It’s Friday, which means I have absolutely nothing of importance to say other than to bitch about the fact that Toyota lifted another $650 from my bank account today for car repairs. Sounds like a good day for a linkfest.

I found this little nugget of happiness to drink to tonight. Scientists Use Tequila to Make Drunken Diamonds. Finally! I can tell people those margaritas are actually part of my personal investment plan. I loved this statement from the article:

And, as much as tequila diamonds sound like a novelty (and are bound to inspire a lot of jokes about alch-emy), the discovery could greatly improve the industrial production of hard, heat-resistant diamond films.

While most of us have been obsessed with the election these past few months, some pretty amazing stories have broken without our devout attention. Among them are the revelation that Tara Reid is sad because her botched lipo has left her less than beautiful.

Personally, I couldn’t care less about Tara Reid or her lipo-scarred abs, but the picture alone is worth reading Cracked’s list of the 5 biggest news stories you missed during the election.

If you’re like me and you sometimes find yourself staring catatonically at a blank computer screen while you wait for your brain to catch up with your ambition, check out a little elevator moods. Don’t ya just love Stumbleupon?

We had to do a little computer upgrade this week, so why not let the cats get involved?


(picture courtesy of cute cats.

Wanna know who’s topping the list of top ten gods these days (and who doesn’t?). Well, according to God Watch, they are (in order) Zeus, Hades, Fates, Atlas, Cronus, Ares, Hathor, Apollo, Uranus, and Odin. Now you can tell your mother you’ve had your religious exposure for the week.

To end this post, I caught President-Elect Obama’s first press conference today, and all I can say is, people, let the man get some rest. He looks really tired.

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