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TheUglyOne

A Taoist Workaholic

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How To Become A Member Of Teen Girl Squad

By TheUglyOne
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Updated 09/24/2009
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Humor; Geek

If you want to hang with So-And-So, Whatsherface, and yours truly, The Ugly One, here's what you've gotta do. Failure to comply will only lead to a major cafeteria diss-fest.

How To Grow Old

By TheUglyOne
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Updated 09/24/2009
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Pop Culture; Humor

Why is everyone always talking about how to stay young? I say, let's all just embrace our future, and get started early! Here's what I suggest:

Amazing Leaf Artwork

Started by TheUglyOne
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Updated 09/24/2009
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Literature & Arts; DIY & Crafts

Just when you thought you were cool for ironing a leaf in between two pieces of waxed paper, Andy Goldsworthy had to go and eff it all up for you with his mindblowing leaf art. Call me crazy, but Goldsworthy's designs manage to whimsically connect me to nature in an almost spiritual way. Here's to autum, and its crackling brown leaf piles, the scrape of rakes in the mud, and these gorgeous bursts of color.

Guidespot's Fall Sweater Collection

Started by TheUglyOne
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Updated 09/22/2009
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Shopping; Humor

Finally! The first day of fall has arrived, and you can inflate your vacuum packed mothball-y sweater collection. Here are some of this season's woolen musts.

America's Most Boring Roadside Attractions

Started by TheUglyOne
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Updated 09/21/2009
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Travel & Events; Cars & Driving

Call me a party pooper, but a 17-hour-drive to go see the world's oldest traffic light doesn't sound like it would be worth its weight in Dramamine. Here are some of our nation's most hilariously anti-climactic tourist attractions.

How To Get Things Done!

By TheUglyOne
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Updated 09/21/2009
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Literature & Arts; Jobs & Education

One of my favorite activities of public service is reading stupid self-improvement books so you don’t have to. (Oops, did I actually write out the word “stupid?”) This week’s book of choice is a number called, Getting Things Done, which has one of those amazing business-glam cover shots, and a bunch of inspirational quotes in the margin, like, “Sometimes, I just feel like a mosquito in a nudist colony – I know what I want to do, but I’m not sure where to start.” The book certainly has its mer...

The Things You'll Buy At 30,000 Feet: Sky Mall's Finest Products

By TheUglyOne
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Updated 09/21/2009
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Shopping; Geek

Is it the altitude? Or perhaps the Malibu that you resorted to drinking to mask the smell of your neighbor's Clamato? Something has gotten to you, and now you want to buy a pair of antlers for your 1994 Saturn. Airplanes can be dangerous, so here's your chance to admire the products of Sky Mall in the safety and sobriety of sea-level thinking.

Wild Animal Defects

Started by TheUglyOne
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Updated 09/21/2009
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Family & Pets; Fitness & Health

Al Gore not compelling enough to convince you to stop putting unnatural toxic stuff on earth? Perhaps these little guys might convince you to pay the extra dollar for the organic stuff next time!

Why You Should Totally Move To Alaska

Started by TheUglyOne
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Updated 09/17/2009
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News & Politics; Humor

After the big Alaska earthquake this week, does anyone else want to join me in a move up north? I mean, the state DOES pay all Alaska residents $10,000 a year just for living there. Here's why you should totally move to Alaska with me.

Get Your Shrub Art On

By TheUglyOne
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Updated 09/16/2009
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Geek; Family & Pets

Sometimes I like to sit and dream of a future time when I will be able to get away with purple pantsuits, coral lipstick, flirting with younger men, and spending all afternoon tending to my topiary collection. Think about it! Your future holds so many wonderfully boring phone coversations about what you ate for dinner the night before, and how many weeks it took for your dolphin shrub to fill out. Simpler times await. Get excited!

Farewell To White Pants

By TheUglyOne
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Updated 09/14/2009
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Shopping; Geek

Labor Day has tragically passed, and we have once again entered the dismal months during which white pants are no longer socially acceptable. In the spirit of emotional support, let us all join hands, in the shape of a heart, and cathartically lament what we will be missing until the glorious white pants renaissance of Memorial Day.

San Francisco Rights Of Passage

By TheUglyOne
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Updated 09/11/2009
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Pop Culture; Entertainment

The only way to really belong to a city is to give it time. Over the course of living somewhere, certain events will unfold and organically ordain you as a bonafied citizen. Of course, if you only have a limited amount of time, there are some tricks to make your experience more authentic. Here are some of my favorite San Francisco rights of passage.

Broccoli Shampoo & Other Curious Ways Human Beings Like To Ingest Antioxidants

Started by TheUglyOne
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Updated 09/09/2009
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Fitness & Health; Eat & Drink

This just in: The word "antioxidant" has suddenly been found to improve product value at more astonishing rates than Hello Kitty. How far would you go to put a stop to free radicals?