One of the perks of being “funemployed” is that you have all the time in the world to work out and be healthy. Now that my husband has joined me in funemployment, I have a workout partner. Because neither my workout partner nor I have an income, we have cut our expenses down to the [...]

I can’t decide if Johnny Depp looks great in this trailer for the upcoming Tim Burton Alice in Wonderland remake or if he’s just trying too hard now. What say you?

. a blogumn by Kelli Bielema Last week I received an invitation to my high school reunion. Twenty years ago I graduated Prophetstown Community High School. Gulp. Twenty. Sometimes I can’t seem to wrap my brain around that. Twenty years. In 1989 I tossed a cap in the air and said good-bye to everything I [...]

“This is the first time that I ever had a girl pee on me,” the babysitter informed us, when we got back from our second official date night. CH laughed, and I said, “Good job, Betty” in the chagrinned way of a mother whose baby has just peed (and later spit-up) on her 50+ babysitter. [...]

So pat from the Internet guessed yesterday that Friday’s lyric was from “Tell Me When” by Human League. But it was too little too late, b/c I ended up winning the whole week. Yea!!! Hey, why isn’t anyone cheering except for me? Well let’s move on to Classic Monday. This next one is my favorite [...]

Last week, Aliens faced off against Ghosts. And, perhaps surprisingly, Ghosts won. Those are my favorite polls, because we don’t actually know why Ghosts won. Was it because people think Ghosts are more likely to exist? Or because they’re eerier? Or sexier? Who knows. Truth is, in any poll, you never know the voter’s reasoning [...]

Headed out to Santa Barbara this weekend to visit Betty’s great-grandmother, and I can’t wait. But first things first, let’s get this procrastination out of the way… 1. Srsly IRL friends, just know that I will strike you from my friend list if I ever catch you in the Capsac, a fanny-pack cap. [Jezebel] 2. [...]

. a blogumn by Ryan Dixon FIERCELY ANTICIPATING In the Loop In the graveyard of movie genres, the traditional, door-slamming farce (celluloid and digital descendants of French playwright Georges Feydeau’s oeuvre) must be one of the first tombstones. Movies that fit this form (A Fish Called Wanda or Victor Victoria, for example) arrive in cinemas [...]

Hey guys! Whatta a week. And of course the comments were wonderful as usual. Check out our best of… HELLO FRIDAY re: Fierce OR Nerdy: Aliens vs. Ghosts, in which slpc asked us to compare the scariness and sexiness of ghosts and aliens. JessicaH: Not so scared of ghosts – not so believing in aliens [...]

Call up the marching band, ya’ll. It looks like I’ve now won the week b/c no one guessed that yesterday’s lyric was from “Blame It on the Boogie” by the Jackson 5. Tsk! Tsk! And you call yourselves MJ fans. But let’s see of you can leave here with even a modicum of dignity: This [...]