Measurements compiled by Lawson and her colleagues show that a D-cup in a low-support bra can travel as much as 35 inches up and down (35 inches!) during exercise, while a B-cup in a high-support bra barely moves an inch.

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(I don’t know how much they spent to get that data…but they coulda just paid me and I woulda told them.)

I love to see what Netflix recommends for me based on how I rated other movies. Apparently because I enjoyed “Madonna, the Video Collection” and I enjoyed “Maurice” (based on the novel of young homosexual love, by E.M. Forster) Netflix is sure that I will enjoy, “Pet Shop Boys: Pop Art”.

Truth is…they are probably correct. I just love how they put those two things together to get the other. Damn good algorithm!

A beaver breaks into a vodka store…. Ba Dum Bum.

On my way to work in the morning I usually listen to a local radio station that is run by high-school students and only plays songs from the 70’s. (No comment)

Well, this morning I heard a song I had long forgotten even existed, but the minute I heard it, I remembered most of the words and grinned as I followed along. It was that campy song from the mid-70’s called “Convoy”.

Before the song even finished a cereal box image flashed in my mind and my mouth was filled with the memory of sugary goodness. I thought about it for a minute and began to recall a “Honeycomb” cereal box that was tied into the popularity of that song and the big CB lingo craze that accompanied it. (Of course Flickr had photo evidence of the box.) It’s funny how the memory works and how intricately related all those supposedly dead memories were linked in my mind.

All of this made me think of my Grandfather’s brother and how when he was lingering in his final years, he lost most of his short-term and great swatches of his ‘mid-term’ memory…but how he could descriptively recall events that happened in his very early life.

I’m a bit concerned when I think of all the tacky 70’s kitsch that awaits me in…oh…2042 or 2050.

Oh shit, I guess this means I’m related to ‘rangutan!!

(oh…and I’m prolly Ukrainian too. Could this day get any worse? haha! )

I have a big project report due at work this week, so of course I took this test instead (plus I cleaned my desk area really well, and updated/tossed some of my files…oh and I renewed my driver’s license…so of course I do feel kinda productive, but the report still isn’t finished).

Your score is 63 out of a possible 100

Above Average Procrastinator
You rank between the top 25% and 10% in terms of procrastination. That is, when it comes to putting things off, you often do so even though you know you shouldn’t. Likely, you are more free-spirited and spontaneous than most. Probably, your work doesn’t engage you as much as you would like or perhaps you are surrounded by easily available and more pleasant temptations. These temptations may initially seem rewarding, but in the longer-term, you see many of them as time-wasters. Though you likely often still get your work done, there is probably a lot of last minute panicking and unwanted stress. You may want to reduce what procrastination you do commit. If so, here are three tips that have been shown to work:

Goal Setting
This is one of the most established ways of moving forward on your plans. Take any project you are presently procrastinating and break it down into individual steps. Each of these steps should have the following three aspects. First, they should be somewhat challenging though achievable for you. It is more satisfying to accomplish a challenge. Second, they should be proximal, that is you can achieve them fairly soon, preferable today or over the next few days. Third, they should be specific, that is you know exactly when you have accomplished them. If you can visualize in your mind what you should do, even better.

Stimulus Control
This method has also been well tested and is very successful. What you need is a single place that you do your work and nothing else. Essentially, you need an office, though many students have a favorite desk at a library. For stimulus control to work best, the office or desk should be free of any signs of temptation or easily available distractions that might pull you away (e.g., no games, no chit-chat, no web-surfing). If you need a break, that is fine, but make sure you have it someplace at least a few minutes distant, preferably outside of the building itself. If you are unwilling to take the time to get there, acknowledge that you likely don’t need the break.

Routines
Routines are difficult to get into but in the end, this is often our aim. Things are much easier to do when we get into a habit of them, whether it is work, exercise, or errands. If you schedule some of those tasks you are presently procrastinating upon so that they occur on a regular schedule, they become easier. Start your routine slowly, something to which you can easily commit. Eventually, like brushing your teeth, it will likely become something you just do, not taking much effort at all. At this point, you might add to your routine, again always keeping your overall level of effort at a moderate to low level. Importantly, when you fall off your routine, inevitable with sickness or the unexpected, get back on it as soon as possible. Your routine gets stronger every time your follow it. It also gets weaker every time you don’t.

Butterfly is reading the original Pinocchio to enhance her Italian language skills. I haven’t thought about that story in quite some time, but once reminded I began to wonder/reflect on the metaphysical implications of the story regarding the origins of consciousness. (Of course I am not implying anything in particular regarding the author’s original intent on this topic.)

And because I live in this wondrous modern world where people can communicate their wacky ideas to one another via a series of interconnected tubes, I was able to find an abundance of material relating specifically to my query. (The abundance of material both shed light and gave me the vague comfort that I am but one of many mind freaks.) Thus, I found the following curious site:

Curiously, with the influence of the physical sciences upon our ideas, and the strength of materialist philosophy, we can be left in a similar position - we can believe that the world, including the people in it, is composed of nothing but matter, and we are then left with the problem of explaining how matter can become conscious. In particular we are left with what I will call the ‘Pinocchio Problem’, which is the problem of providing an explanation of how the matter in our bodies or our nervous systems can possibly give rise to sentience - the inner, ‘first person’ experience of sensory data such as noises and smells and visual images, pleasure and pain.

The entire article/essay is lengthy but thought-provoking

I got a notice today regarding the overstock dot com “deal of the day.” The day’s deal is a 63% savings on a casket.

Now a casket is kinda funny for a “deal of the day” but, the real “kicker” is at the bottom of the page. (Oh, they’re killing me!)

Can someone please look into the DSM IV and tell me what the clinical diagnosis is for an individual who can not grasp the concept that other individuals do NOT reside in HER mind, nor are they privy to her private thoughts and actions. I have a client with this disorder.

Last week she sent me an e-mail and asked me to get her something that looked just like what she was holding in her hand. Now today I received and e-mail asking me what she had just done wrong with a file. SHE WORKS IN A DIFFERENT BUILDING. How should I know?

(Now this is not a case of “Devil Wears Prada” where she simply delights in assigning the impossible, etc. My client just seems unaware.)

Perhaps I am taking it all wrong and the truth is…she has at last realized that I am omniscient! Only, I’m also malicious enough to keep my great talents hidden and refuse to help her.

Do you see the image above spinning clockwise, or counter-clockwise.
(Details in comments.)