Linky love:

Via Mighty Girl, 3/5/01:
the coolest party idea since the massage party idea.

Via Peter:
David Gaddis' Piercing. Beautiful.

In an article on the effect that the BSE and the foot-and-mouth viruses have had on European eating habits, this Italian butcher defines the connection between food and culture:
Life Without Beef:
"Don't take away my Florentine beefsteak," pleads butcher Dario Cecchini. "All of the Tuscan Renaissance is in it, all the poetry of Dante."

Ha!! Via FryKitty:
Obscene Interiors.

Don't worry, it won't offend virgin eyes. That is, unless experiencing bad interior design puts a blemish on your soul.

Via Firda:

Cereal Name Transmogrifier:
Mine?? Marshmallow Bananaspecks

Dying Words of Famous People

Freak Astrology:
Back off on the whole uniqueness and independence bit today. Try to play the game with a straight face and see if you can't win enough confidence and authority to be left alone. A little hard work and painful scrutiny can pay-off large at this time. The truth of the matter is: you're going to need at least some amount of help if your dreams are to ever happen. Be nice.

I don't know about that last bit.