for your superbowl party

Probably no transfat....

using Coke in your recipes

Coke has launched some new sites recently where some of their people are blogging and keeping Coke current! I'm really interested in some of their new recipes from their test kitchens! Haven't you always wondered how you could put Coke Cola in your breakfast???? Or in your cheese dips???? I always have and now I have the answer :)

Or the recipe I'm more interested in the Coke Cola Chili! I mean I normally prefer dark beer or red wine in chili but I'd be up for trying Coke!

Of course I always hear of the more scarey things you can do with Coke! For example, my friend Jeff was able to loosen the lugnut on his car wheel only after pouring coke over the rust. I've heard of other cleaning their toilet with Coke! There are others too.

why to avoid order cakes on the phone

[answering phone] "Cakey Cake Bakery, Jill speaking! How can I help you?"

"Hi, I need to order a cake for my boss. We have a photo of him playing golf that we'd like to put on it, though - can you do that?"

"Of course! Just bring the photo in on a USB drive and we'll print it out here."

"Great, I'll bring it by this afternoon."

Later...

"Hey, Jill, what am I putting on this cake?"

"Oh, check the counter; I left the jump drive out for you there."

[calling from the back room] "Really? This is what they want on the cake?"

"Yeah, the customer just brought it in."

"Okey dokey!"

people should hack those construction signs more often

I'll have to remember to ask Ev about how to do this....I can imagine some really great signs for when you are already stuck in traffic due to construction:

HP injuries

I don't like the sound of this business! There was an accident on the set of the new Harry Potter movie!!! One of Harry's doubles fall and is rumored to be paralyzed. Yikes! That is no good but can you imagine if it was HP himself....the world would not get these last movies!!! I really want those last movies to come out soon!

Supposedly other serious injuries have occurred at this studio in the past too! Get some new equipment or some people who are trained better to keep your actors safe.

July can't come quicker!!!

cut mail delivery...I'm OK with it

So the USPS is talking about cutting their 6-day-a-week delivery of US mail to only 5 days. Well the postal service is in debt too, just like the rest of the country! Listen I'm OK with 5 days of delivery. I mean there probably is a day a week where I forget to check my mail anyways! I vote for Saturday!!!! Then those postal delivery folks can have a weekend too. The world is mostly run on eservices now so this only makes sense.

Top 10 Lupus advancements in 2008

Want more details, then check out this:

#1 - Researchers Identify Genes Linked to the Underlying Causes of Lupus

#2 - Congress Provides Millions of Dollars for Lupus Research and Education

#3 - Industry Expands Efforts on Drug Development Providing Hope for Better Quality of Life

#4 - LFA Establishes the Michael Jon Barlin Pediatric Research Program to Address Specialized Issues Related to Lupus in Children, and Expands the Scope of its Lupus Research Program

#5 - Study Data Provides Evidence of New Benefits for Existing Lupus Treatments

#6 - Studies Provide Hope and Tools for Successful Lupus Pregnancies

#7 - Second International Conference on Lupus Flares Addresses Gaps in Clinical Research

#8 - LFA Launches Center for Clinical Trials Education (CCTE) to Educate People Interested in Lupus Clinical Studies

#9 - Lupus Advocates Generate Increased Attention and Resources for Research and Education Programs

#10 - Public Awareness Initiatives Improve Understanding of Lupus and its Impact on Individuals and Families

Lupus Biomarkers

So as many of you all know I'm a Lupus Research supporter and Advocate. Today I received a research update newsletter and was happy to hear about some progress.....

Lupus is a very widespread but relatively unknown autoimmune disease. Doctors and researchers alike do not really have any idea about why some people get Lupus and others with the same risk factors do not. To understand this better we need to have some Biomarkers.

Biomarkers are specific chemicals in the body that doctors can track the start of, the progress, and the potential treatment of a disease. For example, in the last decade when researchers and doctors starting learning more about the Biomarkers for breast cancer, we learned that women in their 40s should have regular momograms. We also learned more about what genes were linked with later cancer development, etc.

