“A young lady who has experienced spontaneous romanticism is unlikely to fall in love with someone of grudging manners.” –Miss Manners.

It’s official that I now own a house as well as thirty years of debt. The settlement went fine. We took the day off and went back to the house for minor fixes. The roof estimate turned out to be much lower than what I had expected. It’s such a relief. Actually the house doesn’t need as much work as I had anticipated. With my brothers in-law and father in-law help tomorrow and Sunday, I am sure we could get all the things inside the house fixed. It’s been a cold-ass winter day and I am exhausted. Peace!

Spotted a discussion over at MsNguyen castigating Hien Thuc’s not-so-traditional presentation of our traditional ao dai. Hien Thuc is not the first to adapt this style. Cyndi Tran has gone even further with just a panty. (Some folks didn’t seem to get my sarcasm behind that post.)

It seems like the ladies in MsNguyen’s discussion aren’t so welcoming this trend. What about the fellows? Is it time to take ao dai up a notch? What else we can do to ao dai to make a change? Or do we even need to make a change? Should ao dai be left the way she has always been?

One of the interesting comments is the compliment on Hien Thuc’s gorgeous legs. Could that be a reason for her to show off her legs? I am not sure about other guys, but legs aren’t the first thing I look at.

The sperm is going strong, real strong until… well, see it for yourself.

GW’s Gelman Library has launched a new site. It looks cleaner and much more organized. I wish it features a list of new books on the homepage just like a new section it has in the library.

A jealous wife, Rajini Narayan, set her husband’s penis on fire and accidentally burnt down the house. This is one of the reasons not to cheat.

You can now buy a scaled-down version of the White House for $9.88 million. Too bad, I already bought a house or else I would have consider it. Anyone?

French photographer Thierry Bouët captures the freakishness of newborn babies in his latest series. The photos were taken within the first few hours after the babies come out of the womb. I love this guy.

The new U.S. Financial Markets: First Quarter 2009 (PDF) gets a new cover as well.

The redesign of Tourism & Hospitality Management goes live.