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Take that, Spammers!
I, um, finally activated the anti-spam that I thought I activated months ago. Sorry.
Isn’t it funny…
That we both looked just like those images? Well, except, I didn’t notice your pocket watch.
Ten Things – 2/19/09
1. What is cooler than an acid wash denim jacket? How about an acid wash denim jacket with THIS on the back?
2. Have you seen the world’s most amazing basketball shot???
3. Next Tuesday, February 24 is FREE PANCAKE DAY at IHOP. Consider yourself notified.
4. Spend some time improving your mind and racking up some rice to donate to people who really need to eat.
5. The global recession has its first victims in the Mistress Market.
6. This is a fantastic article from New Scientist that proves what I’ve been saying for years: Lack of Sleep Makes You Crazy. I should be receiving some kind of grant for my work in this particular study.
7. This Carls, Jr. ad appeals to me on many, many levels.
8. A beautiful picture of “mother” nature. Heh.
9. Today’s Song of the Day is:
10. Today’s TQS poll:
IPOTW: Al Tepper
Name:
Al Tepper
Hometown:
London
What is your occupation?
Head of Marketing for NaturalCollection.com
What professional accomplishment are you most proud of?
Launching ooffoo.com
What academic accomplishment are you most proud of?
My 1998 MPhil dissertation: Go forth & inform: the role of the publisher in the post-information age
What personal accomplishment are you most proud of?
Becoming a dad
What is your favorite word?
Namaste
What is your least favorite word?
Hate
What would you choose as your “last meal”?
Lentil Dhal, Mushroom Risotto, Cookie Dough ice cream, Ginger Beer
What’s your favorite guilty pleasure?
Food!
Describe your favorite pair of shoes.
Airwalks
When do you feel happiest?
Hearing my son howl with laughter when I tickle him.
Name one book that changed your perception of the world.
Tying Rocks to Clouds by William Elliott
If they made a movie of your life, which actor/actress would play you?
Danny Devito
What are five things you’d like to do before you die?
Be healthy, Watch my son get old and have a family, See India from the back of an elephant, See Gaia from space & Know the truth about intelligent life elsewhere
The world would be a better place if…
humanity grew up
What is your opinion of Oprah?
Incredible human being with immense power and a humble sense of responsibility for that power
Do you dance?
Not as well or as much as I probably should…
What is one product that you think lives up to its claims?
my iphone
What is the most beautiful place you’ve ever been?
The Highlands of Scotland
What is the most interesting thing about you?
I did a polar bear dip on 01/01/2000 on Inverness beach, off the western coast of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Do you ski?
Yes but prefer to board although its been a long time.
Describe yourself in five words.
Enthusiastic. Empathic. Fair. Witty. Peaceful.
Today in Loreville
My girls decided they were puppies.
I used my reading time to work on a website that may have sucked the last few intelligent thoughts from my head. It was like filing, only worse because my ass fell asleep.
I get to go grocery shopping.
But, fear not, because I have a song of the day that I am dedicating to a lost love. Ricky, this is for you!
Childbirth Fatalities – Why so many?
Women living in poor countries are 300 times more likely to die during
pregnancy or childbirth than if they lived in rich countries, UNICEF
said in a report released Thursday in Johannesburg.
On average, 1,500 women die every day during pregnancy or childbirth,
or about half a million per year, with 95 percent of them in Africa or
Asia. India alone accounts for 22 percent of the global total.
Why is this?
I don't actually mean why is it so uneven between rich and poor societies–but why would so many women die from childbirth complications in the first place? It seems like there's some kind of evolutionary defect involved here. How many female animals in the wild die from childbirth complications?
Any scientists in the house?
Natalie Dylan Auctioning Her Virginity…
Natalie Dylan is selling her virginity online. Intriguingly, the 22-year-old San Diego
woman, who already holds a B.S. in women’s studies, plans to finance
her graduate school education in marriage and family therapy from the
proceeds of the virginity auction. To prove her chastity, she will
undergo a gynecological exam as well as a lie detector test.
For some reason, this doesn’t outrage my like it should. So many people lose their virginity for reasons far stupider than paying for graduate school. Does it make her a whore? Technically, yes. But is that worse than being an idiot girl who gives it up to some jackass guy because he tells her he loves her? From a feminist perspective, I think Natalie is much more in control of her destiny than most girls who are having sex at much younger ages.
Thoughts?
The Human Party.
I am an alien
Its official. I’ve decided that when I had that dream about aliens at around age 7, that I was really experiencing a homecoming.
This could explain why I am so attracted to foil and the flashy lights that appear from my fingers when I get anxious.
Just go with it. All of you.
