Green

So yes, we're on green now. And the first thing that comes to mind is plants. And... I'm gonna have to skip out on the photosynthesis babble, at least for now. Sometime, I'll get back to it.

My excuses for not blogging? Well... besides all the usual home stuff, I'm taking a summer class (health science, woot!), got a small part-time job (eeee!!!!), trying to keep up with my writing, and making afghan crocheted items to sell (still testing out those waters). And fighting with the internet.

Green:

Grass, ferns, moss, basil, rosemary, thyme, and oregano.

The last four are herbs growing in our sun-window in the kitchen. They're kinda an experiment - using actual living herbs instead of dried ones bought in the store. So far, all of them except the rosemary have been used. A basil leaf, torn into small shreds, was cooked into tomato soup - delicious! And basil, thyme, and oregano were all used in making spaghetti sauce, at half the amount the recipe called for. It was a bit strong, but very good. At some point (meaning, sometime in the next month), I'm planning on trying to dry them, and also planting some garlic (sooner than the drying, since growing that takes about 5 months).


Random Factoid: Green is a highly unlucky color for cars.

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Delays ahead... And the enviroment

So, yah, it's been awhile since I posted (or, at least, it feels like it). But I'm not stopping!

School's been a bit hectic, not to mention my ebay stuff keeps me busy when I am at home. Finals are coming up soon, so it's not likely to get any better. On the blogfront, though, I'll be doing the color green next (in which I'm gonna get to geek out about photosynthesis and stuff. Whee!!!)

So as soon as things slow down in school a bit, I'll put up my green post. Doesn't that sound enviroment-ish? Though I don't really know how it could be much else... blogging doesn't use paper. It does use electricity, though. Can't say I know how green/eco/enviromentally-friendly that is, but I don't think it's too bad.

Anyway, I think I'll be back in a week...? Or maybe a bit more. :D

Yellow; Colors

Yellow.

It's the color of the sun (which, technically, is a white dwarf), adorns many birds (among them, the sun conure), and is the color of many flowers. Also, it's one of two of Beach Bot's team colors. :D

According to Egyptian mythology, the color yellow is associated with gold, the sun, and indestructibility. Many flowers share this symbolism, such as tulips. Others have an unpleasant meaning. A yellow rose carries the message of infidelity.


At some point, I intend to sort out where these 'meanings' come from. Such as, why is a yellow rose infidelity, or the chrysanthemum associated with death in Italy? (The yellow chrysanthemum, in particular, is associated with slighted love.) Especially given that the chrysanthemum is November's flower. I love myths, and legends, and superstitions, though I don't believe any of them, but I'm more interested in where they come from.

A Bat!

The other day at school (last Monday), I was walking along the third-story balcony on my way to class when I saw a bat. Seeing bats isn't all that unusual, but it was only about 5:54, and the sun was up. Poor thing was so disorientated, what with being trapped in a circular balcony, and constantly wandering into the little niches that're all around there. It finally found its way to the top and flew off.

I tried to find out what species it might have been (and maybe a picture of that one), but I'm afraid Google's failed me. I did find that its scientific name is Chiroptera. This particular one was very small, with a body of about 2 inches long and a wingspan of maybe 4-6 inches. It might not have been a full-grown one, even.

"Bats in the belfry": A phrase meaning to behave in a bizarre way.

Colors: Orange - a delayed post

...and I fail already. 'Cause this was supposed to go up yesterday. Oh well, maybe I'll put up two today!

I changed my mind about the random colors - I'm going to go with the colors of the rainbow (ROY G BIV). So this post's color is orange.

There being a lack of actual orange items in my current location, I instead typed orange into the searchbox and see what that came up with.


The fruit orange actually originated in Southeast Asia, the latin name for the sweet orange is Citrus Sinensis, and there apparently are four varieties.

The color orange is inbetween red and yellow on the spectrum, its opposite color is azure (a color between blue and green), and is in the visible spectrum with a wavelength of 585-620 nanometers.

It's the national color of the Netherland royalty, is used for road signs because of its contrast to the blue sky, and doesn't rhyme with anything in the English language. It's one of 5,411 words that doesn't (single-syllable words only - makes you wonder about the multi-syllabic ones).

Red

Seeing has I haven't said much here lately, I thought I'd try this crazy idea that popped into my head a couple weeks ago. I'll pick a color - in this case, Red, and over the next week (until Wednesday) record everything I notice as red, and any stories or random factoids about the color that I collect.

Here's a start:

Red: checkered tablecloth, popcorn-maker machine, Lay's logo, pottery mug, poinsettia leaves, squirt bottle handle, paper flowers, glass rose.

The poinsettia, Euphorbia pulcherrima, actually hales from Mexico, and the colorful leaves were used as dye and to make medicine. There is a myth that the plant is poisonous, but unless you happen to be allergic to latex, there's no ill effects from keeping this plant in your house (and even though, just don't go around touching the leaves).

Twitter

I thought I'd try this - I have a twitter account, and I wanted to try posting it here...

Not that there's much on it, but I've got one for class, and I'm going to be trying a couple of different things with it.