Online College Contd.

Best post yet, in response to a question on ethnic identity.

"I have to say that I think this is funny. I am from upstate New York and I thought that everyone in the US did and said the same things we did and said... I take a vacation to Florida and I find out that soda is actually pop to them. It makes me laugh when ever we take a vacation to see the different little things that we do. By the way. Floridians think we are just as weird for calling Pepsi soda... soda to them is soda water.... :)"

Also the cut-and-paster continues to cut and paste, giving sources such as en.wikipedia.org, books.google.com, and highbeam.com. GOOD JOB, LOSER!

Here's a Great Gift Idea for Usain Bolt

Or another runner in your life. Buy it here.

OMG, I Just Designed Another Million-Dollar T-Shirt Idea

Go ahead, order one up. And seriously, happy holidays to you, too.

Did I Ever Show You The Awesome Maternity T-Shirt I Designed?

Pretty awesome, right? You can order it here.

Since You're Going to Ask Anyway

I want wine glasses for Christmas. I'm only posting it so I don't forget.

I Might Be About to Hit Bottom

The good news is, I got a sweater today. It's pink (to replace the one that I ruined three years ago by storing it in my washing machine off-season; washing machine then filled up with water so over the course of many weeks the dye in nearby sweaters bled -- who'd have guessed?) and it's not made of wool (I'm part autistic and can't wear itchy fabrics).

The bad part is that it's from Ann Taylor. So it might just be easier to give up.

Applied Learning

Here's some good news I got from my college reading. 2/3 of people who get divorced get remarried. That means if I can just find one husband and get divorced, I have a 66% chance of getting married. Those sound like better odds than what I have right now.

Guess Who Posted this in Internet College?

"Okay, honestly.. yes, it's that time of the month. I know this is personal, but I'm finding myself feeling a different emotion every 5 minutes. I went to the mall today.. oh boy. I felt happy, excited, then anxious and pressured. Most of the time, I felt them all at once. By the time I left I was pissed off over something rediculous, pleased with my purchases, anxious to get out of there, excited to be leaving, sad to be leaving. Hahah, I didn't know what to think. By the time I got home I wanted to cry.. over the smallest thing ever. Of course.. but It's crazy how we can feel so many different emotions in such a short time, it's almost overwhelming (which is also how I felt!)
-- Men don't make things any better!"

Give up? That's right! NOT ME!

On Obesity

I just wanted to let you know that since I've gotten big (I won't say put on weight, since the scale is telling me that I've simply "softened up"), I have not had any of my violent hangovers. So there is a silver lining -- I told you I'm a hopeless optimist!

Speaking of my last post, it's become clear to me that you think I'm making an exaggerated statement for emphasis, so let me state facts: I went on a date with an Irish construction worker whose birthday is May 25th. Two years ago, I went on a date with an Irish construction worker whose birthday is May 25th. They are not the same people. Twist ending! Whatever. You shut up.

(photo and omg what a photo: nutmeg66, Flickr)

Most People Would Have Just Given Up By Now

Some people would have said, "Oh, there's no black president, so this year won't be any different, why bother?"

These same people might have said, "Oh, you know, I've already dated six guys named Robert, nothing's come of it, this won't be any different, why bother?"

Maybe they'd also think, "You know, I already dated an Irish construction worker whose birthday is May 25th, this won't be any different, why bother?"

But no, what we've all learned this year is that "you never know." Optimism: It's the number-one reason people keep comparing me to Obama.

Internet Classmates

So far most of the 'significant responses' in my developmental psychology class consist of one-line anecdotes about people's kids. Samples:

* "Babies are just the coolest people. I have learned so much from my kids and they keep teaching me every day.
* "Its amazing to think that children are so aware of there surroundings. The smallest situation can really have a huge impact on who they will become."

Too true, dudes.

But this response to a question about babies recognizing faces seemed surprisingly insightful: "Early face-specific processing is not automatic,but rather, like other objects, strongly depends on endogenous factors such as the allocation of spatial attention."

So I Googled it. And yeah. I shouldn't even be getting grade school credit for this stuff.

(Pic: bbaunach, Flickr)

A True -- And VERY SAD -- Story

Last night I almost died, and I have the coroner's report ilustration to prove it. The image below is a top view of my pillow as I was going to sleep.


Then the good cat came over and curled up over my eyes, like an adorable little eye pillow. And it was wonderful. (image 2)

BUT THEN the other cat came up and curled over the top of my face, putting her paws over my nose and her gigantic, gigantic body over my mouth. (image 3)


If you have met her then you already know that it was an absolute brush with death.