How Freaking Cool Is This?

An exceptionally well-preserved 65 million year-old fossilized dinosaur nest with some broken eggs exposing tiny skeletons is up for auction in Los Angeles on Sunday.

This is a nest of Raptors found in China and has been held by different private collectors in Asia for 20 years and is now being put up for auction in America.

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"I can't complain, but sometimes I still do."
- Joe Walsh

Dude This Blind Date SUCKS

Finally it has come...

Ever been out somewhere and wished that someone would call you and bail you out of a terrible conversation or evening?

Here it is: Mobile Alibi

This website will call you at a specified time with a specified number- and even pick the voice of who is on the other line! Just think of all the akward blind dates that can be ended with ease!!!!

Ring Ring. Oh excuse me, that must be my sister Samantha calling (show phone to date, they see "Samantha calling"). Hello, Samantha? You WHAT?!? OH MY GOD I will be there in 5 minutes. Listen, I am really sorry but I gotta go. My sister Samantha just burned herself with the deep fryer again! When is she going to learn that although I LOVE deep fried [insert nasty animal part to gross out date] she doesn't have to make them from scratch! Email me, ok?

Bush Wouldn't Approve

10 films the US Government would rather you not see.

(with trailers)

(via Digg)

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"Would you rather eat an apple or understand it? Either is better than being frightened by an apple. It is the same with life - better to experience it."
- Harry Palmer

Miami Art Basel

Art Basel is a great time in Miami Beach where people step away from the suntan lotion and hang around under artificial lighting (not for tanning purposes) and take in CULTURE! This is a rare moment that rarely happens in Miami - and so take it in while you can!

Art galleries from around the world exhibit art works to stimulate all the senses. Many galleries bring video installations, paintings, photography, sculptures - and one last year even brought a taste exhibit (have you ever tasted an emotion or feeling?)

This year Art Basel lasts from December 7 through the 10th at the Miami Beach Convention Center (which I think is part of the Jackie Gleason Theater) - which is located one block north of Lincoln Road and just west of Washington Avenue.

And according to Critical Miami the fun doesn't stop there. There are events starting before Art Basel at some museums and art fairs all around Miami.

So, Miami here is your chance - take in all the culture you can before it is gone!

UPDATE

Check out this article from Boing Boing about an Art Store at Art Basel that will sell items at all price ranges from many different artists...hello shopping!!!

What Is That Baby Thinking?

(picture from DListed)

Kids Complain They Are Too Out of Shape To Play With Wii

The new Nintendo gaming system - Wii - just came out a little over a week ago and many are complaining they already have sore muscles and that the games are harder than playing a sport in real life. Guess what kiddos - all those years of sitting on your couch in front of Playstation has made you WEAK!

If you didn't see it yet - Wii is an extremely interactive gaming system where you use this remote control looking device to simulate playing in the game. So imagine you are playing tennis, instead of holding a racket you are holding this remote and are actually playing tennis on the tv screen. It kinda works like that but there are so many types of games that I couldn't even imagine how it works in all scenarios.

Nintendo's response: "If people are finding themselves sore, they may need to exercise more."

Looks like Wii is more than just a cool looking gaming system!

(via Digg)

Let Me Adjust My Zoom Lens on This Jar of Tomato Sauce

Couple Gets Pasta Sauce Instead Of Camcorder

They go into Bestbuy to get a camcorder, get home, open the box and there are some random wires and a jar of Tomato Sauce where a $1600.00 camcorder should be. And guess what? They are SCREWED because the box was sealed when they bought it. (Believe them or not?)

Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock Getting Divorced - Over Borat?

News has hit the internet that Pam Anderson and Kid Rock are getting divorced. Of course this is a shock considering the got married about 4 times in a row just to prove how much they wanted to get married.
Well the interesting twist is that sources say they are splitting because of Kid Rock's reaction to seeing Pam in Borat's movie:

"Bob started screaming at Pam, saying she had humiliated herself and telling her, "‘You'’re nothing but a whore! You'’re a slut! How could you do that movie?"’ - in front of everyone. It was very embarrassing.

“Pam thought he could have a sense of humor about the movie. She was in on the gag from the very beginning and loved doing the movie. And on the eve of what was supposed to be a very positive thing, he made it an awful night.

