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A Treatise against kilt-sagging?

One of my favorite (and, judging by responses, your favorite) posts of all time was definitely the Treatise against pants sagging, which focused on the fact that a woman is never ever asking to get raped. Well, apparently Scotland agrees, in a totally awesome fashion.

Check it out!

Cures for The Cranky

So, for the past week or two, I have had a serious case of the chronic crankies. I'm not sure if it started when three of my tires went flat, or when my fourth tire went flat shortly thereafter. Maybe the trigger was the feel of kitty claws sunk deep into my armpit during a certain greasy feline's bath; perhaps it was when the refrigerator light went out.
I'm not sure what brought this on, but I am fully prepared for it to die in a fire. So here's a start on a list of ways to cure the Cranky, and I would *love* your contributions.

1. A CRAZY workout. When you're too tired from the StairClimber to feel any emotion, Cranky is not an option.

2. Photos of kitties. Need I say more?

3. Laundry. Something about folding shirts gets me in this zen-foldy place.

4. Gardening. Maybe this isn't for everyone? Whatever, when Crazy Cart Lady yelled at me in the parking lot of Bed Bath and Beyond on Monday, I went straight to my local Navlets and got some chlorophyllic therapy.

5. Looking at wedding dresses on the internet. Does this get my feminist card revoked?

Please feel free to offer your cranky cures, as I am in dire need. And I can't take any more cowbell.

Cake in a mug

I don't really like cake. Or cupcakes, to tell you the truth. I mean, I like them, but I wouldn't want to hang out with them. Because, here's the thing - if you want to hang out with Slice of Cake, you have to hang out with all of his friends. 

And if you want one cupcake, you have to either pay $4.00 for one, or you have to find 23 friends with which to share the batch of cupcakes you just wasted your afternoon making.

So imagine my profound joy at finding a recipe that will, within five minutes of me deciding I want a confection, yield exactly one delicious serving of cake. 

Want to know how? Here you go:

1. Grab a mug.

2. Put two packets of cocoa mix and two tablespoons of flour into the mug.

3. Add three tablespoons each oil and water into the mug.

4. Put one egg and a dash of vanilla into the mug.

5. Mix that junk up.

6. Put the whole thing into the microwave for 3 minutes.

7. NOMMMM

If you want to be fancy about it, you can oil the mug before you mix everything into it; then, when you take it out of the microwave, you can run a knife around the inside of the mug and dump it out onto a plate and put some frosting on there, or ice cream, or whatever. Follow your heart, etc.