Beauty

One other thing I meant to have noted from Mean Genes is the unusual fact about beauty. It talks about how the idea of beauty has changed over the years and one example it cites is the Miss Americas. Even though their sizes have changed considerably over the years, all the women have had one thing in common. Their waist to hip ratio has been between 0.69-0.72. So is Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Twiggy, and Elle Macpherson. No matter what your opinion of these women, I think that was an interesting fact. (And of course, the first thing I did was to measure myself and, yep, I am pretty much in that range, heh!) The book explains that women with that ratio are the most fertile, therefore most attractive.

I spent most of the day studying Japanese. It seem that the more I study, the more I forget. I can’t even remember basic words anymore. Maybe it’s time to stop. Not yet. Only one week left.

I used to avoid reposting links that are commonly available at the most popular logs and metafilter to not repeat the obvious, but I decided against that. A few months down the road, I might want to revisit a certain link and might not remember where I’d seen it and since this is my log, I figure it’s only fair that I put links that I enjoy. Just letting you know in case you notice the appearance of those.

I am totally addicted to Cosi sandwiches. I eat a real plain one with just cheddar cheese, lettuce and tomato, but I can eat this sandwich for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It’s incredibly delicious. I’m not sure if the stores are only in New York City, but if there’s one near you, I highly recommend you give it a try (or maybe not since they are so addictive.)

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