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The Sundae Review
With A Cherry On Top
by Nikkita
Today's Sundae: Ben Folds, Peeps and a volcano!
The Only Reason To Ever Use Chatroulette: Ben Folds
I've had the pleasure of seeing Ben Folds live and being included in his guided shenanigans, but hot damn, I've never seen him on Chatroulette (probably because it kind of terrifies). I am extremely jealous of every single one of those chatters who just so happened to have been in the right place at the right time on the world wide interwebz. As a matter of fact, I'm jealous to the point of blinding vengeful rage. Sure they seem to get a kick out of it, but do they really understand the awesomeness they experienced? No. No they do not. Jerks. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go study Ben Folds' tour dates and do the time zone math. Maybe I'm lucky enough to be 1 of 200,000.
I have an incredible distaste for jelly beans. It's true. I find them absolutely revolting, which is odd considering the magnitude of candy I am willing to eat. But despite my disapproval of this major seasonal candy staple, this time of year remains totally awesome for candy in general. No matter what you believe in (Jesus, bunnies, dinosaurs)! So celebrate this year with with jelly beans' arch nemesis, the Peep. Who else can contend with its fame, popularity, and legitimacy to the season? You ain't got nothin' on a Peep, Nestle Crunch Egg!
Head on over to Tried&True for a step by step Peep Wreath tutorial. Don't worry. It looks so easy (and delish), even you can do it.
There are many dances we do on a daily basis that we probably don't think too much about. The pee dance, the I-need-coffee-because-I-can't-stay-awake dance, the I-just-insulted-your-mother/sister/both victory dance and the where-to-wipe-my-gadget-on-my-shirt dance. As far as the wipe dance goes, we're not always prepared and may find our exterior layer too coarse for such delicate screens, leaving us digging around through our layers, trying to find a soft enough side to at least one piece of our many fabrics. Dance no more, fellow wiper! Just get a Wipe Shirt, complete with built-in microfiber either along the bottom or cuff for your wiping needs. And no, that does not include your butt. Gross.
The Wipe Shirt is a design by FIFT, Katsunari and Ami Igarashi.
Lately, Iceland has been feeling quite a few rumblings in the ground which generally points to one possible outcome: volcano. The volcano in question? One by the Eyjafjallajoekull glacier, about 75 miles away from Reykjavik, which has been dormant for nearly 200 years (the last eruption was in 1821). Sounds... messy. Like a giant, boiling slushie. Anyway, this weekend it finally erupted and as far as safety concerns, 500-600 people have been evacuated (which seems like a whole lot more in a country with a population of 300,000+) and the airspace has been closed (sorry, foreign travelers, sorry failing local economy).
The area is sparsely populated, but the knock-on effects from the eruption have been considerable.
A state of emergency is in force in southern Iceland and transport connections have been severely disrupted, including the main east-west road.
"Ash has already begun to fall in Fljotshlid and people in the surrounding area have reported seeing bright lights emanating from the glacier," RUV public radio said on its website.
"It was a bit scary, but still amazing to see," Katrin Moller Eiriksdottir, who lives in Fljotshlid, told the BBC News website.
"The ash had started falling and we couldn't leave the car."
...There had initially been fears that the volcano could cause flooding, as it causes ice to melt on the glacier above it, but that scenario appears to have been avoided.
However, it could cause more activity nearby, scientists say.
"This was a rather small and peaceful eruption but we are concerned that it could trigger an eruption at the nearby Katla volcano, a vicious volcano that could cause both local and global damage," said Pall Einarsson, a geophysicist at the University of Iceland's Institute of Earth Science, Associated Press news agency reported.
That's a bit unsettling. But hey, at least for now I can continue to get all my slushies exclusively from 7-11, where they freakin' belong. Best of luck with all that lava, Iceland!
We are creatures of habit with a tendency for excess. But when you fuse two vices of excess together, does that mean you have a problem? And if so, which one? Take the Clicker Universal Remote with Bottle Opener for example. Sure it's great, but what is it really saying about you? Do you drink so much beer that you need a bottle opener on your remote? Or do you just watch that much damn television? I don't really know which one is better, but I do know they sure go well together...
The Clicker, while it may have a website, is directing all inquiries and orders to a phone number so if you want one, you might actually have to talk someone. I know, I know. But the sooner you do it, the sooner it's over.
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