by Bunny
Learn something new every day. I’ve been wondering why my two grey hairs (one in my bangs, one of top of my head that I can never find, but my stylist can) are way curlier than the rest of my hair:
The declining presence of melanin also appears to contribute to the lack of moisture in gray or white hair. So as your hair becomes lighter in color, its texture becomes dryer and coarser. That’s why gray hair tends to be more curly or wiry.
From: http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/W/9023/24253/348513.html
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Tried out the Red 88 Noodle Bar tonight and got a free show from Band-Uh coming through and practicing in the Ace parking lot across the street. I think the best part was the escort motorcycle cop doing the head and arm motions along with them! Good times!
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I just read this and HAD to share:
http://apracticalwedding.com/2010/09/reclaiming-wife-why-wife-mother-do-not-have-to-go-together-part-ii
Especially this part because this is JUST how I feel:
Or as commenter Marina said last week:
As someone who’s sure I want kids, and soon (I mean, scared sh*tless, but sure) I just want to add that I am SO GRATEFUL that I have friends who want kids but not for a long time, and friends who do not want kids ever, period. I have friends in the first category who have told me they’re looking forward to babysitting duties and knitting little baby clothes, which, oh boy, I would be a LOT more scared about having kids if I didn’t have that kind of community around. And my friends in the second category, who do not want babies, who will never want babies–I am so thankful for them. I don’t want to get lost in my child(ren), and I feel so lucky to have people in my life who I know I will be able to hang out with and talk about things that are NOT related to babies. So all y’all who are decidedly against babies, or ambivalent, or all the other messy permutations of decision-making–I’m glad YOU’RE part of my community too. I know having lots of smart sassy women I can read at a moment’s notice will make me a better mom, and is already making me a better person.
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From: http://www.creators.com/advice/advice-goddess-amy-alkon/the-larva-of-the-party.html
Ever since Freud decided (sans evidence) that introverts were repressed, narcissistic trolls under the bridge, extraversion has been considered the ideal and introverts have been seen as socially stunted. Introversion is also wrongly conflated with shyness, but shyness is fear- and shame-based — quite different from seeing no reason to say anything to strangers unless you or they are on fire.
More and more, research points to a strong biological basis for personality. Brain imaging shows distinct differences in introverts and extraverts. Studies by neuroscientist Debra L. Johnson and others found that extraverts, who get energized from external stimulation like meeting new people, have increased blood flow to rear areas of the brain for sensory processing (like listening, touching, watching). Introverts, who tend to be more pensive and introspective, and are easily overwhelmed by too much external stimulation, showed more blood flow altogether (indicating more internal stimulation), over more complicated pathways, with more activity in frontal regions for inward tasks like problem-solving, reasoning, and remembering.
Put that together with a Chinese study adding evidence that introverts get socked with a higher level of cortical arousal from stimuli, and you get the idea that urging introverts to be more outgoing is a bit like urging scissors to be more like a stapler.
The funny part is, I have no problem understanding the differences between introversion and extroversion, but most of the extroverts I know are just utterly baffled by introversion even when I show them stuff like this. Which is why my catch phrase is: You don’t have to understand, you just have to accept.
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http://lifehacker.com/5569903/google-voice-leaves-beta-now-open-to-everyone
“Until today, Google Voice was a neat service you needed to be invited into. Now Google’s thrown open the doors, letting in anyone (in the U.S.) wanting One Number to Rule Them All—or just web-based voicemail on your current number.”
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Went to the Obon festival in San Jose yesterday – it was fun but a lot smaller than I expected. We got to see the dancing though which is what I really wanted, though I was hoping for more Japanese street fair food. Also, JP was in the news about the festival and the same article mentioned this:
“one of only three Japantowns left in the United States. The other two are in San Francisco and Los Angeles.”
So sad there are only three, and two in the Bay Area!
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Next time I’m in LA I must try their ice cream: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMnpWYaCKB0
Toy Story 3 was great (in 3D with dad & pirate), Monsters vs Aliens was cute (with mom & bro) and frozen Cioppino (TJ’s) is a BAD idea.
Emergency visit to dentist, bad, not needing a root canal on the tooth with a crown, GOOD! 1:08 PM Jul 2nd
Sweet, I just updated to Android 2.2, lots of nice new stuff! http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-2.2-highlights.html
The sun was shining through the clouds this morning and half the sky was covered with rays of light. Too bad I didn’t bring my phone/camera! 1:39 PM Apr 16th
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Just thought I’d share the fun:
As a thank you, we give you a special Mother’s Day coupon that allows you to make as many fonts as you like for FREE! Of course the coupon can only be used during Mother’s Day; May 9, 2010.
Use coupon CPN4MOM2010 when you check out and receive your font for free!
http://www.yourfonts.com/fontgenerator/25.html
Remember to use this coupon when you check out:
CPN4MOM2010
This offer is only valid May 9, 2010.
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I didn’t want to write things 50 times, but I didn’t want to leave folks out either. Or overwhelm my busier friends. With blogging, everyone can choose how closely they follow my life, or not, as the case may be. You have the power! 
From: http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/
1. Email is inefficient.
Email is one-to-one communication and social networks one-to-many communication. (Here’s a good link about that.) If you have something meaningful or thoughtful to say, why not say it to many people? It would mean that more people share ideas and more people understand your way of thinking. Also, there are so many pieces of our life that we tell at different times to different people. Why not just say it once? We all have email overload: we parse our messages into 40 one-to-one messages instead of just a single one-to-many message.
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Saw my step brother play live tonight with two bands touring from Portland. He plays the accordian and the sandpaper. Good times and I realized it has been way too long since I’ve heard live music performed, because I forgot how much I love it! Also, pizza was good, but not amazing enough to go back unless for more live music. I think I liked it more than Village Pizza in Davis – similar style and price but more flavor. Probably more likely to eat at Pete’s pizza across the street – thick crust pepperoni with avocado – yum!
Band info: http://www.myspace.com/ylabamba (The lead singer sounds somewhat like Lily Allen I thought.)
They’re also live tomorrow… err, technically tonight since it’s 1:30am… anyway, at Amnesia in SF.
And time to pass out now that I managed to drive home without doing so!
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