the year of the cow

2009 is the year of the cow/ox and as the chinese new year approaches, there is much confusion and debate about the differences are between an ox and a cow. here is a 2-min tutorial:

Bull - An intact/un-castrated adult male
Cow - An adult female who has had one or two calves
Heifer - A young female before she has had a calf of her own
Calf - Young cattle of both sexes until they are weaned
Steer - A castrated male in the United States
Ox - A castrated male (occasionally a female or in some areas a bull) kept for draft purposes or for food

what this all means is that these are all bovines, and hence, they are all cows. happy year of the cow!

the curious case of forrest gump

if you've talked to me in the last month you know how much i absolutely loved the curious case of benjamin button, and that i would kill anyone who dared to make fun of it (you know i would), but this little clip made me laugh.

sorry the right side is cut off, click on the video to view in a separate browser.

2009 Concert Schedule Pt 1

Adrianne w/ the Rescues - Hotel Cafe 1/21

OAR - Club Nokia 1/23

Adele - The Wiltern 1/30

Katy Perry - The Wiltern 1/31

Nico Vega - Roxy 2/5

Ne-Yo - Club Nokia 2/7

Gin Blossoms - HOB Sunset 2/19

Big Head Todd & The Monsters - HOB Sunset 2/26

Cary Brothers - Troubador 3/5

Britney Spears - Staples 4/17

3 things chanel chanever should have made

there have been a lot of questionable inventions in the past - the snuggie/slanket, the swiss army gardening tool and the babymop come to mind:
but more recently, here are a few that have me scratching my head - and all from chanel, no less:

1) chanel union jack purse. who did the queen sleep with over at chanel to get this made? and what real purpose does having a perfectly good quilted purse swaddled with a british flag serve? i don't get it at all.
2) limited edition chanel bike (only 50 of them made). after hermes came out with their collector's bike ($3,500), chanel felt compelled to make one also, to the tune of $17,000 (and currently marked up to $28,000 by some retailers). what is the opposite of carbon fibre, because that's what it's probably made out of. i'm eagerly awaiting their line of cycling apparel, hoping that it will be derelict-chic a la oliver twist lest i risk looking ridiculous wearing spandex while riding this thing. and oh yes, buster keaton called, he wants his bike back.
3) the chanel ankle purse. available in many colors and yours to own for $1,350. will someone please invent the worlds smallest blackberry, iphone, moleskine, make up bag, sunglasses, camera and wallet to fit in there so i can get one? please?

winter song

perhaps it's the rare southern california rain that has put me in a winter state of mind, but this song makes me smile and fills me with hope for good things to come.  

the two little girls in the video are sara bareilles and ingrid michaelson (who sing this song), they are so cute i can't stand it!

full moon fantastic part 2

tonight the full moon is 15% bigger and 30% brighter than any other time of year because the moon is in perigee where it's the closest to the earth. breathtaking, isn't it? i love it.

who's the littlest?!

and the adorablest?

and the tiniest?

this tiny little thing is a pygmy goat, an achondroplastic dwarf whose genes are homozygous for being short and meaty. they aren't cuter than baby pandas, but as far as goats go, they are pretty cute. i wonder if they smell bad like other farm animals. and do could you walk them on a leash?