stop-right now

this is yet another reason not to have cable tv. "donna" has her own reality show starting this sunday on vh1. 90210 where are they now? who cares?

scary business

ryan and i watched most of "the future of food" last night. it's a documentary on genetically modified foods and how the monsanto co. is trying to control the whole world's food supply (my take). monsanto is the company that sells ROUNDUP weed killer. they are supposedly making a "terminator" seed that makes it impossible for farmers to take seed from this year's crops and use them again next year. the "terminator" seed is only good for one growing season. one word-MONEY! what scares me the most is that they are engineering these creepy "genetically-modified" seeds/food and these GMO (genetically modified organism) ingredients are in pretty much everything we eat. here's a list of some foods that do and don't contain GMO ingredients-link

want to know what the hell GMO is and why it might be bad? link

you may not give a rat's about this, but the documentary is quite interesting and worth a watch. be prepared-it's definitely not a mindless movie.

becoming famous

well, i thought that by having my top 5 fave songs played on npr i would become famous. that might've happened if the host didn't address me as "julie". on the other hand he did pronounce "koch" correctly. you know what-maybe i don't want to be famous. they might put me in a pizza hut commercial with a short skirt on throwing cheese-filled pizza crust into some minor's mouth.

dorksville

i had the privilege of talking for 2 minutes with david dye yesterday. he's the host of "world cafe" on npr. out of sheer dorkiness, i emailed him my top 5 songs list b/c every week he plays a listener's list. so, he calls me up and we chat. i sound a bit like phyllis diller b/c my allergies are going nuts. the recording was for his friday show (tonight), but i think that show actually airs on sunday from 8-9pm on 91.3 in lexington. my list goes a little something like this:

1. mockingbird by ryan adams
2. i might be wrong by radiohead
3. black star (a radiohead song) performed by gillian welch and david rawlings
4. last goodbye by jeff buckley
5. peg by steely dan (good memories)

ryan wants to put groove is in the heart by dee-lite on his list. don't tell him, but it probably won't be chosen.

this just in

spring is here! this is the season of festivals and i have found the festival for you! (the you is generic b/c i really don't know who i'm talking to). DUKESFEST 2006! that's right you dukes of hazzard fans. at the beginning of june, nashville music city will host this glorious event. the general lee might even show up. i guess the whole thing would suck if the car didn't even come. let me know if you want any more info. maybe we can get a group and caravan. i'm getting my daisy dukes out right now! woohoo!

message in a bottle

for those of you who don't already know about mcsweeney's, it's a website of lists. some funny, some just flat out random. i found one about sting's possible "other" names. that sting, he's so hot right now.

link: sting's names

urkel and jesus

this is one heck of a sermon.

link: reverend urkel

mean dinner

what is the worst thing that you could serve someone for dinner? i'm asking because i'm tempted to serve butter bean pie for family dinner this week. it's savory and delicious, but is it mean? do people this far north still eat butter beans?

so weird

what the...? i just found out that ben harper and laura dern are married and have a small child. i would've never put those two together, but now that i think about it-it's kind of cool. i guess.

wrestlemania 2006

the hollaback girl vs. deborah harry. very scary. who's your pick?

we love tv preachers

this made me laugh out loud.

link: farting preacher

your xxx movie name

ryan and i were having a conversation with james and anna walsh a few weeks ago and discovered an appropriate way to figure out your xxx-adult movie name. your first name is the name of your first pet and your last name is the name of the first street you ever lived on. ryan's is "henry rhett". very sexy. very usable. i can't give mine...too inappropriate. what's yours?

wrestlemania 2006

ROUND TWO...owen wilson vs. lance armstrong. what do they have in common? they've both dated sheryl crow and they're both from texas. who's your pick?

wrestlemania 2006

ROUND ONE...dr. phil vs. dr. dobson. who's your pick?

spongeback mountain

james dobson would enjoy this parody...

link: spongeback mountain

for homestar runner fans

link: new strong bad email

THE SECRET INGREDIENT IS...

FROG LEGS!

alright, this is the deal. i give you culinary geniuses the secret ingredient and we'll see who comes up with the best recipe. this is only the beginning...

hey sweet thing

in honor of lent, i'm having a best sweet thing day on this blog. and i just wanted to put this big pint of chunky monkey on my blog. these are my favorites in no particular order. PS...newman o's are significantly better than oreos. what is your fave sweet thing?

jimmy fallon/parker posey dance for pepsi

these people are funny. link: pepsi commercial.

pimpalicious

i was reading a blog today and came across this doozy. i just have to share it with my special friends.

link: find your pimp name

take me out to the ballgame

major (boring) league baseball starts today with the rockies playing at the white sox. brrr. i guess it's only spring training so they're probably in florida. thank god. as boring as MLB baseball is-baseball is one of the first signs of the coming of spring. farm league is enjoyable (with a cheap beer in a plastic cup involved), but college baseball is where it's at. it's not as jam-packed as a football game and it's a bit more relaxed. unless you're the psycho mother of one of the players. a blog on psycho sports-moms will come later don't you worry. just think about it...nachos and cheese w/jalapenos, peanuts in the shell, sunflower seeds that you can crack open with your teeth, bud light, coors light, miller lite, frozen lemonade, sunshine, friends, people watching, cheering. and then there's the game. i'm enjoying this day even though i mourn the loss of liquids that taste for 40 days. i love jesus and spring. go cubs!