Super taster???

his lecture and learned some very interesting tOur friend Lucas is working on his graduate degree in Neuro-Science at UC Davis in Northern California - so he came over to our house to spend Thanksgiving with Mark and me this year. He is a TA for a professor there and is giving a lecture on Tuesday about taste. (I got a preview ofhings about my tastebuds.)
Lucas became convinced that I was a "supertaster," meaning that I have an above-average number of tastebuds in my mouth. To prove his theory we coated my tongue in blue food coloring. Apparently, blue food coloring will dye your whole tongue blue except your tastebuds - allowing you to count them.

Here's a picture of my blue tongue:Unfortunately, Lucas could not determine from that test if I was a supertaster or not. But he did take some pictures of my tongue for his research.

It was fun...it an odd sort of neuro-science way.

Illinois Bliss

Mark and me on the Peoria riverfront.
Mark and me in front of the bonfire my Dad built Tuesday night.
Me and my friend Laura on the field at the Whitesox stadium.
Me, Mark, Suzanne, Peter, Laura and Dad in the stands at the Whitesox Stadium.
Mark and a gorilla at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.

We all had a great time. Lots of treasured memories.

Synopsis

Much has happened in a short time. Here's a synopsis:

Went to Illinois. Had a great time.
Came home and went to UNR/Hawaii game.
Car was burglarized while at the game.
Purse/keys/laptop stolen. Window smashed.
Very angry/annoyed/inconvenienced.
Window fixed. Bank accounts a mess.
Had a super Thanksgiving.
Back to work.

A Delicious Moment

Warning: If the November 1st episode of Survivor: China is still in your TiVo not yet watched...I am going to spoil the ending.

I'm sorry - but could there have been a better way for Jamie to have been sent home? The entire episode I was dying to know if she was going to be ridiculous enough to play the fake immunity idol. I will admit that I was yelling at the TV hoping it was going to be so.

And it was so. Perhaps I should have more compassion on her in light of her humiliation. I highly doubt she will ever live down Jeff Probst throwing her fake idol in the fire. But reveled in the moment and did a little dance when her fire was extinguished.

Now to vote off her counterpart, Phee-Gee.