"Remember, the President likes his twinkies arranged around the plate like a spongecake Stonehenge"

It's amazing how easy it is to get sucked back into something. My current vortex: Podcasts on iTunes. I started last week and haven't been able to stop. Neither has Jim.

Last week we found Crista Flanagan (of MADtv fame) has a podcast called Hope is Emo. She does miserable really well, and at times you see a lot of Wendy Walker in Hope. The misery gets to be a bit much, so do it in smaller doses.

I'm also catching up on Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me. If you've never listened, you must. It is a non-participatory game show, where four people play silly word games. I just listened to the February 11th episode and Paula Poundstone is charming (as is the rest of the cast). All droll, witty and funny as hell while reviewing current events. Please, please check this out. You'll love it. Found here.

UPDATE: One more. SF Chronicle corrections podcast. Here. For the love of all that is holy. Now. NOW. Episode about the Oakland homicides.

Media Update: The Pinker Tones and more

Music: Totally addicted to the song "Sonido Total" from the album The Million Color Revolution by The Pinker Tones. They are out of Barcelona. They make me shake my booty all day long.

Games: Started up "Animal Crossing" Fucking Bob wanted me to deliver a picture book to Mitzi WAYYY to many times, so I dug up holes in his front yard and sent him a letter telling him he was an old queen with no taste. No response. Also almost finished the Potato Salad level in Cooking Mama on the DS. I can't get the potato peeling down, no matter how hard I try.

Websites: Boingboing is my continued favorite this week.

Oprah might as well book Katie now...

To absolutely no one's surprise, Tom Cruise and Katie are apparently on the rocks. It sounds like things are getting kinda petty in the TomKat compund. With rumors of trauma over an 80's ad campaign and late night mental-wrassles over the number "71", things are looking bleak.

The more I hear about him, the more I think he is just an absolutely normal guy who is a controlling butthead. The Scientology, the quesadilla cheese, the odd numbers. They all make me think that I know many Tom Cruises, but none of them are wealthy. (You all know who you are.)

Anyway, read the nice article: TomKat is dying.

Little Tip fer ya #1

Perhaps I'm not seeing well and this was in another release, but I just noticed that iTunes 7.0.1 has the downloads listed below your shopping cart while you are still downloading. It is always the subtle things that turn up in downloads that make me the most satisfied.

Go ahead and download a Podcast and feel the magic happen.