Eating local: Earnest or Elitist? is a really great post/article.  As much as I agree with the idea of eating local (and support it with as much as my food money as is viable/convenient), that the movement continually ignores the fact that being able to make the choice to eat local is, in most communities, improbable and overly expensive, annoys me.  Also, building an infrastructure around local/”good” food to parallel the existing food delivery structure only gets “good” local food to people who have the money to afford it and creates an ever widening divide for everyone else.  I want to get money to farmers who want to deliver the best possible food to my house.  But I’d also like everyone else to get that too….

Once, about 2 years ago, I used hotwire to book a hotel room.  They gave me 6 months of Star Magazine for free.  Though I have moved, I think, three times since then, I continue to get Star Magazine.  A few months ago they sent me some threatening notice that they were going to cut me off, but they never did.  My subscription supposedly continues until March 2009.  Best Hotwire investment ever.

So today I was perusing “Double Takes,” one of my favorite Star features.  It shows two “famous” people in the same outfit and says which one wore it better.  Usually the more famous person wears it better 98% of the time, unless the less famous person has gigantic boobs.

Today it compared Kate Moss’ outfit to somebody else’s outfit.  It was not an attractive outfit, but, my first thought was, “well at least they are both wearing it WAY better than Mary Kate Olsen, because she had it totally open and it looked sloppy and hideous, though, I guess it was her outfit she left rehab in….”

I could be curing cancer, but I am tracking the clothing of Mary Kate Olsen with those brain cells.

The Museum of Jurassic Technology is one of my favorite places in the whole wide world.  I think my life insurance goes to them.  If you are ever in LA, you should go.  Why do I say this now?  Because the MJT showed up in the oddest (but most totally appropriate place) today.

Lonelygirl15!

NOW by typing this I am totally outing myself as an LG15 watcher, which I totally am.  Though the las few turns have totally pained me (”the microchip contained something in BINARY! How do we figure that OUT?”), they were led to a mysterious museum.  THE MJT!!!  How many chances does a half real half not real museum get to participate in a half real show?   Awesome.

Now you can commence making fun of me for watching LG15.  But that Jonas is so hott!

I just paid money for an mp3. Wow. I haven’t ever done that before.  Interesting.

This is pretty much all I have gotten out of the obama campaign

The first letters to go on my keyboard are always N and T.   They have started to go on my Macbook.  They are very useful letters, particularly to me, as my name without them is Jey Beeeo.

I am considering changing my name officially to Jenny Bento.  It’s an idle thought at the moment.

The Netflix Suggestion Engine gave me some funny recommendations today.  Why did it think I liked Beyonce and Cher, I wondered.  Oh, because of stereotypes.

 The Beyonce Experience: Live
Because you enjoyed:

When the Levees Broke

Clearly these two films are very similar.  Anyone who cares about the most racist miscarriage of justice in contemporary America must also love Bootylicious.

Cher: The Farewell Tour

Because you enjoyed:Showgirls

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

Oh, the shame.  I like trashy films and Dolly Parton.  Damn you, Netflix, I do not like Cher.

Do other people think things like, “Oh awesome–this dirndl inspired shirt is totally perfect for the Holocaust denier lecture I am going to.”

I totally wish all clothing was dirndl inspired because they look particularly awesome on me.  Not because I go to a lot of Holocause denial events.

My sister: “Does skin flute mean gay?”

Me: “No, it means penis.”

MS: “I am so glad you are my sister.  You’re so knowledgeable about dirty things.”

Then she sang me a song about how I am a world of knowledge.

While looking for something online, I found a torrent of Mormon films.  I have watched three so far and they are really interesting. They are all pretty comedic/romantic because they almost always (so far) center around Utah and getting married.  And all mention how they don’t like swearing.  Frequently there are some references to no caffeine or alcohol.  I think it’s interesting that Mormon movies are pretty much playing into every Mormon stereotype ever.  They also all seem to have a rockin theme song written for them with the title of the movie in it.

I am in the middle of “Church Ball” about the mean streets of Mormon church basketball. An odd topic to be sure, but odder still it stars Andrew Wilson, Clint Howard, Gary Coleman, ad Fred Willard with an eye patch.

What?  How did that happen?  Fred Willard?

Next up is Mobsters and Mormons, starring the former host of Studs, Marc DeCarlo.  I cannot wait to be offended by see it.

It’s July 11, or 7-11 day–the day of FREE SLURPEES!  I love Slurpees.  I prefer Coke or Cherry, but the new flavors once in a while turn my eye,  I went to the new Slurpee fancy website and watched a pretty funny video about the Slurpee’s history.  But what gave me pause was that I am currently exactly the average age of a Slurpee drinker.  I am a token of Slurpee goodness! Num num.  I also was given this factt:

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