Another Reason to Love Facebook

Someone posted this on my Facebook fun wall tonight:

fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid too.

Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe out of 100 can.
i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! if you can raed tihs forwrad it.

And JT says that Facebook won't improve his quality of life.
-SM

The backlash has begun

It's about time.



I've managed to keep myself from joining the 'book, much to the dismay of everyone out there who's been dying to poke, super-poke or bite me. And my quality of life hasn't even suffered.

-JT

Lick Those Lips, David Archuleta

Another amazing David Archuleta performance on Idol tonight. I think I love him a little bit more every week.

I fished around youtube and found a performance he did of the same song - Angels - pre-American Idol.

His performance starts around 1:10. Enjoy. Over and over and over.
-SM

Can a Mormon Win This Race?

We all know Mitt Romney's out of the race, but what about David Archuleta?



This 17-year old kid from - you guessed it - Murray, Utah is "the one to beat" this season. I like him. And not just because I'm Mormon. If that were the case, I would have liked Carmen Rasmussen, Jon Peter Lewis, or even jump on the Brooke White bandwagon.

Who's your favorite for American Idol Season 7?

-SM

The Earth is Round: Part 2

According to the genius writers at MSN (LiveScience.com), the orange incident is just the tip of the iceberg, so to speak:

Your marriage is going to get worse, study says; Couples irritate each other more as they age

And among other obvious headlines today:
- Sometimes a good cry is the best medicine; An occasional dose of tears is often better than muting emotions
- Sad, self-absorbed shoppers spend more; Study: Even a temporary bout of the blues can lead to extravagant buys
- Why incest makes us so squeamish
- Happy? It may help keep you healthy; Those with upbeat moods have lower harmful 'stress' hormones, study says
- Bullying harms kids' mental health
- It's tough being a stepdad, study confirms
- Lonely people more likely to believe in God; Study: Those who feel isolated try to create social connections elsewhere

Wow. If these are the headlines in the news world these days, I think we're on our way to accomplishing every Miss Teen USA's dream: world peace.

-SM

*\o/* GO TEAM

JT and I had a conversation a few days ago and somehow landed on the topic of cheerleading. It turns out one of his old classmates authored a book entitled "Sharing the Spirit: for and by cheerleaders, dancers, and coaches."

While the title of the book itself makes me want to stock up and buy a copy for each of my former cheermates, the single review of this book on Amazon is... well, read it yourself, verbatim:

A must-read for ALL cheerleaders, dancers, & coaches *\o/*, February 22, 2002

By	Erin (Fox Lake, IL)

Wow!!! This book is definately the best thing to come into the spirit industry in a long time! It will surely spark a new revoloution and title the once ditzy cheerleaders and dancers for the true "SPIRIT ATHLETES" they are. It's a great thing to finally recognize the hard work and family togetherness the cheerleaders and dancers strive to maintain. "Sharing the Spirit" is an absolute must-read for all generations of cheerleaders, dancers, and spirit coaches! Cheers and best wishes to all...*\o/*
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Now, if you're like JT and I, you're wondering what in the world this is supposed to be. (After all, she uses it twice in her review):

*\o/*

We stared at this for a while and after about three solid minutes of serious contemplation, realized that this was actually sheer genius on Erin's part: a text-able cheerleader's head with two arms in a high-V holding two pompoms.

Since JT is the coolest ever, he sent me a recent e-mail featuring this masterpiece:

Like you should be, I'm officially in awe. The base on the left is even holding the flier in a cupie, for crying out loud. Sorry Erin, but I think it's time for you to hereby concede texting prowess circa 2002 and officially bow down to the new master of all cheer texts: Understandbetter's very own JT.

But no need to be too sad, Erin of Fox Lake - the team here is sending cheers and best wishes right back at ya! GO TEAM!!

-10-key princess

What's next? Selling oregano by prescription only?

This is just stupid. The Hershey Company, makers of Ice Breakers gum, has stopped producing their new Ice Breakers Pacs for fear that they too closely resemble illegal drugs.


According to the article, the Ice Breaker Pacs are small dissolvable pouches with a powdered mint sweetener inside. The police are apparently worried that these packs might desensitize a kid to real drugs, but my question is - why would anyone try to stick one of these up their nose to begin with?

On second thought, maybe the concern is valid. It's only a matter of time before we'll have to show a picture ID in order to buy oregano or confectioner's sugar.

-JT

And in other news, the earth is round

This just in from the obvious department - Northwestern University released a study concluding that teenagers find online news troubling, whereas they much prefer sites where they can download music, network socially and watch videos (You Tube).

Thanks, kind researchers. I might expect something like this to come from the University of Wisconsin - Madison, but Northwestern? Things must be slow around Evanston these days.

-JT

Tete-a-Tete... or No Tete at All

So, in a head-to-head between Arizona Senator John McCain and "hellfire and brimstone" ex-Governor of Arkansas Mike Huckabee, South Carolina voters have chosen the former as the winner of the Republican primary tonight.

While this could be significant for McCain's campaign (and Huckabee's as well, but clearly for other reasons), my girlfriends and I are decidedly shallow... since the ONLY thing this announcement did was remind us of 2007 Miss Teen South Carolina's fascinating lesson in geography:



I just enjoy watching Mario Lopez try to keep his composure. Now that's entertainment.

-10-key princess