Waterproof mascara my ass!

I don't know what this is from, but I kind of want to make it my new avatar ...

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And I can kick! I'm strong!

So apparently the beard, and the rap career, and the wacky late night TV appearances were all a part of an elaborate performance art piece.

Sometimes, the best theatre is real life.



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Monday morning moment of autotune

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It's a Stampede! Link Roundup - 2/7

It's been 15 years since we said goodbye to Calvin and Hobbes? *sigh*

Yeah, I don't really know what's going on here.  Selleck Waterfall Sandwich.

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Slaughterhouse 90210 is the inspired marriage between random pop culture images, and literary quotes that seem to have been written just for them.  Behold:

“Flirting with madness was one thing; when madness started flirting back, it was time to call the whole thing off.” 

— Rohinton Mistry, A Fine Balance

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Ooh, shiny!  Quantum Mechanix is taking pre orders for this Serenity key chain.  You can't take my keys from me!

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I have nothing but love for someone who can nerd out this hard over a piece of 6 second animation. Especially since he's not wrong.



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Your Monday morning moment of Walken

Your Monday morning moment of monkeys eating Jell-O

Happy Birthday NG!

Today marks the 121st 122nd anniversary of the founding of the National Geographic Society. Originally formed to "increase and diffuse geographic knowledge", the society has expanded its mission to include "promoting the conservation of the world's cultural, historical, and natural resources."

The first issue of the iconic magazine came out in October, 1888. What my friend Nicki likes to call "the company newsletter".

I'm amazed when any business or institution can survive to make the century mark and beyond.  Especially now ... this is not the shiniest time to be in print media.

So celebrate the Society's longevity by picking up this month's National Geographic magazine.  Where else can you get a bionic limb, frolic with a clown fish, and travel from the urban sophistication of Singapore to the rugged wild coast of the Hebrides?

If you enjoy those stories, and others in the January issue, think about subscribing.  Maybe get two.  Makes a great gift.  Really.  Please.

IT BURNS! OH GOD, IT BURNS!!!!!

I'm a deeply indebted to @bobbyhank for alerting me to some exciting news - today is the 31st anniversary of the airing of one of the greatest achievements in teevee history. I can't believe I almost missed it!

To mark the day I'm reposting this entry from the 12/26/08 wax|wendy archives. Don't say I never gave you anything ...

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When I was a kid, there were a few occasions when gifts would magically appear a few days after Christmas. One year, my mom forgot about a pair of earrings she'd gotten me. Another year, my brother really, really, really wanted a Colossal Fossil Fight. Mom couldn't find the game anywhere, and finally happened upon one, on sale, post-Christmas.

So she put it under my brother's bed, and told him she thought maybe Santa had come back with an extra present for him. Oh, the joy in our house that day! Oh, the hours of fun and entertainment we had!

The present I leave under your bed today? Yeah, it's nothing like that at all.

Behold! I give you ... The Star Wars Holiday Special ...



Under no circumstances should you try and watch this 2 hour abomination in one go. I barely made it through the list of guest stars, and that's only the first 2 1/2 minutes. Bea Arthur! Diahann Carroll! Art Carney! Harvey Korman! It's like an episode of the Love Boat up in here.

Enjoy!

Happy Halloween : FIRE IN THE HOLE!!!

Well sure. Spare time + basic engineering skills = CANON!!

The cannon is mostly used on weekends to attract people to Gill’s Farm Market on Route 209 in Hurley, but sometimes the guys get together at the 1,500-acre farm and blast it when nobody’s around. Just for fun.

They’ve shot pumpkins, scuba tanks and a basketball filled with corn and foam insulation. They once scattered some geese by accidentally shooting into the flock. Then there’s the time they shot a bowling ball more than a mile.

“The first time we shot a bowling ball, that’s was probably the worst thing we ever did,” Arold says. “It kept going and going and going.” -- via Neatorama

How did I not know that the World Championship Punkin Chunkin is right in my back yard? I am so going to Delaware next weekend ... Wait! What am I saying? I'm going to Hawaii next weekend! Good thing I remembered.

Can you guess what this ad is selling? MAMoWTF, observed.

I'm in love with this spot.  The clothes are gorgeous and the transitions are well done.  When I first saw it I thought Mad Men?  Target?  Cotton?

Nope ...

Incontinence products.   The gauntlet has been thrown down.  Your move, Depends. 

You're alright by me porcupine

Random things you find on the trail to Herbert Glacier

Ponypocalypse!

And of course, the making of

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Your Monday morning moment of Zen - It burns, doesn't it?

Let's just skip to the good bit, shall we?





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Once seen, it cannot be unseen

WTF??  I mean, I loves me some 'que but seriously.  WTF??



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We are everywhere. We are legion. We are wax|wendy.

Sometimes you just need to get away with a friend, and play tourist for a weekend.

credit: Chubasco the Polar Bear

Your Monday morning moment of Zen

My little pony, my little pony

I was just a scouche too old to be interested in My Little Pony when they were introduced in 1983. But I am in LURVE with artist Mari Kasurinen's reimagining of the classic toy.

She's a fangirl after my own heart!

Alien vs. Predator ... in a battle for adorableness!

Let the Wookie win ... the interwebs! That grin is kind of terrifying, in the best possible way. And I don't have words to describe how much I love My Little Carbonite Block.

So, would My Little He-Pony ride My Little Battle Pony? How would that work exactly?

Now, I know that this is really My Little Leia Pony, but I would totally pretend that she was O-Ren Ishii. Oh, the epic battles of cuteness she and My Little Bride Pony could have! Just don't bring up the issue of her Palimino or Clydesdale heritage as a negative.

Or else she'll collect your effing head.



If the artist ever makes Serenity or Blade Runner inspired ponies, my head may explode from the awesomeness. 

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And now for your moment of ANTM zen

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I never did win that pub

Guinness 30 Sec Spot from Mickey Micklos on Vimeo.

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