Bear rescue

This is amazing... couple rescues baby bears trapped in a dumpster.

My questions are, who was taking the video, and if the bears managed to climb up into the dumpster, why couldn't they climb out again? Also, it's kind of weird how the mama bear makes no effort to help and starts walking away without looking back as soon as the first cub is out.

Non-cow milk

Interesting article about why cow's milk is so widespread.

My favorite line:

"Lee crept up on the sows while they were sleeping, frantically pinched at their tiny nipples, then ran away when they woke up and started to freak out."

Polar bear man

Less creepy.  Or maybe more creepy, depending on whom you ask.

Goat man

Goat man spotted on a mountaintop.

Big Island

We're going to Hawaii (the Big Island) next week!  I'm so excited.  We'll spend a couple days on the eastern coast and check out the volcanoes and rain forests, then have a cross-island driving adventure and spend four days at a resort on the western coast snorkeling and kayaking and relaxing.

S and I have been talking a lot of vacation philosophy lately.  We're at two opposite extremes -- I tend to overplan and overschedule trips, whereas he likes to just show up and let things happen.  My way lets us pack more interesting experiences into the time we have, but isn't very relaxing.  His way is more relaxing but also can lead to missed opportunities and wasted time/money.  We're trying to hit a happy medium.

Two non-related thoughts

Apparently Brown made it onto Futurama!

Also, this sounds like hell.  To be formally judged on your looks, wardrobe, likability, and potential for success would be bad enough now, let alone as an emotionally raw college freshman.

Fashion attempts

1. Makeup brushes: I got a $10 EcoTools set from RiteAid. I like it! My makeup looks better and lasts longer, and applying it is neater and more fun. Thumbs up to makeup brushes.

2. In the comments to this Corporette post on scuffed shoes (guilty), someone suggests using a Sharpie to touch up the shoes. I tried it. It looks pretty terrible, but it's an improvement as long as no one looks closely. I hope I can cover it up with shoe polish. If I ever bother to use shoe polish.

PhD in law

Fully funded, with health insurance! I would love to do this. (But purely for fun. I don't think I have what it takes to be a law professor.)