Adventure Time! After hearing about it on the interwebs I decided to watch it. Now I love it. I bought the Season 1 DVD recently so I could watch from the beginning. The only thing I wish there was more of was more seasons on DVD. They're on season 5 but the Season 2 DVD doesn't come out until June.
Polyvore is a cool fashion site. If you've spent any time on Pinterest you may have seen some (check out my "My Style" pinterest board for examples). You can follow people or create your own fashions. A fun waste of time if you like that sort of thing.
WTF, Evolution? This tumblr is horrifying but I can't stop looking at it. It's like some horrible accident you can't stop looking at as you drive by.
I started playing Lego Lord of the Rings recently. It's fun so far and there are a lot of side quests you can go on. If you liked any other lego games and like Lord of the Rings, I would check this out.
So I'm back to work again after a 4 month unemployed vacation. Though it wasn't really a vacation because I never left my house. It was a brief glimpse into what my life as a hermit will be like.
So I go back and I'm sharing an office space with 4 other people. I've been alone for the past 4 months so I'd forgotten about natural but hopefully private bodily functions while in public locations. As I'm sitting there I'm thinking...
What if I have to fart really bad? Remember not to, I guess. Oh no, what about when I have to go to the bathroom? This could get awkward if someone comes in (multiple stall bathrooms are embarrassing). There is no privacy here.
But other than the weirdness I'm glad to be getting out of the house again... for now. I've only been back for a week and a half so far. I may want another vacation later, but I'm enjoying doing something useful at the moment.
I wanted to talk about something important today. And what is more important than human rights? There is a lot of stuff as important, I'm not saying there isn't. I'm just talking about human rights today. Specifically, fair labor practices... of chocolate.
You know what? I think I might have a hard time explaining this. So here's a video by YouTube vlogger italktosnakes about what I want to talk about that can explain it better than I could.
In the video Kristina talks about the petition Show us the Report. If this is something you're interested in please follow the link there and sign. The Harry Potter Alliance is a great organization so if it sounds like something you'd be interested in, please check that out, too.
To find out more about fair trade products, visit fairtradeusa.org
The talk about fair trade has me thinking more about the products I purchase. Most of the things I buy are either because I really like them or because I need it and it's cheap. If I can take just a couple of the things I like (chocolate for example) and spend a bit more on it to make sure I'm not adding to someone else's difficulty and instead make the decision to make sure it's fair... I think it would make me feel better. It's selfish and it's not at the same time. I'm from a small town so it's hard to find around here, but a quick check online points me to places I can order from.
If you order from somewhere like Amazon you pretty much have to order bigger amounts (10-12 bars) but who wants just one bar of chocolate? Just a few examples you can get (fair trade and organic) are: Theo Classics, Equal Exchange, Divine Chocolate.... the list goes on and on. Fair Trade USA also lists fair trade partners in the US.
Just something to think about. The more you know or something... Now I'm going to go buy some chocolate!
I'm officially back to work next week (I'm really going to miss sleeping in every day) so I had to do a drug test. Every time I have to pee in a cup I get anxiety.
Am I going to have enough? What if I get some on the outside on accident. That's gross. Did I give them too much pee?This whole process is disgusting.
I was thinking as I was handing the lady my pee cup that I'd prefer a less gross way to prove that I don't do drugs. I always feel bad when I hand it to them, like all they are given all day is the worst present over and over. I have this for you! Now touch it! Touch it!
Happy 2013! I have some more favorite things that I love from this month.
Zombies, Run! is something you're probably getting sick of hearing about if you've been reading my blog lately, but here they are if you haven't read them yet. It's a running app that puts you in a zombie survival story as Runner 5. The only way I'll run is if I'm running for my life (or if food is involved), so this works for me.
Footie Pajamas! JumpinJammerz has some really cool footie pajamas. I know... Footie pajamas? Cool? They have a lot of different prints to pick from. And it's cold here. I just want to be warm, ok?
Those are some hot Star Wars pajamas!
Plague Inc. is a strategy game where you spread disease across the globe. I feel like a mad scientist when I play it (and a little bit sad for all of the people that I kill... because I'm not heartless) but I do get a weird satisfaction when I see the red of disease start to spread across the globe.
It is spreading! (insert evil laugh)
Ustar novels is a website where you can order a book (for example Alice in Wonderland) and replace characters with yourself and people you know. I could take the place of some of my favorite characters! I want to order some so I can fall in love with Mr. Darcy or go down the rabbit hole instead of Alice.
*Note: No one asked me to promote their stuff. Anything that has been
mentioned is something I like and received no compensation for
products/sites mentioned... even though I wouldn't say "no" if they
offered me something cool (*hint).
Today is my lady part's least favorite appointment. I have to get my yearly probing. Or what doctors would call a PAP. I'm getting all crampy and uncomfortable just thinking about it.
It's that fun exam where your doctor squeezes your boobs and violates you (thankfully not at the same time... the boobs are the violation foreplay) with a speculum (nightmare puppet) so they can scrape around the insides of your lady garden with what feels like a miniature mase. To make sure you're healthy.
You want to do what with that?
Having to put my feet in the stirrups of lessening dignity is only the begging of discomfort as I stare at the ceiling and pretend that I'm not about to let my doctor crank open my cave of wonders with the equivalent of a human car jack. I wish I could tell my doctor that it would make it less awkward for me if she didn't try to start small talk while she's getting out the lube and spelunking in my baby crevasse.
What do you do for work? I don't know... I can't think right now with you poking me in the ovaries.
I'm thinking we need some medical research into how to make this a little less violatey. The biggest step they've taken so far is to switch from metal to plastic. Metal makes it seem more like a medieval torture device than a modern medical tool.
I hear doctors get all kinds of interested in your Velvet Underground when you're pregnant. It's not like you don't have enough going on in there without having 2 people fighting for space in your fetus factory.
I'm hoping it's quick and only a little bit awkward. It's the most I can hope for.
