Cartographer Katie Gillett’s Post-Grad Hipster’s Guide to Inhabitable U.S. Cities:
I thought all you students would get a kick out of this... I especially love ours, 'Austin, "Blue dot in Red Sea, but at least there's a good music scene" Texas.'
Katie Gillett (pronounced like the razor) is a multimedia storyteller with roots in Orlando and pieces of her heart across the globe. In 2010 she quit her theme park photographer job to go on a cross-country road trip from Florida to California—via Canada—with: 6 of her best friends, an unregistered yellow Mustang, a Toyota Corolla named Tinkerbell, 2 walkie talkies, and the motto “No pants, no plans, no priorities”. The plan was to “find herself”…or something. She now finds herself living at home again. She enjoys rewriting pop lyrics to make them relevant to social justice issues and making socio-environmental documentary films. You can check out her work at: www.groundwaterup.com and reach her at: gillett.katie@gmail.com.
OMG, I absolutely love this pic from artist, Rahzzah at Deviant Art. The X-Muppets!
It was 2 weeks before my high school graduation, when I learned of Jim Henson's untimely death - it was a sad time indeed. Thank you Jim, because we'll always love our Muppets.
Things just keep getting worse for Maria Shriver, doesn't it? First, she goes through the heartache and pain of losing her mother, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the sister of President Kennedy, a little over a year ago. A year later, in January of this year, she sadly goes through her father, Sargent Shriver's death. And, in the same month, learns of her husband, Arnold Schwarzenegger's infidelity. But it doesn't end there...
Last week, the famous couple separated, because he screwed the housekeeper who's worked for them 25 years! Come to find out, there's a lovechild!
Seriously? What made him cheat on his beautiful wife, with this person, Mildred Patricia Baena, who ABC revealed on television this morning?
I've been cheated on before, but this is beyond pathetic. I feel so sorry for Maria, because this just keeps getting worse for her. Can you imagine finding out you lived in a home for the past 10 years with a person who's had a child with your wife or husband? And you didn't know a thing about it? I cannot think of a more horrible deception. What's even more sickening, is the fact that Maria was pregnant with one of their boys while this woman lived in their home. The least he could have done was paid her to go away, instead he chose to have this woman interact with his wife and kids over the holidays, birthdays, and other special events. This, I feel, is far worse than the affair itself.
You know, I followed the election of Governor Schwarzenegger, because he was a famous actor who was married to a famous Kennedy. But I remember vividly, the allegations that were pouring in from several women stating he had groped them, allegations that he so vehemently denied. This is just one huge, Hot Mess!
I'm sorry, I do feel bad for the 14 year old boy who is learning all of this at the same time we are, and it's getting uglier everyday. Lord watch over him, because it isn't his fault, and I have no idea what it feels like to have your parents being criticized online. I hope he finds solace in knowing that his Dad, while wrong, took care of him, and didn't leave his side.
Make sure the next time you visit your city council meeting you bring a gas mask, literally. LOL, this video was hilarious.
From the YouTube page:
Someone farted 2X during the Medina, Ohio council meeting. Watch the complete video for the repeat farts. The blond is mayor Jane Leaver. I'm so proud of my city!! December, 2008. NEW --- Played on Jimmy Kimmel and FOX news!!!
As most of you know, President Obama has no Democratic challenger in 2012, but on the Republican side, they have a whole slew of folks they are undecided about. While some in the chart have already dropped out, the race continues.
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We've all seen water balloons burst - we've either played with them as children, or as adults. But have you seen one burst in slow-motion?
As with my previous two posts, The following video uses high-definition cameras to capture the destruction of a water balloon. This time, the artists are The Slow Mo Guys - this is my first time hearing about them. Regardless to say, they don't burst a regular water balloon, they burst one a thousand times the size - 6 foot, to be exact.
I actually enjoyed watching this, it was quite entertaining.
I'm actually kind of excited about this movie. I grew up reading lots of books as a child and a teenager, and Tintin was one of my favorites - actually Tintin and The Hardy Boys were my favorite. When I became an adult, Mary Higgins Clark's books on mystery, suspense, and psychological thrillers became my favorite past-time hobby. But there again, there was nothing like the feeling I got when I read about Tintin and his dog, Snowy's adventures.
The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn will be released this Christmas, and it's going to be spectacular! Especially in 3D, so I can't wait for all the great special effects. Produced and Directed by Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg, the movie boasts some pretty awesome actors. Daniel Craig (James Bond) as Red Rackham, Cary Ewles (Saw) as the Pilot, Jamie Bell (Billy Elliot) as Tintin, Andy Serkis (Lord of the Rings) as Captain Haddock, and countless of other characters I'm anxious to see. This will be the first of a supposed trilogy based on the books written from the 1940's through 1970's. I wish they would cover them all! LOL
Older folks will probably remember Tintin as a comic strip, but I don't. In fact, I just read up on Wikipedia that it was a comic strip created by a Belgian artist back in 1907, and later translated into English. It's amazing what you can learn online. Anywho, check out the trailer below...
The Recluse Spider.
OMG, forget Lions, Tigers and Bears - this little bitch will kill you. I'm not lying, it will. This little brown spider has been know to paralyze and cause the skin to die. I have a couple of friends who have been bitten by one of these, and they went through horrendous weeks of pain and torture. They eventually recovered with treatment and surgery, but the adverse events are what sound problematic. Along with their physical pain, they developed arachnophobia.
