Everything a gal could want:


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The Pope is coming to Washington DC. This ad, giving tips on transportation to and from the mass, has been stirring up controversy, but I think it's adorable.

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It's here! It's what you've all been waiting for! The Clot takes a look back at the year that was ( Read more... )

This year's Black Friday was a bust. No one killed. No broken bones. No trampled old ladies. I blame the lack of no one hot ticket item this year. Damn you toy makers and electronic producers. Just damn you.

A close call, but no cigar:

Sherry Thomas, from Edmond, said she was “nearly trampled” in the race to the Zune ( Read more... )

Here's a compilation of 1970's toy commercials. I've always wanted to play on a Slip N'Slide, but alas, neither my nor my friends' yards were big enough to have one. Someone did have Water Wiggle, which is such a dangerous toy. I was always getting clonked on the head by that thing ( Read more... )

Dr. George Fishbeck, from Channel 7 Eyewitness News in Los Angeles is the best weatherman who ever lived. He was part of my childhood, and if you grew up in the area before 1985, he was probably part of your's too. Even if you didn't live there, do watch this video. You'll marvel at the little pointer and chalkboards and the general hokeyness of ( Read more... )

These are the top 106 books most often marked as "unread" by LibraryThing's users (as of today). As usual, bold what you have read, italicize those you started but couldn't finish, and strike through what you couldn't stand. Add an asterisk to those you've read more than once. Underline those on your to-read list.

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If you want to live the lifestyle of a Portland creative class hipster, then these are the digs for you. h45 (hawthorne45). That's its actual name. For those of you who don't speak fluent Portland, this means it's located at the corner of Hawthorne and 45th -- creative class/hipster/whacked out meth freak central. And who can resist this ( Read more... )

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