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Australian Shepherd : Obey the pure breed! The Dog Revolution

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 03:08:43 -0700

I posted about this site last summer. I just checked back and they now have Australian Shepherd designs, as well. I must get this:

http://burntineffigy.stumbleupon.com/review/8774810/

Sun, 25 Mar 2007 18:19:01 -0700

The sunset was gorgeous today. A beautiful end to a beautiful day. Here are some photos I took:

(They need to be cleaned up a bit, but I don't have time at the moment, I should be working on a research paper due tomorrow.)

They really don't capture 1/10 of the beauty of the sunset, but I like the photos nonetheless and wanted to share them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9uugVWW_XE

Sat, 17 Mar 2007 00:17:20 -0700

Bite me alien boy!

Overheard in New York | Stop Licking Him -- You Dont Know Where Hes Been!

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 16:25:04 -0700

Six-year-old to guy stranger while hiding behind mother on cell: Hi.
20-something guy: Hello...
Six-year-old, grabbing guy's hand: Hi.
20 something guy, confused: Hello...
Six-year-old to mom: I picked one!
Mom: You picked what? No! I told you that you could pick out the stamps, not a person! Put him back!

--Post office

Overheard by: Put back
via Overheard in New York, Mar 10, 2007

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Mistaken-Invasion.html?em&ex=1173070800&en=bbfc2588ee0d5854&ei=5087%0A

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 22:33:31 -0800

ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) -- What began as a routine training exercise almost ended in an embarrassing diplomatic incident after a company of Swiss soldiers got lost at night and marched into neighboring Liechtenstein.

According to Swiss daily Blick, the 170 infantry soldiers wandered just over a mile across an unmarked border into the tiny principality early Thursday before realizing their mistake and turning back.

A spokesman for the Swiss army confirmed the story but said that there were unlikely to be any serious repercussions for the mistaken invasion.

''We've spoken to the authorities in Liechtenstein and it's not a problem,'' Daniel Reist told The Associated Press.

Officials in Liechtenstein also played down the incident.

Interior ministry spokesman Markus Amman said nobody in Liechtenstein had even noticed the soldiers, who were carrying assault rifles but no ammunition. ''It's not like they stormed over here with attack helicopters or something,'' he said.

Liechtenstein, which has about 34,000 inhabitants and is slightly smaller than Washington DC, doesn't have an army.

http://burntineffigy.stumbleupon.com/review/8296127/

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 09:53:46 -0800

I was flipping through the channels trying to find something to leave on in the background while I worked on a research paper this morning and I came across the most adorable children's show ever.

Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs

How cute are those tiny dinosaurs!? They're not nearly as cute in "Dinoworld" where Harry is smaller (or they're bigger, I'm not entirely sure), but still cute. The plot was silly and made little sense (even for a children's show). While in "Dinoworld," somehow Harry learned how to recover the computer files that his mother lost (when Harry pressed a button on the keyboard that somehow shut off the computer). Mum had allegedly been working on the file for days but had inexplicably not saved once. Nonetheless the file somehow ended up in the desktop trashcan.

Gaping plot holes that even a toddler (presumably their target audience) could pick out are more than made up for by the almost unbearable level of cuteness inherent in the tiny talking dinosaurs though.

I wonder if my nephew (who loved dinosaurs last time I visited, but he's 3--almost 4 now--so who knows, he may have moved on by now) knows about this show? Are there adorable bucketsaur toys I can buy for him? Or DVDs?! His birthday is coming up!

I've never been a dinosaur person, but good lord, these things are too cute!

Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs on Cartoon Network

Ah! It just keeps getting cuter, too. The pterodactyl's name is Pterence! Precious!

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Update! (I know you were waiting with bated breath.)

Toys!
More Toys!
DVD!
Books!
More Books!
More More Books!

(The illustrations in the original books, off of which the series was apparently based, are not nearly as cute. Still cute, but not to the degree that makes me literally squeal with delight and overloaded cuteness circuits. The book based on the TV series though has absolutely adorable illustrations, judging by the cover. The book itself is probably worse. I might have to buy one of the original books for my nephew. I buy so many books for him, soon he'll probably just know me as the aunt who keeps shoving books at him. The kid has four other aunts, I would guess that I've probably given him more books than all of them combined.)

Okay...back to the paper after this caffeine, sleep deprivation, and cuteness-fueled tangent.

USB Tardis & Coolest Gadgets

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:28:40 -0800

TARDIS USB hub!

I've got more USB ports than I need (including two on the front of the tower, so I can't even rationalize it that way), but I want this! It even makes the noise!

HowStuffWorks "Humans can regrow fingers?"

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:13:54 -0800

"Fetuses can regrow almost anything that gets damaged while in the womb."

Is this true? I've never read/heard that before.

WHFoods: The Worlds Healthiest Foods

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:01:11 -0800

Many of my favorite foods are on this list, including:
Avocados*
Celery
Garlic
Potatoes
Romaine lettuce
Spinach
Sweet Potatoes
Cranberries
Pears
Black beans
Dried Peas
Chickpeas*
Tofu
Almonds
Olive Oil
Sunflower seeds
Whole wheat

* These are probably my two favorite foods in the world, I could probably be perfectly happy eating just avocado and chickpeas for the rest of my life. That wouldn't be very healthy, though.

A Low Impact Woodland Home

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 13:32:34 -0800

This house is gorgeous. I love the nature-inspired design, the lack of flat walls, everything curved, etc. The only problem is that it is so tiny. Perfect for 1-2 people, okay with two very small children, but when their kids get older that house will seem awfully small.