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10th-Feb-2010 02:01 am - 11PM Twitter Roundup
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9th-Feb-2010 02:23 pm - Need some cheering up?
  1. Turn on your computer speakers.
  2. Point your browser at http://www.vancouver2010.com/mascot/en/index.php
  3. Float your mouse over each mascot!
Aren't their voices to die for?!

Also, this little animated short about the mascots is amazing!

9th-Feb-2010 02:02 am - 11PM Twitter Roundup
  • 23:35 video for Run This Town (orchestral/Superbowl arrangement) -- youtu.be/cV1iHEDORBg #
  • 09:38 CBC News - British Columbia - Boxing 'roo wins fight at Athletes' Village: bit.ly/cp5UvK #
  • 09:51 bit.ly/dkRqgg -- As a Vancouverite, not sure I really care one way or the other. I'd be pissed it I was an American athlete though. #
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8th-Feb-2010 10:01 am - Dodge Charger Superbowl Ad
From Jezebel.com:

Dodge's advertisement for the Charger features a male voiceover admitting that he'll do whatever he's told to do, like "watch your vampire tv shows with you" and "put the seat down" and "carry your lip balm." Seeing that a woman has ruined his life, he feels it's his right to drive the car he wants to drive; standing up for manhood by picking a Dodge is apparently "man's last stand." No stereotypes here, eh? I'm sure it was unintentional, but this ad played like that old SNL skit wherein Will Ferrell attempts to assert control over his family by reminding them that he drives a Dodge Stratus. The joke, naturally, was that this made Ferrell look even more pathetic. I'm guessing that whomever created the Dodge Charger spot didn't get that joke.
 
8th-Feb-2010 02:01 am - 11PM Twitter Roundup
  • 23:26 Sarah Palin's Keynote Speech: Now With Tea Party Illustrations! jezebel.com/5465969 #
  • 19:53 :p i miss the days of Paging and being able to sit down in between tasks #
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5th-Feb-2010 02:01 am - 11PM Twitter Roundup
  • 11:41 There is beautiful gentle sun in North Vancouver right now. I am so content! #
  • 12:11 Really actually like the new Facebook layout. #
  • 18:55 RT @feliciaday This website is an example of why I love the internet: selleckwaterfallsandwich.tumblr.com/ #
  • 20:38 Dear the rest of Canada: This is what the Harper government calls a national pavilion: tinyurl.com/ylhxeb9 Yours in commiseration, B. #
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Did a lovely walking tour of downtown Vancouver today. Saw several pavilions. Then I saw something with the federal government logo on it.

Really, federal government?! Really?! )
4th-Feb-2010 12:51 pm - Urban Dictionary Fun
Just had such a bizarre experience. Urban Dictionary has something really funny going on when you type in a person's name. 

This is from a meme I found on Facebook:

Go to urbandictionary.com, type in your first name, copy and paste this as your status, and put the first entry for your name under comments.

bronwyn bronwen bronwin

1.

a hott refence to a girl. A person usually of female sex, that gets humped alot by the opposite sex.

"yeah, i got that bronwyn good last night!"

2.

the best bestfriend! shes the one person to rely on for anything! shes always there for u and u can trust her with ur life! u rock bronnie!!! xo

A: bronwyn, will u help me bash hannah?
B: yes, of corse, u can rely on me!

3.

woman with a heart after God. She loves her coffee the color of her skin and she simply adores chocolate. She is loyal to her friends and family. She is blessed and growing. Most men like a bronwyn, because she's intelligent, sexy, articulate, dresses to the 9s, has a gorgeous smile, loves to laugh, and there are so many other things to love about her. She is the best friend that anyone could ever hope to have. If you have a Brownyn and you are far from her, you will suffer some misery because you miss her so much.

Person 1: I saw this girl at church today...
Person 2: Was she all that and a bag of chips?
Person 1: Oh YEAH...she was a Bronwyn!

4.

the patron saint over a Mexican man who has a crush on a girl and their younger sister but thinks that the younger sister is hotter and gonna be more attractive than the older sister

"That Bronwyn protects that mans heart from getting into too much trouble with the law."
4th-Feb-2010 02:01 am - 11PM Twitter Roundup
  • 10:41 Ignatieff: Harper "should support safe-abortion programs abroad if he's serious about improving the lives of women." tgam.ca/Hfm #
  • 22:50 ooooo! DIY red Olympic mittens: tinyurl.com/yazywbj #
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2nd-Feb-2010 10:36 am - Grace and Valentine's Day
I love the blog called The Sartorialist. It's mostly original photography by the blogger, but from time to time there are also missives relating to style and inspiration.

Yesterday's post and today's post were on the topic of grace and manners-- especially in men. The Sart concluded today's post with:

So women, in the spirit of grace, manner and Valentine's Day, take a moment and share with us men some of the little kindnesses that your man has done for you that made your heart flutter. Us men might learn something and you might gain an even more graceful man, a gentleman.

Editor's Note: For my gay readers, I can only write this as I know it, a man loving a woman. Don't let this keep you from joining the conversation. If you have tiny acts of kindness from a boyfriend to a boyfriend, or girlfriend to a girlfriend, please share with us! Grace is Grace. It doesn't matter who you're lovin', it's how you're lovin'!

I really, really enjoyed reading so many of the comments, but I think my favourite was from a reader with the username Selkie:

Ah, this post and all the comments so far have really made my heart sing! As many people have said here, it's not the grandstanding, textbook romantic gestures (often done more to satisfy the self-image of the doer) but the subtle, unshowy acts of kindness and thoughtfulness which knock you out.

I got together with my new man when we were both on holiday in lovely, snowy Slovenia. As our interest in each other developed, I began to notice how beautiful his manners were - and I don't mean knife-and-fork etiquette but little things which made me feel a few inches taller. Nothing glib or smooth about his behaviour, just a gentleness and grace made me feel I could entrust him with my feelings. So far, my instincts have been proved right.

The only way I can describe him to my friends is, 'he's a *real* gentleman'.
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