Happy Birthday my HubbaBear!!!


TeeHee!!

For 10 more mins!!

This is why I have the word "Va-gene" burned into my memory now:

more of the same crazy:
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So, am I the only one who is livid, I mean abso- FUCKING- lutely LIVID about these new corn lobby/ manufacturers produced High Fructose Corn Syrup ("it's just like sugar,and it's ok in moderation) commercials?

I mean the only argument against HFCS they pose is "um...UMMMM...um", seriously what kind of paper tiger argument is that!!!

And that whole "It's OK in moderation" bullshit, who can you have it in moderation if it's in absolutely everything, even meat!

Here's a list of Foodstuffs that contain HFCS that I got from their propaganda-filled website:
And as for the "it's just like sugar" crap, just because it supposedly has the same caloric value as sugar doesn't mean it's the same chemically nor does it mean the body processes  it in the same way, and refined sugar's not exactly all that good for you either!

They also conveniently forget to mention 1) all the studies correlating the rise of usage of HFCS in processed foods and the rise of both obesity and Diabetes in America 2) the fact that Canada and most of Europe have already banned the use of it in foods.and 3) that HFCS  is made from a type of corn used mostly for animal feed and that that  type of corn (Dent # 2) is essentially inedible by humans, which to me is rather  worrying to say the least.

Here are some websites I found with a bit more info and some fun vid clips:

The Ebil corn lobby website: http://www.hfcsfacts.com/

The "I hate the Ebil corn lobby" websites: http://sstrumello.blogspot.com/2008/09/sweet-surprise.html   and  http://diabetesaliciousness.blogspot.com/2008/09/hfcs-are-you-fcking-kidding-me.html

Have a very happy fun and fulfilling birthday! ; )

Enjoy!

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Well, this is complete bull, I once went to a doctor who had 4 different girls with my exact name not including myself, and that's just in one doctor's office in one city in the whole United States. 
Although most of the people with the same name as me probably didn't  take the census if ya know what I mean.

If it's not you best ta' watch this video! SHAKA ZULU!




"Looks betta than yo mama's titties!"
Too damn funny! 

If you're a fan of cat, or even if you're not you gotta check this out:

http://shockingcats.ytmnd.com/
Mind the volume if there's people around and/or you startle easily (but don't turn it off, it adds to the funny)

PS- chuckybones and I are fine, power went out from about 10PM on Fri to about 5PM on Sat and only minor damage to house (a row of shingles flew, and a small tree in our front yard is leaning a bit, but should be fine w/ a steak and some string)

PPS- Am amazed that wind and rain are hard enough to blow down trees and branches and rip leaves to shreds, and yet giant random dog turd in front yard is only slightly sodden but otherwise completely unharmed! Oh well, thus is life ; )

Blame this on 'Hurricane Hysteria' TM  but I just couldn't help myself, what with it being called Ike and several people commenting on how it's gonna 'pimp/bitch slap'  Houston/TX coast.

Well here ya go:

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What?  I thought it was funny ; )

So, this meme has been making the rounds and I guess it's my turn now, Baaaaa!
Ganked from chuckybones who ganked it from zephre 

Instructions:
1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.
(use Wikipedia if you don't know what something is)
4) italicize ones you haven't eaten but WANT TO TRY
5) Leave the ones you haven't tried, but are indifferent about


I consider myself a true foodie, I love all the aspects of food and the culinary arts, and I really want to start dabbling in some molecular gastronomy.  There isn't  much I would not at least try, if only for curiosities sake, and the wonder of having a completely new taste in your mouth.
I suppose I'm lucky in that I really don't have any texture issues, and there aren't too many tastes that I completely hate (except anise, BLARF!!)

