I have zero interest in raw food, but I've found this journal from a woman working in a raw foods cultish institute mesmerizing.

This is fun...



Church sign generator.

In other news...
New nickel designs
Based on a tip off from 3XK, I was prepared to hate the new nickel designs. Then I saw the new ones and I realized I had no clue what the current one looks like. I have to say.... the keel boat looks pretty cool. I love the new quarters despite my initial disinclination.* So I think I'll give nickels a chance too...


*With the exception of the Alabama quarter which I obviously had the highest hopes for and which failed me miserably. It's UGLY. The worst part is the prettiest/best one is freakin' Mississippi, the worst of the states. Bah.

Note to self: See lunar eclipse Saturday:

"The eclipse reaches totality at 8:06 p.m. Saturday night, EST. That stage -- when the moon, Earth and sun are lined up precisely and the moon passes through the darkest part of Earth's shadow -- lasts just 24 minutes. "
(www.CNN.com)

Dr Catrambone: And in the uncompassionate example they showed [pauses to think]...
Back row slacker: Joni!

Dear Yoplait Key Lime Pie Whips Yogurt,
Ever since we ran into each other yesterday, I have not been able to keep my mind off of you. I can think of nothing but your sweet limeyness. You are the yumminess that my life has been missing, not to mention the calcium. Why I didn't think to buy all of your brothers and sisters yesterday when we met at Publix, I'll never know. I will regret my actions all the days until I go to the store again. I never knew I could find a yogurt that didn't make me want to toss my cookies! My longing for you matches my longing for caffeine, but don't tell her that. Farewell empty carton of yogurt dreaminess.... I'll see you again, Publix-willing. Adieu,
Joni


[in case you haven't noticed, the take home test has made me slightly bonkers and not just a little hungry for something limey and cold.]

Ever heard of Spencer Tunick? He's the guy who uses large numbers of naked people for "installations" and photographs it. There's a form to sign up to be a model on his site. I am very tempted to put my name down in case he comes to Hotlanta. It would certainly be a story to tell... but I'd hate for the faces to be identifiable and somehow it resurfaces in the hands of one of my future students... The first of my students are probably in Jr High (assuming I teach in grad school, otherwise they're 4th or 5th graders) should I worry about them already?

Three things: Great music

1. I reformatted this computer and got it running in late August (so that's the time frame on these stats). The second most played song I have is Sweet Surrender from Sarah McLachlan with 43 plays. On 10/24 I downloaded Lizzie West's Chariot Rise. I have used it as study music since and have played it 296 times. Dang.
2. I also used Sarah McLachlan's Fallen from this source for studying, so it may have nearly as many plays...
3. Sarah's new album comes out Tuesday. Yay.

"The heading to this section is a very simple question [What starts a meal?], but the answer is complex. The short answer, I suppose is that we still are not sure, but that will not stop me from continuing to write." - Carlson, Physiology of Behavior

Wayne's World: Top 10 Halloween costumes

10. cat
9. nurse
8. Nancy Kulp (Ms Hathoway from Beverly Hill Billies)
7. Pebbles Flintstone
6. Indian Girl
5. Baseball Player
4. Private Schoolgirl
3. French Maid
2. Playboy Bunny
1. Heather Locklear

Speak of the devil... Some RHA person just came by with a bag of halloween candy and since there was no chocolate I took some bubble yum..... and now my jaw hurts.

Top Five Halloween Candies:
1. Mini hershey bars
2. (Mini?) Oh Henrys (I just had my first one today)
3. Mini snickers
4. Blue Raspberry Dumdums
5. Bubble yum- until my jar starts to pop and hurt


I used to L-O-V-E candy corn, but now I find it repulsive... Candy is the one thing I have become more picky about over the years.

I tried to find squirrels dressed up for Halloween as I have a bizarre love of fluffy little squirrels. Anyway, no luck so here are two humorously pathetic animals in costume.




Here's a bonus pic. It's Miso!!!! She's in heat again! hehe, bad kitty, put your tail down.

"'We' can mean anything. 'We three', 'we the people', or my favorite- Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!"
- Fairly Oddparents

The "Happy Halloween Picture Parade" continues with.... UNBELIEVABLY CUTE COSTUMED ANIMALS!!!!!!!!







..................I really am going to end up as a crazy cat and pug lady, aren't I?

'Price is Right' announcer dies
But, but, but.... how are the Price is Right players going to know when to COME ON DOOOOWN????

