Cy-Col-O-G

When I was in seventh grade, I got this crazy idea to list all my classmates on a sheet of paper (there were like 20 of us) and give the sheets out to each kid in class. I asked each one of them to describe the other 19 using only one word. I have no idea why I did this -- I think I was just interested in what everyone else thought of everyone else. Well, this girl in my class, Kerri Smedley, got super upset. She said I was mean and insensitive for doing this excercise (probably because people were putting mean words down for her description) and demanded I stop doing it. I still have the sheets I managed to collect--not sure why, I just thought they were cool.

At any rate, I was reading Joe's blog and he had this cool excercise which you describe someone in 5 words. It's called a Johari window. A Johari window is a metaphorical tool intended to help people better understand their interpersonal communication and relationships. It is used primarily in self-help groups and corporate settings as a heuristic exercise.I thought I'd give it a go. So if you want to describe me, click here: http://kevan.org/johari?name=mijoy. It will show me what others seem to think of me.

To tell me what you REALLY think of me, you can describe my faults here: http://kevan.org/nohari?name=mijoy

LOST

For those of you that don't already know, I'm a huge LOST fan. My husband and I watch it every week, tivo in hand, so we can pause, rewind and review every last second of the show. In case you were wanting a close up of the diagram from the last episode, I managed to find it and have posted it here for your enjoyment.

Looks Like We Passed Inspection...

Hello, Michelle and John – I’m pleased to inform you that your application for adopting a Sheltie through NVSR has been approved. Kato and I enjoyed meeting you yesterday. The next step in our adoption process will be to match you with the best dog for your situation and profile. This may take some time. As dogs come in to us, we foster each of them for at least two weeks, often more. They are also shown on our Web site. If you see a dog there that interests you, please let us know at apply@nvsr.org. We try to work with each dog and one adopter at a time, but always emphasize that we are working from the dog’s point of view, doing our best to match the dog with the right home.

We look forward to helping you find your family's next best friend! Thanks again for your interest in NVSR.

Martha Heisel
NVSR Adoption Coordinator
www.nvsr.org

Movie Beam

As a kid, I always thought it would be cool to just choose whatever movie you wanted from your TV and have it automatically "beamed" down to you. Well folks, it's finally here! Too bad it doesn't work in South Riding --- yet.

Reality TV

Many thanks to my hubby, Johnny Dude for this one.