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What the kids are reading

If you're interested, I've created a new blog called What the Kids are Reading.  It's devoted to the books that I read to my kindergartners  each day at school.  There are some weird kids' books out there, man.

Funny, but wrong, test answers!

Check out the funniest test answers of all time.  I love how some of the teachers responded to them.

Link via freakgirl.

The Cocktail Truck

The Cocktail Truck.  "It's like an ice cream truck, but for grown-ups."  OMG, I wish it were real.  

Link via coudal partners.

Strawberry Shortcake Forever

This just brought a smile to my face.  I'm so glad they used the original Strawberry Shortcake and not the updated one (her new outfit is lame, in my humble opinion). 

Link via jezebel. 

Manly Doilies

Manly crochet doilies.  Hell, yeah.

Link via web-goddess.

 

Dude, where's my jetpack?

Dark Roasted Blend has a great collection of vintage images of jetpacks.  Where the hell are our jetpacks?

Vintage DC Character Posters

Vintage-Style DC Characters.

Link via coudal partners. 

 

Admiral Sackbar

How to make your very own Admiral Sackbar puppet out of a brown paper bag.  Oh Star Wars Kids' Crafts  section, you never fail to amuse me. 

 

Ice Cream Shoes!

OMG!  I totally want these ice cream cone pump shoes!  Too cute!  

 

Film reviews...actually more like thoughts...whatever

Primer: Don't even bother watching this movie unless you're really freaking smart.  I'm not, so this film just left me with a major headache.  Even after reading the film summary on Wikipedia I STILL have no idea what the hell went down in this film.  I know that two geeks accidentally created a time machine that will only let you time travel back to the point when the time machine was turned on or, um, something like that.  Anyway, the point of the film can best be summed up by Dr. Ian Malcolm, "Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."  I honestly have no idea how many stars to give it.  It's obviously a good film, but I couldn't enjoy it because I didn't understand what the hell was going on.  And when I did kinda figure out what was going on, they threw in some new puzzle for me to figure out.  Ugh, now I'm getting a headache again!! 

High Tension: Hardcore horror fans have probably all heard of this film.  It's about two college girls named Alex and Marie who travel to the French countryside to stay with Alex's family.  While everyone is asleep, a strange man enters the home and kills everyone in Alex's family.  He hogties and kidnaps her without realizing that Marie is also in the home.  Marie follows the man in the hopes of rescuing her friend and love interest.  It's extremely gory and there's a twist ending that has been the topic of much debate.  I'm still not sure if I buy it, but I guess it's all in how you interpret the film.  3 Stars.  Thank God for the horror films of France.  When is America going to get over its obsession with horror film remakes?  However, this film reminded me A LOT of Intensity, a made-for-TV movie based on a Dean Koontz book about a psychotic serial killer (played brilliantly by John C. McGinley), who kills the entire family of a college student.  Only her best friend manages to escape because he didn't realize that she was there at the time.  She then goes on to follow him in his camper back to his house where she discovers that he has a young girl locked in his basement.

Stupid Nail Polish Names

Here's a blog devoted to stupid nail polish names.      

Link via violins & starships.

This is off topic, but I LOVE the OPI Alice in Wonderland themed nail polish.  I'm still trying to figure out a way to steal the display box from the local beauty supply place.  Hmmmmm.