if "stuff on my cat" is odd, this is FREAKING WEIRD.

hey, kids -- now you can make your very own cat clothes! (cat plotting your untimely demise not included.)

is it just me, or do the poor cat-models (which comes from the latin for "misshapen -- but kind of cat-shaped, if you look hard enough -- ball of clay") look drugged?

awesome.

found this on the intarweb and can't get over it:

[insert appropriate zoolander quote here]

too tired to write anything significant, but in my up-past-my-bedtime haze I was scrolling through ^k^'s blog and thought this looked interesting, and I haven't actually read through any of the content but I must commend the author on his (her?) supreme knowledge of the joy that is zoolander. well done, whoever you are. the prime minister of propecia would be proud.

-- e, off to sleep

cha-ching adsense

So, Reuters is reporting that Brangelina had their new baby girl, Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, in Swakopmund! Isn't that where we were in Namibia? How were we to know then, almost exactly four years ago, that such an auspicious event as the arrival of Brad and Angelina's child would occur in that quiet little town? Crazy!

I also seem to remember buying a lot of cheap long-sleeved clothing at some kind of Namibian Wal-Mart-esque store. Oh, and sand-dune-boarding. But that's all I remember of Namibia, besides the fantabulous U-Nam Choir.

nice...

...cow tongue in the links section.

Moo, indeed.

OK

I know that blogthings is so several days ago, but this was so off-base I just had to share it:

You Are Likely A Forth Born

At your darkest moments, you feel angry. At work and school, you do best when your analyzing. When you love someone, you tend to be very giving. In friendship, you don't take the initiative in reaching out. Your ideal jobs are: factory jobs, comedy, and dentistry. You will leave your mark on the world with your own personal philosophy.

The Birth Order Predictor

Two things

1) A prize to whomever can find the random reference to an early 90's one-hit wonder ensconced in the comments to this blog post.

2) Also on the subject of Jennifer Garner -- NOT THAT I AM IN ANY WAY OBSESSED WITH HER AND/OR CAMPED OUTSIDE HER HOUSE RIGHT NOW AND WRITING THIS POST BY USING HER WIRELESS CONNECTION WHICH IS SECURED BUT WHICH CAN BE ACCESSED USING THE EASILY-GUESSED WEP KEY "GARFLECK4EVER," AND THAT BY THE WAY IS TOTAL CRAP, I GIVE THEM 3 MORE MONTHS AT THE MOST AND THEN SHE IS MINE ALL MINE MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA -- apparently she wants you to join the CIA.

It's a good year to go to CEDARPOINT OMG!!!!!!

http://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/05/29/theme.park.pricing.ap/index.html

Whaddaya know... the one time in months that I actually read the news out of sheer boredom, there's something relevant in there for us!

More TV themes that are going in my phone include:

(This is a followup to this comment on the initial TV theme post)

Get Smart (I know at least Kat has my back on this one)

Hawaii Five-O (thank you, Dad, for imprinting me with this)

Hill Street Blues (I never watched this show, but I could play the theme like a champ on my Casio keyboard... that, and "Greensleeves")

The full opening Jeopardy! theme

Knight Rider (I never watched this show, but good theme song)

Police Squad!

Wings (actually a beautiful piano sonata by, I believe, Schubert in its own right)

Here's one for Dani

All of these, by the way, were courtesy of this site.

Oooh! And here are some that might work better in MIDI form:

American Bandstand

Batman

The Flintstones

Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (aka THE BEST SHOW EVER)

(and those would be courtesy of this site)

Icky Helena Bonham Carter cont'd

So I just googled "icky helena bonham carter" and would you know that on January 9, 2005 someone posted a blog with that exact term in it? Hello! I totally thought of it first! And do you know what her ickiness was in reference to? Sleeping with icky Kenneth Branagh and cheating on lovely Emma Thompson! This must be someone I know!

BTW, I think this might be my favorite HBC picture to date. Truly flattering, no?
SocialTrinity

tv theme songs, anyone?

check it.

