Finally

It made the news. :)

Really?

I'm still mesmerized by the fact that I have been brushing my teeth incorrectly for the past 23 years. That's a long time to be doing something in the same way- and in the same wrong way at that. It's a hard thing to break...to learn a new way of doing something and undoing the old. Especially when it's something so elementary- something you didn't think you could do wrong.

But you can.

And this will happen if you do.

Kanabalanza

Student: Teacher! Teacher! What is this Kanabalanza?
Teacher: Kanabal...huh?
Student: Oh teacher, it TERRIBLE. Imagine this: 3 people. One boat. No food stamps. The people, they must eat. So they eat...oh teacher, it TERRIBLE.
Teacher: Ooooohhh- cannibalism?!

Best.Lesson.Ever.

In the News

World Relief made it into the Seattle Times...I'm hoping Chicago newspapers do a write up soon! Read the article here.

Still Swooning

Last night I went and saw the Avett Brothers. They were better than I remembered- SUCH good performers. If you haven't seen them you should, and if you haven't heard of them, you need to. Check them out.

Also, the Low Anthem opened for them. I've never heard a band go from such extreme genre to extreme genre. They kept soothing me with their harmonies, then blowing me away with their unique instruments (that they would switch EVERY song) and then becoming a blues band and just singing from the bottom of their throats....it was incredible. AND they wore grungy t-shirts and all had long flowy hair. I sort of felt like they should've starred in Almost Famous.

I.Love.Concerts.

Extreme Reading

Today I was looking at the NY Times Best Sellers List. I was unpleasantly surprised by the fiction list. Almost all of them concern murder, rape, terrorists or kidnappings! I figure they're best sellers because they're in demand- so why do we like stories like this? Is it the sensationalism (which makes sense when looking at our media) or the high we get from thinking this could be real?

Why don't we like stories about normal people?

Edit: Ok, I just read the Paperback Trade Fiction list and it was a little better...And the Mass-Market Fiction list was more -interesting-. (meaning, many more vampire references)

I think so...

Last night, some of us from work went to a client's house and experienced this. Needless to say, I was terrified- especially because it involved my eye area (which generally causes a lot of unwanted nausea and anxiety *see previous post). BUT, I was pleasantly surprised by how painless and fast it was! I think the accompanying Afghani tea and good chats helped keep me calm...

Try it. You'll love it. :)