Have you ever wanted to take panoramic photographs, but you didn't want to buy a Kodak Advantix (can you even do that anymore?) or a 70mm camera that cost thousands of dollars?

You have?

Well, it's your lucky day, my devoted Cake Eater Readers, because I have a tool for you! It's called AutoStitch and if you load a bunch of photos into it, it will stitch them into a panoramic shot.

Take a look at their gallery page to see what you can do with it.

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...is two days away, but it's not too early to read these fascinating accounts of where certain people were when they heard the news that Pearl Harbor had been attacked.

{hat tip: The Worldwide Standard}

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The husband made a funny on Saturday afternoon. It's somewhat obscene, so take the jump if you're interested.

Mom, you should not take the jump. more...

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"Unce...Tice...Twee Times a Wady..."

Update: Brought to you by Texxon. Life goes on. And Texxon is there. Because Buckwheat would have wanted it that way.

Update 2: Yeah, I'm still on cold medication. Why do you ask?

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1 Waiter? I'll have what she's having. Make mine a double.

Posted by: Margi at December 05, 2005 12:37 PM (nwEQH)

2 Margi darling, I hate to do this to you, dear, but you're---ahem---knocked up. You can't have what I'm having. It wouldn't be good for the baby.

Posted by: Kathy at December 05, 2005 12:48 PM (wN32K)

3 I thought it was Fee Pimes a Mady.... Oh, well, the memory is the first thing to go.

Posted by: Brian B at December 05, 2005 01:29 PM (rGfpg)

4 "Memory"? You mean, I had a memory, and now it's gone....? Gee, I wondered about that... (Hope you're feeling better, Kathy!) -- R'cat CatHouse Chat

Posted by: Romeocat at December 05, 2005 03:00 PM (yxeCz)

5 Damn! Well, Kathy. . . 1) I hope you're feeling bettah, honey; 2) Will you visit me in the hospital?; and, 3) Will you bring a short or two with you? LOLLL Hugs,

Posted by: Margi at December 06, 2005 02:54 PM (nwEQH)

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take the WHAT BAD BOOK ARE YOU test.


and go to mewing.net. not as good as reading a good book, but way better than a bad one.

Who, moi?

Hat Tip: {Texas Best Grok}

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Chad is just so wrong about me. Yet, somehow, I'll manage to show up and drink a few with him and the rest of the gang.

Because I'm a lush that way and I need to get out more often anyways and this is as good an excuse as any other.

If you're in the Twin Cities, mark your calendar accordingly. However, you'll want to mark it on the 17th, not the 18th, because the 18th is a Sunday and I'm pretty sure Chad goofed up with the dates and I feel like pointing it out since he said I might bite.

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When your head is stuffy and you're finding it increasingly hard to locate the kleenex box, let alone think originally, yet need new content for your blog, I've got two words that magically spell out your solution: link dump. Say it with me: "leeeeeenk dummmmp." Very good boys and girls, and since my head is stuffy and I don't have anything very original to say, I will point you to people who do have something original to say.

You ready? Excellent. Away we go...

• My Maximum Leader is a wee bit cheesed that the Olympic Flame will be earning frequent flyer miles.
• I listened to President Bush's speech this morning, and while I thought it was good, I have to say I think Chad's got a point about how it's likely to be received.
• There's been a bit of a brouhaha in the 'sphere about N.Z Bear's idea of potentially re-valuing links within the Ecosystem's unfathomable algorithms. You can find a small sampling of what bloggers think here, here, here and here.
• Chrissy got smoked on the freeway by an El Dorado yesterday and, in true Oliver Stone flashback fashion, it brought back some interesting memories.
• Sheila, once again, lets us share and revel in her obsession with Cary Grant and has an awesome post about the last scene in Notorious. I, for one, am really glad Sheila has her obsession with Cary because it allows me to indulge in my obsession with Cary, but I don't have to do nearly as much work as I would have to do normally to keep the obsession up to par. If that makes any sense whatsoever, which I don't think it does, but hey, I've got a cold so you people should be indulging me
• The Llamas would like you to kindly buy some of their merchandise. But don't buy a thong with their visage on it. That would just be wrong. In too many ways to count.

And herein endeth the link dumpage. I'm off to make some chamomile/peppermint tea which I will drink while sitting on the sofa and spacing out.

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You're not getting anything out of me tonight.

I was going to blog tonight, but somehow a cold has managed to get past my patented and (normally) highly effective Hermit Defense System(TM). Hence, two things are going to happen. First, you're going to realize you're up shit creek as far as fresh content is concerned. And Second, I'm going to see if my two-year-old bottle of Ny-Quil still has the same potency as when I bought it, or if it pickles up nicely the longer you have it.

Green tongue, here I come!

Cheers!

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Er, apparently I've got a rep.

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1 Yes. For being a dollface sweetiepants! ;o) Happy Thanksgiving Kath & MRN!! Love, Margi & Koolaid

Posted by: Margi at November 24, 2005 09:26 AM (nwEQH)

2 Awwwwwwww! Happy Thanksgiving right back at you, Koolaid, the boys and the wee one who will be teething on a drumstick next Thanksgiving.

