Classic Will Ferrell

Check out this list of the 10 best Will Ferrell skits of all time. It's a tragedy I haven't seen Talladega Nights yet . . .

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This year's game

So my family's yearly sojourn to Heinz Field for a Steelers' game falls on Christmas Eve. Last year it was New Year's Day, so it could be worse.

The first pre-season game is this weekend and it's a month to the official kickoff, yipee!
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The Hoff Obsession continues . . .

I'm back from vacation and what should greet me but a brand new David Hasselhoff commercial.

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Lance is gay!

For many years, I was an *NSYNC addict and my favorite flavor was Lance Bass. Now I find out it was all for not. Lance comes out of the closet in the latest issue of People. Now I know what all of those girls who had crushes on Elton John felt like . . .

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The Perfect B-Day gift

Steelers.com has a badge holder and it's just a little over a month till my birthday . . .

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Almost Ricky Bobby time

Checkout this clip of Will Ferrell at the ESPY's making tv history. I laughed so hard, I cried. Man, I'm so excited it's less than 3 weeks till his new movie comes out.

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Here's a downer

The LA Times has an article about how in the last 6 years, 18 former Steelers have died, much more than any other NFL team. Have a great day!

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Flavor of Love Returns!

According to Zap2It.com, Flavor of Love returns on August 6, yipee!

Category: Life

Hoff on Hoff

David Hasselhoff has a new video out quick on the heels of his current "America's Got Talent" success. While other parts of his character may be in question, at least he has a sense of humor about himself.

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Hot new shoes

I went crazy last week at Anne Taylor Loft. One of my purchases - hot wedges just begging for a night out on Glennwood South.

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Those crazy Germans!

A German tv show did an in-depth investigation about what makes Bush tick. It actually makes sense in a weird way . . .

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Big Ben's first interview

SportsCenter interviewed Big Ben about his accident. He looks ok, but I feel like his face is a little longer . . . plus where are the scars and wounds? Did he really heal that fast? He did say his main focus now is football. 56 days till the season begins!

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Remember Dr. Drew?

Remember Dr. Drew from MTV's Loveline (wasn't Adam Corolla a host too)? I just saw an add with him in and he looks old. Poor Dr. Drew.
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1:30 PM today . . .

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JT's back

AOL has posted Justin Timberlake's new song, it's kind of weird because it doesn't sound like him most of the time . . . It's still catchy though.

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Speed Dating with Friends

So last night, Kristi, Samir, Jon, and I went speed dating. We immediately looked cool because we were hanging out together waiting for the event to start and everyone else was awkwardly standing around. I looked even cooler because I had a diet Coke.

As always there were some characters. One was a guy from India who spoke like no English and was hard to hear. I think he said he was there to look for a salsa eating partner. Or maybe he was looking for salsa dancing partner, I'm not quite sure. There was another Indian guy too who laughed at everything I said like it was the funniest thing ever. He really got a kick that we both worked for IBM. Hilarious. We all agreed Samir was the coolest Indian there, no question.

Oddly enough, there were two guys who had graduated from CMU there and one of them was actually at the school the same time I was. We started comparing notes and he mentioned Fringe and then I knew our paths had never crossed. Greeks and student organizations do not mingle at CMU - ever. Naturally, I did not put him down as a yes. Also, he went to CMU, so you know he's a nerd.

Then there was my last date of the evening. It was a very awkward conversation because we had nothing in common, there were definitely long awkward silences. But then the crazy thing was, after the bell rang to signify the end of the date, he kept sitting there, talking to me. I politely said something about having to make my selections and tried to not show him I was giving him a no and he still kept talking to me. I ended up not selecting someone I wanted to because I was so distracted by his talking. I finally excused myself and got up and talked to Samir.

Overall, the experience wasn't that bad. I think Samir and Jon had a good time, although Kristi said she wasn't sure she liked it that much. We were all kind of generous with our "Yeses". For instance, Samir gave one girl a yes because, "she was a bitch, but she was hot."

