10 Reasons to Ignore This Advice

Is this for real?

10 Signs You Should Dump Him Before New Year's on SheKnows.com gives some pretty good reasons to end your relationship with the BF.

I don't get if this is supposed to be funny because it's stupid or funny because it's true. Unfortunately, I think it's the latter.

I'm glad we're able to throw in all the hetero-normative stereotypes into one crackhead list about nothing. He doesn't want to commit, you like him because he's got money, etc. Groundbreaking.

And annoying!

Ideology has nothing to do with it, apparently

Don't ask me why, but I was browsing Right Wing News today, and came across this gem of a post: Quote of the Day from Ann Coulter. Get excited.

Blogger Sharon Soon is viciously relentless, and considers herself something of a rebel by sharing this Ann Coulter quote:

Despite their phony championing of "women's issues" (i.e. abortion) there was not one Democrat woman who could win a head-to-head contest with Palin. Especially not if we got to see their faces. Democrats may have a fleet of women politicians, but they don't have a deep bench of attractive ones. You don't even think of most Democratic woman as women: Rosa Delauro, Nita Lowey, Patty Murray, Janet Napolitano -- and the list goes on. Oh, sure, there are the odd female Democrat sex kittens -- your Janet Renos, your Donna Shalalas -- but they're the exception to the rule.

Ouch. A lot. At first it seems like Coulter is going to discuss Palin's fantastic debating skills, but then she takes a sharp right and goes off on how ugly Democrat women are!

WHAT THE HELL DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH POLITICS?!
Popularity at the office holiday parties sure, but ability to govern, articulate opinions or represent the people? Apparently that's irrelevant.

I fail to see the connection, and I let her know here.

Beads? Bees!

Congratulations if you got that Arrested Development reference from this episode. I love that scene, but it's hard to describe to someone unless you've seen it.

But seriously. Wired Science blogged Cocaine Turns Honey Bees Into Liars. For all you bee lovers out there (particularly the one's who've considered keeping them...), this is a ground-breaking post about the devastating effects of the cocaine epidemic in the honey bee community.

Apparently, bees who consumed cocaine did their "I found an awesome load of pollen!" waggle dance for their homies in the hive although they hadn't found any! Bitches!

Just thought this was interesting...

Mini tree + Snow

My parents' tree. So small! But lovely all the same.

Snow covered tree by my apartment in Boston.

Walking in the snow after breakfast. I accept full responsibility for looking ridiculous in this picture. However, in my defense, snow was falling directly into my eyes. And freezing my corneas. Probably.

Beyonce X 2

I love this.

**Update: Damnit! Fine then, that video was done.

Click here for the Beyoncé "Single Ladies" video. Do it! You won't regret it.

And I love this even more.

Teacher? I'm sleepy and dizzy

Parenting: is it really THAT hard to figure out?

In Chico, CA a mom left brownies baked with marijuana in the oven and her 6th grade son took some and shared them with his friends on the bus ride to school. Now, Mom Who Made Pot Brownies Pleads For Son's Return, via CBS 13 Sacramento.

I guess parenting is that hard.

Distraught by temporarily losing custody of her son, Jennifer White pleads her case:

"I can't believe it's come to this extreme," said White. "There's other parents out there that do bad drugs and they get their kids back for less than a brownie. I'm not justifying my actions. I swear. It was wrong that I made these brownies and it's wrong that he got a hold of it, and it's wrong that the other children got a hold of it, but I'm not a bad mom."

Right, because the really bad moms make heroin-oatmeal cookies for the kids to snack on while they work through the night in the family's basement meth lab. Yes, you're definitely better than that.

So the kid fed the brownies to his classmates, several of who later reported feeling "sick" to their teacher, leading authorities to trace their "illness" to the pot brownies. The children described feeling "sleepy and dizzy." It's interesting that the story refers to this as being sick. Let them sleep it off! They'll be fine.

North Dakota... home sweet home?

So, should I move to North Dakota? A Placid North Dakota Asks, Recession? What recession? in the NY Times last week suggests that might not be the worst idea.

Although North Dakota is feeling the economic recession, the effects are minimal compared to most other places. In fact, in some areas, there is a surplus of jobs. Well what is everybody waiting for?! Let's go to ND!

“Our problem is that everybody thinks that it’s a cold, miserable place to live,” said Bob Stenehjem, a Republican and the State Senate’s majority leader. “They’re wrong, of course. But North Dakota is a pretty well-kept secret.”

Well-kept, indeed. Hey, remember that West Wing episode when some peeps from ND petitioned to drop 'north' from the state's name?

Furthermore, I kind of love the Midwestern philosophy:

“Prudence is important at this point,” Mr. Stenehjem, a lifelong North Dakotan, went on. “North Dakota never gets as good as the rest of the country or as bad as the rest of the country, and that’s fine with us.”

Ah yes, the age old concept of Moderation. Except, of course when it comes to abortion. Now that they just won't tolerate.