What do you want to be famous for?
Submitted by bluemoon07.
The term, "famous" is subjective.
I want to be "remembered" for is having the ability to make someone smile.
I want to be remembered for changing someone's life for the better.
I want to be remembered as the girl that could smile through the rain.
I want to be remembered as the girl who still loved when she felt unloved.
I want to be remembered as the girl who believed in happy endings.
all offices would be THIS cool.
Likes alot:
A good volleyball dig.
The sand between my toes.
Playing 7 volleyball games to 15 points each and still wanting to play more.
Showering after said volleyball games.
Getting together with people you haven't seen in over a year.
A clean(er) car.
Flowers that have lasted almost a week.
New babies.
The ability to nap in my car during lunch if need be.
Internet at work.
Craving tea instead of soda.
The little things my boyfriend does to make me smile.
Cheap baseball games.
Comp tickets.
Getting picture messages from the boyfriends daughter that make me really "lol".
An upcoming Three-Day-Weekend.
Not so much:
Having to get out from under a chenille blanket in the morning.
Alarm clocks. Every single one of them.
Grogginess.
When coffee doesn't effectively awaken me.
24 hour days. (They should be more like 30 hour days.)
Back to Back 13 hour work days.
Gas prices.
Brown rice is not only better for you, but it's better for the environment than white rice too.
So what's the difference?
Rice goes through a variety of processes before it's ready for cooking. After harvesting, the seeds are run through a rice huller/husker for milling to remove the outer grain husks. After this process, you're left with brown rice. Nice and simple.
To create white rice, there's added steps. The germ and the inner husk (bran) is removed, the grain is then polished, usually using glucose or talc.
The crazy thing is that these added steps to turn brown rice to white remove nutrients that are sometimes then introduced back in via synthetic sources - this is called fortified white rice. The same type of thing happens in brown bread vs. white bread scenario.
The loss of nutrients is broad and substantial. Plain white rice has far less Vitamin E, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Folacin, Potassium, Magnesium, Iron and over dozen other nutrients. Added to that, the dietary fiber contained in white rice is around a quarter of brown rice.
So, brown rice certainly appears to be more healthy, but where does the environmental benefit come from? It's basically down to processing - the less processing of a food, the less energy required. There's also the issue of the synthetic vitamins added back in - produced in laboratories and factories from a variety of chemicals; and these sorts of processes are well known for their negative impact on the environment.
If you're accustomed to white rice, making the switch to brown suddenly can cause a taste bud rebellion - it certainly did for me. It's somewhat of an acquired taste for many people. I suggest adding extra sauces to mask the "wilder" taste of brown rice for a while to allow your tastes to adjust. Once you've acquired a taste for brown rice, it's likely you'll never go back to white.
When you buy rice, because it keeps so well, try and buy in quantity to save on packaging. The rice we buy comes in cloth bags which we've put to very good use after finishing the contents.
Show us a photo of you with a funny haircut.
After four months(!) of collecting donations, the AIDS Walk finally took place this past Sunday, April 20th. I met up with my former roommate and we drove down to the site. Parking was pretty good, and we made our way to my team tent in a pretty short amount of time. After I signed in and gathered my little goodies (Penn & Teller related), we had to rush to the starting line to begin the walk. The entire walk was about a mile and a half and was over in about an hour. I couldn't believe how many people walked this year. Along the route, there were bands playing and costumed characters, including guys in drag, interacting with the walkers (I got my picture taken with Elmo. WORD.)
I have to admit, the festivities were a little more low key than the last time I walked. I also noticed alot of people simply leaving after they finished walking (which is what we did) instead of watching the closing ceremonies. I was supposed to be "recognized" on stage at some point for the amount of money I raised, but apparently there were too many of us to be recognized so they decided to skip that part. That was kind of a bummer. I was really looking forward to that.
Anyhow, after the walk was done, we made our way back over to the team tent to see Penn & Teller (along with magician Mac King) just kind of hanging out and talking. I managed to squeeze in a few photos, and then my friend and I left. I later realized my scalp was a little sunburned from walking.
It was a low-key event, and I'm super proud of myself for raising that money.
Okay, so normally I'm not a huge fan of Dr. Phil (especially in light of him bailing out one of the girls involved with the Youtube beating), but in light of a minor argument this weekend with the "BF", I came across this list I think would be most helpful in the art of fighting fair. Now, the argument in question was nothing that was anyone's fault, and to be quite honest I feel like somewhat of a b*tch (as I often do because I tend to blow things entirely out of proportion). So, if anyone needs help in the "fighting fair" department, I think it's me. With that being said, please read on.
How you argue — especially how you end an argument — can determine the long-term success or failure of your relationship.
A primary requirement for any fight is to maintain control. You do not have the license to be childish, abusive or immature. If you have legitimate feelings, you are entitled to give a reasonable voice to those feelings in a constructive way. (That includes not being self-righteous or taking yourself too seriously.)
"Disagreements are going to occur," says Dr. Phil. "The question is, do you go into it with a spirit of looking for resolution or do you go into it with a spirit of getting even, vengeance, control? You'll never win if you do that. If you make your relationship a competition, that means your spouse has to lose in order for you to win. It's not a competition, it's a partnership."
Here are Dr. Phil's specific rules for fighting fair.
Fighting in front of your children is nothing short of child abuse. It can and will scar them emotionally — all because you don't have the self-control to contain yourself until you can talk privately.
Don't bring up old grudges or sore points when they don't belong in a particular argument. Put boundaries around the subject matter so that a fight doesn't deteriorate into a free-for-all.
Deal with the issue at hand, not with a symptom of the problem. Get real about what is bothering you, or you will come away from the exchange even more frustrated.
Stay focused on the issue, rather than deteriorating to the point of attacking your partner personally. Don't let the fight degenerate into name-calling.
Know what you want going into the disagreement. If you don't have a goal in mind, you won't know when you've achieved it.
How an argument ends is crucial. Recognize when an olive branch is being extended to you — perhaps in the form of an apology or a joke — and give your partner a face-saving way out of the disagreement.
Every single thing you disagree about is not an earth-shattering event or issue. You do not have to get mad every time you have a right to be.
Arguments should be temporary, so don't let them get out of hand. Don't allow the ugliness of an argument to stretch on indefinitely.
...........that make me want the fairy tale.
Anyone know how I can raise about $3,000 by Sunday?
(For inquiring minds, I'm in 3rd place for the AIDS Walk.
Someone dropped in a $5,000 donation.....sooo....yeah. I want to be TOP DOG!)
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