"“Ever since that night, it has been icicles between them,"” the friend relates. "“Bob is just a very unhappy and angry man. Pam is very disenchanted and sad. You know, there are reasons why she never married him before. Those reasons disappeared while they were together on a boat in St. Tropez, but she knows now that they never went away. The reality is he is an insecure, angry man."”

And all this after being named GQ's Newlyweds of the Year!

In the movie, Borat becomes obsessed with Pam after seeing her on Baywatch. He decides to travel cross country to meet her and marry her. When he finally meets her he throws a bag over her head to take her away. Shit hit the fan and that ended Borat's love affair with Pam.

(story and pictures from DListed)

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"Don't forget to love yourself."
Soren Kierkegaard

Cyber Monday!!!

So did any of you wake up at 5 am and get in on those great sales on Black Friday*? Oh, you slept in? So you think you missed out completely on those insane bargains?

Think again.

Today is Cyber Monday!!! (Also known as Black Monday) Today is the official kick-off of the holiday online shopping - and some websites offer great deals. If you can find them please share them here - and I will link to some I have already found as well.

So far I have found most websites have free shipping, very low shipping, or spend a low amount (like $50) and get free shipping.

Many websites have online coupons. Before you go spending at any website make sure you do a quick google search for online coupons. Many coupon websites will give you the code to enter in at checkout and you can get all types of discounts. In the past I have used online coupons for shopping at Dell.com and Perfume.com. Check out Deal Catcher (which has every type of store imaginable and lists the best deals at those stores), Daily Deals, and Coupon Mountain. If those don't work for you just google the name of the store with the words "online coupon" following it. Most stores have online coupons all year round and special coupons just for today so don't miss out on the deals.

Many online stores have teamed up with Google to give you more discounts. If you sign up for Google Checkout, you can store your credit card information with Google and check out at many online stores without entering in your information over and over again. If you use Google Checkout you are eligible for more discounts at those stores.

Target has free shipping on more than 25,000 items and a bunch of deals. You can get a 32 inch LCD HDTV for $899. Actually they have too many sales to list here - just go check out the site and you can find a lot on sale.

Staples is offering many items at more than a 50% discount. LCD monitors, office chairs, copiers, printers, and more.

Sephora has a free gift if you spend more than $50 - a bag with 8 deluxe samplers: Oscar Blandi Luce hair treatment, L 'Occitane verbena salt scrub, cleansing cream, Peptide Intensive treatment, Lancome Mascara, Urban Decay Lip plumper, Smashbox soft lights, and Make Up for Ever eye pencil. (Coupon Code: CIRQUE9)

Although Walmart is often a source of controversy, you have to admit their stuff is cheap. And right now you can get most items shipped for 97 cents. Get a 42 inch LCD flatscreen for $1,198.00 (you may have to pay shipping on that one), 19 inch LCD with DVI input computer screen for 149.87, 3 PS2 games for $25, a Starbucks coffee sampler/holiday basket for $18.22 and tons of toys, dvds and electronics at discounted prices.

Who else is joining in on the deals? Home Depot, Sports Authority, Dell, Best Buy, Crate & Barrel, Sam's Club, Amazon.com, Office Depot, Macy's, Nordstrom, JC Penney and Sears.

(*And for those of you who think Black Friday isn't real or doesn't have cheap stuff, you have never been to Target on Black Friday to see piles of boxes of electronics at a quarter of its normal price being sold out very quickly)

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"No man needs a vacation so much as the man who has just had one."
- Elbert Hubbard

PostSecret

PostSecret.

Thanksgiving Quote

May your stuffing be tasty
May your turkey plump,
May your potatoes and gravy
have nary a lump.
May your yams be delicious
and your pies take the prize,
and may your Thanksgiving dinner
stay off your thighs!
-Unknown

SNOW IN FLORIDA?

According to this article it snowed in Central Florida this week!!!

If you haven't heard it is unseasonably cold for the past few days in Florida. We got lucky and didn't have major hurricanes hit us, and instead we got weather in the 40's and 50's. It is actually really funny to see people walk around in sweaters and scarves. A Floridian is usually cold when it gets below 70 degrees, so you can imagine that we are all freezing in this weather.

All us transplanted NY'ers complained about not having seasons....well looks like you can stop complaining now!

Worst Movies Ever

Thanksgiving weekend is a good time to catch up on some movies at home...

And to save some time picking out a movie - check out this list of Worst Films Ever Made and avoid making a bad choice

Wait, they can't be serious??? Bio-Dome was EXCELLENT!!!

