1. that people use "petal to the metal."
2. that i just saw it in an academic journal
3. that the author was using it in the midst of a huge highway driving metaphor

cars don't have petals. flowers do.

{Listening to: This Is the New Shit - Marilyn Manson - The Golden Age of Grotesque}

this is really cool. (via mr. p, appropriately, over AIM)

send an IM to blogchangebot with subscribe drinkme.whostolethetarts.com as the message and you can be instantly notified over IM. how cool is that?

click here for the link to do it automagically!

{Listening to: Give a Little Bit - Supertramp - Even in the Quietest Moments}

UPDATE: testing to see if it actually works.

how could i not pick this one?

{Listening to: Fight for Your Right - Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill}

according to my site statistics, drink me is the site that everyone bookmarks, but nobody will link to, or even admit to reading (besides the few faithful, you know who you are).

plainsman and i have done our job well.

{Listening to: boring town - Less Than Jake - hello rockview}

the last time i saw Brazil, I was in college. it's a classic.

it's guaranteed to alleviate boredom.

{Listening to: Get on Top - The Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication}

Sweet! Research has confirmed it: the state of Kansas is "considerably flatter than a pancake."

Kansans, stand tall. (When you do, we can see you from several states away.)

Link via NRO's The Corner.

alice has been busy with three things:
1. work (believe it or not!). after extreme dearth of tasks, my boss has dumped a million things on my desk.
2. partying (yeah, you know it)
3. engaging in serious IMing with Mr. P. if you want to join in the fun, you can find me at alicetarts on AIM.

right now, we are headed out from work to let the boys engage in all you can eat at pizzeria uno. disgusting, really.

i'll leave you with this random link: these people have far too much time on their hands.

{Listening to: Click Click Boom - Saliva - Every Six Seconds}

As I said, it was a good trip.

I will resume the posting of thrilling content tomorrow.

I wonder where Alice is?

I'm away on a business/pleasure-type trip to a town in the bluegrass country. It's been great. I saw some cool stuff yesterday that I won't go into detail about. Folks here turned me on to some excellent sipping whiskey -- I'm usually a Jamesons man, but this was great stuff.

Observations:

1. Things are vastly cheaper.

2. It's easy to find Dairy Queen, the ambrosia of Red America. Man, I miss living near a Dairy Queen. Though they never should have gotten rid of the Banana Split Blizzard. It was uncanny.

3. Lots of flags. Lots of "Support Our Troops" signs.

4. Unbelievable numbers of little brick-and-white Protestant churches of all stripes.

5. Local accent is dangerous. I could easily start acquiring it by osmosis if I spent time here.

More, maybe, when I get back.