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1. I have discovered a truly delicious combination. You ready? Sweet potato fries and A-1 Steak Sauce. Now you might be thinking, Jessica, what about ketchup? Ketchup is not a good choice because it’s kind of sweet, and sweet potato fries are sweet, and then the whole thing gets too sugary. A-1 has a citrus-like tang to it and it’s far more savory, so it really compliments the fries without overpowering them. The combination of the vinegary spiciness with the neutral starchiness is terrific. My life may never be the same. Try it, I bet you’ll like it.

2. The Internet has coughed up another magical weirdness that I am really getting a kick out of. It’s called The Harlem Shake, and it is odd. Thanks to Know Your Meme I found where it started. There is a song called “Harlem Shake”, it came out over the summer, blah blah blah. Then, three weeks ago, a bunch of guys made this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vJiSSAMNWw

Not especially special, right? I thought so too, but apparently there are now TWELVE THOUSAND different Harlem Shake videos. Three weeks. Twelve thousand. It’s crazypants. The videos have evolved too. Here’s how they work:

1. Person in mask or helmet dances alone. Other people do mundane activities and ignore masked person.

2. Chorus starts.

3. Everyone joins in and dances like lunatics, humping the air and the walls, punching invisible ninjas, etc.

I have chosen some of what I think are the finest examples of this new whatever. I suggest you do what I did, which is watch about one a day because that keeps them fresh. Just copy and paste all the links below and send them in an email to yourself so you can greet each morning with about 30 seconds of complete insanity.

Here’s some Sk8er boys doing it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=384IUU43bfQ

 

Here’s some college students doing it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge4uCNAyjuU

 

Here’s some people named Matt and Kim at their concert doing it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DABphlXEyW8

 

Here’s the Peanuts Gang doing it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqZc2dyClko

 

Here’s the Norwegian Army doing it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hpEnLtqUDg

 

Here is an agency I would kill to work for* named Wieden + Kennedy doing it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd8Fmh7nIrQ

 

And by far my favorite, here’s a family doing it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObHqqLE6zRQ

 

*Not because they do the Harlem Shake, but because the work they do is amazing. Alas, they are based in Portland, so no W+K love for me. Sigh. I must love them from afar.

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