The day of behaviorism: Dirty joke:
Two behavioural psychologists are working late in the rat lab, when suddenly overcome by all the talk of three-term contingencies and positive punishment, they end up having passionate sex on the floor. When they're done, the man sits up and asks "I know it was good for you, but how was it for me?"

(if you don't get it, you're obviously not thinking in terms of Watson and objective observations as the only data that matter) >: b

Funniest Ebay Posting EVER.
(I just copied it over, cause I figure the page won't last forever). BTW, the guy got $860 for the beanies... plenty of tools and beer for this poor fellow.
" Let me begin by explaining some very important details, this way I do not get 100's of silly emails asking me to photograph the hind end of some stuffed animals. I DO NOT KNOW crap about these things. This belonged to my ex-wife who had about a 1000 of these Beanie Babies and when she moved, this one box of these got left behind, and now I am selling the goofy little things. Whatever money I make from them will be spent at the local Home Depot on tools and other cool stuff. I do not know which of these babies is retired or new, or whatever. I will list them in no particular order. I will tell you what its name is on the tag, if it has a plastic box or something. All these critter have been stored indoors, and are from a non-smoking home. Again, please do not send me emails asking me to photograp this or that. I am starting the auction at $10.00 and at that price I figure you all can take a chance. I understand from a friends wife that people are afraid to get fakes. FAKES? Fake plush toys? I was amazed. I thought people forged money, not childrens toys. Well I can only say, that 99% of these goofy toys were bought with my money, from eiter the local Hallmark Store, or one of the dozen or so Southern Craft/ collectibles stores I had to go to on a weekly basis buying these ridiculos toys years ago. Happy Bidding! Please take these critters from me so I can buy tools.

Final Notice and Disclaimer: I know nothing about these stuffed Beanie Babies. I offer no proof of anything. It is a stuffed animal, get over it! I don't think my ex-wife was in the Black Market Beanie Trade..but then again, I didn't know she was having an affair either! Thus no guarantees! All have their little Heart Shaped tags on their ears.

Ants - Armidillo
Almond - Bear
Knuckles - Pig
Humphrey - Camel
Tiptoe - Rat (I must have picked this one) Pig - Zodiac Pic (huh?)
Chipper- Chipmunk or Squirrel (Not Sure)
Neon - Sea Horse or Sea Serpent
Goatee- Goat
Prickles - Hedge Hog
Steg - Dinosaur (Stegasaurus I guess)
Manny - Mannatee
Paul - Walrus (Hey I get that joke..koo-koo-ka-choo)
Rabbit- Rabbit (Zodiac Critter)
Sheets - Ghost
Rainbow - Lizard (cameleon?)
Batty- Bat
Peanut - Elephant (comes in a plastic see-thru box)
Britannia - Bear with British Flag
Germania - Bear with German Flag
Eucalyptus - Koala Bear
Web - Spider (I must have picked all the ugly ones!)
Beak - Kiwi Bird?
Scaly - Komodo Dragon or other lizard..not sure!
Mystic - Unicorn
Nuts - Squirrel
(Not Pictured) Mickey Mouse in Hockey Uniform

ALL OF THEM HAVE THEIR LITTLE HEARTS TAG ON THE EARS!

On Sep-19-03 at 12:47:48 PDT, seller added the following information:

A very kind Ebayer wrote me an email and said the following:

The valuable beanies here are Steg (dinosaur), Humphrey(camel), web (spider) and peanut (elephant). They are worth considerably more if they have the red heart hang tags and if the tags are in good shape - no creases or tears. If you wouldn't mind giving me more info on those. Also, if you added more info to the auction I'm sure you could get more $$ for your tools!

To answer her question: I looked and to the best of my looking at them all. None of the ones she mentioned have any torn tags or creased tags. In fact NONE of the little critters have messed up tags. People have been telling me these critters are worth alot of money. I know nothing about them, and told you everything you need to know up in the description. I make no claims on value, and to be honest. I am amazed anyone pays more then a dollar a piece for these things. What happened to collecting STAMPS? Pay what you want for them! IT ALL GOES TO HOMEDEPOT !!!!!! and BEER! "
(danke LYD)

Even adding four new blogs to check has not increased my ability to always find new posts. So, I'll be a better blogger than them.

Three things: William James, great psychologist or great quotability?

The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.

If you believe that feeling bad or worrying long enough will change a past or future event, then you are residing on another planet with a different reality system.

The path to cheerfulness is to sit cheerfully and to act and speak as if cheerfulness were already there.


There are lots more.