I’d be annoyed too if my husband were sleeping (like the guy in the photo) and I wasn’t getting enough rest. Now researchers in the US have found that the phenomenon is physically manifested in the brain.

“It is almost as though, without sleep, the brain reverts back to a more primitive pattern of activity, becoming unable to put emotional experiences into context and produce controlled, appropriate responses.”

The lack of sleep certainly changes the way you make decisions and respond to stimuli. Sleeping is not an indication of laziness, some people need more, some less than the recommended 8 hours a night. Not sleeping also makes lawyers too tired to represent their clients. Keep in mind that you brain goes into creative overdrive while you daydream as well and napping 20 minutes a day can make you more productive.

Although it seems like it should be later in the week, it’s not. It’s only Tuesday, The Onion reports.

“The current Tuesday is keeping apace with past Tuesdays with no more than one ten-thousandth of a second’s variation at the most,” NIST spokeswoman Dr. Geraldine Schach said. “However, I sympathize with the common consensus that this week has already been a colossal pain in the neck.”

I agree!

There are many times where you need some help lying to your boss, teacher, or wife who almost always need some sort of proof to believe you. The Excused Absence Network gives you the best lie exaggerated truth for your specific situation.

For about $25, students and employees can buy excuse notes that appear to come from doctors or hospitals. Other options include a fake jury summons or an authentic-looking funeral service program complete with comforting poems and a list of pallbearers.

Personally, I think the best excuse is “I can’t be bothered” - though this phrase could cause you to lose your job, fail you classes, and have a piss-filled toilet. I’d advise just saving the $25 and forging your own doctor’s note.

Those of you who have kids can really use them as workers in your evil plots of world domination, house cleaners, and eco-warriors. Parenting.com’s list is a bit weak if you ask me and you can make your kids take an extra step.

Put your kids in charge of reminding you to switch off the lights when you leave a room.

Better yet, why not make them turn off the lights for you if they’re tall enough? Teaching them to pick up trash around the house, turn off the water when they brush their teeth,  and have them eat organic. Maybe the best way (aside from doing slave-labor like litter cleanup) is to teach them the importance of respecting the world around them.

Your life, which is completely out of your control, magically makes you fat according to a British government think-tank.

Weight gain does not result from people’s actions — such as overindulgence or laziness —alone, and is a far more passive phenomenon than is often assumed, according to Foresight.

Now, I don’t know what the hell that means. I suppose that watching TV to burn more calories, walking your dog with a car, or this study can or can’t make you fat. You decide.

Take better pictures with a 60 second primer from idigitalphoto. Although it’s a bit longer than 60 seconds, you can focus on the lighting, flash, and composition sections.

When the sun is high and the light is hard, don’t fight it to try to get it all. Concentrate on exposing the bright parts properly and work with the shapes of shadows.

Aside from that, I recommend using natural features as a frame around the border of the picture. If you’re taking some party pictures of people, make sure not to give them more than 2 seconds to pose.

Most of us who drink coffee make a fresh pot in the morning. In the hazy fog of sleep, we usually refill the coffee maker by filling the coffee pot with water. Filling the coffee maker with water from a clean glass each time can save you time and keep your coffee tasting good.

The coffee pot is filled with coffee each morning and every time you fill your coffee machine from water with it, you gunk it up. This can be remedied with vinegar, but if you’re truly lazy you’ll want to put that off as long as you can. Using a clean cup each time will effectively double the time between cleanings.

Your coffee will taste fresher too since the old coffee water won’t ruin the taste of your Starbucks beans. Unless you plan on drinking your coffee through an iStraw each time, follow this advice.

An easy way to determine which side of your brain is dominant. Watch the dancer - is she moving clockwise (right-brained) or counterclockwise (left brained)?

For most the dancer switches, which shows you use a little bit of both. I suppose I’m very right-brained since I can’t for the life of me get the bitch dancing the other way.

Ah well, you can see what side of your brain does what and then let me know in the comments. Apparently I’m good philosophy, spacial perception, and love making.

Online unverified tests are great since they can give your gaydar a run for its money, or help you make important political decision like picking a presidential candidate. All without really thinking, neat.

[via Andrea Harner]

Running uphill as fast as you can for 10 seconds is a very effective way to increase your speed and avoid injury according to coach Brad Hudson.

Hit the hill, but make it fast and short, and you get the maximum amount of training effect with the minimum amount of injury risk. “The best way to recruit fast-twitch muscle fibers is to run at max intensity,” says Hudson. “The best way to build leg strength is hill running. So we run all-out up a steep hill. But we keep it to 10 seconds to avoid producing lactate and becoming fatigued.”

The efficacy of interval or intensity training is underrated if you ask me. It helps to keep you muscles guessing, keeps your workouts short and interesting, and lets you go 100% without slacking as you might do on the treadmill. A nice little workout might be throwing a Virtual Distance Football uphill as hard as you can, then running hard after it.

But only for 10 seconds though, any more and you might actually be exercising.