Mariah... but not like Mariah Carey

shiningstar:

folkinz:

jennifer lopez ft. ja rule: i’m real

this. is. my. jam.

This used to be my jam…  in 2001.

College Court parties REPRESENT.

Leslie Knope of Parks and Recreation trying to convince the park ranger she shot her boss, on the basis that she’s a woman. (via thewordunheard) (via claudia) (via asie) (via apsies)

I loved this. Such good delivery.

(via thedivineash)

And sometimes I’m really not happy to be friends with my father on facebook…

i just dropped my car off to be serviced and instead of waiting in the shop I decided to take advantage of this GORGEOUS autumn day and go for a walk in the surrounding neighborgood. The combo of the sun, fresh air, day off of work and excellent tunes on the ipod makes me want to just sing and dance my ass down this sidewalk. Remind me again why we don’t make life a musical?

katoleary:ihatethismess:freesamuel:evilnebula:dandelionghost:curiousblackcat:i-went-into-a-dream:morningrosie:scruffygirl:lolfactory:sleepingchild

love-filled murder

Tiny Fey at Ad Council dinner, with Sarah Palin in attendance. (via New York Times) (via soupsoup)

My life was just made infinitely better by successfully ordering Outback online.  I usually order take-away via the phone, but it’s nice to not have to talk to anyone…  and it was ready by the time I got there 10 minutes later.  Excellent.

peterwknox:

kayfabe:aewsome:supersonicelectronic:

Weezer - (If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To Live on Letterman

Reasons you should watch this video: 1). The full Tonight Show orchestra playing along with this song really makes it amazing. 2). Weezer are amazing performers. 3). Rivers Cuomo really gets into the song and looks like he really loves his music. 4). The audience’s applaud is pretty amazing at the end and I was left inspired by the whole thing. So what are you waiting for!? Watch it!

After reading the Weezer essay in Klosterman’s latest book, things make so much more sense to me, I’m seeing clearly.

lefan:

Madison has been ranked the most charitable city in the nation, according to Men’s Health Magazine.

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Men’s Health’s ratings were based on how much a city’s residents gave in online contributions during the holiday season, to Goodwill Industries International in December, to the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign, and to the Marine Toys for Tots program.

According to the magazine, Madison was the only city to receive an A-plus for its charitable spirit. The other top 10 cities earned an A or A-minus. Milwaukee ranked 46th with a C-plus.

I just left the Dane County United Way Celebration for Giving where 2009’s major donors were recognized.  Our United Way campaign this year raised $16,660,000 (give or take a few thousand).  THAT’S SIXTEEN MILLION DOLLARS PEOPLE!  IN A RECESSION!  I’m obviously excited about this because, you know, it keeps me in my job, but also because it’s just so cool to see the community come together to do good.

lucerovespertino:

“University of Wisconsin-La Crosse student Adam Bauer has nearly 400 friends on Facebook. He got an offer for a new one about a month ago. “She was a good-looking girl. I usually don’t accept friends I don’t know, but I randomly accepted this one for some reason,” the 19-year-old said.

He thinks that led to his invitation to come down to the La Crosse police station, where an officer laid out photos from Facebook of Bauer holding a beer — and then ticketed him for underage drinking.”

jss:

avocadosalad:

Baby It’s Cold Outside- Selma Blair and Rainn Wilson

This song has been in my head since last night.

Also, who in their right mind would/could deny Selma Blair some alone time?

Ummm, this is freaking adorable.  I’m been whining about all the Christmas crap before Thanksgiving (I do it every year and every year I claim Christmas comes earlier and earlier) but this is simply delightful!

The GAP holiday commercial this year is kind of annoying (although the gymnastics are impressive).  This one is more like it!

lefan:

Q: Why does New Glarus Brewing Co. support Universal Healthcare?

A: Deb is a supporter of Universal Healthcare because she knows what it’s like to be poor. And not the kind of poor that you might have to buy a Gateway computer instead of the new imac, or the kind of poor in which you have to choose to buy Gap instead of Louis Vuitton, or even the kind of poor that you might just have to wait for these items to go on sale before buying them… I mean the kind of poor that makes you choose between eating and getting medicine for an ear-infection. The kind of poor that only allows you to buy second-hand clothes on sale. And it’s not because she doesn’t work hard. She is one of the hardest working women I know, which is probably the reason that she was the first woman to start and run a brewery in the US. The reason that she supports universal health care is because she believes, and knows, that despite how hard you work, a lot of what you have access to (be it health care, food, education, and the like) depends a lot on who you were born to.

Either your parents have enough money to feed you every day or they send you to work after school at 16 to help pay the bills. Either your parents have enough money to pay for your health care, or they don’t eat (or eat mac & cheese) for a few months to cover the cost of your antibiotics from the bug you picked up at school. Many don’t know what this is like, and have had a great many opportunities shown to them. That is one of the greatest gifts that a person can get. However, for those out there who aren’t as fortunate, universal healthcare could mean the difference between eating and not, being sick or not, and dying or not. And no one wants to see their taxes go up. But (I would hope) no one wants to see a sick kid not get help because his parents can’t afford it either. I don’t speak for Deb, but I do speak to her love of people, regardless of stature, education, or inheritance. The reason she supports this is to help people.

New Glarus Brewing Co. already gives their employees healthcare coverage, because we realize how important it is. We believe that it is the responsibility of companies to provide care for the employees who may very well spend their entire lives helping to make that business successful, and paying for healthcare is a very small price to pay in the grand scheme of things.

this is yet another reason to support your local craft brewer, especially new glarus…

Rock on New Glarus.  I’ll have a Fat Squirrel tonight in support of this statement :)

lefan:atheistramblings:schbank

I’ve said before, he’s not right about everything but holy fuck, sometimes I just adore Dan Savage. the bottom line of all relationships ever, what they pretty much come down to every single time if you are able to strip away all your culturally-passed-on bullshit expectations, in ten words. nicely done, Dan. (via isabelthespy)

thedivineash:

If your kids or kids you know aren’t getting it in school—and believe me, I’m there and they aren’t!!—then bring it to them!

There is a new amazing website, www.scarleteen.com, which is a comprehensive sex website specifically for teens.

Awesome resource and a great way to talk to your kids without them shutting down or shutting you out, just send them on the internet!

Or they can get quick answers to their sex questions via text.

Where was this stuff when we were kids? Oh, right, my parents explained sex by having it in the shower before church and sending me to my room to masturbate when I was grumpy. :)

Super informative website for everyone - not just teens.  Honest, but not extremely clinical.