I don’t want to work today.

Just a little something to get you ready for Season 6 of SYTYCD. And a little hint about how I’m feeling today.

Carbohydrate Friday!

I’m back with more potatoes again for this week’s recipe. And it has bacon in it. Go figure. I’m getting a little predictable, don’t you think?

STUFFED POTATOES
via Feasts and Fotos

24 new red potatoes, halved lengthwise
2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 1/2 cup sour cream
1 cup crumbled blue cheese (I end up using 3/4 cup usually)
1/2 cup crumbled, cooked bacon, plus more for garnish
1/3 cup (heaping) chopped parsley, plus more for garnish
1/4 red onion, finely chopped, plus more for garnish

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
2. Toss the potato halves with olive oil and mix well until each half is coated.  Place cut side down on a baking sheet and bake until the skins are crisp and the potatoes are tender, roughly 30 minutes. Allow potatoes to cool.
3. Gently scoop out the center of each potato half and place in a medium bowl. Some potato can remain inside the skin.  Actually, it’s best if some does as it will make the potato boats more sturdy.
4. To the bowl add the sour cream, blue cheese, bacon, parsley and onion.  Stir to mix together.
5. Fill each potato skin with the sour cream mixture and top each potato with more bacon, onion and parsley.

Serves 10-12

Mansion Apartment Shack House

Remember that game, MASH, from your childhood where you grew up to be famous, extremely wealthy and were married to the most awesomest guy ever , had 2.5 kids and could even pick the color of your car? Well, in case you don’t – here’s a refresher courtesy of the new movie, Paper Heart. Which looks totally freaking adorable by the way!

And FYI – I am marrying Bradley Cooper, am a famous pro blogger (blogging from my mansion in the Caribbean, no less) with a silver Prius and absolutely NO kids in sight! Jealous? Yeah, I thought so.

via you are my fave - thanks Melanie!

Practice safe sex.

Straight and to the point. Pretty sure the package says it all. I like it!

from Futurefabric via Made in England

Learn something everyday.

“Learning wasn’t fun when we were at school, but it might have been if we had learnt things like this.”

Learn something everyday is a fun little doodle project from UK design firm, Young.

via booooooom

Couch potato schedule

via Yahoo!TV

Summer is nearly over and you know what that means — Fall TV! Hallefreakinlujah! Summer TV bites the big one and I, for one, am ready to get my watch on! Izzie’s in, George is out, Nathan Trasoras is going to ROCK IT, fatties are already making me cry, and apparently Claire’s joining a sorority! Whah?!

What’s your favorite vice fall show?

Tuesday, Sept. 8
90210, 8 p.m. (CW)
Melrose Place, 9 p.m. (CW)
Sons of Anarchy, 10 p.m. (FX)

Wednesday, Sept. 9
America‘s Next Top Model, 8 p.m. (CW)
Glee, 9 p.m. (Fox)
So You Think You Can Dance, 8 p.m. (Fox)

Thursday, Sept. 10
Supernatural, 9 p.m. (CW)
The Vampire Diaries, 8 p.m. (CW)

Friday, Sept. 11
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, 8 p.m. (Fox)

Saturday, Sept. 12
America‘s Most Wanted, 9 p.m. (Fox)
Cops, 8 p.m. (Fox)

Monday, Sept. 14
Gossip Girl, 9 p.m. (CW)
The Jay Leno Show, 10 p.m. (NBC)
Lincoln Heights, 8 p.m. (ABC Family)
One Tree Hill, 8 p.m. (CW)

Tuesday, Sept. 15
The Biggest Loser, 8 p.m. (NBC)

Wednesday, Sept. 16
The Beautiful Life, 9 p.m. (CW)

Thursday, Sept. 17
Bones, 8 p.m. (Fox)
Community, 9:30 p.m. (NBC)
Fringe, 9 p.m. (Fox)
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, 10 p.m. (FX)
The Office, 9 p.m. (NBC)
Parks and Recreation, 8:30 p.m. (NBC)
Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update Thursday, 8 p.m. (NBC)
Survivor: Samoa, 8 p.m. (CBS)

Friday, Sept. 18
Crash, 10 p.m. (Starz)

Sunday, Sept. 20
Curb Your Enthusiasm, 9 p.m. (HBO)
Bored to Death, 9:30 p.m. (HBO)

Monday, Sept. 21
Accidentally on Purpose, 8:30 p.m. (CBS)
The Big Bang Theory, 9:30 p.m. (CBS)
Castle, 10 p.m. (ABC)
CSI: Miami, 10 p.m. (CBS)
Dancing With the Stars, 8 p.m. (ABC)
Heroes, 8 p.m. (NBC)
House, 8 p.m. (Fox)
How I Met Your Mother, 8 p.m. (CBS)
Two and a Half Men, 9 p.m. (CBS)

Tuesday, Sept. 22
The Forgotten, 10 p.m. (ABC)
The Good Wife, 10 p.m. (CBS)
NCIS, 8 p.m. (CBS)
NCIS: Los Angeles, 9 p.m. (CBS)

