Hello 2010 Year!

I would like to start my posts off this year with some music recommendations. Music is one of my biggest loves. A place of solace, beauty, depth. I hope you enjoy these! First one is thanks to a lazy moment in front of the tele watching the Today show.

Break-Up by Pete Yorn and Scarlett Johansson:

My second, thanks to my obsession with the first and therefore plugging into the wonderful sight of Pandora and tada... another goody that I had heard on the radio and hadn't been able to identify.

The Reminder by Feist:

Now back to the regularly scheduled strangeness:

Apparently at the ripe age of 9 children start to lose the ability to use their own eyes and lack all judgement. I thought this was supposed to happen as a teenager. Be warned.. it starts much earlier and continues through the teenage years. I wish somebody would have informed me of this discrepancy in my parent manual.

Garlic is good for a lazy penis! Don't be startled. I was watching this show on Discovery Health last night about how different foods affect our body and apparently Garlic is good for your Jimmy stick! It provides a chemical that increases circulation and stimulates the muscles at the base of the penis. They were trying to see if it was a natural alternative to things like Viagra. Now,... let me just state for total clarity... this is not a problem in our household. Which is obvious since I'm pregnant! I'm all for research that bodes natural remedies instead of pill popping though so I found it interesting. Then I couldn't help but wonder. If Italian guys are loading up on garlic and red wine (oxygenation of the blood) is this perhaps why they are referred to as "Italian Stallions?"

Fun Fact: There is a systematic lull in conversation every 7 minutes.

Melty marshmallows and butter smell like pancake syrup! Does all hot edible fat smell the same?

Enjoy the New Year. This year I look forward to many things. Rafe and I are eagerly anticipating the arrival of our little baby girl Avi. She is a very active kicker which I will get around to posting some video of soon. Another year of watching our boys develop and grow and turn into young men with unique personalities. Another year of life with Rafe which has proven to be a never ending adventure and blessing. This year I will be venturing back into college classes which actually start next week! It may be all the hormones but even on my dumpy days I am feeling very blessed with my life. I am surrounded by beautiful, amazing, family, friends and even the occasional stranger. Life is good.

I Heart Pencils

Absolutely love them. I am a dedicated pencil fan and would stand up any day and take a pencil over a pen. Being somebody who over analyzes I have an inner urge to always have an eraser located in a nearby proximity. I assume that I developed this love of pencils partially because I like to draw / doodle constantly. That scratchy sandpaper sound of lead on paper, and the smell...that's right, smell. It happens right after you've sharpened it. Kind of like lighting a match, that split second lovely chemical smell.

Changing the subject now... Tim recently asked me "if a Dairy Queen catches on fire does it burn slower because everything inside is frozen and cold?" All I could do was shake my head and say "I'm sorry" it seems I've passed on this sickness of analyzing randomnesses.

Things That Make You Go "Hmm"

I love tidbits of information. Nibbles of random you could call them. For now...here is some show and tell with an appetizer of commentary too!
Did I spell commentary right? Oh well...

- In Helsinki, Finland, instead of giving parking tickets,
the police usually deflate tires.
I would be PISSED to say the least. I guess this is one way to get the message across though. I suppose in a sense it is the "capital punishment" of traffic violations.

- Coca-Cola was originally green.
Wonder why it changed to brown? Wonder why it was green? Just think, green soda in a red can. It would be like drinking Christmas, ha! Ok that's probly only funny to me.

- Pineapples do not ripen after they have been picked.
It's like the fruit is laughing at you. Taunting you to pick only at peak perfection or be doomed and forbidden from enjoying such sweet fruit. I say "not cool pineapple god!"

- Alexander Graham Bell, never telephoned his wife or mother.
They both were deaf.
Odd. A headscratcher indeed. This one perplexes me, in a way that I enjoy of course. Makes me ponder human interaction and motivations. We are definitly a complicated species.

- It takes about 142 licks to reach the center of a tootsie pop.
Good to know, now I can check this experiment off my list! I wonder if there are different levels of acidity in peoples saliva though. I may possibly be able to reach the center in less licks! Wonder if I could get a trophy for that!

- The average woman consumes 6 lbs of lipstick in her lifetime.
I'm guessing my intake is double at least. At any given time I have at least 2-4 chapsticks, glosses or lipsticks in my purse or a reachable by arm length radius. Maybe that's whats wrong with me. Lipstick intoxication. Ha ha ha! Ah, I should see if I can get that one published in the medical journals!