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Thursday, August 21st, 2008
FIRST a friend mentioned it. Then a popular blog mentioned it. And then it came up in a conversation with a new acquaintance, who said he’d just tried it, and what do you know? He was wild about it, too.
What was going on at Perbacco?
I went first on a Friday night. It was full. That’s [...]
Tropical Storm Fay expected to pass Volusia County east of Daytona Beach
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008Here are the latest storm updates from West Volusia cities:
• In DeBary, some minor flooding has been reported on Glen Abbey Lane in the Glen Abbey subdivision. This area suffered severe flooding problems during the 2004 hurricanes. Water from a retention pond on the golf course is running through the area, causing high water on [...]
Jonathan Knight Gay Rumors
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008Here’s a juicy and not-so-surprising rumor for all you back-on-the-wagon New Kids On The Block fans. Citing anonymous sources, Gossip Gangster Perez Hilton has revealed Jonathan Knight is a homosexual. Whispers about the thirty-nine year old singer have surrounded him since the boy band’s heyday, but he’s still yet to make an official announcement on [...]
Pandemonium Warden: Final Fantasy XI’s 18 Hour Boss Battle
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008Drawn out boss battles in massively multiplayer games are nothing new, but Final Fantasy XI’s Pandemonium Warden (pictured at right) takes the concept to a ridiculous extreme: A recent (unsuccessful) attempt on the Warden’s life raged for 18 hours.
FFXI Link Shell (think: guild or clan) BeyondTheLimitation attempted the boss a few days ago, but after [...]
Improv Everywhere: Human Mirror (Twins on the Train)
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008The latest happening from the pranksters at Improv Everywhere – masters at getting weird looks from people as they plug in big desktop computers at Starbucks, flood Abercrombie & Fitch with shirtless average Joes, and (the best) freeze in Grand Central – is all about twins. Organizers recruited nine sets of identical twins in matching [...]
Curtis sittenfeld
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008Elizabeth Curtis Sittenfeld,born 1975,is an American writer. She is author of three novels: Prep, the tale of a Massachusetts prep school, The Man of My Dreams, a coming-of-age novel and an examination of romantic love, and American Wife, a fictional story loosely based on the life of First Lady Laura Bush, as well as a [...]
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