Pick #92

Mofro - "Lochloosa" the title track for the album.

Fun Fact #22

Coconuts kill about 150 people each year, which is more people than sharks kill.

Fun Size

I don't know why they call tiny candy bars "fun size." I think that fun size would be something you could pole vault or joust with. I mean, how cool would it be to walk into a party with a 6' long snickers bar? A lot more fun than walking in with one that's an inch square. It's like one of those things where the name is designed to make you feel better. "Here's a tiny candy bar, but if I say it's fun sized, then it won't be so bad getting the smaller version of the food." Kind of like "You're not a janitor, you're a sanitation engineer." Personally, I'd be offended if I was an engineer. I'd also be offended if I made big candy bars & couldn't call them fun size.

This Isn't Where I Parked My Car!

So, today about 40 minutes into my IO class, some cool cat wearing stunna shades walks in. He opts to take a seat which requires him to walk the length of the classroom between the students and the teacher instead of taking the seat closest to the door. Obviously he's not in our class. He sits down and pulls out a notebook. I don't think he was taking notes. He certainly wasn't taking off his shades. People were trying not to giggle too loud when he sat down. You could see that it affected the professor's composure. The kid left about 5-8 minutes later in the same cool fashion that he entered with. This time it was impossible to keep the laughter inaudible. Seriously...how do you not realize a mistake like that sooner? Oh well, thanks for the entertainment.

I'm Making Bio Fuels

I was talking to Andrew the other day about things we could do to help out the environment. He said that we should plant a rain garden and maybe use rain barrels to filter runoff before it goes to the storm drain and collect it before it gets there, respectively. That's a little ways off from now and both things would require an investment in startup expenses. Andrew said that he'd contribute to those things if we decide to do them.

In the meantime, we had an idea about the fat we collect from cooking meat and the vegetable oil that's left over after cooking in it. A friend of mine has a biodiesel Jetta and I was curious if she could put that waste in her car. Turns out that she can. I'm going to save it until I get at least a half gallon then call her up to come get it. I collect this stuff anyway instead of dumping it down my drain. It's nice to be able to put it to a good use instead of throwing it out. If you have friends with a biodiesel, then you should consider doing this for them!

Pick #91

Ratatat - "Seventeen Years" from their self-titled album

My Skills of an Artist

So, I'm not very artistic. Sarah & I tag-teamed this splatter painting. I think she likes it better.