Vote for Mumble (and me)!

Vote for my picture of my much-missed baby Mumble in the Seven Days Best of the Beasts contest! Mine is the hamster eating popcorn in Dave’s shirt pocket Vote vote vote!

Polls close Monday at noon. Help me win!

BACON

Who likes bacon?

Crowds in D.C. via satellite images

I love crap like this. The groups of people look like anthills.

[Thanks, CNN]

Barack Obama is our 44th President

“To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.”

- 44th President Barack H. Obama

I would just like to say that I teared up when the quartet performed because I miss that aspect of my life, and I have a ridiculous amount of respect for Anthony McGill for playing the clarinet in the freaking cold – that’s not easy.

Also, that was hands down the greatest benedition. Ever. 

“SASHA!” Poor girl.

 

Where the Wild Things Are

I loved that book. I’m excited. 

New T-Mobile commerical aired in the UK

This is phenomonal.

Photoshop adbusting in Berlin

This is a very public way of proving that no matter how pretty a celebrity is, there was a lot of work that went into making sure they look perfect. It’s a pretty cool site – scroll down to see this picture and others.

Obama yourself!

Hop on the Obamafying train. 

One of many reasons I love the Chicago Tribune

Headline this morning: “Chicago area held frostage”.

Hahahahahahahahaha.

Bushisms

I felt is appropriate to find a collection of Bushisms as we near the end of his reign over this country. Is anyone else as excited about January 20th as I am?

A few of my favorites:

“They misunderestimated me.” —Bentonville, Ark., Nov. 6, 2000

“This thaw—took a while to thaw, it’s going to take a while to unthaw.”—Alexandria, La., Oct. 20, 2008

“It’s clearly a budget. It’s got a lot of numbers in it.” –Reuters, 5 May, 2000

“You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.” –Townsend, Tennessee, 21 February, 2001

I think Bush’s time as President of the United States can be summed up into one word.

FAIL.