A disappearing pen, as stolen by the Czech President, was big news... apparently.

Matty, did I ever say I disliked it? It IS weird to watch, and I don't feel like I've missed out on television, but that doesn't mean I don't watch it occasionally. I don't hate the channel, I just don't feel like it's necessarily adding anything important (or beneficial) to my life.

What I find most disappointing about 'reality' tv is when the 3 minute promo actually covers all the interesting bits of the tv show. ... kind of like when movie trailers compile all the really funny jokes etc. and the rest of the show isn't worth the 12 bucks you pay to get in the door. Why waste the time and money when they're curating the best parts and showing them to you for free?




Some dude just took a photo of the dumpster out back of my apartment building. At 11:40 pm. Weird.

Freerunning - Kids in a playground.

Alison, you seem to know a lot about a channel you dislike. :)

Freerunning is awesome. I wish I did it more. The tricks are cool, but the part that really gets me is its founding principle, I guess you could call it. Essentially it is getting from point A to point B in the smoothest, most fluid and most direct way possible. Overcoming any obstacle with only the use of your body. It sure makes the average runner dull by comparison.

The evolution of sports always interest me. this one came from a guy in France named David Belle who grew up in a poor community. He essentially just played with his surroundings the same way skateboarders do and Parkour was born. A facility whose sole purpose is dedicated to freerunning is something I never thought I'd see. I'd love to go there and play

For the free running thing, if you are interested then try it!

You'd be surprised what you can actually do if you just push yourself.

I can say at almost 30 years of age I'm a hell of a lot more capable of doing "fancy" tricks then when I was in my early or even mid 20s. If you told my 20 year old self that I would be doing macaos or Au sem maos I would probably laugh at you. Now anything seems possible.

Here's one for you: Extreme Couponing


This confuses me. People spend 30+ hours a week EVERY week clipping coupons to build stockpiles they'll never go through before things go bad. To me, this screams of both thrift and selfishness. I can see being proud of buying your own groceries without spending money; but stockpiling? Give it to people who need it. That dude is never going to go through that much stuff in his lifetime, why not give it to people who need it and WILL use it?