PrepForOne

06.23.10:  TODAY IS...

• Poop Out Early Day to fake exhaustion to leave early
• Let It Go Day to let go whatever is bugging you

POP QUIZ

A celebrity was given a standing ovation after NOT winning an award... who was it?

ANSWER

Susan Lucci of "All My Children" at the Daytime Emmy Awards.  It was her 13th loss.  

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PHONEBUZZ

Light 'em up

What trend from the 90's do you hope never returns?

Ah the 90's -- grunge, Adam Sandler and Rachel Green's hair.  We were obsessed by some strange things.  Here's a blogger with 14 "90's Trends" That Thankfully Disappeared:

1. BEANIE BABIES -  "...everyone stocked up on these fuzzy little dolls like zombies hungry for brains...at one point Ty Warner Inc., the creators of the line, were estimated to be worth as much as $6 billion. It sounds insane, but it’s true."

2. SUSAN POWTER - "Stop the insanity!" 

3. HYPERCOLOR - Clothing changes colors in different temperatures

4. THE HIGH-TOP AND THE RAT-TAIL

5. TRAPPER KEEPERS

6. POKEMON

7. GRUNGE FASHION

8. AOL CHAT ROOMS

9. “GIRL POWER” AND THE SPICE GIRLS

10. POGS

11. TICKLE ME ELMO

12. MOM JEANS

13. THE MACARENA

14. THE 8 BALL JACKET

Admit where you once got "stuck".  

A little 3-year old girl in southeast China was rescued from a washing machine after being stuck for more than an hour.  Firefighters had to cut her free in front of state media cameras after she climbed in to play.  The girl stayed calm by sucking on a bottle of milk.  She'll be fine.  Watch

What's your favorite food creation that will probably make the rest of us sick?

The Friendly's chain has invented a new way to give Americans chest pain -- the Grilled Cheese BurgerMelt.  It's a burger surrounded by grilled cheese sandwiches for buns.  Yes.  You're eating two grilled cheese sandwiches and a burger all in one bite.  Is there a downside?  Oh yeah, forgot, the calories and fat: 

1500 Calories

870 Fat Calories

79g Total Fat

38g Saturated Fat

180g Cholesterol

2090mg Sodium

101g Carbs

9g Dietary Fiber

4g Sugar

54g Protein

source

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FACEBUZZ

Post this: You know you're old when...

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CELEBRITY TWEETS

• Lindsay Lohan has decided to do what she denied she'll do for years -- pose naked.  She'll strip off everything, except her alcohol-monitoring bracelet, to promote her new 6126 handbag line.  LAmag.com reports Lohan will roll around on a bed for a photo shoot next month. source
  
  
• Forget Zac Efron and Chace Crawford, Paramount has found their new Kevin Bacon for the remake of Footloose, and it's Kenny Wormald!!! Whooo?  Not a bad start for a Hollywood newbie.   This will be Kevin's first feature film role, and he'll star opposite Julianne Hough who plays Ariel, and Dennis Quaid who plays her father, Reverend Moore.  photo of Kenny
  
  
• You may want to sit for this... troll dolls are coming back.  The fuzzy headed dolls that were all the rage in the 60's and then again in the 90's will star in their own movie called "Good Luck Troll" from Dream Works Animation.  No release date has been announced.  source
  
  
• The trailer for "The Green Hornet" is out seven months ahead of its release date.  The flick stars Seth Rogan, Cameron Diaz, Jay Chou, Tom Wilkinson and Christoph Waltz.  .  Watch
  
  
  
  
  
• Jennifer Garner has been spotted wearing a lot of loose fitting tops lately which means she HAS to be pregnant, right?  I mean, it's like a sure thing, right?  No.  "Jennifer is absolutely not pregnant," her rep tells People.  source

CUTTIN' CAKE TODAY

• Frances McDormand (53)
• Selma Blair (38)
• Randy Jackson (54)

BIRTHDAY QUIZ

She's 53 today, and need's your help

AUDIO

ANSWER

Frances McDormand playing "Marge" in Fargo

PRIMETIME, BABY!

ABC: The Middle, The Middle, Modern Family, Cougar Town, Jimmy Kimmel Live's Twilight Saga: Total Eclipse of the Heart (NEW)

CBS: How I Met Your Mother, Rules of Engagement, Criminal Minds, CSI: NY

NBC: America's Got Talent, America's Got Talent (NEW), Law & Order: SVU

FOX: So You Think You Can Dance

CW: America's Next Top Model, America's Next Top Model

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FUN STUFF

GADGET OF THE DAY

Soap.  Yes, just soap.  But it's soap for Geeks.  Check out Xbox Soap along with Mountain Dew shampoo.  This is part of the "22 Coolest Soaps for Geeks" photo gallery.  Check it out here

GOTTA SEE THIS

There are lovers.  There are fighters.  Then there's this guy. 

watch

Remember, you don't have to be faster than the bear...

You just have to be faster than your buddies!

DID YOU KNOW

Young adults are waiting longer than ever to dive into marriage.  Why?  According to USA Today:  "The world has changed so drastically that experts say today's young adults have a lot to ponder, much more than decades ago. More education has meant delayed financial independence, which is a major reason young adults say they aren't making their relationships official."

Question then:  How long should you wait?  What should you do before marriage to make it last?

Read on...

WHO SAID IT

"Look, I'm salivating...they're delicious"

-Salma Hayek on her love for grasshoppers.  Watch

JOKE OF THE DAY

Pregnant woman asks her doctor:  "I'm two months pregnant now. When will my baby move?"

Doctor doesn't hesitate, "With any luck, right after it finishes college."

GAMEBREAK

Yeah, you're bad.  So bad that you'll take some prison money without even thinking about it.  Play Prison Block (pool, with blood stains on the table).  

go get 'em, tiger

DOGGIE BAG

• A dog has been reunited with its owner after being blown 20-miles away during a storm.  "Lucky" was hunkered down in his dog house when the entire thing flew off.  "I have no idea what happened to the dog house or whether the wind carried him all that way - but when I found him he was 20 miles from home."go!
  
  
• 12 most bizarre comedian lawsuits - #1) Comic Sunda Croonquist was sued by her own mother-in-law who found nothing funny about Sunda's jokes about her.  What happened?  Sunda found fame!  go!