International Male Is So Fabio-lous

So my work spouse was telling us how in college his household was somehow signed up to receive the International Male catalog. They'd peruse it's fine fashions meant for romance novel models and footballers on the night prowl and laugh and laugh and laugh. The Buzzer and I had no knowledge of this gem, so NWB promptly pulled up some choice selections. Some of them are horrendous, others are fantastically awful and others are totally Dallas:
The Ultimate Poet's Shirt (the ULTIMATE!! or the Puffy Shirt, according to Seinfeld)
The Big Rib Body Suit (ew)
The Classic Nightshirt (which Buzzer points out, would make pissing a two-handed job and therefore, it becomes an even bigger mystery why anyone would want this)
Commander Leather Waistcoat (fabulous name, but unfortunately must be worn with cross medallion)
Coyote Hooded Jacket (the ultimate in masculinity)
Adrian Sweater (should be called Huxtable Sweater)
I can't even link to the shorts.

SHQ, RIP

I hate that some stupid, mindless act of vandalism ended up causing an awesome venue (with great plans on the horizon) to have to shut its doors. I loved every experience I had there. I love and respect the people that run the place and right now I feel for them that their vision has been lost in a senseless act and a subsequent rumor mill. Make Secret Headquarters your MySpace friends so you can be updated should a fundraiser be organized or if the PayPal button is still active.

And if you have any info regarding the vandalism of Secret Headquarters in Denton, please contact them via MySpace or Denton Rock City.

Ah Ha.

Before I head off to San Antone with the fella for a fun little not-in-Dallas weekend (yes, be jealous. be very jealous. hee hee), I thought I'd update you peeps on the Sanjaya video. (Not that you care, but we have to be credible here.) It was a joke. A Will Ferrell-related joke, no less.

Thanks for the link, Wee.

Um, OK.

Lady Wee lead me to this little nugget of weirdness from TMZ. Normally, I wouldn't even utter the word Sanjaya on this site, but hell, if this is real, the guy's a freaking magician. If it's not, the "I am art" part is worth the watch any way.

East Dallas Animal Cruelty

This is despicable, as is any abuse to an animal. Let's hope this little one finds a loving home...and those that try to adopt her but are beaten to punch find other adoptable animals to love.

Below is a release from Operation Kindness. A giant cyber-hug to the awesome Garland couple and pets and lovies to Angel.

$2,500 REWARD OFFERED BY OPERATION KINDNESS IN ANIMAL CRUELTY CASE
Found Dog Had Evidence of Wire Wrapped Around Its Muzzle for 6 Weeks

A $2,500 reward is being offered by Operation Kindness in the apparent animal cruelty case involving a small dog that appears to have had wire wrapped around its muzzle for more than a month.
The 9-pound dog, which has been named Angel, was found Friday, March 23, in the intersection of Belmont and McMillan in East Dallas. She was wearing a plastic “E-collar,” which is normally put on an animal’s head to keep it from pawing an incision or wound.
The dog was rescued by Diane and David Leslie of Garland, who saw her attempting to cross the street. They took her to Operation Kindness, where the deep wounds around her muzzle were noticed.
Operation Kindness immediately took the 3-year-old spaniel-terrier mix to a veterinarian for treatment. According to Dr. Paul Keating of Trinity Pet Hospital in Carrollton, it appeared that wire had been wrapped around the dog’s muzzle for about 6 weeks and had been removed 3 weeks before she was found and taken to Operation Kindness.
“The wounds left by the wire completely encircled Angel’s muzzle and were so deep that her teeth were exposed on the side,” said Jonnie England, executive director of Operation Kindness. “The wire must have allowed her to eat, but each time she moved her jaw, it cut even deeper into her skin.”
Dr. Keating did reconstructive mouth surgery on March 29. “Angel has had some minor complications following the surgery, but is now recovering at Operation Kindness,” said England.
The $2,500 reward being offered by Operation Kindness is for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for wrapping the wire around the dog’s muzzle. The case has been reported to Dallas Animal Services and the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office, and is being investigated as animal cruelty.

Anyone with information should contact Dallas Animal Services at 214-671-0105 or Operation Kindness at 972-418-PAWS (7297), ext. 226.

This is in our 'hood and I hate it.

Oh, and since it's tax season, I'll just add that donations to Operation Kindness are tax-deductible. Woo hoo!

Rule #83: Don't Piss Off Widespread Fans

I have never seen anything like these comments (totaling 534 at the time I posted) to Darryl Smyers' "Widespread Yawning" article in this last issue of the DO. Um, wow. (I only got a measly 20 for my bash on American Idol DAUGHTRY. Must be losing my touch... I also must be a male according to those peeps, but whatever...)

Darryl, You've made quite an impact in Panic Nation. (I just really hope they didn't post your real phone number.) Hats off to you, man. The reaction is amazing.

UPDATE: Darryl address Widespread Panic fans/Smyers haters here on Unfair Park. Looks like that was his number...and that sucks more than I can say. If nothing else came from the barrage of comments, now nearing 600, at least they proved what he said in his story: WP fans tolerate no criticism. And apparently, they have no sense of irony or humor either.

so picture me, just sitting here doing my work. endless live searches, realizing that it will never be as good as google and cursing their weirdass search results under my breath.

i do a search for "soy" and expect maybe a wikipedia link (oh wiki, how i love you) or something, you know, informative. the second link on the list informs me that "soy is making kids 'gay'" according to some guy named jim over at worldnetdaily, whatever the hell that is. waaa...? i read a bit of his commentary -- something about how soybean products are "feminizing" our young. yup. he says, "Soy is feminizing, and commonly leads to a decrease in the size of the penis, sexual confusion and homosexuality. " really?!?! so by boycotting soy milk, we can have a fully hetero world in coming generations? who knows though, it may work better than praying the gay away....



on another note, me and my ever growing love of canadian music (don't ask me, i blame frank) are supercrazyexcited about the upcoming stars remix album, do you trust your friends? it's not coming out until may, but believe you me, i'm already ready. it almost makes up for the fact that i will be missing out on amy millan's sxsw showcase. still wondering if i would be willing to make the drive to see her....