Wednesday, January 19, 2011

A Proposal

From me to you:


Yes you, the Greatest Spokesman in the World. You are just my type: Tall, Skinny, and Dorky. You make me laugh. You love your job at Nationwide Insurance and your enthusiasm is contagious. It makes me want to be enthusiastic in everything I do! And the cute dimples don't hurt either. Yes, I think we were meant to be together. And I am sure that if I call for a quote and then ask you to marry me you wouldn't think it was too forward. In fact, you would think it would be the greatest idea ever! We could be Mr. and Mrs. Nationwide and live happily ever after with our vanishing deductible. What do you say?


Perhaps this is a sign that I watch too much tv or that my love life is, as ever, dry as a desert. That is all true, but I think that if you were to try to come up with the ideal person for me you couldn't come much closer than this. Although Lacey told me once that I should marry this guy:

Yes, that's Numa Numa Guy. He definitely hits the dorky category but he could stand to work on the tall and skinny category. Then again, so could I. So maybe if things don't work out with Mr. Nationwide I could become Mrs. Numa instead. That has a nice ring to it. And a ring would be nice : )

Sunday, January 2, 2011

The World is Awesome

Did you know that this:

actually exists? In that color? Naturally? And nowhere near a toxic waste dump either. It actually lives in a very specific part of Australia and is pretty rare. They sometimes get dug up when new roads are being constructed or after heavy rain. It's an earthworm, in case you weren't sure, and no, it is not the only unusual earthworm in Australia.

This is a Giant Gippsland Earthworm and it regularly grows to be 10 feet long. The longest one ever recorded was 14 feet!! They also live in a very specific area of Australia (but not the same one as the blue worms) but similar worms are found in other areas of the world. (Anyone want to help me excavate my backyard?) Anyway, all this is just to say that the world is awesome. Just thought you should know.