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I'm told that when you have children they ask all sorts of questions. Particularly when they get to school and their classmates start spreading nasty rumors like that there is no Santa or that the tooth fairy doesn't exist. I'm told that parents, like the White House Press Secretary, are often put in the sticky situation of having to confirm or deny such rumors. Robbo, it seems, had to deal with this last night with his eldest, but I think Llama-ette #1 gets points for creativity.

"Elvis died on the potty!" ---Llama-ette #1

Go read the whole thing.

I particularly love this bit:

{...}At first, I was amazed that the gel had even heard the name before. When I asked if she knew who he was, she answered, "Yes, she said he was the king of rock and roll."

"Well, yes, that's right - he was a singer," I replied.{...}

Now if I know my dear pal Robbo like I think I know my dear pal Robbo, he was chafing by this point. I'm sure he didn't want to talk so much to his daughter about how Elvis died, but rather would have preferred to instruct the eldest llama-ette about whether Elvis really could be considered to be "The King of Rock and Roll."

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I have never liked Johnny Cash.

I have a neutral sort of appreciation for him, as in I know his music, but his music will never know me.

Johnny Cash was always country music. If you're from the Midwest, it's common knowledge that you're a follower of one of two philosophies: you're either country all the way or you loathe it. Generally speaking, with a few exceptions that could be thrown into the "follies of youth" department, I'm with the loathers. Ergo, Cash fell into the category of those who shall be loathed. That's just the way it was. Until he died. And then some bright soul at the record company decided it was time to cross market Johnny Cash to the rock and roll set. Because, you know, of course Cash was a big influence on lots of rock and roll acts. Hence you'd better run right out and buy this brand-spankin' new, digitally remastered, retrospective so you too shall know the genius that was Johnny Cash.

Better yet, you'll be able to tell a friend about it, and then they'll rush right out and buy his retrospective, too. And they'll tell another friend, who will tell another friend...

Until it's, reportedly, common knowledge that the Man in Black was always cool.

When he most assuredly wasn't.

Not by a long chalk.

Although, I will admit a fondness for his recording of Depeche Mode's Personal Jesus.

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1 Wow, do I even know who you are anymore? Johnny Cash isn't cool? Yeah, and apple pies taste like cow pies, Minnesota winters are "refreshingly brisk", and sex is overrated compared to cuddling. I was born the year Johnny recorded "Live At Folsom Prison", and my dad tells me stories about going to Des Moines in the late 50's, early 60's to see one of his amphetamine-fueled shows at the old KSO theatre. I've got the man imprinted in my psyche, and it feels pretty good. Johnny's always got a place in my CD collection, right alongside U2, the HooDoo Gurus, Robert Cray, and Derek & the Dominos.

Posted by: Russ from Winterset at November 21, 2005 03:07 PM (ywZa8)

2 OK, if you want to focus on the "wannabes" being annoying, then I'm OK with that - but let's be clear: anything that's worth anything at all is going to have an infestation of poseurs at sometime or another. Johnny's five-disc anthology might be currently marketed with an eye towards profits, but his collaboration with the guys from Def American dates to the mid-90's. I purchased all four of his "American Recordings" discs (and The Lovely Janis got his anthology for me as a birthday present) before his death, and I'm very pleased with the product. There is a lot of stuff that makes you say "W.T.F.?" when you first hear the songs (covers of Neal Diamond's "Solitary Man", Soundgarden's "Rusty Cage", and even NIN's "Hurt"), but Johnny manages to make the songs his own using his unique style. Even the rehashes of his own songs have a twist or two ("Give My Love To Rose" from the American Recordings 4 disc is a good example) that gives a new perspective on an old song. And there's no disputing the fact that when Johnny's on, he's DEAD FREAKIN' ON. His cover of Bob Marley's "Redemption Song" with the late Joe Strummer of the Clash on the 5-disc set was fantastic, and he's done good work with Nick Cave ("Cindy" from the 5-disc set, and the old Hank Williams tune "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" from American 4), along with a cover of Cave's "The Mercy Seat". I think you need to sit down with a tall cuppa joe, or a cold bottle of Shiner and listen to a little Johnny. It'll do you a world of good. Please don't think of this as a smackdown; you've got as much of a right to disregard Johnny's music as you do to sprinkle periwinkle paint chips on your banana split - but I hate to see a woman I consider to be a leading arbiter of Sensible Good Taste be wrong about an American legend like The Man in Black. Now, please don't make me go photoshop a picture of Johnny Cash with a Llama head sticking up from the collar of his black suit. No, I'm serious, please don't make me do it......my photoshop skills are, like, nonexistent.

Posted by: Russ from Winterset at November 21, 2005 06:46 PM (6krEN)

3 My mum was a huge Johnny Cash fan. I can quote"'Johnny Cash in the Holy Land", I saw him in concert when I was 7. She had his stuff on LP and 8 Track. I have to admit, I like him a lot more than Elvis (another love of my mum's).

