It's been a busy week, both with work and the social scene. Tuesday night I went out with Andy to Sweet and Vicious on Spring Street.
Wednesday I caught up with Mindy for the first time in about six months. We went to a great little place on 16th street called Chat 'n' Chew, serving wholesome American grub. I had meatloaf - nice!
Then Thursday, I caught up with Nader who was in town with his new wife. Great to catch up - not seen him for so long.
Tonight (Friday), I'm spending a well-earned night in.
There was the sad news earlier in the week that Kylie has breast cancer. The flood of support and comments from fans and celebs was expected, but some of the comments seem out of place. One of the fans (Emily, Dorset) suggested that Kylie didn't deserve this. While certainly true, it seemed to indicate that there were other people out there that were more deserving. I remember a similar type of response to the recent attack on Abigail Witchalls. Her being pretty and from a quiet, rural town seemed to imply that she was less 'deserving' of the attack.
A note for myself more than anything else - on Tuesday, Andy referred to a great one-liner from Stephen Fry: "New Definition: 'Countryside: To Murder Piers Morgan.'" Made me laugh for quite a while.
Quite some time ago, Andy mentioned to me the fact that the FedEx logo contains a hidden arrow between the E and the x
I'm not sure if it is hidden or whether most people are aware of it - I certainly wasn't. The trouble is, once you know about it, you can't focus on anything else when you see the logo. Quite clever really. I still smile whenever I see it.
We also had a couple of interesting discussions about how the human mind works. If I look for, say, the butter in the fridge (or should I say the low-fat spread), I often come back without having found it, even though it's there. My brain will be looking for a specific image (say a Flora tub), and if we're currently using I Can't Believe It's Not Butter (I'm not brand loyal when it comes to low-fat spreads), I won't be able to find it - even if the fridge is relatively bare.
On a similar theme, Andy briefly struggled with the notion of two back-to-back FedEx vans having their arrows within pointing the same way as one another, which seemed obvious to me.
Different people's brains process information and undertake tasks very differently, and it's fascinating to see this. The well-known suggestion that women are not as competent at reading maps is, in my opinion, true, although I would add that there are women who read maps better than some men.
Apparently there was a programme on TV recently called Brainman. In it, the subject Daniel Tammet talks about seeing numbers as shapes and colours and images, each with a different texture. When doing arithmetic, the shapes merge with one another to come up with the answer. (Primes make him feel great, btw.) Being able to do this must be absolutely wonderful, although I'm sure it has its drawbacks. Again, it's an example of how different people deal with situations in different ways, although this is an extreme example.
Idol got one step closer this week, although my busy social schedule meant that I missed it. I had to rely on a text message informing me of Vonzell's much expected departure - thanks, Andrew. Bo and Carrie will go up against each other next week, which should be great!
