What's The Opposite of Flowers?

Got a bouquet of flowers from a Chickinstripe. A bet was placed on my reaction.
(They both won...sorta)

Back Attack

Before the new year, All Songs Considered released a list of the top 25 songs of 2009 compiled by its listeners. A GREAT LIST!

Here's a measly 3-song sample:

Grizzly Bear - "Two Weeks"


Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - "Home"


Andrew Bird - "Oh No"

Like a "Jackhammer Being Ground in a Compactor"

Straight off the band's myspace: "Hatebeak is a death metal grindcore band that has an avian vocalist. It's sick as hell and definitely worth the listen."


By "avian vocalist" they are referring to the 19-year old Congo African Grey PARROT named Waldo that serves as, well, the band's vocalist. The other two members, Blake and Mark, are actually human. And with songs like "God of Empty Nest" and "Beak of Putrefaction" you really can't go wrong.

I found Johnny Red's twin.

Dakota Wears Them Better

Grand Optical is running an ad campaign with dogs as their models... Unfortunately, Dakota and I missed the casting call.

Dakota totally rocks the glasses look better than that bitch above.

R&B So Bad That It's Actually GREAT

Girl, you make me want to get you pregnant (knock you up/ knock you up) ...



Then there's also this gem of a remix ...



These have been stuck in my head for about four days now...ENJOY!

HO HO HO

I wonder how many kids were a little confused by this particular Santa. Here are some more Sketchy Santas.

On the subject, I have a very unflattering photo of me circa 1994, sitting on Santa's lap with tears flowing down my distorted, flushed face, my mouth open wide as I'm clearly sobbing while a family friend (dressed as an elf) is trying to hand me a present to calm me down. Yup, I was scared of Santa up until I reached an age where it became unacceptable for me to be sitting on his lap. Thank God those days are over.

Anyone else have some good Santa stories?

The Great Debate

Team Edward or Team Jacob? Meh. How about the completely overlooked Team Jasper???

After seeing New Moon tonight, and having previously read 2.7 out of the 4 Twilight books I maintain that Jasper is the greatest of them all.

Five reasons why:
1. He tries to kill Bella because of a paper cut
2. His name is JASPER
3. He can calm people with his mind
4. His body is covered in badass battle scars
5. He is obviously adorable


Plus, Edward was wearing too much lipstick and Jacob had weird hair for 1/2 the movie. Oh, and did I mention he tries to kill Bella????

Here You Go J.Red...

Antique surfing? This looks even harder than normal surfing:



NY Times did an article on alaias. It looks like surfing on a plank of wood.
Check it out here.

Remember When S Worked At BanQ?

Sheryl's former place of work featured on ArchDaily:

In additional to the cool architecture, I hear they have great brunch...
More photos here.