Me and Internet

Andrew and I decided early on to not get cable. Mostly because we don't really watch TV and we have netflix, hulu, etc.

So, I spend a lot of my day on wikipedia and google. I didn't actually notice this habit until recently but then I realized, it's kind of random. And then I wondered, "Has wikipedia become my animal planet?" Here's just a few things from the last few days:

1. Bonobos
2. Zamboni
3. Steam heater
4. Chamomile
5. Beavers (they're actually kind of helpful to many fish populations)
6. Grizzly bear attacks
7. Salt deposits on terra cotta pots
8. French revolution
9. Mochi
10. Peanuts
11. Electric eels
12. Sawfish
13. Invasive species
14. Introduced species
15. Papua New Guinea
16. Lymph nodes
17. Anneliese Michel (creepy!)
18. The Congo

These are just a few of the things I've read about. I'll leave you with a few things I learned.
Zamboni is someone's last name! He actually was in the refrigerator business and opened up an ice rink. He tried to figure out a way to keep the ice smooth without it being so time consuming and eventually came up with the Zamboni.
Electric eels aren't eels. They're actually in a class of fish called knife fish. One eel can produce up to 600 volts of electricity! The electricity is used to stun their prey, but also used to locate because they have poor eyesight.
Bears are killed after attacks on humans because they're afraid they'll get a taste for human and then actively try to kill them for food. Scary.
You can get salt deposits on terra cotta pots if you have too much excess in your fertilizer. It's actually harmful to plants but can be removed by scrubbing with something like a brillo pad and using vinegar. Okay, that's all I want to share for today.

Madeleine

My dog is a log. She's a log of fur and cuddliness. The vet says she needs to not be a log. That she must have a waist. But for now, she is a log and I love her and shower her with... an appropriate amount of food.

New Year

I've never really been the type of person to make resolutions when the new year rolled around. (Why does "rolled" look incorrect? Is there another way to spell that?) Probably because I'm not very good at committing to things and I am a creature of habit. I decided to make one this year and see how it pans out. I find that it's easiest to stick to something that makes you happy. So the resolution I came up with is to read more books that will feed my soul.

True, I've read many classics during undergrad, but not by choice and they don't count because I was half asleep for most of my four years in college. So here I go... and hopefully this is one resolution that I can keep!