This blog is only ok

Guys must hate it when their girl doesn't accept their compliments. What happens in that awkward moment after a guy compliments, say, dinner, and she responds, "eh, it was ok." Fish out more compliments or accept her opinion? It's a lose-lose sitch, as the article in Cosmopolitan June 2011 issue explains. I realize I'm guilty of this very thing, and it's not because I want more attention, or that I'm being modest. Just yesterday, I dissed a compliment given to me. I think it has to do with womens ideals of needing to be "perfect" - society coerces the minds of girls from childhood to apply makeup and look presentable (Barbie, Pretty Pretty Princess, fun makeup kits for girls), have a hot body (Sketchers tone-up shoes for preteens), and to be the "it-mom" or the multi-tasker. So when we personally don't feel we weren't putting our whole effort, or it wasn't the best as it had been in the past, that is when we dis them. I do realize the male's perspective and respect it. It makes perfect sense - when does a guy honestly give out compliments? Not all that often, so when they make a point to do so, it's legit and should be responded with a "thank-you" or some kind of acknowledgment. Besides, you don't want your guy starting to believe and notice your flaws!

Make Peace!

Apparently it's International Peace Day today, so I encourage any of you reading this, to experience or create peace in some way. For example, I did some yoga this morning, and felt no restrictions or stresses for the day - I made internal peace for my body (and boy, did it feel rejuvenating!). Or, if you usually find yourself squabbling with siblings or gossip to besties, I suggest exchanging it for a compliment - it goes a long way, and you'll feel better about it too!

No More Pizzas

So I'm back in school=more learning! I'm so stoked about Astronomy every time I have that class. Perhaps I just have great memories linked to the "outer space" from having space food, or staring up at tiny Saturn through my family's white-tubed telescope. Naturally, I chose Astronomy out of the other choices - Oceanography, Geography, etc. This course is specific to Life in the Universe, but we discuss key topics as well - such as Pluto no longer being a planet, and the life-stages of a star!

I mostly just want to talk about Pluto here though. Tons of people have written complaints upon hearing about poor Pluto's new category, but as my Astronomy professor reminds us, Pluto has yet to complain about it -- hah. It's just we all grew up with familiarizing ourselves with acronyms like "My Very Excellent Mother Just Made Us Nine Pizzas" to help with our tests. Now what? Well, I'm here to say why there are no more "pizzas!"

There are 2 categories of planets: Terrestial and Jovian. The Terrestial planets are rocky, and closest to the sun, Mercury-Mars. Following those planets is the Asteroid Belt. The Asteroid Belt consists of the building block material (the leftovers in another sense) of these planets. Then comes the Jovian planets, made of mostly Hydrogen and Helium. From Jupiter to Neptune, with the Kuiper (coy-per) Belt following them. The Kuiper Belt is said to be where some comets derive from, which contain the building blocks of the Jovian planets. And then there's little Pluto, smaller than the Earth's moon. Located in the Kuiper Belt, it is said to be a degassed comet. If you notice, the other planets are not located in a belt and are in the clear on it's orbit around the Sun.

I guess we'll just have to come up with a new acronym, or just claim that "My Very Excellent Mother Just Made Us Noodles"