With the dawning of every work week comes a visit from our buddy at Fresh Direct with all kinds of grocery items to keep us snacking for another five days. Nuts, pretzels, coffee, cereal, bananas….we roll deep. Kind of like how a shopping cart rolls deeply through….aisles of a…..supermarket… OK. Maybe the metaphor falls flat. Where the hell was I going with this…..

Ah yes, bananas! I am a fan of them and, sadly, noticed that a segment of our banana population was ignored last week. Instead of serving their ultimate purpose in life by supplying we primates with sustenance, they browned and became nothing more than a magnet for fruit flies. A sad and unfortunate fate, I know. Today, I set out to, like Obama, initiate change and ensure that no bananas are left behind by drawing attention to all that our banana-y friends have to offer.

So, why should you eat bananas? Well:

1) They are packed with B6, which helps fend off weakness, irritability and insomnia. All of these are bad. Thank you banana!

2) Feeling lethargic? Well, bananas have a ton of carbohydrates in em, which is your body’s main source of energy. Booyah!

3) Not into strokes? Neither are bananas. That’s why they come filled with blood pressure-regulating potassium. Potassium will also fend off cramping! Git er done, potassium!

4) Not in a great mood? Bananas have you covered! The serotonin and norepinephrine found within their yellowy innards have been shown to kick some depression ass!

Here’s the sign in action. I’m not sure anyone here has actually noticed it yet, so, surprise!

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Tomorrow we begin shooting episodes nine and ten of My Home 2.0 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, and we’ve already had an inauspicious start. About five minutes from the airport, we were pulled over by a cop for doing 70 MPH in a 55 MPH zone. To be fair, I wasn’t paying attention to my speed, but I didn’t think I was going very fast. It’s hard to judge when there are NO other cars on the road with you.

The kicker? Another 2 minutes up the road and the speed limit changed to 70 MPH.

It was a nice little speed trap to nab people coming from the airport, because they got both of us who were driving on the road. Anyhow, if you happen to be in Ft. Wayne look for us around town — we’re the ones driving 35 MPH on the highway.

Photo by EssG

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The Tikis have arrived on the third floor of 62 White Street, and what is now affectionately known as “the crappy conference room” will soon be transformed into the fabulous Bora Bora Room.

More as the situation progresses…

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In light of recent events in the world of science, it’s time to revisit the age-old conflict: Monkey versus Robot. Here’s the setup:

(basically, monkey hates technology, robot hates the monkey)

The NY Times tells us this week that monkeys can now control robot arms—-with their minds!

Let’s call this match in Monkey’s favor.

Congratulations monkey-brothers, I always knew we primates would prevail!

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I know that many of you (our faithful followers) have seen a couple posts related to food lacking salt, or coffee makers, or other interesting rants on office news. Well, I have one to add. Introducing my proposal for a new coffee maker… again. This one definitely trumps the puny machine that Jeremiah convinced us to throw money into. If he had just waited a few months then this beautifully expensive machine could have been in our office kitchen:

Some say it has a gnome slaving inside to produce the dark goodness. Others say not. You decide… or just read the exerpt from gizmodo after the jump (+picture diagram). (more…)

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