http://jessie.jlou.org I'm a whiter shade of pale. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:25:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en From delish.com Behold the World's Largest Cupcake The Food Network's Duff Goldman lives up to his Ace of Cakes title by baking the largest cupcake in history — now entered in the Guinness Book of World Records. The 61.4-pound creation is more than a foot tall and entirely edible. I hate to ... http://jessie.jlou.org/?p=129 I just watched roughly 5 minutes of the RNC. I heard "maverick" 6 times, 3 of those seriously within the first 30 seconds or so. The republicans clearly don't care about me. Shame, as I'm such a dedicated voter. http://jessie.jlou.org/?p=128 A note to republicans - First of all, I'm thoroughly insulted by McCain's VP pick. Secondly, if I hear him referred to as a "maverick" one more time I may start strangling people. Imagine my embarrassment if there's an 85-year-old nearby. There is only room for one ... http://jessie.jlou.org/?p=127 Today I made it only 30 minutes on WNYC. Today's hot story? Some guy followed an 85-year-old lady onto an elevator, choked her until she passed out (lifting her into the air by her neck, mind you - the video can be found online if you're into that ... http://jessie.jlou.org/?p=126 Today, I was able to listen to WNYC for nearly one full hour before NYC-centric news depressed/disgusted me into turning it off. The phrase that put me over the edge? "The city's anti-groping campaign..." http://jessie.jlou.org/?p=125 Remember that time the random guy told me I looked geeky? Notice how I'm still not over it? Good. Allow us to continue. Last night I was watching an episode of The X-Files. Perhaps you remember Invisigoth: Anybody care to guess what her vocation is? If ... http://jessie.jlou.org/?p=124 Does anybody else suspect that Shia LaBeouf's latest part is that of Corey Feldman's assistant on The Two Coreys? See... Shia: "Jake": http://jessie.jlou.org/?p=123 So Mom was right about the tulips, but now the tulips are gone. My current response when asked what I have in my flower beds will be "Um...weeds? Weeds and/or ugly plants??" Exhibit A Exhibit B Exhibit C Exhibit D If anybody knows any reason why I should not dig up these ... http://jessie.jlou.org/?p=122 I'm pissed. After years of hearing some of the smartest people I know talk about their love of Jack Kerouac, I finally decided to give one of his books a try. Those smart people have a hell of a lot of explaining to do. Granted, I probably did not pick the ... http://jessie.jlou.org/?p=120 The upside of working from home and therefore never driving: I've filled up my gas tank like 3 times this year. The downside of working from home and therefore never driving: I found myself in the unpleasant situation yesterday of being 3 hours away from home and realizing a.) I didn't ... http://jessie.jlou.org/?p=119