Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Why Are Girls Better Listeners? 1) Because They Rule and 2) Because They Have More Estrogen

That's right, a recent study has proven that estrogen plays a key role in the ability to hear and process sounds. According to the article:

a postdoctoral fellow in Pinaud's laboratory, demonstrated that increasing estrogen levels in that process auditory information caused heightened sensitivity of sound-processing neurons, which encoded more complex and subtle features of the sound stimulus. Perhaps more surprising, says Pinaud, is that by blocking either the actions of estrogen directly, or preventing brain cells from producing estrogen within auditory centers, the signaling that is necessary for the brain to process sounds essentially shuts down. Pinaud's team also shows that estrogen is required to activate genes that instruct the to lay down memories of those sounds.

And that's not all they think it can do. They are conducting further research to see if it controls even more of the body's functions. Thus proving that the more estrogen you have, the awesomer (it's a real word) you are and it's yet another reason why girls rule more than guys.. at everything.

Friday, April 10, 2009

Flirty Friday - Personal Ads!

Yeah yeah, I didn't write last week, I know you were going insane trying to figure out what happened. In case you forgot what I'm talking about, THR and I posted personal ads out of boredom and a strong curiosity to see what would happen. There, you're all caught up now. So what happened??

First, I'd like to say I learned a few things about posting on craigslist:
1) There are way more guys on there than there are girls. Either that or a lot more guys are willing to respond to ads. I got about 3x as many as THR and his ads were just as good/bad(?)
2) The personal ads we posted had a shelf life of about 3 days before people just stopped responding to them. With the exception of one random one which THR got last night, they pretty much dried up (at least for me) after the third/fourth day.
3) People will always surprise me!

The Results:
THR got about equal responses for each of his ads. I'd ask him what some of his favorite messages were but it's 2am and he's probably passed out by now.

I got MORE responses to my 'mean' ad than to my nice one. In the end, the score was 20-16. Does this mean that guys secretly want to be told what to do? Or does it mean that more guys are willing to go for a girl they know is going to treat them like crap? Who knows! All I know is that I'm going to post some of my favorite emails for your viewing pleasure.

Think You Can Handle Me?
  • "Are you hot enough to ask for all that??"
  • "SUBJECT: Maybe?! MESSAGE: I like how your straight to the point. Big turn-on" (as a side note, it drives me crazy when people use the wrong 'your' it's not hard, son. You ARE .. "you're").
  • "you little ho - xoxo Scotty" (ok that one doesn't really count. I knew I shouldn't have sent him the link...)
  • ".. by the way I am holding a coversation with my dog......does that count me out??" - I like dogs but the fact that you can hold a conversation with yours might be a 'mention on the second date' kind of thing.
  • Fun facts abot him include: "-was growing a mustache for mustache march. It's pretty trashy but it's a tradition that me and some of my friends do every year and I shaved it off already cause food was getting caught in it." - mustaches are sketchy. Yes I'm talking about you, you know who you are.
  • "SUBJECT: Six or higher?? You really need to up your standards" - a picture was enclosed. If he was implying that he was a hotness level higher than a six then I have a sad sad bit of news for him..
  • "You know being in a band and having money usually doesn't go together. Other than that, I think I can handle you." - whatever, it's hot if a guy can do something musical.
Looking for a Fun Guy (the responses weren't as awesome):
  • "Im a 23 year old male 5'10". Don't be intimidated by my age, i'm very mature"
  • "Hello... thought I would try and get your attention before all the old pervs scare you off"
  • "Wow u sound really nice u describe me perfectly! Lol u maybe be my hiden stalker!" - yeahhh I don't think so buddy...
  • "now i feel like i need to even things out so you dont screw up your stats... fatty. love Scotty" - He is constantly reminding me of why he's my best friend..
So there you have it. In the end, I feel that we learned the valuable lesson that if you want a guy all you have to do is be super demanding and you will find exactly what you are looking for!

Anyway, I should have posted this sooner so you could actually read it on Friday but I'm going to cheat and say it was posted on Friday anyway. Hope you have a great weekend and stay tuned because posts from the UK are coming soon!!!

9news really does listen!

SKO to weather - Apr 1

Your forecast earlier made reference to "thundersnow", which I think would be a good addition to your weather glossary.
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I didn’t realize that wasn’t in the glossy. I’ll work on adding that. Thank you!

Ashton Altieri

Meteorologist

KUSA/KTVD | Denver, CO

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checked the site today (guess i have too much time on my hands..
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Thundersnow - A rare type of thunderstorm which produces snow instead of rain. Intense snowfall often occurs with a thundersnow event. When such storms happen at the ski areas, the mountain is usually evacuated for safety.


I also got response before from the weather department... i think the current condition was currently listed as ashy or something... cant find that one, but whatev.


Thanks to the blog owner and her man for the lovely concert tickets lastnight.

Thursday, April 9, 2009

What day is today?

Have you ever had one of those months where everything just seems to be flashing by? I mean it's the 9th already and I have no idea where the time has gone. Now this could be due to my general lack of sleep lately but I'd like to think that maybe it's because it was so full of awesome things.

Thursday I worked a good 12.5 hours due to an event that night and then got to go hang out with some friends and relax afterward. Don't ask me what happened, I'm not quite sure, but it was fun and I have a few interesting texts on my phone and a few sketchy photos on fb to back up that statement.

Friday and Saturday were spent in a haze of staying up until 2am working on the website for the movie and I'm not really sure what else happened.

