Does anyone do stuff really out of the ordinary for Thanksgiving dinner?  I know a handful of families that cook something than Turkey as their main course, but I’m mostly interested in what sorts of side dishes your family/friends prepare that are out of the ordinary.  Let’s share unique recipes and salivate over the catatonic gluttony of tomorrow.

Some interesting turkey and thanksgiving factoids after the break…

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Thanks to YouTube user, Rick Sincere, we have some videos of the tree lighting ceremony from Friday.

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By now you should all remember what happened this past Halloween, or your friends should have told you the story about how you ended up lost in the woods in a drunken stupor.  A bunch of things could have happened this weekend, but lets narrow our discussion to two:

1.  the craziest things you saw happen Friday night.  I will start…it was a cold dreary evening, and amidst Vanilla vodka shots and random Miller Lites, an elf appeared, or was it Link from Zelda?  Anyways, this Zelda creature had a real-live hunting bow and arrow with him….with a quiver full of arrows.  After a couple drinks it doesn’t take much to convince someone to do something they should never ever do…target practice on Halloween.  Zelda must be a good shot sober, but definitely not under the influence.  A couple of the other party goers setup a target shooting area, 3 feet away from Zelda consisting of a large bottle of laundry detergent.  Our brave hero prepared for the shot, and missed!  The arrow missed the bottle by 4-5 inches and went straight through the wall behind it.   What ensued was a scene from a Quentin Tarantino movie.  All but the last inch of the arrow was firmly stuck in the wall.  When we tried to remove it we heard a very loud scream and some blood began pouring over the arrow.   Actually, Zelda didn’t hurt anyone, but imagine if there had been some drunk couple getting it on behind the wall and when they were ready to put on their “o” face the scream of the century is heard, and the other person thinks its kinky because it has a creepy “i’m dying” undertone to it.  Ya, it could happen to you to.
2. I am sure plenty of girls and some guys ( i am staring at all of you cross dressers) had racy outfits on.  Did any of you breakup or have a fight this weekend due to an costume?  We want details people.

By the way if you are reading this SHAME ON YOU, go vote!  [pic from joeltelling on Flickr] 

Have an excellent religious/kid candy day! Take my advice, too much chocolate bunny will make you sick, I tested it for you…ugggggg.

Have yourself a peep show!

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[witten by UVa LaGrape and very R-rated]

I have been informed by one of my current lovers that today, March 14th, is Steak and Blowjob Day. Invented as a joke by a Boston morning DJ, this idea has taken off in the real world, as evidenced by the hundreds of thousands of hits the phrase generates when Googled. It’s supposed to be a male counterpoint to Valentine’s Day, centered on men and their idea of what a love holiday should contain.

I immediately loved this idea.

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I can’t really explain these videos. We’ve got some depressing ones, negative ones, happy ones, cheesy ones, smelly ones, ugly ones, hated ones, and hearty ones. If you are alone, you will be happy. If you have a date, you will get depressed.

Let’s say there is a little “what is love” mixed with Eurotrash with a hint of spice.

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Good morning, lovebirds! Rather than feed you awkward conversation topics today, I’m going to feed you some emergency silence-fillers that I find quite interesting. (If I could dip them in chocolate and feed them to you with my fingers, I would.)

Forty percent of Filipinos believe in Cupid! Belief is higher among those with more education, also higher among those with live-ins than singles.
Philstar: 40% of Pinoy adults believe in Cupid

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Thor posted his V-Day picks for singles (I especially enjoyed the recommended music pairings), and I promised mine with the honeymoon suites. So for those of us enjoying self-love on Valentine’s…

Get drunk and dance. Obviously. Knockin’ Boots at R2!

Go to page 57 of this past week’s C-VILLE if you want to see some breastesses. I’m completely serious.

Order yourself a heart-shaped pizza from Pizza Bella. Check out the toppings online and call 296-7472 to order.

Crash a friend’s apartment complex hot tub and drink champagne from a Solo cup. Don’t feel like subjecting your “winterweight” to a bathing suit? Or sitting in a hot tub solo? I’m with you. Buy a heating and massage pad for about $30 from one of those non-local mega-stores you hate and blow bubbles in your champagne with a straw.

Go to Ultimate Bliss (on the feeder road to Best Buy) and pick out something for the ultimate self-love experience. Consumer Reports steers clear of sex toy reviews, but the internet does not. Read a funny guest column in Marie Claire by a paid sex-toy tester here.

Eat at Mas. The hottest restaurant in Charlottesville (without trying) is not breakings its no-reservations policy for the holiday, so manchego cheese and sundried tomato aoli can be yours, all to yourself. Arrive early, ladies and gentlemen, or you will wait, and it will still be worth it.

The Shoghaken Armenian Folk Ensemble is performing at the University of Virginia’s Old Cabell Hall at 8pm, $10 for public, $5 for students. Apparently, this group is the preeminent authentic traditional Armenian folk ensemble. I bet it’s going to be really cool. You try to play a duduk.

File your taxes. If you’re already in a bad mood, why not?

(But I really recommend having a cheesy fun Valentine’s Day to celebrate yourself.)

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Well everyone probably has Valentine’s Day plans, but in case you don’t here are some suggestions.

Me, I’ll probably just sit at home alone, think of new posts to write for cVillain and hope that everyone is having a good time. I didn’t really have a theme for these suggestions and I was trying to find singles non-lovey dovey stuff, but it’s hard. Charlottesville, your money is spent in couples on the 14th. It’s cool.

Anyway, here THREE events that caught my eye as well as THREE homemade solutions. If you are lazy, you will do a non-homemade solution, if you want serious plus points, do it homemade. Everything is local. Let me know what you think of the homemade ones and suggest your own!

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