Never Again!

Happy New Year!

I'm A Genius!

I was sitting at my Dad's computer not thinking about anything when I remembered they used to have the worst time with their wireless mouse. It was always dying, so it was ALWAYS on its docking station.

In this day and age, a dying wireless mouse is pretty frustrating.
So what if your mouse pad charged your mouse?

Combine These Two Technologies:
The Powermat
and
A Wireless Mouse

So, basically, your mouse is ALWAYS being charged.
Brilliant!

I was on the news!

So, I show up at the Post Office wearing a blazer, and you get interviewed.

However, I guess I wasn't charismatic enough. :P

Arkansas Post Offices Ready

1999

This was on the front page of Yahoo just a few minutes ago today.

Ouch, ABC NEWS...

Just took an online quiz with ABC NEWS that was designed to match me with my the Presidential Candidate that best fits my views.

Follow the link to take it.
While taking it, I thought it was the most biased thing I've ever seen. For example, in the question Should Obamacare be eliminated, there were 4 YES answers and 1 NO. Seriously?

Anyway...
That's not why I'm posting this.
It said Obama was my ideal President, but this is how they showed me:


Whoops!

What's Really Important

You earn your own money. You pay your own bills. You take your own breaths. You pump your own blood. You are #1.

And shame on anyone else who wants to take that away from you!

You shouldn't want to surround yourself with friends and boyfriends to fill a void in your life.
You should want to share your life with these people, because in the end, you're all that matters.

If you start to feel like your friends don't care about you, and that they're "done with you."

Then you shouldn't stress about it

Live your own life and a life you want to live, and people will want to join you in it.

Be yourself, and it will pull some people towards you and will push some people away.

But those people that get pushed are not people who you want around you anyway

And those people who get pulled to you will be the type of people you want around you

I've spent most of this year alone, but I'm living a life that I seem to enjoy... mostly
And people see that, and I've met a lot new people this year.

The Lesson

Toni Cade Bambara - "The Lottery"

Just had to read this story for my English class.
It was written in 1972, but it still resonates now.
ESPECIALLY now. It deals with the inequality between the rich and the poor.
If you've got some time to burn, and you like reading, give it a go.

Wow... it was a good day...

I didn't realize it until just now, but Monday was good.

I kind of felt like crap day, but it was just like overcast.

-Failed my Algebra final, but I passed the class! Woo! 75% C!
-Got my vintage Folke Ohlsson chair back today from being reupholstered! Woo! Bright Orange Chair!
-My supervisor got fired!
-Holiday schedule was posted today, and I'm off for 2 weeks this month, including Christmas!
-I won (basically) $50 in Buffalo Wild Wings gift cards (and then got out of there)!

Take that Winter!
Take that S.A.D.!

Trent Reznor = Greatest Living Artist

This cover completely has the feel of late 90's era Nine Inch Nails.
To me, this is really powerful.
Dragon Tattoo - Immigrant Song

Batman Quotes

Batman Begins
"Deep down you may still be that same great kid you used to be. But it's not who you are underneath, it's what you do that defines you."













The Dark Knight
I LIKE THIS TRUCK!!!

Pisces December 9

(This hits a little to close to home)

Someone is provoking you, Pisces. Normally you are a peace-loving sign. You go out of your way to maintain harmony not only in your own life, but in the lives of those you care about. But right now there is a person in your midst who likes to cause trouble - this person may even seem to thrive on getting others upset or angry. But you don't have to fall for that bait. Tap into your natural tendency to keep the peace, and you will be fine. Tonight, make special plans for some weekend fun. Lately you've been all work and no play.

Holstee Manifesto

Pisces - December 8th

You may have your defenses up now with a particular person or situation in your life, Pisces. You have been taken advantage of in the past under similar circumstances, and you feel that you really need to be diligent to guard against the same thing happening again. But you are looking in the wrong direction. You are worried about someone hurting you or disappointing you intentionally. But that's not going to happen. There may be a flaw in what's occurring now, but it's not intentional and it can be fixed. Look for less obvious reasons to be concerned.

2011

Really, all I can say is 'wow.'
The 45 Most Powerful Images of 2011

These made this year feel like it's been so long. I had forgotten most of these things happened.

Siri is Anti Abotion, apparently.

I was just informed that if you ask Siri where to go to get an abortion, Siri will respond with Anti Abortion Crisis clinics, and if you're in New York, she'll just say that she can't find one.