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I still cannot load Google blogs. Two weeks now, and I'm sorry to be MIA from some of my favorite reading spots. Its honestly weird to find out people have been talking about this site, but I can't find out what they are saying! A week ago here, I dropped a pretty big hint for someone to let me know who won the Brilliant Blog awards for December. No one did. Turns out I won Best Comedic Post. Thanks a lot, guys, I had to find out on my own. I have heard from Blogger Help, but they don't know what's wrong. I also was "tagged" for a "meme" by Omegamom (its a whole new language). I don't know how long its been, but I managed to copy the pertinent info from her. My response is at the bottom of this post. But first, some interesting things!

Photo Booth Prank from the Tonight Show. Hysterical! (Thanks, Patrice!)

The straight dude’s guide to Brokeback Mountain. (Thanks, Sharon!)

The World of Warcraft meets Avenue Q in this music video The Internet is for Porn.

If you liked that one, you might enjoy Dracula’s Guest. Not a music video, but a movie made from video game characters.

Blog I Like: Moxie has advice on dating and men.

Embarassing Stories.

Harry Finley’s Museum of Menstruation.

You’ve got questions. Ninja’s got answers. Ask A Ninja.

A band’s name can backfire on you (just ask Ass Pony) or be worth a goldmine in PR (just ask Barenaked Ladies). So what do you think of Morningwood?

A gallery of the inventive things people do with mobile homes.

For those of you who enjoyed reading about Winders 98, there is another version, specifically for Australia called Windaz 2000. Read about it at Wulfweard.

Video of a life-size Pac Man game at the University of Michigan. Give that guy a Power Pill!

Read this fascinating and perhaps frightening story of the most powerful weapon ever constructed. On October 30, 1961, the most powerful weapon ever constructed by mankind was exploded over the island of Novaya Zemlya in the Arctic Sea.
The device was code-named 'Ivan,' and it was a multi-stage hydrogen bomb which was built in only fifteen weeks by engineers in the USSR, using off-the-shelf nuclear weapon components. Here's a video of the explosion. (via the Presurfer)

True English Nerd You scored 78 erudition!

Not only do you know your subjects from your objects and your definite from your indefinite articles, but you've got quite a handle on the literature and the history of the language as well. Huzzah, and well done! The English snobs of Boston salute you.

My test tracked 1 variable How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 43% on erudition

Link: The Are You Truly Erudite? Test written by okellelala on Ok Cupid, home of the 32-Type Dating Test

I happen to know the ER did better than I on the above test, which is as it should be.

Google mirror. Remember, if you want your search to work, you also have to type your terms in backwards.

The Euphemism Generator. Makes no sense, but can be funny!

What Jello is really made of. (Thanks, Christy!)

Download Google Earth.

Gallery of Eastern European stop-motion animation.

All’s Fair in Love and Police Actions.

Ever wonder what a balloon looks like AS its popping? Thanks to high-speed photography, we now know.

Did the Chinese “discover” America before Columbus?

Penguins are nature’s Weebles. A study of waddling.

If you spent the eighties hanging around an arcade, you may do well with Name That Game, a sound effects quiz. I once lived in an apartment directly above an arcade, so I did better than you’d expect.



CAN STACKING

Architects and engineers compete to see whose team can build the most spectacular structure using little more than cans of food at Construction, the 13th annual NYC Design and Build competition in New York. The exhibit at New York Design Center is open to the public. At the end of the competition on 23 November 2005, the 130,000 cans that are part of the exhibit were given to the Food Bank of New York City.

Construction is a national charity and has similar competitions each year in over 66 cities throughout the United States and Canada. For more information, visit http://www.canstruction.org/































































































HEADLINES THAT MAKE YOU SAY DUH

[1] Infertility unlikely to be passed on - Montgomery Advertiser

[2] Study Finds Sex, Pregnancy Link - Cornell Daily Sun

[3] Survey Finds Dirtier Subways After Cleaning Jobs Were Cut - The New York Times

[4] Larger Kangaroos Leap Farther, Researchers Find - The Los Angeles Times

[5] Light' meals are lower in fat, calories - Huntington Herald-Dispatch

[6] Alcohol ads promote drinking - The Hartford Courant

[7] Malls try to attract shoppers - The Baltimore Sun

[8] Official: Only rain will cure drought - The Herald-News, Westpost, Massachusetts

[9] Teen-age girls often have babies fathered by men - The Sunday Oregonian

[10] Low Wages Said Key to Poverty - Newsday

[11] Man shoots neighbor with machete - The Miami Herald

[12] Economist uses theory to explain economy - Collinsville Herald-Journal

[13] Bible church's focus is the Bible --- Saint Augustine Record, Florida

[14] Court Rules Boxer Shorts Are Indeed Underwear --- Journal of Commerce

[15] Lack of brains hinders research --- The Columbus Dispatch

MEME

What were you doing 10 years ago?
I was a newlywed, looking at ways to achieve parenthood.

What were you doing 1 year ago?
Struggling with my husband’s passing. Battling loneliness.

Five snacks I enjoy
Chocolate, chips and salsa, coffee, chai, cheese (alliteration unintended).

Five songs to which I know all the lyrics
Lets don’t even go there. 24 years in radio, different formats, has left me with a brain full of lyrics I have no need to remember at all.

Five things I would do if I were a millionaire
Quit my day job, adopt another child, buy a bigger piece of land, travel, and throw a big party!

Five bad habits
Smoking (for the moment), procrastination, too much time on the net, biting my nails, daydreaming.

Five things I like doing
Finding and sharing humor, hugging my kids, gardening, shopping for antiques, going somewhere I’ve never been.

Five things I would never wear, buy or get new again
I will never wear a size 14 again. A wedding gown. Home improvements from the lowest bidder. Can’t think of any more. I hate to say “never”

Five favorite toys
Mac Mini, a guy I met, my new Canon digital camera, this website, MSN messenger.


So here's the deal: Remove the blog in the top spot from the following list and bump everyone up one place. Then add your blog to the bottom slot.

afrindiemum
An Elephant's Gestation
So, it's come down to this
OmegaMom
Miss Cellania

Then select five people to tag:
Clueless in Carolina
The Naked Ovary
It Occurred To Me
Wulfweard the White
El Jacek
You're IT!


Thought for today: Just because I have nothing to say is no reason why you shouldn't listen.

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