Michael Phelps is to Olympic swimming what Matt Marx is to finding George & Sid.

Curses! Matt has won the past three weeks of our George & Sid competition. I’m challenging the last two weeks. I refuse to award the full 30 points accumulated until he undergoes some sort of independent performance enhancing drug testing. When it comes to hiding and finding plastic toy lizards, Matt is a little too good at it, if you know what I mean. We suspect foul play (in fact, Tiffany has officially called shenanigans). Follow the jump and decide for yourself…

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Since interesting Krispy Kreme product combinations were recent a topic of discussion, I thought this was relevant to share.

New research in the U.K. shows that 72 percent of their workforce admitted to feeling seriously stressed on a daily basis, with 81 percent saying that a simple walk in the park makes them feel instantly relaxed.

To alleviate this stress, the good folks at Krispy Kreme came up with this Chia Pet-inspired solution: real grass flip-flops.

If a walk in the park helps you feel relaxed, what better way to de-stress than take a park with you everywhere you go (assuming flip flops are allowed)?

The footwear is currently being given out to consumers in London, with nationwide distributition planned. The grass is expected to last four months.

Worthwhile combo or another mismatched Krispy Kreme creation?

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So we all know that i am an ardent fan of NPR, despite the fact that they have not had one iota of coverage of Bret Favre. Well, i have now decided that Fridays are the coolest, because they are SCIENCE FRIDAYS!

So this Friday I was listening at lunch and there was a discussion about “negative refractory materials”. Now I am an admitted, nerd/geek/dork whatever you want to call it, but even i had to wiki this one. But, through the conversation (as i came in halfway through) i realized that a material had been created that would bend light around itself. Translation: IT’S INVISIBLE!!!!!! I was so excited. Can you imagine the posibilities????? Other than Harry Potter’s famous invisibility cloak, there has to be an unlimited number of applications for this technology. I tried, but every time i did there were some negative consequences.

Imagine this, Invisibility covers for your car, No one would know it was there and wouldn’t break in or steal it! Downside, people don’t see its there and might smash into it…..not good.

I am sure that there will be great applications for this stuff, but i just couldn’t think of any that didn’t have the downside of a possible, smashing, crashing, scraping, bumping, tripping, losing of some personal item….

UPDATE:
Jana recently placed a post-it on my desk with her comment on how useful the “invisibility clothing will be once perfected”. It was just to good not to share. Enjoy!

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Welcome back, 2-4!

It’s official! Bobby Jackson is back in Sactown. He was officially traded (there have been weeks of speculation) today from the Houston Rockets for Ron Artest, who we tots didn’t need anyway. Bobby was with Sacramento from 2000-2005. He’s certainly the most adorable Kings player EVER. They may not be the greatest team in the league, but at least the games just got more interesting.

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A recent after-hours work meeting made a drastic turn toward the merits of fair food. Sure, we’re all familiar with these waistline-expanding treats (deep-fried Twinkies, Snickers and Oreos, anyone?). But my pal Matt mentioned one such concoction the likes of which I have never seen: the Krispy Kreme Chicken Sandwich. It comprises a fried chicken patty topped with Swiss cheese and nestled between a “bun” made out of a sliced Krispy Kreme Original Glazed doughnut. As if that’s not enough, it then is served with a side of Smucker’s honey. Even Matt, whose fondness of Taco Bell shows that he’s able to eat just about anything, did not care for the sandwich … and I’d have to agree that it sounds pretty disgusting. However, I am always impressed by the ingenuity of fair food and applaud the creativity behind the Krispy Kreme Chicken Sandwich. Keep the new fair fare coming!

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While I think we can all take steps to be more efficient in our daily lives, I think this is taking the work/life balance concept a bit too far…

I like to multi-task as much as the next guy/gal, but aren’t you more productive after your workout, rather than during? Let’s take a break once in a while to live in the moment and focus on the task at hand, not how many tasks we can complete at once. I’m sure your boss, client, and your brain will thank you for it.

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I bought my husband a Wii for the holidays last year and have found it to be one of the most entertaining purchases I’ve ever made. Originally, I was opposed to a videogame system. I mean - hello!? - we’re adults. Well, in today’s world, just because you’re an adult doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a resounding game of Guitar Hero. And today, I am the Guitar Hero. I have beaten* the game. (*Granted it was on Easy mode, but my fingers are tiny so shut up, it was difficult!)

For my birthday - which was quite recently, thank you for asking - I asked for the Wii Fit. This is an application for the Wii that lets you do yoga, strength training and aerobics while tracking your fitness progress. Agility tests and balance games test your core strength and let you hone your skills. What I did not realize is that Wii Fit is worse than a personal trainer.