To my pleasure, the Department of Defense (god knows why they are funding this research but bless their hearts none the less) is funding a well known research center to start identifying and researching the Lupus Biomarkers!!!! Yeah yeah yeah! This makes me really really happy!!!

We need to continue doing this important research and advocating for money so that we can continue to learn more about autoimmune diseases!

3D porn

I'm surprised no one thought of this before now....but Hong Kong filmmakers are working on the first 3D porn movie. Can you imagine, the audience all sitting there with their glasses on and reaching out into the air?!?!?! Cracks me up!

I bet alot of lonely computer nudes will be excited when it comes out on video!

under the weather but on the mend

So I've been MIA for days because I got knocked out with some virus, including fevers, coughing, and other non-blog-worthy things happening! But I'm now fever free and slowly on the mend. I should be coming out of my end of the month coma soon....

Too bad we are getting bad weather in VA so the ice, rain and snow doesn't help with the whole "getting better" effort here!

banned peta commericals

So the Superbowl has banned Peta's sex with veggies commercial.....there is a shocker!

Check it out:


'Veggie Love': PETA's Banned Super Bowl Ad

no more violence on VA campuses please

I was saddened to hear about the stabbing that occurred at Virginia Tech last night. After the shootings that killed 33 in the spring of 2007, we really don't need any more violence on VA campuses. Actually we don't need violence on campuses in general!

There are current VT students who have now lived through 33 homicides on their campus. That is just sad and not needed.

VT sounded their emergency lockdown and response planned immediately which apparently went off without a hitch. So that was good!

Hoping for safe travels if I make it out to Blacksberg this weekend to visit Y.

sooo close to seeing the goods

Brad forgot to zip up! Not like I was lookin....oh wait yea I was :)

Benjamin forgot to button!!! mohahahah

a redo

So yesterday President Obama retook the oath of office (which Josh taught where it was in the constitution!) with Justice Roberts, which was screwed up on Tuesday. Of course, some people were saying that what BO did yesterday was therefore void if he wasn't really the president. However, I'm pretty sure it is clear in the constitution that at 12 noon EST the Presidents switch jobs (you know, high five and tag team in). At that time that lovely guy was playing the violin, which by the way was amazing.

Anyways, I thought it was fit when BO said, "now let's do this slow" to Roberts. Well you know, he might be a Justice, but clearly we need to take it down a knotch for him to keep up.

Just in case there are any haters out there, BO has retaken the oath and although there was no bible owned by Lincoln, at least Roberts had his black robe.

Congrats!

and he can (somwhat) dance

Well I wasn't expecting some big hip hop moves or anything....but BO was busting some good Presidential moves here:




PS, I could go another 4 years without hearing that damn "sign, sealed, delivered" song again. I know, I know, it's a Stevie classic but I just can't take it anymore.

in case you missed it...

But for god sake you better not have...

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apparently some pictures can't go on my Capital One card

Some the guy in Oklahoma is getting my vote for a coolest dude around....this guy personalized his Capital One credit card (not with his dog like the commercials suggest) with Nick Nolte's DUI mugshot picture!!!! This is the picture of what my hair used to look like around the holidays.

Of course Capital One didn't realize this till after he had received the card and is asking for it back!!! This prompted me to think about other great pictures would be banned from Capital One.....see my inspiration and my list below, leave suggestions or links in the comments:

1. Donald Trump's bad hair
2. Naked photos
3. A pile of poo
4. The "I'm going to hell" version of the YMCA

5. Yummmmmy pirates
6. GWB and cats

an interview with a Canadian GOOSE

Still blaming the Canadians, but here is an interivew.....

Ma, it was a clusterflock!!!!

Open letter to a teacher....

Dear Mrs. Jones,

I wish to clarify that I am not now, nor have I ever been, an exotic dancer. I work at Home Depot and I told my daughter how hectic it was last week before the blizzard hit. I told her we sold out every single shovel we had, and then I found one more in the back room, and that several people were fighting over who would get it. Her picture doesn't show me dancing around a pole. It's supposed to depict me selling the last snow shovel we had at Home Depot. From now on I will remember to check her homework more thoroughly before she turns it in.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Smith



blocked out the last 8 years?

