OmnipotentChirp

Katie sent me this picture with the above title. I thought it was pretty funny and accurate.

Hi Chirp Babies, we're on a bit of a hiatus at the moemtn since we are all pretty effin' busy this month and just haven't been able to get a new recording scheduled. Katie is going to dig into the previous recording and see if she can pull out some undiscovered gems, but editing is a long and boring process and really, how many times would you want to listen to us squak on? Actualy, I hope you do like to listen to us squak on since otherwise why are you here on the blog? Anyway, it's FOOD TIME!

This Christmas I got this book (I asked for an XBOX):

This is my Valentine to the internet: a collection of super romantic X-Files fanvids.

I normally don't like "This Kiss" by Faith Hill, but you have to admit, YouTuber 'ohmymulder' really makes it work for this excellent collection of clips:

It only gets better after the break!

I received this voicemail on my phone yesterday night. I have a Las Vegas number and I have learned from experience that I should always let numbers that I don't recognize but have a Las Vegas area code go to the voicemail. This one is... extremely confusing. Even if I were the intended recipient, I don't think I would know what the hell to do with it...

Here is the original.

And here is a haunting voice poem for your enjoyment thanks to the boys over in Godspeed! (!!)

I really like to think about the usage of the words in the last phrase. "...as wire brushes" the object, versus "...as wire brushes" the action of the wire brushing. The latter is totally creepy. WHY WOULD YOU END A VOICEMAIL LIKE THIS???

Did you all hear about Skins and how RACY it is?  MTV: STILL RELEVANT.  Apparently it is so scandalous that Taco Bell won't advertise for it:

Spokesperson Rob Poetsch tells The Hollywood Reporter, "We advertise on a variety of MTV programs that reach our core demographic of 18 to 34 year olds, which included the premiere episode of Skins."

"Upon further review, we’ve decided that the show is not a fit for our brand and have moved our advertising to other MTV programming," he added.

The reason it is not a fit, of course, is because of all the references to drugs and alcohol.  If there is one thing that Taco Bell does NOT go with, it is drugs and alcohol.  How are you going to discern all 7 layers of flavor in your burrito if you are stoned out of your mind?  Don't be ridiculous. Personally, I might enjoy a Crunchwrap Supreme and Cinnamon Twist combo with a single glass of red wine, but I am an adult and know how to pair a wine with fourthmeal!

No matter how extravagant the lives of famous rich people get, I am never too surprised by anything I hear.  You could tell me Baby Suri just ate a chicken truffle nugget kids meal at Les Enfants Ristorante & Grille that cost more than my monthly rent and I would think, “well that’s ridiculous, but sounds about right.  Celebrities just bein’ celebrities!”  But this video about a party for Colin Firth revealed some tidbits about celebrity life that quite figuratively had my head exploding!

Let’s break down some of the things we learn here, okay?

Remember in our last episode, Four Chirps and a Taco, when we talked about Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction, and the story of Uncle Mike and the burgers?  Well, at one point during a break in our recording, we improvised this song as Brad of Five Tacos and a Taco played gently upon the acoustic guitar.  The song is about Uncle Mike, and how he rescued the family from the tainted burgers.  You can listen to it if you

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We recorded last night, and this is what our "tops board" looked like.  But don't get too excited, because we only talked about maybe three of these things, and the episode won't be done for a week or something.

I know this opportunity in Detroit is a good fit for the bulk of the Chirp audience so I wanted to make sure I wasn't the only one who saw it.

People like to talk about how the Internet is so distracting, and it's so hard to get anything done, or read a whole article, or reply to an email, when there is so much to CLICK ON.  But what is everyone looking at?  (SPOILER: This is not going to be a porn joke, so if you wanted that, I'm sorry.)  Until now we could only guess, but last night I decided to watch a movie.  I've chronicled the process in the interest of SCIENCE and in order to shed some light on what we do online.  This is just one experience, but I believe it is fairly universal.  Maybe you (the scientist) can include this as evidence in a paper you are writing about how the Internet has ruined everyone's attention span, although if you ARE writing that paper, I must respectfully disagree with your conclusion and would argue that it still would take longer to go to Blockbuster.  Also, I would probably think you're a jerk if we met.  But nevermind that.  Here is your step-by-step guide on how to watch a movie in 2011.  Read on if you think you can get through it without checking your Facebook page!

Tip: Netflix knows what you will hate.