We decided to splurge on pizzas for our Friday snack break. I was trying to use Google to find the phone number of the bakeries that are the most renowned. When the thumbnail for this YouTube video appeared on the first page for my search, I had to check it out.

Maltese is an interesting language. It is so interesting that it seems like it is physically impossible for me to pronounce the names of my favorite foods correctly. I got someone else to call in our order.

Rotating torso displays are awesome. I have to wonder if anybody noticed me patiently waiting for the butts to come around the second time. The display was turning rather slowly.

I am in a city that attracts tourists. This morning I noticed a situation where a guy had asked his girlfriend to take a picture of him standing in front of some important building. She was looking through the viewfinder and he was making frantic gestures meant to tell her that pedestrians were about to walk in front of him. I thought it would be cool to make a video montage of several people doing this in several different historic sites. It would be like the Where the Hell is Matt thing except not.

Some of the major improvements that have been made in the second installment of Manhunt have to do with interior decorating and fashion. Check out this old screenshot:

Now look at how the great guys at Rockstar took the look from Drabulous to Fabulous.

I think parents should ignore the R rating that the prudes in the industry gave to this game. It’s important that your kids develop a sense of style early. I was a kid when knitted ties came into style. We don’t want that to happen again. The Manscaping Crew at Rockstar really out did themselves with this game.

Have you noticed that the Evolution of Dance is coming dangerously close to losing its place as the MOST VIEWED YOUTUBE VIDEO OF ALL TIME? Oh well, at least he got to go on Oprah. If you are one of the over 60,000,000 viewers, you may remember that he was wearing an orange tee shirt and bluejeans. This is not the first choice in dancewear for most professionals. I think they might be stretch jeans. I might have to go back and review. I really don’t want Avril Lavigne to have the most viewed video.

JustForKix.com is a supplier of dance wear, shoes and costumes. I looked and they do not have jeans. They have some awesome camouflage pants that look like street clothes, but are constructed with dance in mind. They also have some serious hip hop footwear. You need the right combination of grip AND slide for that style of dance.

I have no boots. I’m sure there are lots of people who can say that, but it is pretty unusual for me. I grew up on a farm in Canada and I probably had two or more pairs of boots from the time I was five right up until a couple of years ago. Looking at the Rocky Boots on CopShoes.com reminded me that I should buy some boots and get them broken in as a contingency. I have gone through a few pairs of Army Surplus boots in the past. I think that buying that grade and style of boot new rather than used could be very good value. When you buy shoes and boots that were designed and manufactured to the standards required by the government, you know what to expect.

CopShoes.com has some really great bargains. I used to work twelve hour shifts wearing safety boots and I have learned to go for the higher grade of boot if I plan to wear them a lot. the good boots on this site are competitively priced and if you spend more than $100, you get free shipping in the 48 states.

I think I might try to get some Bates Boots that are typical cop shoes. I have been mistaken for a cop before. It might be an advantage on the streets when I go on vacation this winter. Also, I thing black boots are really cool and look good with jeans.

It might surprise you to read that this is not the first time that I have received an online virtual makeover. Catherine has probably loaded up this program or other similar ones five or six times in the last few years. It is a good way to think outside the box with regard to dramatic hairstyle changes.

I was surprised at just how easy it was to set up an account and go through a free trial of this makeover program. One important thing is to carefully read the advice about what kind of photo to upload. If you decide to upgrade, you will have more functions and unlimited photo uploads. When you see how fun it is, you won’t want to stop.

The picture I chose to use wasn’t the absolute best choice. I chose it more for the lighting than for the angle. I should be obvious from the picture that I am not in any hurray to decide on a new hairstyle. I kind of like how much younger looking I am with this emo hair. Maybe I could find a good emo wig for Halloween.

If you want some serious fun time wasting entertainment, go to the gallery page on MakeoverSolutions and check out all the newest submissions. This morning there is some guy trying out a lot of different women’s hairstyles. If you’re reading this, dude, I think you should go with the tresses. Seriously.

I don’t cry very much. When I was at a 4H citizenship conference at the age of 18, I found myself apologizing while embracing all the crying kids during some circular candle lighting ceremony that somebody had thought up as a way to make everybody cry. I wasn’t crying. I blamed it on my heritage or my family life or whatever seemed to sound appropriate for each teary eyed person that I was interacting with. The truth is that I had not had the same experience that they had just had. I had maintained some level of detachment as the words and actions were unfolding. There were probably a few people who did the same , but were able to turn on the tears when the peer pressure started.

Over the next week, I am going to try to write about almost every memory that I have of my own crying.

This post isn’t actually a memory, although it almost feels like one. It is actually a storyboard in my mother’s photo album. When I was four or five I received a sailor suit for my birthday. The 70’s were a strange time. Anyway, there is a picture of me at my mother’s side in my grandmother’s kitchen bawling my little eyes out because I wanted to wear the sailor suit. And then there is a second picture of a smug but still somewhat upset me in a sailor suit standing very straight with my chin tucked in a bit too far. I was one of those kids that has yellow hair until they are eight or ten.

MadGringo.com is an awesome online store that features hawaiian shirts and sarongs. The words that they live by are GO SLOW. I have a 5 speed stick shift that never, ever gets out of fourth gear. My speed demon was exorcised a long time ago. I don’t go quite as slow as this video would seem to indicate, but I’m close. I think wearing a Hawaiian shirt for the grid lock commute home at 5 might help a lot of commuters put life in perspective and relax a little bit. Just don’t drink margaritas and drive.

I noticed that Mad Gringo has a 100% money back guarantee. I do some customer service for a site that has a money back guarantee. If your goods or service are good and serviceable, this policy can help you relax too.

I love the design of the shirts feature on MadGringo.com. The Hawaiian patterns are loud and proud. Wearing one to your day job every now and then would be like sucking back some of your soul. I like the company logo too.

I can browse through pages and pages of wedding dresses without feeling that anxiety that I remember having a few years ago. I purchased the last wedding gown that I will ever have to purchase. Oh, I just realized that I have two daughters who may hit me up to buy a wedding dress or two. There’s that feeling.

I actually made two wedding dress purchases a few years ago. One purchase was on eBay. The vendor had a good reputation, but as luck would have it his business and personal life imploded in between my purchase and the day that we realized there was no dress on the way. Thanks to PayPal, we got our money back. We were so lucky to find a suitable, albeit much pricier dress at a local boutique.

A purchase from TheBridalShop.com might have been much less trouble and a little less expense as well. The above picture shows a dress that I like quite a bit. It is a spaghetti strapped V-neck gown, with a matching butterfly-sleeved bolero jacket from Justin Alexander. Hey, this designer has the first name of Britney Spears’ ex-boyfriend and the last name of her short term drunken Vegas Husband. That’s not why I like the dress, I’m just making an observation. I like it because it is sexy.

I actually squeezed the camera and my arm through the gap in a locked gate in order to get this picture. This mirror ball is not actually for the purpose of disco dancing, although is may occasionally inspire that behavior. If anyone elsewhere in the World has a giant disco ball parked in a vacant lot in their neighborhood, get in touch with me and we will cook up some funky conspiracy theory together.