So was it the Papa Bear, the Mama Bear, or the Baby Bear?
◊ Woman finds bear eating oatmeal in her kitchen.
◊ In World Cup news, Germany beat Ecuador 3-0, scoring the first goal in the first 4 minutes of the game. On to round 2! BF's mom sent a "football fan's guide to Nurember". I wish I was back there again!
◊ Market Manila has become my favorite (Filipino) food blog because of its writing and its pictures. Food is the comforting connection to a person's cultural roots, and I can say it is, completely, to me. I didn't grow up there, but this current post about the top 30 Filipino foods that Filipinos love made me a bit homesick. I've eaten a great many of the dishes on the list. My sister especially loves number 27, which is raw mango with fermented shrimp or fish paste. Yummy!
◊ Balloon sculptures. Even the commode has been replicated with balloons! But I like the Homer Simpsons and the sealion (the last one) best.
◊ So I just found the Official Mascot of the 2006 World Cup, a goofy-looking (but cute) lion named Goleo VI (Goleo the Sixth). *And* he's got a sidekick, a ball named Pille.
◊ Genpets. You *will* hear about this again. On a superficial level: yecko. I can't even begin to describe how I feel about this.
◊ You want tacky? I got tacky for ya: jeweled desk accessories.
◊ Magnum in Motion has some brilliant photo essays: Paul Fusco's Chernobyl Legacy, Thomas Hoepker's World of Changes, and Alex Webb's Crossings.
Fortunately, the Genpets thing is a hoax. I'm so relieved--I looked all over their website with a mixture of disgust and disbelief. Here's a link to the NY Times blurb http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/24/business/24online.html
Thank heavens it's a hoax - because I was pretty disturbed and grossed out. Eeeewww - that's just going way too far.
Hey, I was just over at photolog--so why are you pampering your hands and have 3 more weeks to go? Are you spinning an elephant of silk? (did I miss your mention of some med. condition?) It doesn't sound fun and happy, whatever's going on, I hope you get back to happy stasis soon. :)