Random thought

All M and M's taste the same. The candy coated color does not change the way it tastes. You can pop a whole bunch in your mouth and chew with confidence that you are not wasting a flavor.

Skittles have different tastes depending on what color you eat. I don't like to put a lot of colors together becuase I feel like I am wasting them if I can't taste them. I save the red until last and eat them all together since they are my favorite. I remember in High School sharing all the orange ones in Study Hall with someone becasue they were her favorite. (and I think I had skittles every day!)

I think that we should have Study Hall at Work. An hour set aside where you can get caught up on work, and no one can talk to you or interupt.....We'd get a lot done then.

Mario Cart

Bob and I have been driving to work together for the past month or so. Well, I drove myself to work earlier this week and realized i had not driven since I started playing more Mario Cart. I felt like I wanted to bump the cars next to me on the interstate and try to 'shoot the gap' a couple times. This could be dangerous.....

I also did something that is illegal in some stats. (Gasp...not her!) I drove while talking on the cell phone without a hands free contraption. I was playing Mario Cart and my mom called. I held the cell phone with my shoulder and succeeded to drive and come in first place.

This Wii thing is funny. I find myself driving and having a scratch on my nose, or need to move hair out of my face. I'll take one hand off the wheel and not think about it because I am still pressing A. The hand on the wheel forgets what's it doing and starts to move out of alignment and all of a sudden I am running into a wall and quickly put both hands back on the wheel to re-gain control.

Also.....if you beat the levels and sit through the credits there are very few American names....and they actually have people who are the 'voices' of the characters. Can you imagine being a fly on the wall in that recording studio??

'Mario wins'
'Good, now try it with a little more 'toon' in you'
'Mario wins'
'Better, but I am not feeling it...I think we may need to go a different direction with this scene, I'll get the writers involved'

Singing in the Rain

I love old classic musicals. Singing in the rain was on today and I will never get tired of watching it. They don't make movies like that any more. Movies now a days have unrealistic car chases, naked people, make believe monsters or special effects that are so far out there you no longer know what is real or CGI. Now don't get me wrong...that stuff is amazing, but I think we forget that it is not all necessary to make a good movie. The classics are still alive and all they used to create them was just good old fashion film making. There are real people in costumes in one big sound stage singing and dancing and being taped. They perform for long continuous shots and the people acting are incredibly talented. Oh....when times were simpler.

flexible trees

In case anyone is wondering...when the wind blows at 40mph, pine trees that are 4 stories tall, bend.

I don't like storms. I have gotten much better at thuderstorms and no longer find the flashlight and make sure the crawls space is open everytime I see lightning. I used to know what channel to turn to and where to look on the map to see if I was in danger of bad weather.

Tonight was a bit different....I am sitting home alone and hear a very loud woshing sound and I think my front door is going to blow open. I realize that I have no idea if Georgia (Or my town) has tornado sirens. I then realize I have no idea what chanel the 'local' news is on. I then realize I don't know what my county look likes on a rador map. I look out the window and see the pine trees sawying back and forth...wind pushing pine trees is differen than wind blowing through maple trees. I flip on the TV and find the weather channel. It states in a friendly electronic voice that our forcast is for 30-40mph winds tonight. I flip around on some of the news chanels and don't see any warnings so I guess I'll be okay.

I guess that means I won't blow away and it's safe to take a shower. I just wont spend a lot of time reading this time.

Guess where I am??

Is it against the law to take a picture in a public bathroom?

Well, during my travels for Thanksgiving my husband came to me and said

You have to go to the bathroom!
No I don't, but thanks.
No, you have to go to the bathroom and see it....You'll want to blog about it.
Okay.

So, I went to the bathroom and it was pretty cool. (See picture)




This is not some swanky resturant in Austin, this is a view of the Ladies room in the Jacksonville FL Airport. I felt kinda weird walking in there with my Camera, but I made sure no one else was in there before I snapped the picture. Pretty smart idea. No sink, just blue flat surface for the water to splash on and a drain in the back. The spouts have a sign that say Water and Soap or Water. It's all motion censored. Very easy to keep clean, and pretty neat.

Lurkers

I learned a new word at a party a few months ago.
Lurkers - People who read blogs but don't have a blog, and don't comment so you don't know they are there.....

Well, this picture is for a lurker.....We went to the Zoo in Austin and saw a Goat. I got to feed one. A freind of ours really wants a goat.




Bev, this was for you :)

Reading in the Shower

No, I did not take a book with me to the shower.

Have you ever stopped and read your shampoo bottle? The 'Lather, Rinse, Repeat as Nessasary' line just does not cut it anymore! Here are some of my thoughts on what I read today during my shower.

Zest
I read: Aloe Splash with Aloe
I think: Hmm..Duh...I guess the creative team was on Vacation the day this graphic was approved.

Suave Conditioner
I read: Infused with Watermint extract
I think: What is Watermint? A fruit or nut? There is a waterfall in the picture, is it a plant? And what or how does someone infuse extract?

Herbal Essence Shampoo
I read: 'Drama Clean' Fusion of berry tea and orange flower
I think: This one says fusion, but the other one said INfusion...I wonder if it is different

I also Read the back: 'Im so good, I'll put clean thoughts in you head' and 'My formula will leave your hair ...' and 'lather me on and rinse'
I think: Creative use of words. They have personified the green goo that I squirt on my hand and rub in my hair....I can't decided if that is creapy or not?

Herbal Essence Conditioner
I read: What do 15% of women do on Valentines day? Check out the answer on Straight Shampoo.
I think: Bummer...I am going to have to go back to Walmart and look up the answer. I got a non matching shampoo and Conditioner set.....I'll have to look at that next time so I know the answer.
I also think: Creative, they are giving me quizes now to keep me interested in the shower.

Garnier Fructis Conditioner
I read: Reinforced with Fruit concentrate and "contains fructose and glucose'
I think: Reinforced? Is that the same as infused? I eat fructose and glucose...I wonder if there is high fructose corn syrup in here?? Can my body absorbe that through my scalp? "THEY" say High fructose corn syrup is bad for you....

Suave Mens 2 in 1
I read: Shampoo and Conditioner one easy step
I think: Target Audience - Men. Successful marketing...no frills or fancy things infused...straight and too the point.

(You math people have also realized that I have a lot more bottles in the shower than my husband:>)