Need a recap?

Here is a interesting timeline of GWB's legacy over the last 8 years.

first lady ball gowns

Excited to see what happens in the world of fashion in DC the next two days....see how many of these former first ladies you can correctly ID with Inaugural ball gowns....I got most right!

I'm blaming Canada

Yep I've decided to officially blame those colder Northerns, i.e. the Canadians, for the Hudson River crash. Well afterall those were Canadian geese!!! The NY post agrees with me too....

Those damn Kunkuks....they've also been sending down those cold winter fronts which have basically shut down the midwest too! And they probably have been raising those geese to bring down American airplanes.

Ohhhh I'm on to you Canada!!! You and your Northern accents! Eh?

top quotes from the Hudson River coverage

1. “Dogs jump out of the way, deer jump out of the way — birds, obviously, can’t do that.” — Chris Matthews
2. “So you’re telling me there was more than one exit on the plane?” — Rick Sanchez
3. “Did you ever break down and start to cry out of happiness?” - Wolf Blitzer to a survivor
4. “Did this bring any memories, seeing a low-flying airplane?” - Lester Holt to a police officer of some kind.
5. “From what I understand, the sound of birds being sucked into an engine would be unmistakable” - Lester Holt
   

SITC sequel

Rumors have it that they are looking to cast Britney Spears in the possible new Sex in the City movie.....

Womanizer, womanizer...pizza driver, pizza driver....I still laugh at this video!

I'm a sprint rockstar

So luckily I picked up my phone for an unIDed number yesterday (which I hardly ever do), only to have Sprint be calling my phone. Turns out I'm a valued costume and they wanted to give me 2 months of free services. Hells yesssss!!! I like it. I have to pay the fees but they are picking up the bill. I rock! Yeah for saving money!

hats off to the pilots

So this afternoon in NYC a plane emergency landed in the Hudson River (if you don't know this you need to check the news more often). Luckily the river was only 35 degrees, and all passengers survived. My hats off to the pilots!!! This was an amazing landing to keep everyone safe and the plane afloat long enough to get people out of there.

Go read CNN for the details......here at the LL spot we like to report trashy stupid news.

some facts for you

1. Daily you will breath in 1 liter of other peoples' anal gases---this might have doubled for my family over the holidays!
2. In an average day your hands will have come into indirect contact with 15 penises (touching door handles, etc.)---not sure I wanted to know that!
   
3. In a year you will have swallowed 14 insects---this is while I'm sleeping and hopefully not in my food.
   
4. Annually you will shake hands with 11 women who have recently masturbated and failed to wash their hands---wait for it....wait....
   
5. Annually you will shake hands with 36 men who have recently masturbated and failed to wash their hands---I KNEW IT!!!

ohhhh Nancy Pelosi

Ohhhh that Nancy Pelosi, she pulled a classic roll on everyone! She is just soooo funny (you know 1 year later)......check our her new post on the Senate and Congress's YOUTUBE channel! Watch it and wait for it!!!

Holy balls, bet you didn't know that our representatives had youtube channels....

queer abs

I know so many republican cowboys that this workout video would be PERFECT for:



I like it when they say "don't you mean ab-ulous"......ohh my I might have just wet my pants!

yeah that's it, high five the blind guy

So I have found myself more and more yelling at the TV during most evenings. I don't watch these shows regularly or two closely, but I sure have been swearing at them lately! First it was the new bachelor show and this week (mind you while talking on the phone to Helga) I was yelling at AI!!! Which, PS, premiered with poorer ratings this year than the last 8 years but I can't believe they think that they will just keep adding on viewers each year until the entire world watches, plus it is inauguration time right now.

So anyways the key moment of yellage was when this blind dude with a white cane auditioned, and after he made it through to "Hollywood" with that hot yellow sheet on paper, Ryan "no talent ass clown" Seacreast tried to give him a high five!!! Now that was funny. Hello?? He can't see you Ryan....see the uncomfortableness below.


