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36 Weeks

There is now officially less than a month remaining until my due date. HOLY EFFING HELL! I also had a minor freakout last night, when I discovered that Bee, whose due date is a few days after mine, went into labor and had her daughter early in the morning. As happy as I am for her and her family that both mom and the baby are doing well, I couldn't help but FREAK OUT over the announcement, knowing that my own BebeDeux can come at any moment. I barely slept last night. And BebeDeux didn't help either — she was kicking up a storm, as if to tell me, "Mommy I want to come out NOW!" (On a related note, my mother had the...

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Video Game Character Butchering Charts

Today, I am the featured blogger over at the BlogAds Blog! I have never been interviewed for anything like this before so I'm pretty excited. Click on over to read the interview — including the one thing my readers do not know about me — and a discount code for 50% off my regular ad rates! Artist Jude Buffum created these humorous butchering charts for some well-known video game characters. Although the thought of a Yoshi Tongue Stew makes me a bit queasy, you can't help but wonder what the various meats would take like! Via Geek Tyrant....

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Celebrity Sightings and Meetings

I just finished watching the season premiere of Dexter and was surprised to see that Colin Hanks would be playing this season's villain. Don't get me wrong — I know that he is a great actor and would probably knock the role out of the park, but having met him in person, it is a bit difficult to imagine this outgoing, easily likable young man portraying a sinister character on screen. Thinking about the contrast between Colin Hanks' character on Dexter versus what I knew of him from our encounter made me consider all the celebrities I have ever met, and (if they are actors/actresses) how they contrast from the roles they play, as well as their public perception. Having lived near NYC for...

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Boy’s Awesome Reaction to Finding Out Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker’s Father

J and I still haven't quite agreed on how we will break THE news to our kids. Of course, "THE news" I am referring to is the fact that Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker's father. ;-) But after watching this 4-year-old boy's epic reaction, we can now agree on one thing: we will definitely be recording that moment! How do you plan on revealing the ending to The Empire Strikes Back to your children? Via Geekologie....

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