The Smarmy Carny

Cold Stone's is yummier!

In honor of National Ice Cream Month, Cold Stone Creamery is having their Celebration of Ice Cream during the month of July. On July 2 between 10:00 and 12:00, CSC is giving free samples of the special July ice cream flavors.

Here are the five July flavors:

• Oatmeal Cookie Comfort - Oatmeal Cookie Batter Ice Cream with Apple Pie Filling, Caramel and Pecans
• Black Tie Affair - Black Licorice Ice Cream with Raspberries, Cherry Pie Filling and Whipped Topping
• Fruity Rainbow - Fruity Cereal Ice Cream with Froot Loops®, Strawberries and Blueberries
• Tangerine Sunset - Tangerine Sorbet with Strawberries, Marshmallow and Whipped Topping
• Wasabi Chill - Wasabi Ginger Ice Cream with Coconut, Raspberries and Pineapple

My personal favorite will have to be Oatmeal Cookie Comfort. How could you pass that up?

During this two hour period, Cold Stone Creamery will also be giving away one certificate good for free ice cream for a year! You must be present to win, which means your chances will be relatively good!

Again, this is all on Saturday, July 2 between 10:00 and 12:00. Don't miss out on Cold Stone Creamery's Celebration of Ice Cream!

Person One: Knock, knock!

Person Two: Who's there?

Person One: Control freak. Now — you say, "Control freak WHO?"

Two jokes for the price of one today! Enjoy this Tom Cruise joke, thanks to Banterist. See what an Xbox custom made for Tom Cruise might look like.

Have you ever been frustrated at folding clothes?

Do you wish there was a faster, easier way to fold your shirts?

Would you demand that a video be made available for you to learn how?

If you answered any of these questions with "Yes" or "No," then this video is for you. Not only can you watch and be amazed, but you can watch a few more times and try and see how it is done.

You have now entered the classroom. Go ahead and learn how to fold a shirt.

After having watched the video about five times, I went home and was able to (basically) recreate the method on my own. I imagine that with some practice, I could to this on a regular basis. The trick here is to not let anyone else know that I have such powerful information in my hands, lest I end up living a life of t-shirt servitude!

Not this much, though!

Here's yet another delicious freebie from a company I don't care much for. The way I see Starbucks, they are exactly like the small, comfy coffe shops I prefer, except they they remove all the things I like about the small coffe shops in the first place. Of course, I have never been a coffee drinker, so I'm not too upset over Starbucks, but when I think about it, I get annoyed.

On July 29, Starbucks is hosting another "Ice Cream Social" and giving away a sample of their ice cream. The ice cream is blended with "real Starbucks coffee," whatever that means.

Here's the small print you don't want to ignore: "Sample size is approximately 4 oz. or less."

As usual, I suggest calling ahead to make sure your location is participating.

Take the MIT Weblog Survey

I have taken the "MIT Weblog Survey," and will therefore be included in whatever information they pull out of the survey. The survey is "a general social survey of weblog authors."

The survey takes about 15 minutes to complete, and they are asking anyone with a blog to participate. The larger the sample of individuals they get, the better the results, of course.

So, if you're bored, take the survey. It doesn't even hurt that much. Or don't take the survey. Fine! Be that way!

Murderball

No, it's not a horror film. Murderball is a documentary about the sport of wheelchair rugby.

The documentary follows various Murderball players as they follow their dream to the Paralympics, the official Olympics for paraplegics. There, of course, the not-so-PC term "Murderball" is replaced with "Wheelchair Rugby." The trailer highlights Team USA and Team Canada, and I imagine that the movie does as well.

I would bet that the movie goes far in proving that wheelchair-bound people are not necessarily the feeble, fragile people that many people would assume. One of the athletes comments that he does more now in a wheelchair than he ever did able-bodied. Beyond the "I'm out to prove something" angle, the film seems to want to show you the touching stories of some of the players as well.

As expected, this excellent-looking movie that received the Audience Award and Jury Prize Award at both Sundance and the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival will receive only a limited release on July 8, 2005. Is anyone surprised?

Woe is me! I've given in to the meme craze! Will you ever forgive me?

I guess I'll have to accept this phenomenon and set some rules for myself. Oh well, I guess it was bound to happen sooner or later.

Well, there it is, out on the table. Will you still respect me?

Perhaps the more television you watch, the greater your GAE score becomes. I'm sure there are plenty who would disagree, and I'm sure they are correct.