AWESOME Commercial

Check out this link & watch the new Honda Civic commercial (you can skip the intro) -- if you were ever in choir, you'll really appreciate it!

Tortoise Pics

I present to you a picture of my nephew with one of the BIG tortoises at the Zoo. I believe this one is a Galapagos, & weighs in at about 200-250lbs (the tortoise, that is -- my nephew is a Brandonn & weighs in at about 40lbs in this pic, if that.)

Aren't they cute?!?!?!



Here he is with two of our big guys -- Aldabras, I think, about 300-350lbs each:

Tagged by Jess

Okay, here goes:
First, The Rules…

"The first player of this game starts with the topic "five weird habits of yourself," and people who get tagged need to write an entry about their five weird habits as well as state this rule clearly. In the end, you need to choose the next five people to be tagged and link to their web journals. Don't forget to leave a comment in their blog or journal that says "You are tagged" (assuming they take comments) and tell them to read yours." Except that everyone I would tag has already BEEN tagged!

And, without further adeiu, here are my "habits"....

(1) I can't work in silence, I have to have background noise. Not just any background noise, mind you, but something that won't catch my attention too much -- for example, when studying for finals my Sophomore year of college, I played "Remember the Titans" over & over & over. Radio won't work, it's too random. I play the same CD over & over at work, to give me something to listen to while I do paperwork. I'll keep the same CD in for weeks at a time.

(2)Jess, don't feel bad -- I eat my gummies in color-coded pairs, too -- BUT I also save my favorite gummi worms (the red & white ones) for last. Best story about this is that, while driving to Northern WI with little bro, I set a R&W gummi on top of the steering wheel for like 10-15 miles while I finished the rest of the bag.

(3) I have bottles of diet soda EVERYWHERE. I cleaned out my car (not really, just threw trash away) & disposed of 4-5 bottles, in varying degrees of fullness. I hold onto them (or forget to take them out of the car), because in this weather they're almost guaranteed to be cold (albeit flat).

(4) When I take pictures, I take LOTS of pictures. Rolls & rolls, because I figure the more I take, the more likely some of them are to be good.

(5) I abuse my nails. I bite them, to the point of pain & occasional bleeding. I pick at them, & if I polish them, I pick off the polish & THEN bite them. The only things that keep me from doing this are (a) being REALLY busy or (b) having my nails professionally done, like, with acrylic -- cuz that's tough to bite, but after a few days, I'll pick at them until they come off.

That's my odd list, & like I said, I'm out of people to tag!

Cartoons for Science Nerds!

Big Thanks to my friend Dan for sending me this link -- all my fellow science nerds out there will surely enjoy!

Happy New Year!

Okay, it's been a bit, but let me catch you up on important stuff:

After 7-ish months on the Jenny Craig program, I am down 31.2 pounds! That's right, I managed to survive Christmas & New Year's and STILL lose! I've signed up for Yoga classes on Tuesdays, due to schedule changes that will keep me away from my normal Aquacise class.

I start classes next Thursday at Missouri Baptist University for my MBA.

I'm back on the dating scene (or at least trying to revive my social life) -- I have a date tomorrow night, & spent WAAAY to many nights last week out late with friends -- but got to catch up with a few who were in town for the holidays.

Those are the big updates, guess that's about it -- best wishes to all of you for a great new year!