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A Relentless Tide of Nausea
That porcelain oracle's a pretty good deal, apparently: http://www.pricegrabber.com/koehler+memoirs+toile… I had coworkers back in '96 or so that were SO into Beanie Babies that they literally had HUNDREDS of them, on which they had spent THOUSANDS. I confess to having had about a dozen of them, of which I currently have 4 left. I got all the popular bears. I even had the coveted "Princess Diana" bear, which at its zenith was worth $300. (I paid retail, which I believe was $12.99.) http://cgi.ebay.com/PRINCESS-Diana-of-Wales-Bear-… See, I was the official "Beanie Baby Runner" for Beanie-crazed women in my office. My route went through the mountains to a little tourist trap of a gift shop that somehow got these things QUICK. As soon as they came out. The girls would put in their orders, hand me their cash, and I'd go pick these things up and bring them back. These were women in their 40s, and they acted like little kids at Christmas. It was kinda bizarre. On the same route, I had a young couple in my subdivision who did NOTHING but sell Beanie Babies on eBay for a living, and they were in a new house. I'd back up to their garage, and it would be filled with Priority Mail boxes full of these things that they'd sold on something called "eBay" and were shipping out. Don't suppose I could trade my Beanies for that Gibson, do ya? :)— November 30, 2009 7:29 p.m.
What Is This, a Disney Movie?
I've considered getting a tattoo of Pepe, just to remind me not to date ever again. :) God, how many times have I been that poor cat? http://www.nakedauthors.com/uploaded_images/24536…— November 29, 2009 11:30 p.m.
The predator is Time...
"Is time hunting your?" Hunting my what? My ass, Mr. Typo?— November 29, 2009 10:04 p.m.
Bonus Blog: Adam Lambert on the AMAs
I saw every one, Cuddle. Love 'em all. :)— November 29, 2009 9:43 p.m.
Seducing the Breakers and Sweet-Talking the Swell
Heeheehee. "DUUUUUUUUDE!!! That was SIIIIIIIIICK!!!" Here, give your French a workout: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHlOvhlKPvs— November 29, 2009 7:44 p.m.
Seducing the Breakers and Sweet-Talking the Swell
Ya like that, Pike? Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4U6T_BB1N8 IwannaIwannaIwannaIwannaIwannaIwanna... :)— November 29, 2009 7:16 p.m.
Bonus Blog: Adam Lambert on the AMAs
Re #88: Daniels! You seriously hadn't seen the boy yet??? Lookie here, when I saw Adam do THIS, it took me a while to pick my jaw up out of my lap. I said, "Holy crap! Elvis is back. And he's gay." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfbpJu8XqFg Here, take a gander at some of his even better performances: This first one's even got Board's buddy Eber (Adam's dad), a standing O from Simon, and goosebumps from yours truly. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xKPk5RvcU4 This one's got Smokey Robinson. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9g-jDV5K3o&featur… An earlier performance, and more with the folks. "The first time on the big stage" before MJ's death. Knew he was gonna pick this song that week, too. :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7y2nuxqpBo Randy Travis's response to Adam was pretty hilarious this week. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkcxaMN3NRk&featur… (I have to say on this one, though...I think it's pretty clear that he based this version on a performance by Dilana Robichaux, who also ROCKS! You can see her version of this song right here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whtQZJ7R3EU) And now, back to your regularly scheduled Glambert: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3U4AIObPsfA For AI nerds, it was the most fun season ever. OTOH, Timaya has weighed in on Adam's AMA performance. And s/he is not best pleased. :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-DOes1EdDA&featur… Some genuine LOLs in there. Personally, I'd be honored to be dissed by T. Hopefully Adam would feel the same, and get a chuckle out of it.— November 29, 2009 7:01 p.m.
Dinosaurs in the Desert: Galleta Meadows, Borrego Springs
Love the video, Bonnie! Your choice of music is great, here. It would be nice to see an end credit for it. Also, I personally love hyperlinks for further investigations. I found Breceda's website right here: http://ricardobreceda.com/ Pretty easy to guess, no? Again, great vid. Hope to see more from you soon.— November 29, 2009 4:35 p.m.
Seducing the Breakers and Sweet-Talking the Swell
Funny, they don't LOOK Nigerian. :) What a scamalicious entry, Pike! Perhaps scams should be their own separate category, with their own separate No Prize. This http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/wdc/98744304… is absolutely hilarious. Thanks for posting that link. But your link to the "external site" is nonop. Wouldn't want to deprive any Reader readers the chance at finding out what it's like to be an astronaut! Heck, I'd rather just do this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf49cw0134U&featur… <sigh> I'm gonna hafta get back in shape. I'm bored. This is my favorite new YouTube channel discovery, BTW.— November 29, 2009 3:37 p.m.
Black Friday, Part Two: Jacobo
I was thinking what's written in comment #1, almost word-for-word. Very sweet...nice for you to meet one of these types...random convos like this are great. I may have to 'really' learn Spanish, after all. I say 'really' as opposed to my 2 years of college Spanish, which apparently had all the sticking power of a greased hog with teflon skin. :) Unfortunately, I got that thing for blue-eyed types. <sigh> Might as well be looking for a needle in a haystack being munched on by a unicorn. Hey, two multiple metaphors in one post. BOOYAH!!!— November 29, 2009 3:11 p.m.