it's the last game of the season!!!!

is everyone ready?

tune in at the extremely inconvenient time of 7.30pm on new year's eve to watch the tennessee volunteers virginia-tech virginia tech in the chicken-fil-a bowl!

too soon?

isnt this kitty just the cutest?

meow!

rawr!

come visit me in memphis and we can go to here

memphis, what?!

oink!

quack

backwardz wednesday!!!

w2g, hillz!

Hillary Clinton narrowly edged Sarah Palin as the woman Americans admired most in 2009, while President Obama is the landslide winner among men for the second consecutive year.

In the annual USA Today/Gallup poll, the secretary of state continues her reign as the most admired woman in the eyes of Americans, with 16% selecting her. (via)

oh great.

NEW YORK - A suspicious white van parked in the heart of Times Square caused a brief scare Wednesday, prompting the New York Police Department to partially evacuate high-rises and send out a bomb squad that quickly determined the vehicle was safe.

The bomb squad used a robot-based camera to approach the vehicle. Police say the area around 42nd Street between Seventh Avenue and Broadway was blocked off as a precaution.

Two high-rise buildings — home to NASDAQ and Conde Nast publishing — were partially evacuated for a brief time. 

The van with tinted windows had been parked there for around two days. A placard from a nonexistent law enforcement agency was on the dashboard, and it has no license plates. (via)

don't worry. it was just a bunch of clothes.  thx joey toni.

john, we better hurry!

Bannerman’s Castle was already an enigmatic ruin in the middle of the Hudson River, a dreamy landmark for passing train travelers and a passionate cause for preservationists.

But then in the silence of last Saturday night, a large chunk of history suddenly disappeared when the castle’s stone, brick and cement sighed under a century’s weight of weather. Overnight, two-thirds of the eastern tower was gone, as well as one-third of the adjacent southern wall, leaving a gaping hole and concern over how to stop the crumbling. (via)

bonus link: the complete history of bannerman's castle

thanks a lot!

now we're going to pay more for airplane rides because people aren't parking at expensive airport lots anymore. i just don't know how many more face-slaps i can take, airline industry.

why did i get this in an email?

and why should i care?

tales from new jersey.

each morning, as i walk through the breath-taking new jersey landscape on my way to work, the highlight is almost always a pack of feral kitty kats that living around one of the buildings down the street. i usually see a woman that works there who feeds them. the kitties generally keep to themselves, hiding on the steps and peeking out at me through the railing and the bushes.

however, things took a frightening turn this morning when they swarmed in from all directions, and CHASED me down the street. by "chased", of course, i mean followed warily and inquisitively. but they did take turns dashing up ahead of me so i was continuously surrounded. their mommy needs to come back from her christmas vacation soon, because they are clearly blood-thirsty.

there are four kitties in that b-berry pic. see if you can spot them all.

nyc renters rights flashcards

have you ever found yourself sitting in your cramped expensive apartment pondering a dispute with your landlord and wondering exactly what legal protection you have as a renter?

youre not the only one, and if this has happened to you, invest in these renters rights flashcards!

by designer candy chang

buy me these

maharam, textile manufacturer of choice for designers everywhere has teamed up with nike to release a limited edition of sexy sneakers. i want the hightops in the middle. via.

elvis and sophia

two idols. via.

bear magic

via

snooki punch

via

UPDATE: scooped by g.animalz!

scott and barry (obama), 3rd grade

Scott Inoue, now a chiropractor in Stockton, Calif., said the small, black-and-white photo had been stashed away for almost 40 years at his childhood home in Manoa. For some reason, Inoue said, as he was growing up he always remembered that photo and wondered what became of “Barry.” via

jacob black is single

that dumb see you next tuesday taylor swift broke his poor native american heart.

what you should watch tonight.

"so y'all eat all y'all want cuz y'all can get some exercise at the water park."
tonight at 9pm EST on The Learning Channel

nErD aLeRt!

watch that. (via)

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guess what...

...it's ok to like chris brown's music!  i decided so!

oh, lil wayne. you are slowly but surely winning my heart.

2sie 2zday!!!

keekerz speakerz

fanfarlo - i'm a pilot
sounds like arcade fire.
noah and the whale - blue skies
the skies are real blue today because the 50 mph wind gusts are blowing all the clouds away.
telekinesis! - coast of carolina
just cute.
miike snow - silvia
i think i listened to him more than anything else this year. except maybe grizzly bearz.

happy birthday!

2Pz loves you Eric Berry! we really do. 21 bears old.

what are ganglez and keekerz watching?

emmett otter's jug-band christmas!!

just a little present we bought ourselves while christmas present shopping.

davy crockett hugs bear

got this gem from the new online tennessee history archive. woop.

dj earworm, united states of pop

its the top 25 pop hits of the year, all together. track list at dj earworm website.

starla is my sex bomb

just making friends

christmas time. christmas time. christmas time at work!

i got back from my christmas vacay to find a couple of present surprises waiting for me on my desk. they are wonderfully new jersey and i want to share them with you.

on top: wind river trading co. 3D 30 LED aluminum flashlight (battz included!)

it looks like i can take it on my canoe fishing trips. this is going to come in handy.

on bottom: three (3) new jersey lottery tickets in a card signed by 'santa'

let's get to scratchin'....

i didn't win anything. but gosh, i had so much fun!

did you want to see this?

heath ledger's last role, and tom waits is the devil. i'm interested, i think.

mmmmmm.

onesie monday!!!

i had a really hard time picking this week...

you earned this last one. try to pick a fave.

that's dumb.

