Support creativity...and get a little something something

I am the person who changes the station when CPR starts their pledgedrives, and the person who makes up a pressing engagement when those Environment Colorado people accost you. But this is cool. Cool enough that I am going to donate. If you want to be cool, you should too. And maybe give something to NPR. For the both of us. 


http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tyingtheknot/tying-the-knot-short-film-story-of-a-closeted-poli?ref=live

Plus, give a little get a little. Some cool swag could be yours if you donate. And if you give the big bucks, you could get an invitation to sit with the cast and crew. And they are cute. 

Screw teacup pigs

Tiny dogs are cute. Tiny pigs are cuter. But cutest of all? Petite pachyderms. The trend of acquiring the shrink-a-dink versions of normal animals will reach its climax once I adopt a pygmy hippo. This may sounds like some sort of sick paradox, but really, its a tiny hippo! And I want one. Take note Santa.
I am going to walk around with it so that I can feel like a GIANT. I will go "Roooooaaaaarrrr I AM HUGE. ADORE ME ANT-LIKE PEOPLE," at which point, you might counter, "but you are the same size as us" and I will reply, "But I am bigger than this hippo, so I am obviously GINORMOUS. Bow down to your master." And you will have to, because my logic is flawless. And I will name it Hippy Longstocking.  And we will go to the park and play fetch, except she won't go get the ball because Hippos don't fetch. Obvi (I mean, hippos aren't dogs, sheesh). Then we can go swimming together and I will ride on her back. There will be music, and birds draping ribbons around us, and rainbows shooting through the sky. 

http://news.discovery.com/animals/baby-pygmy-hippo-110607.html


Also, props to the hippo's mom, she is 25 years older than her baby daddy. Cougrrrrrrrrrrr. 


If you are reading this and wondering, wtf does this have to do with laura, or anthropology, or really anything, the answer is: get me a pygmy hippo and we will find out.

It's the company you keep

Because cool people (or weird people) hang out with others of their ilk. If you have 5 minutes and want a study of the awesomeness and randomness of this world: 
http://awesomepeoplehangingouttogether.tumblr.com/

Appreciation

I think it's time that we all show a little appreciation in our daily lives. Often, when we get really busy, we forget about all the things that make our lives so great. It's important to take time to express how important the little things are. Like the sun on your face, the chirping of birds, puppies playing in the grass, or, most importantly, SKULLS. 
They do so much for you...they act as a safe-deposit box for your noggin', they support your beautiful face (I mean, imagine a face with no bone structure.....not the stuff wet dreams are made of), and for people like me (shout out ANTHROPOLOGEEKS!), they tell a nuanced story of the past. 
So, in honor of skulls (cue trumpets), tomorrow is Skull Appreciation Day. It is a national holiday, like maybe the banks might even close. So be sure to celebrate and keep in mind all the skulls that have touched your life. 

For those of you who will be in the Richmond area, head on over to this great consortium of craniums.
For the rest of you, get a scalp massage, wear a helmet when you bike, and stop banging your head against the wall. 
Let's all take this day to salute the wonders of the human skull and to say thanks to skulls for all they do, we wouldn't be alive without them. No really, we wouldn't.