Writing Can be the Devil

Tonight, I watched The Devil Wears Prada.  Of course, I don’t even know how to pronounce “Prada” and was saying it wrong, even though I read the book.  Yup, I’m really haute couture. The movie captured the essence of the book without following the plot line exactly.  I would have cast a better looking second option guy, though.

A friend and I are in the midst of rewriting a play, The King of Peach Fuzz. Yes, it’s a dumb title, but it’s a cute play. Any prayers you can send that it would go well and that the final product would glorify God would be appreciated. It’s been a lot of fun reworking and adding things!

My wonderful husband was exceptionally marvelous today. Not only did he stay home from work all morning and part of the afternoon so I could work on the play, he also took the kids on a bike ride. Then, tonight, I went out to dinner with a friend, and we came back to the house to watch the video. Not only did he serve supper to the kids here, he also had them tidy the house before my friend and I arrived. Then, he played games with them for the rest of the evening and put them all to bed. What a man!

Snacks

Over the Christmas break (which is still breaking!), I watched a few shows on
The Food Network. One show had some interesting data.  It seems that the
snack foods we prefer actually are a good indicator of our personalities. (Boring background data continues for the next two paragraphs. Feel free to skip to the chip!)

Dr Alan Hirsch, a
US neurologist who specializes
in the treatment of people who lose their sense of smell or taste, investigated
the possible link between people’s choices of snack food and personality, He
quizzed a sample of 19,400 people and made all participants undergo two
well-known personality tests.

These tests
defined each volunteer according to widely accepted personality categories. He
then checked his own results against the personality tests in order to find
correlations between their choice of snack food and personality type. Hirsch
also tested the volunteers on questionnaires designed to assess depression,
because depressive illnesses are known to coincide with losses of sensation and
preferences for certain foods.

The only question
I have is in my searching on the internet for the results; sometimes I see
“cheese curls” as in Cheetos. Sometimes I think they mean cheese
cubes, as in cheddar and Swiss.  I think that it is likely to be real
cheese, based on my own personality assessments, but you can make your own judgment.

Before you read the results, imagine you are at a
party. Before you is an array of bowls and snacks: potato chips, tortilla
chips, pretzels, pepperoni and other meats, crackers of all sorts, and cheese
cubes.  Which snack do you pick? (Think for a moment and decide before
reading on.)  

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Potato chips:
Potato chip lovers are successful, high achievers who enjoy the rewards and
trimmings of their success—both in business and in family life.

Tortilla chips:
Perfectionists in regards to their own actions and to the community at large,
people who crave tortilla chips are humanitarians who are often distressed by
the inequities and injustices of society.

Snack crackers:
Contemplative and thoughtful, people who prefer snack crackers base their
decisions on logic rather than emotions.

Pretzels: Lively
and energetic, pretzel fans seek novelty and thrive in the world of abstract
concepts. They often lose interest in mundane, day-to-day routines.

Cheese (or possibly cheese curls): Formal,
conscientious and always proper, the cheese curl lover can be described with
one word—integrity. They will always maintain moral high ground with their
family, work and romantic partners.

Meat snacks:
Gregarious and social, those who reach for a savory bag of pork rinds or crave
beef jerky and other meat snacks are often the life of the party. They are
loyal and true friends who can always be trusted.

So, which one are you? Which one do you think I am?  Do you think Hisrch’s results are completely false?

On an unrelated note, I’m typing up my birthday list for the year. I’d like to put YOUR birthday on it.  Would you share your special day with me (many of you I have, especially if you know me in person).  If you don’t feel comfortable sharing your birthday with the world, just message me!

And, as promised, some New Year’s pictures.

Resolutions Revisited

In the spirit of the new year, I thought I’d reflect on last year’s resolutions.  If nothing else, they would be good for a laugh, eh?

1.  I want to be able to jog from my house to the Wilson’s house
and back without stopping or dying.   
Ha ha! I do hate to jog, and making it a resolution didn’t change that fact. This resolution was a dumb one, and I won’t try it again. It ranks right up there with my desire to be a research physicist. It sounds wonderful and interesting, but it’s not really a good match.

2. To watch my junk intake until the five pounds are gone. 
Well, I watched the junk. I watched it go right into my mouth. I’m basically where I was last year in January with weight.  So, I’ll keep thinking on this one.

3. To memorize a verse a week. 
Although I memorized several verses, I didn’t memorize 52.  I’ll keep at it.

4. To read six missionary biographies in addition to some other
non-fiction histories.
Yeah! Something I actually did!

5. To make my blog more interesting.
You’ll have to decide on this one. It was interesting to me, at least. What do you like best about it? Is there something I should do more often or start to do or not do at all?

Speaking of my blog, is my font too small? It looks fine on my machine, but I want it to be readable for all.

How many books did you read this year? What were your favorites? Did you complete something of which you are particularly tickled?  I’ll have to review my list of things done to see if there was something of note. I’d love to hear yours!

I hope to post some pictures of the party when my computer is fixed. The part is in State College, now, so it shouldn’t be long before it’s at my door!   (Presses nose to window, waiting for that big, brown truck.)

One Hundred Three

Happy New Year to you!  We rang in 2007 with a crush at our house.  By my count, we had 103 people here for the party.  For those who aren’t fans of crowds or parties, I’m sure it wasn’t the best evening. But, for those of us who love a good bash, it was great fun.

Some of the 103 were bkroeker, BluSmurfGirl, countrygirlatheart_1028, dance4aneternity, eatyourweightincheesepuffs, flutemom38, GhostFroggy_123, jaypee303, kleinekatze, and wesjanson1138.

I played Cranium, Boggle, Hearts, and Spinergy. A group of teens went out in the dark and the rain to play Ultimate Frisbee. (What WERE their parents thinking? (grin)) I know that lots of ping pong happened as well, although I didn’t join in personally.

I got to bed at 4:48 a.m. but was too keyed up to fall asleep until right before 6:00.  I slept in until around 11:00-ish and came downstairs to see that TGD and the Hunter had pulled out all the breakfast goodies for our houseguests: Laughsalot12

, natureg0d, RansomOfThulcandra  and his blogless brother, Mark.  We lounged around watching PSU beat Tennessee, ate hotdogs and sauerkraut, played Hearts, Taboo, Texas Hold ‘Em, and Monopoly. 

I hope your 2007 has started well and will turn out to be the year you remember most fondly.

EDIT–Upon reviewing the guest list, I found a family was forgotten. So the total as of now is 108.