I picked up a 10ft strand of the new LED icicle lights at Lowes this past Saturday. I wanted to see how they look before investing hard-earned dollars in upgrading. They look awesome.
I stopped at Lowes last night to buy more. Much to my frustration, Lowes, (And I later discovered, WalMart) have let their stock of holiday lights dry up. There will be no re-stock.

At WalMart, I asked where the lights were and was politely told "What little we have left, is on that shelf back in the corner".
He wasn't kidding.
One shelf, a few boxes.

Several stores (and hitting the website) confirmed it. If you didn't buy your lights in October, you are screwed.

On the plus side, they did have enough extension cords to power the midwest, and enough wrapping paper and bows to gift-wrap Manhattan. Is there a global shortage of holiday lights? Did I miss the announcement of the embargo?

WTF?

Current Mood: annoyed

This is the best review I have ever seen....
http://microsuede.blogspot.com/2009/11/movie-review-twilight-saga-new-moon.html

Current Mood: giggly

I'm considering doing another cannibal feast. However, I'm terribly uninspired on how to top last year's event. Looking at the calendar, the opening I have is the 24th. That's 2 weeks. Anybody got any ideas?
TKO, mind if I combine the feast with an OMGWTF BBQ? Instead of "We'd love to have you for dinner", perhaps you could "Bring yourself for Dinner"?
Thoughts? Ideas? Crickets?

Yes, it's sad, but true. The repository of shirts guaranteed to offend everyone, t-shirt hell is closing it's doors on Feb 10th, 2009.

As many of you know, I have supported this sick and twisted company for several years. I have done so again by picking up a couple more shirts.
Oh, by the way, my birthday is just over a month away, and somehow, those folks at t-shirt hell read my mind and generated a wish list for me.

Not like I'm hinting or anything...

I have no self-respect at all


Cheers

A couple things I have been wanting to mention, but keep forgetting when I see the people who would care, or may not see them before this no longer matters-

Mead uses 2-3 pounds of honey per gallon, not 5.

I'm willing to release the death-grip I have on cooking yams, but I would like to preview the recipe (for my own stupid reasons.)

When are the kids arriving?

If anybody can get me a line on an inexpensive futon-style mattress for a double bed, or any sort of dense sleeping material to go over the wirey poorly-padded mattress in a hide-a-bed will be forever in my debt. (And the debt of one part-time child who has opted for a cat-stained sofa over private sleeping accomodations due to a horrible mattress)

For those of you who are into driving games on XBox and PlayStation 2-
http://www.geeks.com/pix/2007/Racer.html?cm_mmc=geekmail-_-daily_html-_-01AUG07_Racer-_-Viewasweb

Current Mood: cheerful

What on earth triggers Google to offer up this combination of ads??? 

Okay, it's official. St Louis, as a happening place, totally sucks.
I was just browsing Flickr.com When I came across this user's images of the 2007 Freemont Solstice Parade in Seattle. Yeh, Egyptian goddesses strolling the street. Naked people in bodypaint and pink flamingos on bicycles. Good clean American fun! That led me to google the parade, which brought me to this site, home of the Freemont Arts Council. The amazing parade culminated in the Solstice Pagent, which is described as follows:

Working Plot synopsis
Against a Backdrop of Outer Space, the Globes of the Earth and Sun play together, attended by Star Children, and transform into Human Costumed Figures (their counterparts). The Sun grows tired, sleeps, is carried, borne on a litter to a high place behind the band. As the Sun moves away, Primitive Music is heard, Didgeridoos, flutes, as the moving Night Sky (two dozen costumed characters) process down the hill and up into the audience, shading them. Clouds performed by Stilt Walkers move in and begin to rain. Large Earth sphere opens and transforms into large Mother tree (on lift). Other trees pop-up (Helium filled Weather Balloons in conical silk painted tubes hidden in big cardboard boxes).

Monkey Puppet falls from tree, Fish walks out of water, they meet, fall in love (hearts & flowers), give birth to Humans. Human wobbles to tree, and pulls a branch, and shapes it into a long spear. More Humans appear, begin to work as a tribe... making spears, dancing.... Hunting horn sounds, and a herd of animals (the Change-O-Lopes) run across the field, they are pursued and hunted by the Humans. The spears become a pen to hold the animals. Humans shape Change-o-lopes into Domestic Animals (like Legos), the animals begin to follow Humans. The Humans turn the spears into tools, and farm, the tools turn into Wheat, and Humans harvest the Wheat and feed it to the animals and themselves.

More Humans appear. They begin to cut down the trees, handing out sticks to the other Humans. The Sun awakes, and looks down. Unsure of what is happening, he creates a Messenger (giant puppet) from solar flares (banners) which come to earth. The Sun's Messenger arrives on Earth (perhaps via a Projected Pyramid). When he arrives, several performers with brightly colored staves become the Messenger's Rainbow Path (Nanda) that he walks on to observe Humankind. Based on what ensembles are in the Parade, we will present Human Nature Tableaus, Stages of Human Development which could include Technology, Birth, Love, Conflict, Hedonism, Consumption, Waste, Compassion, Adaptation, etc. These short tableaus are watched by the Messenger, who sometimes participates, sometimes observes. Percussive Junk Music Instruments worn like costumes accompanies the shift to technological as the trees are removed, the background changes to cities and little cars arrive. There is Pollution (Cloud Capes), Overcrowding, Little Cars zooming around, Kids Dressed as Buildings.

Messenger causes a freeze, as all look to the Sun. The Sun shakes his head and leaves. The Messenger whispers to the Men, and then leaves to bring back the Sun. Spears become brooms, Man "Cleans," Trees return. Transformation as buildings and cars go green, people Connect and Cultures Interact. Messenger returns to bring Sun to Earth, Massive Sun Figure comes down from kite hill and walks with us. Closing Song: "We're All in This Together"

Check out the images on the site. It's surreal. It's awesome.
Why can't we do shit like this in the midwest?
Because St Louis sucks. That's why.

Current Mood: disappointed

Samsung is giving away a USB retractable mini mouse for filling out a form, no purchase, no subscription... usual disclaimers apply...

How about a pug, dressed as a spider? 
http://petistic.blogspot.com/2006/07/spider-costume-for-dogs.html