Gwen Stefani’s tour is back out in California, and I just read that No Doubt performed together for two of her shows over the weekend. At least one member of the audience was able to get video of them performing Just a Girl and It’s My Life, and the video was posted on YouTube. The camera is a bit shaky and overexposed throughout, so my guess is that it’s from a camera phone. Since I couldn’t be there myself to witness the performance firsthand, this will have to do:
I am really looking forward to the release of their next album. It’s been four long years since their last single, and six years since their last studio album. A new album will be much appreciated by this fan.
If you download the June 22nd Eric and Kathy podcast, you can listen for our favorite Melting Pot server talking about a recurring dream she has. You can find her around 3:06 in the podcast.
There is a new OTC weight-loss drug called alli. The drug works by blocking absorption of some fat in your digestive tract. Because the fat has to pass from your body, the treatment effects (not side effects) include loss of bowel control, oily flatulence and diarrhea. The side effect is a potential for weight loss. You can lose the most weight with a healthy diet and exercise while taking the drug. Of course, you could also have a healthy diet and exercise without the drug or its horrible "treatment effects."
After taking a brief look at the website, I can see that the Angry Aussie is spot on with his observations. At the end of his post, Angry Aussie translates for the layman the pharma bullshit from the website, such as this gem:
WSBS: The excess fat that passes out of your body is not harmful. In fact, you may recognize it as something that looks like the oil on top of a pizza.
No BS: Oh dear god. Pizza is one of my favourite foods and these evil fucks have done their best to turn me off it for life. It will be very hard to look at a pizza again without wondering if someone on this drug has taken a shit on it.
I’ll leave you with a translation that Angry Aussie didn’t post.
WSBS: While no one likes experiencing treatment effects, they might help you think twice about eating questionable fat content. If you think of it like that, alli can act like a security guard for your late-night cravings
No BS: Because no one likes the nasty "treatment effects," you will just stop taking alli in order to enjoy the foods that you love without the mess.
Update: In the comments, Jeff Venture posted a link to a similar post.
(”Midland” is not necessarily the same thing as “Midwest”) The default, lowest-common-denominator American accent that newscasters try to imitate. Since it’s a neutral accent, just because you have a Midland accent doesn’t mean you’re from the Midland.
I’m not surprised by my results when I took a silly quiz to determine my accent. Technically, English is my second language; my first language is Tagalog. I learned English before I went to school by watching a lot of Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood (as an aside, read Fred Rogers’ entry in Wikipedia; it’s good). Between television and fear of being ostracized for having an accent, I learned to speak English in a very neutral accent. So, take the quiz and see from where your accent originates.
Depth: 100 feet Color: Blue or clear Origin: Glaciers Age: Hundreds or thousands of years Last seen: March 2007, in the Chilean Andes
A 100-foot deep lake in the Andes disappeared sometime between March and May. I’m not even kidding. The lake is nowhere to be found, although ice that previously floated atop the lake has been spotted.
Over the weekend, Chris and I went to Bloominton Gold, the annual Corvette show. We went with Joe, Cristina and Carl. This is the first time that any of us have gone to Gold (unless Carl had been before, I’m not sure of that), and it was awesome.
The last time I had seen that many Corvettes in one place was the summer after my junior year at IWU. That was one of the years in the recent past that Gold was back in Bloomington, and I was living in Normal for the summer. Actually being at Gold easily blew away those distant memories of driving around Bloomington-Normal during the event just to catch a glimpse of the Corvettes cruising down Main and Central, on Veterans Parkway or on I-55.
We saw some pretty awesome vehicles, as well as a few cars that would have made good projects if we had the cash and a trailer to bring one home. By far my favorite of the day was a classic reborn. I do not recall what year it was, but I would have to guess it was before ‘57. It had a custom paint job that included airbrushed flames. The custom paint extended to the engine compartment, where an LS2 engine sat with painted engine covers. Once I upload my pictures to Flickr, I’ll link one.
The Silver Salute featured Vettes from 1982, while the GoldYear field showcased the 1957 models. It was great to see the variety of cars, even among a single year. You would have 100% stock vehicles parked right next to total custom jobs with nitrous and racing slicks.
That being said, unless I am struck by good fortunes and win a jackpot, or Chevrolet puts out something spectacular that I just have to see at Gold, I am probably content with not attending Gold for another three or four years. It was great to attend it this year, but without having one of my own any more, the show lacks a certain something for me.
I have moved into the virtual world to do some house cleaning. I just deleted my del.icio.us account and re-registered to clear out all of my old links. Of course, I exported the links that I had before doing this. I’m going to try to clean up the clutter that is my former tagging system. We’ll see how well that goes, and how long it takes me. Wish me luck!
Depth: 100 feet
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