Area Student Caught Plagiarizing

Vienna, VA, A local woman was discovered to be a big fat unoriginal cheater today. Olivia Bilby, 24 asked her twin sister to edit her paper for her. Little did her twin know, that Olivia would use all of her margin comments verbatim in the final paper. While flattered that her sister found her input to be so incisive Orianna had this to say; "Two of those sentences are like flat out mine. I don't see how she can honestly claim credit for that work. She should just put my name on it."

Olivia could not be reached for a comment. She was too busy turning in someone else's work with her name at the top.

RIP

Peter Boyle died yesterday. He was only 71, that seems really young.

Robots and PVC Pipes

I spent an hour and a half getting into work today; a drive that usually takes me 10 - 15 minutes. By the time I decided to switch to the radio and find out why traffic was being so gay to me, I was well on my way to getting lost in the freaky McLean, VA neighborhoods--filled to the brim with apartment complexes and a distinct absence of actual single family homes--that surround the Tysons Corner Mall in a little semi-circle. To be honest though, I'm not terribly shocked that they shut down 123 and some of the interstate because of a mysterious looking package. I'm also not surprised that they called in the bomb squad and a nifty bomb detecting robot to discover the contents of the package. I really just wanted to share my horrible journey into work today :). Here's the story:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16074057/

Help me Mr. Senator!

I think this is an appropriate follow up to Celeste's blog about her delicious fried chicken. New York has passed their trans fat ban.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16051436/

All restaurants in New York are required to switch to a healthier alternative by 2008. So, Celeste, in 2008 you could probably truthfully say that your fried chicken is better than any fried chicken you could get in New York. Assuming VA hasn't banned the sale of Crisco by then. It's good to know our politicians are looking out for us. I am frankly baffled that this is what they choose to ban after banning smoking. Why not ban the sale of alcohol in restaurants? That's bad for you . . . and it kills people. I can already see the furtive back alley meetings between the members of Overeater's Anonymous. "Yo man, you got any oreos, I'm fucking dying here man!"

A Culinary Triumph!

Forgive me if I can't recall which of you (Livvy or Anna) got me that Lodge chicken fryer, but oh boy oh boy do you guys have to come over and let me make traditional southern pan-fried chicken for you in it.

I tried making real pan-fried chicken for the first time on Friday night, and I still salivate every time I think of how good it tasted. The skin came out crunchy and a lovely dark golden brown, and the meat was so deliciously juicy and tender inside, I ate until I thought I would pop. It was amazing! Thanks for that fryer, guys!