is the dumbest fucking tv show i’ve seen. the setup is kinda like “who wants to be a millionaire”, but with questions from 1st-5th grade text books. these are the easiest questions evar, and it seems that the catch is that they find the dumbest fucking contestants. i can barely watch this fat, black bitch named lakisha, that isn’t sure what’s the closest star to the planet earth, and was finally completely stumped when she was out of life lines and couldn’t figure out how many decades are in two millennia. and after all that, she still walked away with $100k. i give this show two months before it’s off the air.

oh man, i loves me a good scandal! i’ve actually been watching american idol this year, so it’s all the more interesting for me. i guess some jealous friends, or lover, or thief released some naughty photos of her posing in underwear, on the toilet, and even smoking cock! she is just about the hottest contestant in the year’s line up though. she’s definitely getting my vote tonite! i gotta keep this site semi-work safe, so here are some links:

http://antonellabarbapix.com/

http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/gallery/stars/antonella-barba/

http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/10951532.html

from www.drudgereport.com

POWER: GORE MANSION USES 20X AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD; CONSUMPTION INCREASE AFTER ‘TRUTH’
Mon Feb 26 2007 17:16:14 ET

The Tennessee Center for Policy Research, an independent, nonprofit and nonpartisan research organization committed to achieving a freer, more prosperous Tennessee through free market policy solutions, issued a press release late Monday:

Last night, Al Gore’s global-warming documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, collected an Oscar for best documentary feature, but the Tennessee Center for Policy Research has found that Gore deserves a gold statue for hypocrisy.

Gore’s mansion, [20-room, eight-bathroom] located in the posh Belle Meade area of Nashville, consumes more electricity every month than the average American household uses in an entire year, according to the Nashville Electric Service (NES).

In his documentary, the former Vice President calls on Americans to conserve energy by reducing electricity consumption at home.

The average household in America consumes 10,656 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year, according to the Department of Energy. In 2006, Gore devoured nearly 221,000 kWh—more than 20 times the national average.

Last August alone, Gore burned through 22,619 kWh—guzzling more than twice the electricity in one month than an average American family uses in an entire year. As a result of his energy consumption, Gore’s average monthly electric bill topped $1,359.

Since the release of An Inconvenient Truth, Gore’s energy consumption has increased from an average of 16,200 kWh per month in 2005, to 18,400 kWh per month in 2006.

Gore’s extravagant energy use does not stop at his electric bill. Natural gas bills for Gore’s mansion and guest house averaged $1,080 per month last year.

“As the spokesman of choice for the global warming movement, Al Gore has to be willing to walk to walk, not just talk the talk, when it comes to home energy use,” said Tennessee Center for Policy Research President Drew Johnson.

In total, Gore paid nearly $30,000 in combined electricity and natural gas bills for his Nashville estate in 2006.

For Further Information, Contact:
Nicole Williams, (615) 383-6431
editor@tennesseepolicy.org

yesterday, eric came down to the lb and he, taka and i rode down to shorline to see stage 7 of the california amgen (cycling) tour. eric’s way more of a fan than i am, but it was fun to watch and got me psyched about riding again. on saturday, i picked up my bike from costin’s dad’s place that had been sitting there for almost 4 months! there’s actually a few components like my brakes which have a bit of rust on them since it was so close to the ocean :\ but i wanted to buy higher end brakes anyway, and now i have an excuse :) i also finished building taka’s mountain bike, which is pretty light for a steel front suspesion bike (thanks ben for lending me some of the parts), and i fitted it to her perfectly. the tour was on tv last night (during the oscars, so i tivo’d it), and you could see the three of us (very blurily) every time they came over the hill.

the rest of the weekend was pretty chill. on saturday, taka and i hit the gym, rode bikes and i ended up at jen’s with james and mike playing poker, where i’m yet to lose a game ;) on sunday, after the amgen tour, taka and i went down to the shali manor to watch the oscars, which was only entertaining because of the company.

goooo mondays!

last thursday we went to shali’s to watch the series finale of the o.c. it was a bitter-sweet experience, and one best shared with friends :`) the finale was great, but i still haven’t been able to close that chapter of my life. i downloaded and watched the very first episode the other day, and have watched the finale about 3 times now. it’s interesting, because in watching the pilot, you could just tell that it was going to be a popular show.

i just hope that one of these networks hurrys up and brings me another teen drama to ease my pain.

since ben was saying that i look like an inverted popeye in that other post, mike sent me this. funnay.

well, it’s all very simple actually:

Because of all the preservatives in food, people today can consume enormous quantities of organic phosphorus. Once a certain amount of organic phosphorus builds up in the body, it attaches itself to calcium and is expelled through waste products. But what this means is that a large build-up of organic phosphorus leads directly to a calcium deficiency,” Yamanaka tells Weekly Playboy. “Then you’ve got the human nervous system, which is made up of sympathetic nerves and parasympathetic nerves. Parasympathetic nerves feed only on calcium. When the body doesn’t have enough calcium, the parasympathetic nerves don’t work as well as they should. That sends the balance between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves all skew-whiff. When the sympathetic nerves work stronger than the parasympathetic nerves, it becomes easier to get nervous and aroused. ‘Rage’ attacks have been discussed pretty frequently in recent years and they’re probably triggered by this mechanism. If there is a decreased sexual desire or erection problems, it probably means the parasympathetic nerves aren’t working as well as they should be.

the rest of the wacky article:

http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/waiwai/news/20070220p2g00m0dm023000c.html

taka’s been playing with my fancy camera and took this pic. granted it’s very favorable lighting ;)

i finally got around to seeing the second-to-last episode of the oc. it’s crazy how you get close to characters in some fictional tv show after only a few years. i loved the scene where ryan tells seth that he feels like listening to death cab and reading comics after he gets some of seth’s donated blood in the hospital. when ryan says he’s joking, seth says something like “damn, if we turned this into a body-switching comedy show, we might’ve been able to stretch this out for another 1 or 2 years” kekeke.

oc, i’m gonna miss you.