Best Soap Ever!

Saw this on one of the blogs that I follow.  How could I not love it?  It's soap that looks like a culture plate!  Too cool!

(h/t to Gizmodo, one of my favorite tech blogs)

A couple of funny videos

Now that it's May, it's time for another post!  Specifically one of a couple of videos that have made me laugh quite a bit lately.

This one was shown to me by my little bro.  "That's it, hehe!"



This one comes from a buddy at work named Steve ("How 'bout 'Steve-zee'?").  I just love it.  Please enjoy.

Something from the bucket list

So there is something that I have been wanting to do for a long time, and tonight I finally bit the bullet and did it.  Yup, I shaved my head completely bald.  Bic'd (Bicced / Bicked?) it.  My hair grows fast enough that it should be back to normal by the time that we head to Ohio.  Anything on your own bucket lists you'd like to share?

Anywho--here's where we started:

Whoops.  I mean here is where we started:

Here's halfway through the first buzz with the clippers (my potential stopping point for next time?), and channeling my warrior spirit in the second:

And here it is all finished:

Time for a change

So it's been a while since my last post, and I'm thinking that it might at least be partly due the fact that I haven't changed what my blog looks like in the entire time that I've had it.  So--I wanna change it, but I'm not exactly sure how I want to change it, what it should look like, etc.  Please feel free to suggest things.  And maybe I'll end up posting more (I probably will, but just needed a little more time which has finally arrived with a bit of a lull this week in my classes).

Happy 2010!

Saw this on Gizmodo and just had to share.  This is awesomeness in 7 panels.  Happy future, everybody!

Favorite Books of 2009

2009 was a good year for reading. I'm pleased to announce that I met my goal last year of 60 books, and beat it by 10. The following books were some of my favorites that I read during the past year.

The Undaunted: Gerald Lund's new novel about the pioneers who left Cedar City and blazed a trail through Hole in the Rock. A fabulous book with adventure, excitement, and yes, even a little romance.

The Hunger Games / Catching Fire: Found these books by Suzanne Collins this year, Catching Fire just came out in September. The story focuses on a girl who has to participate in the Hunger Games, a tournament where young people are forced to fight to the death. Probably don't start this series until the last book comes out later this year. Seriously, it sucks to wait and see what's coming next.

Frog: This was a beautiful photography book with lots of pictures of frogs. Dunno why, but they are one of my favorite animals. Lots of gorgeous photos. I hope to own this one for my coffee table someday.

A Tale of Two Cities: I originally read this book in high school and didn't much care for it. Upon re-reading it this year, I realized that Dickens has a sense of humor and can tell a great story. Who knew? Maybe that's why he's such a famous author.

Anyone else read some good stuff they want to pass along? Also, feel free to check out my goodreads profile (link on the right in my book queue) to see what else I've been reading.

A Christmas Miracle!

So, tonight we went to the store for this:



But came home with this:



Only a dollar a bag! Merry Christmas to ME!