Now That Georgia's Off of the Cruise...

Now that Georgia's off of the cruise, here's a nightmarish nautical story by Roald Dahl.

"Dip in the Pool".

Well, I'm back from the cruise alive BUT

some others weren't so lucky. Fortunately, this didn't happen on my boat, but it was on another ship departing from the same port on the same week that a woman went overboard. They're not sure if it was an accident, a suicide or a homicide, but they have video footage of it happening.

Ok, One Last Post for Good Measure...

My latest obsession: Bon Qui Qui

Babs, you need to check this out!

So this will probably be my last post for a little while-- possibly of 2008, because I will be boarding the cruise tomorrow morning (!) and returning from Florida on Jan 1, 2009. But to end off the year, I wanted to alert everyone that the Israeli Orgy for Peace has been canceled. But apparently, the sex and masturbation conference is still going to be taking place in Tel Aviv in January, BARBARA.

According to Perez,

An orgy aimed at bringing world peace has been canceled after organizers received threats. The festival of sex in Israel was scheduled to concur with International Orgasm Day. It was organized by members of the Raelian movement, a "UFO religion whose followers believe humankind was created by aliens" - not to be confused with Scientology! Raelian spokesperson, Kobi Drori, said that the orgy would welcome all orientations, as long as participants were over 18. The orgy - intended to "try and bring world peace through mass orgasm, this by experiencing consensual sex and natural, uninterrupted pleasure" - was to be the first of events to take place in Tel Aviv. In January there is a conference on sexuality and masturbation scheduled featuring experts and writers in the field. Drori says the group will not be deterred by this setback. After all, he's got an important message! "We wanted to put into practice the saying 'make love, not war'," he said, adding, "Several years ago an Iraqi boy whose limbs were amputated was shown on TV and everybody treated this as if it was okay, but when Janet Jackson exposed her breast during the Superbowl the American nation was appalled." He's kind of got a point!

Orgies for peace!

Bread and Honey's Crinkle Cookies!

I made these on Sunday and they were delicious and easy and big hit with the fam. But I would recommend making a few changes to the recipe. Here's my revised version:

Chocolate Crinkles:

Ingredients:

3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon of almond extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

Directions:

In a medium bowl, mix together cocoa, white sugar, and vegetable oil. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and almond extract. Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt; stir into the cocoa mixture. Cover dough, and chill for at least 4 hours.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Roll dough into one inch balls. Coat each ball in confectioners' sugar before placing onto prepared cookie sheets.

Bake in preheated oven for 11 minutes. Let stand on the cookie sheet for a minute before transferring to wire racks to cool.

Thanks to Bread and Honey!!

Reindeer have feelings too. Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah #4.

Just thought this was cool

that you can see Westco 1 in the background

All my single ladies! (3 ways)

Totz Love this one!

and the last one can't be embedded, but it is def worth the click!

Etsy is so nice

Check out these awesome scarves that I desire:

The Necklush


Yokoo's creations

Unbelievable

Times be a changin, though- yo

This is SO FUCKED UP

but i guess i kind of see the appeal. You can be whoever you want...

Cute Little Guy!

Barbara doesn't think this is funny, but I do.

Barbara's Hazardous Earth Playlist

Normally, I don't like to study with music playing in the background but I felt that my environmental studies needed a soundtrack of its own.

SNL's Videos of the Week

Just wanted to make sure everyone caught SNL's video clips this week. They are pretty delectable! John Malkovitch hosted and even read "Twas The Night Before Christmas." My favorite clips by far were "J**Z In My Pants," a spoof on "D**K In The Box" and "9-Year-Old's Advice," an interview with 9-year-old book "author" Alec Greven, and Fred Armisen as Barack Obama "Playing it cool!"

Enjoy!







Watch the full clip lineup

AHAHAHHAHAHAHA

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Wendy Spero-

-a Wesleyan alum (class of '97) wrote the book Microthrills back in 2006. It is one of my favorite books to date- excruciatingly funny and relatable. Here, she does a reading for Google. I really want her to come back to Wes to give a talk!

Must be finals time...

because the most ridiculous shit is being posted on the ACB

Best. Food Blog. Ever

bread & honey

Check out this amazing resource for great new, semi-original recipes.
These chic tattooed twenty-something moms love to bake and cook and provide the world with every recipe they deem suitable for reproduction. Another great feature is that they tag every recipe and then display the tags in a menu on the blog, so you can search for recipes based on food type or ingredients.

Back to Posting!

Watch this. I love musicals!

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