At least we’d know for sure our president is crazy if he won. (via The Superficial)

I still like my pink boobah that lives in the sea of tranquility on the moon theory better. (via my sister)

The COH movie that’s gonna win a tivo with a dvd recorder and a 20 gig ipod. (yes that’s my voice for Hellstalker)

Words of wisdom and validation via the The Doctor Phil Random Quote Generator. Better than the real thing if you ask me.

from my sister who should be checking her snail mail this week.

The Top 100 Gadgets of All Time

The Fifty most important computer games ever made (so far)

Top Ten Gas Guzzlers of 2005

The number one most offensive tv clip of the week according to the Parents Television Council (of pearl-clutching ninnies)

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Otherwise known as prison art

Barbie Lip Gloss Maker

I didn’t watch the Academy Awards and still have no idea who won or even who all was nominated. I used to genuinely care but my interest has been on a slow decline (with my cynicism on a sharp incline) over the last ten years or so. Not only is it on network television which I don’t watch but it’s just so blatantly fixed for high drama, utterly self-congratulatory amongst a group who already think that their high colonic-ed shit doesn’t stink, and well, their movies may be fun diversions but in the grand scheme of things - it really doesn’t matter what dress was worn by whom and who won in what category. It all just comes off as a big diversion for the media from telling us things we really should know about. But these are some nice portraits of actors anyway.

Small towns in the midwest are offering incentive packages to move to their towns - including free land and long term tax discounts. If they can only get rid of the racist homophobic bigotted neighbors that made their children run for the big cities in the first place.

A girl and her harp

Color photographs of the French Army during World War ONE

Google maps: miserable failure in washington dc

Here are some of my favorite finds from the weekend. A few oldies.

News

Finally! A study that actually says something worthwhile!

Do you Suffer News Fatigue?

Relax, you just survived the statistically most depressing day of the year

Art

Eugenio Recuenco is a painterly photographer

Sas Christian takes those schmaltzy big-eyed paintings and makes them even spookier.

The completely insane world of Kozyndan

Music

Download a great sample from Today’s Listening to.

The next generation of aging rockstars

Style

Horrible homes from the Brass Age

It Came from the 1971 Sears Catalog

Fun

Terry Jones lays his views bare

The White Stuff

Misc Asian Multimedia Amusements

Show Me Show you Kikkoman KikkoPOW (English Translation) (Official Kikko Man Site?)

Boba Fate - take a photo of your boba tea and get your fortune!

Dessert menu: Koo-ki Chocolate Sushi, Crispy Candy Sushi Snacks, Twinkies Sushi.

Thanks to more nyquil and being easily amused that guinea pig song is now on permanent repeat in my brain. So I guess that’s the annoying cutesy song of 2005.

Only in Kenya was 2004’s. And did you catch the lapland holiday version? Before that there was Peanut Butter Jelly Time, the viking kittens singing led zeppelin at rather good (not exactly a cutesy song but I think it qualifies), the south park underpants gnomes jingle, and, of course, hamster dance.

Oh and the bright and shiny song from Bubble Boy.

What really annoying song is stuck in your head today?

To live my life The Guinea Pig Way

snagged from Yummy Wakame

now who’s going to make one for hedgehogs?

Old and new that still makes me laugh. Cos I’m lazy and I’ve been playing Zoo Tycoon 2 instead of coming up with actual content.

McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: Open Letters to People or Entities who are unlikely to respond

Say Hellooooh to Ibrator. Now I’d put an isock on that

Fametracker :: 2 Stars 1 Slot

Landover Baptist Church

Gothic Martha Stewart

Clinton’s Final Days Farewell Video for the 2000 White House Correspondent’s Dinner - remember when we had a president that was funny on purpose?

it’s princess

the onion, of course

the specious report

What web oddity still makes you laugh?

Mom’s Cancer - a comic strip about a very smart man’s mom getting diagnosed with lung cancer. It’s not as depressing as it sounds but it is interesting, poignant, sad, and thought-provoking.

There’s a Confederacy of Dunces fan group on LiveJournal where the postings are rare but usually written in character and are damn funny.

The Authentic History Center - looking at pop cultural artifacts from a different, more prejudiced time from a modern perspective. (Right, go check out some of the cartoons from 2001) Reminds me of the “Coon Chicken” scenes in Ghost World.

Salon article on A Very Long Engagement, the new Jeunet film with Audrey Tautou, most people know her sweet face from Amelie.

Art

Beautiful pinhole photos of camera obscura cityscapes

Also the winners of the 2004 College Photographer of the Year - a great variety of subjects in several categories

Had some fun with photos of phunq using the surprisingly easy Dooce effect in PhotoImpact (the “Bougie” Photoshop)

Literature

The Wasp Factory in a text file. A few sites included it in their “Best books of the 20th Century” lists.

(How) To Kill A Mockingbird aka Boo Radley: Space Pirate Robots prepare to cringe if you love the book like I do. Funny but not unlike having someone pee on photos of your childhood pet.

Oxymoronica

Music

Feeling mellow? Go listen to Kestrel’s Radio Blog. It’s a particularly wistful and melodic collection right now.

Getting frustrated dealing with fun family holiday bullshit? Then make your own angry punk songs with The Dirty Punk Fuckin’ Anarchy Machine

Tech

Skinning gmail - I have several invitations if anyone needs one just leave a comment with your email address.

BotSpot

WOW vs EQII

Sid Meier’s Pirates hasn’t been discussed by game people nearly enough dammit. Talk about a dark horse.

Etc

American Family Association invites us to order their instructional video on how to not be gay

What to buy your child for xmas if you want him to become the next Amish Norman Bates prototype

‘Crats from the South say “Well, Fuck you too”

Sleepbot Environmental Broadcast is a streaming audio service that plays a variety of relaxing “sleepworthy” sounds 24-7. There’s even a reference tone of the loudest it will ever be so you can set your speakers accordingly.