Suddenly I find it is already nearly a week since I last posted.  I’ve been pretty preoccupied with thoughts of business ventures and taking care of the mounting list of tasks.  Plus, Missy has been following me all around the house, purring and meowing and otherwise grabbing my attention whenever she can.  So, I leave you with a clip of a jetstream left behind by some plane… a glimpse at what I do when I travel!  Something like this could entertain me for minutes, since there’s not much else to see on the plane.

It’s hard to see, but those blotches are bunny rabbits hiding in the darkness. For awhile, every night they’d come out and nibble on the grass by the neighborhood pool, so one night I decided to do a little paparazzing.

I have an almost insatiable curiosity that drives me to want to know just about everything, particularly when it comes to stories.  That’s why I’m not into excerpts of writing or clips of video.  When I read a book, I don’t like to skip around (even with textbooks where it doesn’t really matter).  When I watch a show, I hate missing any part of it so I prefer watching online, where I can pause and rewind as needed.  I guess part of it is due to a desire to experience things as the author meant it to, but mostly it’s because I don’t want to miss a thing.

Whenever I find a new TV show to watch, I have to start from the beginning – I usually have to go back 4-5 years and watch for weeks to catch up, but that is exactly what I do.  I can’t just hop in partway through the story and be satisfied.  When it comes to news stories, I usually have to find half a dozen sources to read through before I am satisfied that I know all there is to know.  Often I still feel like they left me hanging though, not providing the deep level of details that I was hoping for.  This is typically because they only provided one point of view or didn’t plot out enough historical information to provide a rich context.

And so I find myself spending a great deal of my time looking into things, finding articles linking to articles in a seemingly infinite loop of reading material.  Or I spend a lot of time sitting there patiently watching all the old episodes of a show in its 5th season and still going strong, until the day that I finally catch up to modern day and the most recent part of the story.  The desire to know – the need to know is a strong motivator for me and drives a lot of behavior, all because of my inquisitive mind.

Panda seems to have a bee stalker friend – it’s huge and apparently obsessed with his window. Or maybe it’s trying to tell us something with its dance…

Riddle me this: why are ice cubes on airplanes circular?  I mean, calling them “ice rings” or “ice tubes” might be more appropriate.  It makes me wonder how the ice is molded that way.  Perhaps a tube with a pole in the center rather than the traditional trays we’re used to in our homes.  Or maybe strange trays with round openings and something sticking up out of the center of each.

A quick search online led me to some interesting results and I’m inclined to believe that there is a scientific reason, like it’s faster to freeze them that way.  However, that then makes me wonder why it isn’t a more widespread shape used for commercial industries.  I generally get flat, thin pieces of ice at restaurants and I can’t recall an occasion where they used these types of ice cubes.

Maybe it has to do with the elevation or cabin pressure or something wacky I can’t even think of.  Whatever it is, I wouldn’t mind seeing more tubular cubes (haha that sounds funny) – after all, they’re fun to play with!  I even heard the kid behind me say, “Look dad, check out my ring!”  No doubt she was able to stick her finger through one for some entertainment.  I’ve always been a fan of having fun with your food.  :-P

I’ve often wondered what exactly cops are rushing off to when they cross territories… shouldn’t there be someone else on duty in the jurisdiction that they’re heading to? But then again, maybe they don’t only cover their own city.

The Wildlife Learning Center in Sylmar had a special day for Bruin alum because the founder was a UCLA grad himself. We got to see lots of cool creatures!

They start so small and light, but then get HUGE!

What a curious fellow. Too bad I couldn't put him in my purse to take home.

Happy Pi Day! I’m surprised so many people haven’t heard of it before. It’s 3.14 you see! Anyways, today it’s all about this elf chatting with people at Legoland while balancing on a ball. So random! I wonder how you go about looking for a job like that, or someone with skills like that… just imagine the listing! Fun stuff.

I’m pretty sure these kinds of birds can’t flap their wings without making a noise.