funny things

better late than never?

Protect Insurance Companies PSA from Will Ferrell

best new show on tv? Modern Family

the onion + joe biden = hysterics

Gaffe-Prone Biden Embarrasses Nation Yet Again By Sneezing During Meeting

Why, hello, blog I haven't blogged on since May

Boy, it's been awhile. I promise to hang out more.

Best,
Julie

PETA's new campaign

Re-branding fish as sea kittens. They have a pretty cool feature where you can create your own. Here's mine:


Create Your Own Sea Kitten at peta.org!

This campaign sort of reminds me of my reaction to Super-size me. Neither effort made me want to eat less fish or McDonalds- if nothing else they remind me how delicious fish are...hmm sushi and how it's tough to beat McDonald's french fries...hmm...

adorable

Look, Bob McDonnell spent 9 seconds with the NAACP. That ought to buy him all kinds of street cred with the black community.

dishonest

I wish the media encouraged honest debate. I mean what the hell is this about? I edit videos and I know it's a deliberate exercise. It's basically writing. When you are writing for someone else you should take into account what they're trying to say. This is just so pathetic...

oh alma mater, i love thee

one of the funniest things i've seen. ever.

random thoughts

ok, i've decided what i'm giving up for lent: I'm limiting myself to checking facebook on my blackberry- I think this will be a bigger sacrifice than I'm anticipating- but that should be the point.

also, this twittering stuff is all over the place: for instance, in today's wapo.

top chef finale tonight: i think stefan will win but i'll be rooting for carla. i mean, honestly, could she possibly be more delightful?

i'm thinking lost will be absolutely incredible tonight: check out richardneverages.blogspot.com if you're a fan. it's a group blog with the people I've shared lost with for the last several seasons.

twitter

so i'm seriously considering doing it: tweeting, reading other people's tweets.

i haven't been able to escape twitter this week. my friend nina asked me what it was the other day. the npr folks can't stop talking about how they're on twitter and facebook and all kinds of other hip new media platforms. jeff frederick (VA's GOP party chairman) ruined his party's chances of taking control of the state senate by twittering about it too soon. (btw jeff, XOXO). nyt had a cool piece on it.

so yeah, i think i'm going to do it. wish me luck.

UPDATE: I'm signed up...jchunteire. Let me know if you're on and/or you know cool people to follow.

back in the saddle

haven't blogged on here since change came to town. obama has been a busy busy bee so far- not sure if any of his plans will work but since he inherited the most horrendous circumstances of any president in my memory (granted i'm not too old, although my upcoming bday is scaring the crap out of me), i trust the fact that he has talked to economists about what needs to be done.

ahh, standing up for working people

it's so refreshing to hear mayor bernero give a full throated defense of working men and women and the uaw. the uaw is an institution that pretty much built the middle class. nice to see someone acknowledge that.

the fox news guy looks like a complete ass in this clip. no other worker gets health care for life? bullshit- government workers, our military men and women, and tons of other people who retired from good (union and non-union) jobs do.

"this isn't a campaign speech? we're just talking." so pundits (esp on FNC) are permitted to scream their heads off over britney spears and octopulet babies and this mayor isn't allowed to stand up for workers? *channeling seth meyers* really?! REally?!

yes we can

the player who made me an arsenal fan

ridiculous things found online: vol 2

i mean, i don't get it. is this real?

didn't obama win the election by an insane margin?

I could have sworn that's what happened 2 months ago.

Dear Pres.-elect Obama,

Why are you caving on a stimulus package before you're even inaugurated? I'm reminded of the West Wing episode and one of Leo's lines that goes something like, "We won and now the other side can take a seat for 4 years." Obama, you won. People voted for you in insane numbers. They voted for your policies. You know what? You don't need to compromise with the Republicans. You have a nice big majority in the house and will eventually have 59 freaking Senators caucusing as Dems. Start shoving your liberal economic policies down their throat. People saw what happens under the republican economic helm, it failed, people grew sick of it and voted for you. Can we stop placating the other side? Please. They got their ass kicked in the election. Your approval rating is like 70-something percent. Use it. It's time to test out those hope and change themes that defined your campaign and get some serious work done.

Love,
Julie

ridiculous things found online: vol 1

quick question: how would you define homeless?

fave lines
tour guide: keeps you all toasty in the winter.
camera guy: it doesn't work though does it?
tour guide: no, it doesn't work.


ah the joys of wal-mart...how lovely of the virginia pilot to write such a ground-breaking piece of "shopping news" on their new neighborhood store.

fave excerpts:

In other ways, it is every bit a Wal-Mart store, though green is the dominant color, rather than the discounter's well-known blue.

this delightful little neighborhood shop includes,

cozy specialty areas with track lighting and curved walls for produce, meats and deli.

Jackie Russell, the Neighborhood Market's manager, describes these areas as "little shops." The store's plentiful and prominent signs show the names of departments against a peaked-roof backdrop.

the aardvark asked for a dagger

oh the onion strikes again. good satire is so freaking fun (and efficient). done right, it can tear apart a massive societal trend in technology usage (symbolized by the best of the best provider- apple) in 2 min.