Incredible Luck

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"I once wanted to become an atheist, but I gave up - they have no holidays."
- Henny Youngman

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Thanksgiving and TV

This subject came to my mind immediatly upon thinking about Thanksgiving. The TV! It's a great day to laze about and watch football or movies. But even more interesting is all the various Thanksgiving-inspired TV and movies. Who can forget the consistent Thanksgiving episodes on Friends? Each year they tried to one-up themselves and really started stretching at the end to some hilarious ends. Any family-style show, like Everybody Loves Raymond or Married with Children, seemed to go "all out" for Thanksgiving episodes. I remember a wonderful episode of Mad About You that involved them buying five or six different turkeys because something happenned to each one!

Thanksgiving is so ripe with potentinal for hilarity from all different angles. And the best part is, after watching a fictional family drop turkeys from windows or get into food fights, your quiet delicious meal with the ones you love tastes even sweeter!

(Elad's Thanksgiving Blog Post...and I hope the rest of you contributors remember to put up your Thanksgiving Post)

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"A goal properly set is halfway reached."
- Zig Ziglar

the moral compass prevails!

looks like we don't have to hold back our vomit on november 30th. oj's much maligned book and tv special have been cancelled! i'd feel better if he was destitute, living on the streets and covered in boils and maggots, but i guess we have to take what we can get.

Doesn't Katie Look Like She Has a Baby Bump In This Picture?

The Wedding Kiss....

But for real, is that a baby bump?

Thanksgiving....Recipe and Story

(Shawn's Thanksgiving Blog Post)

I love Thanksgiving so much. It is my favorite holiday because it is the only time when it is perfectly acceptable to overeat and pass out at the table. Each year I try really hard to pass out at the table, but I have never been able to. Wish me luck this year!

My mom takes great pride in her Thanksgiving feast. Even if we don't celebrate at her house she brings the food with her. Her turkey and stuffing is a huge treat and leaves us begging for more (which often ends up with my mom also making a New Year's Turkey too!).

Each year I have only one dish I make - Sweet Potato Marshmallow casserole (I guess that is what you call it). I make mashed sweet potatoes all the time, so this is really just that with marshmallows on top. So here is my recipe:

Peel sweet potatoes (as much as you want, maybe 5-6 potatoes) and cut into cubes. Take cubes and put into steamer and cook until you can easily stick a fork through them. If you don't have a steamer cook potatoes in whichever way you cook potatoes (boil is ok).

After they are done cooking, put into big bowl (drain water if necessary), add cinnamon, brown sugar and butter, making it as sweet and buttery as you like it. If you aren't sure how much put less then you think you should, and then add more later. My rule is just cover everything in cinnamon, then sprinkle the brown sugar around (probably using 1/2 cup) and then a few (maybe 3-4) tablespoons of butter added in.

You can also add milk if you want it creamy but just a little milk (less than 1/2 cup), so it can be easily absorbed into the potatoes. Nutmeg is also a good addition, if you have it around. You may also want to add a little salt for taste (a few pinches).

Mash the sweet potatoes with a potato masher. If you don't have a masher you can use a fork, it just takes a little more work.

Taste to see if it is sweet/buttery enough and add more if needed.

After the potatoes are fully mashed and seasoned, put into a rectangle shaped pan for the oven that is about 2 inches deep and spread the potatoes evenly across the pan.

If you aren't serving immediately, you can take this pan and put back into the oven (at 350 degrees) and warm up the sweet potatoes (this could take a half hour). Then follow up with the marshmallows step.

Take marshmallows (mini or regular, but I find mini works better) and cover the potatoes completely. This last step is very quick, so you may want to only do it at the very end, 15 minutes before you are going to serve it. Put in hot oven (you can choose 350 degrees if nothing else is cooking at that time), and toast the marshmallows. They will melt quickly so you need to watch it (maybe 5-10 minutes). When they get browned on top then remove from oven - it is done. The time to melt depends on the temperature of the oven, so you just need to watch it and see when it is brown.

Let's all blog about...Thanksgiving!!

Over here at Getting to Maybe we have many contributors...some silent...some active - but all have something great to say.

I suggest this week that we all take a moment and blog about Thanksgiving. Whatever you want to say - share it here. A recipe, a story, what you are thankful for?

Current TV - My New Addiction

Over the weekend I came across Current TV - a channel which is like your favorite blog with news, style, music, information and so much random stuff all on TV. Check out the wiki page for a lot more info.

