I put WHAT in my hair?!

While showering, I was reading the labels on the shampoo & soap whatnot like I normally do. I realized they had some really awkward ingredients. Since when is it normal to put pearls and satin in something that goes in my hair? Or "extracts of sea algae"? I have acai blueberry yogurt, and acai berries in my conditioner? I don't even know what acai is... Then I realize I'm putting butter cream all over me, along with some cocoa, shea, and mango butter. 

Next time I'm buy shampoo and conditioner, I want a fusion of bacon and gold.  That'd be a good shampoo.

ImmoralCoho tells me about Islam...

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not just for old ladies...

After almost five years of college and having homework every night, its weird not having ANYTHING to do when I get home from work (other than adult things, like pay bills, grocery shop, make dinner).  After a week or so of watching everything on TV, and realizing how much TV sucks, I realized I needed a hobby.

I'm not a very good artist, so painting was out.  My apartment came "pre-decorated" (they painted one wall not white), so I can't redecorate or remodel my apartment. I could shop all the time, but I'd need unlimited money (basically $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$).  

What do I do?!

A few kids I know crochet their own hats/headbands/other crocheted items (see Knitter 'engineers' hats for friends, customers, etc...)  so I thought I'd give it a try.  After MANY unsuccessful tries, I finally got the hang of it.  Here are some of my favorite videos/sites for beginning to crochet:

• Learn to Crochet - Free Instructions and Patterns
  
• How to Crochet (videos)
• Quamut (good for learning half double, double and triple crochet)
  
• Lion Brand Yarn
  
• KnitWitch (videos) 

missing flavors.

Have you ever noticed in grocery stores that there are more flavors of Yoplait Light yogurt than the Original kind?  I always like to try new flavors when buying yogurt, but really want the fat-included, lots of calories kind of yogurt, not the fat-free, low calorie kind.  I'm always disappointed because all of the "fun" flavors are in the Light variety. 

I checked the Yoplait website and the Original

 variety has 25 flavors, while the Light kind has 21.  In the stores, the ratio is probably 2 Light flavors for every 1 Original flavor.  Lets fix this flavor injustice, call your local grocery store, and ask for the real yogurt.

Thanks.

I hate Vikings.

At 12:58 pm, I officially ruined my entire Sunday. I spent the majority of the rest of the day saving Vikings from the perils of the icy sea.   Please don't begin saving the Vikings unless you can commit a few hours to the rescue effort.   Link

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a usability analysis.

I've lived many different places in the past 5 years.  From the Penn State dorms, to K4, to a condo in Chapel Hill, to a almost new townhome in Raleigh, to a new apartment building at Penn State, to my current apartment in Conshohocken.  With these six or so different residences, I've experienced many different microwaves.  Yes, microwaves.

Somehow, with my awesome microwave abilities, I got the microwaves in the dorms to say CHILD and not work.  Our K4 microwave just had a little knob that you turned to set the time, I could handle that.  Very easy to understand user interface.

My first experience with a newer style microwave was in my townhome in Raleigh.  This microwave had the "popcorn" button and beeped every minute if you didn't open it after your food was done.  That was so annoying.  Don't they know that Lean Cuisine has to sit a few minutes before you eat it?

These new microwaves have buttons for about everything.  My parents just got a new microwave and I still don't know how to use it.  All I want in life is a microwave that defrosts, cooks, and maybe even times.  I don't want a popcorn button.  I don't need a potato button.  WTH does the Melt button do?  Being forced to look-up codes to use the Defrost button, thats terrible usability.  

My current apartment just got a brand new microwave, and while I like that its all shiny and clean, I hate 21 of the 35 buttons.  I only like the numbers 0-9, Start, Stop, Power and Cook Time.  Inside the microwave is a huge table of numbers that I don't even want to look at.  I'd rather just guess how long to defrost a dinner plate, or cook a pizza, or soften...whatever you'd soften in the microwave.  

I just tried to use the microwave, and left it the kitchen while I let it do its thing.  It beeped at me, multiple times while I was trying to defrost chicken.  Halfway for turning, and at one minute, to warn me? Then it beeped when it was done.  Then a minute after that, and a minute after that...

Those microwave designers must think we all wanna be spaceship pilots with all those buttons.  I think they should be fired for their terrible user interface and usability.