Found on the Internets: Edible origami(!)

As a lover of all things paper and origami, I think this is so cool. With a mixture of a lot of gelatin and a little bit of water, you can make paper cranes without paper!

I think I see a little bit of gelatin-folding in the near-future!

Found on the Internets: The best time to buy in 2012

We've already missed out on the calendars and digital cameras, but there's still time to buy boats and frozen foods!

March

• Boats: As we mentioned above, once boat show season is over, you can still grab good deals on last year's models before the brand new ones come out.
• Frozen Foods: It's National Frozen Food Month. It may be strange, but I'm not about to argue with them.
• Gardening Tools: It may not be time to break them out yet, but if you shop for those gardening tools ahead of time, you can usually get a sweet price in late winter/early spring.
• Golf Clubs: New models are coming out for the summer, so your local golf shop is pushing the old ones out the door. Grab last year's set cheaply and you'll forget all about how awesome the new ones are.
• Luggage: It's in between vacation seasons, so shops are dropping prices. Grab any extra bags you might need for the summer in March.

Dignity cannot wait another day.

This is a fantastic talk from a man who worked for the Red Cross in Afghanistan. Alberto Cairo's clinics in Afghanistan used to close down during active fighting. Now, they stay open. Cairo tells the powerful story of why -- and how he found humanity and dignity in the midst of war.

It's worth the 20 minutes to watch.

There are no scraps of men.

Found on the Internets: Formal Notices

Every day, there are millions of thoughts that go unspoken. To promote better understanding between the peoples of the world, the Bureau of communication is please to present a selection of fill-in-the-blank stationery for everyday correspondence. Whether you need to communicate a problem, send an invitation to an event, or simply apologize for a transgression, our easy-to-use forms will ensure that your message is clearly conveyed. 

From The Bureau of Communication

It's like a legit version of a Mad Libs. :)

Found on the Internets: How to unlock a sliding chain lock

I got locked out of my house the other day, and was disappointed that I have a door knob and not a handle, so I couldn't try this out.

Well, it wouldn't have worked anyway, since my rubber bands were inside...



Pretty cool, huh? :)

Where was I?

I've lost track of new things that I've learned. Tomorrow's a new month, and I think I'll get a little bit more organized with my posting and learning. :) But I've started thinking of things that I remember learning, and might do a special post about those. Like a time when I was little and racing my dad in the yard, he told me that I'll run faster if I bend my elbows. Do you remember little things like that?

This was a busy month, and a very expensive month. I went on a ski trip with some friends to Winter Park (FAH-REEEEEEZING!) and bought a car! (If you want to buy a silver 2001 Jetta, let me know and I'll hook you up!) The yet-to-be-named boy-car is a 2008 Camry, charcoal grey, with a moon roof, V6, heated seats, leather... yay!

I need a name! 

The Jetta's name is TJ the Jetta, and my car before that was a black Honda Accord named Maverick. So the Camry needs something that can live up to my car naming standards, something like Sommersby or Colton or Lane or Sphinxy (name that movie!) or Sully!

My friend Jenae and I used to kiss the TV whenever Sully was in a scene of Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman. :)

My inbox is sitting at 30ish new emails right now, and 30 of them are from me to myself, with links that I've been meaning to post. It's all fun or interesting stuff, and sort of qualifies for the Daily DeMo, but in a highly unorganized way. My full inbox is driving me nutso so this is great motivation to post that stuff. Stay tuned. :)