The World Mood Chart. Just as the flapping of one butterfly's wing in San Diego could cause a typhoon in Taiwan, your "happy vibes" (or "pissy little snits") could change the daily course of humanity. Or not.

I'm In Monkey Heaven!
I've come to really dig the "lavender alternative" and thought I would celebrate my comfort by bombarding you with monkey links galore. Check out Rally monkey's joint, spanking the monkey(no, not like that), the poor aquatic ape: the sea monkey, the monkey shakespeare simulator, where's monkey?, is my monkey hot or not?, which monkey are you? and (best for last) the archives of the monkey king!
Enjoy.

New Bush immigration program Dubya has announced a program to allow illegal migrant workers to stay here legally, but the details are pretty vague. (Read the link, folks.) more inside

Booty Call The goal of this online game his to get a loser to hookup with a girl in a night club. Not as easy as it sounds. NSFW.

Snackspot. Kind of a sister post to SideDish's wonderful sugar cube thread. A wonderful (but UK based) website chronicling all the rare and insane new sweets companies keep putting out. (Also includes alcohol, crisps, and fast food) more inside

Chinese mothers donated their breast milk to save an abandoned baby Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey. more inside

Shock and awe Interesting photo, allegedly showing the moment Saddam was captured. Perhaps even more interesting, none of the large international newssites are showing it. Larger version can be found here: Saddam capture II

So much MoFi angst today! The first lady lying and more airline security hassles and dead civet cats! Egad! We need a little sweetness and sugar... Ah, there, that

The Bush post I can't resist. Laura Bush admits George W. didn't write that poem.

Straight from MeFi, I admit it. This behavior -- the U.S. mandating random and arbitrary behavior to other governments -- drives me utterly, utterly bonkers. The question that I pose to you is the same that Kristen poses -- what are you going to do about it? Are we really going to put up with governance by random actions?

Spamku Subject: immaculate barracuda plaza bang infeasible. Spam text has become more coherent and more random lately it seems. Instead of the subject being "Buy Some Crap0xtwnrpz~" it's something chaotic and begs to be made sense of. more inside

Hoax. I hope. Someone please prove this isn't so. Or tell me where to get a ten year supply of cream corn.

Emperor Norton: In 1869 he abolished both the Democratic and Republican parties. more inside

Buy a domain! Anyone feel like shelling out $5-8 for a somewhat handier address? more inside

Wanna be an astronaut? At least you can do it on an excellent computer simulation game. psst... It's freeware! more inside

City folks realize the trials and tribulations of moving to the country.

Shatner Is Back; Millions Crave The Sweet Relief Of Death.

Are you ready to rock.... DOKAKA Style?
This could be cooler, but i'm not especially sure how. The Songs in the Key of Life cover is aces, but Smells Like Teen Spirit may never sound more nihilistic and insane than here.

Robert Foster and Hellion have lived together for 25 years. Foster is a quadriplegic and Hellion is a capuchin monkey from the Helping Hands program, which trains monkeys to assist the disabled.

So, the civet cats of Guandong, a "local delicacy" suspected of playing a role in SARS, are being culled. Did you ever find yourself wondering how they might taste?