By: LISA SOKOLOWSKI, your music connoisseur
cactusiv(at)gmail.com
Last Friday was my birthday. I turned 26. Next year I think I’m going to turn 25 again. Twenty-six just sounds so old, and 27 is ancient. My best friend is turning 87 next month [[read: 31]], and that makes me feel a lot better. No matter what age I […]

By MEGAN G. CLOSE
meganclose(at)gmail.com
New Release: An Inconvenient Truth
The film was rated PG for “mild thematic elements.” If we’re going to rate it for “thematic elements,” we should give it an “R” or an “X,” because the end of the world scarier to me than other movies. The film is terrifying and quite sobering. We could […]

It has come to my attention that our blog is ranked 2.1 million out of all the blogs in the world.
Check that here: Technorati Profile
Apparently that’s terrible, so I need to change that. Any ideas?
Love and cacti,
Lisa Sokolowski
Editor-in-Chief
cactusiv(at)gmail.com

By DAVE LOZO
dave111177(at)gmail.com
Maybe it’s the holidays, maybe it’s because no one reads this thing yet, or maybe it’s because no one trusts a guy who only washes his hands after a crap when he actually craps on them. But the questions aren’t exactly flooding in just yet.
You should know that Debbie Marla Megson is following […]

From our family here at cactus i.v. [[dot]] com,
to all our extended family around the Internet,
we want to wish you a very happy and safe thanksgiving.
I, personally, am going to eat way more than my stomach can handle [[shut up; I know I’m a fatty]].
Wherever you go, do it safely [[I saw a burnt up […]

By ATARI JAY
dearatari(at)gmail.com
10 ways to tell if a girl is sharp about you without having to throw herself at you: [[1]] We “shyly” approach you. That doesn’t mean we talk to you. Sometimes it’s a simple shoulder brush followed by a downward look. A girl will find a way to be in your field of […]