In honour of yesterday’s (mini-)snowstorm, let’s talk about plowing. Except not the snow kind. Our good friend Bryan, a talented musician who humbly describes himself like so:

i uh… play some guitar
and some drums and some keyboards and some bass
and i like 60s psych and 90s shoegaze and perfect pop of any genre
i can like… carry a tune but the actual tonal quality of my voice kind of sucks
it’s not like a “good voice”
like the kind where people actually enjoy the sound of your voice

Anyhoo.. presenting “Plowing”
Music and lyrics by Bryan
Performed by Bryan
Video comprised of Google image search images produced and directed by Bryan

• Brad Pitt with a mustache: hot or not? We asked Meatloafing readers this all-important question, and they were quick to respond. Bryan, 32, says it best:
  

  Bryan: always hot
  a little goofy looking
  but it’s ok
  if redford can do it pitt can do it
  that is the general rule
  Meatloafing: you are a wise man

• Want to start 2009 the healthy, thrifty way? Have you packed on the holiday pounds? Feeling doughy? Want to save money for a trip to Morocco? In January, we’re brown-baggin’ it every day, and you can read all about it on the Loaf.
• Check out a preview of our new redesign! It’s sizzling!

Hello friends! We haven’t been Meatloafing much—or meating, for that matter (Except for burgers. We always need burgers.). It’s hot out, so that means we’ve been jumping off cliffs, riding the Cyclone with best friends, riding bikes, homebrewing kombucha (the ancient Asian wonder drink [note: future Meatloafing post about this]), and sprouting. Hippies. Summer! We love it.

Summer Fitness: Guide to Arms

Today we will focus on the core and upper body. Pushups and situps are classic. When done properly, you will strengthen your abs, arms, shoulders, and back—all while watching tv or hanging out in the park! Here is a video demo of Meatloafing-style pushups. Please note that in this video, my form is perfect, but my execution could use some work.

Last weekend marked the unofficial (but basically official—get real) start of summer. We enjoyed a BBQ, a cutthroat game of Apples to Apples, a leisurely bike ride to Rikers Island, and beautiful weather. Meatloafing offers 7 tips for a sensational summer:

• Work on this season’s “it” muscle (according to Maggie, it’s the semitendinosus, the semimembranosus, and the biceps femoris, all of which make up what’s commonly known as the hamstring)
• Bike often and wear a helmet
• Don’t wear leggings as pants
• Make sun tea in your office windowsill if you cannot actually go outdoors
• Mollie’s Famous Lemonade
• Constantly over-meat
• Enjoy this timeless, yet often overlooked vegetable: Radishes!

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Continue for a vaguely NSFW video of good friend Pete “holding” an explosive at the BBQ (more…)

Plaid’s always been a fabric-pattern mainstay, so to no one’s disbelief, it’s still popular this year. (So are stripes, pale skin, and black)

Austin, TX—

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Here, a frank exchange between two friends about bedding. Commenters, please add your thoughts about memory foam.

WARNING: light adult content

PATTY: where can i find a decent mattress pad
RON: what’s your idea of decent
k-mart or bb&b really
PATTY: bbb is expensive isn’t it?
i thought c21 would have some but theirs sucked
RON: do you want memory foam?
i would try overstock.com for memory foam
brad pitt swears by it
a standard firm mattress topped with 3″ of memory foam
it’s the pitt-rest
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me: i might make a shaved brussels sprouts salad with mustard vinaigrette and pine nuts
Barrie: OMG
me: i wish i had better sweatpants
Barrie: i thought you like your aas?
mine are gap
me: those are tight and thin
i want a little thicker
still slim but not totally hugging
Barrie: try gap body
me: ok
$$
?
i thought mbe kmart
Barrie: idk
oh rite
yeAH
or targ
me: yeah