Celebrity Fantasy League

Have you traded your favourite celebrity today?

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So I was a big fan of HSE (Hollywood Stock Exchange) back in the day. Trading celebrities like the common commodity they are - what fun! Alas, apparently I do not have an inner Day Trader - it was alot of hard work staying on top of who was in what movie and what movie was suspected to bomb or bloom that weekend. Eventually I gave up. Stocks and me were not meant to mix.
But my foracious appetite for all things celebrity did not. And now I have discovered a new toy to feed that beast! I present to you fafarazzi.com
Introduced to me by the lovely E_sharp on the GP Nest board, Fafarazzi is a fantasy celebrity trading league ala the sports drafting leagues popularized by beer drinkers everywhere. Each player picks up to 10 celebrities and gains points if those celebrities are discussing in the gossip rags and blogs. The player with the most points at the end of the season reigns supreme as the ultimate Gossip Girl!
Each league moderator sets the season, so a group can start anytime. My first league will be starting next Wednesday. I am trying not to allow myself to pick the obvious ones - Brangelina, Speidi, LC. But dang its hard not to get sucked into their cotton candy fantasies! So wish me luck as I aim to climb the charts towards gossip dominance.

And if any of my readers are interested in forming a league, leave me a comment! If I get more then 5, I promise to set up a separate one just for us.

The gift that keeps on giving

The other night will xmas shopping with my hubby and BFF, my hubby let slip what he really wants for christmas. No, its not a:
oror even:
Its not even the full Battlestar Galactica collector's box set DVDs.

He wants....(drumroll please).....


That's right, all my husband wants for Christmas is his drawer full of underwear. Talk about ringing in the first year of our marriage and keeping the romance alive!

But not only does he want some underwear, he wants the gift that keeps on giving. He wants to be signed up for the "underwear of the month" club. His philosophy? Boys never want to buy such things for themselves, and wear them till their ratty and disgusting and you refuse to let them even share the dryer with your own delicate underthings. Having a new pair every month eliminates all that friction!

Ironically I had been considering a beer of the month club. But underwear? So I hit my friendly neighbourhood Google portal to see whats up. And lo and behold, there is such a thing! So, for the husband who already has everything, I present to you, Mensuas Underwear of the Month Club. For the low low price of $10 per month, your husband could be growing a new "pair" every month too. Don't forget to thank me next june :)

For when the travel bug bites

I shamelessly stole this from my friend Amanda, who is the guru for all things photographic and google. Thank you Amanda!

Many of you probably know the book, 1000 Places to See Before you Die: A Traveller's Life List. It is based on the travel series of the same name and has encouraged legions of fans the world over to cross places off their list.

Apparently Google Earth has published a map marking them all out as well. So if you have Google Earth downloaded, check it out now. And if you don't, why don't you? Its freakin' awesome. Use it to spy on your neighbours, or dream of lounging in the Seychelles on the Indian Ocean....


Le sigh, I need a winter vacation right about now. Anyone care to call in sick for me?

Rn Horror Stories

Sorry I have been MIA - yet again I was away on business. To kickstart re-posting I have to share this blog I came across today. It is absolutely hilarious. "Tales from Labour and Delivery" chronicles the life and times of a delivery nurse and her constant barrage of crazies at a pinnacle time in their life. Especially entertaining was the the whose your daddy story :).

What are some of your favourite non-friend blogs out there that keep you sane during the daily grind?