Each segment is presented in "pod" format - which is about a 10 minute video (some more, some less) either with interviews or just footage from an event. The topics ranged from AIDS in Africa to style with Rachel Zoe to tripping out cars to the all white girl rappers Northern State to Mexican Immigration to protesting Iraq to wine making...the list goes on and on. You can even see older pods on the website - we saw one from the Flaming Lips at Lollapalooza done from the perspective of a dancing santa on stage.

And many of the pods are viewer created. You submit your pod on the internet and people will vote and if you win you get paid money! Also, the commercials are viewer created. The sponsors (like Toyota, T Mobile and Popsecret) ask the viewers to create the commercials - if you win then you get paid!! And if your commercial is really kick ass then you can get picked up nationally and get paid even more!

The best part - you can't get bored. It is perfect for the super ADD just want to see little interesting shorts. Just watch a half hour and tell me you aren't hooked.

It's Official

Tom and Katie are married.

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"Joy is what happens when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are."
- Marianne Williamson

PostSecret Love

Postsecret.

The Office Season 3 Episode 8: "The Merger"

Last night, The Office was “supersized” and they could not have picked a better episode to muscle up. We all knew Jim was not going to be away from our Office for long and I’m really glad he’s back to torment Dwight.

But, I’m getting ahead of myself.

The episode starts with the last day at the Stamford office. Andy (Daily Show’s Ed Helms) made up these little “Stamford RIP” signs. He seems the most excited to be moving. He keeps bugging Jim about their soon-to-be-boss. “What is he like? Is he into sports?” Jim just kinda shrugs like he always do. How could you possibly explain Michael?

Meanwhile, back in Scranton, the office is abuzz with excitement. Or, at least, Michael is. He sends Pam out to buy breakfast for the branch and has prepared giftbags (which contains pencils and coupons) for the new soldiers. Dwight is already talking about firing one of them, as an example. He cites the example of Japanese POW camps, where they would kill a prisoner on the day a new batch arrives. Dwight is really twisted. Do you think it has something to do with his love of beets?

Finally, the new recruits arrive! Some random faces we don’t know from Stamford appear and then Karen and Andy. Michael immediately insults Karen by questioning her origins. She takes in stride, though, wearing her typical expression of bewilderment.

Andy, I think, is Dwight’s evil twin separated at birth. Before stepping into the Scranton branch, he has hatched a plan to become Michael’s “Number Two” within a matter of weeks. How? Simple. “Name repition, personality mirroing, and never breaking off a handshake.” As soon as Andy enters, Michael gives him an exaggerated “Hello!” Andy gives him the same hello right back. We then cut to Michael talking to the camera, saying something like, “I like this Andy guy.”

And then (as the commercials would have us believe), the moment we’ve all been waiting for… Jim and Pam’s reunion! Pam leaps off her chair and gives Jim a big hug. Jim seems pretty surprised and maybe a little embarrassed. But his wide smile betrays his emotions. He goes straight for his old chair, which is now occupied by Ryan. There is an uncomfortable pause where Jim asks if Ryan wants to keep his chair. Ryan says Yes, so Jim – in typical Jim fashion – gives up and lets him have the chair. Next is the REAL meeting we’ve all been waiting for, Jim and Dwight’s. Dwight is smug, as usual, saying something about him being “Assistant Regional Manager in charge of YOU” (Maybe I made that up), but is frazzled when Jim stares at the top of Dwight’s head.

The other new people are: Tony, Hannah, and Martin.

Quickly, Michael calls them all in for the company breakfast. Of course, only the new people can eat. Angela looks more than pissed than usual.

And then, the big moment of the episode. Michael’s orientation video: “Lazy Scranton.” (SNL reference #1) Apparently, Michael has a history of cheesy parodies for orientation videos like The Scranton Witch Project (which was probably better than the movie itself). My favorite line from Lazy Scranton: “Call poison control if you’re bit by a spider;
But check that it’s covered by your health care provider!”

The usual mumbled grunts and shaking of heads follows as the workers shuffle back to their desks. Soon after, the two groups start to butt heads. Karen is shocked at something that smells like a “funeral home” that seems to be Phyllis, Martin is annoyed at Creed’s loud phone habits, Stanley is annoyed by Martin’s attempt at black solidarity, and Hannah’s use of a breast pump offends everybody.

