Profile Pictures and Ecclesiastes

Yay! I couldn't figure out how to post the profile pic via Blogger. Cheers to Photobucket for still having my ancient account. I had all of one picture uploaded there until I added the profile picture. How nice.

So, if you haven't yet - read Ecclesiastes - and enjoy. It's really quite good. Pretty much about the meaninglessness of life. It's a beautiful book. I'd never read it before today, but I read the whole thing in one sitting, aloud to my dad. Chapter 5, Verse 5 we thought was particularly good: "It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it."

I always want to spell Ecclesiastes 'Ecclesiasties'. But, it's not.

My lovely friend Elaine finally lent me two Newsboys CD's today. It made me happy.

Right Brain vs. Left Brain

So I decided to Google 'Optical Illusions' today, just for the heck of it. They're always fun to look at, and to see how much they can really mess with your eyes.
But one I found messes with more than your eyes, seriously. It messes with your brain.
Go to links at the right, and pick the "Dancing Illusion".
It's wild. It says on the website that for most people, the dancer will be circling counter-clockwise. I found that I could make it spin either way though, pretty much on a whim. Whenever I started thinking about math, it spun to the left. When I thought about emotions, like love, and relationships with friends, it started spinning to the right.
So, is this just me? Or can I just grasp really well how to use both sides of my brain? I know it sounds crazy, but I think I literally was staring at it for twenty minutes, just trying (and succeeding) at making it reverse the way it spun.
I'd be interested to know others' results from this optical illusion. Are you able to make it spin the opposite direction at will?

Yay for Source Code!

So for the longest time, I was trying to figure out how to add a "Blogs I Read" section to the sidebar of my blog. I tried copying and pasting similar code from the "links" section, but it didn't work, and I was sad. And then, I remembered that Cara has a "Blogs I Read" section on her blog. So, being the resourceful person I am, I immediately went to her blog, and checked out the source code. Long story short - problem solved, and I now have my very own "Blogs I Read" section. Thanks, Cara! And you didn't even know you were helping!
Other than that, the week was rather uneventful, aside from the fact that on Tuesday morning, I was sitting pretzel style on the floor, and my right foot fell asleep. I stood up later, thinking I'd be able to walk on it alright. Big mistake. I was wearing crocs at the time, and those are extremely hard to walk in when feet are asleep. I ended up tripping over the shoe, which was already on my foot - causing a rather painful sprain later in the day. Duuuhhhh. But, after several applications of ice packs, it's on the mend. Yay.
I also found the most hilarious blog today entitled 'The "blog" of "unnecessary" quotation marks'. I put up a link in the sidebar. Check it out for some lighthearted amusement.

Ahhh.. Autumn.

I love Ohio. I really do. I mean, I hate it too. But today I love it. Why? Because it's COLD!! I've missed having a nice cold day. You just don't get them in Hawaii. But here, you do. I didn't have school today, so my mom and I went out for breakfast. It was yummy, and I don't think I'll be eating anything again until dinner - the omelet I had was huge.
I've been working on math for the test tomorrow - oh joy - but I decided I'd take a short break. Maybe I should actually come up and sit at the desk, instead of laying on the floor to work. It's a bit awkward at times, and the desk would provide better lighting, and workspace, methinks.
I love the way I can type "thinks" on this keyboard (the lovely MacBook). I feel like I don't even have to press down on the keys; it just sort of flows out of my fingers as they pass by the right letter. So cool.