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Spam Infographics

This is why whenever I share infographics, including this one, I (1) upload it to my own site; and (2) never use the embed/share code that is included with the infographic. Whenever I do use a particular site's embed/share code — which is usually the case with videos — I go through each line carefully to make sure that it only includes information that is needed to share the video. But for everyone who does not know code, I wholeheartedly recommend that you include a rel="nofollow" tag in the HTML, as recommended by this infographic. For example, <a href="http://www.examplelink.com" rel="nofollow">Your text</a> Via TechCrunch. ...

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Body Counts for the Cast of ‘The Expendables’

Last weekend J and I made a trek to the theaters to watch The Expendables. I had been dying to watch the movie ever since I saw its trailer earlier this year. To me, the plot didn't seem that great but the all-star action cast was intriguing. I figured that all these stars wouldn't be in a movie unless it was awesome (ie, the trailer and plot for The Italian Job didn't seem that great but it had an all-star cast and it ended up being spectacular)...

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The High Cost of Insomnia

I have been utterly uninspired as to what to write on this blog in the past week or so, and last night at around 3:52am, I finally figured out why: insomnia. They say that insomnia affects up to 75% of women in their third trimesters, and it looks like it seeped into my life right on time, at about two weeks ago and refusing to make its departure. What makes things even worse is that my lack of sleep exacerbates all my other third trimester symptoms: nausea, swelling/bloating, aching, nosebleeds, and the general feeling of ickiness. It was only fitting that I stumbled upon this infographic this morning...

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