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Don’t Go Green

stinkzoA new addition to my greatly used Google’s Reader, is Google Reader Play. It is their version of integrating the idea of StumbleUpon into their universe of products.  One of the first things that I found was almost as funny and ironic as the time Mike told me about how most recycling being a waste of a time.  Apparently the New York Times ran an article about how the green dye/ink used for the packaging of so many environmental products is actually very harmful and not environmental. Full Article Here.

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Shh..ambana

Go Big Ten or go home.

Go Big Ten or go home.

Go Big Ten or go home.

1. Sonics. Yes you read correctly. Two. Need you read more?

2. Murphy\’s Pub. Excellent mock-Irish bar. Always a babefest. And it’s got a pool table, too!

3. Geovanti’s. Calzones the size of your head. Chicken “strips” so big, just one could feed a family of 4. As if that’s not enough, there’s a bar downstairs. A place where everyone knows your name, karaoke Wednesdays, and Lady GaGa is constantly on repeat. Just look at these specials. Personal favorite. Oh and it starts selling booze at 6 in the morning. Not that I’ve been there for that, of course, but it’s nice to know.

4. Home of REO Speedwagon. I “Can’t Fight This Feeling” that the above picture is kind of tacky.

5. Fat

6. Sandwich

7. Company

8. Kam\’s. Home of the Drinking Illini. Sticky, loud, smells like butthole, but damn it if I don’t contribute to the stickiness and smelliness every weekend.

9. NEIL street

10. Birthplace of Ludacris (suck it Atlanta) and hometown of Roger Ebert, who hosts “Ebertfest” every year. Sounds pretty cool. April 21-25.

11. Canopy Club. Cool set-up with 3 bars, a stage, and tables and junk. Piano Man every Tuesday, who plays your favorite pop and 90’s music on piano. $3 Long Island Iced Teas. AD (lightning bolt) HD, the infamous AC(lightning bolt)DC cover band, is playing there. Bunch of old townies rocking out, and the butt of me and Brian’s jokes.

12. Papa John\’s. Yes Brian, I’m rubbing it in. 6 meats?!?!?!

13. Townie Bars. Tempted Joan?

14. Disappointing Sports: $77 for football tickets and countless hours I’ll never get back. I can’t stand Ron Zook. Basketball isn’t shaping up either. I feel like a Cub fan.

15. Horseshoe Sandwich Not in Champaign, but in Springfield, an hour away. Saw it on the Travel Channel. I was born to eat this sandwich.

16. Activities and Recreation Center (ARC). Home of Illini Water Polo. Dirt cheap rock climbing wall and massages.

17. What It Is! with Booker T., Mavis Staples, and JJ Grey. At the Krannert Center March 30. I have 2 free tickets, and extra ones are 30 bucks. I offered to Brian, but seeing as it is his birthday, I’m thinking this may be Neil’s excuse to come down here.

Oh yeah, there’s the University of Illinois, which is really awesome. So if you haven’t visited Champaign-Urbana yet, or haven’t visited here for me, it’s about time.

Now, I believe it’s time for me to fly.

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Best of the Year

stinkcpStereogum does a user voted year-end-wrap-up that resembles the MTV Movie Awards with categories like “Indie Rock Crush.”  One category, “Best Web Videos,” is actually worthwhile.  Check out how out of touch you are just in the last year (or maybe how ‘with it’ you are).  If you haven’t seen the Cleveland Tourism video, I recommend you do.  Also, I thought the SNL sketch about the Underground Festival was pretty funny without knowing that it was a parody of this video.

If those don’t strike yer fancy, then how about something from Barbara Walter’s year end “Fascinating People” list? Except for the bizarre question about her sexuality, this video of Babwa Wawa and Rady Gaga is not that interesting of an interview. Although it is worth it to hear Barbara say “Bluffin with my muffin.” Via MOKB.

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