According to recent research, the recluse spider may be making a migration to the United States in large numbers, because climate change is threatening their existence. But little do people know these spiders already occupy most of the country.
"They tend to live under bark or logs in dry areas or underneath hanging rocks. But humans also create a good habitat for them in cellars, attics and garages," according to Rick Vetter, a research associate at the University of California, Riverside. Their venom contains a toxin that causes skin to die, resulting in what are known as necrotic lesions. In about 90 percent of cases, the bite of a brown recluse has virtually no effect. The other 10 percent cause severe symptoms with potentially life-threatening complications. There are no solid statistics available, but Vetter estimates that one or two bite-induced deaths occur each year, typically in small children.
If only having a kidney stone were as fun as the picture below depicts it to be. Granted the picture provided by www.hiddendingbat.co.uk is to help kids understand the concept behind having a kidney stone or stones. I've never had one, and hope I never will.
I've had friends and family describe it as the most painful thing you can experience as a man. Women have even said, the pain is far worse than having baby - they would know.
"He could denounce the Democratic party, run on a Republican ticket come 2012, put Sarah Palin as his VP nominee, promise to uphold an anti-gay, anti-abortion, anti-environmental, anti-immigration, pro-gun, pro-limited government, pro-church and state, pro-ultra conservative stance on all issues and obtain plastic surgery skin grafts to make himself more....white....and they still won't adore him." ~ Ryan J. Lopez
My friend Debbie at work showed me this video on her cell phone the other day, and I couldn't keep from laughing - it was too darn cute. Whether or not you're a pet owner, you'll definitely get a kick out of this.
What is Abercrombie & Fitch well known for?
Ummmm..... I don't know - selling great clothes?
Um No!
Selling sex?
Absolutely! I mean you can visit their website, and quickly figure it out.
And they know how well it works too. Why else would they be opening their first Abercrombie & Fitch store in Paris with 101 shirtless models? They've made a fortune exploiting hot boys and their muscular bodies all over America; this time it's no different.
Promoting their grand opening, the company paraded their soft-core porn to the people of France, and I'm loving every second of it!
I just signed the petition a few seconds ago; I have a couple aunts and uncles who have succumbed to cancer - it's a terrible, terrible disease. Signing this has made my Sunday even brighter.
A friend of mine sent me an email on Thursday on a mother who is on the verge of losing her 5-year-old son and 11-year-old daughter. It truly brought me to tears when I read the reason behind it. As most of you know by now, I work for The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, and ironically enough, this post is based in part, in the field I work in - Breast Cancer.
Alaina Giordano was diagnosed with breast cancer 3-1/2 years ago when her children were only 2 and 8-years-old. As she puts it, she goes for treatment once a month and her disease is currently stable.
"my kids know that I have cancer, they know that I go for treatment once a month now, they know that it's stable. They know me as mom, and it doesn't affect our daily life."
Well, a judge in North Carolina has used the cancer, and Alaina's treatments, as the main reason to transfer custody of her two kids to her ex-husband. And all this, after she specifically told the judge this man was abusive, and furthermore, lived 700 miles away.
The media has just started to cover this; she was recently interviewed on Good Morning America and the Today Show.
She only has two weeks to appeal, so maybe with all the noise everyone is making, and the public standing behind her, Alaina will be able to reverse this decision.
Do your part - sign the petition - it could be one of the best decisions you've ever made.
I found this interesting chart online in reference to people who have been imprisoned for drugs. I find it ironic that the issue of race and prison seem to come up, quite a bit, around election season. But are politicians reading the numbers correctly?
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| Drug users by race— 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health and "Prisoners in 2007" by Bureau of Justice Statistics, and U.S. Census Bureau Natioanl Population Estimates |
What can I say, it's been almost 2 months since I last spoke of it, but the summer is nigh, and we are hungry for blood - True Blood that is.
Premiering June 26, HBO promises to deliver it's best season yet, and from the looks of it - it's going to be one hell of a fun ride.
In March, they began teasing us with "a lost in the dark," Eric Northman, seduced us with a half-naked, Jason Stackhouse and ended it with an overbearing Bill Compton.
And now, the full-length trailer we've all been eager to see...
As most of you know by now, my admiration for Adele has grown over the last several weeks. I took a second look at her after my friends, Renee and Michael convinced me she was a force to be reckoned with. And this she is, my readers.
Released in March of this year, Adele's current number one hit, "Rolling in the Deep," has sold over 2 million digital copies in the US alone - and it's only 2 weeks into the month of May. And she continues breaking records around the world.
Well, I thought I would bring a little humor to my Saturday Morning readers, and post The Key of Awesome's outrageously hilarious parody to her music video, Rolling in the Deep. If you haven't seen the original music video, watch it here first, then come back, and watch this one.
If you may recall, The Key of Awesome also did a parody to Lady Gaga's, "Born this Way," last month and it was downright funny. Also, if you're a fan of the popular smartphone game, "Angry Birds," you'll get a kick out of this too. There's a few references to the movie, Black Swan as well! Omg Hilarious!
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- Blade 7184 aka Peter
