Wingnut Thought #457

If you dance while eating donuts do the calories cancel out?

Thesis Update

The countdown is on! A first draft has been reviewed and I am addressing comments in a second draft to be submitted Friday AM. Hence, the continued lack of daily postings.

Think good thoughts for Wingnut! She'll be back in full force before you know it :)

Partnership with the RAIN!

Well, the sky carried out it's end of the deal today. I told the sky that if it rained hard enough to get the first layer of bugs off my car, I'd do the rest. It did and so I did. I can actually see my car now, instead of that mound of dirt that used to be parked outside my house. The bugs got so bad, that I was actually embarrassed to bring it in for an oil change. Maybe I'll win an award for being the dirtiest car that went through their shop. That would be fun. I like winning awards.

Thanks Rain! Come again another day. (Please give my car some time to get dirty first)

Wingnut's brush with FAME!

Who knew that a quiet night in the valley (Los Olivos / Buellton / Solvang) could turn up hunky celebrities? Well, Amy did. She lives there. We took a field trip from our slumber party to see "The Interpreter" at the Buellton movie theater. After we were seated, a very good looking couple almost entered our row, but chose the seats in front of us. I thought she looked familiar, kind of like Nicole Kidman, and he was just plain gorgeous. I didn't give it much more thought, because Wingnuts only have so much thought power. Amy was giving me all kinds of strange looks, and I was not getting the hint. She finally leaned over and whispered "That's Jennie Garth and her husband". OH! Now I had a huge smile and was bouncing in my seat that I saw a celebrity!!! I'm so glad Amy was there to notify me. Otherwise, I would've just sat through the entire movie and never known.

Kiteboarding in Pismo

I stand corrected. I referred to these folks at kite surfers, and apparently the sport is kiteboarding. There's a whole event in Pismo this weekend! It's too bad Craig is at a duck race and can't sign up to try this "easy to get good at" sport. The event is free! Details on the event found here: KiteXPO

Maybe next year we'll see Craig out there.

Wingnut Fun Facts

Yup, I have a complete draft of my thesis in the hands of the committee, so I'm not feeling guilty for blogging :) A few fun facts that came my way while I was working hard the past few days:

Fun Fact #1: Is there really a root in Root Beer?
It turns out there just may well be, but mostly, it's sugar. Some of the plant materials that have been used in root beer over the years include sarsaparilla root, sassafras root, dandelion root, ginger root, yellow dock root, burdock root, spikenard root, birch bark, wild cherry bark, wintergreen bark, prickly ash bark, spicewood, allspice, juniper berries, vanilla bean, coriander seed, licorice, dog grass, pipsissewa, cardamom, cinnamon, and even hops. Some recipes did not use roots, or relied mainly on one ingredient, and that's where Birch Beer and Sarsaparilla Soda came from.
You can find the whole history of rootbeer here: ROOT BEER HISTORY

Fun Fact #2: There's a new Food Pyramid!
This one's got stairs so you don't forget to exercise. Still no chocolate food group though. Sorry Dad.

Your Passions

1. What is the first thing you think about when you wake up in the morning?
2. What is the last thing you think about when you go to sleep at night?