PrepForOne

08.03.10  TODAY IS...

• National Watermelon Day
• National Night Out tonight -- meet the neighbors and your local police officers

POP QUIZ

Nerd quiz:  On this day in 1977, Radio Shack received thousands of pre-orders when it was announced they'd be selling a computer called the (what)?

ANSWER

TRS-80!

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PHONE BUZZ

Light 'em up

What kid's food do you still eat, but never around other adults?

It really is amazing that we survived the 70's and 80's with the junk we ingested.  Here's a great list of 10 Disgusting Foods You Loved As A Kid:

• Fish Sticks
• Oscar Mayer Cheesedogs
• McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets (back when they were greasy and gray)
• Spaghetti-Os
• Fruit Roll Ups
• Kraft Macaroni & Cheese
• Capri Sun
• Cheese 'n Crackers
• Cap’n Crunch
• School Supplies (cardboard paste, elmer's glue, eraser tips)

Full article here

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FACEBUZZ

Post this:  What's kid's food do you still eat as an adult (and nobody knows!)?

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CELEBRITY TWEETS

• "You can't tell me what to do, I'm Snooki!  Do you know who I am?" she said as police were hauling her away.  The Jersey Shore brat was arrested over the weekend for disorderly conduct after folks say she got a little too intoxicated and obnoxious on the beach.  She was spotted back eating pizza and filming scenes for Jersey Shore yesterday after being released without bail.  She may face a fine in a later court date. source
  
  
• The rumor mill is buzzing about the future of the judge's table on American Idol... and Steven Tyler's adding fuel to the fire.  Before a post-show party on Saturday night, the Aerosmith frontman said his future plans included "recording a new album and [I'm] probably going to be a judge on American Idol.  story
  
  

• The ratings are in and President Obama brought the ladies on The View their biggest show ever.  6.59 million total watched.    source
  
  
• Get to know Lady Gaga.  In a new interview in Vanity Fair, she talks sex, drugs and loneliness:

Sex

:  She avoids it - "I have this weird thing that if I sleep with someone, they're going to take my creativity from me..."

Drugs

:  At her low point with drugs, she said "I was completely mental and had just been through so much..."

Loneliness

:  "I'm perpetually lonely.  I'm lonely when I'm in relationships.  It's my condition as an artist."  

Wow, is she a barrel of fun, eh?article

• ABC will announce their next crop of celebrities for next season's "Dancing With the Stars" on Monday, August 30th.  Rumors arrows are flying at Troy Aikman, Teresa Giudice from Real Housewives of New Jersey, Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino from "Jersey Shore," Ali Fedotowsky from "The Bachelorette" and Mel Gibson's ex, Oksana Grigorieva.  They asked Mel how he felt about that: "&%$# *@#!!!" source

CUTTIN' CAKE TODAY

• Tony Bennett (84)
• Martin Sheen (70)
• Martha Stewart (69)
• Tom Brady (33)

BIRTHDAY QUIZ

Martha "angel face" Stewart turns 69 today... it may seem hard to believe, but Miss Martha has a nasty side to her... who is she talking about?

Audio: go!

• Rachael Ray
• Katie Couric
• Sarah Palin

ANSWER

Sarah Palin!  Not a fan...

PRIMETIME, BABY!

ABC: Wipeout (NEW), Shaq Vs (Dale Earnhardt, Jr - NEW), Primetime: What Would You Do?

CBS: NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, The Good Wife

NBC: Breakthrough With Tony Robbins (NEW), America's Got Talent (LIVE)

FOX: Hell's Kitchen (NEW), Master Chef (NEW)

CW: Plain Jane, 18 to Life (NEW), 18 to Life (NEW)

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FUN STUFF

GOTTA SEE THIS

Wonder what your husband was doing while you were away?  Fast forward to 1:18 to see what REALLY happened to the washing machine.

watch

DID YOU KNOW

"Seventy-two percent of women polled felt society is more open to discussion of men's health than women's health..."

See some interesting Myths and Facts about women's health here: go

WHO SAID IT

"I think the industry needs to wake up and stop doing remakes because I’m kind of falling asleep."

-Michelle Rodriguez

JOKE OF THE DAY

In the first year of marriage, the man speaks and the woman listens.

In the second year, the woman speaks and the man listens.

In the third year, they both speak and the neighbors listen.

SURF THIS!

For parents-to-be... If you're looking for something unique, hit this site.  BabyNameMap.com breaks down the most popular names around the world, and by each state in the U.S.  

http://www.babynamemap.com/

GAMEBREAK

Fun!  Become a crazy miner... easy at first!

go!

DOGGIE BAG (left overs, but still goooood!)

Gross -- guy bites his girlfriend's finger off during a fight.  Gross is not the finger, but the beating she ended up giving the guy -- see a picture:  go

What's more embarrassing than getting chewed out by a judge?  Getting chewed out by a judge...who then lets your mom chew out what's left of ya.  Oh, and mom refuses to pay bail -- that sucks, too.  go

The first "Gadget Census" is out which measures regional patterns in consumer electronic buying.  It found New Yorkers love iPads, Massachusetts residents are gaga over e-readers, folks in Maryland love HDTV's and Michiganders buy more point-and-shoot cameras than anyone else.  Citizens of Alabama are sticking with their etch-a-sketch.  go

If you seriously don't want to be blown away, don't click this link to check out these time shift photos... go

Make sure you have the proper permits to keep a backyard pool in Riverhead, NY, because authorities are working hard to weed out the violators --- by using Google Earth.  Privacy violation?  go

"We are the victims of severe discrimination, it's as if we are second class citizens," said contestant Antonia Bartolo, who then entered herself in the "Miss Chubby" contest.  Angela Scognamiglio won over the weekend:  "I'm very moved, I feel as if I've won the lottery."  go