From Up on Poppy Hill

good ghibili movie (from last year). ;_; so sweet, peaceful, and good to watch with older generation. My mom said that's how they use to cook rice, or to print tests, ...

http://studioghibli.wikia.com/wiki/From_Up_on_Poppy_Hill

Taller on Mondays

I think I'm taller on Mondays, requiring me to adjust the driver seat back from the steering wheel, and as the week progresses, I get shorter and have been noticing myself nudging the seat forward again. I think this is because I lay around in bed all weekend -- web surfing, gaming, napping -- and gravity lengthens me, making me taller by Monday morning. 

Clones

We don't need clones anymore that live in a separate island to be personal donors ;-P

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/10/08/162496684/nobel-winners-unlocked-cells-unlimited-potential?sc=tw

Nobel Winners Unlocked Cells' Unlimited Potential
"John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka discovered that every cell in our body — from skin and heart to brain and lung — can reinvent itself and become any other cell type. These stem cells have vast potential ..."

Cribbing

Here we were learning how to crib -- make a stack of support gradually in case anyone is stuck under something heavy and needs help getting out. The plastic tub has a box of 4x4s and 2x4s. This was super educational. Our neighborhood's community clib house/center would be a good place to prep 2 tubs of this 

The Happy Movie

interesting research. doing things bigger than oneself, community roles, we're wired to get happier/dopamine release from those actions.

www.thehappymovie.com

Bug in Cuke

I was slicing the cuke (from our garden!) into chunks to investigate the bug tunnel ... and ...
I accidentally sliced the bug in half ...

Mom's Chingrish

when i read out my mom's emails in my head, i hear it with a chingrish accent.