Call me a nerd but I love documentaries! Just saw Year of the Yao last night and I thought it was very informative and entertaining despite not being a huge basketball fan. I had no idea the struggles that Yao had to go through to get to where he is now. I have a newfound respect for him and other athletes from China. They are so dedicated, hardworking, and humble. Anyways, the movie is not really just a basketball movie…like in the extras, the producers called it more of a “cultural” film.

Anyways, I thought I might make a list of other documentaries that I’ve enjoyed:

Spellbound – One of my alltime favorite documentaries. It’s about the national spelling bee kids. It follows a handful of kids and how they prepare for the contest. It’s pretty crazy! The kids are so quirky. Love it.

Jesus Camp – inside look into evangelical christians and christian youth. really interesting!

Supersize Me – Most everyone’s seen this but worth a mention. It didnt’ stop me from eating McDs though! hehe

Grizzly Man – I think I liked this one a lot cuz I had just come back from Alaska and was in love with the outdoors

And despite all the controversy about how biased michael moore is, I enjoy his documentaries. They are pretty amusing! hehe

This website is inspiring and depressing at the same time.

Things that other people have accomplished by age

I find that putting in really young ages (under 10) is really astounding. For example:

At age 5:

Actress Shirley Temple received an honorary Oscar.

Mozart began composing minuets. Once when a second violinist failed to appear for a string quartet performance, Mozart took his place, even though he’d never seen the music.

Yo-Yo Ma started playing Bach’s Suites for Unaccompanied Cello. His father told him always to play a movement of Bach before bedtime, to assuage fear, hunger and loneliness.

Pianist Mieczyslaw Horszowski played the Bach Inventions from memory.

Irish mathematician William Rowan Hamilton learned Latin, Greek, and Hebrew.

Ukrainian composer Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev composed his first piano work.

Chilian pianist Claudio Arrau made his recital debut with pieces by Mozart, Beethoven and Schumann.

The greatest beatdowns in history – yay, ucla made the list!
LucasArts reveals it’s Wii lightsaber game – awesome
Know anyone who wants to invest in a Dilbert movie? – wow, i would love to see this if it ever came out!
National Public Lands Day – all national parks are free on saturday!!
Judy Blume is on a national tour and has a new book out – if you don’t know who she is you’re probably a boy or you don’t read. loved her books!

I can’t believe that crazy britney fan from a few weeks ago just got his own tv deal!! In case you missed it here’s his famous video:

I didn’t realize he has a ton of other videos too. And each of them are just as disturbing as the one above. I’m scared.

Few people who know me know that I was once on a jumproping team. haha…yes…in elementary school we had a jumproping team where we did demonstrations during the half times of basketball games. So yes, I have a soft spot for jump ropers! I just recently read this interesting article about Rene Bidaud who is a professional rope jumper. She also performs with Cirque de Soleil, one of my favorite shows! Anyways, if you look in the picture she is doing the trick with 1 hand under her leg jump. I USED TO DO THAT!!! I’m not so sure I could still do it but I could do some crazy tricks back in the day. haha.

Check out this cool video of one of her jumproping routines:

Yes, this was a total dorky topic but I just had to post about it! hehe

This is a great letter for buying a car through email, just substitute with your own specs and details:

Dear Honda Dealer,

I am ready to purchase a 2007 Odyssey EX minivan and would like a quote from your dealership.

I have done considerable research and know invoice price, holdback, dealer cost and the average purchase price. I’m contacting a number of dealers in Wisconsin and Illinois and expect very attractive offers, as well as a pleasant buying experience. While I know there are no incentives at this time, I.m ready to buy now from the dealer with the most competitive offer.

Please respond via email with your lowest total price for the van (excluding tax, title and license). No calls, please.

Thank you,

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Click here to read the full story and how you can maximize your chances of getting the best price you can when shopping for a car.

Never got around to watching The Sopranos? Now you can watch the whole season in 9 minutes :P

Interesting interview of Tony Wright – the new record holder for going the longest without sleeping and how he did it (alternating between his left and right brain!)
Full episode preview of It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia – a show on FX that’s been getting a lot of good reviews
How to make your own microwave popcorn -I’m sure you heard about the microwave popcorn scare?
A professor’s mission to revise the calendar – every year has the exact same number of days and the leap year days are collected so you get a free paid 7 day holiday after 5 or 6 years. loooove that idea!
Reese talks about her split with Ryan – they were one of my favorite celebrity couples :(
Robot drawings by a 7 year old boy – soo cute!

Yes, this website is the coolest page on the internet haha.

Marry Our Daughter

Parents can legally sell their daughter’s hand in marriage for money (in the US)!!!! Here are some of the testimonials:

“Our 15 year old daughter Mary wasn’t very popular and did nothing but mope around the house bringing everybody down, so we decided to marry her off through your site. Now our house is a lot cheerier and we love our new swimming pool and Jaccuzi! We’ve told our youngest that when she turns 15 we’re going to marry her off too!”

—Mrs. James P.

“I was SO scared getting married so young, but my husband is an okay guy and I am SO proud that because of me my parents were able to get their first brand-new car and take the trip they always wanted to. I couldn’t have done it without your site!”

—Katrina K., married at 14

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Here is a cool website for all of you who use Google Calendar. CAT is a website that allows you to click which shows you watch and add them to a calendar. You can then download the ical file and upload it to your Google Calendar. All of your shows that you watch will display at the correct time with the relevant info. Great way to keep track of what shows you are watching now that they are starting back up again! They don’t have all of the shows yet but they have all of the major ones. I think new shows are being added. My current lineup?

How I Met Your Mother
The Office (starts Sept 27th)
Heroes (starts Sept 24th)
Lost
24
and my favorite guilty pleasure and best tv show ever…..THE HILLS!! haha I admit it!

If you are not currently using Google Calendar, I highly recommend it. I’ve been using it for the past year and can’t live without it now. I have a horrible memory and this helps me remember birthdays and events that I am going to.

PS. Remember to change the time setting on CAT to your time zone.
PSS. If you don’t know how to upload ical files to your Google Calendar, click here for a tutorial