( Oops. Sorry. Cut to spare non-Olympics lovers )

He is Norwegian skip Thomas Ulsrud.

Sure he owns tanning salons, and seems to use his product too much, but I am mesmerized by the pants. (You know, The Pants!)

I think if I stare at his ass long enough, I will eventually be able to see a 3D image of a ship or something.

Oooh... and playing the roles of my cabana boy and pool boy will be ( Read more... )

You seem to be missing a subtle, but important distinction in your Haiti coverage ( Read more... )

No. It's not because I can't afford cable right now.

It's actually because this week, Quirks and Quarks featured a story about Dr. Michael Polack, an evolutionary biologist who is investigating why a certain species of fruit flies has developed bizarre pointy penises. So he and his team developed a laser to shave the pointy bits of the fruit ( Read more... )

Thanks commenters. As I'm still struggling with brokitude, my usual Saturday/weekend leisure funds are approximately $25 which is usually spent on groceries for a nice meal (with leftovers for the following weeks' lunches) and maybe a magazine or movie rental ( Read more... )

Inspired by Michelle at Thursday Night Smackdown, I'm taking the money I would have spent on my Saturday amusements and dinner, and donating it to the Haiti Relief Effort (specifically, by Doctors Without Borders ( Read more... )

For various cat-litter-related reasons, I was forced to go into a big box store in town during the holiday season. I won't actually say the name, but it rhymes with Stall-Cart, which -coincidentally- is what the sheeple tend to do while the store is busy ( Read more... )

Oh Woe!

I tried to make the following cookies because I love shortbread, these look perfect for hostess and other gifting and I happen to have cacao nibs and sea salt on hand. This was the Toronto Star's Cookie of the Day for December 12.

( cut for recipe and woe )

On December 6, 1989, I wrote a sociology exam in the morning and international relations in the afternoon. That was the last exam for several of us, so a group of us went for a couple of beers to celebrate. The TVs in the bar were all blasting reports about a shooting in Montreal. Since Montreal is two time zones away from Edmonton, the ( Read more... )

1. If you would wear it out to 'da club, DO NOT wear it to court.(NB: this also applies to your makeup application.)
2. If any part of your outfit could be described with the words "sequined", "mesh", "net", "illusion fabric" or "see through", DO NOT wear it to court.
3. If any part of your outfit could be described as "nipple-i-cious", DO NOT wear it to ( Read more... )