March 31, 2007
· Filed under American Idol, general, popular culture, television, tv
American Idol fans know that Sanjaya has been experimenting with hairstyles on the show. He changes his hairstyle from week-to-week to what purpose? Try new looks? Match his music selection? We’re not quite sure. But we have some new styles for Sanjaya to try out:
Teen Idol Sanjaya

Sanjaya Goes Reggae

Heavy Metal Sanjaya

Sanjaya the Announcer – in case they need a replacement for Seacrest next season

March 30, 2007
· Filed under food, general, life, links

TGIF – do you have a reason to celebrate this weekend? Or just treat yourself to a little “happy?” Here’s a great way to do it: new treats from Ben & Jerry’s.
I’ll be on the lookout for these in my area of the US:
- ‘wich Ice Cream cookie sandwich: chocolate chunk cookies with vanilla fudge chip ice cream smashed between them — yummy! These remind me of those Ben and Jerry’s brownie bars that I couldn’t resist.
- Berried Treasure – blueberry / blackberry / and lemon swirled sorbet. This proves goodness doesn’t have to be smothered in chocolate (but it never hurts!)
March 29, 2007
· Filed under Thursday Thirteen
Are you smarter than a 5th Grader?
Here’s our version of the new TV game show, juiced up with math terms you should know if you got your middle-school diploma! First look at the words, then scroll down for the definitions and see if you got them right!
- congruent
- cardinal number
- scientific notation
- obtuse
- polyhedron
- heptagon
- scalene triangle
- stem and leaf plot
- addends
- divisor
- dividend
- unit rate
- prime factorization
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March 27, 2007
· Filed under Works for Me
March 26, 2007
· Filed under American Idol, general, opinion, popular culture, television, tv
- Are you an American Idol junkie?
- Do you own any albums or songs by former American Idol contestants?
- What do you think of Simon?
- Which do you enjoy most: the auditions or the finals?
- If the American Idol auditions came to a city near you, would you go? Why?
Your turn: tag! you’re it — play along below.
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March 25, 2007
· Filed under general, opinion, television, tv
I actually watched an ad on TV the other day, and the music in it really caught me off guard. It was one of the latest Wendy’s ads.
If you haven’t seen one yet, Wendy’s is using the song “Blister in the Sun” by the Violent Femmes in their ads now. Although the jury’s still out on whether the song is truly about the rumored meaning (personal pleasure) or not, the lyrics to this song are definitely not G-rated:
Body and beats
I stain my sheets
I don’t even know why
My girlfriend she’s at the end
She is starting to cry
Although the vocals aren’t used in the Wendy’s ads, it’s such a well known song that it’s impossible not to recognize it.
Wendy’s motto is “do what tastes right” — is this song really a good match for their wholesome family image?
Your turn: Should restaurants use provocative songs like this one in their marketing campaigns?
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March 23, 2007
· Filed under general, movies
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BestBuy is sending you to the movies! Got some time on your hands? Grab some ‘corn and go see The Peaceful Warrior.
Don’t forget to come back and write your review after!
Click below for the movie summary.
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March 21, 2007
· Filed under Thursday Thirteen
March 20th is the official first day of spring, but there are lots of other signs that spring is here!
Here are 13 signs of spring we came up with:
- Kites

- Songbirds

- Tree and flower buds

- Ducklings

- Easter eggs

- Crocuses

- Tulips

- Sound of lawn mowers

- Rain puddles

- Opening day at the ballpark

- Spring jackets

- Maple sugaring

- Bugs

Happy Spring!
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March 21, 2007
· Filed under Works for Me

Today (March 21, 2007), visit any Dunkin Donut’s and enjoy a free 16oz iced coffee as DD’s thank-you to their customers.
You can even share the fun by sending coffee invites to your friends.
Free + caffeine in the same sentence … that works for me!
Remember to visit Rocks In My Dryer for more great Works for Me Wednesday ideas!
March 19, 2007
· Filed under advice, family, kids, life