But keep in mind these links have nothing to do with the inauguration tomorrow. Mostly they’re just something to keep you occupied during commercial breaks.
Guinea Pig Olympics – My childhood friend Amy and I subjected our little brothers to a similar game, but they were much cuter.
Fuck You, Penguin – Humbling the enormous egos of baby animals.
Gwyneth Paltrow’s Only Friends Are Mirrors – Cool people seem to hate Gwyneth Paltrow. I’ll jump on that bandwagon.
New Smokable Nicotine Sticks – “Fills lungs with rich, satisfying smoke, curbing desire for cigarettes.”
We Covet – I suddenly need a bunch of stuff that I didn’t know existed five minutes ago.
Women Living with Fake Baby Dolls Treat Them Like Real Children – Self-explanatory.
Some eCards – For modern thank-you notes.
Children’s Hospital – A very funny show available in its entirety (all 10 five-minute webisodes) on the WB website.
Searching for Jesse Camp – A touching essay about a woman’s crush on an erstwhile MTV VJ.
Sexy Pole-Dancing LEGO – It’s about time someone made LEGOs sexy! I think.
Marketing Drank – “Purple drank” – urban slang that I just learned – is now bottled for profit.
Whatever You Do, Don’t Panic – A scary and moving window into the life of a 911/999 telephone operator.
Attractive Girls Union Refuses to Enter into Talks with Mike Greenman – A male friend of mine sent me this because he says he relates a bit too much to Mike Greenman. Don’t we all.
Cover Controversy? Naked Ambition Doesn’t Cover It – Hot, naked attention whores are the best kind of attention whores.
Top 50 Movie Special Effects Shots – For the geeks. And for the non-geeks who are into movie special effects shots. Ahem.
Two Perspectives on Bush’s Departure – I love the VQR but I never have a chance to contribute to its blog. Thankfully smarter, better people with more important things to say have been picking up my slack.