6 icons...

I just picked 6 icons to talk about :)

My default icon features Faye from Questionable Content sitting at her boss's laptop. In some ways I see Faye as my smarter, svelter alter ego. Since I am often sitting at my laptop when I'm posting, this works on many levels. :)

"No-one's sane behind their mask" is a quote from vixyish's song The Girl That's Never Been, which in turn was inspired by The Cheshire. One day this line just grabbed me with an image of a harlequin mask sitting on a table ... with the implication that I might prefer the mask to go back on. I like it because I feel that we all have those days or things which make us just a wee bit unhinged...

Mo, from Dykes To Watch Out For, with her "subvert the dominant paradigm" sign. Because I only look straight, vanilla & innocent. :)

"I love you — I am at rest with you — I have come home." More and more I find my home is as much about people as a place. The quote is from Busman's Honeymoon by Dorothy Sayers; icon by queensjoy.

Leia in asskicking rebel mode.

This icon of me was created for our intranet at work. I was joking with Catherine when she took the photo, and then she made it look like I was in a "shiny white room". And I think she removed a chin or two. ;)

THIS made me laugh

From The New York Times:

Although people who describe themselves as happy enjoy watching television, it turns out to be the single activity they engage in less often than unhappy people, said John Robinson, a professor of sociology at the University of Maryland and the author of the study, which appeared in the journal Social Indicators Research.

“We looked at 8 to 10 activities that happy people engage in, and for each one, the people who did the activities more — visiting others, going to church, all those things — were more happy,” Dr. Robinson said. “TV was the one activity that showed a negative relationship. Unhappy people did it more, and happy people did it less.”

But the researchers could not tell whether unhappy people watch more television or whether being glued to the set is what makes people unhappy. “I don’t know that turning off the TV will make you more happy,” Dr. Robinson said.

Google also turned up the UMD press release. I have no idea if this will be confirmed by other research. I just thought it was funny. :)

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