Things I Like!

Since I'm having chemo today, I thought it might be a good idea to do a post with a happier theme.  Sometimes, being reminded of the good stuff in life can take your mind off the not-so-good.  It was pointed out to me several months ago by a certain person that they had no idea I liked nuns, since I had never put that in my blog.  Aiming to rectify that oversight, I now present a list of things that I like.  Don't expect a lot of explanation here, although I might do a more detailed post on a few of these in the future.  Please note that this is not an exhaustive list.  I might also do a sequel or two at some time.

I was kind of a bad blogger and did not keep track of where I borrowed the pics from.  I hope that doesn't get anyone's nose too much out of joint.

I guess I'll start off with the point of contention:

Nuns!

Penguins!

Batman!

And Robin!

Wonder Woman!

Soap Operas!  (Especially Days of Our Lives)

Comic Books!

 Cartoons!

Can you name everyone in this picture?

History!

I won all the History awards in high school.  Still love it.

Catholic stuff!

Writing!

Emmylou Harris!

Her new duet album with Rodney Crowell is about 87 different kinds of excellent!

 Cats!

My sweet baby Chiquito.

Yard Sales!

Watch for the return of Junkin' Memories soon!

Keith!

You would not believe how long it took me to find that pic.  The original file has been lost in computer switches and shuffles.  I had to page through almost four years of blog posts to find where I had used it! That's a lot of posts, even for someone like me who doesn't always post very regularly.

Still, it was so worth it.  I love that shot!  And that man!

Mexican Food!

I think I could eat Mexican food every day for the rest of my life.

YouTube!

The Spanish Language!

Fun Fact:  My BA is in Spanish.

Murder Mysteries!

Excel!

Everyone should have a favorite software program.  This is mine.

Bybee Pottery!

If I had room, I'd probably collect Bybee, but I'm content to just sell it.

The Go-Go's!

And that's probably enough for this go around.

Fun Finds: Modeling from the Inside Out

I found these at a thrift a while back. I was never into modeling as a kid. I think it was because cars and trucks and planes and the like just didn't interest me that much. I did have a Robin model, but that was it. And I never painted him. I just put it together. Not my thing.

I think I would have gotten into these, however. I always loved it when we got to the part in science class that covered the parts of the body. There was a time when I could still name all the bones in the body. Now I just refer to them as the ones that hurt most of the time and the ones that hurt all of the time. The non-nom-nom and non-shopping parts of getting older really suck.

Anyway, I flipped out when I found these and had to get them. How cool are they? I mean, really, build your own ear! Who wouldn't love that?

I just wish the rest of the body had been there too. I'd love to have a spleen model.

Speaking of that old Robin model, here's what someone with a lot more time, money, equipment, drive, desire, interest, etc, did with it:



Kind of cool, in a nerdy sort of way.  Just the way I like it.