I don't think I have posted a picture of myself for a while, and since this is such an excellent picture of me I thought "Hey, why not?"
Note that the picture is blurry not because I couldn't hold the camera still, but because I am in constant motion. Yep, constant motion.
Also note: very creative title, no?
Friday, October 31, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Save Lids to Save ... Your Mom!
There is some campaign going on with Yoplait called "Save Lids to Save Lives" where you send in the pink lids from your Yoplait yogurt and for each lid they receive, they will donate 10 cents to breast cancer research.
Now, I find this a little ridiculous. Why are they making it the responsibility of the customer to send in the lids? Why couldn't they just make it so that for every container of Yoplait that is bought they donate 10 cents? I mean, I know Yoplait is a girly yogurt but my dad used to buy it all the time (he may still buy it, I don't know) when I was living with him, and he'd never eat it so it would expire. Once, when cleaning out the fridge, I had to throw away over thirty cartons of expired yogurt. Literally, I counted. The thing about my dad is, he buys healthy food in hopes that he'll eat healthier, but I guess when he's at home he would rather eat something else. Anyway. If the promotion was going on then, and Yoplait was donating per carton bought, not per lid sent in (or if I had removed the lids of the rotten yogurt and mailed them in), that would be $3.00 going to Susan G. Komen for the Cure®.
Obviously, $3 is not a whole lot, but my dad can't be the only person wasting yogurt.
Also, here is another point. Let's say someone is mailing in their lids in a plain envelope with one stamp on it.
First of all, though minimal, there is the cost of the envelope.
A search on Staples turns up a 100 pack of envelopes for $8.49. So, basically, that's $.08 cents for an envelope.
And stamps right now? $.42.
So just the mailing alone is going to cost $.50, the equivalent of 5 Yoplait lids.
And think about all the people who just throw away the lids?
I would throw them away.
Why doesn't Yoplait just donate $.10 for each carton of yogurt that they sell?
It kind of reminds me of FreeRice.com. If you haven't been to that site, basically for every trivia question you answer they will donate 10 grains of rice to people who need rice.
I think it kind of sounds like bullshit, but the point is, if they've got the rice, why would they wait for us to answer trivia questions to donate it?
So, this is an open suggestion to Yoplait! You should just donate money to the Susan G. Komen foundation regardless of whether or not people send in their yogurt lids. Please! You're holding us hostage!
(Also: I have considered that the foil that the lids are made out of could earn money when recycled, but I really doubt that it's worth it for people to even open the envelopes. Not that people shouldn't recycle! I just think it's a really stupid idea for Yoplait to be asking for all the lids back.)
That's it for now.
I think I should aim at doing frequent somewhat-short posts rather than rare and rambling posts.
Now, I find this a little ridiculous. Why are they making it the responsibility of the customer to send in the lids? Why couldn't they just make it so that for every container of Yoplait that is bought they donate 10 cents? I mean, I know Yoplait is a girly yogurt but my dad used to buy it all the time (he may still buy it, I don't know) when I was living with him, and he'd never eat it so it would expire. Once, when cleaning out the fridge, I had to throw away over thirty cartons of expired yogurt. Literally, I counted. The thing about my dad is, he buys healthy food in hopes that he'll eat healthier, but I guess when he's at home he would rather eat something else. Anyway. If the promotion was going on then, and Yoplait was donating per carton bought, not per lid sent in (or if I had removed the lids of the rotten yogurt and mailed them in), that would be $3.00 going to Susan G. Komen for the Cure®.
Obviously, $3 is not a whole lot, but my dad can't be the only person wasting yogurt.
Also, here is another point. Let's say someone is mailing in their lids in a plain envelope with one stamp on it.
First of all, though minimal, there is the cost of the envelope.
A search on Staples turns up a 100 pack of envelopes for $8.49. So, basically, that's $.08 cents for an envelope.
And stamps right now? $.42.
So just the mailing alone is going to cost $.50, the equivalent of 5 Yoplait lids.
And think about all the people who just throw away the lids?
I would throw them away.
Why doesn't Yoplait just donate $.10 for each carton of yogurt that they sell?
It kind of reminds me of FreeRice.com. If you haven't been to that site, basically for every trivia question you answer they will donate 10 grains of rice to people who need rice.
I think it kind of sounds like bullshit, but the point is, if they've got the rice, why would they wait for us to answer trivia questions to donate it?
So, this is an open suggestion to Yoplait! You should just donate money to the Susan G. Komen foundation regardless of whether or not people send in their yogurt lids. Please! You're holding us hostage!
(Also: I have considered that the foil that the lids are made out of could earn money when recycled, but I really doubt that it's worth it for people to even open the envelopes. Not that people shouldn't recycle! I just think it's a really stupid idea for Yoplait to be asking for all the lids back.)
That's it for now.
I think I should aim at doing frequent somewhat-short posts rather than rare and rambling posts.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
A revelation:
So, I was just getting dressed for work and I opened my sock drawer. The first pair of socks I grabbed were some "irregular" faux gold-toe ankle socks from Marshall's. I thought "Man, i hate these socks, I don't want to wear them," and I grabbed a different pair.
As I sat down to sock up, I realized, "Wait a second, that's kind of dumb. Once I put my shoes on I can't feel my socks anymore, so why does it matter which ones I wear? Why do I care?"
So, why DO I care? Any ideas?
I guess people (i.e. Amanda) pick stupid things to care about.
As I sat down to sock up, I realized, "Wait a second, that's kind of dumb. Once I put my shoes on I can't feel my socks anymore, so why does it matter which ones I wear? Why do I care?"
So, why DO I care? Any ideas?
I guess people (i.e. Amanda) pick stupid things to care about.
