Can you believe this guy? I’ll bet he’s turned many an eye while passing other boaters.
The Love Love was built to look as if it is sinking

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French artist Julien Berthier has designed a fully functional boat to look as if it is sinking. The 6.5m (21ft) yacht was cut in half with a new keel and motor added so it remains in the sinking position while being fully functional. He describes it as “the permanent and mobile image of a wrecked ship that has become a functional and safe leisure object.”

Berthier has taken the boat (or should I say half-a-boat) across the English Channel to London and has toured it around Europe , getting plenty of offers of assistance from unwitting good Samaritans, who would presumably be either very annoyed or rather bemused by the contraption.

The designer and artist designed and built the floating installation in 2007. He named his creation Love Love.

I recently bought a new home.. and I needed appliances, towels, kitchen stuff, just everything. I chose to buy most of it on amazon.com since they seem to have really fast (I think a robot must have to pack it) delivery and its free. Despite sometimes really failing at packing I keep coming back to them for my non electronic purchases.

I bought a stand mixer and its still being shipped here however when I made the purchase it was 280 dollars… well I went back today and its now 250 dollars. Since its not in my hands yet, I was a bit angry. I sent a email to customer support. It said it may take up to 12 hours, but I didnt want to call them. Well in less than 30 minutes they replied to my email and sent me 31 dollars for the differance.

Great job amazon, even if its against their policy, becasue of this, I will continue to pour my money into orders from them.

Heres the email for those interested:

Hello,

Thanks for contacting us about the recent price change on Cuisinart SM-55BK 5-1/2-Quart 12-Speed Stand Mixer, Black. I recognize you have a choice of retailers and appreciate that you prefer to order from us. Unfortunately, we do not have a post-order price guarantee.

I’ve reviewed your order and see that the price change is significant from the time the item shipped.

Under the circumstances, I’ll make a one-time exception for you and issue a refund for the price difference in the amount of $31.55. You should see the refund in the next 2-3 business days.

Please understand that I’m issuing this refund because of the exceptional circumstances, and I’m doing this for you against our standard policy.

More information on our pricing policies can be found here:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/?nodeId=468502

We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Best regards,

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Order Id: —————-

Other info:Price Reduction while being shipped.
Comments:Order Placed: August 18, 2010
Amazon.com order number: ————————-
It appears the price has reduced from

Item(s) Subtotal: $282.50

To Price: $250.95

I would like a credit or online gift card for the difference.
Thank You
Selected Order Items:
Cuisinart SM-55BK 5-1/2-Quart 12-Speed Stand Mixer, Black
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yummFirst off, sorry I havent written anything in awhile… I have been working 52+ hour weeks and have been going through the process of home ownership and motorycle accidents.

I thought this was really interesting though and had to share it.

http://wordle.net/ is a way to make a cloud of words related to your website. I thought it was pretty neat.

Heres one for this website:

Meet this turtle who doesnt age.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/12/science/12turt.html?_r=2

Meet this jellyfish who  can reapeat life over and over.

http://www.zmescience.com/meet-the-worlds-only-immortal-animal

Now that disney has the rights to marvel, maybe we can see jellyfish man.

Seriously turning something annoying into something cool.

This was on digg, so incase you are one of the few out there who don’t use digg.. I suggest you do. www.digg.com

This dog seriously has a heart!

This movie is right up my alley!

I just finished the season of freaks and geeks. I found this show randomly and I have to say I am completely in love with it. I am sad to know that it only had one season in 1999 and I will never get to see another episode. That being said, I would like all of you to watch an episode or two.

The cast was amazing.. so many popular faces on a show.. Just check out this cast!  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0193676/fullcredits#cast

So without further hesitation, I present to you the first episode…

Edit:

My online friend “Kostya” is addicted to this show and is already on episode 12.