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May 20, 2006
My brain works like this entry
Link time. I'll keep it short and sweet this time around.
This has been plastered all over just about every site I read, but I have to share anyway, on the off chance that someone who reads deliciously.org hasn't seen it yet. This summer, Hasbro is releasing Eau de Play Doh (produced by Demeter). And I'm serious when I say I'll be buying some. I truly LOVE the scent of Play Doh. Also, while I'm at it, perhaps I'll check out some other scents from Demeter--some of my favorites are Paperback Book, Dirt, and Landromat. I have no interest, however, in checking out their Funeral Parlor scent.
I'm not only a huge Gilmore Girls fan, I was also a true little nerd as a kid, so when Rory came across her Hug a World when cleaning out the garage, all I could think was how much I wished I had had a huggable globe as kid. Maybe I couldn't, but my kid sure will. A company in Australia is selling the Hug a Planet, which does not look nearly as plush and lovable as Rory's, but seems like a good second choice.
Some random weird guy has issued a challenge to create an earth sandwich. It involves putting a piece of bread on the ground and then finding someone at the exact opposite side of the world to do the same, using the find the opposite tool. Unfortunately, for anyone in the continental US, the exact opposite is the Indian Ocean, but it's still a fun toy. Plus, you can listen to his message about this, which is pretty lame but includes a fun little "if the earth were a sandwich" song.
For some reason, it really annoys me when people link to stupid videos on YouTube. Everyone seems to have a favorite stupid video. Not me. I hate those stupid videos.....Until now. Now I have a favorite, too, and I have to share it. 10 Things I Hate About Commandments, a trailer for the teenybopper version of the original 10 Commandments movie. Heh.
Apparently, Minneapolis drivers are the nicest drivers on the road. While I normally welcome any positive press for my beloved city, this time, I have one thing to say: HA! They're certainly nicer than Connecticut drivers, and about a BILLION times nicer than Philadelphia drivers, but the nicest? Hardly. Just try merging in Minneapolis and then tell me they're the nicest. That's one area that rural northeast Ohio has Minneapolis beat.
I think I've made it clear by now that I'm a little obsessed with names. The SSA recently released the name statistics for 2005, so some of my favorite websites have been going a little wild. The Baby Name Wizard Blog, for instance, listed the fastest growing names of 2005 (Talan, really?? That many Laguna Beach watching folk are having babies?). As fascinating as that is to me, though, one thing this week amused me even more. The New York Times ran an article (login required, sorry) about how the name Neveah has become more popular than the names Sara, Amanda, or Vanessa. Neveah. As in "heaven" spelled backwards. The best part of this article? It's title is And if It's a Boy, Will It Be Lleh? Ha! That rocks.
Remember when I posted about those girls who got arrested for creating a life-sized Mario game? This week, the same thing appeared here on the Oberlin campus. Sadly, I didn't get to see it myself. But it did help me find the official instructional website. I love it.
Posted to Links at May 20, 2006 11:13 PM
did you see the article in the strib about merging? it was funny. the guy was like "seriously! you need a note from your mother and three forms of id to switch lanes!" :)
Posted by: editrixx at May 25, 2006 02:08 PM
That's hilarious! I missed that article. I tend to miss a lot reading it online... I can't wait to read the paper ON PAPER again soon!
Posted by: Rebecca at May 25, 2006 02:17 PM
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