The MONTH in Review: April 23-May 31

I suck, OK, I totally suck. In fact, I only had three posts for all of May. I chalk it up to the trips I took and the training I was doing (see my Dam run post below), but it's still a little sad.

Mental Floss

• 10 Billboard 200 Milestones. Dark Side of the Moon was on the top 200 selling albums list for, like, ever.
• 10 Famous Trains. I can't talk about Casey Jones without getting the Grateful Dead song stuck in my head.
• 10 Mean Moms. No, I didn't include you, mom.
• Rain, Rain, Go Away.
• Obscure Punctuation Mark Quiz.
• Ranking 10 Peppers on the Scoville Scale. My dad's idea.
• Pluto, We Never Knew Ye.
• 10 Flowers You Don't Want in Your May Day Basket. Or maybe you do, if you're suicidal.
• The Milwaukee Brewers. My second-favorite team now. Partly because they like beer so much and partly because of the sausage race. What, you guys like baseball teams based on their collective talent? Weirdos.
• 10 Things in the Skull and Bones Society's Tomb. I was surprised that this one didn't get very many comments. I think secret society stuff is so fascinating.
• 10 Nuggets About McDonald's. Including the tale of Uncle O'Grimacey and Captain Crook.
• 10 Animals Named After Celebrities. Mostly insects and such, but you gotta love the bunny named after Hef.
• The Oregon Trail Computer Game. Did I spend like three hours playing Oregon Trail in the name of "research"? ...Maybe.
• 10 Evil Destinations.
• 10 Amazing Actresses in 10 Awful Movies. Aww, poor Bette Davis.
• Happy Birthday, L. Frank Baum!
• 10 Statues of Liberty (other than the original).
• 10 Questionable Patents. I have not been so amused while writing a Quick 10 in a very long time. I kept sending Paul e-mails saying, "Look at THIS one." "THIS one is even better." "WHY would you need this?" You know I'm deeply feeling something when I break out the all-caps.
• 10 Deadly Landmarks and Monuments. Just because people jump off of these landmarks doesn't mean they die. Can you imagine jumping off of the Empire State Building only to be blown back on to the next floor? That's just what you need when you're so upset at life that you want to end it all. "Damn... I'm even a failure at suicide!!"
• 10 Facts About Grauman's Chinese Theater. This started L.A. Week at the Quick 10 - four posts (Monday was a holiday, so no posts) about places I visited while on a five-day weekend trip with my mom, aunt, family friend and BFF. I really need to blog about that here sometime... I have some great pictures and good stories.
• The Santa Monica Pier.
• 10 Things at the Warner Brothers Museum. Such a cool part of the WB tour, which I wasn't expecting to be so great. Good job, Warner Brothers! Are you hiring screenwriters? I know this girl...
• Dodger Stadium. Gorgeous stadium, but it's no Wrigley :)
  

Neatorama

Five Familiar Actresses in a Different Light. Jessica Tandy used to be a BABE! Actually, all of these ladies were. Angela Lansbury (pictured) was a hottie, too. I think it's good to remember that these actresses weren't always playing grandmotherly types, and the longevity of their careers is pretty inspiring.
Movie Trivia: Clue. Can someone tell me why I don't own this on DVD? As soon as it comes out on Blu-Ray, I'm on it.
The Real-Life Tenenbaums: Three Famous Families. I think I would like to be a member of the Day-Lewis clan. Do you think they take applications?
The Hindenberg: What Happened? We still don't know why it went kablooey, but there are a few theories.
Five New York City Riots. Written because it was the anniversary of one of the riots, not because I like to highlight violence in NYC. Promise.
Movie Trivia: Ocean's Eleven. Clooney, not Sinatra.
The Top Four Deadliest Volcanoes Ever. The picture of the girl caught in the rubble is probably one of the most heartbreaking things you'll ever see. I linked to it in the story instead of embedding it, because I know people don't go to Neatorama to get depressed. But I have goosebumps just THINKING about that picture.
The Many Sides of Shel Silverstein. Good writer, great illustrator, creative genius... not-so-great dad :( We can't all be everything.
Four Really Fast Runners. Because I had running on the brain.
Six Roller Coaster Records. And now I have the urge to go to an amusement park.
Five Other Remembrance Days Across the World. In honor of Memorial Day.
Four Celebs Who Belong to Mensa (and two who don't). I had James Woods on the list because of sources said he was. But a representative from Mensa actually wrote Alex and said that they have no record of Mr. Woods' membership. What say you, James Woods? And will James Woods High School change their name in light of Mensagate?
Movie Trivia: Mary Poppins. Aw, one of my favorites. I get warm fuzzies watching this movie. Enjoy the trivia!