It's no longer possible to purchase an iPhone from AT&T's online store if you live in New York City, and as of right now, the carrier isn't saying why. Making matters worse, some online customer service reps have apparently gone rogue in providing explanations to curious would-be customers and the occasional inquisitive blogger -- the Consumerist was told that NYC wasn't "ready for the iPhone," and a few others (including us) were fed a line about credit card fraud causing a ban on online sales. (via)

stfu

help the chubby ginger kid

"...and now i need some help getting out."

"...i'm sinking..."

neither does bun bun

banksy

i see what you mean

this fiberglass bear is in denver. carly told me about him. i think this must be the happiest place on earth.

what did i get for christmas?

you're no doubt wondering what was under the tree for me this year...

Beyonce, I Am... Yours: An Intimate Performance at Wynn Las Vegas (watching now, 11 biscuits)

Bear Portraits (seriously, can you believe it)

The Sartorialist (fashionable coffee table must have)

Grosse Pointe: The Complete Series (old WB goodness from Darren Star)

Obsessed (it was a very Beyonce Christmas, thankfully)

Patagonia Nano Puff Jacket (for my jacket collection)

Hugo Boss black dress pants (maybe for new years)

team jacob t shirt and bookmark (womens, size XL... ctm)

iphone dock/ alarm clock (for my jams while i shower... alarm clocks are for jobbles)

iphone case (you know why i need this)

the bear (you heard correctly)

hoda woman and KLG cook with their moms

this is serious high quality television from yesterday

self made rollercoaster

susan sarandon news.

no, this post isnt about how she and tim robbins broke up, its about her dog named penny. i think that susan sarandon is the mom to kismet's sister.... they are like puppy twins. can you believe it! ive only seen one dog cuter than penny.

no room in the inn

for unto us, a child is given.

pope knocked down

a crazy lady in a red jacket ran into the pope while he was walking down the aisle in st. peters at midnight mass. he got up and continued on his way and the woman was never heard from again.

in other news, the pope still hates gay people and abortions.

avatar, movie review

spoiler alert...

everything everyone has said about the movie being a feast for the eyes is totally true. i do recommend that you see it in 3D, but im sure it is still beautiful flat. pandora, the moon where the tall blue native americans live, is basically a movie makers wet dream. everything is glowy and swishy and colorful. the movie experience starts to fall apart when you look past the spectacle and consider the story. its like they took jurassic park, independence day, and fern gully and squished them all together. the evil corporation and the trigger happy military are easy villains, and the granola-eating scientists and tree-hugging natives make for simple heros. there is also generous use of one of my pet peeves, voice over narration to explain plot details. when the audience is wondering, why doesnt our paralyzed hero just get his legs fixed since this is the future... james cameron is ready with a voice over ready to tell you that he cant afford the operation and has to go to pandora collect some sort of reward. nifty.

however, im not the kind of movie lover who always needs to be challenged by every film, and i will say that i enjoyed every minute of avatar. it is the perfect complement for a coke icee and movie popcorn. the special effects are perfect, and compensate for whatever weaknesses there may be in the all too familiar story.

11 biscuits

craig's avatar review : "It was too blue."

thanks craig!

holiday music countdown

meltons go to the movies : that just happened

before i get to the avatar review, i need to tell you about what preceded the opening credits. melissa and i show up half an hour early, to find a pre-line of about 30 of folks waiting to get into the theater. we take our seats and watch as the seats fill up over the next half hour. craig is running late, so we decide to send melissa on a mission to secure his ticket, while i secure our seats. a few minutes after she leaves, 2 young women coming down the aisle have their eye on our seats. i head them off and let them know that these seats are spoken for. they back off, and return a few second later to let me know that i am not allowed to hold seats. i let them know that in fact, i am not "holding seats," and that my seat partners are simply in the restroom. they dont back down, and neither do i. i tell them that i have been sitting there for half an hour, and that insist that my sister just went to the restroom and my brother was at the concession stand. we get to the point where the girls are saying that they will move when "they" come and tell them to. i say fine (melissa and craig are walking up the stairs) "they" are right there, and they will tell them to get out of our seats. melissa engages, and things get heated. apparently they are waiting for someone else to tell them to leave. i suggest that melissa go find a manager. she goes and gets someone, the previews have started. the woman in the seat on my other side now engages and proceeds to let these young women know that she doesn't know me, and she doesn't know them, but that they should be ashamed of themselves, and that i am right because i have been sitting there next to her for half an hour, and that they are SOOOoo rude. gulp. the kid melissa brings back has a uniform, but no obvious authority, so the girls refuse to get out of the seats until the employee finds them two replacement seats together. he comes back and lets them know he found two other seats in the back, and escorts them to their new shitty seats. roll the opening credits.

happy late BEARthday

my favorite blog collaborator, and best friend kylie katherine kaiser turned 32 yesterday. i was running around memphis in a self absorbed haze, and forgot to provide a happy birthday blog post.

i hope everyone could send their love to her in the comments, i know she will read them all with a warm heart full of appreciation.

holiday music countdown

i dont need to hang my stocking
there up on the fire place

santa claus will make me happy
with a toy on kismas day

merry kismas

happy secret santa day

melissa is home, and she and kismet came in and woke me up around noon thirty today with the news that my secret santa present had arrived.

thank you sJ! i love my smithsonian crystal growing kit and 3D owl puzzle. ill post pictures of the finished results when the crystals are grown and the owl is hooting.

merry christmas!

the gay[er] gap ad

i refuse to embed the original one because i can't stand those shrill prepubescent girls. but if you haven't seen it (which i'm sure you have) you can subject yourself to it here.

owl city steals postal service ideas

i was in the car with KTV driving around the boro the other night ( i know right ) and this owl city song came on. i knew it reminded me of something, but i couldnt remember what. now my suspicions are confirmed.

bear poop

via

gulp

my name is brenda, im seven, i need to be adopted... or else.