+ This one has me LOLzing. "Back-in-school-cause-I'm-a-serious-writer" James Franco passed the eff out in one of his classes. (TMZ)

+ Kelly Clarkson and I have something in common (besides both of us having real boobs): she won't be crapping out any kids. P.S. her new album dropped today and you really REALLY should go get it. It's All I Ever Wanted. Buh dum dum. (Contact Music)

+ HOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW is Gavin Rossdale 43 years of age and STILL SO HOTTTTTTTTT?????????? SHIRTLESS!!!!! Again. 43, people. (Popbytes)

+ Spice Girl Mel C just released the first official photo of newborn Scarlet Starr (what's up with celebrities naming their children like they hate them??). Mel C looks good -- ScarStarr looks a little ... young? Ish? (MySpace Celebrity)

+ Um. Did I miss the memo that desk girl Chanel from Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory looks like she could book an appointment and then kick your ass, all while looking a perfect 10? Triple threat, indeedy. (Remote Control)

+ Martha Stewart's Chow Chow went kaPOW POW! Makes me wanna frow frow and do a triple salchow. (People)

+ An open letter to Jennifer Hudson. Really. (Candy Kirby)

It sorta goes without saying that when you're famous, you automatically hang out with other famous people -- whether or not you actually "know" them or are "friends" with them or "care" about them is less important than being photographed with them and LOOKING like you're having a great time. We've seen a LOT of random pairings and photos in our day; specifically the seminal oddball pairing of a pre-lockup Martha Stewart and Busta Rhymes at the 1997 VMAs comes to mind...

Super besties 4 lyf.

But... what the hull is this unlikely threesome of James Blunt, Paris Hilton and (???) Alexa Vega doing together backstage at James Blunt's show in Toronto?

(Photo via TheDerrtyTruth.com)

This photo just brings up so many unanswered questions. Is Paris hanging with James Blunt and Alexa Vega because they happened to be the most famous people in the room at that moment? Does James Blunt not look so pained? Is Alexa Vega so pissed that she wasn't in High School Musical? Why is Paris wearing what looks like a crappy Halloween wig? And who knew she was such an adult contemporary fan? Or maybe she got her ass so handed to her by David Letterman that she fled the country for Canada? Anyway, the point is, celebs are weird, y'all.

Seriously, if you're not on top of your Mother's Day present, tick tock, dudes! Clock's ticking away! And if you're broke as a joke and/or crafty, why not make something, old-school style, like when you'd come home from school with popsicle sticks? Except, you're not seven, so pull it together and let's do something nice, okay?

Conveniently, the imminent dia de la madre dovetails nicely with the tres recent launch of Martha Stewart's new line of craft products -- over 600 new products stamped with Martha's seal of approval, made exclusively for Michaels crafts.

Now you're probably thinking eeeeeeeeeewwwww, Michaels? Seriously? Dried flowers and that yukky green Styrofoam-y stuff you poke the dried flowers in? Nah, brah. Check out some of the super modern, elegant, stylish stuff that Original Gangsta of Crafting just rolled out. Here are a few pieces we love:

We love the purdy paper selection, like this Sun Room pack, which is $24.99 for 24 sheets.

We're also about this ultra stylish Cherry Blossom Papaya Garland wrapping paper, which is a super-affordable $5.99.

And if the flowery stuff's too much floweriness, this $5.99 Gold Wood Grain wrapping paper is just the right amount of un-girliness.

Or, go all-out girly and make Moms some fun tissue pom poms with this kit, which happens to be $19.99.

And how cute is this Tiny Party In a Box kit? It's just $29.99. Perfect for making a small but meaningful par-tay for Moms. Or holding a little Human Giant "Shutterbugs" party!And Martha isn't exactly the fly-by-the-seat-of-her-seersuckers kinda gal, so she set up all these helpful how-to tutorials WITH shopping lists. And of COURSE you can download 'em and print 'em out and bring 'em with you to the store (crafty commerce move!). We're fond of the card-making tutorial ourselves. Easy peasy!

If you're feeling just a WEE bit too emasculated after all of that craftiness (dudes make stuff too, by the way!), here are awesome dude-ish Tee-shirts we really really love. They're by indie Seattle label Maiden Noir:

They're both $25, available at Honolulu's In4mation and online -- yay!

We also love these sweet Maiden Noir Tees:

If you live in Edmonton, Alberta (that's in Canada, by the way), you can pick up 'em up at Haven, for yourself OR for your mom, if she's into skulls!

Martha Stewart photos via Michaels; Maiden Noir photos by via Haven & In4mation