Wii Fit scorned me the first time after announcing the results of my first balance test when it asked me if I found myself running into things a lot. Touché Wii Fit, touché. I am not known for my track record of balance and grace. A few days later, I was burned once again by my condescending fitness friend after the agility test. “Wow. The agility test is not your strong suit” it said to me. In the words of Stephanie Tanner, How rude!

Fast forward to today. I haven’t used Wii Fit since Sunday. The first two days of the week were filled with dentist appointments and board meetings. But the middle two have just been avoidance. Today is Friday and I fear a little bit for the life of my Mii. I can just imagine that Wii Fit has been stewing for the past several days drafting a list of all the nasty comments it can make when I do step back on that little white board of shame. Enough avoidance. I have a date with Wii Fit tonight after an evening of sports and the latest episodes of Monk and Psych. I swear I’ll get to it today! Here’s hoping my ego escapes without major incident.

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(Note to Debi: Brett Favre is the long-time, Super Bowl-winning, MVP quarterback of the Green Bay Packers… they are a football team) Leave it to the 49ers fan to write this post, but I promise it’s not out of malice or bitterness… this time.

I am SO over Brett Favre right now. I feel like he’s cried wolf to the media and football fans over this retirement (will he or won’t he??) issue for years now. And now that he’s changed his mind about his decision to retire, he just wants to step back into the Packers organization and pick right back up where he left off. Never mind the fact that they’ve moved on without him. Never mind the fact that Aaron Rodgers is prepared to take over. Never mind the fact that Favre told everyone he was retiring, made John Madden cry, filed the paperwork and got a phat retirement ceremony out of it. No, Favre expects everyone to just fall all over themselves to make his every wish come true. And why shouldn’t he? He’s used to getting whatever he wants because that’s what the Packers organization has given him for the past 16 years. Except the only people falling all over themselves in this case were the members of the media, who - for some reason - covered this story and his return to camp as if Favre was Britney and he’d just shaved his head.

IMHO, the Packers have every right to let Favre explore other offers without feeling guilty. I’m siding with the organization here because I know the minute Favre told them he was out, they started making plans to move on. And I’m sure they had some really solid plans (plans that involved former Cal QB Aaron Rodgers). Favre took his gold-plated ball and he went home to sit in his rocking chair, having completed an excellent career in Green Bay. That team faced the challenge of building around what was left without #4; so for six months it’s been building. Believe you me, I know what “rebuilding” feels like! I’m a 49ers fan! On top of that, I’m a Giants fan, so yeah, pretty familiar. Favre’s demand to be a part of the organization again is just not in line with the plan, so the Packers have to let him go.

I am still baffled as to WHY there is so much media coverage on this. I can see the daily report from Packers training camp, but we have a full-blown camp of reporters set up to track Favre’s every move. And why? I just don’t get it, but I know I’m sick of it. So, the Jets, the Bucs, I don’t care where Brett Favre goes now just as long as the media stops telling me what he ate for lunch.

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If you’ve seen the blog in recent months (what am I saying? The blog is only months old.) You may recall a post about George and Sid, the plastic Komodo Dragons adopted by Matt and Charlene. They’ve become somewhat of an internal mascot among the group. So, like all good things in this office, we’ve turned George and Sid into a competition. Here are the rules:

1.) Each Monday, George and Sid will be hidden around this office.

2.) The “hider” may NOT hide George and Sid in a drawer or cupboard. Furthermore, George and Sid should be somewhat visible in their hiding spot. How visible is “somewhat” visible? Well, that’s open for interpretation by the hider.

3.) George and Sid must be hidden together.

4.) If George and Sid (remember, hidden on Monday) are not found by the end of the day on Friday, the hider gets 10 points.

5.) However, if George and Sid are found during the week (or at least by EOD Friday), the finder gets the ten points. If two people find George and Sid at the same time, they can split the 10 points or battle it out in an arm wrestling competition.

6.) The finder will then hide George and Sid the next week. If George and Sid are not found by EOD Friday, then the hider can decide who hides George and Sid next.

Any questions?

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Ok, so there are a few things that I am slightly superstitious about…nothing crazy like jana’s “left before right rule”, but I do have my quirks.

In this particular case, I AM VINDICATED!!!! It looks like there are a collection of people who think the world is going to end on December 21st 2012, based on the merging of the Mayan and Gregorian calendars.

A quick explanation in case you don’t have time to read the entire article. The Gregorian calendar (the one we use) is designed to be a repeating calendar. We start January 1st, go all the way through to December 31st and then repeat. The Mayan calendar was a 5126 year long calendar that ENDS. Do not pass go, do not collect 200 dollars. The calendar just ends.

There is a lot of interesting things that happen on that date. The article lists them all, but there is one that they are not aware of that all of you might want to know about, THE PARTY AT MY HOUSE!!!!! So as the world burns and the Mayan calendar ends I have just one question. Who’s bringing the guacamole?

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