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Ok, I'm updating even though I don't feel like it. And I don't really have anything to say, but this is currently the top headline on Yahoo!:

Potentially habitable planet found

For the first time astronomers have discovered a planet outside our solar system that is potentially habitable, with Earth-like temperatures, a find researchers described Tuesday as a big step in the search for "life in the universe."

The planet is just the right size, might have water in liquid form, and in galactic terms is relatively nearby at 120 trillion miles away. But the star it closely orbits, known as a "red dwarf," is much smaller, dimmer and cooler than our sun.

I get a little annoyed when they say stuff like this. Now, I am definitely NOT a scientist (nor have I taken a science class since high school), but I feel like scientists limit themselves by only looking for planets with similar atmospheres to Earth's for life. Who says "aliens" require the same environment as humans? If they haven't found any, how would they know?

In other news, I've got an audition on Monday, which is one reason I haven't updated in awhile. The other reason is that I'm too lazy!

The Color Survey

What would our world be without color?
oh so sad.

What is your favorite color?
green

How does the color orange make you feel?
have you ever noticed that usually anything in orange packaging at the grocery store is bad for you?

If you could dye your hair any color, what would it be?
more red

What color car do you drive?
champagne, dahling

What color are your eyes?
green

What is your best friends' favorite color?
there are 3: purple, green, and purple

If love was a color, what would it be?
i suppose some shade of pinkish/reddish

Do you own any black pets?
HAHA YES

What does the color of your bedroom remind you of?
there are lots of happy colors, so...

What was the color of your first car?
champagne, dahling...still on that one.

Are all babies born with blue eyes?
so i've heard...?

Why is the sky blue?
oh bah...i knew this at one point. something about light reflecting and blahblah

What color hair is your favorite on the opposite sex?
usually dark

Do you wear white or colored socks?
both

Does black go with everything?
not with brown or navy!

What color jelly beans are your favorite?
cherry, so red.

What is the color of your birthstone?
amethyst = purple

Are you superstitious of black cats?
HAHA NO

Are green-eyed people smarter?
why yes.... :)

Do you own any pink stuffed bears?
i have a pooh bear.

What was the color of your 1st baby blanket?
yellow! well, i'm not sure that it was my first though.

Have you ever painted your finger nails black?
i'm not emo enough.

Should women wear bright RED lipstick?
i plan on it this weekend for the red concert. and my red shoes!

Do REAL men wear pink?
oh, whatever. haha, my uncle wears pink....

Simply Ridiculous.

The view from my bedroom window today, around 1:30pm:


And a close-up, sans mini-blinds:


Really. It's the day before Easter.

I find it highly ironic that I have never experienced a "White Christmas", but that it looks like tomorrow will be a White Easter. And it was 80 on Tuesday! It's cold pretty much everywhere in the US except for the west, though...

By the way, there are icicles. (When you're from Texas, icicles = REALLY cold. At least to me anyway!)

Where to go with my passport...

I finally applied for a passport last Friday! No, I don't have any upcoming travel plans per se, but I would like to visit Jill in Montreal (and two others, if they're still there) sometime in the near future. I think if you fly you need one, but if you drive you don't. Then I hope to go to Europe someday to visit Gwen in Austria and Elin in Sweden! Big dreams... Supposedly it isn't as expensive as I think though.

Anyway, you wanna know how to get to Europe from here?? Go to Google maps. For the starting address, type Cleveland, Ohio, and for the destination, type Salzburg, Austria.

Take a gander at step 16....... :)