I was listening to a radio interview of Jose Gonzales (musician). The interviewer asked him, "when was the last time you cried?" He responded, "about 2 months ago..." At that point I thought, gee this guy must be as sensitive as his music seems. But then he ended his sentence with, "... I hit my toe really hard."

What would Mersault (from "The Outsider") say or do if he were in my circumstance?

Who wants to play Blackjack with Jack Black?

"Practice doesn't lead to perfection. Perfect practice does."
- my first martial arts instructor

Details are what separate the okay from the best. I'm another link in the chain, passing this along.

"You're looking hot like vindaloo, like 50 green chilies burning you"
- song lyric

Having 50 green chilies rubbed on one's skin is torture. It might sting your eyes just to look at this person.

It's so hot my post-its are falling off the wall.

Who wants fast food when you can eat at the Ritz?

Would you eat something made by chef Gordon Ramsey (of Hell's Kitchen)? He seems to be a very angry, bossy person. I think his food (or that made by his trainees) would somehow carry that negativity. More pain than necessary was endured to prepare that food... I think there's something wrong with that.

The smartians are coming?

International security problems? Send in Jackie Chan.