Natalie Dee-lightful

I found this site, and I don't know who it is, but the cartoons on it are ridiculous! Let me know which ones are your favorite!

Health by Chocolate

I read about this Health by Chocolate in a magazine at the gym. The Instant Beauty Bliss Bar is suppose to improve your skin. It also seems that they made a vitamin out of a chocolate bar.

This is great news.

Whipped Cream & Other Delights

I bought Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass' Whipped Cream & Other Delights a few weeks ago and it finally came in the mail this weekend.

Oh my gosh! This is my new favorite CD! I've been listening to it nonstop for DAYS! I first heard of it when a member from Ozo mentioned that they were performing one of the songs in the remake of this CD (Whipped Cream & Other Delights Rewhipped).

The remastered version of this 1965 album makes the music seem so fresh and they are so ON POINT that it's sick!

I have not bought the Rewhipped album yet. I want to let this one soak in for a few days/weeks...

On a related note:

Ozo is playing with Herb Alpert next Friday March 31st on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.

They'll be performing Love Potion #9 in support of Herb's new remix album "Whipped Cream & Other Delights, ReWhipped."

Late Friday Night March 31st, 12:35pm, CBS

Set your Tivo, VCRs and reminders.

Apparently they just recently played on Leno. How on earth did that get by me?
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UPDATE:
This performance got cancelled! Noo!

Quest for the Best Pancakes EVAR

If there is anything I like about New Jersey it's that there are many diners and if you look hard enough, you may just find the one that has the best pancakes you've ever tasted. For me, that place is the Metro Diner in Ringoes, NJ. This diner is near my old apartment in Neshanic Station.

They have, probably hands down, the best pancakes EVAR!

Our old neighbors once claimed though that the Spinning Wheel Diner in Whitehouse Station had the best pancakes. So, in order to confirm these allegations we did indeed make a trip out (different trip, different day) to Whitehouse Station, made a left after the field of Buffalos, and found our way to the Spinning Wheel diner.

I tried their pancakes, and while it's pretty hard to mess up breakfast food (the Midtown Diner in Hoboken made an art out of messing up breakfast foods before they "caught" fire), theirs was not as toothsome as Metro's. Sorry Spinning Wheel!

Another plus about Metro is that they give you your own pot of coffee so that you never really have to wait for a refill. All coffee lovers are able to appreciate this. If you live in in that area, I would recommend driving yourself out there and trying the pancakes out in this place. If you know of any noteworthy diners closer to the Hudson County area, let me know. Another plus about diners is that, although they're pretty quick with their orders, you don't feel AS rushed to come and go as a just-as-popular place in the city makes you feel.

Another weekend highlight was our Saturday Night retreat to Comedy Village. Comedy Village is formerly known as the Boston Comedy Club, but for some reason unknown to me, they changed the name as well as a number of other things (aka people). The headliner was Judah Friedlander, the World Champion of the World. No matter what answer you would give him to a question, he would have something to say to beat you or outsmart you.

He is truly the world champion.

judah: What do you do?
student: Programmer.
judah: me too.

judah: What do YOU do?
man: I work for the government.
judah: me too.

judah: How long have you guys been dating?
Ivan: Two and a half years.
judah: Three and a half.

so sick

This weekend I got so sick for the first time since maybe the 6th grade. I think it was a virus.

I saw the documentary Corporation. Has anyone seen this? I can believe that a company illegalized the collection of rain water in a 3rd world country. Is nothing sacred anymore? I also made me want to stick to "Organic" Milk.

chilling at sea world

This weekend I saw March of the Penguins. Growing up with fun PBS channels (all 2 of them: 13 and 21 - Woo hoo! Go Marty Stauffer!!) and watching a lot of National Geographic, this was a great movie but I am surprised that it got so much hype. It's no less great a film than so many National Geographic films out there.

So are nature programs going to go main stream now that this was such a hit?

That may not be such a bad idea, considering all the work, especially the years of filming, watching, and studying/noticing patterns and making sense of what's really going on (especially in such harsh temperatures). This may be the perfect opportunity to get the public interested in actually learning something other than blowing up stuffing, learning how to be drama kings and queens, and finding new actors/actresses with lives to be nosy about (no offense).

