Mad Men is back!!

There was a gaping void in my life on Sunday nights after Downton Abbey's second season ended in February... but thank goodness, Mad Men returned last night! And what a return it was, as the fifth season premiere showed us everything from a bean ballet to a Roger sashay. My major takeaway from last night, however, was this:


An astronaut gone, but not forgotten!

It's important to keep in touch

One of my new year's resolutions was to keep in better touch with friends and family, but I am fairly rotten at it. This is not because I don't love you! It is beacuse I am supremely lazy, and also probably because I am selfish. But this is stupid, because it is so easy to make a phone call. I hereby promise to make more phone calls! Expect a call from me soon! I'll be following the lead of this young gentleman, Corbin Fleming. He didn't let the fact that he was in the Oval Office stop him from doing the right thing.


I will also buy new Converse. Corbin's kicks are rad.

Thoughts on March Madness

It's MADNESS to have this much damn basketball on for a whole month, as basketball is boring as hell. AM I RIGHT?!

Much more entertaining is this supercut of basketball mascots falling down.



It's been a long time since we had some quality footage on OEIA of people falling down. Enjoy it!

A remarkable resemblance

So Sydney's mother has a dog. He is a Labradoodle and his name is Charlie. Now I have never met Charlie, but I know some facts about him:

1. Charlie is a very good boy.
2. Charlie is a very sweet boy.
3. Charlie is a very handsome boy.
4. Charlie is a very smart boy, and often refuses to go to the bathroom on walks because he is so intelligent he knows that when he goes, the walk will then be over!
5. Charlie bears a striking likeness to one of my all time favorite literary characters:


Sydney figured this out. Sydney is also very smart!

Happy, happy Friday!

SMILE BIG, Y'ALL!


That is just what I am going to look like tomorrow morning when I wake up and realize I can loll about in bed as long as I want! I am super good at lolling about.

Via Buzzfeed, thanks to Syd for sending!

Restaurant Names

Like most cooks and chefs, Sam of course thinks about what it would be like to open his own restaurant. I've got plenty of ideas of my own as well - after all, likely I'd be involved to some degree, and our finances would be tied up in the place. One of our favorite aspects to discuss is potential names, and we've got some great ones... but none so good as this:


Expect the District of Columbia outpost of WTF soon!

GOURD SOURCE: Issue Four

This is my birthday present from Pete:


I don't know what it is, exactly. I mean, aside from being a gourd.