For those interested in tech bargains, Woot.com is having a Woot Off right now.  Don’t know what that is? Go check it out!!

Enjoy.

Former international model turned celebrity chef and author, Maria Liberati will be leaving her mark on the World Wide Web with the upcoming launch of her virtual book tour for her bestseller, The Basic Art of Italian Cooking, beginning on June 4, 2007 and concluding on June 28, 2007.
This month long virtual tour will venture through eight Internet sites maintained by writers and bloggers throughout the world. Web savvy fans can look forward to exclusive interviews and blogs with Ms. Liberati, as she virtually devotes one day to each stop on her tour. She will be sharing everything about her writing experiences from recommendations on vegetarian Italian cooking to the influence of Italian cinema, and even tips for writing about food.
The tour dates and websites are as follows:
June 4 -www.zandria.us/, a six year old blog maintained by an Alexandria, VA resident who writes for singles and is passionate about vegan cuisine
June 6 - www.violeteclipse.blogspot.com, Meg Stivison’s take on teaching English, traveling, and playing too many videogames
June 7 – www.natebarlow.com/wordpress
June 8 - www.mofomon.com, a popular web log covering topics from gadgets to law school
June 14 – www.thegoldenpencil.com, a blog and resource for freelance writers run by Anne Wayman, a successful freelance writer, ghostwriter, and writing coach
June 15 - http://homeintheworld.typepad.com
June 18 - http://blogwritersartists.ning.com, an eclectic community of bloggers, artists, and writers
June 28 - http://blogtopix.net
Portions of the proceeds of the book sales raised through the book tour will benefit Gilda’s Club, www.gildasclubnyc.org, a worldwide nonprofit organization that provides support to cancer victims.
For more information on the virtual tour, contact primamedia12@yahoo.com or call 1-800-581-9020 x.100. Visit Maria on the web at www.marialiberati.com or view her virtual calendar at www.myspace.com/marialiberati.

Boston, from VH1’s I Love New York TV show, was partying at Q’s in West LA Friday May 25th.  I have to admit, he is much taller than I expected in person.

Here are some amusing laws from California:

• Sunshine is guaranteed to the masses.
• Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.
• Bathhouses are against the law.
• It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.
• Women may not drive in a house coat.
• No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.
• In Hollywood - It is illegal to drive more than two thousand sheep down Hollywood Boulevard at one time.
• In Los Angeles - It is a crime for dogs to mate within 500 yards of a church.
• In Los Angeles - No person may charge admission to a house party.
• In Los Angeles - It is illegal to skateboard and roller-skate through the courthouse and library.
• In San Diego - The owners of houses with Christmas lights on them past February second may be fined up to $250.
• In San Francisco - It is illegal to wipe one’s car with used underwear.

Just a word of caution to those herding sheep, throwing house parties, and leaving Christmas Lights on their homes.

You might be a law student if:

If you average 3 hours of sleep a night
If your trash is overflowing and your bank account isn’t
If you go to Wal-Mart more than 3 times a week
If you are personally keeping the local pizza place from bankruptcy
If you wake up 10 minutes before class
If you wear the same jeans 13 days in a row — without washing them
If your breakfast consists of a coke on the way to class
If your social life consists of a date with the library
If it takes a shovel to find the floor of your room
If you carry less than a dollar on your person
If you haven’t done laundry in so long you are wearing your swim suit to class
If you celebrate when you find a quarter
If your room is so cold that your toilet freezes over (or if you don’t have AC, HOT)
If you wear a sweat suit for so long that it stands up by itself
If your backpack is giving you Scoliosis
If you get more sleep in class than in your room
If your idea of feeding the poor is buying yourself some Ramen Noodles
If you can sleep through your roommate’s blaring stereo
If you live in an area that is smaller than most mobile homes
If you get more e-mail than mail…

Have more to add to the list? Post them in the comments!

