One of the most delightfully kooky music videos I’ve seen in a long while.
It’s not often I feel compelled to Google a video just to figure out what the heck it means, but the article on Wikipedia is interesting.
Archive for April, 2008
Whew! Been digging up my herb garden, amending the dreadful soil and replanting some must-have kitchen herbs. In my garden, the must-haves are sage, rosemary, Italian parsley, thyme, dill, oregano, and feverfew. My rosemary, sage, and oregano from last year are doing quite well! I dug up my chives and will replant them this year. I had no idea chives and feverfew are the masterful spreaders that apparently they are. There are little chive and feverfew seedlings everywhere–except for where I want them, of course. I still have to plant my lemon balm and catnip, though my barrel of mint is becoming nicely established. I love, love, LOVE the look and smell of a freshly planted garden! *sigh*
As I was gathering up my tools, I decided I’d reward myself by watching some of the new BBC Sense & Sensibility. And when I came inside I discovered yet one more supporting incident that proves my sister and I are connected by some freakish universal psychic wavelength. She has apparently discovered that the Austen heroine she most resembles is Elinor Dashwood. No surprise to me there. But, hey, wavelength! She’s my sister, I shouldn’t be surprised that she’s also Elinor. Not to be outdone, I also took the quiz:
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You scored as Emma WoodhouseEmma is possibly one of the most loyal characters of Austen, always wanting better for those around her and doing all she possibly can to make it happen. Her motives sometimes get in the way of her good intentions and her own opinions can end up ruling her actions, but she has a good heart. She loves to be social and is welcoming to most, unless they are too silly to tolerate. While she sometimes changes her behavior to make others feel comfortable, she knows who she is and is always bettering herself.
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It’s an odd feeling, sometimes, to stop and consider the fact that I’ve lived three decades. Decade—that D word seems so weighty. Yet it’s a shock to my system that I’m an adult. I don’t feel like an adult! Sometimes I get little reminders, though, of my status of adulthood; and, sometimes those reminders are actually kinda cool.
I’m thinking of my trip a couple of weeks ago to my alma mater, NMT. One of the truly cool things I get to do is participate as a member of the corporate advisory board for the Technical Communication program. This year I had a powerful reminder of why my participation means so much to me. Sitting with a student discussing his resume and portfolio, I made a suggestion that lit him up. It was one of those “ah-ha!” moments, and he left so excited that I couldn’t help but be excited too. Moments like that make me feel like I’m depositing some funds in my karma account. A moment like that changed my life ten years ago.
In February 1998 I attended the STC Region 5 conference in Ft. Worth. We piled five of us into my little Honda Civic and drove from Socorro to Ft. Worth. What a drive that was! Five of us from very different backgrounds, in different places in life, and the only thing we argued about in 15 hours on the road was the proper font for headings—serif or sans-serif? :) LOL, good times.
But that weekend changed my life forever. There were a lot of little things leading up to it, but that weekend was a turning point. Attending the presentations and talking to professionals in my chosen field showed me, more powerfully than I ever could have imagined, that I was holding myself back. For so long (for so many reasons) I considered myself sub-par. I’m not sure why or how I had convinced myself that I would never amount to anything, but that weekend I finally saw how wrong I was. I was good at my profession, and I enjoyed my profession. My self-imposed mold was shattered. I had found a calling, but more importantly, I had rediscovered my worth.
So much changed after that, and some of it was very painful, but I don’t know where I’d be if I hadn’t had that experience. That’s why being able to show these talented students that they are good at what they do is so important to me.
Courtesy of my sister, one of the funniest things I’ve seen in quite some time. I spent quite a few minutes wheezing after this exchange.
Upon seeing this screen shot from the customer database at her office, my sister sent me an e-mail with the following message:
Would you like fries with that?
Better yet, can I get that SuperSized?
Just finished watching the new “Persuasion” on DVD. I’m a bit of a Jane Austen junkie… The movie rocked! Best. Movie kiss. EVER. Hence the palpitations. I advise you not to hold your breath–speaking from experience, you might pass out. 
And, for another Persuasion fan video, check out this video. It combines two of my favorite things: Jane Austen and Michael Buble. So, my friends, go forth into the world of Jane!
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