back at home, that made me really sad. So many of them are suffering from undiagnosed, untreated Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, but feel pressure to just "suck it up." I'd be more frightened if a returning soldier wasn't traumatized or fazed at all by what he or she saw over there. The war in Iraq has so many echoes of the Vietnam War, yet the U.S. Government seems to be making all the same mistakes.

From the "LOL...For Real" File

2008-01-13T13:40:00.000-05:00

This quote actually made me laugh out loud:

Columbia student volunteer: So, who knows what soy milk is?
Fourth grade girls: [Silence.]
Columbia student volunteer: Well, soy milk tastes like milk, but it's made with beans.
Fourth grader: Hold the phone -- beans has titties?

--P.S. 125

{via Overheard in New York}

Organizing Is (Kind of) Fun!

2008-01-12T17:51:00.001-05:00

My New Year's resolution is to make my 300-square-foot apartment less cluttered. This is quite the undertaking, as it is probably the tiniest 1-bedroom apartment you've ever seen, and two people live in it. Also, it's a fourth-floor walkup in a pre-war building with the narrowest hallway and staircase in the world, which makes it very difficult to lug furniture up to it. So, as you can see, my options are rather limited. However, I recently discovered Organize.com, which is frankly amazing. They have so many organizey things that you never even dreamed could exist! Here's my shopping list:

Stratford wall rack with four double hooks - For hanging coats, scarves and bags when we come in the door. Right now, they are taking over Bob's "man chair" in the living room.
Casabella cleaning storage system - A place to hang Swiffers, plus store other cleaning materials and plastic grocery bags, which are currently shoved on top of the fridge next to the microwave.
3-shelf deluxe mobile cart - To increase counter space from two square feet to four! Plus extra food storage and a bar to hang dishtowels.
Jokari hanging handbag organizer - For hanging my bags, which are usually hung on doorknobs until Bob has a temper tantrum and throws them on the floor.
Merrick stackable shoe rack - I have to move a chair every time I want to get in my closet, which is in the living room. It's really dark in there and I can never find my shoes, so then I get angry and accuse Bob of stealing them.
Progressive microwave food cover - I'm sad these are backordered, because they are genius! I kind of ruined our microwave because I would put a paper towel on top of food, but it would fall off and the food would splatter everywhere.

It's So Hard to Say Goodbye

2008-01-12T13:15:00.000-05:00

I love this photo, by Robert Kreizel, on the cover of this week's Villager. The caption:

Cinco, 5, was not feeling so chipper after his family’s Christmas tree disappeared into the big orange machine at Mulchfest at Tompkins Square Park last weekend. Cinco had handpicked and helped cut down the tree at a farm near Ludlow, Vt. He was comforted by his dad, right, and a Parks Department employee. Hundreds of trees were mulched at the Tompkins site.

Aww, so cute. Also love that the 5-year-old's name is Cinco!

Nicole Richie Pops Out a Girl

2008-01-12T10:57:00.000-05:00

Nicole Richie popped out a baby girl! Her name is Harlow Winter Kate Madden. That's one too many names, I think, but "Harlow" is actually an adorable choice (Patricia Arquette also chose it for her daughter). I just hope Richie doesn't go back to her super-rexy figure...she looked beautiful and healthy while pregnant.

What Your Favorite TV Channel Says About You

2008-01-11T19:00:00.000-05:00

Check out what the logo from your favorite television channel should really look like. Yeah, my dad pretty much only watches CBS, Discovery and The History Channel. And "This Old House."

Weekend Plans for Married Folk

2008-01-11T18:55:00.000-05:00

This music video with "pickup lines for married people" cracks me up. Is it sad that those weekend plans (brunch, farmer's market, game night) sound pretty fun to me? Probably.
{via Julia Allison}

Unpaid Internships Are a Joke

2008-01-11T18:42:00.000-05:00

An Onion article titled "Fall Internship Pays Off With Coveted Winter Internship" cracked me up today. Unpaid internships are such a joke, because they look good on your resume, but how many college students can really afford to lose money at work (considering lunch and transportation costs)? Come on, humongous corporations, paying a poor, student-debt-ridden college kid $10 an hour isn't gonna kill you.

The Incest Trap

2008-01-11T18:30:00.001-05:00

In a strange case of The Parent Trap meets...incest, a pair of twins separated at birth ended up marrying each other. Ew.
{via Jezebel}

Crazy for Cranberries

2008-01-11T18:10:00.000-05:00

My mother will certainly feel validated by the news that cranberries are a "miracle cure" for women. Apparently, they help prevent not only bladder infections, but also cavities, ulcers and the flu. Ever since we went to the Cranberry Harvest Celebration in Wareham, Mass., in the fall, my mom has become obsessed with the little red fruit. She eats cranberry jelly, cranberry jam, cranberry muffins, cranberry English muffins, chocolate-covered cranberries, cranberry maple syrup, even cranberry cheese! (Yes, cheese. It was actually pretty tasty.) Now that all that stuff is apparently really good for her, maybe I'll stop making fun of her every time I open up the refrigerator and find a new ridiculous cranberry product.
{via Jezebel}

