We are so EXCITED for tonight’s episode! WTF does Wendy want, showing up at the Henricksons’? She needs to quit the Hardware store and leave the fam alone! We weren’t really buying Barb’s running away from home plot line from last week, especially since she just had that heart to heart with Sarah, glad she’s back home. Tonight’s the episode with the defaced billboards, a visit from a post fender bender Wendy and a big bust up at the compound.

In case you just started watching, we found some great videos from HBO that give a back story on some of the key plot points, like how Bill and Margene met. If you have OnDemand, there are two others and as soon as we have ‘em we’ll post them here.

Meet the Babysitter

Loving Margene’s hair!

It’s the Kittens vs the Cougars in the stupidest TV show since Runway Mom. We’re not even Cougars but we despise the Kittens. Ew. Ew. Ew. We thought Demi and Ashton put this argument to rest.

OMG the intro is atrocious!! Dear God in heaven, please let him choose a Cougar. We hate this show.

We’re totally TiVoing this. We know, it’s so wrong.

Is Blogging bad for your health? Millions of people spend hours inside their homes, slaving over a heated laptop battery reposting creating content that they hope someone will read and enjoy and maybe even Digg or Stumble. These days blogging material is rampant but before YouTube and Flickr and Getty online, content was scarce and bloggers were forced at times to blog about things found in every day life. And gasp, forced to create their own original content. It was hard work and we lost a lot of good men out there. In 2005, the nonist created and published this helpful document with the aim of helping those bloggers suffering from what is known as Blog Depression. These days, as Culture Kills reported, new blogs are almost more prevalent than new porn sites. That means two years later, there are a lot more bloggers out there who may be experiencing the symptoms of Blog Depression. In light of this influx of bloggers, we are reaching out by posting the Snide.com Blog Depression pamphlet in its original form.

Not sure? Here is a short check list:

• You find yourself posting vaguely amusing YouTube videos and your only commentary is “meh?
• You’ve issued a veiled cry for help by threatening to quit blogging
• You spend your days hitting the Stumble button and feeling inadequate

Read on, then go outside.

Go. Outside.

Meh.

Ah, Monday, that gloriously sucky intro to the crazy work week of a day. You’re all tucked in at your cubicle, your lunch in is the fridge and then boom, it hits you, maybe work feels crazy because you’re not even supposed to be there. Not in that cubicle, not in that building, not next to that crazy gum smacking admin. And not only are you in the wrong building, it’s quite possible that you’re in the wrong galaxy.

This morning we awoke feeling something was amiss so naturally we turned to the internets for help and as usual the WWW Gods were able to help us get to the root of the problem. We found our real identity, our true calling if you will. And you can find yours too! Just take this quiz and when you are shown your true destiny, simply walk into your boss’s office and look him/her in the eye and say “I can no longer work here as I am Luke Skywalker and I have a higher calling.”

Keep in mind your results may vary, you might end up saying that you are in fact Chewbacca or Boba Fett. Whatever. The point is, you are in the wrong building, get the hell out of there and get in the game! We’ve got work to do. Note: If you end up being Jar Jar Binks, please accept our condolences. Also you might just want to skip the whole walking into the bosses office part and just leave.

Our Results: (we rule!)

May the force be with you!

Tell us in who you are in the comments, so we can recognize you when we see you.

If you don’t do it now…this could be you

Reviewed: Banana Twinkies

Let’s begin with the Unwrapping:

The initial unwrapping revealed a scent that was distinctly faux banana, but wasn’t strong enough to over-power the familiar sponge-cake aroma. Kind of like banana lip gloss but not in a tube and not made of wax. So, nothing at all like banana lip gloss. The color of the cakes and stickiness to the touch are identical to non-banana Twinkies. When the Twinkie is removed from the cardboard base, pieces of the golden brown sponge cake bottom stick to the card leaving behind the snack-cake equivalent of a lick-able yogurt lid to enjoy later.

Plating Up

We served our Banana Twinkie on Port Townsend bone-china with a Special Dark drizzle and a fresh strawberry garnish. In the interest of tasting accuracy, special care was taken so that only one Twinkie was placed in the chocolate, leaving one plain Banana Twinkie.

The first bite of Banana Twinkie tasted nearly identical to a regular Twinkie since the first bite never really contains much cream. It’s like the amuse bouche, teasing us into the Twinkie. The second bite revealed a fluffy light banana flavor that was not cloying or intense, leaving the integrity of the traditional sponge cake flavor intact. The banana flavor is light and the scent is almost stronger than the flavor. Consecutive bites tasted less and less Twinkie-ish as the banana cream increased in quantity. Several bites were taken with the chocolate drizzle which did seem to over-power the Twinkie.

The last bite consisted of mostly Twinkie cake and served as a welcome reminder that we were in fact eating a Twinkie. While the Banana Twinkie is an exciting addition to the snack-cake market, in this reviewer’s opinion, the original Twinkie is better tasting than its Banana flavored cousin. But neither would be kicked out of bed for leaving crumbs behind.

We don’t usually post political stuff but we love Mike Luckovich and this cartoon made us laugh. Like a lot.

Film: Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

Popcorn Worthy: Only if there are Milk Duds involved. We love special effects and seeing them on the big screen is obviously mandatory. But quite frankly when it comes to super hero movies, we’re more excited about the action figures. So we’re not even going to talk about the movie. We have provided the trailer but more importantly let’s have a look at the toys.

The toys: If we were basing our decision as to wether or not to see Fantastic Four Rise of Sliver Surfer solely on the toy release for the film, we would NOT be seeing the movie, ever. As usual Hasbro disappoints with their prehistoric idea of what action figures should be. Fantastic Four figures are typically not very well articulated, don’t have many accessories and are usually ugly and this series lives up to that expectation. We’re only posting one figure. It’s complete ass.

Click to not buy this hideous rendition of the Human Torch from Hasbro’s Fantastic Four: Rise of Silver Surfer release.

Film: Nancy Drew

Popcorn worthy: Yes, please. Nancy Drew to the rescue! Nancy Drew is finally here, and we can’t wait to see it! A Clueless and Scooby-Do Mashup starring Emma Roberts (Daughter of Eric, niece of Julia) as Nancy Drew. It looks really cute and Emma Roberts is really talented and she’s perfect for this role. We are are totally planning on wearing our most responsible looking ensemble with some penny loafers of course.

Trailer:

Film: DOA: Dead or Alive

Popcorn Worthy: Uh, no. We’re not even going to pretend to be remotely interested in seeing this Barbarella meets Karate Kid piece of crap. Oh and note to the producers, DOA is the acronym for Dead on Arrival, not Dead or Alive. Meh.

We’re not even posting the DOA trailer. Instead we’re posting this awesomely awesome video by Dead or Alive which is certainly far better than DOA the movie. And it features a pirate. Spin it.

Whatever, anyway. We can’t stop watching this. Yes it’s 11 months old, but that doesn’t make it any less good. And in the 11 months since it was posted, we still can’t figure out the narrator’s accent.

When you look up Thursday in the dictionary it says things like the day after Wednesday and the day before Friday. But here at layercake.net we know the real meaning of Thursday is Brown Bag Cinema. In other words, lunch time fun time. Are you gonna eat your steamed hams?