What girl doesn't love mascara?
I have tons of brands of mascara--for some reason, I have been accumulating more and more, and NO I don't want to throw any away... The newest addition to my collection is the L'Oreal Telescopic Waterproof Explosion Mascara in black (and, yes, it has a VERY long name). Even though the wand looks like a pathogen from an allergy commercial, I love this mascara! I'd seen it somewhere before (probably at King Soopers), but I'd wanted a waterproof mascara that was fun, looked good, and wouldn't smear! Apparently, the waterproof version of this mascara is new, or it's finally gotten distributed to stores. I was in Walgreens in Pueblo, and just happened to pass by the mascara section... and just happened to see this mascara... and notice it's finally waterproof. Yay!!
Despite my mother's advice, I gave in to temptation and tried this new mascara before I used any of my other ones up...
This morning I tried it on and poof! I loved it :) It sells at most stores for around $9 or so, and goes on relatively clump-free (which is good because I HATE clumpy mascara--it comes off as icky and unhygienic), and makes my lashes longer.
and for the record, I sweated and cried in this mascara, and it didn't smear at all :) I knew there was a good reason I wanted it to be waterproof!
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Saturday, May 14, 2011
A Scholarly Subject: Aboriginal Australians
I'm doing a research paper for history and it got me thinking about my independent study project I did last year regarding ancient human migration....
It's getting near the end of the semester and I'm writing a paper on this subject, so to get my brain juice going I'm adding a Scholarly Thing (lovely name, I know :) ) to my blog today so I can feel academic.
Hope you learn something, because this is what I get to devote an entire paper to!
Humans around the world are, for the most part, the same; we all have two arms, two legs, a head and shoulders, et cetera. But how did we all get to where we are? How did I end up in North America when someone else ended up in an island in Oceania? We are more or less extremely similar--the only major variant being our locations.
The new school answer to this question is that modern day humans--homo sapiens--evolved into humans that we are today somewhere in eastern Africa. From there, humans migrated into Arabia and came to populate (over thousands of years) the world. Anthropologists and geneticists have been able to track the paths ancient humans took to travel the world by sequencing thousands of mitochondrial DNA sequences.
The first Australians--known to the Western world by the name of the Aboriginals--arrived in Australia approximately 50,000 years ago. Contrary to previous opinion, the Aboriginals made it to Australia mostly by walking. At this time, still during the most recent ice age, ocean levels were dramatically lower, creating land bridges (the most famous of which is the land bridge through the Bering Strait) and increasing the breadth of continents and other land masses. The ocean levels near Australia, especially in the region between southern Thailand, Indonesia, and Australia, are relatively shallow--thus, during the ice age, it was quite possible to walk from Thailand to Australia. Only about forty miles of open ocean would have had to be crossed in a boat or raft, making it much easier than scientists previously thought for ancient humans to originally reach Australia.
The religion of the Aboriginals began soon after, and many myths and beliefs of this religion reference the arrival of the first Australians to the continent--traced back to around 50,000 years ago. I find this so interesting-the creation of the world, for the Aboriginals, begins with (though this probably was not the intent of the religion) the first of their ancestors reaching their homeland. Once the Aboriginals had arrived on Australia and stayed there for any number of generations, the last ice age ended and again the sea levels around Australia rose, not only cutting off other ancient populations from reaching Australia, but also isolating the Aboriginals. The Aboriginal culture then went on to develop, change, and become more complex. Religion became more pronounced. The Aboriginals believe that their ancestors created the world (50,000 years ago) during what is referred to as the "Dreamtime", "Dreaming", or, to clarify for specifically the English language (because we associate "dreams" with "sleep") "the everywhen". Cool word, no? The ancestors, or spirits, of the Aboriginals created the world and the Aboriginals themselves. Their power and existence can still be accessed today, the Aboriginals believe, through "songlines"--the veins of power, essence, and being that the ancestors used to create the world during the Dreamtime. This, among many other aspects of Aboriginal life, adds to the importance of contact with nature in everyday life, and the respect and recognition of ancestors.
If you find this interesting (which hopefully you do!!) check out the Atlas of the Human Journey of National Geographic's Genographic Project.
Hope you found this interesting and easy to understand. Comment with questions!!
And, yes, congradulations--if you're reading this you survived and read through an entire Scholarly Thing
It's getting near the end of the semester and I'm writing a paper on this subject, so to get my brain juice going I'm adding a Scholarly Thing (lovely name, I know :) ) to my blog today so I can feel academic.
Hope you learn something, because this is what I get to devote an entire paper to!
Humans around the world are, for the most part, the same; we all have two arms, two legs, a head and shoulders, et cetera. But how did we all get to where we are? How did I end up in North America when someone else ended up in an island in Oceania? We are more or less extremely similar--the only major variant being our locations.
The new school answer to this question is that modern day humans--homo sapiens--evolved into humans that we are today somewhere in eastern Africa. From there, humans migrated into Arabia and came to populate (over thousands of years) the world. Anthropologists and geneticists have been able to track the paths ancient humans took to travel the world by sequencing thousands of mitochondrial DNA sequences.