I already found out I matched with 3 guys, 2 of which are roommates which means only one will probably ask me out.

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Oh those Japanese cats!

MSN has a video of cats watching people play ping pong - in Japanese. I'm guessing that the announcers are pretending to be the cats, but since I'm not fluent, I have no idea. Crazy cats!

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Speed dating tonight

Kristi and I are going speed dating again tonight. Enough said.

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Spiderman 3 trailer

The trailer for Spiderman 3 showed before Superman last night naturally. The movie looks awesome, even though they're still filming it.

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Who knew glasses were such a great disguise

So since I've been having a crappy week, I decided to treat myself to a movie yesterday evening and went to go see Superman Returns. I was a good movie, but I'm still waiting for next week when Pirates of the Caribbean comes out. A couple of things did strike me about the movie though:
1. James Marsden has made a career out of being the third wheel in a romance in comic book movies. He was Jean Grey's boyfriend in X-Men and now Lois Lane's in this movie. He has the act of being in denial down to an art.
2. Kumar from Harold and Kumar go to Whitecastle is a villain in the movie. How can you take him seriously as a villain after seeing him as Kumar? At least he's working. Plus IMDB says that there's going to be a sequel: Harold and Kumar go to Amsterdam.

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2 months till D-day

Only 2 months till my 25th, ahhhh! Better start planning the surprise birthday blowout now. Pepper knows what kind of cake I like.

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mySpace Stalking

So I've been on mySpace for a couple of days and hadn't really heard anything from people I didn't know. All of the sudden last night, I got 7 friend requests/messages in 6 hours from random guys. How odd, just all of the sudden after being on a couple of days.

Watch me meet someone from the site after I've already signed up for another speed dating event next week . . .

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Yay 'Canes!

The Carolina Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup last night and the last four minutes of the game that I watched was a nailbiter. Cool part is I live less than 5 miles from the rink and did hear some beeping cars on their way home.

79 days till the Steelers' season opener . . . let's hope no one else is charged with anything . . .

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25th Birthday Party theme?

I've been kicking around ideas for a themed birthday party this year. Too bad this three year old stole my favorite . . .

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Facebook peer pressure

Friday night, Samir said that all of the cool kids are really on Facebook. Turns out that IBM is listed a one of the companies, so I can join. You can see my cool profile, but only if you belong to Facebook suckas.

On a related note, I checked out all of the Somerset Area HS alums and was slightly disturbed. There were a lot of kids Annie and Mary Jo's ages who are skanks. I remember them as little kids, but now they are skanking up their respective colleges. At least they are in college though.

Of course Mary Jo's picture prominently features her in a Lily outfit.

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Bring back Flavor of Love ASAP!

I was just thinking how I haven't had anything to post to the blog in a couple of days when I read about Hoopz from Flavor of Love getting arrested. I can't wait till next season (whenever that may be) .

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MySpace peer pressure

So Kristi and Matt both keep telling me to get on MySpace and I finally did this morning. Check out how cool I am. Ask me to be your friend so I look even cooler.

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Car repairs

So a couple of weeks ago, I ran into the side of my garage with my right side-view mirror. Now, the mirror keeps popping out of the case. Matt had to hold it in place on the way to and back from lunch Friday, but I had no one to hold it in place when I drove to Walmart to get velcro to fix it. That's where the band-aid came in . . .

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Don't mess with Mr. T

Senior year of college, I stumbled upon the Mr. T vs genre of websites and lately find myself referencing them in conversation. I decided to see if they even existed and to my delight, they still do. Even better, Tivo has an episode of The A-Team waiting for me at home.

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The Hoff

I was talking to Matt yesterday about Germany's love of David Hasselhoff and went on the web to find some prime examples. Not only does The Hoff have an awesome video where he rocks out with dachshunds in front of a green screen, he also helped end the Cold War. Why is this man a joke in the US?

