This is about me, a Girl, who is on an adventure with her Boy, who just happens to have a PhD (whoo-hoo!). We are from Pennsylvania but are currently living in Rhode Island.
I was on Goodread's website this morning and noticed the above ad in their sidebar. Do they really think this is my kind of book? I read a page or two thanks to Amazon and I can safely say this is not going to happen. I also saw that the author has another novel in this "series" called Zombies Don't Cry.
Tonight I'm on a cute/funny animal theme. Baby animals are cute (especially this little one) too. Sometimes you just need a little cuteness at night.
I've had this photo saved on my laptop for quite some time now. And every time I look at it, I can't help but laugh at the poor cat. Hopefully whatever was happening in the photo, the cat is fine now. It's face, on the other hand, is priceless.
A friend at work showed this video to me. According to the owner, the cat didn't like the daughter of their one friend. I feel a little bad for laughing so much at this cat, but you will see why when you watch.
This video is about a bat that was rescued from a zoo that was closed and whose mother abandoned him. Apparently it's not uncommon for this to happen when a mother bat is stressed and unsure about their own safety. Bat World Sanctuary rescued and hand-raised the little guy. And in case you want to (which I suggest you do), you can watch the first video here.
On September 7th, my hometown along with many other areas from Maryland to New York were hit hard by Hurricane Lee. Below are videos from some of those places. My family was lucky and did not get hit by the flooding (although some, like my mom, came awfully close).
This video is just a slideshow of a bunch of different parts of PA that were flooded. It's pretty interesting if you don't mind the noise (aka the music...you might want to mute this one) or the length.
This video is about Hersheypark, ZooAmerica and the damages they had to deal with.
I don't know why, but it's always sort of...surreal? when I see events like this happening to my hometown. I guess it's a little weird to be viewing things on TV and online rather than actually being there. Especially when I know the locations pictured.
Most people only know about Walt Disney and his famous mouse. What they don't know is that Mickey (or Micky as the original toy was called) originated in my hometown of Middletown, PA. According to the Middletown Borough, around 1931:
The Disney Corporation sued the Performo-Toy Company claiming they took Micky from Disney. The small toy company was no match for the large production company and the courts ordered the Performo-Toy Company to stop all production of the Micky toys and destroy any existing stock. Even catalogs containing Micky had to be destroyed. This tragedy, along with the Great Depression, was enough to put the Performo-Toy Company out of business.
But the Performo toy was patented in 1926; while Disney did not receive a trademark until 1928 and oddly enough, both used the same distribution company once Disney started distributing their toy dolls.
As the story goes (or rumor depending on who you listen to), the Performo toy Micky was being sold across the Northeast when Walt Disney took a trip to New York City. The Middletown historians believe that Disney borrowed the idea from this toy and the rest, they say, is history. Feel free to read more about Micky and my town here.
This is Chase. Chase loves water. The second he heard me turning on the faucet for my bath, he came running in. He loves to watch the water. He also has a bad habit of wanting to watch the water swirl down when you flush the toilet too, sometimes trying to paw-paw the water as it flows out (yuck).
John and I made dinner tonight. It's kind of nice cooking simple meals together. We had pasta (again...but that's ok) with his new favorite sauce (see previous post). Tonight, we decided to try something a little different. It looks like a normal meal, but those aren't mashed potatoes. They're mashed cauliflower. They're not as disgusting as you might think. Although, after eating most of it, it started to become too much. Kind of like when you eat something for the first time and it's good but your body isn't used to it and says ENOUGH after a while. Kind of like when I eat too much French food (too rich?), or authentic Asian food (too...authentic? I don't know with that one).
I still give it a thumbs up although I don't know when the next time I'll make mashed cauliflower again. Maybe I'll try this roasted garlic cauliflower recipe next time we buy some.
Way back in March, my mom and I decided to take a trip to the Mall of America. When I first told John where I was going, he asked me why I would travel somewhere to visit a mall. Trying to tell him that it was Mall of America (duh) and the largest mall in the country meant nothing to him. He was definitely glad he was staying at home for this trip.
When we first arrived, I wasn't expecting it to be snowing. Sure, it was only March but living in Arizona you get used to the 364 days of sun and the lack of the white stuff. While most of the snow wouldn't stick to the roads, they stuck to the sidewalks and turned to ice mostly. That was fine because I brought a fleece jacket for the short amount of time I knew we would (or wouldn't) be spending outdoors.
The mall itself is four stories high (with a gross area of 4,200,000 sq ft (390,000 m2) or 96.4 acres) with over 500 stores, an amusement park in the middle that has 25 rides and attractions, a 14 screen theatre, and an aquarium in the basement. That's a lot.
Woody made out of Lego's
Next to the rides and attractions is Lego Land. They really go all out when they put in stores at this mall. It was cool to look at and if I was younger, I probably would have bugged my mom to buy me some (what kid doesn't like Lego's??).
There was also another attraction next to the center called the Human Doing. For a month starting in March, a man named Scott lived in a glass apartment in the middle of the mall. The project was created by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota to promote healthier lifestyles and every day he asked people to choose what activities he would do for that day. The day that I saw him, he was playing some figure skating game (which is why his arms are out, he was landing a spin I think). He was allowed to leave his box and did other events at some of the stores in the mall. Apparently, he lost 27 pounds afterwards.
This was outside the Mexican restaurant located in the mall. There were others at the other entrance.
We also went to the Aquarium. It wasn't as big as I was hoping, but it was still pretty amazing considering the location. We took a behind-the-scenes tour and got to see a turtle they had quarantined. I remember he kept snapping at us because he thought we would feed him.
All in all, it was a fun trip. Will I ever go back to MOA? Probably not, but not because I disliked it. It's just that it has pretty much the same stuff as you have anywhere else. It was fun to see and experience though.