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
My Birthday
Guys: You should look up your birthdays in "The Secret Language of Birthdays" because it's great, and totally right on. Just google the book title and then your birthday, it's easy. or google the book title and the name of someone who has your birthday, that works too (i did it with Charles Manson)
Anyway, here's mine.
November Twelfth
The Day of Sensual Charisma
Sensuality and magnetic attraction are central themes in the lives of November 12 people: sensuality expressed in their own physical makeup or the works they are involved in producing; magnetism demonstrated in family life, secret love relationships, or in their career or social circle.
Exceptional or highly talented November 12 people must be extremely careful about misusing ego drives. Their capacity to work "miracles" in everyday situations wins them adulation, and in some cases, places them in a godlike position in their admirers' eyes. Such worship can foster sociopathic tendencies in those born on this day. On the other hand, morally evolved November 12 people of all abilities can use their powers in the service of bringing beauty and enlightenment to those around them. Most November 12 people have an integrity and devotion to their work that imbues their persona with a singular grace. Those November 12 people with public careers may become a highly positive political force.
The conflict between golden qualities, on the one hand, and dark characteristics, on the other, is often at work in November 12 people, and both sides may in fact be entwined through their lives. However, it is also possible that a November 12 person will show a marked decay from a promising golden youth to a dark adulthood. Those born on this day face a great personal challenge in getting a handle on their wilder energies, which involves knowing themselves better and perhaps dedicating themselves to a worthwhile cause of some kind.
The creation or appreciation of beauty in all its forms is the overriding interest of November 12 people, whether it be found in beautiful children, art, home environment, bodily form or just an outright sensuality. However, behind this impulse toward the beautiful is something even more basic, and that is the force of magnetic attraction itself which so irresistibly propels a November 12 person along. It is in the red-hot crucible of their soul that impersonal dark forces rework and mold sensuous images which get projected out on the world and become at once their heaven and their hell.
Life, therefore, is not always easy for November 12 people. Tragedy and misfortune can unaccountably plague them between days, weeks or even years of ecstatic happiness and thrilling experiences. Again, the key to their balancing their lives and getting a grip on their powers is self-knowledge. If they can only appreciate how fully what materializes around them is a product of their own character, own up to moral responsibilities and take their lives in hand in an ethical fashion, they will be able to cope with negative energies which seem to invariably come their way. If not, they will be largely at the mercy of forces beyond their control.
Strengths:
Magnetic - Seductive - Attractive
Weaknesses:
Heavy - Addictive - Troubled
I think it's pretty much dead on. Dead on. Applied directly to the foredead.
HAHAHAHAAA
Anyway, here's mine.
November Twelfth
The Day of Sensual Charisma
Sensuality and magnetic attraction are central themes in the lives of November 12 people: sensuality expressed in their own physical makeup or the works they are involved in producing; magnetism demonstrated in family life, secret love relationships, or in their career or social circle.
Exceptional or highly talented November 12 people must be extremely careful about misusing ego drives. Their capacity to work "miracles" in everyday situations wins them adulation, and in some cases, places them in a godlike position in their admirers' eyes. Such worship can foster sociopathic tendencies in those born on this day. On the other hand, morally evolved November 12 people of all abilities can use their powers in the service of bringing beauty and enlightenment to those around them. Most November 12 people have an integrity and devotion to their work that imbues their persona with a singular grace. Those November 12 people with public careers may become a highly positive political force.
The conflict between golden qualities, on the one hand, and dark characteristics, on the other, is often at work in November 12 people, and both sides may in fact be entwined through their lives. However, it is also possible that a November 12 person will show a marked decay from a promising golden youth to a dark adulthood. Those born on this day face a great personal challenge in getting a handle on their wilder energies, which involves knowing themselves better and perhaps dedicating themselves to a worthwhile cause of some kind.
The creation or appreciation of beauty in all its forms is the overriding interest of November 12 people, whether it be found in beautiful children, art, home environment, bodily form or just an outright sensuality. However, behind this impulse toward the beautiful is something even more basic, and that is the force of magnetic attraction itself which so irresistibly propels a November 12 person along. It is in the red-hot crucible of their soul that impersonal dark forces rework and mold sensuous images which get projected out on the world and become at once their heaven and their hell.
Life, therefore, is not always easy for November 12 people. Tragedy and misfortune can unaccountably plague them between days, weeks or even years of ecstatic happiness and thrilling experiences. Again, the key to their balancing their lives and getting a grip on their powers is self-knowledge. If they can only appreciate how fully what materializes around them is a product of their own character, own up to moral responsibilities and take their lives in hand in an ethical fashion, they will be able to cope with negative energies which seem to invariably come their way. If not, they will be largely at the mercy of forces beyond their control.
Strengths:
Magnetic - Seductive - Attractive
Weaknesses:
Heavy - Addictive - Troubled
I think it's pretty much dead on. Dead on. Applied directly to the foredead.
HAHAHAHAAA
Monday, September 29, 2008
It's getting a bit better
I got food poisoning from the Galaxy Diner in Manhattan. Screw that.
I had a burger and fries with barbecue sauce.
I had to go to the hospital on Saturday because I never felt worse in my life. They said I had gastritis. They put me on some IVs and stuff, that's what the bruise on my arm is from.
So watch out, guys!
The Galaxy Diner will give you food poisoning and/or gastritis!
I had a burger and fries with barbecue sauce.
I had to go to the hospital on Saturday because I never felt worse in my life. They said I had gastritis. They put me on some IVs and stuff, that's what the bruise on my arm is from.
So watch out, guys!
The Galaxy Diner will give you food poisoning and/or gastritis!
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
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