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Irony

Using Flash to make a cartoon about using Flash, brilliant

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Best Video Ever

Paris' new music video is so hot, it brought back PopUp Video

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I knew Raleigh was a bunch of nerds

Raleigh is the 3rd most educated city in the country. Surprisingly, Pittsburgh comes in at number 18.

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Pictures from the trip

Here is a link to my photo album for the great European sojourn.

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Lost in Translation

So when I was in Switzerland, I ran across a couple of posters that a first look fine until further examination. There were other examples of English being used across Europe on things and people not knowing what it said. Like the girl with the purse that had dogs and "Horny" all over it and the other girl with "Bastard" on her shirt. Makes me wonder what the clothes I wear with foreign phrases really say . . .

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The Future of the View

Watch this hilarious movie from Perez Hilton about what the View will look like in coming weeks.

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Back in the US of A

My feet are once again firmly planted on US soil and I have the jetlag to prove it. Overall, the trip was fun, but tiring because so much was crammed into so few days. I did get an impression of what cities I liked and am already trying to figure out when I can go to Paris again. I probably need to learn some French first though. Now back to working on my house. The grass in the backyard is taller than Pepper . . .

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Ciao from Italia

I have internet access in the hotel here in Firenze (Florence for you non-Italians) so I'm posting. We've seen a lot of sights the past couple of days here and in Roma, but our feet hurt a lot. Today we drive to Venice in the rain, hopefully it'll stop when we get there. After Venice, we head to Lucerne for a couple of days, then Paris, and London. I have not bought any shoes yet, but there is still hope for today! I have decided that I don't like wine though :-(

My minutes are running out, ciao bella

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Invest in Tivo stock

Check out the line up for Thursdays at 9 next fall. What are the networks thinking?!?!

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This beats any frat party cleanup

Once again CNN is a source for hard hitting news. Check out this story about someone who left 70,000 empty beer cans in his townhouse. I'll have to take this into mind when decorating my townhouse . . .

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Poor Pirates

ESPN.com has a funny article about how it really sucks to be a Pirate in Pittsburgh trying to live with all of the Steelers hype. They're right about PNC Park too, it's really nice.

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Why does ABC hate me?

ABC's fall schedule is out and they've apparently decided to make my life hell by having Grey's run on Thursdays at 9pm. This year I watched CSI, The OC, and Supernatural all at 9pm on Thursday. One of them better be moving or I'm screwed . . .

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I got yelled at . . .

So today in the cafeteria I decided to get a bagel instead of my normal healthy cereal. There was a backup at the one toasting machine so I went and put my bagel in the other machine. Big mistake. Leasie, one of the cafeteria ladies, came over and yelled at me and pulled my bagel out. Apparently that machine is for toast only. I started to comment that there should probably be a sign to indicate this and then thought best to keep my mouth quite, the last thing I want to do is piss off a cafeteria lady.

The irony of the story is the reason for the backup at the bagel toaster was that the bagels were getting jammed up, the exact reason why I was not supposed to use the other toaster.

Also ironic, Leasie thinks that Matt is named Mike. Why does someone who screws up somebody else's name on an almost daily basis have the right to yank my bagel out of the toaster?

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Has VW gone too far?

Chances are by now that you've seen one of those new VW ads that show a car accident. The ads really disturb me and yet at the same time, make me want to get a Jetta because I'm a safety junkie. The Slate has an article about people's reactions to the ads.

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Europe, here I come!

Check out the latest Europe countdown!

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Seriously?

Say you're the president and you're at an all time low again for your approval rating. You know what would make everything better? Having a speech during primetime finale sweeps and screwing up my DVR. Doesn't Bush realize that he's messing up Tivo taping the finale of Grey's Anatomy?!?!? Plus, he made ABC push the Oprah special back a week. You do not want to piss off Oprah. Here is a breakdown of what each network is doing.

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2 weeks till X3!

