I handed out candy for Halloween for the first time this year. Quite a few brats out and about. Got irritated and turned off the light before handing out all of the bags. Managed to get around 90 of the 100 out though. Never again. I only really did it this time for the novelty of it as I’ve never lived in a neighborhood that trick-or-treaters came to.

So, 7/11 is doing this poll thing where customers can choose to get their coffee in a blue cup if they support Obama, red for McCain, or white for undecided/other. According to this poll, Obama has a huge lead over McCain here in Utah. Unfortunately, the majority of people in this state don’t drink coffee, because the LDS church prohibits drinking hot beverages.

Anyway, it seems simple enough. It’s a very unscientific poll of coffee drinkers who patronize 7/11. However, there seems to be some confusion in a forum I follow sometimes. Several members thought that by choosing a cup, they really were casting their vote in the election! *sigh*

This is the third in (hopefully!) a long series of interviews. The questions were randomly selected from a list of more than sixty questions using Random.org’s number generator. If you’re interested in participating, please leave a comment on this entry. This week’s interviewee is Aisling.

What is your opinion on medications treating such disorders as depression and ADHD and
the frequency that these are prescribed?

I think that they can be useful, but should not be used as a permanent solution. There
is no reason for children to be drugged out to the point where they cannot function, for
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This is the first in (hopefully!) a long series of interviews. The questions were randomly selected from a list of more than sixty questions using Random.org’s number generator. If you’re interested in participating, please leave a comment on this entry. This week’s interviewee is Vera. One more thing, this entry is the 100th post published on this site!
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When wasting time online, I sometimes come across really interesting sites. These are just a few of them.

Girly: A usually hilarious web comic about a girl named Winter and her sidekick Otra who have lots of adventures.

Something Store: Pay ten dollars and get a random item ranging from wallets to gift cards to bluetooth headsets. I’m going to try this soon to see what I get.

Brand Tags: What is a brand? According to this site, it is whatever people think it is and allows them to tag the brands as such.

Ms. & Mrs.: A family owned store that sells a variety of emergency survival kits including ones for college freshmen, working men and women, and brides.

Magic Pen Game: Draw shapes to push the ball to the flags. It’s not as easy as it sounds.

Do you have any interesting sites to recommend?

As of about two weeks ago, Daniel and I are no longer “together”.  The break-up was unexpected, although in hindsight it shouldn’t have been.  The last few months have been really stressful and we hadn’t been getting along as well as we used to (although I thought things were slowly getting better…).   We’re still roommates and friends.  I think we actually get along better now.

Due to having very strict parents, I never went on a date (except for prom with a friend) until college. I met Daniel not too long after and we were together for almost exactly two years.  The idea of dating is very much a novelty.  I’ve made contact with a couple of people on OKCupid, a site I haven’t been active on (except to take the odd personality quiz) in a couple of years.  I’m mainly looking for someone to have fun with.  Nothing too serious right now.

Any advice for someone who knows nearly nothing about dating and such?