Monthly Archives: August 2009

today is a google holiday, hooray!

It’s a Google Holiday AND it’s Saturday AND I have nothing to do except lounge and eat delicious food later. Does life get any better? Today’s Google Holiday: MJ’s birthday. Today would have been Michael Jackson’s 51st. I’m underwhelmed by … Continue reading

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sorry ladies, jim’s off the market.

I can hear hearts all over the world breaking.  John Krasinski, who plays the oh-so-lovable Jim Halpert on NBC’s The Office, is officially engaged to Emily Blunt.  The two have been secretly dating since November. See for yourselves.  And here … Continue reading

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turn yourself into a picasso portrait!

This is the most fun I’ve had since Yearbook Yourself. That’s me! See the resemblance?! Go to www.mrpicassohead.com to have your own fun. [Posted by Mallory]

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senator edward kennedy dead at 77.

Sad day, folks: Ted Kennedy is dead. From the New York Times: Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, a son of one of the most storied families in American politics, a man who knew triumph and tragedy in near-equal measure … Continue reading

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today is a google holiday, hooray!

I had a FEELING today would be a Google Holiday, and hooray, I was right! Today’s Google Holiday: The 400th anniversary of Galileo’s telescope. According to this exceptionally that’s-what-she-said-y sentence in The Guardian, the telescope was ”a refinement of models first devised … Continue reading

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heidi montag (pratt?) pretends to sing.

I know you were dying to see this video.  Heidi Montag “performed” her “hot new single” at last night’s Miss Universe pageant.  Let’s take a look, shall we? Oh goodness. Notice how all of her dancers are brunettes?  Strange. Well, … Continue reading

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youtube clip of today: double down.

Rejoice, fatties!  KFC has truly outdone itself and I would even venture to say ALL fast food joints with their newest creation, the Double Down.  For some reason, it is only available in Nebraska and Rhode Island right now, so … Continue reading

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what type of facebooker are you?

I thought after I graduated from college, I would become less of a Facebook fiend.  Sadly, I’m in my sophomore year after graduation and I probably spend more time on the social networking black hole than ever. I enjoy cyber-stalking … Continue reading

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just six words and a picture.

This screen shot comes from Time.com: How fitting that it’s a donkey. [Posted by Kathleen]

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youtube clip of today: parallel parking.

Yup, no denying it.  This kid can park better than I can. [Posted by Kathleen]

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