OK, so I'm not going to bother trying to keep up with the other second-by-second, blow-by-blow bloggers crashing the 'net this afternoon with news on Steve Jobs' big announcement. Though, if the my favorite little munchkin guy from 'Dancing with the Stars' showed up to the Apple press conference, I'd be totally into it!

Instead, first I'm going to announce the winner of this week's Hello Kitty 'Apple' flash drive! Big congrats to ...

Rachel L. of NYC!

If that's not you, please hop on over to http://www.mimoco.com/ and check out the rest of their assortment of 2-gig flash drives! Not a huge Hello Kitty fan? Try Princess Leia from Star Wars! LOVE it!

We kick off the fourth (of five) week of our Hello Kitty giveaway on Byte-Sized this Monday, so be sure to check it out!

So, back to the goofing off ... It's apparently 'celebrity doppelganger' week on Facebook, and in an effort to get me involved, a friend of mine sent over this website that matches you by percentage with whom you look like most! All you need is a clear picture of your face. In a hysterical craze, I sent this site all around the Captivate office, and, just to show you all how willing and open us Captivate editors/bloggers are to poking fun, here are our results:


Apparently, I'm the love child of Helena Christensen and Elvis Costello :) Hey, I'll take being compared to a mega-super model any day, though I swear I've been told Alicia Silverstone (circa Batgirl) and I are identical.

Captivate editor and Indulge author Jacqui looks so much like her matches, Beyonce and Maria Meneudos, it's scary! Isn't she a stunner? Check out Jacqui's beauty/fashion tips here!

Captivate editor and Weigh In author Kate Scanlan is perfectly matched here with Camilla Belle and Liv Tyler, though in real life, she's a walking replica of Tina Fey -- lucky! :) Check up on Kate's fitness tips here!

Captivate's editor and Green Among Gray blogger Kyle was matched to Marlon Brando and Matthew Perry -- though he really looks so much like Daniel Radcliffe that we sometimes call him 'Harry Potter.' Get your environmental tips from Kyle here!

Captivate's Canadian editor and I'd Rather Be Watching Movies author Justin is a pretty accurate mix here of heartthrob Johnny Depp and your favorite 'friend' Jennifer Aniston. Find out Justin's movie news and opinions here!

Captivate's director of content and music reviewer Dee Murray is a sassy mix of Cate Blanchett and Ashton Kutcher, right? Listen to Dee dish on music's biggest artists here!

So, you can see we had a lot of fun with this :) It's obviously not an exact science ... but for amusement purposes, it had us rolling on the floor laughing.

Feel free to send me some of your best celebrity matches and I may post them up! Otherwise, thank you for taking some time away from obsessing over Apple's iTablet or whatever with me!

See you back here Friday for the week's top headlines (... OK fine, I'll round up the Apple news, too)! L8rs!

Labels: Captivate bloggers, Captivate Music Reviews, Green Among Gray, I'd Rather be Watching Movies, indulge, Weigh In

... but not by me! Here's the scoop, from Captivate's own Jacqui Pini, who runs our Indulge blog:

I finally solved the Rubik’s Cube.

It is totally a toy of the 80s and I think that is the last time I saw a Rubik’s Cube so when Amber gave me the challenge I assumed I’d figure it out on my own. When that proved to be too difficult I turned to the guide book. Even that was tricky. One wrong move and you’re back to step one. The turn-by-turn instructions are great, but there is plenty of trial and error. At one point there was a knock on my front door … and then it was back to step one as I completely forgot where I was.

I am embarrassed to say how long it too me to solve it, but I am going to guess I worked on it on and off for 3 hours. Even my fiancé was telling me to take a rest, but I was addicted. I had to finish it. If I started over, I know I could get it in about 20 minutes because I completely understand all the steps.

If it has been a while since you’ve used a Rubik’s Cube I highly recommend you pick one up. It is a good workout for your brain and definitely fun to take on an airplane or somewhere you will not be easily distracted. I am going to keep up with it until I can do it with no instructions. Next move … I play dumb and bet people I cannot solve it!

Ugh -- I'm so jealous, Jacqui! Stupid thing ... Too hard! But, Jacqui proved it can be done, and that Rubik's new promotion does actually work. Well done! Maybe I'll try it again.

Oh no. Does this mean I actually have to make that Rubik's Cube cake (previous post)?? Son of a...

Labels: indulge, rubik's cube, solving a rubik's cube