a blog that tracks my favorite grocery store: trader joe's. it's what we all needed. i'm just happy to be within a few miles of one in chicago, instead of the 25 minute drive to the 'burbs one must do now.

So, as noted in Catherine's DCist post, Butterstick is not an option in the zoo survey. Well god dammit, we'll make it an option. I hereby present a modified name submission form. It'll post to the zoo webserver just like the real form (you might get a security warning). The only difference? We don't hate democracy.

Depending on how badly the survey is coded, there's a slim but real chance this will actually show up in their results.

UPDATE: as noted in comments and more recent posts, the zoo has wised up and fixed their form, making this one no longer work. Still, I think we got our point across.

UPDATE 2: Commenters are now indicating that it's started working again. Weird.

okay, so who sent me this washington post article on the naming contest for the already-unofficially-named butterstick? it was from a very cleverly-named butter@stick.com. too cute. i actually just wrote my own bit on it for DCist.

so, cheetahs are, for all intents and purposes, done. next up: drinks tonight at the hay-adams at 16th and H streets. please help me: what drink should i order? frankly, i know nothing about nice drinks. at bars, i almost always go with a gin and tonic because, well, i like it, and it's super easy and cheap. but i want a nice, classic drink tonight. tips?

so, this morning i bit the bullet (as it were) and went to dupont dental on 19th street to get my first checkup and cleaning in, oh, three years or so. i know, it's pretty disgusting, but i have a preternatural and oh-so-stereotypical fear of the dentist. i just always. have. cavities. like, 72 billion of them. no matter that i take better care of my teeth than most people; i unfortunately inherited my father's unusually weak chompers, so weak that a piece of chocolate cake will take root and cause decay, like, immediately.

but, lo and behold: this time around i HAD NO CAVITIES! this is the first time this has happened, ever. this might coincide with the fact that this year is the first time ever that i flossed more than once a week. flossing: it works! WHO KNEW? except, like everybody? i also have to give a shoutout to my good buddy advanced listerine mouthwash. i couldn't have done it without you.

other fun dental facts from catherine: i have only one wisdom tooth, in my upper left gum, which has not yet deemed to drop. dentists have told me this means i am more evolutionarily advanced than EVERYONE ELSE IN THE WORLD, which pleases me to no end.

christ. i can't believe i'm writing about dental stuff. time for my afternoon drink. anyway, i'd highly recommend dupont dental. very nice, very kind regarding my retarded dentist fear, and very quick.

i've seen a meme going around in ye olde 'sphere, asking people to name the top 10 songs they're currently obsessed with. nobody tagged me to do it, but that's never stopped me before!

i've included mp3s where i could find them, and i highly encourage you to downoad them. so, in no particular order...

1. "use it," new pornographers
2. "bleeding heart show," new pornographers (i can't help it. those two songs are a mad one-two punch on twin cinema. i listen to them on repeat constantly.)
3. "don't i hold you," wheat
4. "coming going leaving," karmella's game. if you're running, and need a kick, just put this song on, and you will be be going at 7.5 in no time. it is crazy catchy.
5. "syracuse," pinback. unfortunately the only mp3 i could find was a 30-second clip, but it's still worth a listen.
6. "exodus damange," john vanderslice. all my friends should love this song because he namechecks dance dance revolution. what what.
7. "munich," editors. it can be streamed here. editors are so hot right now.
8. "please stand up," british sea power. pretty, ambitious pop.
9. "quelqu'un m'a dit," carla bruni. i've been obsessed with this gently beautiful french song ever since rae posted it months ago. mp3 courtesy of her.
10. "oh mandy," the spinto band. gonna have to go with miss seeking irony on this one.

i tag...anyone who wants to do this! if you do, just trackback to this post, because i'd love to see what you're listening to.