• Ranting about Trader Joe's...oh why can't you just open your doors at 8am? [VillageIdoit]
• Prospect Park is starting to grow its witch hazel. This means spring! Soon! Finally!! [GowanusLounge]
• Hot or Cold? Katy Perry takes some Hello Kitty inspiration and it turns out, well, different [Stylelist]
• Hey. Men are insane in the brain!!! (so are the ladies) [SelfAbsorbed]
• Some childish humor for your Friday! [BeehiveHairdresser]

• When your new house pushes the neighbor's AC unit, maybe you've gone too far [BeehiveHairdresser]
• There are limits to a wingman's patience [Your Beard Is Good]
• Google search moves in mysterious ways... [This Is Not The Life I Ordered]
• The City JUST took down its Xmas lights [EV Grieve]
• OK, I missed this Sunday. But aww! Ellyphunts and Puppies! [IReadBannedBooks]

• 11recession proof restaurants [Eater]
• YouTube's latest sensation [Huffington]
• Snubbing reporters is the hottest trend at Fashion Week [amNY]
• Jews urge academy voters to think twice before sending any awards to The Reader [NYPost]
• Facebook gods kick off man for being too social [DailyBeast]

• Another piece of Coney Island history being demolished [GowanusLounge]
• "Beyonce is every man's worst recession nightmare." [StyleList]
• Conversations with Murray from Flight of the Conchords [MidWesterner]
• Joaquin Phoenix's bizarro Letterman appearance [ContinuoisLean]
• No bonus this year? Passive aggressive ways to rebel at work [BankersBall]

• Julia Allison is bringing aprons back... or something [NonSociety]
• Cats are funny and good at hiding places [CajunBoy]
• In the spirit of all things treehouse: a restaurant! [ASimko]
• Le Baron coming to NYC for a limited time only? [DownByTheHipster]
• Alexander Wang's new venture: condoms! [TheBlackberrie]

• Your Mom was right, drugs are bad for you [Brooklynian]
• Go topless year round! [GowanusLounge]
• Caution! Zombies ahead! [EastVillageIdiot]
• Get the skinny on a slimmer face [StyleList]
• These nicknames are better than your buddie's [BoweryBoys]

• Two words: cheap booze [BankersBall]
• God save the crossword puzzles! [ThisIsWhatWeDoNow]
• Just another day of grocery grief [SelfAbsorbed]
• People still talk about Socialism? [TheRawness]
• A lazy Superbowl Sunday afternoon for those of us that hate football [NewYorkShitty]

• "Tribeca Warns Yuppies and Hipsters" [BeehiveHairdresser]
• Be prepared to feel LOST tonight [Seriously? OMG! WTF?]
• Do you know your models? [Stylelist]
• Don't cry Over Spilt Milk [newyorkshitty.com]
• What has become of Jessica Simpson? [SoupSoup]

• Makeup tips from the brand new First Lady! [Stylelist]
• A futuristic zoo the future of beloved Coney? [BklynEagle]
• Don't miss out on your Obama bobblehead [BeehiveHairdresser]
• Shocking, breaking news: NYC an expensive place [MsModel]
• And best of all...MY PRESIDENT IS BLACK!!! [CajunBoy]

The website "Daily Routines" has become one of my favorite reads.  It's basically a collection of  how interesting people organize their days.  It's a self-reflationary time for me, especially when I realize that I need much different sleeping patterns.  Here's a sample, who said this:

"I am a completely horizontal author. I can't think unless I'm lying down, either in bed or stretched on a couch and with a cigarette and coffee handy. I've got to be puffing and sipping."

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• The aliens will call us the "Land of Great-Uddered Beings" [GuiltyWithAnExplanation]
• Another pillar of the Bowery pushed out [VanishingNewYork]
• Coney Island redevelopment website is literally a clusterf*ck [GowanusLounge]
• Some more "under-the-radar" clubs than we usually look at [BedStuyBanana]
• Solving your own "Hot Mess" [ChelseaTalksSmack]