• GREs removing analogies & antonyms! They finally realized that the avg grad student doesn't need a large vocab, just one phrase: "free food" #
• Thinking about taking a samba class, but not sure my schedule can handle it. Unintentional exercise is the best kind? #
• Can't wait to consume way too much dim sum! So delicious, I'm even willing to come to Chinatown #
• Ready to spend some quality time with SAT words tomorrow. Hope it also entails some Jamba #
• Wow, Plants vs Zombies is really really addictive. Good thing I took a nice long nap this afternoon! #

• It scares me when people refuse to eat vegetables. How can someone make a blanket statement like, "I hate spinach"? #
• “Sit and watch us for seven days,” one senator says. “You know what you’ll see happening? Nothing.” http://bit.ly/cteDMJ #
• Are locavores all up in arms about this? http://nyti.ms/aUbk6u I just wish I had a yard that I could grow fruits and veggies in. #
• I knew it all along! Cupcakes = happiness… http://bit.ly/ati4qt #
• They say it's a breathing technique, but when you sound like you're dying while lifting weights, it scares me…. a lot. #
• I need to stop grinding my teeth in my sleep. Think I'm damaging the insides of my poor mouth. #
• My crazy scale claims that I am only 22% body fat. I'll show them! Will consume 10lbs lard to see if it notices #

• My fishy really isn't the brightest. He'll flare at anyone. We're all fishies to Brooklyn! #
• Euphemism of the day from UA: "To improve safety, passengers needing seat belt extensions are not permitted to sit in the exit row seats." #
• “Living until 150 years old is impossible in the natural world, but it is not impossible in the world of Japanese public administration.” #
• Note to self: next time, try to have more than yogurt for dinner. Oops, those are the things you forget after having pinkberry. :p #

Earlier today, I was reading this article in the NY Times about Anglo-Indians, and I’ll pretend that it was because the article was on the front page of the website, but in reality, it was mostly because I wanted to learn more about the heritage of Russell Peters. Now, as oftentimes happens in my life, one click led to another, until I found myself reading about racial discrimination during the British Raj, and then, Anti-miscegenation laws in the US.

Did you know that it took until 1998 and 2000 for South Carolina and Alabama, respectively, to remove from their state constitutions the prohibition of interracial marriage? And even then, only 59% of Alabama voters, and 62% of South Carolina voters cast their ballots in favor of the repeal. That was only 10 years ago. I know that we’ve moved on into a new millennium since then, but I’m not sure that makes anything better. And we need only to take a cursory look around us to find that these types of laws are still abundant throughout the world.

Thankfully, the future looks a bit brighter. From my favorite website:

A Gallup poll on interracial dating in June 2006 found that 95% of 18- to 29-year-olds approve of blacks’ and whites’ dating each other.

I don’t know where Gallup found their young people, but they seem all right.

• @numinous25 Oooh, look who's finally got a picture! And if you must have a litter, please let them be puppies. in reply to numinous25 #
• Selling the family dog for money? Oh noes! http://bit.ly/bFqCUj The news is seriously depressing sometimes. #
• @numinous25 Have you ever watched those Ninja Warrior marathons on the weekends? It's super addictive and hilarious. in reply to numinous25 #
• Somehow I go to my dance class and always leave in a super hyper state. Will this metabolic boost compensate for the dessert consumed after? #
• @numinous25 Whoa! Don't forget to brush your teeth with a bottle of Jack. Maybe you can DVR the Ninja Warrior marathon. It's probably on. in reply to numinous25 #
• APT-hunting is hard work! Maybe homelessness is a better option. But where would my fluffy towels go? #
• Starting to regret having that meat-less, cheese-less salad instead of BBQ ribs for dinner. Detox Mondays are always so painful. #
• In desperate need of a nap… #
• Hops & Boltbus: "I imagine Hops sitting in a bus seat w his paws on this toes, looking out the window & his ears swaying from side to side." #
• @MadAladin Did gmail change something? I'm so slow I didn't even notice. As long as GTalk still works, I'll be all good. in reply to MadAladin #

