Well, suck. I wanted to vicariously shop some more.

I have a long history of impulse buying formal wear, plus people give me stuff.

However, I have a long history of impulse buying formal wear. So we'll see.

No, no chance of a job in N.O. I wish. We were talking about moving away from here but if he gets a great job it will obviously be harder.

B is for Basil, devoured by Bears...

Penguins are not gay, they are just lonely

Sad now.

During the mating season king penguins “flirt” with potential partners by closing their eyes, stretching their heads skyward and moving them in a half-circle to "take peeks" at one another.

The male pairs engaged in the displays for short periods of time but did not bond in the same way as a heterosexual pair would, by learning each other’s calls or caring for eggs.

Wait, what about that same-sex penguin couple who took care of the egg that was given them?

Ooh, lisah, I vote Carnival. Also for me!

I am so annoyed, trying to make some mass emails "more personalized" when I know neither the sender nor the recipients! I have met the sender once.

OK, would a "theater geek" wear a t-shirt that says, "I ♥ Cats"?

This theatre geek would. Of course, I'm also an internet geek, academic geek, film geek, book geek, politics geek, star wars geek, star trek geek, food geek and glee geek. So, it may be difficult to narrow down which geek would wear that t-shirt.

And, tommy, I totally say "L" stop for all of them, elevated or no.

In order to sabotage myself early (and probably often) I went to modcloth to look at their party dresses. Here's what I liked (coughAmycough):

• Calm Cool and Confident
• Budding Talent
• Stellar The One
• Holding Court
• Step and Repeat
• All The Birdcage (out of stock)
• She Knows Just the Dress
• Frankly I Don't Give a Dress

Maybe Anthropologie next.

Lisa, I love Appalachia: [link]

And I love this dress, but it's available in two very bright colours: [link] [link]

Also pretty bright is this: [link]

I also bought this groupon and was planning to buy the VP: [link]

But for some reason the site wouldn't accept my address. I called Shabby Apple and they said they would fix it. When I tried to buy it again, it was out of stock in my size. Wah!

Ooh, the Thai place I ordered lunch from has gotten spicier since the last time I ate there. Nom nom nom.

This happened to me when I decided to watch the trailer for The Human Centipede. I was disturbed for a week.

Me too. Still disturbed.