random thread, for all that you can't find an appropriate thread for.

[odeon]

Discovered a new artist today, an Australian guitarist named Tommy Emmanuel. Although I've heard some of his music before, I had no idea who he was, no idea of the vast body of his work. He is fabulous, simply awesome.

I love it when I find new music to obsess over.

[renaeden]

^I have seen his albums advertised on tv here.

[odeon]

He is simply amazing.

[renaeden]

[Queen Victoria]

The lady who hosted the BBQ today found a young adult opossum in her trash can.  We weren't positive how it got in the can, but we left it there so she can tip the can over tonight and free it.  Opossums are not cute, nor particularly intelligent.

[Queen Victoria]

The power of small actions is amazing. 

I was putting away the diced chicken when I had an Aha moment.  Since I was going to make chicken salad tomorrow, make it now and that's one less thing to do then. 

Also, we're having red beans and rice tomorrow.  I've already cut up the sausage.  The unopened bag of beans is sitting in the bean pot, ready for the water to be added tomorrow.  The invisible wall of starting something has been breached and the task is doable, once I make the first small action.

[Genesis]

I keep getting these headaches.... usually its after my English Class, and right before or after I get on the Train home.... I mean seriously... What's the root of these headaches?

['andersom']

The power of small actions is amazing. 

I was putting away the diced chicken when I had an Aha moment.  Since I was going to make chicken salad tomorrow, make it now and that's one less thing to do then. 

Also, we're having red beans and rice tomorrow.  I've already cut up the sausage.  The unopened bag of beans is sitting in the bean pot, ready for the water to be added tomorrow.  The invisible wall of starting something has been breached and the task is doable, once I make the first small action.

 

[renaeden]

Grains of sand magnified:

[TheoK]

 

[renaeden]

36 of the best things in the world:
1. Peeling the plastic off something that you have just bought.
2.  Peeling the glue off the back of a gift card.
3. Dangling a cool metal chain over your hand and slowly lowering it down so it collects in your palm.
4. Dipping your hand into a deep bag of uncooked rice.
5. Or beans.
6. Having a full tank of gas.
7. Waking up in the middle of the night and realizing it’s waaaay earlier than you think.
8. Waking up rested from a nap and realizing barely any time has passed.
9. Wrapping a freshly dried blanket around you.
10. Winning on eBay.
11. Showering for the first time after a haircut.
12. Tearing out a piece of perforated paper perfectly.
13. Using a new toothbrush for the first time.
14. Putting on your glasses right after you cleaned them.
15. When a vending machine accepts your dollar on the first try.
16. Putting on a new pair of socks.
17. Taking off your socks right before getting into bed.
18. Getting a Facebook bingo.
19. Free samples.
20. Sleeping with your pet.
21. When the dentist says you have no cavities.
22. That feeling in your stomach when you go over down a big hill.
23. When a stranger stops the elevator for you.
24. When the lights go down right before the start of a concert.
25. Seeing pictures of your parents when they were younger.
26. Finding a parking meter with time left on it.
27. Seeing a movie in an empty theater.
28. Achieving the perfect milk to cereal ratio.
29. Wearing shorts for the first time of the season.
30. Finding out you have a mutual friend with someone you just met.
31. Watching your milk mix into your coffee.
32. The brief moment you drive under a bridge on a rainy day.
33. Finding a curly fry in your order of regular fries.
34. The moment when you walk into a building with AC and the wave of cool air hits you for the first time.
35. Getting a high five from an ice cream cone.
36. Pushing a tape into a VCR. (Unfortunately, you will probably never do this again.)

[lutra]

Two days ago I dropped a thick Dutch dictionary on the floor and the cover came a bit loose from the rest of the book. Yesterday I glued the 'tear' with water resistant glue (for wood) and put other thick books on the dictionary to press it well together. Today, when I removed the 'weights', the dictionary is perfectly fine again. :yay:

[Natalia Evans]

My husband thinks he had another seizure on the way home because he ended up all the way at the airport. He got on the wrong light rail. No wonder he was late.

[El]

This is good, and the guy who wrote the letter sounds like a kook:

[skyblue1]

This is good, and the guy who wrote the letter sounds like a kook:

guess it doesnt hurt to post that twice

quote author=skyblue1 link=topic=20108.msg915557#msg915557 date=1349218869]
A local news anchor took the air Tuesday to blast a viewer who attacked her for being overweight.

Jennifer Livingston of WKBT in La Crosse, Wis., slammed the viewer on-air after he wrote in to complain that Livingston wasn't "a suitable example for this community's young people, girls in particular" because of her size.

"I was surprised indeed to witness that your physical condition hasn't improved for many years," the viewer wrote in the email titled "Community Responsibility."

"I leave you this note hoping that you'll reconsider your responsibility as a local public personality to present and promote a healthy lifestyle."

The letter quickly went viral after her husband, fellow WKBT anchor Mike Thompson posted it to his Facebook page Friday, telling followers that it made him "sick to his stomach."


On Tuesday, Livingston thanked the "hundreds" of people who have supported her — a response she called "truly inspiring" — before taking on her attacker.

"The truth is, I am overweight," she said. "But to the person who wrote me that letter, do you think I don't know that?

"You don't know me ... so you know nothing about me but what you see on the outside and I am much more than a number on a scale."


Livingston used the personal attack to send a public message about bullying, noting that October is National Anti-Bullying Awareness Month.

"That man's words mean nothing to me, but really angers me about this is there are children who don't know better — who get emails as critical as the one I received or in many cases, even worse, each and every day," she said, adding that children often learn bullying from their parents.

"To all of the children out there who feel lost, who are struggling with your weight, with the color of your skin, your sexual preference, your disability, even the acne on your face, listen to me right now," Livingston continued.


"Do not let your self-worth be defined by bullies. Learn from my experience, that the cruel words of one are nothing compared to the shouts of many."






Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/tv-anchor-blasts-viewer-criticized-weight-article-1.1173067#ixzz28BXYvZ60
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