You can never have too many shower curtains

I have to write a resume for, well for a number of things.

I hate doing it.

It's late and I'm at school on a Saturday.

I just wrote down the following bullets under my first heading: Professional Strengths:
Chews Fingers
Picks at Head
Sleeps in Class
Doesn't Snore


Pleh

GET OUT AND VOTE!!!

It has come to my attention that Washington is now taking a public opinion poll on what the Washington State quarter design will look like. It comes down to three final designs.

I personally think that the first design looks like ass. I mean it's HORRIBLE: state outline, fish and apples all floating around in space, and the mountains aren't even in the right geographical spot! It gives the impression that Washington has an E-W mountain range, which is So Doesn't. Plus the state outline totally leaves out the San Juan Islands. D-

Design number two isn't that much better, although it does have Mt. Rainier, which I like, and a fish, which is coo. But I think overall it is BO-ring! Again, the fish the same size as a mountain...come on people, the back of the quarter is not the right place for a painting-like-composition It's a Coin, which is good for Small Pieces of Symbolism. C-

The third one actually kicks a little ass. I can't vouch for the authenticity of the design, but I totally dig the whale. Plus it reminds me of the cool animal Celtic-y designs they had on the backs of the Irish cents. Or the Owl they have on the back of the Greek Euro (to symbolize Athena, godess of wisdom)...actually when I look at it again the owl seems to be inexplicably hanging out with a pair of figs. A+

If you'd like to read the brilliant opinion written by Brunching Shuttlecocks about 4 other fine (and not so fine) state quarters, click here. But BEWARE, if you click, you will be garunteed to get SUCKED into hours of hilarity and ridICulousness. I have been known to pee my pants over what this dude says.

Unfortunately, he doesn't do any more ratings, or else I would encourage you to get us the WHALE QUARTER so that we could get and A+. I guess we'll just have to give it to ourselves. I've already voted 4 times today (It turns out you get more votes if you have Someone around who knows how to Disable Cookies).

Voting ends May 1

Two Shoes

Tricycle Part I

Ever since G&T came to visit last week, I can't stop thinking about what she said: a tricyle!

I really think this might be the answer I have been looking for.

I hate riding bikes. There. I've said it. I REALLY hate it!!!! And I live in Seattle for chrissake, where hating bikes is like saying you would really love a nice juicy DOG steak.

Um, so anyway. I dunno exactly why, but the *idea* of a trike just struck me as really truly unadultrated fun! In a pink strawberry shortcake with streamers kind of way. (to match the pair of pink strawberry shortcake underware that Samazing gave me)

With a pink vespa-like helmet...maybe even aviator goggles and a white scarf.... to far?

I picture myself riding to school, my books in the basket, maybe even givng a friend a ride on the back while they hold on to my shoulder. I don't go very fast, but faster than walking. And I can fully turn around and LOOK at traffic, not the quick headcheck that would send me toppling to give the curb a grit-kiss like I would for sure do on a two-wheeler.

This idea has met with mixed reviews, to be sure, with one friend dead set against it and practically launching an anti-trike campaign.

Here are the two trikes I've found that I like:
the folding one (ooo, so compact and cute!)

and
ta-da! The Airflow Princess Trike.
Unfortunately, this one doesn't come in adult sizes

Yet.

RIP Tonto

Today I found out that my brother's turtle Tonto died. DTG really liked Tonto a lot. Every time I called him, he wouldn't give me the dirt on his Relationhsip With His Girlfriend, but he would tell me all about Tonto. Here is the eulogy DTG wrote for him:

At approximately 7 p.m. this evening, in the company of close friends, owners and loving feeders, Mr. Tonto the Turtle passed away. Seemingly healthy only a day prior, he did not eat today and by evening had lost all strength, eventually falling into eternal sleep on the comfort of his favorite rock. Tonto was known for climbing up things, falling off things, and showing remarkable benevolance towards his tankmates, many of whom would have been eaten long ago by a turtle of other temperament. He is survived by an assortment of fish and plants, and although recent disappearance of 2.1 small catfish lend mysterious overtones to his sudden passing, local authorities are still considering his passing to be of natural causes. Exactly what kind of natural causes could lead to such a sudden departure, one can only speculate; however, it has been noted for sometime now that young Mr. Tonto showed a distinct dislike for increasing the capacity of his carapace, preferring to remain of infant proportions apparently indefinitely. If this was his only failing, then let us remember him as a Peter Pan of the terrapin world, a paramount critter of style and panache, and overall, a very good pet.

Well, I'm going to miss Tonto too. I love my brother to bits!

Happy Birthday to me!

I love my birthday, I really do.

Today I: skipped class (first time ALL year), and ate crepes for breakfast that my Vigilante Boyfriend skipped class to make for me.

My parents sent me a gift box from Powells, where they picked about a bazillion books off my wishlist: City of Quartz (my friend Scott recommended), Meadow (neighbor George recommended), A river runs through it, and then two editions of displaying graphical information by the absolute graphic genius that is Edward Tufte...two books I could not have afforded other wise - they are so beautiful!

Then...well, when I started house sitting Drino told me not to use bubble bath in the jacuzzi tub because it will "overflow with bubbles." And I thought that sounded like a grand idea! But don't worry, I only turned on the jets long enough to get just shitloads of bubbles, not enough to overflow onto the floor...but it was amazing! I was able to build walls out of these things! And I came out smelling very clean (which is a good thing).

Then I brought cupcakes to my other class (the one I like). It was very secondgrade. But you know what, I like telling people it's my birthday. Yes.

I got letters from friends, emails, phone calls, two text messages, and even more people are coming over in a little bit. I love it!!!

one explanation of symmetry

"Rotational symmetry is generally expressed by any whole number (n) from 1 to infinity. The number n expresses the number of times a motif unit is repeated during a complete (360 degree) rotation.

A rotational symmetry of n = 1 means that after a complete rotation of 360 degrees about an axis, all aspects of an object come into coincidence with themselves just once."

This quote came from my mineralogy text book, and when I threw the book away, I saved this page; it's on my fridge.

When I first read it, I was lying in the grass in Marine park in Bellingham. And I stopped at that sentence, looked over towards Orcas Island, and thought about all the times that I have probably come into coincidence with myself.

I haven't tried to figure out what kind of rotational symmetry I have as a whole person, but I find that it's more events and pieces of my life that come into coincidence with themselves...some only once so far, some many many times. Of course, I have no way of guaging if I have completed 360 degrees of rotation, or only 20...without that I can't begin to calculate my n.

But that's not the important part anyway. It's about recognizing the "motif units."

Huh. Units.