(I’ve mentioned this before so go see the first three parts if you are new.)

Part 4 is up.

Again, I am amazed at the dramatic power this has. Do watch it all.

The Onion takes on IKEA

And incase you wonder how IKEA gets thier funky names for items, read this.

John Kerry is giving a speech on TV about Iraq.

He keeps stopping to get sips of water out of a little bottle of water.

I have to say it’s very unmasculine, big hands holding a tiny bottle and making the sippy face. Not very strong leaderish looking.

Someone get that man a GLASS of water.

What I have been saying for YEARS!

Exchange KQED in the article for the call letters of your local PBS station. It holds up.

I will watch HOURS a day of the cable edutainment channels a day, I don’t think I’ve watched even two hours of PBS in a year.

Low Carb Coca Cola is coming:

Now, I’m not into all this low carb crap… But isn’t DIET Coke a better alternative as far as the sugar? It has way less than “HALF the sugar” of regular Coke.

This New Coke is premiering in Japan first because face it, they never met a fad they didn’t like.

Other than a Sumo, have you SEEN a (truly) fat Japanese person? I haven’t. All the ones I see on the TV news are all tiny and trim They eat pretty healthy, they walk ALOT. But they buy into the pop culture and the advertising there big time and as a result big money is to be had.

A regional pizza chain (Donato’s) is making a no crust pizza for the Carbies. You, guessed it, it’s a bowl of sauce and toppings. (Why not just pick the toppings off a regular pizza?)

This is just all going too far. Sure it works, I guess, but you look like a moron eating a ham sandwich between two lettuce leaves and paying $8 for the privilege at the TGIFridays on your lunch hour.

Hi, My name is Jen, and I’m a Typoholic.

Cate’s garage sale finds is alot of fun./ she has a few categories of finds of truly hirrible/hideous/hilarious.

Also a blog to boot.

Mom put a bunch of family photos online, so I thought I’d share one of me and my brother, who you all know from the comments as FunkyBlue.

Yeah, pretty much every visit turns out like this.

I don’t carry a purse – I carry a bag of electronics with a wallet.

I was never the purse type until I wanted to carry my gear with me last year. For 30 years all I ever carried was a tiny card wallet in my pocket. I was practical. Then I got gear.

In my bag I now carry the Digital camera (and batteries and cords and straps), iPod, (and itrip, cassette adapter, charger, and lanyard) – all I need to be on the road…

Since my last bag had a strap bust I was in Target looking for a new one and not finding anything I liked I wandered into the Electronics section and lo did I see something new! Camera bags that look like handbags! And cool ones at that! For just $19.99!

All the walls are padded, event the outside pockets, and inside there are velcro dividers. It’s the bag I’ve been looking for all this time. It fits everything I need and still has just enough room left over to hold my wallet. I’m not sure about the straps (since I prefer longer ones I can cross across me) but as it’s a “in” style I’m willing to try it. Hey, there is always ebay.

They had a few decent styles, but this one screamed my name. So of course I shot some pictures of it!

So now I carry a honest to god purse, of sorts anyway. I also noticed my key ring has gotten out of control Just a few years ago it was four keys, not anymore. Eek, I’m old – but my bag is coool!

So, I have mentioned from time to time I’d use this application called AmadeusII to convert rights protected ITMS purchased songs AAC/M4P to mP3 files from time to time for my… uh, personal use.

Well no more.

It appears that the boys at Apple have closed that loophole the new iTunes update that came out today. The tunes import in empty and import out empty.

And just as I was about to wallow in my own crapulence for being so smart/sneaky. Damn.

Fun wile it lasted, but I’m sure someone will figure out a new way through it.

In a seasonal shocker 24 did not go for the obvious Kim in peril hook they usually go with. Of course Kim this season is wearing smart suit and sporting a government issue weapon and so is showing less T&A.

The change up tonight was more of the season one 24 I was beginnignto miss, they were totally leading you by the nose to think that Kim was gonna be snatched by the big baddie while she was escorting big baddie’s daughter back to HQ.

But noooo, with the other hand revealed Michelle, who over all is very likable and not that annoying at all (and who we just found out does NOT have the evil killer virus after all and so can live happily ever after with Tony) was the “she” in question and is now being tortured for big baddie’s purposes. Oh. Very. Clever.

So…. now I’m WAY into the show again, and it’s nearly over. I mean I have been for three seasons, but this year I never thought the world will end if I missed one.

I figure there is still three or four more hours to go, so Kim has lots more peril in store. Or at least for her to lose the jacket and run down a dark alley braless again.

Of course if she does I’ll be here screaming at the tv like I do every week.