And just so ya know, by foodie I don't just mean someone who likes eating food, I found a really good definition here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foodie

"Although the two terms are sometimes used interchangeably, foodies differ from gourmets in that gourmets are epicures of refined taste who may or may not be professionals in the food industry, whereas foodies are amateurs who simply love food for consumption, study, preparation, and news. Gourmets simply want to eat the best food, whereas foodies want to learn everything about food, both the best and the ordinary, and about the science, industry, and personalities surrounding food.
For this reason, foodies are sometimes viewed as obsessively interested in all things culinary."

Don't that just fit me to a tee! ; )

Yet another example of why I hate Rachel Ray,


(If that's her blue plate special, NO THANK YOU!!)
Her food LITERALLY looks like  barf on toast! It looks like last nights Taco Bell run on a plate!

And to answer my own quasi non-question of a subject line I shall quote from chef/ travel-guide extraordinaire Anthony Bourdain:
'We KNOW she can't cook. She shrewdly tells us so. So...what is she selling us? Really? She's selling us satisfaction, the smug reassurance that mediocrity is quite enough. She's a friendly, familiar face who appears regularly on our screens to tell us that "Even your dumb, lazy ass can cook this!" Wallowing in your own crapulence on your Cheeto-littered couch you watch her and think, "Hell...I could do that. I ain't gonna...but I could--if I wanted! Now where's my damn jug a Diet Pepsi?"... Rachael uses her strange and terrible powers to narcotize her public with her hypnotic mantra of Yummo and Evoo and Sammys. "You're doing just fine. You don't even have to chop an onion--you can buy it already chopped. Aspire to nothing...Just sit there. Have another Triscuit..Sleep...sleep..."

For the folks out there who might have a hard time with cooking or maybe are learning to cook for the first time, there are other people/shows who can make cooking simple fun and easy and not totally destroy your soul recipe by recipe,
Here are some examples:

Giada De Laurentiis w/  Everyday Italian:  simple recipes w/ a modern Italian twist.

Ina Garten w/  Barefoot Contessa: hearty foods with a picnic/ BBQ/having a few close friends over for dinner flare.

Nigella Lawson w/  Nigella bites: Hot English chick cooking simple yet totally decadent food = Total Food Porn!

Anne Burrell w/ Secrets of a Restaurant Chef: She's kinda spazy in that geeky goofy 'one of us' kind of a way but she really shows you how to make restaurant quality food easily with a lot of shortcuts and tricks of the trade.

All of these gals are on the food network just like Ray, but unlike her they make food that both look and taste appetizing.

Just take a DNA sample from one of your favorite celebs, inject it into one of your cute-and-cuddlies, and voila!



Sorry, no refunds!

Quotes taken from an IMDB message board which can be found here:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0661825/board/nest/25142916?p=1

Regarding Grace Park from BSG:
"She is lucky to be working. In fact I'm pretty convinced the only reason she does work is because she's hot. Yes she can deliver her lines, but come on, it's Battlestar Galactica."

"Yeah, exactly. Its Battlestar Galactica, one of the best acted shows on television."

"Are u kidding me? Try watching some Law and Order or CSI. Best acted show...that's funny."
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Law & Order or CSI?!?!?!?!?
Seriously!?!?!?!?!

What gets me irked is that people not into sci-fi feel like they can disparage it as some no talent schlock JUST BECAUSE IT'S SCI-FI.

GRRRRRR, ARGGGGGG! (And not in a good way) >:-[

Surprisingly not suprised:

Your Mind is Purple

Of all the mind types, yours is the most idealistic. You tend to think wild, amazing thoughts. Your dreams and fantasies are intense. Your thoughts are creative, inventive, and without boundaries. You tend to spend a lot of time thinking of fictional people and places - or a very different life for yourself.

Your Aspie score: 139 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 85 of 200
You are very likely an Aspie





Well, let's just say I'm not surprised it skewed Aspie, though I am surprised by the numbers. C'est la vie!

here's a link to the quiz:
http://www.rdos.net/eng/Aspie-quiz.php

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so i like coffee, it doesn't mean I can't . . . HEY! I have a really great idea!!!