Wendy DeCora.com

Officials put halt to Herky on Parade
Just takes a few stupid and hateful people to ruin it for the rest of us.

Headline from cnn.com:
WASHINGTON (CNN) — It’s about 80 miles from Mason City to Waterloo, a straight shot down Route 18 through northeastern Iowa.
Quiz question: Which of the cities mentioned above does Highway 18 actually connect to?
a. Both
b. Only Mason City
c. Only Waterloo
d. Neither
Quiz graciously supplied by my co-worker, David.

Could you pass 8th Grade math?
I got 8/10 using pencil and paper.
I would’ve done better if I remembered cubes had 6 sides and not 8. D’oh.
But I still don’t understand ratios or percentages.

I didn’t actually see this, but Jon Stewart was on Crossfire on CNN and he completely took the media pundits to task, it is nothing short of rock star.
Read the transcript, Stewart comes onto the show about half way through and just destroys the two other people on the show.
Example line:

STEWART: You’re on CNN. The [...]

Just announced: Chris Rock to host the 77th Academy Awards
I’ve been catching reruns of one of his old HBO specials on Comedy Central lately. He’s so funny and so biting, should really mix the broadcast up. And make the censors completely freak out. Heh.

Oscar winner Christopher Walken has been honored with the famed hand and footprint ceremony at the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

From the DI:

Dancer Herky, which was sponsored by Dance Marathon and sat in front of the IMU, and Reflections of U, sponsored by the UI Alumni Association and once situated north of the Pentacrest, were removed and damaged beyond repair by a group of unidentified vandals, said Rick Klatt, an associate director of athletics.
Full story….

until my birthday and per D’s request, I present:
my amazon.com wishlist
Now no one can say I already have everything I want. :P

until my birthday and for those of you who win the lottery between now and then and want to be generous, please pre-order me one of these:
Sony plans to introduce a TV-PC combo that can record an entire week of programming from six channels simultaneously on four 250 GB hard drives. The device includes seven [...]

and may have missed the first Presidential debate last Thursday, it is available as a free download from the iTunes Music Store.
Extremely hip.