Overthunk

Today I've been, amongst other things, trying to tag as many past posts as possible with keywords, like poetry, contradiction, pig races, sock monkey.... stuff like that. At the end of this lengthy and laborious process, I shall make a bar graph depicting the frequency upon which I expound on variant topics, evidencing the intervals at which they sashay and mosey through my neurons. Or not. Really I just wanted a reason to post the following song snippet, a 17-word microcosm of a perfect love experience. See below. ----------------------------------- "It'll be you and me, Up in the trees, And the forests will give us the answers..." - M. Casey and Lovehammers

You Are a Centaur In general, you are a very cautious and reserved person. However, you are also warm hearted, and you enjoy helping others in practical ways. You are a great teacher, and you are really good at helping people get their lives in order. You are very intuitive, and you go with your gut. You make good decisions easily. What Mythological Creature Are You?

Some of you may remember this gift from the gods of Foods That Should Not Be. Well, here's another. Sweet 'N' Sour Cupcakes 1. Prepare white cake mix, pour into cupcake cups (preferably of the rockin' stars variety, but I've only seen those at Christmas and have been saving them ever since), and bake. 2. Mix one packet of tropical punch flavored Kool Aid and about 1/4 cup sugar. 3. Sprinkle mixture over warm cupcakes and watch in amazement as it turns from a greyish powder to bright red, even though you know that's what's going to happen. 4. Serve to kids you know and await their accolades, which, I assure you, will be forthcoming. 5. Eat one yourself, with visible doubt. Like it and eat another. Amazing what a lack of icing can do to stimulate the imagination. I made these once before for the class just due to lack of materials, but this time they were clamoring for the oddness again. Try it! WARNING: Yes, of course it stains everything in sight. p.s. Yes,

Sorry for the long absence! Work and life are tag teaming to kick my patoot. Speaking of tagging, I've been tagged by Name Hidden of The Unseen Blogger fame. So here are 10 movies I like, listed by imdb plot keywords. Can you guess them? 1. Franz Kafka, Buddhism, Environmental Activism, Watermelon, Sudanese (hmm... half of these don't describe the movie to me... oh well.) 2. Androgyny, Sequel mentioned during end credits, Apocrypha, Revenge, Depiction of God 3. Performance Artist, Left Handedness, Female Nudity, Foot Fetish, Head in Toilet 4. Technology, Experiment Gone Wrong, Cyborg, Regicide, Science Runs Amok 5. Ancient Sword, Magic, Against the Odds, Villian, Stylized 6. Dumped by Girlfriend, Actor's Life, Ex Girlfriend, Dating, Swing 7. Time for Title, Double Cross, Duty, China, Teepee 8. Thief, Remake, Hotel, Caper, Escapade 9. Black Comedy, Part Stop Motion, Tragic Hero, U Boat, Surreal 10. Soul transference, Actor playing Himself, No opening credits, Chrysler Build

(third graders, that is) These are the new lunch policies, from now until THE END OF THE YEAR: 1) Don't ask for anyone else's food at lunch. 2) Don't give anyone else food at lunch. 3) If someone else gives you food at lunch, don't eat it. 4) Henceforth, if you DO eat six pieces of cake, OR drink six cartons of juice, or the like, and then throw up, guess who's NOT going to the nurse? Violate these policies and you will be taking the bowling field trip, field day, and the end of the year party into your own hands. Yep, it's seventeen days 'til summer, alright.