Hey all.

Today's picture is from 2000. I checked out the webpage of the dinner theatre I used to work for, and found that they had posted some picures of shows I was in. This one is from Jesus Christ Superstar. Which is my favorite of all the shows I did. I played Annas, I'm the one in the foreground here, singing with a scowl.

Today I went to school, and then I went to SOS staffing to see if I could find a job. They don't hire part time. So I got a hair cut. She cut more off than I wanted!



Just kidding. I took that picture after I shaved my head several years ago. I thought it looked good, but my friends all thought I looked scary.

I've considered doing it again...not sure tho.

I'll probably update my real picture tomorrow.

Tomorrow I start Atkins. (it, among one other thing, which I won't mention just yet) is the reason I am so svelte in the bald pic, I had lost 60 lbs. So off I go again. I bought a lot of meat, cheese and veggies at Winco today.

Gadget of the Day

Check this out. RFID. Radio Frequency IDentification. If you aren't familiar with it. It's a device which transmits a radio signal to it's immediate vacinity. The signal contains information about whatever the thing is in. It is currently being implanted in pets. It's like the little tag on the collar, but is able to carry much more information, like the address info of the owner, so that the animal can be returned to the owner.

In the future, some hope to implant these in humans (see below). The thought is that it could contain health information, be your house or car key, carry your credit card info, and other stuff. Imagine all you have to do is approach your door and it'll open, approach your car and it unlocks, leave your car and it locks when you get out of range. No more searching for credit cards, you just chat with the clerk as he rings up your groceries, and without a thought it's added to your debit card.

The bad side? Well, there could be well hidden RFID readers everywhere...they'll be cheap and mass produced. So the government or big corporations or whatever could register your presence when you walk by a building, when you get into an elevator, when you board an airplaine, or when you enter the local porn shop. Kind of a nasty little invasion of privacy scenario. Some even say that when humans are implanted with this, it will be the biblical "mark of the beast".

Is convenience worth it?

For more info check out Wikipedia



Photo of Amal Graafstra, a Washington state native and business owner, having an RFID chip implanted in his left hand in early 2005.



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Today's photo is the downside of Alligator farms. Yep. It's a box of Alligator heads. We asked the people at the alligator farm what they used the alligators for. They said that they were used for food and for breeding. I can't imagine eating an alligator, but I supposed it could be done.

I added a few links to the page the other day. The sites that I spent a great deal of time visiting:

Cruel.com is probably going to leave it's spot, because although it's funny, it's cruel, and I realize now, that it's pretty much just negativity. So it will be replaced.

Worth1000 is one of the best sites out there. It'll entertain you for days.

But the one I wanted to talk about today is Memento Mori, which is pictures of dead people from the victorian era. It was quite okay to do it at that time. They aren't autopsy photos, they're made with love by the families of the deceased person. There is a certain morbid sweetness to it. I usually tell people that even if the idea creeps them out, they should check it out. Death is so ignored in modern society. I became fascinated with the idea when I saw the film The Others. Just really opens up a whole new perspective on late 19th century life.

Let's see...

Today was fascinating in Biology and Psychology. In biology we discussed the building blocks of protiens, how they're created and stuff. Which is very complicated, but actually such a beautiful process that takes place in our body constantly.

I had a whole cool thing written about what I learned in psychology, but blogger, again, deleted it...and I don't feel like writing it again. Sorry.

I will be back later with Gadget of the day

I just posted this a few minutes ago, but blogger deleted it...So here goes again...grr.

I took today's picture on yesterday's trip to Balanced Rock. It's of aligators. "Aligators in Idaho?" You might say. Yes, there's an aligator farm not too far from here, and they do indeed have alligators.

Today I went to church for the first time in 16 years. People that know me, know that I always make jokes about not going into churches because it makes my feet burn. This church, however, was a Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. A very positive place. No hate, no judgementalism, no going to hell cuz I'm gay. The "sermon" if you want to call it that, was about love and fear, which are opposites. There was a guided meditation using crystal meditation bowls, and banana bread, apple crisp and coffee. Met lot's of cool people and will be going back every Sunday, if I can.

Last night I went to a play with a couple of friends from Mountain Home. It was on the CSI campus. The Theatre department was putting on bunch of short plays. It was really nice. I fell in love with one of the actors. Though I didn't actually meet him. He was just really attractive and a good actor as well.

Well, that's about it for now.

Don't have anything for Gadget of the Day, cuz it's Sunday, and they don't post new stuff on Sundays. I will have a new one tomorrow.