Magnificent snap of a lightening storm taken by Olivier Vandeginste -- I doff my cap to you, sir ...

I am a sunny day frolicker. I love the scent of a warm breeze and sometimes the warmth of the sun on my skin gives me goosebumps because it feels so nice.

But sometimes nothing can touch a spectacular storm. I love the way rain sounds in the trees; and the way it intensifies the smell of the earth and plants and everything shimmers with the sheen of being alive, grabbing at wind.

Ben and Jerry's ice cream flavors that need to happen...

YES... some flavors and ingredients which would be more than vaguely captivating and satisfying:

Celebrity Egomania -- a creamy, marshmallow-based delight with decadent fudge ripple, publicist spin, and six varieties of nuts.

Voter's Regret -- dark-chocolate angst, with neapolitan indecisiveness, chock full o' delicately fried cinnamon-sprinkled brain chunks. And tears.

Ambiguous Slacker -- fluffy, creamy enchantment, cotton candy pathos, and enigmatic nougat -- was that a pistachio? A toenail? One may never know...

Let's play... Trend Must Die!


People who wear sweatpants with stuff written across the a**, such as "Sweetie" or "Juicy"... unless you change it to "Stinky" or "Soggy" -- Trend Must Die!

People who wear studded belts around their upper legs ... unless you transport exclusively by pogo stick -- Trend Must Die!

Guy-liner ... not all sad poetry is bad poetry, but if you are enhancing yours by slathering guy-liner all around your one visible eye, yours may come off as an eensy-beensy-teensy bit contrived -- Trend Must Die!

Random Thought of the Day: Bipedalism is over-rated…

Okay, maybe not completely -- being able to walk while eating a bowl of cereal is dandy. However...what if humans had never evolved into bipeds? Four on the floor could have benefits, you know.

Mad pouncing/lunging skills -- better balance and agility and more force behind the leap could make pouncing/lunging all the rage. Pretty sweet if ya think about it.

Sharper turning maneuverability -- at higher speeds! It would be like 4-wheel drive plus a lower center of gravity compared to what we’re sporting now. Fun!

Hand shoes –- No longer will feet have all the fun. Vicious, chunky-soled, E-Z release shoes for your hands. Smooth glove-like fit, and durable treads -– what’s not to love? ;-D

"Protein with an attitude"

Scott Adams penned a pretty morbidly interesting blog about the FDA's saying that cloned meat is safe. He ponders if eating his own clone is acceptable and determines that it is -- since there is no way that clones have souls.

All I know is that cloned animals age at an accelerated rate, and eating meat that comes from an animal that is chemically imbalanced in that way can never be a magnificent idea.

Live the madness here.

'Memba 90's alternative "hair bands"?

Vid update -- Collective Soul "December" Serious tune -- and lots of flowing locks :-)

Vid updated with a blatantly kickass live performance of The Dandy Warhols "Bohemian Like You"!

Expressions that make everyone die a little on the inside...

There are expressions that I use that make NO sense whatsoever, and even as the words are coming out of my mouth...my brain is going , "$%#@*, what a stupid expression that makes no sense....shut up alr -- oh never mind, it's officially out there now."

Exhibit A -- When I want to make a point and I say, " I'm sorry but..." I am never, ever, sorry -- I use this phrase for emphasis -- and that makes no sense! For example, " I'm sorry but there is no way I can vote for a candidate that looks like Guy Smiley from Sesame Street." I am totally not sorry about that -- I am proud of that. Damn!

Exhibit B -- Someone bumps into me, and I'm like, "Oh, excuse me." Why did I just say that? Even if they do an "Excuse me." back, I still feel self-corrupted. And that's un-comfy.

Exhibit C -- The omniscient, omnipotent "THEY" as in -- "They need to really do something about voter fraud." or "They invented the toilet seat warmer years ago." I don't mind admitting I have no idea who "they" are when I spew such nonsense, but "they" seem awfully eclectic.

So next time I am out and about and someone bumps into me and I go, "Excuse me, wow, I'm sorry but they really need to alleviate congestion in this area." perhaps a flogging is in order.

Vid Updated...

Why Focus is Everything AKA Halcyon's "Crap or The Cone"

In case you wonder -- he says the part of crap was played by Jello chocolate pudding :-P

Pop culture things that should go away in 2008, but indubidently won't...

***Just my list -- feel free to hate on it or add to it

:-P

Reality "stars" -- they are obsessed over, but famous for doing nothing. The ones that learned to dance can perhaps be spared, but implored to dance off camera; and the "stars" who are famous for eating various meats made of naughty bits need to die. Immediately. No offense.

Chick flicks -- I think the genre has peaked. Give me a scenario that hasn't been done, and I bet it's not a chick flick.

Anything Emo -- crying, poetry of misery, and all black all the time -- are all over-rated and have been played out. Time to find a new way display your individuality so as to be recognized as part of the rebellious group you are part of. Yeah.

Flat-ironing hair -- viva la curl/wave! Just don't bring back perms...no one wants to handle that mess.

Something that should definitely STAY is the most excellent band -- The Films :-D I updated my vid. with their fabulousness known as "Black Shoes"...

Congratulations on winning the Iowa caucus, Barack!

Arianna Huffington blogged an intensely moving piece about the possibility of a "forward-looking country" here.