forgetfoo.

here's some photos of the new Victoria's Secret show... sure, they pretty much wear the same thing every year, but who really cares? they're super hot babes strutting their stuff in lingerie, and that just never gets old. *grin*

i still don't know when it's airing on tv... you'd think they'd have it splashed all over their website. damn.

update: looks like it's showing Dec. 1st on CBS

this one's been making the rounds for the last few days, at least in various feeds i subscribe to... and i've gotta say, i'm not sure why the hell this is being called a "sex tape" — she's not nude, and there isn't any sex going on... but whatever, felt like posting it anyways.

i'm not even sure how old Carmen Electra is nowadays, but she's been around for a long time it feels like... she's gotta be in her late 30's i'd imagine, and still looking pretty damn good — i certainly wouldn't kick her out of bed.

i was just checking out and reading this latest from smashing magazine -- the death of teh blog post -- and while it's certainly different & i applaud the work that went into it, there's just no way that you're typically blogger has the time or dedication to do something like this for every new post.

the "designer" in me thinks is pretty damn cool, and i love some of the sites out there that have been doing it... i mean, anybody that's been visiting jason santa maria has seen how he's been rolling out custom mini-designs with some of his posts for awhile now, and it's pretty slick -- but for most of us with jobs, families, friends, girlfriends and wives... there's just not enough time in the day to do it.

if i blogged like once a week, i'd be all over it though... heh.

p.s. content is king.

well, it looks like even the might Apple is getting into the fun with some "Black Friday" sales -- but naturally, it's all in the details, as the operative phrase here is "up to"... which can mean anything and probably will just disappoint people going to an Apple store looking for a good deal.

personally, if they really were having a kickass black friday sale and i could walk in and get a new 27" iMac for 25% off... yeah, i'd be sorely tempted that's for damn sure.

not gonna happen, though. damnit.

p.s. Apple's Mistake

Drinking alcohol every day cuts the risk of heart disease in men by more than a third...

The Spanish research involving more than 15,500 men and 26,000 women found large quantities of alcohol could be even more beneficial for men.

Female drinkers did not benefit to the same extent, the study in Heart found.

Experts are critical, warning heavy drinking can increase the risk of other diseases, with alcohol responsible for 1.8 million deaths globally per year.

The study was conducted in Spain, a country with relatively high rates of alcohol consumption and low rates of coronary heart disease.

The research involved men and women aged between 29 and 69, who were asked to document their lifetime drinking habits and followed for 10 years.

Crucially the research team claim to have eliminated the "sick abstainers" risk by differentiating between those who had never drunk and those whom ill-health had forced to quit. This has been used in the past to explain fewer heart-related deaths among drinkers on the basis that those who are unhealthy to start with are less likely to drink.

something most of us guys have known deep in our hearts for a very long time now, i'm sure... but here's just further proof that drinking is not just socially fun, but also good for you. heh.

so the next time your girlfriend or wife gets on your case about having a beer, you can simply point out the research... i mean, we need to protect our hearts afterall, right?

p.s. A meteor briefly illuminated parts of the sky in Utah to daylight-level... which probably scared the hell out of some people out, i'm sure.

Circling Sharks Smell American Blood
America should keep quieter abroad — and try finding a bigger stick.

On his recent trip to Asia, President Obama found China, Japan, and South Korea — like many nations these days — in no mood to hear more American lectures.

Beijing is worried about owning so much American debt. Tokyo is tiring of an American military base in Okinawa, and wants to redefine its relationship with us. Seoul is starting to doubt American commitment to keep it safe from North Korea.

Why all the sudden pushback to our charismatic president?

Our dollar is crashing, while the price of gold is soaring. The budget deficit has never been worse — and the president wants to float even more debt for health-care and energy initiatives.

By the end of this presidential term, we may add another $9 trillion to our already astronomical $11 trillion debt. Unemployment has already topped 10 percent. This quarter’s trade deficit reached a near-historic high. Our debtors and oil exporters talk of scrapping the dollar as the common international currency.

American hesitation abroad reflects the shaky economic news. In Afghanistan, we can’t decide whether to seek victory or admit defeat — or simply vote present by keeping the status quo. President Obama reached out to enemies such as Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran and Hugo Chávez of Venezuela. But so far they remain unimpressed, despite his apologizing for an assortment of supposed past American sins.

The Chinese don’t listen all that much anymore to our sermons on their human-rights, coal-burning, and free-trade abuses — not when they hold $1.5 trillion in U.S. assets. The president took a lot of flak for bowing to Saudi royals and the Japanese emperor. But why wouldn’t he show deference — given America’s huge dependence on foreign oil and Japanese imports?

in keeping with my regular victor hanson posting every friday, so no surprises here... good article though, and one that's been resignating with most americans for awhile now -- i really don't know many people that are exactly happy about the turn of events this past year, and how it seems to just be getting worse and worse since Obama took office.

why there's four deliciously hot Victoria's Secret models showing off pink bra's, but fully clothed wearing t-shirts and jeans is beyond me... man, nobody likes a tease.

p.s. don't they have their annual show coming up soon?

well it looks like everybody's talking and tweet'n about the first peek at google's Chrome OS, but i have to say... feeling pretty damn underwhelmed looking at it -- sure seems like it's just the Chrome browser maximized, but i guess that's the point. *yawn*

here's some tech speek from the google guys about it:

"In Chrome OS every application is a web application. There are no native applications. That gives us simplicity. It's just a browser with a few modifications. And all data is Chrome OS is in the cloud."

so will google be paying for everybody to have internet access at all times?

p.s. Mozilla not interested in building a Firefox OS

i watched the new Star Trek movie on blu-ray lastnight, and... wow... holy hell it looked and sounded great! i'm not even a big Trekkie fan or anything, and i thought the movie was great -- even had me smiling and laughing at a few scenes.

here's to hoping they come out with another one that's just as badass.

one of the first things i heard about and went to go check out as soon as i fired up my browser was the new redesign of Engadget -- which is probably one of the most popular blogs on the internet, least that i know of, and has been a site i usually check out at least once a day... it's packing some new features, which is nice, and at a glance sure seems kind of "busy" to my eyeballs... but i guess that's the trend these days.

interesting choice of fonts... other than my eyes kind of going all over the place at a glance, first thing i really noticed was the default font their using -- which is "Times"... wow, color me surprised.

also noticed that they rolled out their own customized version of AddThis for their sharing, which is pretty damn cool. heh.

sidenote: g'damn i hate that big effin Ad placed at the top of the page... c'mon, really?

p.s. AOL to cut a third of staff ....damn!

AT&T 'hits' back at Verizon's Map for That campaign with an 'ad' of its own

have to admit, that's pretty awesome... *chuckle*

i don't care what they say, you simply can't have enough bacon in this world... and now they've gone and combined the two best smelling, tasty things in the world together -- bacon and popcorn, baby!

actually, i typically can't fucking stand the smell of popcorn... some of the guys nuke a bag of it everyday like clockwork, and the smell drives me knucking futz.

only time i don't seem to mind is when i step into a movie theater... go figure.

p.s. Movie popcorn = 3 burgers + 12 pats of butter

(hat tip: adam)