I imagine this is such a first reaction for Ryan that he didn't even think twice about it. I'll admit, I've done things like that. For example, when you know someone who had a loved one die and when you see them you automatically ask "how are you?" Well crap I really already know your life is shit right now, but I just first reacted first by asking that. Yeah done that a couple times and feel like a douche afterwards.

Ohhh wait, I just found a video so you can actually watch the uncomfortableness in person:

a great sports highlight

I concurr....this is great!

it's inauguration fever!!!

Soooo it is just Inauguration FEVER across the country and especially in DC. I have friends who know people who are renting out their DC homes for $10,000 for the next week!!!

Places of employment are shutting down, schools are suspending classes, and people are more excited about this inauguration than any other.

In honor of this FEVER, Ben and Jerry's ice cream has announced a new flavor....can you guess it??? "Yes Pecan!" Well at least it wasn't Barroacky Road!!! Mohahaha.

And my Ma is sending warning articles about RIOTS at the Inaugural Balls.....now that would be fun. If I were there, I would sit at the bar and watch those stupid people fight for their coats and jews. More booze for me!

I'm sure there will be more madness to insure throughout the next week. I can hardly wait!

Dear my friends,

Happy New Year

To all my friends who in 2008 sent me best 'wishes', chain letters, 'angel' letters or other promises of good luck if I forwarded something,

'NONE OF THAT SHIT WORKED! '

For 2009, could you please just send money, Alcohol, chocolate or gasoline vouchers?

Thank you!

no one wants to see GWB

So GWB has asked the major networks for 10-15 minutes on TH night for a farewell speech. Unfortunately, TH nights are major must see TV time and the networks reportedly "argue that the address may not be especially newsworthy and will have plenty of coverage on cable and other outlets." mohahah.

Personally, I would rather have GWB just print an apologize for these last 8 years and let Grey's Anatomy start on time.

$, beer and meat

So some dude in CA tried to sell his daughter for some hot cash, 100 cases of beer and some cases of meat!!! Now this guy is going to be up for father of the year!

This guy was arrested for human trafficking when we asked for his daughter to be returned when payment wasn't received weeks later. I heard he only got 50 cases of beer and tofu instead of steaks, so this really pissed him off. You know, it wasn't the idea of missing his daughter, it was that he got Bud Light instead of straight up Bud, that he asked for her back.

we have to try this

I'm not sure this works...multiple cell phone ringing to pop popcorn! It this works it scares me:

Pop Corn téléphone portable micro-ondes
by sassiere

new kelly clarkson

So I've always been a fan, especially when she told all those AI producers to suck it and went off to make an album she wanted to do. OK I'll admit it was dark and didn't do as well....but I like the independent effort. Well anyways, Kelly is coming out with a new album and her first single has already leaked to the internets (if you are sneaky like me you can find it). It's not too bad but the album art is a little pop-ish for me.

Check out my fav vid from her! This is a great song and vid.

avoiding the bahamas

The last couple weeks we had another well known child die in the Bahamas. This seems to be a place with celebrity children have problems. First it was Anna Nicole's son, which was followed by her death and long trail. Next it was the Travolta's son just a couple weeks ago.

I thought too that the Halloway girl was there too, but turns out she was more south on some other islands.

It appears that like it might be best to stay away from the Bahamas! Or perhaps it is just that people get crazy on vacations and in warm weather and around beaches.

only 1 loud blonde allowed

So today some major drama went down on the View......Ann Coulter, the horselike conservative columnist and loud mouth, wouldn't SHUT UP!!! She even put Ms. Hasselback to silence....Elizabeth doesn't say anything, she looks like she saw a ghost and just sits back.

Ann puts her foot in her mouth and it attacked by ALL the View moderators including Babs. Watch her just interrupt and talk stupid smack. I wish she would just shut up.

doogie rockin SNL

Diddn't nab a Golden Globe but was pretty funny on SNL this weekend:

and the winners are!

