God bless Guinness, bringing odd people together for over fifty years! Today, at the unveiling of the newest edition of The Guinness Book of World Records, He Pingping of China and Svetlana Pankratova of Spain met. Pankratova has the world longest legs (more than four feet!) and Pingping (perhaps the greatest last name of all … Continue reading
I’ve learned a few things about people in my day. Not a whole lot, seeing as I’m still horribly awkward in some conversations and have been known to give a backhanded compliment on a few occasions (not purposely, mind you). Of the lessons I’ve learned, this is the most important one: DON’T ask a woman … Continue reading
I think tattoos are cool. Call me silly or impressionable but I’m fairly impressed by those who permanently mark themselves with a symbol of their youth or family or humor. It’s the ultimate form of commitment in many ways. It can also be dreadfully stupid, as I’ve seen with many tattoos. Especially the one I … Continue reading
Hey laaaaaaaaaaadies! Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaadies! After an amazing, masterpiece speech last night by Barack Obama, John McCain tried his hardest to upstage by introducing his running mate, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. She’s a woman! And young! Woman! So vote for her woman! Let the battle begin! I’ll say one thing: this will be a historic election. A … Continue reading
Well, that wasn’t so hard. I just watched the Democratic National Convention as they elected Barack Obama as their nominee for president. After months of fighting and bashing, everyone has come together to chose this one-term senator from Illinois. Even Hillary Clinton got in on the action, casting the last votes for Mr. Obama. Take … Continue reading
Friends, the long national nightmare is over. Let me tell you a secret: I steal internet. It’s not because I don’t want to spend the money. It’s because my apartment’s phone jacks are all silly and it would take a lot of phone calling and money to fix them. It’s something that must be fixed … Continue reading
My phone got a text message on Friday night. It was from a 707 number, which is my hometown. Since my birthday was Thursday I figured it was just an old friend texting to send me happy thoughts and wishes. So I was a little confused when the message said “Hey you i could totally … Continue reading
In my line of business (retail whore) I see a whole lot of different people. Happy people, sad people, tall people, short people, fat people and really, really fat people. It’s a cornucopia of annoying individuals. I love it. Okay, that’s sarcasm but there are some enjoyable aspects of my job. Like crazy people. Boy … Continue reading
You don’t need me to tell you but it’s a very good time to be a movie fan. It’s summer time, so the most explosive, anticipated films of the year are arriving, one after another. And we are the people with all the answers. Not a day goes by without a co-worker asking me about … Continue reading
NBC Universal agrees to buy The Weather Channel Yes! The Weather Channel is about to get sexy! No more boring, old pictures of clouds in front of the sun. With NBC in charge, they’ll probably throw Hulk Hogan in there somewhere or have Donald Trump host his own show. Maybe they can get one of … Continue reading