causation

FACT: the closer we get to finals week the more often we have breakfast for dinner.
Also Lucky Charms are, by far, my favorite cereal.

discovery

While doing my marketing homework I ran across this sentence:

"One source compared the workplace to a swiftly flowing river clogged with the flotsam and jetsam called data..."

wait.

what?

I was under the impression that flotsam and jetsam were these guys?

Dictionary.com to the rescue.

(we don't own a Websters yet...)

flotsam [flot-suhm]

noun

1. the part of the wreckage of a ship and its cargo found floating in the water

2. material or refuse floating on the water

jetsam [jet-suhm]

noun

unwanted material or goods that have been thrown overboard from a ship

Check.

Learned something new today.

the facts are these:

I'm done with classes for fall semester.

Christmas shopping is looming at me on the horizon.

I daydream about London.

I am avoiding the mall at all costs until January.

I'm growing my hair out.
(rephrase)
I'm trying to grow my hair out.

I'm so happy the snow hasn't stuck yet.

Being done with a 20-page paper and a 60-page project feels pretty good.

The best place to read is in front of the fireplace.
 I've been listening to Christmas music non-stop for the last 8 days and plan to for the next 17.
I admit to being a blog stalker.
Bananas & peanut butter are necessary.
I hate airports.
I pop my knuckles 5+ times a day.
Dancing in the kitchen and cheek kisses are the best.
I never raise my hand in class (today was an exception).
I don't know how to whistle.
I make lots of lists.
I live in socks September-March.
I really don't like wearing socks.  
I fall asleep to Kenny G.
Sometimes I make up big words. 
I hum when I do the dishes.
I take most things too literally.