I tivo'ed the X-Men 3 teaser on Fox last night and here it is on the web How much does it suck that I'll be in Europe when it comes out. Maybe I can watch it in French . . .

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Pepper the Painter II

To stop Pepper from getting into the paint, I put her in the bath tub.

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Pepper the Painter

Pepper helped paint this weekend. The bad news is that my bathroom walls now have dog hair on them. The good news is that she matches every room in the house!

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My dad thinks I'm incompetent

So my father wrote me an email about getting ready for Europe. Check out the following excerpt:

"If you intend to use your bank card at an ATM you need to verify with the Bank that it will honor the request. You need to put some money into the account for which you have atm access."

Gee, I have to have money in my checking account to use my debit card at the machine . . . This makes so much sense now!

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Pepper in the New House

Check out Pepper chilln' in her new digs last night. Also check out how Trading Spaces my kitchen looks thanks to the blue tape.

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I'm a homeowner!

I am now officially a homeowner in Raleigh. Yipee! Pepper has a yard and 2 flights of stairs.

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2 legged dog

Montel had a story on about the world's only bi-pedal two legged dog. The dog walks totally upright. Crazy!

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ASCII generator

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Check out this cool ASCII generator. Check out one of the top font options called _all fonts with your text_ to see them all.

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Puppy cake

Not to be out done by Target's "He is Risen" cookie cake, Lowe's is selling a Bichon Frise looking confection made out of two chocolate cupcakes and tons of frosting. Yum.

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Upcoming dates

People keep asking me when all of my life changing events are happening, here's the breakdown:
April 26: Jury Duty (note: this could royally screw up the below dates)
April 28: Close on house
May 8: Move furniture to house
May 20-31: Europe!
June 1: Life returns to normal

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Business lessons

Here's how not to instill confidence in your client when you're a mortgage broker. Send emails in purple Comic Sans font.

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Substitute in dachshunds

So TLC has been playing these commercials and really sells the actual figurines. Check out my future.

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Easter cookie

Nothing screams resurrection like a giant cookie cake. Thanks SuperTarget. Wonder why this was still sitting there the week after Easter . . .

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Laser Cats!

The funniest thing on SNL nowadays are the digital shorts and this one is no exception. "There are two things that everyone loves, cats and lasers!" (Note: I could only get the video to work in IE)

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Bunny Suicides

In keeping with the Easter spirit, check out all of these cartoons about the different ways bunnies commit suicide.

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Happy Easter!

In honor of Easter, I'm posting links about the least favorite sweet treat of all time - Peeps!

Peep Research

Peeps Fondue Recipe

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Celebrity twin

So there's this site where you can upload a picture of yourself and it tells you what celebrity you look like. My top two are a young Sally Field and Halle Berry. Not bad.

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Titanic 2

Titanic: Two the Surface - enough said.

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Flavor of Love 2!!!

I was just cruising around VH1's website and saw a casting call for the next season of Flavor of Love, yes! (note: that's a yes as in "yes, I can't wait to watch more trashiness" and not "yes, I want to apply to be on the show")

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Google can find you a woman too

For April Fool's Day, Google made a Google Romance website. While initially it may seem on the up and up, take the tour.


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Wonder where they're registered

So apparently life isn't that horrible for "Pumkin" after all. While she may have lost her job, she has found her soul mate.

Also apparently Flav and New York are going to have their own reality show.

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I just talked to Napoleon

Seriously, this security system guy who called to give a quote sounded just like Napoleon Dynamite. He had the same speech patterns and everything. It's kind of sad that people like that really do exist . . .

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Rachel Ray ruined my life

Ok, she hasn't ruined mine (at least not yet). I was cruising for recipes to make for dinner and found this review. Ouch.

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Is this true?

Did Gloria Estefan really sing "Bad Boys"? (Bad, bad, bad boys, you make me feel so good ...) My membership in the 80's pop fan club should be revoked.

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Spike could totally do this

Have you seen the video of the acrobatic cats yet?

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