Drunk History Lesson

2008-01-09T19:17:00.001-05:00

I love this video of a drunk guy talking about the duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton not because I usually love anything with Michael Cera in it (he plays Hamilton), but because it's really funny. And very reminiscent of the kinds of things Bob talks about when he comes home drunk. Once he tried to describe, while intoxicated, how to file taxes. This is what I get for dating an accountant.
{via Best Week Ever, via Comedy Central Insider}

Bury Your Bugs

2008-01-09T18:53:00.001-05:00

In case you have a recently deceased pet insect, you can now buy a Dead Bug Funeral Kit for just $20. The kit includes a casket, grave marker, white clay flower, burial scroll, pouch of grass and a book of buggy eulogies. Once, when my brother and I were little, we found a caterpillar and built a castle for it out of blocks, which we then knocked down, killing our little pet. My mother, who used to carry earthworms around in her pockets as a child, yelled at us and made us feel so bad for killing an innocent creature that we cried. This kit probably could have come in handy then.
{via Boing Boing}

Ode to Granny Panties

2008-01-08T21:31:00.001-05:00

Caitlin Moran's ode to granny panties (or at least ones that actually cover your cheeks) in the London Times made me laugh out loud several times. My favorite parts were when she referred to thongs as "arse-trinkets" and compared them to "a gift ribbon on a slightly battered parcel." I personally am no fan of thongs, and wear them only when absolutely necessary. My mom, who has never worn one because they didn't become popular until she was past the maximum thong-wearing age, is inexplicably convinced that they cause hemorrhoids. I just hate the feeling of having a perma-wedgie, plus they make my butt feel cold. I'll stick with my GapBody cotton bikinis, thanks.
{via Jezebel}

How to Cure a Hangover

2008-01-08T20:24:00.000-05:00

CHOW has an interesting list of 10 different things that help beat a hangover. I tried Pedialyte once, but Duane Reade only had the unflavored kind and it was so disgusting I couldn't drink it (apparently it's only for infants - do they not have tastebuds?!). Actually, the only thing that makes me feel better when I'm hungover is, um, barfing. And then eating a huge, greasy cheeseburger.

Outdoor Dining in January?!

2008-01-08T19:29:00.000-05:00

Since it was about 60 degrees in Manhattan today, I had dinner at Shake Shack! Oh. Heck. Yes. They have the best burgers in the world, and I don't care if they usually come out looking like someone sat on them. Seating is currently limited, as they're digging up part of the seating area to install heaters so the Shack can stay open all year round. They might not even need them if the weather stays like this...yay for global warming?

Shaking Hands and Kissing Babies, Minus the Kissing

2008-01-08T15:24:00.001-05:00

Freelance writer Darren Garnick got a photograph of almost every presidential candidate with his 5-month-old daughter Dahlia, although there was no baby-kissing allowed (Barack Obama was the only one who attempted, and was allowed, to break the rule). Garnick even got a picture of her with Chuck Norris! Cute little Dahlia's going to be the most popular kid at preschool.
{via Jossip}

The MySpace-ification of Facebook

2008-01-08T14:56:00.000-05:00

This Wondermark comic sums it up nicely. I admit, I miss the old Facebook. I don't mind that they let in non-college folk, it's just that there are so many damn applications. Some of them are cool, but I just don't care that you threw a sheep at someone, or that you have a large entourage, or that your egg hatched a dinosaur. And for God's sake, please stop inviting me to bite chumps or whatever. If you want your Facebook profile to be so cluttered that it hurts people's eyes, go on MySpace instead.
{via Gawker}

Heart vs. Heart

2008-01-07T21:21:00.000-05:00

I love this plush heart from Fred Flare, because that is what a heart actually looks like. I'm still baffled by how the heart symbol we know today was ever inspired by an actual heart, because they really look nothing alike.

Every Bridezilla's Dream Cake

2008-01-07T20:14:00.000-05:00

Some crazy lady had a wedding cake made that is a life-size replica of herself. It must have been strange for her guests to look down at their cake and see it staring back. I'm actually a bit obsessed with bridezillas because I'm fascinated by their psychotic narcissism, but this probably tops them all. Although the woman on the show who told her future husband, "This is my wedding, you're just invited" was probably a close second.
{via Best Week Ever}

Guys and Dolls

2008-01-06T12:37:00.000-05:00

This great sociology blog recently posted a documentary called "Guys and Dolls" (NSFW), about men who own Real Dolls. It's a really interesting film, but also pretty depressing. There's no doubt that the creators of Lars and the Real Girl (which I still need to see) watched this documentary first. It's interesting to note that many of the men seem to have strange relationships with their mothers - Freud would have had a field day with these guys if he were still alive. In all honesty, I think that the $6,500 these men spend on their dolls would be much better spent on a psychiatrist.

Roundhouse Kick to the Huckabee

2008-01-05T14:10:00.000-05:00

I'm not sure who I'm voting for in November, but I know it will not be Mike Huckabee. This video cracks me up, and the Mitt Romney campaign certainly gets some points for creativity. But sorry, Mitt, I probably still won't vote for you.

Dashboard Decoupage

2008-01-05T14:02:00.001-05:00

This taxi dashboard from Singapore is a kitsch masterpiece! If only New York City cabbies were this creative...
{via Boing Boing}