Reason 6,342,778 That Dunkin Donuts Is Superior To Starbucks.

Dunkin Donuts is participating in National Coffee Day today.  Starbucks isn't.

Proof That DC Is Not A Food Mecca.

Don't read any further if you haven't watched the season finale of Top Chef: DC.

 

Seriously.

 

I'm spoiling this sucker.

 

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I used to live in New York, and when I moved, I couldn't be happier.  I just am not a NYC person, no matter what I like to think about myself.  DC is much more my speed.  That being said, one thing that I have never been cool with is the crappy food in DC.  Don't get me wrong, it's okay, especially if you're willing to pay your soul (which, this being DC, is already in short supply), but for a city as cosmopolitan and international as this, the food sucks.  And it especially hurts knowing how good New York food is.

 

So when Top Chef decided to film here, I was all like, snuh?  Wuh wuh?  Hooey.

 

But I like the show.  I loved this season how cocky Angelo was, and how deluded Kenny was.  And I loved Tiffany.  I mean, with stars in my eyes did I love her.

 

And then she got booted off for one off-day.

 

And now I find out that Kevin won.

 

Boo.  Hiss.

 

With standards like this, DC will never be a food haven.  Ever.

 

Tiffany come back!

God Bless Southwest.

About a month ago, I flew up to Providence, Rhode Island at the last minute from BWI Airport.  It's a bit of a stressful trip because getting to BWI from Washington, DC is a bitch.  On the flight back, I made the unforgivable mistake of leaving my iPod Touch in the back seat pocket of the plane.  I thought for sure that I was never going to see it again.  But I went through the motions (never give up!) and made a request to Southwest's lost-and-found.

 

Cut to a few days ago.  I receive a call from Southwest saying they found my iPod (with the headphones I had had!) and that they were FedExing it to me right away.

 

Consider me dumbfounded.  If ever there is some decency in the world, Southwest is a part of it.

In Case Danny and Annie Wasn't Cute Enough For You.

Marcel the Shell is here to cute-ify it all. Oh laws yes.


MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON from Dean Fleischer-Camp on Vimeo.

Take a Break and Watch This.

This video has been making the internet rounds, so you might have already encountered it.  If not, then stop everything, and prepare for a lump in your throat to arrive toute suite.  This is the story of Danny and Annie. Apparently, this group called StoryCorps takes real peoples' real stories and animates them for posterity.  You can't make this shiz up:


Danny and Annie from StoryCorps on Vimeo.

Emptying Out My Mind.

1. Blessed be whoever decided to release Mockingjay on Kindle at the same time as the regular hardcover release.  You are a colon among appendices.
2. Why is Justin Long a star?  
3. Why is Jay Baruchel?
4. I get Malin Ackerman and Emma Stone mixed up.  Somehow, I feel that that's not really a big deal.
5. I am totally Team Valerie on Project Runway.
6. I am totally Team Tiffany on Top Chef.
7. Forgive me, but my current pop culture obsession is My Boys.
8. I totally took his class!  I don't know what to believe anymore!
9. So shameful.  On multiple levels.
10. Liberal elite media is funny.

Recently There Have Been A Slew Of Cute Animal Videos.

Observe:

PENGUINS!



OTTERS!



CORGIS!



I'm keeling over amidst all the cuteness. For reelz.