“Me going off me rocker—please be me Betty Crocker.” That’s has to be my favorite line from Cookie Monster’s hilarious spoof on Carly Rae Jepsen’s song “Call Me Maybe.”

Today’s Alter Ego comes from Jane. She writes: “For some reason the lovely baristas at Starbucks have difficulty with my relatively simple name.  Over time, I’ve gotten used being called ‘Jean’ when my drink is ready, but this one today takes the cake. Attached you will find a delightful photo of Jeam’s iced latte.”

It was fun while it lasted. San Diego’s fireworks show on July 4th was supposed to be 18 minutes long. But thanks to a mistake with the system that times the fireworks to music, all 20,000 shells were ignited in the space of just 15 seconds.

Not quite the Olympic Spirit. I’m sure Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad is regretting his post-victory move at the European Athletic Championships. Instead of a celebratory lap, the French runner shoved a 14-year-old girl, who was dressed as a mascot and trying to hand him a t-shirt. VIDEO

My friend Ali Velshi and I co-anchored a business news show for several years at CNNfn. We reunited to celebrate a holiday that’s oft-overlooked on this side of the border: Canada Day. My favorite part of this is the Bryan Adams clip near the end, which he actually taped on stage during a concert.

Nandita Sahni has been busy collecting Alter Egos this week. We got our hands on a couple, along with this note:  “For the record, my name is Nandita. Not exactly simple but COME ON.”

Just in time for summer, USA Today has put together a great list of travel apps to take with you. From apps that let you save things to read for later…and then let you read them without a Wi-Fi connection to an application that warns you about pickpocket activity in your vicinity, the list covers just about all your bases.

Sometimes it’s okay to play with your food. Especially if you’re Christopher Boffoli and you take whimsical photographs featuring tiny people and huge pieces of food. Like the woman golfing atop a cupcake. Or climbers struggling to mount a wall of cookies. The artist’s show “Big Appetites” opens tomorrow in New York but I suggest you check out these clever photos today.

Karen M. sent in today’s Starbucks Alter Ego. She writes:  “I said my name was Karen.  It was interesting to walk down the street with this.” We bet.