Posted by: Ith at November 21, 2005 10:35 PM (/Ph/n)

4 I hate country music, but...Johnny Cash is most definitely cool. He transcended country. He was awesome, funny, romantic, a rebel and a patriot. I heart Johnny Cash.

Posted by: Paula at November 21, 2005 11:04 PM (gOF1b)

5 I spent the better part of the 80's nominating Johnny Cash for Best Metal Artist each and every year in the annual Playboy Music Polls (but maybe that's just me...)

Posted by: LDH at November 22, 2005 10:29 AM (bqPDz)

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Just in case I haven't beaten the Which-Darcy-Is-the Best horse enough, I've been meaning to point you to this bit from Mil Millington's very funny, but sadly no longer updated Things My Girlfriend and I Have Argued About page. To explain, Mil has a girlfriend, Margaret, and they fight quite a bit. About odd stuff. Just go and read the page to get a feeling for their relationship.

Without further ado...

Did you see that re-showing of Pride and Prejudice that was on TV the other week? No, of course you didn't; you're all Americans. What the hell am I thinking? Right, so, there's this old, but very good, adaptation of Pride and Prejudice that the BBC did ages ago and, here in Britain, they recently repeated it. Though, perhaps you have all seen it anyway, eh? Because, if anything manages to lure you briefly away from a reading a good book, then that thing is sure to be PBS, isn't it? Oh, mercy - my poor ribs.

Anyway, I was watching it with Margret, and this is the situation: she is reclining on the sofa, on the floor by her side is a cup of tea which I have made for her and brought in, she's resting her legs by placing them across me, and I am by turns gently stroking them and massaging her feet. On the TV, Colin Firth -- playing Mr Darcy -- glances up slightly in response to something Elizabeth Bennet has said. Margret pouts mournfully and says to me, 'Why can't you be romantic like that?'

Let me go over the salient points of that again.

Me:

* Tea.
* Reclining Assistance.
* Legs - Support of.
* Legs - Stroking of.
* Feet - Sensual Palpation.

Colin Sodding Firth:

* Glances up slightly.

What about that, then, eh? How much earth moving machinery would it take to level that bleeding playing field, do we think?

Tons, Mil.

Sorry. But life's just not fair, is it?

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AIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Oh, for the love of all that is good and holy, is NOTHING sacred? As if it wasn't bad enough that they're completely screwing with the book, they have to have a separate ending, tailor-made for what they presume the American market wants?

Excuse me, but I'm going to collapse now. The vapors have descended.

{Insert "thud" sound here}

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I think we can all agree meeting with Teddy Kennedy can be a traumatizing experience.

Poor Judge Alito.

Forget buying a new robe. The poor man's going to need money for therapy.

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Sweet!

You scored as Susie. You are Susie. Simple and sweet, you can insult Calvin in just the right way. You get perfect grades and help Calvin fail his tests. Because of you, the club G.R.O.S.S. started up. Isn't it great that you make a difference in the world? Susie 86% Mrs. Wormwood 79% Hobbes 61% Mom and Dad 54% Calvin 46% What Calvin & Hobbes character are you? created with QuizFarm.com

Hat Tip: You know Who

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I'm having sinus problems and my head feels completely off-balance, like I'm a bobblehead doll.

It's just so weird.

UPDATE: Yeah, I know this is probably one of the lamest posts you've ever had the opportunity to read. I'm sorry I wasted your time with it, but really you should learn that this blog isn't about you, per se, but is about me, and the shit that is important and interesting to me. You're just along for the ride, my devoted Cake Eater Readers, and it's a free freakin' ride, too, so you really don't have all that much room to bitch, do you? Hmmmm?

UPDATE DEUX: My, my, my aren't I passive-agressive today?

UPDATE TROIS: I don't really have anything to add. I just figured it would be cool to update one more time to freak out the people who are reading this thing via RSS.

Ain't I a stinker?

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1 You're definitely an original

Posted by: Ith at November 17, 2005 05:52 PM (Fv0oe)

2 yeah, an original psycho, but definitely original

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Because none is needed:

LAS VEGAS - Former "Hollywood Madam" Heidi Fleiss says she's bound for a brothel in the southern Nevada desert that she wants to help remake into a resort featuring male prostitutes serving female customers.

"I am moving to Crystal," Fleiss said Wednesday of a desert crossroads 20 miles north of Pahrump and about 80 miles outside Las Vegas. It features two bordellos and little else.

"I am opening up a stud farm," Fleiss declared from her Hollywood home overlooking the Sunset Strip. "I am going to have the sexiest men on earth. Women are going to love it."{...}

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One might well ask People what took it so damn long to come to the correct conclusion.

I've said it before but that man is so freakin' hot that bricks melt when he walks on them.

{insert fanning of self here}

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If you're a House fan---which I know two of you are---make sure you record it with whichever recording device you might have. (I can't say "tape" anymore; someone might bean me for being "technologically behind the times" and honestly I just don't need it.)

It's super-duper snarky tonight---and it's really good. You're going to want to rewatch it. Trust me on this one.

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Sort of.

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