So Michael attempts to play the referee and bring everybody together with another group meeting in the conference room. Michael breaks out a boombox and attempts to renact a scene from “A Night at the Roxbury” (SNL reference #2). The boombox doesn’t work and Michael, angrily, doesn’t want help from Dwight. Andy attempts to save Michael by humming the familiar tune and Michael starts with the head nodding and before we know it, Michael and Andy are doing the bump-n’-grind thing on the new big guy. He seems very uncomfortable (Cut to Toby, who always looks uncomfortable.)

He has the new people get up on a table to show that they’re “not above the rest of us.” Hannah points out the strangeness of it, but Michael doesn’t really see the irony. When Tony refuses to get up on the table, both Michael and Dwight attempt to force the big guy up on the table. Tony gets mad and quits.

Michael, shocked and annoyed, fires Tony. Jan later calls and informs him that if he had just let Tony quit, they wouldn’t have to pay him severance. Oh well.

Next, the office workers are surprised by Michael running in, screaming about the guys at Vance Refrigeration (their next door rivals persumably) slashing their tires. Everyone floods outside, only to be surprised that everyone's tires have been slashed, expect Michael. hmm? Michael's grade-school ploy seems to work, though, because the next scene has some of the new people and Phyllis and Kevin talking about how weird Michael is.

In the parking lot after work, Jim gets in his car and receives a call on his cell. It’s Karen. They set a date to meet after work for drinks.

Soon after, Jim sees Pam getting into her car and rushes over to talk to her. He apologies if “things were weird,” (cause, you know, they never are with these two) and says that he’s actually seeing someone at the moment. Pam doesn’t miss a beat and says, “It’s okay. We’re just friends.” (Yeah, right.)

The final scene of the show pits Dwight and Andy together in elevator combat. They start by talking about each other’s car and then quickly fall into fourth-grade “coughing” and calling each other losers. I can’t wait to see these two compete for the rest of the season.

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"I'm kind of jealous of the life I'm supposedly leading."
- Zach Braff

Tina Fey Keeping It Real

Every single day Cityrag has the BEST posts about celebs, NY, their dog Buddy, and everything else we love about the internet. And today they did not fail to entertain...

Tina Fey was on Howard Stern this morning and Cityrag reports some of Tina's great comments about Paris Hilton.

On the Howard Stern Show, Tina said that Paris had a cheap weave that left hair all over the set, she had man hands as long as Tina's forearm, that Paris takes herself seriously and embraces her stupid act, that Paris wanted to play Jessica Simpson in a skit because she hates Jessica and thinks she is fat, and that Paris was only interested in herself. There was a bet to see how long it would take for Paris to ask a personal question to anyone in the cast (she only asked one, what was Maya Rudolph's nationality?)

Check out more from Cityrag and Howard Stern.com.

And...have you all been watching 30 Rock? I totally love that show! It is a new favorite. Make sure to check out the NEW Thursday night lineup - My Name is Earl, The Office, Scrubs and 30 Rock! (I think tonight Scrubs isn't on and the other 3 shows are "supersized")

I hear that on the Office tonight Dwight and Michael are going to do a "Lazy Sunday" parody called "Lazy Scranton" --- oh I can't wait!!!!

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"We are always complaining that our days are few, and acting as though there would be no end to them."
- Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Um...Hmmm...Ergh...This Is Awkward

The two-part television interview, titled "O.J. Simpson: If I Did It, Here's How It Happened" will air Nov. 27 and Nov. 29 on Fox

OJ Simpson has a book coming out (title has the same name as the interview) that describes “how he would have carried out the murders he has vehemently denied committing for over a decade.” Check out the preview here.

I don't even know where to start...

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"I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning."
- J. B. Priestley

Happy 16th Birthday, Internet!

The World Wide Web turned 16 today and Best Week Ever threw WWW a birthday party - Check it out: The Internet's Super Sweet Sixteen!

Are You a Music Junkie?

A new myspace-esque website has popped up on the web - so let's all welcome: MOG

But don't get Mog confused with those other sites - Mog is for the music lover and the musician stalker. Mog already has members like Ben Gibbard (from Death Cab and the Postal Service), The Go Team, and band members from French Kicks, Nada Surf, Gomez and Deerhoof.

You can search for your favorite band, see if they have their own Mog page, see what bands they are listening to, read their Mog/blog entries about the music they love, and read what other people have to say about that band as well. It's a win-win situation!

So check out Mog, share your thoughts on music - and finally become addicted to a new website!

