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.