The FiDi Predator

As seen all over the news as of late, a territorial blackbird nicknamed "Swoops" attacks from behind in the Financial District in San Francisco. The bird divebombs pedestrians walking near a nest in a nearby tree. As the bird plunges from his perch it smacks the unsuspecting in the head.

Productivity has sharply declined as people gather in their office windows for a birds-eye (heh) view of the mayhem. The sidewalks are also filled with onlookers during their lunch break.

And the angry dude even has his own blog!!
http://frontstreetattackbird.blogspot.com/

Check out the 2 minutes of fame he got on CNN!!
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/offbeat/2009/06/09/vo.bird.attack.pedestrians.cnn

Who wants to go to Schroeders for lunch???!?

TFLN and Drunk Dialing

Drunk Dialing. Its a pop-culture phenomenom denoting an instance in which an intoxicated individual places phone calls that he or she would not likely place if sober. And now drunk texting is now making its way and is potentially yet more embarrassing for the sender.

It may not be one of our finer moments, but we have all done it.

Well, now there is a site that you can post these ridiculous messages. Their catchy headline is: "Texts From Last Night. Remember that text that you shouldn't have sent last night? We do."

http://www.textsfromlastnight.com/

This isn't the most appropriate site ever, but it does offer up a few good laughs. And in sticking with the whole bird theme, and the fact that my parents read this, here is a G rated text.

(763): I think I just ate a pigeon feather. FYI.

*Please note, the 3 numbers indicate the area code the text was sent from. Happy Texting!

My View

I think I might be one of the luckiest girls alive all because I live in an amazingly beautiful city....San Francisco. It doesn't get any better than this.

And this is just one view of the city...from the rooftop deck of my apartment. It is simply bliss!


Do you see that? That is the Golden Gate Bridge glowing in the sunset! Enough said.

F U, Penguin

My friend on Twitter posted this link...and I think it might be my new favorite blog.

F*** You, Penguin

Its a blog about a guy who talks crap on animals, but in the most hysterical way. And of course he used the cutest feathery friend as his first punchline.

"GODDAMMIT penguin. You think you are SO F***ing CUTE. I'll show you, penguin. Maybe not today. But soon, penguin. Watch your adorable f***ing back..."

And so the blog goes. (And the new book....)

Pidgin Chat

Okay, so seriously, this has to stop. Everytime I try to post something new, birds are waiting for me at the next corner. What is going on!?!

Here is the latest bird talk:

Pidgin is a chat program which lets you log in to accounts on multiple chat networks simultaneously. This means that you can be chatting with friends on MSN, talking to a friend on Google Talk, and sitting in a Yahoo chat room all at the same time.

It is actually, quite a clever name considering that carrier pigeons were used as flight messengers, carrying vital messages. Now this pigeon will carry messages via the internet.



Check it out for yourself: Pidgin Chat

How did I find this, you wonder?? Dont worry, I am not searching the web for all things birds, or pigeons. Seriously, take my word on that. My friend from Bulgaria had the link posted to her Google Chat message.

And I must say, I love that the cute little pigeon is awesomely PURPLE!

Why do men call women birds?

My freind was telling me a story of his old roomate from Ireland. He said he always called girls birds. He'd be all "I was out yesterday talking to this cute bird." Or "You should check out that bird." My friend thought he was really talking about birds, not women. Just thought he liked birds a lot. So where does the expression come from??

The use of the word bird to mean a young woman is dated back to sometime in the 1800s. But I couldnt really find a reliable source to ensure the accuracy of that. Here are the only bird-related euphemisms for women that I can think of.

Bird = chiefly British slang meaning a girl or young woman
Chick = a girl or young woman
Hen = a woman, especially a busybody or gossip; a fussy or nosy old woman

And to prove I am not a crazy bird lady (because we all know I am a cat lady at heart), here are other terms for women:

Sheba = a woman with sex appeal
Dumb Dora = a stupid femal
Tomato = a female
Jane = any female
Bimbo = a young woman considered sexually attractive but of limited intelligence
Bearcat = a hot-blooded or fiery girl
Dame = a female
Skirt = women regarded as sexually desirable
Fox = sexy, extremely attractive, desirable
Bunny = a cute girl
Floozie = a mistress or girlfriend
Broad = woman or girl
Amazon = a physically masculine woman. Usually implies tall. Often implies unattractive. Sometimes implies ill-tempered.
Troll = an ugly girl
Moll = A gangster's girl

I really like the old school ones. Can you think of any others??

Food for Thought

Food for thought is anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking.

So....did the same person who came up with the name pigeon, come up with the name penguin??

Even that Comcast cable commercial featuring the Madagascar characters get the penguin and pigeon mixed up. King Julian (of the Lemurs) thinks he's tossing a carrier pigeon off the cliff, but it's one of the penguins.

"Stretch your wings!"

(I tried to find the actual commercial but it looks like it has been deleted from YouTube. If anyone finds it, please send me the link.)