The first time I played Grand Theft Auto III, the violence took me back. I never considered myself ultra sensitive to violence, but the amount of it in the game was overwhelming ... at first. I soon got used to it. Very used to it. I found myself having sex with prostitutes and then killing them and taking their money. I'd drive my car onto crowded sidewalks just to hear the people scream.

Luckily, the lifestyle of Grand Theft Auto never made its way into my personal life. I remained a well-adjusted individual upholding the laws with a solid moral compass. But there was always a part of me that wanted to be IN the game. Today, I got my chance.

My weekly fatblogging report.

The last couple of weeks were very hard, especially with a new baby in the house. Traveling back and forth to hospital, working from home, late nights - all very conducive to snacking, and the ease of getting a Wendys meal or a Dunkin Donut, or just kicking back with a beer. Which is why I didn't even weigh myself last week. But it's tame to face the awful truth....

Today on the veg - Happy Friday the 13th!

I was watching American Inventor on TiVo last night, and continue to be desperately unimpressed with the lack of ingenuity some of these so called inventors seem to have. Maybe the producers of the show realize that there's more fun in the idiots than the crazy geniuses.

So it's really refreshing to see something for sale on eBay that made me go - "WTF? How cool is that???" It's a concept car for Lincoln that was developed 20 years ago, and ordered scrapped by Ford. Luckily it wasn't and now it's for sale. Scroll down the page to see the video. I don't know why but that just fascinates me.

Today's breakfast links reminded me of a couple of planned skyscraper projects that seem to show that city planners and architects only have one thing on their mind. Seriously, I know the Empire State Building and the Washington Monument have always been described as phallic symbols but aren't we getting a little blatant here?

This is a building planned for London:

And San Diego:

A report from Ankara, Turkey. No, it wasn’t a woman driver looking for a parking place. The car apparently fell off a bridge overhead and landed on the balcony. At least, that's his story.

(via Arbroath)

- If you were wondering if ad agency employees smoked alot of reefer in the 70's...here.
- Do you guys watch Man vs. Wild on Discovery? I turn it on after I've had my bubble bath.
- Following in the footsteps of Christopher Hitchens, Bill Maher is about to tackle religion.
- Another chance to waste 2 minutes doing something dumb...Product shot or money shot?
- And finally, this doesn't even need a witty caption. Well done city planning department.