inside scoop: counter culture is looking to add another member to our roasting team. if you’re interested or want details, feel free to email me.

hooray for me for finally breaking down and talking to my dad again.

hooray for kate for finally getting a job.

and hooray for carissa.

who suggested tomorrow night’s round 2 should be the periodic table.

naomi sent me a little math puzzle over on my space:

1. Grab a calculator. (you won’t be able to do this one in your head)
2. Key in the first three digits of your phone number (NOT the area code)
3. Multiply by 80
4. Add 1
5. Multiply by 250
6. Add the last 4 digits of your phone number
7. Add the last 4 digits of your phone number again.
8. Subtract 250
9. Divide number by 2

Do you recognize the answer?

ok. kind of nifty, but it’s not, “unbelievable”. it’s just simple math with enough wierd twists and turns to make you not realize what you’re doing.

here’s how i spoil the fun…
basically what you’re doing is saying can be represented mathematically like so:

250(80x+1) +2y-250/2 (where x is the first 3 digits of your phone#, y is the last 4)

expanding the first part, you get:

20000x +250 +2y -250/2

simplifying by getting rid of the 250s:

20000x +2y/2

performing the division:

10000x +y

which basically takes x and puts it in front of y by using the 10000 multiplier to give you your 7 digit phone number.

whoo-hoo.

fundumper has a very  awesome collection of wierd and sometimes eerie statues that show up in children’s playgrounds.  if you think the statues in southpoint are creepy, get a load of these.

in honor of america’s most neglected holiday, this wednesday nights topic will be world flags.

caribou coffee is offering free caribou coolers this wednesday (6/21) from 2-3 pm.  i will wholeheartedly admit that these things are a guilty little pleasure of mine.  they barely taste of coffee at all, but as a milkshake they’re not so bad.  and hey….it’s free.

this is perhaps the weirdest freaking commercial i’ve seen in a really long time.  (requires quicktime)

in honor of father’s day this weekend, round two tonight will be about the founding fathers of the united states.  basically i’m defining a "founding father" as a person who was signed the declaration of indepence or was a delegate to the constitutional convention.

online magazine slate wondered what classic novels would look like if the covers were done in a pulp style…good stuff.

so in honor of jackaninnies running amok on my blog, dog breeds will be round 2 tomorrow night.