FUNNY 80S VIDEO PARODY

TAKE ON ME!

Remember the video for awesome 80's hit "Take On Me", by the band A-HA? Sure you do. The girl fell into the comic book and . . . yeah, it made no sense. Well, with these new lyrics, now it does.. Enjoy!!

THE LAST REMAINING SURVIVOR OF THE TITANIC IS AUCTIONING OFF A BUNCH OF MEMORABILIA TO PAY HER NURSING HOME FEES:

When the Titanic hit an iceberg and sank in 1912, Millvina Dean was only two months old. Now, at the age of 96, Millvina is that last remaining survivor of the Titanic disaster. Anyway, Millvina announced yesterday she'll be auctioning off memorabilia from the Titanic . . . in order to pay her nursing home fees.

According to Millvina, "I'm selling [the memorabilia] now because I have to pay these nursing home fees and I'm selling anything that I think might fetch some money. The fees are quite expensive. The more money I can get from the auction the better."

So what kind of stuff is Millvina selling? So far, the only item that's been mentioned is a 100-year-old suitcase filled with clothes that were given to Millvina's family when they arrived in New York after they were rescued. The auction will be held on Saturday in Devizes, England (--which is about 75 miles west of London). (Yahoo News)

LAWS WERE MENT TO BE BROKEN

***FOUR DATING LAWS YOU SHOULD BREAK***

So many rules have been written about dating, it's hard to keep them all straight. There are some rules that experts say you should follow religiously. The problem is . . . sometimes THEY'RE WRONG. Here are four dating laws that you CAN break . . .

#1.) SNOOPING. Don't make a habit of thumbing through journals or checking cell phone records . . . but if you have a legitimate fear that something's going on, it's okay to do a little snooping. Just be prepared for what you might find.

#2.) GOING TO BED ANGRY. Some people say it's the key to happiness, but unless you're superhuman and don't need sleep, you're going to go to bed angry every now and then. It's okay. Remember that sometimes it's better to start fresh in the morning.

#3.) DON'T MIX BUSINESS WITH PLEASURE. Workplace romances CAN get ugly . . . but you shouldn't swear off them completely. We spend half of our lives at work, so don't let MR. OR MRS. RIGHT pass you by just because you work together.

#4.) TALKING POLITICS ON A FIRST DATE. Sure, talking politics can doom a first date if you don't agree on major issues . . .but during an election year, it's nearly impossible to avoid the subject.

--Plus, do you really want to be with someone who doesn't have the same values you do? If it turns out that you both echo each other's politics perfectly, you'll be happy you brought it up. (CNN.com)

7-ELEVEN LENDS A HAND TO THE ELECTION

OBAMA WILL WIN THE ELECTION . . . AT LEAST ACCORDING TO 7-ELEVEN:

We're still a few weeks away from the presidential election . . . but customers at 7-Eleven have already been casting their votes for a few weeks now. Confused? I'll explain . . . Recently, 7-Eleven stores launched a campaign called "7-Election" . . . which allows customers to support their candidate by purchasing coffee in either a red MCCAIN cup . . . or a blue OBAMA cup. Whenever the barcode on a McCain or Obama cup is scanned . . . a vote is registered for that candidate.

So how are the candidates faring? Right now, Obama is ahead in EVERY state except for North Carolina, West Virginia and New Hampshire . . . and he's ahead 59% to 41% overall. (Yahoo News)

Come on New Hampshire.. There is a reason we are the 1st in the Nation! Make your voice heard!!!

(--You can check out this 7-Election Election here . . .) http://www.7-election.com/

LET'S HAIR IT FOR OBAMA!

SOME MEATBALL GOT BARACK OBAMA'S FACE SHAVED INTO HIS HEAD:

Hey, I am in no way trying to sway your vote one way or another here. I am, however, glad that Americans are finally starting to get excited about politics . . . but I think we need to make a new rule.

Are you ready? Here it is . . . Anyone who shaves the image of a politician into their hair . . . automatically forfeits their vote. (Democratic Underground)

(--Seriously, take a look at this picture and ask yourself: Is it fair that this guy's vote counts just as much as mine?)

On a positive note, I can appreciate the detail of the cut. . It is very well done!

NOW THAT'S A BIG PLAYHOUESE!

YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS INSANE, 450-SQUARE-FOOT PLAYHOUSE:

You know, when I was a kid, my playhouse consisted of a few old smelly mattresses leaning up next to my house! Recently, Marvin Smith of Russellville, in southern California, finished building a 450-square-foot playhouse for his grandkids . . . and you won't believe the amenities this thing has. Check it out . . . The house has two stories . . . and real siding, windows and shingles on the roof. --It has a front porch, a gazebo, a second-story deck . . . and an attached garage.

It has working electricity, heat, air-conditioning and running water.The floors are carpeted, and the kitchen has ceramic tile countertops. The house is fully furnished, and it has a dishwasher, a stove, a refrigerator, and a washer and dryer. There's even an iron and ironing board.--There's a bay window in the kitchen . . . and the cabinets are full of dishes. (California Democrat) (--This is insanity . . . right? I mean, this place sounds better than most of the places I've lived.)

