My glasses came in last night. I can read road signs in the distance again. Wee!

So far I’ve been told they make me look:
- Smarter (Andy)
- More serious (Seppy)

I was all ready to make fun of someone for misusing the word meniscus. I was only only familiar with, “The curved upper surface of a nonturbulent liquid in a container that is concave if the liquid wets the container walls and convex if it does not.” Luckily I decided to actually look it up because I like to be sure about these things. Low and behold, it has another meaning too, “A cartilage disk that acts as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet in a joint.” That was how he used meniscus… Joke’s on me I guess

A friend recently asked, “Are you really this dark and scary inside?”

Exhibit A

This image clearly illustrates that I most closely resemble a small puppy. I am sure the reader will agree that puppies are neither dark nor scary.

Exhibit B

In this photograph, you can see that my demeanor at work is happy and friendly. It is my pleasure to serve, even when the client is being a jerk, or when my developers are pretending to be incompetent in order to add a humorous touch to our day.

Exhibit C

If you still do not believe me I will scowl at you until you change your mind.

Exhibit D

I’m sorry, I was only joking there. Do you need a hug?

www.howitismade.net

The show has video of various manufacturing processes with a narrator explaining what’s going on. It could stand to go into more detail, but as TV goes it’s pretty good.

I saw this silly sleep position thing on somebody else’s blog. I was pretty skeptical. I mean, how can questions like “what texture do you prefer” and “What is your ideal county fair attraction” predict what position you like to sleep in? I was impressed, though. It nailed it dead on. I love this position.

Find your own pose!

Update: Actually, I like a slightly more entangled version of it with my partner’s head on my chest and my right arm around her.

Update 2: After further analysis I’m thinking my results were just a lucky fluke. You should all take the test and post a comment about whether or not the sleep position it gives you is actually your favorite.

Update 3: Adding more weight to the “this is all a load of crap” position, I found a news article on sleep positions that 1) tells me I am brash and gregarious and 2) offers no references other than

Professor Chris Idzikowski, director of the Sleep Assessment and Advisory Service and a visiting professor at the University of Surrey in southern England, has identified six common sleep positions and what they mean.

So yeah, we’re just supposed to take his word for it I guess.

I found this comment in the blog/news article I linked to above. I’m not sure if it’s a joke or if the person is actually serious.

What does it mean to be sleeping on the side with one leg (the one the upper side) curled up with the knee against the stomach and the other leg streched out.. with one hand folded under the ear thats touching the bed and the other hand folded somewhere in front of the face? ive been sleeping in this position since i was about 17..before that i used to sleep on my stomach..

Updage 4: Okay, fine, I’m pretty sure it’s a real question, but I like it better as a joke

I had a date yesterday. It went really well. We met on okcupid a few weeks ago and went to Uncommon Grounds for our first date last night. We ended up talking for three hours. It felt like maybe an hour at most. It’s funny, it feels like we don’t have all that much in common; she has an english degree and works for an investment firm, she hasn’t gone camping since she was a kid… Yet it feels like we have really similar personalities, which is what matters the most. I guess we do actually have quite a bit in common; it’s just that there have been other people who sounded a lot more similar to me on paper but had completely different personalities.

I feel like I want to write more, describe how nice it was to spend time with someone new and not have it feel awkward, and to have someone interested in me as more than just a friend. I can’t think of what else to say. So… Here’s a for all of you.

Ok, I have a question. How do you feel about end-date activities (hugs, kisses, sex)? I always feel weird doing anything other than giving a hug, but maybe that’s just because it takes longer for me to feel comfortable with new people. Heh… I think it was like 5 or 6 dates before my last GF and I kissed. And then only because she pretty much threw herself on me (Granted it was long overdue at that point). Anyway, I’ve always felt like a kiss is sort of standard if the date goes well, but man would I feel awkward doing that. New people just feel too much like strangers for the first few dates.

I was messing around with my webcam and a photo editor and recalled an article on facial symmetry I read a while ago, so I thought I would do a little experiment. The results are below. Apparently I have a rather symmetrical head. I think it’s really interesting to look at the slight differences between the photos (which turn into big differences if you don’t have your face pointing exactly at the lens in the original).

Here’s the article I was remembering:
http://www.uni-regensburg.de/Fakultaeten/phil_Fak_II/Psychologie/Psy_II/beautycheck/english/symmetrie/symmetrie.htm

Left side mirrored Original Right side mirrored

HAHAHA! I just noticed that I have horns in the left one. IT’S A SIGN JENNY!!!
For anyone who hasn’t already, you can see me with real horns here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/80214196@N00/sets/72157594364354372/