talk about a great present! kristen asked me to doodle her family & her parents’ dream house that they’re finally about to live in! we were able to go back & forth over e-mail & get this just how kristen wanted it. we included some silly inside jokes, the house, some texas a&m flare & of course, the beloved family dog. kristen is pretty sure her mama is gonna cry when she sees this, but only happy tears, of course. i really can’t wait to hear about the gift giving this Christmas & i know kristen can hardly wait to give this gift! this doodle is being printed on 24×20 canvas from CanvasOnDemand! one for mama & dad & one for kristen, too!

the canvasized version!

And finally, from the “things could be worse” department…The Chronicle of Higher Education on Wednesday reports that New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences has been terrorized for the past several years by a troop of 80 to 100 rhesus macaques. The primates have been “entering waiting rooms, biting people, and grabbing food from patients and visitors.” The article also reports, “As if the monkeys weren’t bad enough, a new problem recently visited itself upon the institute: stray dogs that attack doctors returning to their dorms late at night.”

First reported by The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Reported for a second time by my good friend MB.

I’ve watched this 2472 times, but it’s SO funny and if you haven’t seen it – you’re missing out. Enjoy!

I love Bluefly.com. They very regularly enable me to a: find really cute things and b: spend money i don’t have. At least 2 times a week, I exchange links to the site with friends to show them things I would consider buying if I had money fell out of the sky like in those Wachovia commercials. Today, my pal Keli sent me a link to a coat she really likes by Marc Jacobs. It’s a very nice coat. Brown, puffy, detachable fur collar. Perfect for those blustery city days, or for looking mountain-chique on chilly winter mornings (I should send my resume to J. Peterman). Anyway, Bluefly does a really great thing where you can zoom in on, or, if necessary, see different views of what you’re looking at. I have to say, sometimes it’s helpful, and sometimes, like today, it’s frightening. The front view – very normal, great looking coat. The back, it’s nice – seems smooth and well made. The side view – of the Crypt Keeper – uuuuuum. No. The coat no longer looks plush, soft, warm, or anything else. It looks scary. Like you would be robbed of your childhood for putting it on. I no longer find this coat attractive. I also think, that for safety’s sake, I’m never shopping for coats on Bluefly again.

I’m not actually gonna comment on this. I’ll leave that to all of you. Sheeezus.

A few times a week, my friend MB and I trade spam subject lines from our Gmail to see who can top who. Today, I think I have a list that rivals and “best-yet’s” we’ve had:

• Britney Spears is dating Princess Diana’s butler
• Britney Spears will play a mutant in new movie
• Britney Spears has Alzheimer’s
• Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are adopting Britney Spears
• Britney Spears ditches music career, enters car racing
• Angelina Jolie’s lips explode

And, the best EVER:

BRITNEY SPEARS NEW HAIR EXTENSIONS ARE LINDSAY LOHAN’S PUBES

I don’t think that we will EVER top that one. Not ever. Even though sometimes MB gets one’s that say “MB, you’re stupid”, I do believe this is better than even that. I couldn’t make this stuff up on my best day. Someone has a knack for the creative beyond anything I’ve ever seen or heard of.

Cheese and rice. Shut the front door.

i love this.
Also, this just in: John McCain lives another day. Congrats.

NOTE: Please don’t mind the double-middle. Thank you.

go buy one of these thingys: The Flip

i know this is old. but crap. it’s funny.

bastert.