#78 Train Your Brain

There are many studies out there that show if you continue to tease your brain with puzzles and learning new things, you reduce the chance of getting Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. So sudoku, crosswords, jigsaw puzzles, all help you. Which leads to all these different websites that have puzzles and can track your progress like Luminosity, Fitbrains, and even AARP.

I was curious and tried the Luminosity trial and afterwards I realized something. Most of these games were the same ones I played when I had a Neopets account. So after I thought about it, and convinced myself I was doing it for my brain’s health and not just for a piece of nostalgia, I rejoined. That’s right I am 24 years old and I am playing Neopets. Embarrassing? Yes. Worth it? Hell yes!

#77 I am who I am

So for the past 6 years my name has been misspelled on my drivers license. It said Grethen instead of Gretchen. So now that I finally went to the DMV and got it fixed I thought I would let you know who seemed to care.

• Amtrak noticed, but didn’t care
• US/Canada border did not notice
• Fred Meyers, when buying a fishing license noticed, and were a bitch about it.
• Oregon Credit Union noticed, and I didn’t even try to correct them
• Rockypalooza noticed one time, so my name tag was misspelled
• PDX, OAK did not notice
• JFK did notice and was a bitch about it, I had to get a new ticket
• Cops did not notice
• No bars noticed

#76 I don’t want this to turn into a ranty diary thing

I am on the verge of a nervous breakdown.