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"I always tell the kids, 'You know what's great about going the extra mile? There's very little traffic."
- Jim Larranaga

How Rich Are You?

Ever wonder what your rank is in the battle to be the richest person in the world? OK I know you are all billionaires and are already in Forbes top 100, but for the rest of us....

How Rich Are You?

If you are making more than $47,500 you are in the top 1% - and you thought you were broke?

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"There's no better time than the present to be better than we were yesterday."
- Gary Kelley

Postsecret

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The Office - Season 3 - Episode 7 - Branch Closing

Unlike LOST, we actually can look forward to more episodes in the next few months of The Office. That makes me very happy so let's get to the recapping...

Karen finds Jim faxing at an early hour of the morning. Jim tells her that it would be hard for him to explain what the faxing is about. We then find out he stole some of Dwight's stationary and send faxes to Dwight every so often that are from "Future Dwight" - today's fax said that someone poisoned the coffee and when Dwight reads it he runs after to Stanley to stop him from drinking the coffee.

Then we get to the big drama of this episode. Jan tells Michael that they are closing the Scranton branch. Everyone can see Michael getting emotional and after the meeting Michael whispers hints under his breath that the branch will close. Dwight knows something is up. He says he can read Michael like a book. And that book is named "Something Weird is Going On: What Did Jan Say? The Michael Scott Story by Michael Scott with Dwight Schrute".

Michael breaks the news and there is a mixed reaction. Stanley is happy because he wants to retire. Kelly overdramatized the whole thing and says she will die like Juliet (from the Claire Danes version) if her Romeo (Ryan) could not continue working with her. Ryan is of course happy and breaks up with Kelly saying it just wouldn't make sense for them to keep dating if they aren't working together. Pam says it is a blessing in disguise. Angela blames everyone.

Michael vows to save the branch and takes Dwight with him. They are going to go to NYC to see the CFO but he isn't there. Dwight has his home address (for Christmas cards) and they go to the CFO's house to try and change his mind.

At Stamford, Jan informs Josh that he is going to become the head of "Dunder-Mifflin Northeast" and be bringing in some Scranton employees. Josh tells her he can't because he just accepted a job from Staples. Now the whole situation reverses and Stamford is closing, Jan offers Jim a "2nd in charge" position at Scranton and a few Stamford people are moving to Scranton. Scranton is saved.

Jim is very hesitant to accept the position because of his history with Pam. Pam gets wind of the changes and she is nervous as well about Jim coming back. Jim's coworker, Karen, says she may take the job at Scranton. Jim first says she is nuts because NYC is so close. But we all know she is going to Scranton because she likes Jim and wants to follow him there. At the end Jim says he is going to take the job at Scranton and tells Karen she should go to Scranton and that makes her very happy.

Back at Scranton everyone is happy to have kept their job, except Stanley who wishes he could have retired. They try to call Michael to tell him but his phone keeps on ringing and he doesn't answer it. (I love that Michael's cell phone ring "My Humps" from the Black Eyed Peas). Michael and Dwight find out after they finally give up on waiting for the CFO to get home and they check Dwight's voice mail. They think they somehow saved the branch, but they don't know how.
So the branch is saved, a new love triangle is on the horizon - and everyone is back together at Scranton!

(Pictures from Life in the Office)

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"Technology is a way of organizing the universe so that man doesn't have to experience it."
- Max Frisch

HAAA CHOOOO

Does it seem like every person you know this week is sick (including me)? I want to know who started this mess and should I feel guilty if everyone around me has caught a cold?

Lost - Season 3 - Episode 6 - I Do

Episode 6 is the point of the Season where Lost is supposed to give you a big cliffhanger and leave you in suspense until February 7, 2007!!! How CRUEL! So let's get to it...

We are at the Hydra and Juliet and Ben are trying to talk Jack into doing the surgery on Ben to get rid of the tumors on his spine. Jack informs Ben that he is at the point where the surgery should have already taken place and he isn't going to perform it because he doesn't trust that they will let him go after the surgery is over.

Back at the Pearl, Locke, Desmond, Nikki, Paulo, and Sayid are around Eko's body trying to figure out what killed Mr. Eko. Locke and Sayid head back to the beach to gather things to bury Eko (which they plan on doing at the place where he died) and during that trip Sayid asks Locke what killed Eko. Locke knows what that thing is (that some people call a monster) but can't really explain what it is to Sayid (really who can explain what that thing is?)