So noone is confused:

My name is Jen
I love GW Bush.
I would never wish bad things to happen to rich people.
I think Iraq was a gosh dern good idea and we should make the place a US colony.
Potato salad is divine and the most American food next to Hot dogs and Apple pie!

Just wanted to get that out in open. Now I need to get my “Born again ladies bible club” is tonight.

(Now, get your crooked dirty lying cheating fed noses out of my blog or I’ll cut ya!)

With as many cultures that make up the US it’s always surprised me that one thing we don’t really do in this country is May Day. It fell out of fashion in europe, but it’s making a comeback there it seems.

What is even more shocking is that in my medieval society (the SCA) mayday and maypoles are virtually unheard of as well. We’re mostly americans and well, we just don’t do it as a culture.

Which is silly since the SCA was founded at a May Day party 39 years ago in California! May 1 is our “new year” as it were, we actually have a system of marking these years on our reports, and awards. I know how silly that sounds, and largely it’s just a tradtional thing to remind us where it started.

Anyway, when and where May Day and the Maypole come from, or is for, is largely a mystery. But it was a constant in most european cultures, and the english really did it alot in the “olde days”. I just think it’d be a cool thing to do in this age of crapulence.

Mt friend karl sends this.

“I guess its hilarious in Japan to use a Bush look-alike to make what has to be the most ineffective TV commercial ever made for a school that teaches English as a second language.

This strikes me as doubly odd as Bush can’t really speak English as a native language anyway.”

Rubber ducky, you’re the one.
You make backups lots of fun.
Rubber Ducky, I’m awfully fond of you.

USB one, but not two

Rubber Ducky, toy of toys,
When I plug you in, you glow light blue
Rubber Ducky, you’re my very best friend, it’s true!

I think I need at least two, two, two

Rubber Ducky, in colors so fine
Fifty bucks or a set of six for $229!
Rubber ducky, I’m too poor for -
Rubber ducky, I’d like a whole drawer of -
Rubber ducky I’m too poor for you!

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Print this coupon to get One free dozen glazed doughnuts with purchase of any other dozen – participating stores only, but it’s a lot. Just not your local grocery store. You could try though…

The Food Channel’s rendition was very good. ALl four battles, an the behind the scenes special, aired back to back on Sunday and we watched them all.

Food Channel did a hell of a job copying the japanese show unlike the WB version which was more more about cheeze than food. I hope they continue to have a series of battles over the years in the new fabulous stadium they built.

Let me say this: Alton brown was born to be the American Dr Hitori. It was a stroke of genius to give him that role in the show. He adds a good bit of humor as well. Brilliant idea on Food Channel’s part there.

May favorite was the tag team battle. I really don’t like Bobby Flay now. he cut himself – again – just like he did when he first went up against Morimoto 3 or something years ago in the first spin off special. Flay having his two time opponent as a competitor as a partner was a classic reality spin to the battle. Flay really showed his punkass-ness. Cutting his hand again, and then constantly bumping into Morimoto and burning a sauce due to not paying attention. Moron. (And can cook anything without hot peppers?)

But in the battle I really enjoyed watching Mario Batalli and his partner Sakai.

The two had this unspoken connection, it was really fun to watch. They talked via the food, very rarely talking out loud since I don’t think Sakai knows more than a few words of english.

Mario would bring him bites of things to try, and Sakai would get the cutest most delightful smile and then Mario would nod and go “that’s what I’m talking about!” They connected through the food, they moved in harmony in that kitchen, they looked like they actually enjoyed every minute working with the other – and their food even showed that.

Why they did not win, I have no idea. I would have eaten it and that’s no small compliment from me.

I really don’t like Japanese food much (Tried and tried, it HAS to be cooked, sorry. I’m much more into Chinese/Hong Kong fare) and most things the Iron Chefs made on the Japanese show only served as a PSA as to why to avoid Japan to me.

If you haven’t caught these eps yet, they will be on all this week, they are fun, tune them in.

How to make me want to kill myself in one easy step: Nascar Ballet.

Certainly not the large woman in the small red pickup crying to Puccini blaring on her stereo while speeding down the highway.

(Nope, I have NO idea who that was… Nope, Not me)

My iPod syncs my address book and notes but Pod2Go also puts other handy things on your iPod as well.

Movie times, horoscopes, your favorite news or blog sites, stock sticker, mac sticky notes… or driving directions – which is why I installed it. Directions to sca event sites. I don’t carry the Handspring toomuch anymore, and being after palm bought them, they stopped supporting OSX so while it was harder to update than it used to it’s even harder now! I’ll just keep it for games on plane and car rides I guess.

Rock on. This is awesome. Thanks Donna!