Georgianna Reid, of Kansas City, Mo., was sick and tired of all the work involved maintaining a beautiful yard. Mostly, she had grown to resent having to mow and water her lawn. So she resolved to do what anyone would do in her situation: fill her lawn with 80 tons of sand, for which she paid only $4,000 to do.

It's not exactly news that a lot of house paint colors have wacky names. But they have apparently become even more wacky as paint companies become increasingly desperate to sell to a U.S. homeowner population so behind on their mortgage payments they're papering their walls with free subway newspapers.

If you're like me, then you have fond memories of your favorite childhood TV shows and relish any chance to revisit them. This video features every animated transition (also known as wipes) from season 3 of Home Improvement.

[Submit your own Gawker Stalker sightings to stalker@gawker.com] Feb. 11 @ 7pm JTT goes to school here and is in a class with a friend of mine. Very very short! But still cute.