A Tragedy May Have Struck

It’s too early to tell for sure, but my favorite hand soap may have ceased to exist.  I’ve mentioned this before: Bath and Body Works moisturizing hand soap has been the best hand soap I had ever used, hands down.  It smells great and it has prevented my hands from cracking and bleeding for about 18 months now, which is remarkable given the degree to which my hands historically dry out.  And I’ve successfully converted a large handful of people to it.

They just changed their product line.

I just bought the “new and improved” hand soap and used it for the first time.  I of course tried my favorite one.  But it made my hands smell more perfumy than usual and not as good.  I’m not sure if I like it anymore.  Maybe it’s just in my head.  I’m holding off on passing final judgment for a few days.  This might devastate my life.  (Not to mention the nuisance it will be to have to return 21 bottles of hand soap.  And yes, that is how many I bought.)

Money Doesn’t Buy Happiness

Whoever said “Money doesn’t buy happiness” was sorely mistaken.  They were simply buying the wrong things with it.

Multi-Thread Chatting

It’s not uncommon for people to chat online with multiple people simultaneously and keep it all straight.  Sometimes I really wish you could open up multiple chat windows with the same person so we can talk about different topics simultaneously.  I don’t think it’d be any more complicated to keep straight than chatting with multiple people.

I do think two (or more) chat windows with the same person would come in really useful pretty often.  But you can’t do it.  I tried.  Maybe someday Google will realize how limiting it is to only have one conversation with a person at a time.

Amen, Brother

Oh Very Funny

I saw this on CNN a little while ago.  Today I had to do some hunting to find it again.  Probably one of the funniest commercials ever.

I’ve watched this a whole bunch of times; I laugh every time.

Halloween

For Halloween this year I spent the evening at my Grandma’s 70th birthday party.  Unfortunately, pictures often don’t really do things justice.

I mostly did the tattoos myself—they were individual 1 × 1 inch square temporary tattoos, so it took a little while.  My mother tailored my shirt (though she had no idea what costume it was for); my friend Shelli did my makeup.

I typically get a little carried away with costumes on Halloween.  I’ve had a lot of people who have heard rumors ask me about my previous costumes, so here are a couple more of them.  As always, you can click to enlarge.

My Other Half (2006)
My mother helped a lot in constructing this costume.  We cut two sets of clothes in half and she stitched them together into one.  Notice the tie that’s cut down the middle—including the knot.  The zipper on the pants even worked (being half jeans and half slacks).  My friend Nick was my tattoo artist.

Ax Murderer (2007)
I did the bloodying myself.  The stuff I bought to do it was cheap and really realistic.  It was pretty cool, though kinda messy.  And yes, the ax is real and so is the hair matted to the blade (it was kindly donated to the cause).

Earwig Clusters (2006)
Finally, I have to mention the dessert I made for a Halloween dessert making contest a couple years ago.  Made with real earwigs harvested in my parents’ backyard.  I got the recipe from my mother, who’s made them before (though I did modify it a little).

Can’t wait till next year.  As has been customary, I’ll probably wait until about two days before Halloween before I have a great idea for a costume.