How is this possible?

So, I've seen this message a couple of times on Wikipedia:

And the first question I have is, "Dear Wikipedia, you do understand what a primary source is, don't you?" Because I just don't understand how you could have too many primary sources.

Now, there was a second part to this message which said "Please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources". I find this even more interesting, given that Wikipedia has this to say of tertiary sources: "Some tertiary sources are not to be used for academic research, unless they can also be used as secondary sources, or to find other sources." So, a tertiary source isn't even completely accepted as a source in academia, and shouldn't an encyclopedia meet academic standards (ha ha--aren't I a dreamer)?

Granted, I'm an archivist and I spend my work week with primary sources. But still. This just isn't right.

Will you be my friend?

I'm not someone who has a great deal of interest in the whole online dating thing, although I sometimes feel like maybe I should be more open to it. I was talking with a friend who has been trying it, though, and I realized what it is that I don't like about the idea.

The thing is, with online dating all the pressure is on, right? It seems like it's really obvious that you are looking for something serious so it's all or nothing. But what I really want is to make some friends and then take it from there. Kickin' it old style, I suppose, but it's my style.

What I really need, then, is a friend service. It is hard to make friends as a 'mid-single'. I'm not hanging around with a bunch of other mid-singles all the time. In school, you are hanging out with people in your similar situation. But there aren't 'mid-singles' companies and 'married with young kids' companies. I do like my co-workers and we're friends the way co-workers are friends, but they live in different cities and we don't exactly hang out on the weekends. I miss that about my last job, but what can you do.

Anyway, I wish there were a friend service. Because it would sure be nice to have a friend, and maybe one that could be a best friend for life and beyond. That kind of friend. Maybe. Someday.

The problem with communication

So, I was having a conversation with someone at work about fruit snacks. And we were talking about how they were the perfect size for getting your sweet craving satisfied. And I mentioned they should package chocolate chips that way (she agreed, by the way. Any chocolate chip companies reading this, there's an idea for you).

Then in my head I continued the conversation, thinking about how that probably wouldn't help because I would eat 3 packages of hypothetical chocolate chip packages. Like when I opened the single-serve bag of Cadbury mini eggs, and was going to just have a couple, but at the whole bag (small bag, guys, small bag). Thinking about Cadbury stuff made me think about Easter stuff, like peeps, and reminded me of a thing I'd seen on Fruit Punch Peeps (which is SO SO WRONG), and a recipe where they made cupcakes, stuck a peep on top, and then frosted over the peep.

And then I was about to say something about peep-frosted cupcakes. But, if you recall, the last part of the conversation that was said out loud was chocolate chips. So the conversation would have gone like this:

"They need to make single-serving bags of chocolate chips."

"Totally."

"Don't cupcakes with peeps on top and a layer of frosting sound disgusting?"

A little lacking in cohesion, if you know what I mean. And, I think one of the things that makes communication so difficult. If other people are like me, they don't actually speak out loud some of the steps in the thought process. No wonder people get confused!

Although, it can keep things interesting.

Fun with Google Translate

Somehow, I don't think that's right....