flea, that sucks.

doing highway speeds on a spur to the highway, and they nabbed him when he sped up to get around a car to let a tailgating cop car pass.)

Can he argue that in court, and maybe at least get the fine reduced?

God, I love Bourdain.

The funniest part was that he called Carlos "Alex".

Oh, ouch, flea. Ticket~ma.

Random question, that I'm sure no one knows the answer to....

You know how when you turn on a microwave oven, and you hear this noise (that I assume is some sort of cooling fan) and the noise starts out at a certain pitch and then after about three seconds it lowers in pitch and then stays at that lower pitch unless you're not heating at 100%, in which case the pitch will rise for a few seconds and then lower for a few seconds all the way through? Well, my theory is that when the sound is at the lower pitch it's because the microwave is actually cooking and soaking up some of the power that would otherwise go into the fan. And when you cook at, say, 50% power, the rising and falling of the pitch corresponds to the microwave cooking thingie being cycled off and on. Well, if my theory is correct then it seem that for the first three or so seconds when you turn a microwave on, it's not cooking (and doesn't start to cook until you hear the pitch drop). But the thing of it is, the timer is still counting down. Which may not matter much if you're heating something for five minutes, but if you're heating something for ten seconds, you're really only getting about seven seconds of heat.

I can't believe I did all this typing for this issue.

But it's still wrong that microwaves work that way.

The funniest part was that he called Carlos "Alex".

I was trying to figure out who "Alex" was!

I was trying to figure out who "Alex" was!

I'm assuming, because Carlos was in the episode he judged, and made a salad, but it took me a minute, too. So funny. Alex and Carlos aren't even close, as names.

As much as I hate to admit it, that was pretty much spot on.

Except for his praise of Sam's leadership qualities. If Sam had had leadership, he would have said something during the head shaving incident. He neither joined in or said stop. He just sat there and watched it happen. When Ilan was trying to goad Elia into accusing Marcel of cheating (which he didn't, he's just a selfish asshole who doesn't consider other people), Sam again didn't take a stand. He neither told them that they were being petty or supported them with the judges. Also, he accused "people" of cheating during the healthy eating challenge, but then wouldn't follow up with names or incidents, he just started some shit and backed away.

I was trying to figure out who "Alex" was!

I only figured it out because of the salad comment. And then I thought "didn't he have a Latin name?"

says that Gonzo also have extremely pretty skin and made her knees all wobbly

...Am I the only one who thought she meant the Gonzo from the Muppets? Okay.

I am having bad shoulder/back pain -- that muscle behind the shoulder blade -- despite having done nothing at all to provoke my body all weekend long. Why does my company not have a masseur on staff? I think it's just a pulled muscle, but, I'd like my aches to be the results of, like, climbing the facade of a building or something, you know?

Why do people back into parking spaces when it is very clear they suck at backing into parking spaces?

Why can't I get anything resembling an answer about a broken piece of software?

Why does Monday have to happen?

Recorded and watching during a down spell. Although I'm having a migraine, and the match is so cool that relaxation is hard.

I know! I was watching it last night, and I was hopping around like crazy even though I already knew who won.

Why does Monday have to happen?

It's a yin/yang thing. Just as you can't know happiness without sadness, you cannot experience the weekend without there being a Monday...

Wait a minute - that just sounds too convenient. It must really be a plot by some evildoers....