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Valentine’s Day 2009

[ 1 Comment ]Posted on January 14, 2009 by admin in Holidays

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

Nothing says “I love you” like a mass-produced card written by a stranger

Don’t tell anybody, but I’m a hopeless romantic. Apparently though, there are a lot of people out there that are a little more cynical about things like Valentine’s Day. That lovely foil wrapped candy pictured here for instance? According to this source, it says “Crazy Diarrhea” on the wrapper. If you have a special cynical someone in your life, Despair.com has a unique selection of message candy sets. The “Dumped” collection includes messages like “U LEFT SEATUP”, “CELIB8 THX2U”, and “CALL A 900#”. Be My Anti-Valentine offers some bitter e-cards, pointing out that “Valentine’s Day is like herpes: just when you think it’s gone for good, it rears its ugly head once more. No wonder some people prefer to call it VD.” For a more fratboy-like vibe, this site has a collection that includes messages like “I Think Of You When I Masturbate” accompanied by a cute teddy bear image. Want to make up your own message? Try this simple candy heart generator, or if you can read through the Engrish, buy a Picture the Flower Art Color Painter and print your message directly on the roses you buy. Because nothing says “I love you” like a mass-produced card written by a stranger. Except weird messages printed on roses. Or maybe some Pink Hi-Top Chuck Taylors

Any Plans, Resolutions, Hopes, or Predictions For 2009?

[ Comments Off ]Posted on January 1, 2009 by admin in Holidays

Thursday, January 1st, 2009

Because it’s already 1/365th over, you know…


Looks Like They Know
How To Party in Sydney!

In the words of F.M. Knowles: “He who breaks a resolution is a weakling; He who makes one is a fool”. But don’t let that stop you. Although widely acknowledged that New Year’s resolutions are a foolish idea and doomed to fail, there’s even software to help you manage them (or more likely, document their failure). And if you need help selecting a resolution, here’s a handy list of suggestions, with photos. Though I don’t have any big resolutions myself, I do have some thoughts on the new year here. However, I’d love to hear what YOUR plans, resolutions, hopes, and predictions are for 2009. Feel free to add a comment. And for those of you who only pop by here for the Flash games, here’s one that will go easy on your hangover: Choppa Poppa. Mostly you just pop balloons with a toy helicopter. Batteries not included, and brain cells not required.

Maybe 2008 Wasn’t So Great, But 2009 Is Looking Just Fine

[ 4 Comments ]Posted on December 31, 2008 by admin in Holidays

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Happy New Year!

If you’re planning to reverse your normal blood/alcohol ratio this evening, be sure to check out our New Year’s drinking tips. Whatever you do tonight, I wish you all the best for 2009. 2008 wasn’t so bad for me, but for many, it will probably go down in history as one of the worst years since 1348, which always puts things in perspective. Now THAT was a bad year. A quick Google search though, tells us that 2008 was the worst year ever for Wall Street, a bad year for restaurants, the second worst year on record for weather-related disasters a “terrible” year for the number of disaster victims worldwide, the worst year for ad revenue so far, the worst  year ever for the global economy, that home sales were the worst in a decade,  and also that some feel it was the worst movie year ever, although they say that every year. Like I always say: “NOTHING IN THE UNIVERSE is worse than hyperbole!” So let’s get on with life. 2008 was a cakewalk. Just wait until 2012, which, ironically, may end up being the worst movie of 2009…So tell me, how was YOUR 2008?

New Years: I’m Not As Think As You Drunk I Am

[ 2 Comments ]Posted on December 30, 2008 by admin in Holidays

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

“Champagne for me real friends, real pain for my sham friends!” – Francis Bacon

I’ve always found it somehow telling that our traditional method for celebrating the new year was to drink the old one into oblivion. Personally, my new holiday tradition is carefully cueing up the Coen Brothers’ movie The The Hudsucker Proxy so that Tim Robbins jumps at exactly midnight. But since so many of us will engage in the more traditional celebration, here are some thoughts for you. First of all, the BBC has a nifty tool (pictured) for showing, for example, how many glasses of Perrier-Jouet 2000 Belle Epoque equals a pile of doughnuts. This alone may make you quit drinking. If you do end up over-imbibing though, be aware many states are getting tougher on drinking and driving. Illinois, for instance, has a new first-time offender law that gives you 14 days to get a breath-alcohol ignition-interlock device if you receive a DUI (Note: Don’t try using that thing to radio for help if you get pulled over a second time). In the U.K., they have much more experience with this sort of thing. See if, for instance, you think you might pass the Scottish DUI Test. In Suffolk, the police are implementing new methods which include a poster of phrases that drunks find impossible to say, like “Thanks, but I don’t want to sleep with you” or “Where is the nearest toilet? I can’t possibly vomit in the street“. If you DO plan to get plastered New Year’s Eve, here are some simple suggestions 1.) Try not to end up like these people. 2.) When you get home, don’t start e-mailing the drunken flirt from work that didn’t come home with you. If you do, make sure you use Google’s Mail Goggles, and 3.) Practice doesn’t make perfect with getting drunk, but this flash game will at least help you practice staying on the bar stool. And on a slightly serious note: if you or someone you know finds scenarios like these too familiar, the new year might be a perfect time to ask oneself if they may be an alcoholic.

Why Does Kwanzaa Get Such A Bad Rap?

[ 1 Comment ]Posted on December 26, 2008 by admin in Holidays

Friday, December 26th, 2008

Rethinking my pseudo-intellectual take on Kwanzaa

I grew up and currently live in one of the most culturally diverse cities in the country, and have a broad variety of friends from different cultures (even extremists like white male Republicans). In spite of this, I’ve never met someone who celebrates Kwanzaa. This made it easy to poke a little fun at Kwanzaa for years, in trivial ways like saying “Have a Dope Kwanzaa” as a December 26th greeting. Well, in spite of the fact that the holiday was made up in 1966 by a guy who changed his name from Ronald McKinley Everett to Maulana Karenga, I’ve decided I should lay off on the Kwanzaa jabs, which (as in so many instances in life) were based on ignorance. Check out what the seven days of Kwanzaa are devoted to: Umoja (Unity), Kujichagulia (Self-Determination), Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility), Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics),  Nia (Purpose),  Kuumba (Creativity), and  Imani (Faith). I can’t really poke fun at any of those principles, can you? And any day that gives people a better understanding of each other can’t be a bad thing, can it? Have a Happy Kwanzaa!

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