Flashbacks throughout the episode show Kate's brief marriage to the guy from Serenity. Kate was going by the name Monica. Her husband, Kevin, is a police officer and they are living the french toast/taco night/white picket fence kind of life. One morning over breakfast Kevin gives Monica/Kate tickets to Costa Rica (on Oceanic airlines) for their delayed honeymoon. One night at the supermarket Kate calls US Marshall Mars and tells him she wants to stop running. Mars tells her he doesn't think she can settle down for long enough. Back at home Monica/Kate takes a pregnancy test and finds out she isn't pregnant. She drugs Kevin, tells him about her fugitive status and runs off (perhaps to Australia using those Oceanic tickets?)

Back at the Hydra, the others drag Kate out to work and she insists that Sawyer come with her. During their work a siren goes off and Alex runs out with a slingshot. She starts shouting about the fact that they killed her boyfriend and warns Kate they are going to do the same to Sawyer. Juliet then comes out and asks Kate to put the bag on her head and come with her. At first Kate resists but complies when she thinks Sawyer is going to get killed if she doesn't. Kate is taken to Jack to convince him to do the surgery. In a very emotional scene Kate tells Jack that he should do it and he refuses.

Kate is sent back to the cage and tells Sawyer what happened with Jack. Sawyer is happy Jack didn't agree to do the surgery. Kate climbs out of her cage and FINALLY some ACTION goes down!!! Yes that is right, Kate and Sawyer GET IT ON! I don't know why nobody came out and stopped them but hey finally we get something steamy going on. Oh and Sawyer tells Kate that he loves her.
Back at the Pearl, Locke and that crew bury Mr. Eko. They brought his stick to bury with Eko. John notices on the stick the following engraving: "Lift up your eyes, and look north, John 3:05". Hmm wonder what that means considering Eko told Locke last week that he is next.

Back at the Hydra, Jack hears static on the intercom and is told to open the door. He gets out and goes into the surveillance room. In there he sees a naked Kate and Sawyer in the cage. He also has a chance to grab a gun. Ben comes in and tells him he was also surprised because he thought Kate would have ended up with Jack. Jack agrees to do the surgery (why the change of heart?) but Ben must give Jack his word that he will help Jack escape from the Island, which Ben does.

During surgery Jack turns the tables and makes a cut into Ben's kidney that could kill him in an hour if it isn't fixed. During that time Pickett went to kill Sawyer (even though Jack agreed to do the surgery). Pickett says that "Shephard (Jack) was never on Jacob's list" - what does that mean? (Click here to read The Tail Section's theory that there is a divide between the Others and possibly a person from the Others still mixed in with the survivors) Anyway, Jack tells Tom to get Pickett on the walkie talkie and put Kate on. Jack tells Kate that she has an hour to RUN and she resists but Jack insists that she run.

(Pictures this week courtesy of Lost Easter Eggs and Lost-the series.com)

Until February...

100,000!!!

Today we passed the 100,000 visitor mark, counting since November 21, 2005!!!!!! I am so proud of this little blog!!!! Thank you to the readers and contributors for sticking with it!

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"If you cannot find peace within yourself, you will never find it anywhere else."
- Marvin Gaye

Sudoku?

Lately I have heard a lot about Sudoku and how people can spend hours and hours passing the day filling in numbers in little boxes. The rules seem easy: Fill all empty squares so that the numbers 1 through 9 appear once in each row, column and 3x3 box. Maybe I will learn how to play and see what all the fuss is about???

Anyway...for all you Sudoku fans out there, I bring to you a very special puzzle. The world's hardest Sudoku puzzle courtesy of Zonked Yak: AL Escargot.

The puzzle has also gone by the name "AI Etana"

So is it the world's hardest? Come on experts, let me know your thoughts...

And if you ever find yourself stumped, you can solve any Sudoku puzzle (even this one) with $1 at: www.onedollarsudoku.com

Rumsfeld Resigns as Defense Secretary

Happy about the Deomcratic wins all over the US? Didn't think we would feel the benefits just yet? You are in for a nice surprise...

Donald Rumsfeld just resigned as Defense Secretary. Could this be linked to the change of power and many American's voting based on their opposition to the war?

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"To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you're not, pretend you are."
- Muhammad Ali

Nooooooooooooo Waaaaaaaaay!!!!

Britney Spears Files For Divorce from Kevin Federline!