Well last night was the Golden Globes and Slumdog Millionaire took home almost ALL the honors!!! I think they nabbed 4 awards. Other notable winners, Kate Winslet looking fabulous! AND surprisingly, Milk, Changling and Ben Buttons got NOTHING. Brandeglina went home with nothing. That is strange.

Oh an interesting note, Mickey took home a GG for the Wrestler and he definitely had some problems getting up on stage and speaking. And the late Heath Ledger took home a GG for the Dark Knight. He received a standing ovation. 30 Rock and Mad Men cleaned up the TV categories, and FOR SHIT Kyra did not win again!!!!

On the clothing, there was alot of people who made it work! People who needed help:

1. J.Lo (and went is she going to come out with a new name like Diddy)
2. Tina Fey (yeah not liking the dress)
3. Heidi Klum (dude there is a flower on your hip)
   
4. Anne Hathaway (you needed a necklace)
   

bye bye Blagojevich

The llinois House of Representatives just IMPEACHED ex-Gov. Blagojevich!!! Sucks to be you.

What is wrong with this picture???? Yeah basically everything!!!

mohahaha Apple rules!

Sooooo I was surprised to read that Microsoft has launched a Beta version of a new Operating System, #7! What the hell happened to Vista????? You know that well parodied system that was ONLY launched in January 2007. It didn't even make it 2 years. Boy, that ain't good!

CNN's headline read "Did Microsoft give up on Vista?" ohhhhhhh smack!

I gave up on PCs years ago.

let award season begin!!!

Well I missed the People's Choice awards last night (yeah I'm over it), but thankfully I'm going to attempt to remember to watch the Globes this Sunday night. Check out these links for the nominees and winners.

Of course all the kiddies in the world voted for the Dark Knight and they cleaned up house last night.

And of all things, can Kyra Sedgwick please win a Globe this year for the Closer???? And I won't mind Neil Patrick Harris winning either!

junk in the trunk is a good thing

According to a new study, "fat bottoms have been scientifically proven to be a sign of good health." Well shit if it has been "scientifically" proven then....

Good thing I got some junk in my trunk.....sorry Betty!

I like how they say "fat bottoms." It reminds me of the Queen song I work out to!

must watch....what pup will be at the WH?

The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c

Road to the Doghouse - Puppedential Debate

Barack Obama Interview
John McCain Interview

Sarah Palin Video
Funny Election Video

music of the moment

Liking this song....from a great performance

the princes are moving out!

So Queen Elizabeth has granted her grandchildren their own royal households!!! They are both moving out and up in the royal scene. They will get servers and people to attend them!

Reportedly, they both have established their cyphers or logos which will represent them and their future families.

I love all this royal business, and I dare say that Harry might have surpassed William in the hot factor.

lil wayne a sports commentator?

OK I know he can rap but I'm not sure about this....

when harry met sally....doggy version

This is funny on so many levels

gotta love dating sites

Here is a new one.....I would soooo give this to Josh if he didn't already snag Sam!!! (just kidding)

go ravens

The Viking lost big time yesterday, I'm officially on the Raven's bandwagon.

the wheel of death*

Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard

* this is one is for you D, I know you love this feature with the ipods.

PS, I too buy anything from apple as long as it is shiny :)

stupid bachelor show

I have spent the last hour or so yelling at the TV! Tonight was the premiere of another one of those stupid reality shows about "love" while competing with like 40 other dumb hoes. Every time one of those girls got out of the limo and tried to put two coherent words together, I would yelled "Shut the f up!!!" These women would honesty say to the camera, "this is a competition and I'll get nasty, I know how to fight." Next I would yell "really? seriously?" Some of them had so much orange fake tan and caked on make-up, I thought they might die of poising.

One reason this year is really frosting my balls is because the Bachelor has a young son. He is a single dad and I guess this women just love that. This dude is whoring out his son to find a bride for a couple months. Out of all the seasons (isn’t there been like 12), Bachelor and Bachelorette, there has been 1 couple that is still together!!!! ONE COUPLE!!!! That is not a good track record.

