I didn’t want to post about this until I knew it worked for sure. Well it works, I am a proud owner of a super cute green shuffle!!!!

This was surprisingly easy to get and completely free. They ship it very fast to you too! Here’s how you can get one too. And don’t worry this is not a scam, I already got one and I am just sharing it with you so you can get one too!

1. Sign up for a wowio account. This part is probably the trickiest since they have different ways of making sure you’re a real person. Here are the 4 ways to verify your identity (I recommend using the first one, a non-free email addie. ie your work, school, or even your cellphone email address):

A non-anonymous e-mail address (no yahoo, hotmail, or gmail).
Credit card – will not be charged
Scan of ID (Driver’s License or Student ID)
Friends and Family code – Each new member can “vouch” for 3 others who don’t want to or can’t do one of the above.

BTW, wowio is a pretty cool site. It lets you dl free e-books and some of them are actually interesting and worth reading! As my friend cheryl noted, they even have kurt vonnegut books. So now you won’t feel so bad about part 2 of getting your free shuffle….

2. Get 10 of your friends to sign up as well!

Yes it’s that easy. I did it and I got a free ipod shuffle a week later. You can even pick what color you want.

Courtesy of flickr: Faceball

The rules are simple. Contestants sit 10′ (3.048m) apart and throw a small blue or pink beachball. If you hit on the face (no hair whuffs, no chest, no ear grazes) you get to throw again. If you miss, your opponent gets to throw. Winner is the one with the most hits in total. (In tournament play, there are five rounds and records are kept for the longest hitting streaks.)

detailed abcnews article says he left a long note that said “you caused me to do this”.

Virginia Tech Blog Roundup – first hand accounts

Professor Carolyn Rude, chairwoman of the university’s English department, said she did not personally know the gunman. But she said she spoke with Lucinda Roy, the department’s director of creative writing, who had Cho in one of her classes and described him as “troubled.”

dumb livejournal hoax: blog claimed to be killer’s

Was gunmen crazed over Emily?

Smoking Gun obtains copy of killer’s disturbing play: Richard McBeef

I love this website: Overheard in NY.
Some of my faves

Yoo-hoo Made My Brother Gay, Though
20-something girl #1: Why do they call it ‘Smart Water’?
20-something girl #2: Because it has electrolytes.
20-something girl #1: But does it make you smarter?
20-something girl #2: No! Does drinking Dr. Pepper make you a doctor? I don’t think so!

–6 train

Overheard by: Moses

Anytime I See a White Boy with a Banjo, I Melt
Ghetto girl #1: I love guys that can saaang!
Ghetto girl #2: Yeah, me too. They be marinatin’ you. That shit’s mad sexy.
Ghetto girl #1: Marinate? The fuck?! You mean ‘serenate.’ You’s a stupid-ass bitch!

–G train, Clinton-Washington station

Consider Yourself Warned
Middle school boy: Yo, you ever seen that show Sex and the City on HBO?
Three friends: No.
Middle school boy: I thought there’d be mad sex on it. There wasn’t any! They should call that show ‘White Bitches Talking.’

–Brooklyn Middle School

Actual Easter Bunny: That Hits a Little Too Close to Home
Teen #1: So this kid, Jason — every time we go to a party, he takes a bunch of beers and hides them around whoever’s house we’re at.
Teen #2: You mean, where nobody could find them?
Teen #1: Yeah — in a potted plant, an underwear drawer, the mailbox — anywhere that will ensure him a beer later on.
Teen #2: Christ, he’s like an alcoholic Easter Bunny.

–Rockefeller Center

This past weekend was such GOOD EATS! Friday night’s crawfish boil was sooooooooooooo GOOD. We are going to try and do that every year from now on. Then on saturday my roomie made her yummy london broil. She also introduced me to the wonderful world of ARTICHOKES! I think up until then my only experience with artichokes was the infamous spinach and artichoke dip or the occasional pizza with artichokes topping. I don’t think my mom ever made us eat artichokes when I was growing up. Anyways, my roomie taught us how to eat a whole artichoke from stripping the leaves and sucking on the ends to scraping off the “choke”. She had a wonderful lemon and garlic butter dip that went perfectly with the artichokes as well. I’m drooling just remembering! Anyways, I found that Simply Recipes has a great tutorial on cooking and eating an artichoke, complete with pictures. And then I discovered this yummy looking recipe for Fried Baby Artichokes. I think Trader Joes might sell baby artichokes all packaged and ready to go! That would be great since I am the ultimate lazy cook. :) Anyways, click the recipe link to see the picture in all of its glory. The full sized one will make you drool!

*Just saw that Simply Recipes has bought and cooked with those baby artichokes from TJs!! I really want to get some next time I’m there.

Just a reminder that April 19th is Dine Out LA. These restaurants will donate 20% or more of their proceeds to Aid for Aids to help prevent homelessness and hunger for individuals and families impoverished and disabled by HIV/AIDS. So if you only eat out once a week, try to go that day and you’ll be helping someone out without even doing anything. They also have a grand prize for a free trip for 2 to Hawaii for one lucky diner!

If you like Will Ferrell watch this short: The Landlord

The little girl reminds me of boyrobot’s nephew. He is soooooo cute and will repeat whatever you tell him to say! Kids are so cute!!!!!!

The Great Turtle Race – eleven 6ft long leatherback turtles racing back to their feeding ground in the galapagos islands. you can watch them cuz they have satellites strapped on their backs!
how to make the perfect scrambled eggs – wow i had no idea scrambled eggs could be so complex
ziploc omelette – on the other end of the egg spectrum, the easiest/laziest way to make an omelette!
Entries from the Washington Post’s Peeps Diorama Contest – this is hilarious, read the titles! And be sure to click on the link at the end for all of the entries.
I knew I disliked Nickelback for a reason. Comparison of 2 NB songs released in 2001 and 2003 and how they are essentially the same. They even end at the same time! Hilarious.
Couple to give 43.5 acre farm to essay contest winner. The entry fee is $100 and they are accepting 3,000 entries. a farm in Ohio < $300,000 haha good scam. :)

I’m so excited, tomorrow we’re going to have a CRAWFISH BOIL at my place!! I can’t wait.

1. Order some Crawfish. They estimate a single serving is about 2 lbs.

2. Purge the crawfish in water and salt for about 7 minutes.

3. Boil the crawfish.

4. Enjoy with good friends and some beer!

MMMMM!

News for you fast food eaters.

Taco bell has finally joined the breakfast crowd. They are currently testing it out in a few select cities before they roll it out. Sorry for the blurry picture, it was the best one I could find:

Meanwhile Subway and Dunkin’ Donuts are starting to sell pizza!!! This just seems weird to me since they are supposedly all about being the healthy fast food. From the reviews it doesnt’ sound too impressive