Philly.com is running an awesome contest: Love of a Lifetime Wedding Giveaway! The contest started with 500 couples, and now it’s down to the final round with only 10 couples left! The prize is a $90,000 wedding at the Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia. Once the winning couple is chosen, readers will also choose the bride’s dress style, flowers, invitations, menu, cake, and wedding bands. Sure, you don’t get to plan every detail of your wedding, but hey, it’s FREE so who’s complaining?

It so happens that my friend Faye and her fiance Matthew are finalists in this contest, and they need YOUR HELP!!! Follow this link: http://bit.ly/fayematttowin to get to their page and register by clicking on “registration” above their photo. You’ll get a confirmation sent to your email.  Click on the link in this email – it will take to back to the website to vote. The whole process takes less than 30 seconds (seriously), and you will be helping a fantastic couple win a $90,000 wedding!

Plus, their bulldog is super cute, so how could you possibly resist? Vote now and everyday through February 10th. Go to their page here: http://bit.ly/fayematttowin to read their sweet and funny entry (and then VOTE)! Here’s a taste:

How Did You Meet?
MATTHEW: I never would have thought I’d meet my future wife in a dark, dingy basement! I was just looking to hang out with the guys at my friend’s party, but after spotting Faye, I knew I had to talk to her. As I watched this striking, bubbly girl fail miserably at flip cup, I saw my chance and offered to teach her how to play. FAYE: For the record, yes, my flip cup skills are terrible and Matthew did give me some coaching—but I suspected he wasn’t there to teach me how to play flip cup, he was using it as a pretense to ask me out to dinner! Not that I’m complaining as I was thrilled he was talking to me, so thrilled in fact that after making dinner plans, I completely forgot his name. I was too embarrassed to ask him again, so on our first date, I stealthily stole a glance at his ID and he never knew (until now)! MATTHEW: I admit it might be true about approaching Faye with the intention of securing a date, but after learning she forgot my name, I think we’re even. FAYE: And now I’m going to marry a man whose I name I couldn’t remember—I promise not to forget it at the altar!

I’m currently reading Love, Mom: Poignant, Goofy, Brilliant Messages from Home, and it is FANTASTIC. This book is a collection of submissions from the website PostcardsFromYoMomma.com where readers submit texts, IMs, and emails from their mothers for the world to enjoy. The site is definitely worth adding to your Google Reader, and every page of the book has made me laugh. Mother’s Day is still a few months away, but why not buy the book now and surprise your mom with a I-saw-this-and-thought-of-you gift. For under $6 on Amazon.com, this hardback book is a STEAL and definitely worth every penny.

Below is a graph I thought was interesting, how often different colors are searched for on Google.  The line colors match their search terms (Red, Blue, Green, Yellow).  A couple of points jump out at me which I really can’t explain.  For starters, Yellow and Green started out being Googled about the same, but Green stayed pretty stable while Yellow declined.  Meanwhile, Red and Blue started out similar, but Red experienced a few spikes, and then right before 2008 began, really ran away with it.  Why, in the past couple years, has Red been so much more popular than Blue?  Does anyone have any idea?  (Keep in mind these are just instances of someone Googling the color name by itself.)

2009 was a great year for pop music! Check out DJ Earworm’s mash-up of this year’s top 25 Billboard Hits. You’ll be dancing in your chair in no time. Happy 2010! See the list of songs after the jump!

• The Black Eyed Peas – BOOM BOOM POW
• Lady Gaga – POKER FACE
• Lady Gaga Featuring Colby O’Donis – JUST DANCE
• The Black Eyed Peas – I GOTTA FEELING
• Taylor Swift – LOVE STORY
• Flo Rida – RIGHT ROUND
• Jason Mraz – I’M YOURS
• Beyonce – SINGLE LADIES (PUT A RING ON IT)
• Kanye West – HEARTLESS
• The All-American Rejects – GIVES YOU HELL
• Taylor Swift – YOU BELONG WITH ME
• T.I. Featuring Justin Timberlake – DEAD AND GONE
• The Fray – YOU FOUND ME
• Kings Of Leon – USE SOMEBODY
• Keri Hilson Featuring Kanye West & Ne-Yo – KNOCK YOU DOWN
• Jamie Foxx Featuring T-Pain – BLAME IT
• Pitbull – I KNOW YOU WANT ME (CALLE OCHO)
• T.I. Featuring Rihanna – LIVE YOUR LIFE
• Soulja Boy Tell ‘em Featuring Sammie – KISS ME THRU THE PHONE
• Jay Sean Featuring Lil Wayne – DOWN
• Miley Cyrus – THE CLIMB
• Drake – BEST I EVER HAD
• Kelly Clarkson – MY LIFE WOULD SUCK WITHOUT YOU
• Beyonce – HALO
• Katy Perry – HOT N COLD

And be sure to follow us on Twitter for periodic bracket score updates during the week:

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Here’s the bracket as it currently stands:

After the jump, see the schedule rundown and vote in each match-up!

Here’s the schedule:
Seeding Poll (Selection of Top 16) – November 4 to 7
RECALCULATING VOTES – November 9 to 14
Sweet Sixteen – November 16 to 21
Elite Eight – November 23 to 28
Final Four – November 30 to December 5
Awesome Championship – December 7 to 12

Voting for each round will end at 11:59pm EST of the final day.

After it’s all said and done, we’ll be sending a “Certificate of Awesome” to the creator(s) of the winning TV show.

And now, the match-ups:

Since you bombard me with so many quizzes, here’s a small one in return (with accompanying answers):

Glad we got that settled.

Who’s up for a trip?

PS – If getting a Michelin-starred meal for under ten bucks isn’t awesome, I quit.