Perhaps it is because I saw Milk this weekend, but I can't help but compare this to the injustices the GLBT community faces. Many crazy religious folks that sponsored anti-Prop. 8 in CA (and other relevant legislation across the country) have attempted to the make the case that homosexuals should not be able to marry because it is ruining the sanctity of marriage (this is of course ignoring the alarming number of divorces occurring everyday). It is amazing that two people who genuinely love each other and are in committed relationship, can't have the same rights as this assclown and his son. Actually we make his family into a reality show that is very very likely to end a break up. Again, I ask this isn't against a disgrace to the intuition of marriage???

This busines makes me crabby.

congrats to betty

So the new year brings new jobs and a new starts to well-deserved careers. Betty spent the last two days in Cville, dropping crap off and getting ready for her new job in DC. We had a good time eating at Mas, seeing Milk, and enjoying the VA outdoor air. She officially left for her temporary home at some hotel in Arlington. First day of her new career starts early tomorrow morning....

AMIF has officially announced her new job....the director of scientific affairs of all meat related products (i.e., meat popsicles, the science behind hot dogs). Dr. B Jr....perhaps I'll be III (don't hold your breath)

franken to represent MN

CNN is reporting that Al Franken will be the Senate representative for MN......how do we feel about this????

MN (and CA for that matter) seem to attract ex-"celebrities" to run for their public offices.

living through 3 decades

So a new lady is in the running for holding the "Oldest Person in the World" title. She is 114 years old!!!! Yep she has lived through 3 decades.....can you imagine??? All that she has seen???

The Guinness World Book of Records needs to confirm her record by completing a thorough investigation. I'm not sure what their investigation would look like....I'd imagine like a government background check, check with previous employers and neighbors. I heard she smoked pot back in the 70's and lied on her IRS return in the 40's, but I'm still voting for her.

Hell I'll be luckily to make it to 50 :)

ohhh barkley....you shouldn't have said it

So I'm sure by now you've heard about former NBA basketball star's DUI arrest in Arizona over the New Year holiday.....Charles Barkley ran a stop sign which prompted the po-po to pull him over, only to discover he was drunk. He was arrested and while he was being booked down at the station he started running his mouth. Here is how that business went down:

CB: "I had a good reason to run that stop sign."
Po-po: "oh yeah, what is that?"
CB: "I needed to get home to get some lovin....that girl I was with is great in the sack, among other things."
Po-po: "I don't give two shits"
CB: "Well if you let me go, I can work something out for you when I run for Governor of Alabama, or I'd be willing to tattoo your name on my ass!"

YEAH RIGHT!!! Like you will ever be governator now.....this innocent had the potential of being at Mel Gibson drunken rant standards (i.e., "sugar tits" was not used in response to a female police officier) but failed.

a website to try

So I learned about Hulu when reading about the top new inventions of 2008, and now I'm slightly addicted!

Check out the free TV shows and movies!

40th party

So my sisters and I throw an amazing party last Monday for about 35-40 of my parent's closest friends to celebrate 40 years of not killing each other. It was very exciting!!!! All us girls cleaned, cooked, and entertained.....and I'll admit, it wasn't too shabby if I say so myself.

Gail and Bets of course were the amazing chiefs making a turkey, red wine braised beef butts, shredded pork with kraut, and other stuff. I, on the other hand, made some salads and appies. We had plenty of food and lots of booze!!!

Special thanks to those people who traveled far to attend and celebrate with us. Especially the Schwartz's who came up from Chicago for the day. It really meant alot to us to see you all!

Congrats to my rentals for not killing each other! Here to another 10 years of marriage bliss....I got to start thinking about the 50th party :)

Bets is asking if you would like a piece of my Ma's homemade bread?

Cindy and Doug are wishing people wouldn't mess up the house!!! And of course drinking (my favorite part)

As always people are enjoying the food when invited to our house!

THANKS TO ALL THOSE OF YOU WHO HELPED US CELEBRATE!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!