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Sick of re-warming the soy milk for that pretentious jerk’s soy latte? Is your work place just like “The Office,” but without actually being ironically entertaining? Need to get out of your parents’ garage apartment? Well, we’ve got just the resume boost for all of you.

Each week Houstonist checks out the Missed Connections on Craiglist. Here's a few that we found interesting.

Good morning, Houston. Who said Barbie never did anything for anybody? She's helped make 4-year-old Phoebe Swann famous, at least for a little while: Swann recently caught a 50-pound Black Drum with a Barbie fishing rod. It happened during a family trip to Rockport; Swann was using the Barbie rod with a red plastic worm as bait when she reeled in the big fish. In case you're wondering, Swann and her dad threw the fish back — and there's no word on whether she's willing to sell the lucky pole.

Coming from a multiethnic family can have its perks. You know more about the world, you always have "the one uncle" that is just bizarre, you hear stories about "back in my country", and holidays are never "normal". What sucks about it is having expectations raised to unmatchable levels. Case in point, we recently had an ethnic food potluck party in the office and were racking our brains on what to bring. Certain things were nixed because of stinkiness factor in the workplace (imagine talking to a new client with kimchi breath!) and others were thrown out because. . .well, there's just a line between being a cook and chef. Then we got it. Ceviche. We'd make Peruvian style ceviche (not to be confused with the more commonly found version in Texas with avocados, tomatoes, and crackers). We got all of our ingredients together and went to work.

Here are a few books Houstonist thinks your friends and family won't use for doorstops (that's the fruitcake, right?). Everyone likes a good read, or at least a smart-looking book to sit on the nightstand. Give these a try. And shop at your local independent bookstore -- they can give you even more recommendations, and probably a good cup of coffee as well.

::FREE MUSIC MONDAY!:: Yep, two chances today to catch free music from two great local music organizations. Did we mention FREE? Thought so. Just checking. If you're calling it an early day at the office, or happen to be hanging around the Rice University campus at 4:00pm today, stop on by Brown Hall (Room 113) to experience a treat for your ears (and brains---which is technically a part of your ears.) Rice University Shepherd School...

::Howe Gelb At The Orange Show::Called one of the most "resilient and consistently inventive American artists of the last two decades," Howe Gelb has served as the frontman for Giant Sand, been a member of of OP8 and become owner of his own record label, "all the while entertaining, confounding and influencing fans and critics alike." Howe's music travels the spectrum from bluesy piano and rollicking guitar riffs to haunting melodies and spare strummings as...

Houstonist is always trying to up our level of sophistication. Thus, last week we were watching the Fine Living Channel's Great Cocktails series to get some ideas for sophisticated sipping material. The Corpse Reviver was one drink featured on the episode we caught. Per the show, the drink was named due to its ability to invigorate even the most hungover imbiber. Huh. Sounds like something you and we could use. Hit Spec's on your way...

Come back ISP! We neeeeeed you! What happen you today? Things were gone so good buscept you screwed it up. Did you not like the freakfast in bed? That's never happened to us before. For real and stuff - we gotta have you. Please andser our call Need u bad longing for your connection, honeybaby Houstonist Time for our weekly look at Houston's Missed Connections on Craigslist. Hate yellow gummi bears? Love oragel [sic]?...

With any luck you're not in the office today, so why not stretch yourself with a little yoga? The Yoga Association of Houston is offering around the clock free yoga at various studios all around the city.

Local tech news in a compact, digital format. Houston, A Top 10 High Tech City According to Popular Science, Houston is ranked #10 in high tech cities. Popular Science ranked cities based on 36 technology indicators as well as expert and staff opinions. The best part of this survey is that Houston outranked Dallas, Austin and San Antonio. Richard Yoo and Hush Labs Richard Yoo and Hush Labs were recently featured in The Houston...

Good morning, Houston. If you'd like a little more Kinky in your life, you may be in luck. Erstwhile gubernatorial candidate and the bane of Chris Bell's existence Kinky Friedman said he might make another run for the office in 2010. This time, though, he's thinking about losing the independent label and running as a Democrat. Consultant Kelly Fero said, "They're going to be looking for real serious, legitimate candidates. Kinky should throw his...

We witnessed a few firsts this week in Missed Connections. First, there was actually an MC at Bally's that doesn't involve two dudes and a steam room. Second, a self-flogging Rice jogger (or yogger) has asked voyeurs to flog themselves. And some lady got upset because a fellow commuter may not have wanted to "shoplift the pootie." Is it just me? - 100 I know we write in a hurry. I know typos are...

So the Draft Environmental Impact Study for Metro's proposed University light rail line has been released — a lot of information that a lot of people will be poring over. Fortunately, Christof at Intermodality has a summary of the DEIS for the line's western segment already, and here's what he found: There are three alignment options for the Main-to-Hillcroft segment of the University Line: Richmond to Cummins to Westpark, Richmond to Greenway to Westpark, and...

Missed Connections users from both the gay and straight communities rallied around Dewayne from Guava Lamp as he expressed his devotion to the Sound Guy Jose to ward off a persistent suitor. Nice work, Dewayne. Houstonist hasn't seen the Missed Connections gang this unified since that lady was getting nekkid in the office near the gas station. Comcast (TimeWarner) Tech in baytown......... - w4m - 22I know he is married, and so am I...

Misty Ann Weaver, the woman charged with three counts of felony murder and one case of arson in connection with the March 28 office building fire she confessed to setting, pleaded not guilty yesterday. Weaver, 33, told investigators in April that she set the fire in the office of her boss, plastic surgeon Dr. Robert Capriotti, to cover up the fact that she hadn't finished paperwork related to an accreditation audit for the doctor. After...

