First order of business - happy tau day!
What is tau, you ask? I'll explain. The constant pi has an approximate value of 3.14. Pi represents a 180 degree rotation, or a semi-circle. The constant tau is twice as large as pie. Its approximate value is 6.28, and it represents a 360 degree rotation, or a full circle.
What does this all mean? On pi day we celebrate half of a pie. On tau day we celebrate the whole thing!!! Which gives us an excuse to eat more pie (or other round foods). So, hooray for tau day!
Second on the agenda - more reasons why I am a gigantic nerd. I was expressing an appreciation for The Lord of the Rings at work. I may have mentioned that I would like to walk the path to Mordor (although one does not simply walk into Mordor). This means, go to New Zealand and check out where they filmed the movies. And, *gasp*, one of my co-workers accused me of being a nerd! And she even wondered how in the world I managed to land a husband. Well, here's how: my husband loves and knows Lord of the Rings more than I do. Yep. We're nerdy together. It's awesome. We're actually excited about the fact that The Hobbit is coming to theatres this year.
Tonight, my husband and I had the following conversation:
Alex: Do you know Paul Oakenfold?
Me: Is he related to Thorin Oakenshield?
*If you get the reference (without having to look it up), you are awesome. If you don't, you are forgiven, but have some reading to do.
Thursday 28 June 2012
Thursday 14 June 2012
Gangrene
It's nearly summer time, and we have been blessed with some pretty nice weather recently. Last Sunday was warm and sunny, and for the first time in a long time, I got to spend a day outside. Which means prior to Sunday, I was pretty pasty (and most of me still is very white - not a bad thing, if you like that sickly-never-see-the-sun look). Which is why it was completely stupid for me to forget to put on sunscreen.
I thought I'd be ok because I spent most of the time in the shade. I thought it'd be enough, and I didn't think about the fact that as the day progresses, the sun will hit the Earth at a different angle, and my shelter would let some of it fall on my shoulders. Alas, I have very pink shoulders as a reminder that sometimes, even someone as brilliant as I am, can be stupid. I hereby pledge to always wear sunscreen for the rest of the summer!
Now what does this have to do with gangrene? I'm getting to that.
Every morning and night my shoulders are being coated in aloe vera gel, in hopes this will help the healing process. Last night Alex was helping me out with this. Below is our conversation.
Me: Your hands look dirty. (They weren't really dirty - it was just a mark from something that stained his skin a little - my husband is very clean).
Alex: They're fine. (Proceeds to apply aloe vera gel gently).
Me: Sssssss (I'm trying to make sizzling noises)
Me: Your hands are dirty! My shoulders will get infected! I'll get gangrene and they'll have to amputate them!
Alex: How will they amputate your shoulders?
Me: (Thinking he asked why, not how) Because of the gangrene!
Alex: No, I asked how!
Me: Oh. With a saw.
We both laugh hysterically. The people upstairs probably heard us.
Yep. This conversation actually happened. In the past year, this kind of thing has happend probably too frequently. I think I'm descending into madness. Ah well.
I thought I'd be ok because I spent most of the time in the shade. I thought it'd be enough, and I didn't think about the fact that as the day progresses, the sun will hit the Earth at a different angle, and my shelter would let some of it fall on my shoulders. Alas, I have very pink shoulders as a reminder that sometimes, even someone as brilliant as I am, can be stupid. I hereby pledge to always wear sunscreen for the rest of the summer!
Now what does this have to do with gangrene? I'm getting to that.
Every morning and night my shoulders are being coated in aloe vera gel, in hopes this will help the healing process. Last night Alex was helping me out with this. Below is our conversation.
Me: Your hands look dirty. (They weren't really dirty - it was just a mark from something that stained his skin a little - my husband is very clean).
Alex: They're fine. (Proceeds to apply aloe vera gel gently).
Me: Sssssss (I'm trying to make sizzling noises)
Me: Your hands are dirty! My shoulders will get infected! I'll get gangrene and they'll have to amputate them!
Alex: How will they amputate your shoulders?
Me: (Thinking he asked why, not how) Because of the gangrene!
Alex: No, I asked how!
Me: Oh. With a saw.
We both laugh hysterically. The people upstairs probably heard us.
Yep. This conversation actually happened. In the past year, this kind of thing has happend probably too frequently. I think I'm descending into madness. Ah well.
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