Wednesday, Sept. 23
Cougar Town, 9:30 p.m. (ABC)
Criminal Minds, 9 p.m. (CBS)
CSI: NY, 10 p.m. (CBS)
Eastwick, 10 p.m. (ABC)
Gary Unmarried, 8:30 p.m. (CBS)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, 9 p.m. (NBC)
Mercy, 8 p.m. (NBC)
Modern Family, 9 p.m. (ABC)
The New Adventures of Old Christine, 8 p.m. (CBS)

Thursday, Sept. 24
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, 9 p.m. (CBS)
Flash Forward, 8 p.m. (ABC)
Grey’s Anatomy, 9 p.m. (ABC)
The Mentalist, 10 p.m. (CBS)

Friday, Sept. 25
Brothers, 8 p.m. (Fox)
Dollhouse, 9 p.m. (Fox)
Ghost Whisperer, 8 p.m. (CBS)
Law & Order, 8 p.m. (NBC)
Medium, 9 p.m. (CBS)
Numb3rs, 10 p.m. (CBS)
Smallville, 8 p.m. (CW)
Southland, 9 p.m. (NBC)

Saturday, Sept. 26
Saturday Night Live, 11:30 p.m. (NBC)

Sunday, Sept. 27
60 Minutes, 7 p.m. (CBS)
The Amazing Race, 8 p.m. (CBS)
American Dad, 9:30 p.m. (Fox)
Brothers & Sisters, 10 p.m. (ABC)
Californication, 10 p.m. (Showtime)
The Cleveland Show, 8:30  p.m. (Fox)
Cold Case, 10 p.m. (CBS)
Desperate Housewives, 9 p.m. (ABC)
Dexter, 9 p.m. (Showtime)
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, 7 p.m. (ABC)
Family Guy, 9 p.m. (Fox)
The Simpsons, 8 p.m. (Fox)

Monday, Sept. 28
Lie to Me, 9 p.m. (Fox)
Trauma, 9 p.m. (NBC)

Tuesday, Sept. 29
Hell’s Kitchen, 8 p.m. (Fox)
Shark Tank, 8 p.m. (ABC)

Wednesday, Sept. 30
Hank, 8 p.m. (ABC)
The Middle, 8:30 pm. (ABC)

Thursday, Oct. 1
Private Practice, 10 p.m. (ABC)

Friday, Oct. 2
‘Til Death, 8:30 p.m. (Fox)
Stargate Universe, 9 p.m. (Syfy)

Sunday, Oct. 4
America’s Funniest Home Videos, 7 p.m (ABC)
Three Rivers, 9 p.m. (CBS)

Monday, Oct. 5
Rita Rocks, 7:30 p.m. (Lifetime)
Sherri, 7 p.m. (Lifetime)

Tuesday, Oct. 6
Scare Tactics, 9 p.m. (Syfy)

Friday, Oct. 9
Sanctuary, 10 p.m. (Syfy)
Ugly Betty, 8 p.m. (ABC)

Wednesday, Oct. 14
Nip/Tuck, 10 p.m. (F/X)

Thursday, Oct. 15
30 Rock, 9:30 p.m. (NBC)

Friday, Oct. 16
Supernanny, 8 p.m. (ABC)

Friday, Oct. 23
White Collar, 10 p.m. (USA)

Tuesday, Nov. 3
V, 8 p.m. (ABC)

Saturday, Nov. 7
Legend of the Seeker (syndication)
The Wanda Sykes Show, 11 p.m. (Fox)

This list is from E!Online, but here’s another calendar in a pretty colorful format from TV Guide. And for those of you super couch potatoes – here’s a printable version from TV addict.

Sharks with frickin’ laser beams on their heads.

Sorry for the Austin Powers reference, I couldn’t help myself. But how awesome is this Laser Beam ring? So unique! So hip! And the open design seems like even those with little cocktail wieners for fingers (such as myself) could wear it. Yup, I need one.

Double Down

“Double Down” is exactly what your weight will do after eating the new Double Down Sandwich from KFC. And which, to no suprise, can also be found on This is why you’re fat. For a mere $4.99, here’s what you get:

• 2 Original Recipe Filets
• Bacon
• Pepper Jack Cheese
• Swiss Cheese
• Colonel’s Sauce

Now, I’m not sure what the Colonel’s Sauce is as I have never heard of it before nor seen it on any of KFC’s other menu items. However, it has been described by some as “a party in my mouth” – so it can’t be all bad, even if it really is Colonel’s Sauce. Ewwww, but okay.

I’ll try just about anything once and we all know I’m a sucker for all things fried, so: heart attack on a plate, here I come! What do you think? Will you try it?

via foodgeekery

Charm

Charm Hanging Birdfeeder is welded steel made entirely by hand. It’s a mere 12″ in diameter and features a stainless steel screen, which holds the seeds, welded to two stainless steel rods. The rods fit into grooves at the corners of the piece and hold the screen in place similar to a hammock. Quite fancy digs for your neighborhood birdies if I do say so myself.

from 1000 Markets via Craftgawker

Pig out.

They may look like they haven’t eaten in a week, but au contraire my friend. Celebrities actually do eat. Who knew?