Sunday can only be described as epic as roughly 96 people showed up to attend the premier of Lightning Cube which will soon be available for all of you who were unable to attend at www.worldofpong.com. The crowd went wild for the amazing acting skills of Kevin McGreevey and Brent Kohler as well as all of the other awesome people in the movie and we all got to sign autographs afterward! I have to say that the people who put the event together must have been some kind of geniuses.

The after party was also pretty amazing. I ended up being dd (the second d stands for driver and not drinker.. sadly) but that meant I remembered all of the hilarity of the night, and there was a lot. I don't think I've ever been to a party that was that much fun sober. I give it 5 stars.

Add on top of that the Easter egg dying that took place yesterday, the Lily Allen concert tonight, the amazing date I have planned for Friday, cupcakes on Saturday, and England and Scotland next week and you have the most amazing month in history. And stay tuned because I plan on trying to update the blog from the UK so you'll get to hear a bit more!

P.S. I'd like to congratulate Scotty on making it another year without dying. :) Happy birthday, Son.

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Do automated answering systems propigate gender roles?

Yesterday I dialed into my voicemail as "usual"... tho it is unusual since i rarely if ever check my vociemail on my work phone since most people just email anyway.
Anyway... for whatever reason I noticed that the voice speaking to me was "female" maybe had a voice with female qualitites is more accurate. I started to think about other answering services I have dialed into and I think that these may continue traditional gender roles.

A few examples -
My work Voicemail (or my cell phone voicemail for that matter) are both female - Perhaps this links back to a secretary giving you your missed calls.

My credit card payment reminder is also female... perhaps linking back to secretary again, or personal assistant, or wifey.

You call a hospital - female picks up, perhaps representing the receptionist or nurse.

Is there some dark motive behind all this? or do people just like hearing womens voices on the phone? Im i just insane to even think such a thing? The world may never know...

Friday, March 27, 2009

Flirty Friday - Personal Ads

Last week, my friend THR and I were bored and started cruising the online personals ads for entertainment. There were some pretty interesting ones and some people were wayyyy out there. But that got us wondering, would people respond to an ad even if it was as realistically asshatty as we could make it?

Of course we tried it. Wouldn't you? When you come up with an idea this brilliant, the only thing to do after that is to make it happen. Luckily, THR happens to be a guy, and I happen to be a girl so we could go at this from both points of view. As we were doing this, Scotty pointed out that in order for us to do this we'd also have to write serious ones. First of course, we wrote the fun ones:

Mine:
Lets face it, it's hard to find quality guys out there and that's why I've decided to try my luck on craigslist. But that doesn't mean I'm reducing my standards. I'm a hot girl and I feel that the right guy is out there for me. Are you him? Here are some of the ways you can be sure that you're the right man for me:

You need to be hot. I can't date anyone that is a 6 or below. You know who you are.
You can't be dumb or boring. If you were holding a conversation with yourself right now, would you be bored? If so, don't contact me.
Being in a band totally helps. You must love going out and having a good time, and it's important that you have enough money to be able to do that. No money? Don't bother.
I like to be treated like a princess, and I want to be clear, no present is too big but many are too small. The only exceptions come in tiffany-blue jewelry boxes.

Think you can handle me?

and THR's:
I'm a 22 year old student currently living in Denver. I've always felt that the best way to a man's heart is through his stomach. The woman of my dreams will be able to sweep me off my feet through her prowess in the kitchen. Don't worry though I don't expect you to spend all your time in the kitchen. I'm fun and always looking for adventure. We won't have to spend much time at home, other than for the delicious meals you will cook. Some day I'll make a lot of money too and will be able to afford you the finer things in life. So, you will definitely be getting something in return. Of course money isn't everything and I certainly want to find someone that I can talk to and have a good relationship with as well. I have decent looks and a good sense of humor. Please contact me if you are interested in going out sometime.

P.S. - Must like beer.

The genuine ones were a little more difficult to write. I can't imagine how difficult it would be if you were actually looking for someone online, but in the end we prevailed:

Mine:
Dear Men on Craigslist,

Writing these things sucks, how do you phrase everything you are and everything you're looking for in something a few sentences long?

I'm a fun, easygoing, and fairly attractive girl looking for a guy who can make me laugh. I want someone who loves being outdoors, and who can keep up his side of the conversation, and most of all doesn't take himself too seriously

If I sound like your kind of girl let me know

and of course, THR's:
Hey everyone. I'm currently a student studying to get my master's degree. I love music, hanging out with my friends, the occasional meander and just having lots and lots of fun. I'd like to think I'm pretty laid back and easy going. I am looking for someone that can have a good time going out in Lodo or just staying in drinking a beer and talking all night. I'd like to take things slow at first and then get more serious if we have a connection. If this sounds like you let's get together and hang out sometime.

Our hypothesis was that the nice ones were bound to get more replies, after all why would ANYONE want to get back to the asshats (new fav word) we were pretending to be?? The results, were not only awesome but also hilarious! But you won't get to find out what they are till next week... :) So Stay Tuned!!!!!

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Awesome

I know it's a commercial but I love it anyway. I mean, who doesn't love leds and sheep? You have to watch this video.

And who doesn't love the Japanese and rampaging escaping rhinos?!

That's all I have to say for today. But I'm working on a great project for flirty Friday. Hopefully it will pan out ok! Stay tuned!

p.s. Thanks Tim for sending me all these links!