OT: Royal Wedding Mania

Millions of Americans will roll out of bed at an unholy hour to watch Prince William wed the glamorous babe he's shacked up with for 8 years, today a commoner and tomorrow the future Queen of the Tabloids England. All I can say is buckle up, Katie, it's going to be a bumpy ride from here on out.

Why should a nation that shot its way to independence from the Crown care about a big expensive PR-event for the monarchy? Well, it's a show and we love a show. And it's the latest installment of a 30-odd-year soap opera that started with Diana. I'm not a big Dianaphile at all and Charles doesn't rate that much better in my opinion, but William and Harry are okay in my book and I love the Queen.

I got up at 5 a.m. in 1981 and around that time in 1986 to watch previous royal weddings. But that's when I lived on the East Coast and I was off from school for summer. The thing that sucks about being on the West Coast is that the time difference is so great, "coverage" (i.e. two hours of meaningless chatter) starts locally at 1 a.m. and the ceremony gets going at 3. I have to work tomorrow :(. Is Westminster Abbey cheaper on weekdays or something? Why not have it on Saturday?

Oh well, I'll just watch it on YouTube at work anyway.

New Her Universe Duds

Lucky ducks going to Star Wars Weekends get first crack at new tees and older designs in children's/plus sizes from Her Universe. The rest of us have to wait until they're available online in June.

So far, I'm really liking this Yoda tee on the right:( pic under cut )

OT: Help Alabama

An unbelievable 200 people are dead in Alabama alone after Wednesday's tornado rampage and scores of survivors have lost literally everything. Additional casualties and damage were reported in GA, MS, TN, and VA. Here's how to help:

http://abcnews.go.com/US/alabama-tornado-2011-storm-victims/story?id=13477481

http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/articles/responding_to_deadly_tornadoes/?utm_campaign=AL&utm_content=http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/articles/responding_to_deadly_tornadoes/&utm_medium=Argyle+Social&utm_source=twitter

You might want to check with local Humane Societies and shelters for help with animal rescue.