RFB&D

I had a moment of clarity last week. It was a fleeting 5 seconds, but very poignant. My moment involved realizing that I was a very selfish person. Almost everything I do somehow involves getting something for me. I was not proud of myself. I always talk about how screwed up the world is, how politics have wronged the commoners, how if I were the president I would change the world for the better. My moment involved discovering just how hypocritical I am; if I really wanted to change the world, I probably would have done something, anything, towards that goal by now. At this time, it is pretty safe to say that my life has been consumed by the corporate rat race. I take and take and want and want, and combinations there of.

It was during this moment that I decided I really needed to volunteer somewhere, doing something fun, that would somehow make the world a better place. I searched online for hours, and I found RFB&D. Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic.

I know I'm still a horribly self-centered, selfish person, and you could make a convincing argument that I signed up to volunteer at the RFB&D Palo Alto branch because of selfish reasons. But at least I'm making a small step forward. At least its something. I'll work on becoming president of the world tomorrow.

The Very Berry MM Pie

Today I made something that I have never made before: a blueberry-blackberry pie. It was surprisingly easy to make from scratch and it tastes amazing. I got the idea of making a pie from the movie that Alan and I watched last night, called Waitress. the movie is all about this waitress (played by Keri Russell) who is obsessed with making pies, and pies are the way she expresses herself and her life. the movie was pretty good, and the pies looked delicious.

Here is my pie

MM's Dictionary of MMisms

Preemptive Pimple Popper; person or animal who is obsessed with popping pimples before they are ready to be popped and/or extracted from the host body.

Oh No! This just in

From Gawker.com:

"Facebook told to pull Scrabulous

Hasbro and Mattel, co-owners of Scrabble, asked Facebook to remove its one good app, "Scrabulous." So far the online game's method of distinguishing itself from the board game with the exact same rules (which has its own free web version) has been a disclaimer on the app saying that it's not Scrabble. (Which reminds me it's time to plug the RSS from Gawker into my new site, "Gawkifier.com.") Unless Scrabulous drastically changes its rules or sells to Scrabble, Hasbro and Mattel will most certainly win the battle and Facebook will be that much less fun for the 600 thousand people who played Scrabulous each day."


This is a horrible, horrible piece of news. However, Hasbro and Mattell are right.

Sleeping is Over Rated

Why sleep when you can stress about money, and your lack of it? It is much more productive to obsess about paying credit cards, and your new orthodontic treatment that your lame dental insurance does not cover, and how expensive accounting books are, and paying for school, rent, food and gas, than sleeeeping.

How is sleeping productive? Really? You get nothing done. All you do is rest, and lay there, silently, in peace. Who needs peace? All I need is money.

"I Want One Too"

Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to eat yourself?
CNN reports, with plenty of pictures, on wedding where bride fulfilled her childhood dream of having a wedding cake made to her likeness. Link Here.

Big Go Go-Day

Today has been a big day. I went to work. I finally made it to the dentist for a long overdue cleaning. (My teeth feel awesome, btw). And, I started my MBA program. My first class is Accounting Principles, Mondays 6pm-10pm and Saturdays 9am-1pm. 4 hours of condensed accounting teachings, after a long day of work and running around, is pretty intense. It is now way past my bedtime and I am tired, but I can't seem to unwind. I'm still in the "go, go, go" mode.

Chavez Interviewed by Supermodel

Gosh darn. I really love it when world leaders have serious interviews about important international concerns. It just makes me feel more confident in the future of the world, when I know that the important questions are being asked, and reported, without prejudice or media sensationalism.

The following is an excerpt of MSN online. Link here:

Naomi Campbell Interviews Hugo Chavez

Jan. 7, 2008, 11:32 AM EST

The Associated Press

LONDON -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he likes Prince Charles and thinks President Bush is crazy, in an interview with Naomi Campbell in the British edition of GQ magazine.

The 37-year-old supermodel spoke to Chavez in her role as contributing editor to British GQ, the magazine said. Excerpts were released Monday.

Asked to name the world's most stylish leader, Chavez chose Cuba's Fidel Castro.

"Fidel, of course! His uniform is impeccable. His boots are polished, his beard is elegant," Chavez said.

Campbell asked if Chavez would appear topless in photos as Russian President Vladimir Putin has done.

"Why not?" he said. "Touch my muscles!"

The Venezuelan leader asked Campbell if she knew Prince Charles.

"I like the Prince," he said. "Now he has Camilla, his new girl. She's not as attractive, is she?"

GQ said Campbell would interview other high-profile figures in politics, sports and entertainment.

The full interview with Chavez is in GQ's February issue, to be released Thursday.

Campbell wrote that she had hoped to get a sense of "Hugo Chavez the man."

"I found him to be fearless, but not threatening or unreasonable," she wrote. "I hope Venezuela's relations with America will improve in the immediate future."

Too Much Chocolate

Is there such a thing as eating too much chocolate? Personally, I spent my entire life thinking that the answer to this silly question was a resounding NO. Today I discovered otherwise. Today I reached the point of chocolate saturation.

It rained all day, and I had nothing else better to do than stay warm and eat chocolate. So I ate chocolate. A lot of it. In many different forms. I started the day with peanut butter chocolate chip cookies. I even had a chocolate-mint, non-dairy, ice cream sandwich. In the afternoon, Alan and I went to the movies with some friends. As is customary, I smuggled snacks into the theater. This time I smuggled in an entire 1 pound box of See's Candies, my favorites. By the time No Country for Old Men was over, I had reached the saturation point. I over-did it, and I knew that life would never be the same again. Even though I consciously wanted to eat more, my body just couldn't.

I don't know if I want to live in a world where I can obtain more chocolate than what I can eat. I mean, I can eat an obscene amount of chocolate. I'm not sure if having more than what I can eat is just plain torture (because I want to eat it all), or a small scale gruesome display of gluttony. Either way, this is not good, and I have some thinking to do.

Scrabulous, You Are Fabulous

I win! I win! I beat the robot by 43 points, without cheating, while drinking eggnog and brandy. Not bad for a girl who can't spell.

Not bad at all.

Old Telephone

Old Telephone, originally uploaded by A Morld of Wonder.

Taking advantage of my day off from work, I took a tour of the Rengstorff House located in Shoreline Park. In this Victorian style house, I found this little beauty of the past decorated with a bow, for Christmas.

Porque Me Gusta Caminar ??

HAPPY NEW YEAR

It is 2008. I know what year it is, yet I still can't believe that this has happened. And, frankly, its making me feel old. I wonder what this year will bring.