Maybe this is the perfect opportunity for geologists/scientists to make it big and raise money for more research. Maybe this is the perfect opportunity to get kids out there interested in other fields. That would certainly help the country's declining number of smart people.

If you haven't seen this movie, you may want to see it first before reading the rest of this post.

Anyway, these poor penguins go for months without food in the freezing cold with the seasonal goal of walking 70 miles away to procreate. Many of them die and "fade away" from the harsh weather or starvation. So, with all these dead penguins lying on the ice, where do they "fade away" to? I'm thinking that they freeze and just get snowed over.

So if the ice caps were to melt, would these penguins "unfade" and litter the earth? Probably not - sea creatures would feast before it got to that point.

So, anyway, these penguins walk forever to reach the water to eat for the first time in 4-6 months and bring food back to their significant others and babies. Sometimes they don't make it. As they take turns doing this with their partners, I can't help but think, "Man, what a life."

Penguins at Sea World must be chilling!

Not only do they have nice weather, but they don't have to worry about being eaten while swimming, having their eggs/babies frozen, sending off their significant others to the corner store for food with the chance that they may not make it back, and having freezing sub-zero wind blowing on you ALL THE TIME!! The penguins at Sea World [most likely] get fed everyday, have an easier time taking care of their eggs/babies, enjoy the weather... If you tried to place that penguin back in its natural habitat, it would probably commit suicide.

Anyway, go see this movie! Penguins are SO CUTE! Look at them snuggle!!! SO NICE!

Bronx Zoo anybody?

This is my favorite movie about penguins now...more like the only movie I've ever seen about penguins. On an un-related note, my favorite movie about monekys is People of the Forest: The Chimps of Gombe. I LOVE that one!

SUCH A GOOD DOCUMENTARY!

Update: I have another question about the penguins. They showed a part of the movie where one accidentally killed their unborn child (the egg froze) and the penguin tried to steal another's egg but the other penguins wouldn't allow it and butted in (talk about morals). Do you think she tried to steal the egg because she was having separation issues or was it that she didn't want to get in trouble by the father? Afterall, the father went on a dangerous journey and all she had to do was stand there nursing the egg while starving.

Oh! And I also went to see Chicago! I loved the movie and the play, although had minor differences and went about some of the character/relationship development a little differently, was still excellent!!!

level101halloffame

Oh, I meant to post this a while ago, but I had the SS in my other computer: we made it to the level 101 hall of fame in 2 weekends - one of them being that snowed-in weekend!

Loren, I found your name in there too! =)

What's [Gross] in My Cup: wrongodongo & cataldi madonna

Today, wrongodongo was discovered to be on its way out.

It was actually pretty good while it lasted. What do you think that's suppose to be on that cartoon's head?

That's rediculous.

This one from Italy was really good but was way on its way out the next day...forgot to cork it. I blame the director of suspicious activity for not mitigating this risk of gross intoxication.

He reportedly was "way too busy" with operation power failure.

Noel-hari

Here are the final results of the Noel-harri. The Noel-hari Window is a challenging version of the Nohari Window, only it was answered by Noel alone. By describing my failings from a fixed list of adjectives, then having Noel describe me from the same list, a grid of perceived and unrecognised weaknesses can be explored as well as broken friendships.

Arena (known to self and others) childish

Blind Spot (known only to others) selfish, chaotic, panicky, smug

Façade (known only to self) timid, loud, self-satisfied, passive

Unknown (known to nobody) incompetent, intolerant, inflexible, cowardly, violent, aloof, glum, stupid, simple, insecure, irresponsible, vulgar, lethargic, withdrawn, hostile, unhappy, unhelpful, cynical, needy, unimaginative, inane, brash, cruel, ignorant, irrational, distant, boastful, blasé, imperceptive, impatient, weak, embarrassed, vacuous, unethical, insensitive, rash, dispassionate, overdramatic, dull, predictable, callous, inattentive, unreliable, cold, foolish, humourless