This seems appropriate

Bet you all wish you were me! I took the test and look how I came out!

But I did have a second favorite which said I was spiritual and very bookish. Seems about right.


Your Personality Profile
You are sexy, powerful, and bold.You're full of passion and energy...Sometimes this passion has a dark side.You feel most alive when you're seducing someone.You never fail to get someone's attention.Quick minded, you're also quick to lose your temper!

And here's my linguistic profile...also seems about right!


Your Linguistic Profile:
45% General American English
35% Yankee
15% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

ICKY HELENA BONHAM CARTER!

Yuck! Icky Helena Bonham Carter!

For the record, I do not think it is appropriate for people who have had affairs with sleezy men married to perfectly charming and fantastic women to become idols of little children. This is why society is going down the sewage pipes. Did I spell sewage right? Thank goodness she is at least playing a mean character. I bet she will look spooky with the blonde hair. And is Bellatrix good or evil? Or is she like one of those intriguing unclear types? I vote evil! Bellatrix had better not save the day! However, I still think they should have just changed the filming schedule. Bizarre!

In the meantime....hello! Where is Hugh Grant in the Harry Potter films? I feel as if he is the one great British actor (I can hear Matt saying, "Except for Elizabeth Hurley") not to be included and on his behalf, I am offended. Hugh needs to make an appearance. Maybe Hugh should play Bellatrix!

Kat: Did you listen to NPR this morning? That's how I heard that icky Helena Bonham Carter was turning 40.

Sorry, Dani.

Helen McCrory will no longer play the part of Bellatrix Lestrange in the fifth Harry Potter movie as she is currently pregnant and will be heavily so by the time they film the Ministry scenes. She is set to be replaced by [icky] Helena Bonham Carter.

See the rest of the info here.

awesome.

Proof that all you really need is a hot soundtrack and Samuel L. Jackson to make a hit teen film:

sweet.

http://www.honda.co.uk/civic/

at first it looks like your average car commercial, but once you click on "watch civic" in the upper left-hand corner it becomes freaking awesome. I didn't think they were for real until I watched the making-of video. whoa.

c-raaazy.

***You Are Likely an Only Child***


At your darkest moments, you feel frustrated.
At work and school, you do best when you're organizing.
When you love someone, you tend to worry about them.

In friendship, you are emotional and sympathetic.
Your ideal careers are: radio announcer, finance, teaching, ministry, and management.
You will leave your mark on the world with organizational leadership, maybe as the author of self-help books.


The Birth Order Predictor
http://www.blogthings.com/birthorderpredictorquiz/

Aaaah! It's worse than crack!

Your Personality Profile

You are elegant, withdrawn, and brilliant. Your mind is a weapon, able to solve any puzzle. You are also great at poking holes in arguments and common beliefs. For you, comfort and calm are very important. You tend to thrive on your own and shrug off most affection. You prefer to protect your emotions and stay strong.

The World's Shortest Personality Test

From the same site

This is actually oddly accurate:

Your Love Life Secrets Are

Looking back on your life, you will only have one true love. You're a little scarred from your past relationships, but who isn't? You expect a lot from your lover - you want the full package. You tend to be very picky. In fights, you love to debate and defend yourself. You logic prevails - or at least you'd like to think so. Getting over a break-up doesn't take long. Easy come, easy go.

Your Love Life Secrets, Revealed

I make sense too

Your Linguistic Profile::

65% General American English

20% Yankee

5% Dixie

5% Upper Midwestern

0% Midwestern

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

Washington, D.C.: First 2.5 years of life
North Carolina: Next 16 years of life
Connecticut: Next 7 years of life

Mother from N.C., father from Michigan.

I must say, though, I was rather ambivalent about several (where ambivalence wasn't an option)... e.g., I will readily say "kitty corner," "catty corner," OR "diagonal" depending on my wont. What can I say? I'm a man of the people. I do as they do, say as they say. When in Rome.