Eat your flowers!

We all know bears and other animals hibernate but what does it mean to hibernate? Is it really just a deep sleep? Do bears poop when they're hibernating? Do they get muscle cramps? Believe it or not, black bears do not eliminate waste during hibernation and they don't get cramped muscles after their winter long siesta. Those are just a few interesting facts I learned about hibernation.

I read Sophie Kinsella's newest book this week, Shopaholic and Baby. It was just as good as her past Shopaholic books. I predict the next book in the series will be Shopaholic and House.

I was browsing the garden center at Wal-Mart and found a rack of seeds that were all for edible plants. Since I'm beyond broke these days I decided to start my plants from seed this year and to use edible plants and other plants with a purpose. I chose viola's for the front porch because it's a shady area. Viola's are supposed to be a nice salad garnish. We'll see. I'm going to have a lot of marigold's not only because they're easy to start from seed but also because they are a natural mosquito repelling plant. In the big planter bordering what used to be a garden in the back yard I'm planting zinnia's. Zinnia's attract butterfly's, make nice cut flowers and remind me of my dad. I'm also going to plant bachelor's buttons (cornflowers), chamomile, chives, parsley, basil and mint.

A new look and purpose

My interests are varied and change as often as the roll of toilet paper in my bathroom. Almost every day I find something new that I want to explore. Some of my recent interest have included writing Labyrinth fan fiction, EVP's, bankruptcy, creating a My Space profile, winning an iPod, switching to a Mac and the list goes on and on.

Instead of using my blog as a personal journal for mindless rambling it's going to have a purpose. I will chronicle all of my online explorations, fleeting obsessions, momentary favorites, current causes and whatnot.

I found a nifty site last night called BuzzDash. Create your own polls to share with friends or post in your blog. BuzzDash might even feature your poll on their site. Look up my polls at BuzzDash by typing in "niteflytes" (no quotes) in their search field. I've included one of my polls below.

Del.icio.us is old news on the net but last night I finally checked out what it's all about. Turns out it's an option for storing, organizing and sharing online bookmarks. I'm not sure if I'll become a del.icio.us convert but it's fun to play with the tags, especially when viewed as a tag cloud.