speaking of animals...

i am ridiculously tired of reading about those dang humpback whales. is anyone else with me? so i only get the headlines, but it seems like i have been reading about them every single day for the last few weeks...

good news, though. apparently they are safe. check out the cnn.com article...

perhaps the best news is that apparently we have learned something about whales. i certainly learned something. that whales, like most animals out there, are incredibly useless. i hate to think about how much public money went to saving these two stupid whales... i just can't believe it was particularly well spent. who knows how long it will be before they travel another 100 miles down a river again.

Luckily, the CNN.com article ends with a message of hope:

"Officials were unsure how much was spent on the rescue efforts, but they insisted the expenditures of time and money were justified, if not required under wildlife protection laws.

"They urged people who were captivated by the whales and followed their progress to transfer their energy to protecting marine habitats."

Sign me up. I want my energy to go to protecting marine habitats, too!

and yes, that was accompanied by a grand roll of the eyes. oh, california! add this to the reasons why i don't like that state.

animals are amazing. so is the bbc.

from the bbc....

Gorilla goes on Dutch zoo rampage

Visitors at the Dutch zoo take cover as the gorilla breaks free of its enclosure Enlarge Image

A 180kg (400-pound) gorilla has escaped from its enclosure and run amok at Rotterdam zoo in the Netherlands.

Witnesses reported seeing the gorilla, a dominant male, climb the enclosure's wall and apparently bite a woman, as well as injuring three other people.

The zoo was evacuated as the gorilla was subdued by a sedative dart after it sought refuge inside a zoo building.

The Diergaarde Blijdorp Zoo, which was packed with visitors on a holiday weekend, later reopened.

Many people in the Netherlands were taking advantage of a national holiday to make a long weekend.

Somehow Bokito escaped from his enclosure

The 11-year-old gorilla, called Bokito, managed to climb a high wall to escape from his enclosure.

"He got over the moat, which in itself is remarkable because gorillas can't swim," zoo director Ton Dorrestijn told reporters.

Visitors then described scenes of panic, as families ran screaming from the animal.

"I saw the beast running through the park with a woman behind him, him grabbing her forearm," eyewitness Robert De Jonge told NOS radio.

"He bit her, or I think he bit her, because when he stood up his mouth was covered in blood," Mr De Jonge said.

Some visitors tried to barricade themselves in a restaurant, but Bokito smashed part of a door and gained entry. He was eventually trapped there by zoo staff and tranquilised.

None of the injured was thought to be in a serious condition.

ugly baby! thank you, full house!

alana, kate, and i definitely have our priorities set. with finals approaching (kate is in one now, alana has one this afternoon), we spent a glorious evening watching full house. featured yesterday was a terribly special baby.

check out tony!




i am not sure who looks worse... uncle jesse, or tony?



i like how you can see the star wars box. clearly we have our priorities straight.

um, guys, this is just wrong...

yeah... no further description necessary.

an amazing children's book...

you'll have to click here for book. i tried to link images, but apparently the website forbids it.

but here's a hint. it involves a naughty horse and drugs and learning how to say no.

my DARE officer would be so proud.

worst album covers ever...

a friend sent me the link for the worst album covers ever.

here are a couple great ones... and the rest are here...

It has been found!

No more pining after the lost "THE END OF THE HARVARD" video. It has returned to our lives!

http://www.mollyclare.com/flash/theend.html

I have never loved Ukraine more than when I saw this picture.

You guys, why don't we get to live in Europe? I feel so left out when it comes to Eurovision time and I see all the beautiful costumes:

http://gofugyourself.typepad.com/go_fug_yourself/2007/05/its_that_time_o.html

Bad pet idea

Sigh. This is a pretty good one guys.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18618034/

interesting fashion choices...

gofugyourself.com is fantastic, really. they presented us with some prime specimens today:

help me! I just can't decide which is worst!

blair goes hi-tech!

From the BBC:

Blair praises Sarkozy on Youtube

Mr Blair recorded the video at 10 Downing Street

Tony Blair has taken a giant leap into cyberspace - by using the Youtube website to congratulate France's new leader Nicolas Sarkozy on his poll win.

Mr Blair shows off his language skills by recording the message in French.

Part of the clip has been broadcast on a TV news channel in France, with the presenter saying the UK prime minister's French was "not bad".

Mr Blair has long been seen as a technophobe, being described by former colleagues as "a pen and paper person".

New Labour's former media chief, Alistair Campbell, last year said of Mr Blair: "He tries - he's got a computer screen on his desk... it's pretty idle."

Co-operation pledge

The prime minister's message to Mr Sarkozy, who will succeed Jacque Chirac as French president, appears on Downing Street's very own Youtube "channel".

He says: "I wish to convey my heartfelt congratulations to Nicolas Sarkozy on his victory.

"Nicolas is somebody with whom I have had occasion to work many times, whom I admire and whom I regard as a friend."

Mr Blair said Britain would be "pleased to co-operate" with president-elect Mr Sarkozy.

"Of course, he faces a huge task, but I know that he has the necessary energy and loftiness to face up to it successfully."

Mr Blair, who speaks French fluently, also praised the French people for the high turnout in the elections and the quality of debate during the campaign.

He is thought to be the first world leader to have his own channel on Youtube.

So far, the French version of the message has racked up almost 2,000 views, while the English alternative is lagging behind with about 350 hits.

en français, en anglais



and while you watch blair speak in french, think about how laughable it would be if bush tried to do something similar.

I hate celebrities

They're worthless. Here's why:
1: They wear ugly clothes.
2: They often lack talent.
3: They spend too much time shopping, partying and dating each other.
4. They make comments like this:

Lohan, who stars opposite Felicity Huffman and Jane Fonda in the upcoming Universal Pictures film "Georgia Rule," also showed off a white tattoo of the word "breathe" on the inside of her wrist.

"And it's 'breathe' because?" asked DeGeneres.

"I forget to breathe sometimes," Lohan replied.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/03/people.lindsaylohan.ap/index.html