WEIRD PET NAMES

HERE'S A LIST OF THE MOST UNUSUAL CAT AND DOG NAMES:

A few weeks ago, we rolled out a list of the ten most COMMON cat and dog names. Well now, we've found a list of the ten most UNUSUAL cat and dog names . . . according to a company that insures pets called Veterinary Pet Insurance.

--Here are the TEN most unusual DOG names:

#10.) Spatula
#9.) Admiral Toot
#8.) Sophie Touch & Pee
#7.) Scuddles Unterfuss
#6.) Peanut Wigglebutt
#5.) Meatwad
#4.) Low Jack
#3.) Rafikikadiki
#2.) Sirius Lee Handsome
#1.) Rush Limbark

--And here are the TEN most unusual CAT names:

#10.) Toot Uncommon
#9.) Rosie Posie Prozac
#8.) Sparklemonkey
#7.) 80 Bucks
#6.) Miss Fuzzbutt
#5.) Snoop Kitty Kitty
#4.) Buddah Pest
#3.) Optimus Prrrime
#2.) Sir Lix-a-lot
#1.) Edward Scissorpaws (PR Newswire)

THERE STILL ARE GOOD KIDS LEFT IN THE SCHOOLS

A GIRL WITH DOWN SYNDROME WAS CROWNED HOMECOMING QUEEN:

I don't know about you, but when I was in high school, the girls who were crowned homecoming queen were always the hottest, most popular girls. That's what makes THIS so cool . . . Last Friday, 18-year-old Kristen Pass of Aledo, Texas , was crowned homecoming queen of her school . . . Aledo High School.

So what's the big deal? Kristen . . . has Down Syndrome. What really makes this story hit home is that Kristen won by a landslide! She wasn't going to let her disability stand in the way of her dreams. And in the day of students being so cruel to one another, her class mates made her dreams come true! I love great stories like this!! (ABC News)

PANTYHOSE FOR MEN??

GUYS . . . WOULD YOU EVER IN A MILLION YEARS WEAR PANTYHOSE???

You've probably seen some pretty lame things in your life, but I'm willing to bet that these pantyhose for men . . . called "mantyhose" . . . take the cake. (News.com.au)


You have to see these things. They come in colors like pink and purple . . . and in patterns that make it look like your legs are tattooed. Seriously, if you wear these things . . . you should save everyone the trouble and just beat yourself up! LOL!

(--You can take a look here . . .) http://www.e-mancipate.net/

EXERCISE YOUR BRAIN (PART 2)

HERE ARE FIVE DAILY EXERCISES FOR YOUR BRAIN:

Obviously, if you sit around all day eating potato chips . . . your body is going to turn into a gelatinous blob pretty quickly. Well, the same principle applies to your brain.

--That said, here are FIVE daily exercises . . . that can help keep your brain sharp.

#1.) Memory: Memorizing the lyrics to a song you don't know can help improve your memory skills. And getting dressed in the dark or using your other hand to brush your teeth can help build new associations between neural connections in our brains.

#2.) Attention: Changing our daily routines . . . like the route we take to work . . . can force our brains out of habit-mode. And listening to a book on tape while you jog will train your brain to concentrate on multitasking.

#3.) Language: Build your language skills by reading a different section of the newspaper than you normally would. This way, you'll be exposed to new words . . . which will be easier to understand since you're seeing them used in context.

#4.) Visual-Spatial: Pick out five items in a room and make a mental note of their location. Then, a few hours later, try to write down exactly where the items were located.

#5.) Executive Function: Basically, this refers to your ability to make plans and to think abstractly about how to reach goals . . . and, believe it or not, playing video games can be a great way to exercise your executive brain functions. (AskMen.com)

JUST KEEP YOUR CLOTHS ON

HERE ARE FIVE TIPS . . . SO YOUR NAKED PICTURES DON'T END UP ONLINE:

I'm fully aware that no matter how many times I say it, some of you are still going to insist on being knuckleheads. . . by taking naked pictures of yourself. Since you're going to go ahead and do it anyway . . . here are FIVE tips to help prevent your compromising pictures from "randomly" popping up online.

#1.) Crop your face out. If your face isn't in the picture . . . then nobody will know those are your private parts when your naked picture eventually does show up online.

#2.) Use nondescript titles. Name your naughty picture folder something innocent and title your pictures with generic words. That'll make it harder for someone to find them and put them online. Although, let's face it, they will anyway.

#3.) Don't send your pictures to other people. There's no surer way to have your naked body put on display than to email pictures of yourself to another person. Even if you trust someone 100% . . . it's still a bad idea.

#4.) Save your files on a flash drive. It's much less likely that someone will stumble across your illicit photos if they're on a flash drive . . . than if they're on your hard drive.

#5.) Don't print your pictures. What are you going to do with them anyway? Put them up on your wall? Printing naked pictures of yourself is complete idiocy. (TheFrisky)

(--And here's our own #6 . . . DON'T TAKE NAKED PICTURES OF YOURSELF. Seriously, if you really don't want your naked body on the Internet . . . then don't take pictures of it. It's as simple as that. Otherwise, you're playing with fire.)

THERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU JUST DON'T PUT IN YOUR MOUTH

A GUY IN OHIO SET A NEW WORLD RECORD BY PUTTING 11 HISSING COCKROACHES IN HIS MOUTH:

It never ceases to amaze me the disgusting things people will do just to become the world record holder in some category . . . that no one else cares about. For example, on Saturday, a guy named Travis Fessler from Florence, Ohio set a new world record . . . by putting 11 Madagascar hissing COCKROACHES in his mouth.

In order to set the record, the cockroaches each had to be at least two and a half inches long . . . and Travis had to keep them in his mouth for TEN seconds. (Enquirer) (--In case you're wondering, the previous record was NINE cockroaches. It was set last year by a guy from Delaware named "Jungle" John LaMedica.)

(--And you can check out Travis's website here . . .)http://www.travisfessler.com/main/index.php

NOW, THAT'S A LOT OF PIZZA

A GUY ATE 45 SLICES OF PIZZA IN TEN MINUTES TO WIN A PIZZA-EATING CHAMPIONSHIP IN NEW YORK:

Do you remember 24-year-old Joey Chestnut? He's the guy who's won the "Nathan's International July Fourth Hot Dog Eating Contest" on Coney Island for the last two years. (--So you know, Joey downed 59 hot dogs in TEN minutes to win this year's contest.)

Anyway, over the weekend, Joey . . . this human trash compactor . . . was at it again by downing 45 slices of pizza in TEN minutes on Sunday . . . to win the first-ever Famous Famiglia World Pizza Eating Championship in Times Square. (Yahoo News)

LOVE OF A LIFETIME

IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE A GOOD STORY ABOUT HOW YOU MET YOUR SPOUSE . . . CHECK THIS OUT:

Normally, when couples tell the story of how they met, it's boring, long-winded . . . and includes all kinds of details that are completely irrelevant. And that's fine. But if you think you have a good story about how you met your spouse . . . check THIS out . . .

During World War Two, 12-year-old Herman Rosenblat and his family were forced into a ghetto for Jews in Schlieben, Germany. While he was there, Herman struck up a brief friendship with a 9-year-old girl named Roma Radziki, whose family lived outside the camp and pretended to be Christian so they wouldn't be killed. Anyway, Roma passed by the ghetto every day for several months . . . and every time, she'd throw an apple over the fence to Herman. But one day, Herman told Roma he'd be leaving, and she should never come back. Not long after, Herman was shipped off to a work camp .

Fast forward to 1958. Herman was living in New York City when a friend called to set him up on a blind date. At first, Herman wasn't into the idea . . . but, eventually, he agreed to go. So who do you think Herman's friend had set him up with? --That's right . . . Roma. According to Herman and Roma, they started talking about their experiences during the war . . . and they quickly realized that they'd met several years earlier. Herman proposed to Roma that night . . . and they were married a few months later.

And get this . . . last summer, Herman and Roma (--who are now 79 and 76, respectively) celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. (--How cool is that?) (CNN)

FASHION EMERGENCY 101

***FIVE BEAUTY EMERGENCY SUBSTITUTES***

Have you ever been getting ready for work or a big date, and realized you're out of conditioner or hair spray? Next time, instead of going to the store for a replacement, reach for your cupboard. Here are five substitutes that can work just as well . . .

#1.) CONDITIONER. If you need something to help comb out the tangles, look in the kitchen. Combine an AVOCADO with a half-cup of MAYONNAISE or whole milk, and leave it in for fifteen minutes. It's better than anything you can buy at the drug store.

#2.) CONCEALER. The thick residue around the top of a FOUNDATION bottle is a great substitute when you're in a pinch. Pat it on and blend it carefully. Use your ring finger to avoid gobbing on too much.

#3.) HAIR SPRAY. If you're frizzed out and desperate, use a little bit of hair gel instead. Wet your hands then lightly coat them with gel. Flatten out problem areas and style your hair just like you would normally. Then let it air-dry to lock it in place.

#4.) SHAVING GEL. You can't go out without a smooth pair of legs, right? So, if you're out of shaving gel, try HAIR CONDITIONER. Most types contain silicone, which creates a smooth surface that will reduce nicks and cuts.

#5.) MASCARA. Use your fingertip and dab a small amount of Vaseline on your eyelashes. The petroleum will define them and make them glisten when they catch the light. (CNN.com)

My Best Friend's Wedding

Hello there!

I hope you enjoyed your Columbus Day weekend. I sure did! My best friend Taylor got married this weekend. It was a picture perfect day and she looked GORGEOUS!! I was a bridesmaid along with her twin sister and cousins. And I have to give her a big THANK YOU for not making us wear hideous dresses haha! It was a great time and I wish Taylor and Mike a lifetime of love and happiness!

I know she may kill me later, but I thought I would post some pictures of her big day.

What an amazing wedding! You can check out more photos on my MySpace page too.

Thanks for listening!!

Ashley @ Night