How to open a beer bottle with a piece of paper:

Watch a gecko get consumed by a bunch of ants:

A whole song made up ONLY of sounds from the movie Alice In Wonderland:

Most household items, especially cleaning products, are 90% packaging and advertising. In other words, most of the time you can use common things you have around the house to get the same effect as products you buy at the store! Usually, the home brewed stuff can also be more environmentally friendlier and save you some extra dollars. Here are 7 items and their substitutes you can try making yourself:

1. All Purpose Cleaner
Recipe:
4 tablespoons baking soda
1 quart warm water

Dissolve baking soda in warm water. Apply with a sponge. Rinse with clear water.

2. Drain Cleaner
Recipe:
Drain Cleaner
1/2 cup baking soda
1/2 cup white vinegar
Boiling water

Pour baking soda down the drain. Add white vinegar and cover the drain, if possible. Let set for 5 minutes. Then pour a kettle of boiling water down the drain. (The vinegar and baking soda break down fatty acids into soap and glycerine, allowing the clog to wash down the drain.) Do not use this method if you have used a commercial drain opener and it may still be present in the drain.

3. Toilet Bowl Cleaner
Recipe:
Baking soda
Vinegar
Sprinkle baking soda into the toilet bowl. Add vinegar. Scour with a toilet brush.

4. Glass Cleaner
Recipe:
1/2 teaspoon liquid soap (vegetable-oil based soap recommended)
3 tablespoons vinegar or lemon juice
2 cups of water
spray bottle

Mix ingredients together and pour into a spray bottle.

5. Fabric softener
Recipe:
1/4C distilled white vinegar

Pour vinegar into the fabric softener dispenser or add manually during the rinse cycle.

6. Furniture Polish
Recipe:
1/4C olive oil
4Tbsp distilled white vinegar
20-30 drops of lemon essential oil

Mix ingredients together and pour into a spray bottle. Shake before using.

7. Carpet deodorizer
Recipe:
Baking soda

Sprinkle baking soda on carpet, using more in heavily trafficked areas or where pets stay. Vacuum after 20-30 minutes.

This week I’m super busy. My parents are in town and we’re all preparing for my sister’s wedding on Saturday. Today, boyrobot’s parents will meet my parents for the first time. It will be a very interesting dinner considering they are complete opposites. Boyrobot’s parents are quiet and laidback. My dad talks a LOT and my mom likes to find any reason possible to get offended.

Please wish me luck!!!

PS. I can’t believe my friday link about the animal facts was not even… facts. I’m going to delete that link! Thanks Haku.

PSS. RIP George Carlin. I can’t believe he passed. :(

Should you choose a roth 401K or a regular 401K? – ahh the questions you ask when you start getting old
How to make a watermelon keg – perfect for summer BBQs
Final Jeopardy blog – a blog that posts the final Jeopardy question of the day
Famous people punching Steve – yeah, completely random
Ann Coulter thinks Bush is the greatest president ever – can’t wait to read Hakushaku’s comments on this one :)

2002 Pulitzer prize for editorial cartooning:

This is such a cool idea! Groupcard.com allows multiple people to sign an ecard. You can even change your message’s font to look like it’s handwritten and even add pictures! If the recipient likes the card enough, they can even pay to have it printed out as a poster or a flipbook. This would be great for coworkers. [Link]

Just so you know, traveling sucks now. The last few times I flew there was no food and last I heard, they will soon be taking away the free beverage service! Which wouldn’t be so bad if we could bring liquids past the security checkpoint. MSNBC just put together a list of what exactly each airline offers in terms of food and beverage.

FYI the following airlines don’t even offer the bag of peanuts anymore: American Airlines, Frontier, Northwest, and Spirit (they even charge you for the beverage!)

This is awesome if you’ve ever seen Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. It’s set to the music from Requiem For A Dream and it totally changes the tone of the movie. Very cool edit!!

I thought this webpage was so interesting to look at! It shows you how different groups voted during the Obama/Clinton race by state. The different groups include men, women, blacks, whites, age, salary, education. [Link]

When I really like a place and I find myself going there often, I grab their business card. Here’s a few business cards I carry in my wallet:

Brodard Restaurant – I eat here almost everytime in Orange County. I never get tired of their nem nuong rolls. YUMMMMM! Just don’t go to their Brodard Chateau branch…it’s the same food, looks nicer, but costs more!
9892 Westminster Ave., Suite R
Garden Grove, CA 92844

Gyu-Kaku – They have many locations but I love the Huntington Beach one because they always have deals going on. If you love korean bbq and haven’t tried japanese bbq, you must!! It’s the best. Better quality meats.
7862 Warner Ave.
Huntington Beach, CA 92647

Thailand Plaza Restaurant (aka Jinda Thai) – my FAVORITE thai place hands down. Forget the thai elvis place, this is the best one in thai town.
5321 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90027

The Counter – What do I love more than a good burger? When I can add all different types of toppings to it!! It’s a design your own burger place. Note: It’s not the BEST burger but I just like the selection of toppings.
2901 Ocean Park Blvd Suite 102
Santa Monica, CA 90405

Gaja Japanese Restaurant – When I lived in the South Bay I looooved going here and would take anyone willing to go with me. Don’t eat their okonomiyaki, eat their noodles/udon instead! Trust me! Everyone who goes always wants to eat that but then they are disappointed. The noodles never fail.
2383 Lomita Blvd. #102
Lomita, CA 90717

Ok, now I’m hungry.

Top tourist spots Americans can’t visit
Man accidentally sets home afire trying to get rid of bees – ha! I can see andy doing something like this
100 movies in 100 days – guy watches 100 movies in 100 days and reviews them all
Southern Arizona drivers head to Mexico for cheaper gas – For $2.87/gal I’d be heading down there as well!!!
“I’m not the Wii fit girl” – about a girl who shares the same name as the Wii Fit girl, Laura Bernat. Have you seen the video? haha
How I lived in million dollar homes for free – I wish I had had opportunities like this instead of paying LA’s insane rent

Every dentist should have this sign hehe: