Problem with Physics

I wish I could boycott the laws of physics, you know, have a good ol' rally or maybe exercise a little civil disobedience or passive resistance because I'm simply tired of the oppression from the physical laws imposed by the universe.

Did I vote for these laws? No. Did I have a say in how they were selected or better yet how they are enforced. No. How many flights of stairs must I fall down? How often must I trip, spill food, and slip before I can finally stand up and say enough is enough. No more. I want to campaign for inertia and gravity reform.

Where is my input? Where are my rights? And I don't want any of you science conspirators to respond with why these law are for the "greater good." Hogwash. We've all been held down long enough. It is time we had the chance to take to the skies and fly.

Who's with me? Who will join my ranks?

Disclaimer: This rant is directly related to recent incidents including falling out of a chair, dropping lunch, and a carbonation overflow mess on a desk. These views may not be an accurate reflection of the authors actual opinions on a better day. ;)

Asymmetric Quandry

I have to face a sad fact-- my face is not symmetrical. It's true. My face is lopsided. There's no denying the facts. I have the proof. There is a website (http://www.symface.com/) where you upload a picture of yourself and in moments you can see what your face would look like if it were actually symetical.

Thanks to the handy dandy camera that happens to be a part of my computer I gave this a try. Let's start with the orginal picture.

Original

Now let's take a look at what happens when each side is mirrored.

(Left side)

(Right side)

Quite a difference, don't you think?

Don't worry. I'm not so vain or ridiculous to get anxious about this revelation, especially since I've always known that my face is a little asymmetrical. But for the sake of argument and to satisfy my curiosity, if I had a fairy god mother who happened to know a good plastic surgeon who would give me a symmetry makeover which face do you think I should go with the left-side or the right?

Commercials

Due to a few set backs, I'm a little behind on my Master's Project. That of course is my main goal at the moment and blogging has had to take a back seat. However, I would hate for you to get bored so for you're viewing enjoyment I have added clips for few of my favorites commercials

Starting with "Speedy Pinata" from Yakima:

Followed by "TeaPartay" from Smirnoff:

And you've probably already seen this Garmin one, but I love it.

Sit up tall

I recently spent a significant chunk of change to get a massage because my back was out of whack thanks to poor sitting posture. Who thinks about how they sit? Okay maybe lots of people, hence the whole ergonomic office industry. Whatever. I for one was happy slouched over in a crooked sort of a way until my back wigged out.

The massage therapist recommended sitting on an exercise ball while working at the computer. I first verified that my boss would approve of his assistant sitting on a giant bouncy ball, not exactly the epitome of professionalism. Although he gave his okay, I think he had second thoughts when he came out of his office one day to see me filling up the giant grey sphere to its full height. Fortunately for my boss, I got the wrong size ball. It was barely tall enough for me to see over the keyboard, let alone see the screen.

Then I discovered a stray ergonomic kneeling chair from a recently abandoned office.

Since it was homeless, I allowed it to accompany me back to my desk, where I could put it to good use. Once I figured out how to raise and lower the seat, and found an inconspicuous place to hide my regular chair, I gave it a try.

It’s not what I would call uber comfy, but it is entertaining. You can turn it around and sit on it reversed. You can sit on the knee pads and stretch backwards when you are tired. If only I could figure out how to do side crunches, I might consider creating an office workout DVD,

"60 second workouts for the new and improved you."

"All in the comfort of your cubicle."

And if any of you are interested in a 55 cm bouncy ball (I hear kids love 'em), please let me know and you can have mine. ;>)

Christmas Gifts

Please stay tuned. I need to make a few minor modifications to one of them to complete this post.