OK, this is totally a bummer. This is our favorite beach.

By: Chad Petri

FORT MORGAN, Alabama – When BP crews return to the job Monday they’ll have plenty to do. There were still tarballs washing up on some beaches. This is video from the bay side of Fort Morgan beach this morning. Cleanup crews have been on a holiday break but are slated to get back on the job Monday.

BP officials didn’t provide us with an interview today but a spokesman did issue a written statement. It reads as follows:

“Beach cleanup operations will resume across Alabama’s beaches Monday, January 3rd, following the holiday break. We’ve stated all along that we expect the beaches to be clean by spring break 2011 tourism season. That’s been our goal and commitment all along and we are making steady progress towards meeting that goal.”

“While most of the oil has been removed, BP will continue to clean all oiled areas until the job is done. BP is working with state and federal agencies, as well as local communities, to determine when the job will be officially completed.”

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OK, this has been one of the silliest and funnest competitions that I’ve ever been part of. Alexander Skarsgard and Stephen Moyer agreed to participate in the competition to see which “Team” could raise the most money for charity. Team Bill won and these are the pics that Stephen Moyer sent us. The competition was co-organized by our friends at alexskarsgard.net and we raised over $70,000 for charity. Oh yeah, I designed the t-shirts 😉

Read all about the Battle of the Fang at TrueBlood-News.com

Fact: I get addicted to video games.

Fact: I am bored with excercise.

So, I had this bright idea to get a Wii system and hopefully get addicted to the more active games that it offers. I asked around to see if the Wii Fit was any good and the consensus was that it will probably do what I need it to do. So, the decision was made to purchase the Wii console & Wii Fit. Dan did the procuring, and one day later we were in business. We hooked it up to the TV in the living room.

The Fit was on order from Amazon, but the sports package and Sports Resort came with the Wii. I popped in the Resort, made my Mii and was on my way to fun in Wiiland. Long story short, after playing around with all the sports in the Resort, my favorite turned out to be the sword fighting.

The only problem was the dogs wanted to be near me when I was playing – this wasn’t going to work. So, one 50″ TV later, I’m sword fighting and doing the Fit in the basement. I have to say that this so far has been so much fun – and if it gets me off my WoW-playing arse, that’s a good thing. Thanks to Dan for procuring all the items, cleaning out the basement and painting the wall!

Sorry Vampire Bill, golf just isn’t cutting it though.

See? So nobody tell me I’m wasting my time on WoW, dig? I’m learning valuable life skills….

Hans Jørgen Olsen, a 12-year-old Norwegian boy, saved himself and his sister from a moose attack using skills he picked up playing the online role playing game World of Warcraft.

Hans and his sister got into trouble after they had trespassed the territory of the moose during a walk in the forest near their home. When the moose attacked them, Hans knew the first thing he had to do was ‘taunt’ and provoke the animal so that it would leave his sister alone and she could run to safety. ‘Taunting’ is a move one uses in World of Warcraft to get monsters off of the less-well-armored team members.

Once Hans was a target, he remembered another skill he had picked up at level 30 in ‘World of Warcraft’ – he feigned death. The moose lost interest in the inanimate boy and wandered off into the woods. When he was safely alone Hans ran back home to share his tale of video game-inspired survival.

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Sadly neglecting this site. Here, have a goofy picture.

Waiting for Big Sam’s Funky Nation