Britney's Petition for Divorce states the grounds are "irreconcilable differences" and she is seeking custody of both Sean Preston and Jayden James (their 2 children). Oh, and if you were wondering, there was a pre-nup and Britney is not looking for spousal support from Kevin.

Wow I can't believe this is actually happening....I mean she just had a kid like a month ago. I am at a loss of words.

Addition: By the way - I just saw Julie posted something similar just a few minutes ahead of me. What does that say about us that we are so fast with the breaking celeb news?

Oh, and if you are in doubt as to whether this is real - check out the Court papers here.

According to Best Week Ever - the Prenup says that:
- K-Fed won’t touch a penny of Britney’s money. All the millions belonging to Britney will stay that way.
- The mansion will be divided 50/50.
- Any gift given worth over $10,000 will go back to the original purchaser. This includes a custom-built motorcycle Brit gave K-Fed for Christmas 2 years ago.
- She will still support him for a little while longer. Brit will pay Kevin $30,000 a month for the period of time that is half the length of their marriage. Meaning he’ll be well sneakered until at least a year from now.
- Spears won’t pay child support. Federline is still responsible for supporting his other two children with previous baby momma Shar Jackson. Luckily, Britney should be able to put food on the table for at least another 200,000 more years.

In both my office and Elad's office a huge commotion broke out over the news. This is actually very amusing to see the reactions.

I see that Britney is going to become this woman that everyone wants to be - a new inspiration. She is going to be that single mama who loses all the weight and kicks out the dead beat husband. The title from her new CD? "You Want To Be Me!" With songs like - He ain't nothing but a loser - I'm Just That Baby Mama - Shake That Ass And Lose That Weight - I Owe It All To Lipo (duet with Janet Jackson) - and many many more!

what does this say about our society?

that cnn considers this "breaking news" and chose it as its lead headline: "Britney Spears files for divorce from her husband Kevin Federline, citing irreconcilable differences."

i guess this explains her random appearance on the letterman show yesterday.

can we say comeback? i'm hoping not actually because i found her obnoxious and annoying, but good for her for kicking him to the curb, along with that weight and trashy behavior/appearance!

Did Someone Say Ribfest?

The East of Biscayne Blvd. crew headed to no man's land (aka Homestead) for Ribfest 2006. Who knew Miami was a completely different world out there?

Trophies for best ribs

The contendersThe lines
Waiting with anticipation
WE WANT RIBS!
The Feast!

Overall it was a great time. The lines were long but the ribs were great. Tons of BBQ sauce variety, interesting music and a different way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

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"Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, 'Where have I gone wrong?'
Then a voice says to me, 'This is going to take more than one night.'"
- Charles M. Schulz

Want To Waste 5 Minutes?

Play this game where you see how quickly you can pick out the right logo of frequently visited websites such as Amazon.com, Google, YouTube, Netflix and more...

I think I scored around 9% - taking into account it took me a few minutes to answer all of them and I got about half wrong.

(Link and Picture from Boing Boing)

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"If at first you don't succeed, find out if the loser gets anything."
- Bill Lyon

Postsecret

I guess this person really wanted their secret known.

Go check out more at postsecret...

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"Even if you do learn to speak correct English, whom are you going to speak it to?"
- Clarence Darrow

251 Bottles of Diet Coke, 1506 Mentos and Way Too Much Free Time

Experiment #214 (The Domino Effect) from EepyBird.com - A mint-powered version of the Bellagio Fountains - powered by Coke and Mentos!

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Luke: 'I can't believe it.'
Yoda: 'That is why you fail.'

- Yoda (Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back)

In Case You Were Curious

Kevin Federline's album came out yesterday and I know you are all soooo curious as to what it would be like to listen to the album.
Thankfully, Best Week Ever has forced one of their bloggers to sit down and listen to "Playing With Fire" and to blog about it in real time.

So for all you haters, check out Best Week Ever's rundown of K-Fed/Stay Fed rapping about you (the haters), the paparazzi, the media, his money, partying, and pancakes. Yes, I said Pancakes. PANCAKES! PANCAKES!

Bob Barker Going Into Retirement

After 35 years on the Price Is Right, Bob Barker, at age 83, has decided to call it a day while he is still young. He will tape his last show in June 2007.

Best of luck to you, Bob! I know many post-college unemployed kids on their parent's couches who will be sad to see you go.

(Yes , I am looking at you Pinc.)

(Picture from DListed)