Maya Banana: January 2011

Slimina update: Unposted entries

11:42:00 AM

I was browsing through all my entries for the diet/slimina project and to my horror, the last entries were not successfully posted. I tried looking for them in any of my drafts but they're not there so I don't know how else I can find them if they're saved somewhere. Anyhow, the last entries have my before and after pics which I cannot repost now because I can't find the pictures either. But I did find a picture of me taken a day after Slimina Day 15. So that's me testing my videocam in the office. Sorry for the 'dugyot' look. I'm still looking for a before photo and I don't think I have any here in the office. Maybe later at home I'll have more luck.

The question is did I lose weight after 15 days of taking the pill. Yes I did. How much? I'm not so sure because when I weighed at two different scales, the numbers are 4lbs apart. I couldn't tell which one is accurate. But, from what people have been telling me, I must say I lost enough for them to notice it. Before the first week of February, I'm planning to take another 15 again.

Octopuses? Octopi?

10:30:00 AM

I was doing this lesson about sea animals and one animal I put in the lesson is the octopus. I couldn't think of any activity to tie to the theme and I remembered we don't have any lessons for counting yet, so I thought that's what I'll put here.

So one octopus is octopus. How about two? Two octopuses? I had to ask around if this is correct. I could have googled it up but of course I don't want to ruin everybody's fun of finding out the answer. Ria, Daryl, and Jay gave me correct answers. Octopuses! Daryl said it's octopi.

Here are some funny stuff about octopuses, octopi!

TheMidnightHobo

I personally have been using "octoplurals" for the better part of 3 years now because it's just plain fun to say.

Brainspore in reply to blendergasket

I'd go with "octoparty."

Felton / Moderator

How 'bout "octopals?" (As in "my octopus pals and their garden")

blendergasket in reply to Brainspore

If they get too close they might become an octoknot.

Anon

And if the world is destroyed by a giant octopus, it shall be the octopolypse.

http://boingboing.net/2010/07/27/octopuses-octopi-oct.html -- Link courtesy of Ria, because octopuses sounded like an octopus that is possessed! :D

Rainbows!

5:24:00 PM

Shitty January is finally out of my life which paved way for really awesome stuff. I have three Saturdays off in February. Morning shift for two weeks. Paid bills. I feel so relieved though I still have a few things to work out like my phone, the internet bill, contact lens, and date with the dentist. I'll have those ironed out before February ends, so everything's goooood. I also heard from Solar Sports that the budget proposal only needs a final go from the boss so any moment now we'll know if the sponsorship will push through.

I'm really not hoping for something special to happen for the next days. Problems are okay, just as long as I have enough room to breathe. Better go now, 8am shift.