Roadkill plush toys. I was just telling Lisa the other day I’ve been seeing an awful amount of roadkill lately. At least now I can bring one home for a cuddle. [via]

How far can you go after the gas light in your car comes on? I will drive around on E for days and it makes the geekboy crazy. At least now I know how far I can go. I always figured it was about fifty miles and, for the Toyota Matrix at least, that’s about right. [via]

Congrats to How Stuff Works for winning the People’s Voice Award for Best Copy/Writing. W00t!

Remember RIF? Reading Is Fundamental? It’s something I remember clearly from my childhood — I grew up with a love of reading passed on to me by my parents and greatly nurtured in school with programs like RIF. Sadly, Bush wants to eliminate RIF’s funding.

Understandable, I suppose, since he’s an illiterate jackass. Find out how you can help. I’ve already gotten in touch with my state reps. You can even have your kids write letters. They must be mailed by the end of May, so do it now.

The Flight of the Conchords show at Town Hall totally rocked the party! Not even the bubblehead idiot girls sitting in front of us who talked and giggled throughout the entire show, pausing only to scream out, “JeRmaine, I LOVE YOU!” could ruin our fun. Although, if you’re reading this, bubblehead girls in the first row on the left side of the Town Hall theater? Learn some manners or, better, stay home next time. Read the rest of this entry »

Our story is finished! Read it here.

Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson got married!

THE DEAL: We are going to write a story! I will kick things off with a few short sentences. Then everyone can take turns adding their own few short sentences. By the end of the day, we should have something interesting, and I will close out the story tomorrow with my own ending.

THE RULES: Be brief. Do not monopolize. Keep the spirit of the story in mind and build on it for the next person — don’t write your own unrelated stuff. Try to keep it relatively clean (safe for work). BE CREATIVE. Don’t be afraid to contribute. We are all equal here. DO NOT contribute if you haven’t read every single post before yours. HAVE FUN!

And here we go… Read the rest of this entry »

Boy, I am really sore from my stupid bike wreck. I know it’s from the crash and not just sore muscles, as my entire left side feels just fine. My right side, on the other hand, is quite ouch. My bruise is becoming bigger and more colorful; lovely, really.

Today is another busy day. Work stuff, more work stuff, then tonight — Flight of The Conchords at Town Hall in NYC. So excited!!!

Mattie Dee is getting bigger and more rowdy every day. As he gets in touch with his inner frat boy, he discovered this past weekend that he loves beer. Read the rest of this entry »

This is hilarious. Read the rest of this entry »

Yesterday was Bike New York (the Five Boro Bike tour). I’ve done this ride several times with different groups of people, but I almost always ride with Beth. This year, Lisa decided to join us. Considering she only recently started cycling, she not only did great but she rocked it. Absolutely kick ass, and didn’t complain one bit (whereas I never stop bitching). You’d think that Lisa, being less experienced than the rest of us, would be the most likely to end up sprawled on the asphalt with her own bike on top of her. You’d be wrong. Read the rest of this entry »

This afternoon we caught a matinee of Iron Man. Oh my gah, it was so good. Jon Favreau did a stellar job, and Robert Downey Jr. is the motherflipping HOTNESS, you have no idea. And Fishsticks didn’t even annoy me. Go see it. Try to spot Peter “Ralphie” Billingsley in a cameo. And stick around for the credits.

Discuss in the comments - obviously SPOILERS abound.

Best story of the week.

Freakgirl is:

a. Tired
b. Hungry
c. Crabby
d. All of the Above