Good morning and happy Monday, everyone! I hope you had a restful holiday weekend! Let's do this.
- You hear about that horrific flight from Amsterdam to Detroit? This guy was on it, and didn't have a good time.
- Amazing, or super-amazing? You be the judge.
- I can think of wedding DJs who deserved worse.
- More lists! Top ten sexy geeks 2010 - I think some BYT writers deserve an honorable mention.
- Who knew a civilization with ritualistic sacrifice could have been so civilized?
- When have you thought "OMG I'm the adult"? Tell us in the comments!
- More lists! The year's best political cartoons.
- Chemical plant searches salt pile for seasoned employee.
Previously in Misc/Awesome:
- 12/28: Terrible Boyfriend/ Girlfriend Generator.
- 12/1: The John Waters Advent Calendar-it starts today
- 11/28: It Chooses You: All I Want for Christmas is Everything from Miranda July's Pop-Up Shop
- 11/3: Things I'd Move to Minnesota For
- 9/6: PHOTOS: Maloof $$ Money Cup
- 9/2: PHOTOS: Chantilly Model Train Show
- 9/1: Libby's List: 5 Things I Want Right Now...
- 8/22: PHOTOS: Best Friends Day
- 8/10: PHOTOS: Lawn Mover Racing, Eastern Seaboard Regionals @ Bowles Farm
- 7/26: Special List: Things the BYGays Want Now That We Can Marry In DC (and NY!)
God loves a cheerful giver.
Today I am responsible for my nephew. All day. And right now, he's refusing to get dressed and would much rather play in the attic. He's upset that when I told him I'd take him to see dinosaurs, I meant bones at the Natural Histoary Museum. Apparently that's not good enough. He wants to see real ones and refuses to believe that they're extinct.
I work in a small office of about 6 people. My boss, 20 years my senior, convinced everyone in the office to stop work for an xmas peeps jousting match. Being old and out of touch, she only discovered peeps jousting that morning, 2 weeks ago. Meanwhile, I'm the only one answering the phones while they setup playtime. When they discovered we didn't have any toothpicks for jousting, my boss intelligently suggested using paperclips. I had to step in and shout, "NO NO NO NO NO, you cannot put metal paperclips in the microwave!" (response: "but what about these colored paperclips?") "No, those are plastic coated metal, you can't use those either." Then I thought, Oh my God, I'M the adult here.