"That's not such a good spot. You might want to move over there- I saw a fat guy get served there."

I smiled. "I think I'll be OK." As if on cue, Lizzie came up at that moment.

"Hi Beth! How are you? Can I get you a Strongbow?"

The guy raised an eyebrow. "I guess you didn't need my advice."

To learn more about the biochemistry of addiction, scientists in Australia dropped liquefied freebase cocaine on bees’ backs, so it entered the circulatory system and brain.
The scientists found that bees react much like humans do: cocaine alters their judgment, stimulates their behavior and makes them exaggeratedly enthusiastic about things ( Read more... )

In memory of Bea Arthur, Best Week Ever's Top 10 Bea Arthur Moments.

Numbers 7 and 2 are favorites of mine. What doesn't appear in the Golden Girls clip is this awesome exchange between Sophia and Rose:

"What do you think, Rose? Do I look like the mayor of Palm Springs?"

"Doug Henning is the mayor of Palm Springs?"

Despite the fact that a lot of people would consider me pretty organized and whatnot (and sometimes I actually am), I'm an incredibly talented procrastinator. The advent of the internet has only made this worse. Um, HELLO, how much do I update this when I should be doing something else? Really.

Somehow, and I swear to you I have no recollection of ( Read more... )

Laura: Llplm "0q

Me: I'm sorry, whaaat?

Laura: Sorry, Sophia text messaged you.

Back in the day, when I worked for the AMC, there were a couple of guys I worked with one summer who came from West Virginia. One of them in particular was known for frequent colorful turns of phrase, and that was just one of them ( Read more... )

Observe today's evidence:

formerlyCwalkenThere's a dead squirrel in the driveway. Mrs. Liebowitz is worried that the death might be gang-related. She's checking FOX News to be sure.

formerlyCwalkenI was interviewed for a school newspaper today. The kid is actually home-schooled but thinking big. I like that about kids.

Check out this episode of Jimmy Fallon's show- the musical performance is in the last block. That's just cool. Oh yeah, and me = obsessed with her album and going to be a groupie at Cafe 939 on the 29th. I'm such a nerd.

The past few weeks have been full of surprises. We were able to get out of our lease early and we snagged a great new place in JP. My Mom found out she's been living her entire life with a hole in her brain. (No joke. Apparently it didn't matter though.) Realtors have been calling Tiff and me all damn day, every day, to ask to show our apartment ( ( Read more... )

Well, it started that way.

Me: Sad little hippies.

Paul: Too close

Paul: Btw f those tree hugging anti war pot smokers

Me: Tell me how you really feel

Paul: I could have added liberal pieces of shit but I was trying to be sensitive to my democratic friend

Me: Aww, you're sweet for a gun-toting neo-con