There is a sporting world cup I've never heard of before, and I'm DYING to see it televised. It's the Rock, Paper, Scissors World Championships. No, really. The competition is being held in Toronto, and this article profiles the Mexican national champion. The prize on the line is $10,000, but I suspect the devotees of the sport would tell you it's all about the glory.
If you're a fan of Facebook, check out the article Help! I'm Addicted To Facebook to see if your usage is still within the realm of "normal". There are ten warning signs, and so far I don't have any. (Phew!)
On a purely meteorological note, I'm writing this on Sunday evening and crossing my fingers for snow. We have barely had a flake this winter! Now generally I don't approve of complaining about the weather. When I found the south Texas heat unbearable, I moved. But honestly, a person in this latitude has a reasonable expectation of a decent snowfall once or twice a winter. And I'm particularly sulky because I missed last year's only good snowfall because I was in Phoenix. The DESERT. My family sweetly tormented me by e-mailing me pictures of themselves building snowmen and having a snowball fight without me. So just between us, I'm DUE.
And since we're being random today, I've sampled five perfumes lately, none of which are suitable for me, but you might enjoy:
*Pretty by Elizabeth Arden. Over-the-top floral. Not offensive, but it didn't change much on the drydown. Sweet bottle.
*Princess by Vera Wang. Cotton candy drydown with a heavy hit of vanilla. A very youthful perfume.
*Jean Paul Gaultier's Ma Dame. I liked it the first two times, but after that I noticed a VERY strong note of black licorice.
*Lolita Lempicka. After the drydown, I couldn't smell anything but vanilla.
*Cynthia Rowley. I honestly cannot remember what it smelled like. Pretty light, innocuous. Probably suitable for someone young.
I've ordered new samples from www.theperfumedcourt.com to try another half dozen fragrances. Great customer service, and it's an inexpensive way to try new perfumes if you can't get to a really good fragrance counter. (The closest GOOD mall is 60 miles away, so I have to be resourceful.)
ETA: Monday morning. No snow. Bah!
I think I'm narrowly escaping Facebook addiction. :-)
And our school totally had a Paper, Scissors, Rock competition last year. :-) It was kind of awesome, though I didn't actually enter.
Posted by: Kaitlin | February 16, 2009 at 04:37 AM
I completely understand your frustration with the snow. We live just a little bit north of you, and all we got was maybe 3" of snow. My daughter could not even build a snowman since the snow was too wet, and the next day it turned into pure ice. It was hard on the three year-old to comprehend that. We moved from Florida, so I can emphatize.
Posted by: Danja | February 16, 2009 at 09:25 AM
Since it is a random day, I thought you or your readers might like this. http://freerice.com/ It is a vocabulary game and addicting, plus they donate 10 grains of rice through the UN World Food Program.
Posted by: SGerken | February 16, 2009 at 09:28 AM
I wish I could send you some of our snow--we are due more tomorrow! It's been a long time since we have had this much and I'd happily share! :)
Posted by: Jeana | February 16, 2009 at 04:09 PM
The perfume Web site sounds awesome, thanks! It would prevent trying about a zillion at the mall and smelling scary afterward...
BTW I finally preordered Silent on the Moor yesterday from Amazon and am SO excited!!
Posted by: Anna Claire | February 16, 2009 at 04:36 PM
We are do for more snow later this week; you can have it all if you want!! LOL
BTW Try Kenneth Cole's Black. I wear it alot and get asked what I'm wearing ALL the time.
Posted by: Lynne | February 16, 2009 at 05:07 PM
You must be very excited, and nervous, and proud that a book, by you, is about to appear in a lot of book stores across the country. That's better than having your name in lights for a Broadway play, because you are the creative force behind it, and you've allowed us, your regular blog stalkers, to share in the trip. It's been fun, and thank you for including us. I still can't even begin to imagine what it must feel like.
Posted by: Dan F. | February 16, 2009 at 07:08 PM
Somehow, my bookstore already had copies of Silent on the Moor so I bought it yesterday and finished it this morning. Loved it. Yay.
Posted by: LA | February 16, 2009 at 07:13 PM