My soon-to-be mother-in-law calls me the “second great white hope,” and my fiance the “first.”

As she has five children and no grand-children, she has named us both “white hopes” because we are destined to have grand-children for her to enjoy and raise and whatnot.

Wait.

I need help...

byerinb:

Ladies, what is your favorite perfume?  What do you like the most and what do you get the most compliments on?

Guys, what is your favorite scent on a girl?

My birthday is Monday and I want a new scent.  I have been wearing Dolce and Gabanna “Light Blue.”  I love it, I just want a change.

Suggestions please…

I used to wear Moschino’s “I Love Love,” which actually smells quite similar to D&G’s “Light Blue.” It’s a little stronger and lasts longer, which I liked.

Solitude is something you choose. Loneliness is imposed on you by others.

— Psychology Today: Solitude vs Loneliness

Playing nurse.

Tomorrow my beloved (for some reason, I can’t stand the phrase “my fiance,” although that’s what he is) is having a semi-serious surgery involving a couple of very evil wisdom teeth, an infection and lots of blood.

I took off work at his request—although I was going to do it anyway—so that I can be by his side beforehand and during the aftermath. He’s going to be laid up for quite a few days, so I’m going to have lots of his favorite DVDs, milkshake flavors (Oreo and vanilla) and video games at the ready.

I’m worried because he’s nervous…he’s never been under general anesthesia before, and for those who haven’t, it’s quite worrisome the first time. He keeps asking me what it’s like, if it hurts afterwards, will there be much blood, etc.

I told him he’s going to be so drugged on Percocet that none of that will really matter much. Lucky boy.

Sometime during development, I started looking at the Wii Balance Board as more than just an accessory that could weigh players and more like a controller used with the feet.

—

Takao Sawano, Wii Fit lead

I agree with the author in this article: that was a bad idea, Nintendo.

Looking at the Wii Balance Board as a foot controller instead of a device to improve fitness lead to the negative points that people find with Wii Fit.

Heading soccer balls is fun. But does it improve fitness? No. I believe the entire “Balance” section on Wii Fit exists only to allow procrastination time between the things that actually make you sweat or tire. That’s all well and fine, but I think people assume Wii Fit will actually substitute for hard aerobic exercise and it won’t…most of the time.

Reading glasses.

I’m starting to notice my eye strain returning from so much reading and computer time. My eye doctors have always recommended I wear reading glasses for those activities so my vision doesn’t worsen more than it already has.

Does anyone know any relatively inexpensive online websites to get reading glasses? I like plastic frames and I don’t care how stylish or crazy-colored they are as long as they work well and don’t break in a week.