20 Ways to Maintain a Healthy Level of Insanity

1. At Lunch Time, Sit In Your Parked Car With Sunglasses on and point a Hair Dryer At Passing Cars. See If They Slow Down.
2. Page Yourself Over The Intercom. Don’t Disguise Your Voice.
3. Every Time Someone Asks You To Do Something, Ask If They Want Fries with that.
4. Put Your Garbage Can On Your Desk And Label It “In.”
5. Put Decaf In The Coffee Maker For 3 Weeks. Once Everyone has Gotten Over Their Caffeine Addictions, Switch to Espresso.
6. In The Memo Field Of All Your Cheques, Write “For Smuggling Diamonds”
7. Finish All Your sentences with “In Accordance With The Prophecy.”
8. Don t use any punctuation
9. As Often As Possible, Skip Rather Than Walk.
10. Order a Diet Water whenever you go out to eat with a serious face.
11. Specify That Your Drive-through Order Is “To Go.”
12. Sing Along At The Opera
13. Go To A Poetry Recital And Ask Why The Poems Don’t Rhyme
14. Put Mosquito Netting Around Your Work Area And Play tropical Sounds All Day.
15. Five Days In Advance , Tell Your Friends You Can’t Attend Their Party Because You’re Not In The Mood.
16. Have Your Coworkers Address You By Your Wrestling Name, Rock Bottom.
17. When The Money Comes Out The ATM, Scream “I Won!, I Won!”
18. When Leaving The Zoo, Start Running Towards The Parking lot, Yelling “Run For Your Lives, They’re    Loose!!”
19. Tell Your Children Over Dinner. “Due To The Economy, We Are Going To Have To Let One Of You Go.”
20. And The Final Way To Keep A Healthy Level Of Insanity…….Send This Link To Someone To Make Them Smile.

Enjoy it, it’s called…therapy.

To kick off the new category…

Last night sighted Dick Clark, who you may remember as the host of New Year’s Rockin Eve, at Casa Escobar in Malibu (5/4/07 about 7pm).  It looked like he was having milk with his dinner.

NEW!  Added a new category ‘Celebrities’ to list all my sightings under.  They aren’t always the most exciting, but I’ll give you what i can.

Here are some actual humorous statements by airline flights crews.
Occasionally, airline attendants make an effort to make the “in-flight safety lecture” a bit more entertaining. Here are some real examples that have been heard or reported:

• “As we prepare for takeoff, please make sure your tray tables and seat backs are fully upright in their most uncomfortable position.”
• “There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only 4 ways out of this airplane…”
• “Your seat cushions can be used for floatation, and in the event of an emergency water landing, please take them with our compliments.”
• “We do feature a smoking section on this flight; if you must smoke, contact a member of the flight crew and we will escort you to the wing of the airplane.
• Smoking in the lavatories is prohibited. Any person caught smoking in the lavatories will be asked to leave the plane immediately.
• Good morning. As we leave Dallas, it’s warm, the sun is shining, and the birds are singing. We are going to Charlotte, where it’s dark, windy and raining. Why in the world y’all wanna go there I really don’t know.”
• Pilot - “Folks, we have reached our cruising altitude now, so I am going to switch the seat belt sign off. Feel free to move about as you wish, but please stay inside the plane till we land… it’s a bit cold outside, and if you walk on the wings it affects the flight pattern.”
• And, after landing: “Thank you for flying Delta Business Express. We hope you enjoyed giving us the business as much as we enjoyed taking you for a ride.”
• As we waited just off the runway for another airliner to cross in front of us, some of the passengers were beginning to retrieve luggage from the overhead bins. The head steward announced on the intercom, “This aircraft is equipped with a video surveillance system that monitors the cabin during taxiing. Any passengers not remaining in their seats until the aircraft comes to a full and complete stop at the gate will be strip-searched as they leave the aircraft.
• As the plane landed and was coming to a stop at Washington National, a lone voice comes over the loudspeaker: “Whoa, big fella…WHOA..!
• “Here are a few heard from Northwest: “Should the cabin lose pressure, oxygen masks will drop from the overhead area. Please place the bag over your own mouth and nose before assisting children or adults acting like children.
• As you exit the plane, please make sure to gather all of your belongings. Anything left behind will be distributed evenly among the flight attendants. Please do not leave children or spouses.
• “And from the pilot during his welcome message: “We are pleased to have some of the best flight attendants in the industry… Unfortunately none of them are on this flight. “

A teen-aged boy with spiked hair, nose ring and baggy clothes was overheard telling a friend, “I don’t really like to dress like this, but it keeps my parents from dragging me everywhere with them.”