Missed Connections rarely fails to make Houstonist go hmmm or nearly fall out of our chairs laughing. This week was great. Who knew that bagel shops were hotbeds for hook-ups? And, for you avid MC readers, Pamela still hasn't gotten her cork popped in the tasting room. But, we're hopeful. Never gonna give you up - m4w We're no strangers to love. You know the rules, and so do I. A full commitment's what...

If there's one thing we love, it's an election. And the city has been obliging lately. Melissa Noriega and Roy Morales, the two candidates left standing after last month's special election to fill a vacant at-large city council seat, traded remarks on immigration as early voting began yesterday. Noriega, the clear favorite after garnering 47% of the vote in May, accused Morales of using "fear as a tactic to try to get people worked up."...

Harris County sheriff's deputies thwarted what was apparently intended to be a workplace shooting yesterday morning thanks to the reports of a couple of co-workers who say they got death threats by telephone. It all started when Barbara Griffith, asecretary at the Verti-Garden tree company, got a call on her way to work Thursday morning: "This morning, I’m on my way to work. It's 7:47. The phone rings. I didn't recognize the number. I pick...

Yabba dabba doo time is nearly upon us. Time to meet some buddies at the ice house and crack open a cold beer. It's a daily ritual for Houstonist. During one such ritual, we were greatly disturbed about the amount of consideration that went into someone's order regarding which light beer was the easiest on her waistline. We informed the carb counter that the difference between beverages was not significant unless she was planning to...

If you're not already registered for CitizensNet newsletters, we suggest you do so. CitizensNet sends you periodic e-mails with city news that is tailored to your neighborhood and your interests. And, if you're interested in the environment, you'll now receive the city's environmental e-newsletter, The Environmental Standard. City environmental news and information is always available online, but the e-newsletter is a very convenient and compact medium for receiving it. This month's issue deals mainly with...

Police say a man living at an upscale Galleria-area apartment complex e-mailed friends and family announcing his own death before shooting two people, beating one and then turning the gun on himself Monday afternoon. The gunman, 48-year-old David Howard Thurm, was apparently angry over his pending eviction from The Post Oak at Woodway, 99 N. Post Oak Lane. HPD spokesman Capt. Dwayne Ready said Thurm was called to the apartment complex's office just before 1...

When Vic Shapiro set out to drive to a doctor's appointment in the River Oaks Tower yesterday, we're sure he didn't expect to end up arriving there the way he did: After suffering a fender bender while turning left off Kirby Drive, Shapiro's Audi jumped a curb, went up three steps and through a set of glass doors, coming to a stop in a fountain in the office building's lobby. Shapiro, 73, got into a...

As expected, transportation consultant and former state representative Ed Emmett took over as Harris County judge yesterday, replacing outgoing judge Robert Eckels. Emmett won the post on a 4-1 vote of the county Commssioners Court: The only "no" vote came from Commissioner Sylvia Garcia, who said she was voting against Emmett because she preferred to appoint someone who wouldn't seek to be elected to the office next year. Garcia later changed her vote to make the appointment unanimous.

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“Punxsutawney Phil” saw his shadow. The sun is out. The temperature is rising. It must be Spring! As soon as the time changes, we suppose it will be official. Since we only have a couple weeks of the mild season in Texas, you had better take advantage. The San Diego-like climate demands outdoor seating and a cold, tasty beverage for hanging with your Houstonist peeps at your favorite watering hole(s). Y’all are coming tonight, right? RIGHT? Don’t make us get forceful! Seriously, you should come. We’re giving away free shit!

There won't be any changes anytime soon, apparently, but a big real-estate deal just went down on Montrose Boulevard: Last week, the University of St. Thomas announced it has purchased one and a half blocks along the boulevard. The land includes the shopping center with the Black Lab, Cezanne and Kraftsmen Baking — one of Houstonist's favorite shopping strips in the world — and the office buildings at 4200 Montrose and 4203 Yoakum. It's not clear how much UST paid for the land, but the Chronicle reports that the school is seeking $20 million from private donors for the purchase and future renovations to the buildings.

It looks like the story of Our Lady of the Pizza Pan isn't turning out like we expected. Over the weekend, the Chronicle reported that officials at Pugh Elementary — where cafeteria worker Guadalupe Rodriguez discovered the silhouette of the Virgin Mary on a pizza pan on Ash Wednesday — worked out a deal so Rodriguez could keep the pan. But today, when Rodriguez was supposed to pick up the pan, HISD ordered that it...

Dear Al Gore & all those people who keep telling us that driving cars causes global warming, An inconvenient truth of a misplaced vehicle led to Houstonist riding the bus to work yesterday instead of driving. Turns out that things were a bit more convenient that our assumptions about the use of mass transit in car-centric Houston. So, we thought we'd share a bit of our experience with you in hopes that other non-mass...

Former TSU President Priscilla Slade's grand jury testimony won't be unsealed so Slade's ex-assistant can search it for inconsistencies, State District Judge Brock Thomas ruled Wednesday — though a grand jury will be able to review the testimony to see if Slade committed perjury. It's not clear just what inconsistencies prosecutors believe might be in the testimony, but prosecutor Donna Goode said last week that "there's enough concern on my part to go through the gyrations of filing the motion." Slade, of course, is accused of spending nearly $2 million in university funds on unauthorized personal expenses during her term as president.