What do you do when you're uninspired to write about Bach?

A couple night ago I was staring at my paper and trying to get started on the section about Bach and his sonata for solo flute.  (I should clarify this is C.P.E. Bach that I refer to, not his father Johann Sebastian.)  And nothing was coming.  And then I was talking to Mom on the phone and couldn't really be that productive, so I went to Yearbook Yourself as I'd always meant to but never had.  I started with the usual, plugging mine and Indy's faces into the provided photos and got some amusing results:

Cute and amusing, yes.  As are Indy's:

But that fun ran out and I was still on the phone with Mom.  That's when I realized I really wasn't using this great tool to its full advantage.  I give you Benita:

I must admit I was a bit shocked at how well my husband's face fit on these women.  But, to be fair, I then did the opposite.  Dan the man:

I gotta say, I make a pretty good lookin' black man.

Einstein on Crisis

I love quotes.  Have for a long time.  This is the best one I've heard in a while.

"Let's not pretend that things will change if we keep doing the same things. A crisis can be a real blessing to any person, to any nation. For all crises bring progress.

"Creativity is born from anguish, just like the day is born form the dark night. It's in crisis that inventive is born, as well as discoveries, and big strategies. Who overcomes crisis, overcomes himself, without getting overcome. Who blames his failure to a crisis neglects his own talent, and is more respectful to problems than to solutions. Incompetence is the true crisis.

"The greatest inconvenience of people and nations is the laziness with which they attempt to find the solutions to their problems. There's no challenge without a crisis. Without challenges, life becomes a routine, a slow agony. There’s no merit without crisis. It's in the crisis where we can show the very best in us. Without a crisis, any wind becomes a tender touch. To speak about a crisis is to promote it. Not to speak about it is to exalt conformism. Let us work hard instead.

"Let us stop, once and for all, the menacing crisis that represents the tragedy of not being willing to overcome it."

 - Albert Einstein

When I Grow Up I Wanna Be Her

I don't know if you can tell how awesome this little old lady is, but I totally plan to wear this outfit someday.  And as soon as senility sets in, I'm adding a big floppy hat and a large bag that looks like a stuffed dead animal with a zipper down its back.

First weeks of school are just the Monday of the semester.

This is how I've felt all week.

This is how I feel all the time.

Note: I do not yet have a dog. :(

And this just makes me want one all the more.