Change of Plans

Our trip has been slightly altered, staying at 1 hotel instead of 2, which is handy since this one has a refrigerator and microwave, and we're skipping the 2nd waterfall. I really only wanted to see the 1 and Josh didn't really want to see the other one either, just thought we were exploring waterfalls. :-}

Britannica Online

So cool, as a blogger, I got a free 1 year subscription to Britannica Online! Too fun!
So, here is a link on an article about the library.

Confessions of "The Old Wizard"

confession

13 Quest Movies

In no particular order.

The Seeker: his quest, should he accept it, is to find the objects and save the world.
LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring: The Quest? Get rid of the ring!
Monty Python and the Holy Grail: self explanatory.
Raiders of the Lost Ark: To find the Ark of the Covenant.
Back to the Future: to return home.
Wizard of Oz: Sadly, just to get home.
Stardust: to capture the star to get the girl
Thoroughly Modern Millie: (Yes, I know I'm stretching it) Her quest? To find a rich husband. :-}
How to Marry a Millionaire: See the above.
Count of Monte Cristo: Yes, a quest for revenge.
The Gnome-Mobile: to find the little people!
MirrorMask: she must find the mask to save the fantasy world and her mother.
Willow: to destroy the evil queen!

So...what's your favorite quest movie?

Free Stuff

Okay, so I'm addicted to free stuff. Its very fun!
You can get a free name plate, bookmark or key chain here:
http://www.cengraving.com/s/free
Too fun!

My Year of Reading Dangerously=April Book

My book this month was the Historian by Elizabeth Kostova.

I had picked it up a few times and started reading it, I even bought my own copy but discovered that I don't like the feel of the book club quality paper.
This time, I listened to it. I loved it. I started with the abridged version, switched to the unabridged as as soon as it arrived through ILL. I loved it. It was wonderful. There was so much I was missing with the abridged! I didn't listen much farther than I had read before, so that was good. I finished the unabridged on Wednesday and just loved it. The epilogue was odd, but I loved the book.
Can you tell that I loved it? I do think that it would not make a good movie, they would have to cut too much out or it would end up really boring like the Da Vinci Code. That was a boring movie.

Secret of Lost Things by Sheridan Hay

I loved the beginning of this book but almost didn't finish it after an incident in the book. I'm glad that I did and overall I loved the book. Especially the quotes listed below.

"Our business is to find homes for books with the hope that they will be loved as we have loved them. My heart is broken every day I make a sale; then renewed again by the arrival of an unexpected replacement...after nearly fifty years my relationship to books remains mysterious to me, but I know from my own collection that ownership is the most intimate tie we can have to objects."
Page 112.

"Reality is as thin as paper, girl," said Pearl, shaking her head. "I thought that was one thing you did know, what with an imagination like yours-as thin as paper, and as easily torn."
Page 137

A book was like a drawer: one opened it and notions flew out.
Page 144

All we are not stares back at what we are.
Page 218

Vitamins

Did you know that you can overdose on vitamins? I've decided to start taking vitamins and bought vitamins for my immune system, eyes and determined to take my own daily vitamin. So, I broke out my handful of vitamins and asked the Josh if it was possible to overdose on vitamins. Being the very loving hubby that he is, he spent the next 45 minutes researching in order to keep me safe. Here are the fruits of his research:
Vitamin A:
fat-soluble (stored in liver)

If pregnant, toxicity can occur in the fetus if the mother
takes over 100% RDA (500IU)

In a normal, healthy adult, liver damage can occur in
long-term high-dose use (over 25,000IU)

Vitamin C:
water-soluble (excreted in urine)

Tolerable upper limit is 2000mg/daily.
High doses may cause headache, diarrhea.
Long-term high-dose use may cause kidney stones.
Abruptly stopping vitamin C use after long-term
high-dose use may cause rebound scurvy.

Vitamin E:
fat-soluble (stored in liver)

Tolerable upper limit is 1500IU.

No toxidromes have been found.

Zinc:
mineral (stored in skeleton)

High doses may cause anemia due to blocking
the absorption of copper.
Normal dose is 15mg/daily. Toxicity has been reported
after long-term high-dose usage of 300mg.
Normalization of high doses of zinc is a very slow
process.

Calcium:
mineral (stored in skeleton)

Toxicity may occur at doses up to 4000mg/daily
High-dose usage may increase risk of
kidney stones.

Selenium:
mineral

Toxicity may occur at toses as low as 900mcg/daily
(over 10x RDA)

Copper:
metal

Toxicity may occur at doses up to 10-20mg/daily
(5-10x RDA)

Lutein:
carotenoid

Toxicity unknown

L-Lysine:
amino acid

Toxicity unknown

Combined doses (that I would have been taking):

Vitamin A: 2500IU 12,500IU 5,000IU = 20,000IU(possible overdose)
Vitamin C: 60mg 250mg 350mg = 660mg (safe)
Vitamin E: 30IU 100IU 200IU = 330IU (safe)
Calcium: 450mg 55mg = 505mg (safe)
Copper: 2mg = 2mg (safe)
Lutein: 6mg = 6mg (safe)
L-Lysine: 500mg = 500mg (safe)
Selenium: 70mcg = 70mcg (safe)
Zinc: 15mg 25mg = 40mg (safe)

so, we decided that I shouldn't take the ACE vitamin since that would bring my intake to dangerous levels!
Just thought I'd share.