Again, I am a nerd

I've been conducting some research just for fun about books and what makes people want to read certain books more than others based on things other than personal taste. I created a survey that I posted on tumblr about appealing titles. This might help me create effective titles for things I might write in the future.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8DHZXYL

Gah!

I've been so incredibly busy lately I've been completely neglecting this blog. I'll try to catch up as quickly as I can. I've hardly gotten any time off between class, work, my internship, and my hoop classes. This is probably the busiest and most stressed out I've ever been, but I have to admit it's much better than sitting around drowning in my own boredom.

Politics nerd

After years of pushing and nagging, my dad finally got me to start watching The West Wing. He has every season on DVD so I can sit and watch for hours on end. I find it so interesting and appealing for some reason. I'm planning on majoring in political science when I transfer to a four year university because I really want to study poly sci. I may or may not actually go into politics as a career. I'll use my time studying it in college as a sort of test run. The only thing I'd be worried about is ending up with a desk job if I do go into politics. I'm trying to avoid desk jobs at all costs. My last summer job was in an office and I was miserable. I need to keep busy and moving around or I'll go crazy. But I digress.

Holy Chicken

Look what I got at the El Pollo Loco drive thru today…The guy at the window also told me I should love Jesus too because there is a heaven and hell. Of course I submitted a respectful complaint online, but I really should have asked for my money back and a free smoothie and free chicken and just lots of free food. It was so unprofessional. If there's one thing I hate, it's having some stranger shove his religion down my throat. When I said I'm not religious but I am hungry so where's my food, he told me I should be religious and I should read the bible.

KONY 2012

It is important that as many people as possible see this video.

http://vimeo.com/invisible/kony2012

We'll see how this works out

Wells Fargo sent me a credit card, even though I told them I don't trust myself with one so I'll pass.

I activated it anyway...

I'll use it only for emergencies and one or two small purchases every month so I can build up good credit.

Hopefully I don't get carried away...

Especially after finding this shoe store at the mall with the cutest shoes I've ever seen and they're all around $20. I got a pair of boots and a pair of moccasins for $29. I think it was heaven, not a shoe store.

Sodium lauryl sulfate

SLS is an ingredient common in cleaning and hygiene products. It diminishes the taste of sweetness, as observed in the use of toothpaste containing SLS. It's not carcinogenic when it's applied to the skin or consumed. "In the only carcinogenicity study available, SLS was not carcinogenic in Beagle dogs, though the short study duration and limited details provided limit the significance that can be attached to the data."


It can irritate the skin with prolonged exposure and can cause canker sores when used in toothpaste.