Columbus Day

Happy Columbus Day!!!  I understand why people have issue with Columbus Day, I mean there were people already here, he didn't discover a new land.  BUT, he did take on a risk journey to find a shortcut to another land at a time when people thought he'd fall of the Earth if he embarked on his journey.  So for that, I feel he deserves recognition.  For his bravery, not for his discovery.  Although, his journey did yield a new discovery for the "Old World".

Smoothies

Almond milk in a smoothie just doesn't taste as good as coconut milk in a smoothie.  I need to buy more coconut milk.

Chicago Pizza

Chicago pizzas should not be made in such a way that you can easily, without mess, pick up the pizza with your hand without it falling apart.
http://www.thefrisky.com/2013-06-11/the-8-stages-of-eating-chicago-style-deep-dish-pizza-for-the-first-time/

Interesting article about the world´s "ugliest" animals

http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/09/12/whats-the-worlds-ugliest-animal/

The jokes on you!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2013/09/10/watch-jimmy-kimmel-reveals-twerk-epic-fail-video-was-actually-epic-hoax/

Twerking gone wrong video

Hilarious!!!!

Interesting!

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Say hello to my little friend

Bucket List!

I finally did something I've always wanted to do!!!

Statistically significant

So, I'm teaching myself new stats packages (Stata and R).  Actually, I've used Stata before, but I need a refresher.  I think R should be interesting.  God, I'm a stats nerd.

Not trying

When in doubt, post Monty Python clips:

Purrfect

There is actually a dating website for cat lovers!  This is at once hilarious and terrifying.  I wonder how weird the guys on the site are.  I mean, don't get me wrong, I love animals and I love my cats and yes I have photos of them on my phone and as my lock screen image, but I'm not obsessed with them and being a cat owner certainly does not define me.  What would happen if someone found their soulmate on that site but their cats didn't get along??  Would they call it quits and lose out on being with their soulmate just because the animals were being, well, animals(!)??  Or would one or both have to get rid of their cart???  I just don't see someone on a dating site for cat lover getting rid of their cat, even for true love (cue cheesy music).  I love the name, Purrsonals lol.  Watch the Ellen clip on the site's homepage.
http://www.purrsonals.com

Government planning

I had to deal with local government today for something I'll be doing.  Aww the government :)  So, I had to go to one building to fill out some paperwork then go to another building three blocks away to finish the process then back to the first building to drop off the papers.

Kombucha

So, a friend is trying to get me into making kombucha now.  So that would be yogurt, cheese, butter, bread, jams, pickles, and kombucha.  I should just go live with the Amish.

jpgs

Some interesting jpgs I found today from Uber Humor:

Random List: Halloween Costumes

List all your childhood Halloween costumes that you remember, here are mine:

1. Pumpkin
2. '50's poodle skirt rocker
3. Hippie
4. Alien
5. Wizard
6. Cat
7. The Crow
8. Doctor

Take a hint, buddy!

I received a text today from someone who I have not had any contact with for over a year and to whom I thought I had made quite clear that I wanted to end our friendship...apparently I was wrong...the text asked if I wanted to meet-up for dinner because s/he was in.  I didn't even know who the text was from, as I had deleted the number from my phone.  They texted back telling me they were, I said I already I had plans, s/he asked if I wanted to meet up over the weekend, I said I had plans, and s/he said "ok, maybe next time."

Irresponsible people

Don't you just hate irresponsible people, especially when you're paying them?  Is it that hard for someone to send an e-mail or leave a hardcopy for you to pick up?  Needless frustrations.

Summer bucket list

Where do the hours go?

Why is it that there never seems to be enough time in the day??!!  I feel like I have senioritis.  On the plus side, I wrote four cover-letters and had phone conversations with two friends I hadn't talked with in a while.

I still have to:

1. Review the coverletters once more before sending them off
2. Finish one table for one of my chapters and add the results to the text
3. Re-do the analysis for another chapter and revise the text accordingly
4. Revise the discussion of another chapter
5. Get a copy of my birth certificate
6. Contact someone about a postdoc I'm interested in and research it some more
7. Finish going through/organizing drawers and closet
8. Jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs!!!!

http://www.apa.org/gradpsych/2013/03/hours.aspx