• So glad that White Collar is back. Now that The Tudors is over, it's all that I have left! Esp as HGTV & Food Network disappeared from my TV #
• Didn't know tan lines could develop after just 30 min of swimming at 7pm. It's a bit scary, actually. Super-strength UV rays, I guess! #
• My roomie thinks it would be great if I could bring home a Jason Derulo-type. Apparently everyone wants me to make cute blasian babies. #
• @numinous25 Is that supposed to be a shortcut? I'm not sure I would look very blasian that way though, and probably not agelessly so. in reply to numinous25 #
• "I always know when the JSQ train has left because all the people left on the platform are white." Sad, un-diverse HOB Path train. #
• @numinous25 Prolific is such a funny word. Always reminds me of mother pigs having lots of little piglets! in reply to numinous25 #
• After watching youtube videos, realized that bachata is way too hardcore for me. Don't need to be dancing so intimately w/ strangers, thanks #
• Very sad and disappointed by the lack of humanity in so many people these days. #
• Reading comments from http://nyti.ms/cqjavr is really upsetting, but swing dancing managed to make it better somehow. #

• What happens to my electric toothbrush when I'm gone? It's constantly running out of battery! #
• The Gubernator compares Mel Gibson to the BP Oil Leak: http://nyti.ms/9QULPO Isn't it classic? #
• Teenagers look so old these days! Is there something in the water? Although, I also looked 25 at 16, according to some. Hmmm #
• Muscle and Fitness magazine is seriously scary. Do people really want to look like that? #
• Bed bug sniffing puppies are pretty cute. But are they infected with the little critters too? #
• Survey results suggest that men feel deceived by the prevalence of push-up bras and booty-enhancing panties. So much for booty pop. #
• Desktop fans are pretty amazing! Strongly considering getting two more #
• Going to karaoke with people who can actually sing was surprisingly awesome. Involved much handclapping. Youtube videos may be forthcoming. #
• Wow, I should really not go out on a weeknight. Now I'm 100% dead from dancing. And not particularly well either. :p #
• "I’d urge the head of this agency to devise rules under the assumption that she will be succeeded by a nitwit." http://nyti.ms/9Ylygt #
• Going to try to buy dance shoes again after fresh reprimand from teacher. Angry that Endless' scripts crash my browser. #

• Hmmm, on second thought, I may in fact be dying, but for non-food poisoning-related reasons. Grrrr #
• Is it worth it to get special dance shoes? Am I *that* hardcore and/or unwilling to get injured? #
• End of an injury-filled day. I don't remember scraped knees hurting this much as a kid. To do tomorrow: not get pushed down subway stairs. #
• @numinous25 You put beets in the noodle soup? That sounds crazy! Even crazier than homemade ceviche or … Mel Gibson. But beets >> Crazy MG in reply to numinous25 #
• Apple knew iPhone4 antenna had reception issues. Now, conference call tmr for damage control after consumer reports http://bit.ly/bXJL0R #
• @numinous25 Whoa! That sounds amazing. You'll have to tell us all about it. Want to hear about her crazy costumes! in reply to numinous25 #
• The world didn't want me to get home today. First, issues at Whole Paycheck checkout, then PATH skipped my stop & took me back to work. WTF? #
• http://bit.ly/bRUFyJ "multiple iPhone carriers lodged complaints with the company that its phone doesn't work well in making calls." Um, DUH #
• Having a weird week. PATH stopped due to electric failure, but learned to take the NJTransit bus! Wish there were more taxis in NJ. #
• Starving to death and craving green curry. Guess I know what I'll be cooking tomorrow. Now, if only my train would stop malfunctioning. #
• Loving this youtube video: http://bit.ly/aJL7Qb And on a related Apple-bashing note: http://bit.ly/bZmXH2 #
• Mmmm, green curry! Would probably be better if I could actually find those little Thai limes, but what can we do? At least lunch is made. #
• I always have the hardest time getting to bed early (or at a reasonable hour) on Sunday. Am I the only one? #
• "Nokia added that its phones are designed to withstand real-world conditions and can be held with either hand." http://bit.ly/c89qyw #
• My roommate's response to tax-hating Tea Partiers, "So go live in Pakistan, you America-hating Scrooge." http://nyti.ms/brNXRK #
• Could seriously use some pain au chocolat, but the Financier Patisserie never has them in the mornings! I'll have to make some tomorrow! #
• Obama trying to be funny in press conference with Cameron? "We speak a common language most of the time." But he looks so serious saying it! #
• Whoa, really? RT @andyroddick: RT @fark: NBC won't televise Conan's Emmy nomination category. Stay classy, NBC. http://www.fk.cm/go/5493427 #
• @numinous25 If you figure out how to grow one, please share the secret. Had nothing but an avocado for dinner the other day. YUM! in reply to numinous25 #
• My elbows are surprisingly smooth today. Wish the same could be said about the skin on my face. Skincare regimen fail? Or maybe I need sleep #