ShowStarters Friday Jan 11th, 2013
Have a great weekend! Check out the QUICK update to my project: Turning Your Closet Into a Production Studio (part 3) here
- Mary J. Blige is 42
- Amanda Peet turns 41
- Golfer Ben Crenshaw is 61
Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo from Hawaii to California on this day in 1935...
Today is Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day
CBS: Undercover Boss, CSI: NY, and Blue Bloods are new
NBC: 1600 Penn is a repeat followed by a new Dateline
Fox: Fringe is new at 9
CW: All repeats
Saturday night is the 2013 Miss America Competition, 9pm, on ABC.
“Yes, sir,” the youth replied, “I do. But you need money to take them to the movies.”
6 ways to use your unwanted gift card
The holidays have come and gone. The relatives are back home and the decorations have been put away. The only thing that remains is that gift card for a new tattoo your cousin gave you for Christmas. Here are six ways to use any unwanted gift card:
1. TURN IT INTO CASH - PlasticJungle.com, GiftCards.com, and Cardpool.com will pay you up to 92% of the card's value.
2. THINK OUTSIDE THE CARD - You may be able to use the card in the parent company's other stores. An Old Navy card, for example, can be used at Gap and Banana Republic.
3. TRADE FOR MILES - United Airlines will give customers miles in exchange for gift cards.
4. GIVE TO THOSE IN NEED - Goodwill will take it.
5. SWAP FOR ANOTHER CARD - At PlasticJungle.com, you can convert your card into an electronic card for Amazon.com.
6. RE-GIFT IT
Friendship counseling
How far would you go to save a friendship? Would you get professional help? That's the latest trend, it seems. Friendship counseling!
More than 10-thousand Psychologists and counselors are offering session on relationships with friends in the
United States. It's not cheap! Session can cost anywhere between $75 and $200 for an hour long session. A school teacher named Christy Stewart spent more than $3-grand over six years on counseling with her best friend. She says they're now closer than ever. More...
Behind closed doors
It seems the people we pay to represent us don't have enough to do! The District of Columbia is #1 on a list of states that viewed the most naughty videos in 2012. The average person in D.C. watched 14.18 videos throughout the year. Hawaii came in second while Massachusetts rounded out the top three.
What is the most popular day of the year to watch something naughty? December 27th. Yep, two days after Christmas, which is the lowest trafficked day of the year. Apparently we're making up for a lost day!
Here are the 5-lowest trafficked days of the year in the U.S.:
1. Christmas Day (Dec. 25, 2012)
2. Thanksgiving (Nov. 22, 2012)
3. Easter Sunday (April 8, 2012)
4. Christmas Eve (Dec. 24, 2012)
5. Independence Day (July 4, 2012)
Source
When you're too old to use "boyfriend" and "girlfriend"
This is a great guide from a website called The Cut on how to refer to each other when you're too old to use the terms "boyfriend" and "girlfriend".
Term: Partner
Good for: People waiting to marry until their gay friends can.
Term: Baby daddy/mama
Good for: Yuppies who listen to rap.
Term: Gentleman/lady friend
Good for: Grandparents.
Term: Lover
Good for: Oversharers, mature sex writers, PDA addicts.
Term: Trick
Good for: Our social-media editor who's hipper than we are.
Term: Mate
Good for: New Age-y types, sociologists (Nota bene: Does not work in England).
Term: Hot-and-heavy
Good for: Parents trying to embarrass their recently sexually active children.
Term: Beau
Good for: Parents trying not to embarrass their recently sexually active children.
Term: Swain (from the Middle English swein)
Good for: Peasants, shepherds/maidens, Ren Faire enthusiasts.
Term: Other half
Good for: Co-dependent people.
Term: Helpmeet (biblical)
Good for: Adam/Eve, people who are supposed to be submissive.
Term: Old man/lady
Good for: Lana Del Rey, people with daddy/mommy issues.
Term: Roommate
Good for: Jokers, people who want to cheat on their live-in significant other, actual roommates who are secretly hooking up.
Term: POSSLQ (Persons of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters)
Good for: Census workers.
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