The first Australians--known to the Western world by the name of the Aboriginals--arrived in Australia approximately 50,000 years ago. Contrary to previous opinion, the Aboriginals made it to Australia mostly by walking. At this time, still during the most recent ice age, ocean levels were dramatically lower, creating land bridges (the most famous of which is the land bridge through the Bering Strait) and increasing the breadth of continents and other land masses. The ocean levels near Australia, especially in the region between southern Thailand, Indonesia, and Australia, are relatively shallow--thus, during the ice age, it was quite possible to walk from Thailand to Australia. Only about forty miles of open ocean would have had to be crossed in a boat or raft, making it much easier than scientists previously thought for ancient humans to originally reach Australia.
The religion of the Aboriginals began soon after, and many myths and beliefs of this religion reference the arrival of the first Australians to the continent--traced back to around 50,000 years ago. I find this so interesting-the creation of the world, for the Aboriginals, begins with (though this probably was not the intent of the religion) the first of their ancestors reaching their homeland. Once the Aboriginals had arrived on Australia and stayed there for any number of generations, the last ice age ended and again the sea levels around Australia rose, not only cutting off other ancient populations from reaching Australia, but also isolating the Aboriginals. The Aboriginal culture then went on to develop, change, and become more complex. Religion became more pronounced. The Aboriginals believe that their ancestors created the world (50,000 years ago) during what is referred to as the "Dreamtime", "Dreaming", or, to clarify for specifically the English language (because we associate "dreams" with "sleep") "the everywhen". Cool word, no? The ancestors, or spirits, of the Aboriginals created the world and the Aboriginals themselves. Their power and existence can still be accessed today, the Aboriginals believe, through "songlines"--the veins of power, essence, and being that the ancestors used to create the world during the Dreamtime. This, among many other aspects of Aboriginal life, adds to the importance of contact with nature in everyday life, and the respect and recognition of ancestors.
If you find this interesting (which hopefully you do!!) check out the Atlas of the Human Journey of National Geographic's Genographic Project.
Hope you found this interesting and easy to understand. Comment with questions!!
And, yes, congradulations--if you're reading this you survived and read through an entire Scholarly Thing
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Happy Mother's Day!
Happy Mother's Day! This is the one day a year that is reserved for thanking and being extra-sweet to our mothers, aunts, grandmothers, friends, and other mothers in our lives. It's Sunday, May 8, 2011, and today is completely dedicated to our mothers! While today of course is to be filled with gifts of flowers, of mother's day brunches, and of our mothers telling us just what exactly she wants for her mother's day present (ie for me this is: "Jordan, since it's mother's day will you please pick up the dog poop?), don't forget to give that special mother in your life a hug and a kiss and a smile. And daughters and sons out there: don't forget! You are the reasons that your mother is celebrating today! So stop by her home, or write a letter, or make a phone call and blow over a kiss. Mothers out there: Happy Mother's Day!!!
From all of the sons and daughters, WE LOVE YOU MOTHERS, xoxo, not to mention we're super thankful that we get you for our mothers.
A special mother's day shout-out to my mother, my grandmothers, aunts, all the mothers in my life, and Tina Fey, who will soon be a mother of two and hosted a great SNL last night!
hearts, hugs, and kisses, mom!
Love, Jordan
From all of the sons and daughters, WE LOVE YOU MOTHERS, xoxo, not to mention we're super thankful that we get you for our mothers.
A special mother's day shout-out to my mother, my grandmothers, aunts, all the mothers in my life, and Tina Fey, who will soon be a mother of two and hosted a great SNL last night!
hearts, hugs, and kisses, mom!
Love, Jordan
Friday, May 6, 2011
Rio, A MovieBook pondering...(I)
Jesse Eisenberg is a bird. An extremely intelligent blue macaw who is a self-proclaimed human's "companion", yes. But he's still a bird. With FEATHERS. See it in 3D and be prepared to laugh the entire time through. Once Mr. Eisenberg's human friend is convinced that he must go to South America and mate with the only other blue macaw left in the world, a hilarious feathery adventure begins to unfold in and around the one, the only--and YES you guessed it--Rio de Janeiro.
See Rio if:
A). you're one of those people who loves guys with nasally voices
B). you can appreciate a rapper bird voiced by Will.i.am
C). you've been to Rio de Janeiro--chances are, you have photos of yourself in many of the places these macaws fly through.
D). you want to see a fantastic animated movie that makes you laugh and talk about it for a week afterward, and not to mention makes you really want to Google blue macaws.
and if you're wondering why this post is written in blue, just see the movie....
See Rio if:
A). you're one of those people who loves guys with nasally voices
B). you can appreciate a rapper bird voiced by Will.i.am
C). you've been to Rio de Janeiro--chances are, you have photos of yourself in many of the places these macaws fly through.
D). you want to see a fantastic animated movie that makes you laugh and talk about it for a week afterward, and not to mention makes you really want to Google blue macaws.
and if you're wondering why this post is written in blue, just see the movie....
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