Dominant Traits

100% of Noel think that Shaman8933 is selfish
100% of Noel agree that Shaman8933 is childish
100% of Noel think that Shaman8933 is chaotic
100% of Noel think that Shaman8933 is panicky
100% of Noel think that Shaman8933 is smug

All Percentages

incompetent (0%) intolerant (0%) inflexible (0%) timid (0%) cowardly (0%) violent (0%) aloof (0%) glum (0%) stupid (0%) simple (0%) insecure (0%) irresponsible (0%) vulgar (0%) lethargic (0%) withdrawn (0%) hostile (0%) selfish (100%) unhappy (0%) unhelpful (0%) cynical (0%) needy (0%) unimaginative (0%) inane (0%) brash (0%) cruel (0%) ignorant (0%) irrational (0%) distant (0%) childish (100%) boastful (0%) blasé (0%) imperceptive (0%) chaotic (100%) impatient (0%) weak (0%) embarrassed (0%) loud (0%) vacuous (0%) panicky (100%) unethical (0%) insensitive (0%) self-satisfied (0%) passive (0%) smug (100%) rash (0%) dispassionate (0%) overdramatic (0%) dull (0%) predictable (0%) callous (0%) inattentive (0%) unreliable (0%) cold (0%) foolish (0%) humourless (0%)

Created by the Noel-hari Window on 8.3.2006, using data from 1 respondent, Noel.
You can make your own Noel-hari Window, or view Shaman8933's full data.

Johari/Nohari

Arena (known to self and others) silly, witty

Blind Spot (known only to others) caring, cheerful, clever, friendly, happy, independent, intelligent, kind, organised, trustworthy, warm

Façade (known only to self) calm, logical, reflective, spontaneous

Unknown (known to nobody) able, accepting, adaptable, bold, brave, complex, confident, dependable, dignified, energetic, extroverted, giving, helpful, idealistic, ingenious, introverted, knowledgeable, loving, mature, modest, nervous, observant, patient, powerful, proud, quiet, relaxed, religious, responsive, searching, self-assertive, self-conscious, sensible, sentimental, shy, sympathetic, tense, wise

Dominant Traits

100% of people think that Shaman8933 is cheerful
66% of people think that Shaman8933 is happy
66% of people agree that Shaman8933 is silly

All Percentages

able (0%) accepting (0%) adaptable (0%) bold (0%) brave (0%) calm (0%) caring (33%) cheerful (100%) clever (33%) complex (0%) confident (0%) dependable (0%) dignified (0%) energetic (0%) extroverted (0%) friendly (33%) giving (0%) happy (66%) helpful (0%) idealistic (0%) independent (33%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (33%) introverted (0%) kind (33%) knowledgeable (0%) logical (0%) loving (0%) mature (0%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (0%) organised (33%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (0%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (0%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (0%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (66%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (33%) warm (33%) wise (0%) witty (33%)

Created by the Interactive Johari Window on 6.3.2006, using data from 3 respondents.
You can make your own Johari Window, or view Shaman8933's full data.

My NOHARI

What's in My Cup: Luzon Verde 2004

It seems that a majority of the online population alway posts what they're "currently listening to"...while I have stong feelings about music, I am going to put a new spin on things. Instead of telling you what I'm currently listening to, I'm going to tell you what I'm currently drinking.

The most recent drink is a red wine from Spain by Luzon Verde 2004 called Jumilla.

How Evil Am I?

Loren did the weight one but I found this one funny. =P Is this accurate people?

You Are 26% Evil

A bit of evil lurks in your heart, but you hide it well. In some ways, you are the most dangerous kind of evil.

How Evil Are You?

You hear that? I'm the most dangerous kind of evil! So exciting!

Also, please feel free to judge me my clicking on the following link: http://kevan.org/johari?name=Shaman8933

Disclaimer: Please note that most of the things I write here are mostly drawn out jokes...so if things start to not make sense, just imagine that, even when other people are involved, I'm just joking around all the time. I can't help it.