get ready

just a few photos of beyonce's souper joel prep:

if you only read one internet article today.

make it this one, starring the nashville zoo's newest addition, noah the baby tapir, whom's life they saved at birth.

(there are like a million more pictures.)

NEWSFLASH - people like guacamole

(not you kelly howard) but according to nymag, people really really like guacamole and order it frequently at mexican restaurants.

guacamole is priceless.

but why does it cost so much?

Even though Mexico has an array of vibrant salsas, complex moles, and deeply nuanced adobos, there is one dish that graces nearly every Mexican menu in New York: fresh-made guacamole. As Empellón’s Alex Stupak says, “Margaritas and guacamole are the marquee products for most Mexican restaurants in the U.S." Diners love it, of course, but surely restaurateurs must love it, too: A cheap, easy-to-make dish that customers are almost universally unable to resist is the kind of high-profit product that business owners count on.

Maybe that's why many diners experience guacamole sticker shock in New York's high-reaching Mexican spots: the latest splashy opening, El Toro Blanco, charges $12 for a single order, or $24 for a double order. At Empellón Cocina, and Taqueria, it's $12. Fonda, where it's served with fresh-made tortillas: $11. Toloache, where it's served in three varieties: $13. Rosa Mexicano: $14. Dos Caminos: $14 (though you can get a crab-and-chipotle version for $18). (via)

today in, "did you know i'm gay"

gomer pyle (jim nabors) was just married to his partner of 38 years. what, you didn't know he was gay? you mean you barely even know who that is? doesn't matter, he is GAY

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are you going to watch The Americans?

it is a new show kind of like homeland that is going to be on FX and it has felicity and the gay brother from brothers and sisters as russian spies or something. i'm going to find a way to watch this one. read a review here. it starts tonight.

gabby giffords speaks at congressional hearing on gun control

"be bold. be courageous. americans are counting on you." (via)

don't mind me one little bit

m just gonna... ok.

g.animalz spirit animal

thx flim

the bone zone

The Boneyard, aka the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, accumulates retired aircraft for maintenance and parts. Directed by Andrew Breese, this video from the U.S. Air Force's Airman Magazine pairs beautiful time-lapse video of the Boneyard with interviews with retired pilots. (via)

SHUT UP. EVERYONE JUST SHUT. UP.

The Transportation Department has finally realized that drivers don't even see those "Don't Honk" signs littering the streets, let alone obey them, and hopes to have all of them taken down by the end of the year, the New York Times reports. (via)

i counted 7 honks while posting this.

thx phil!

ceeyute!

which team has the most footvols?

this is how i choose who to root for when the titans aren't in the souper joel. the verdict:

the san fransisco 49ers : zero footvols
the baltimore ravens : one footvol

not great in either case, but there is a clear winner. that's two points in the ravens' column so far!

the more you know:
this year, tennessee tied the record for having the most former players in the pro bowl at six. (the other teams that tied don't warrant mentioning. you've probably never even heard of them.)

they are some of our favorites: eric berry, dustin colquitt, arian foster, peyton manning, jerod mayo, and jason witten.

with the exception of pey pey, all of these guys played at UT when i was a student. those were our salad days...

daily ri ri

rihanna is "designing" a fashion line for river island with her costume designer adam selman

gd it, marnie.

i want to like you, but the more i learn, the more difficult it is.

don't date john mayer.

don't do it.