Piece #98 - Mixed Colors

This is going to be one of those autism open observation moments: I was in the grocery store the other day and I had to buy eggs. As I looked them over I noticed that brown eggs were on sale and the white ones were at the regular price so I decided to pick the brown eggs because they were on sale! (Duh!) As simplistic as that sounds, I find it fascinating that generally white eggs tend to sell more than brown ones. I guess there are lots of reasons for this like white seems to be a 'cleaner' color and more ‘normal’ than brown. Whenever we look at pictures of eggs, most of them tend to be white. Let's just say I've never seen brown eggs in a children's book or in a cartoon. To my understanding, other than the color, there is no difference between white and brown eggs! Again, I know this sounds silly, but since I have the mind of an Aspie, these little things that don't really seem much actually are important to me. I guess the colored egg thing seems to get me wondering why the white sell better than the brown. Funny, colored eggs didn’t seem to bother people at Easter!

When it comes to rock stars, there is a whole different animal all together! Let's take water for example; it's the only tasteless beverage on the planet (except Coconut water! I actually just don't like it.) Many stars make these special requests for their dressing rooms, usually called 'riders', and there is one particular water product that is always turned down...Evian. Yes, I realize that water has no color, but this leads me to my point about other requests solely based on color, for example, M&M's. Van Halen one time had demanded that all of the brown M&M's be removed from the bowl. I know that sounds strange considering that all the M&M's tasted the same no matter the color. I remember several years ago how M&M made a big deal on bring back the red M&M because of some chemical issue they finally had fixed. I do know of just regular people only will eat a certain color of M&M and leave the rest.

I believe I remember once reading that the two most popular colors of vehicles were red and white. I'm not sure if that is still true, but I do find it funny that a color of a car would make a difference on how well the vehicle would perform. In politics, there has always been a discussion on what would the best color tie to wear be? Most people probably don't care the color of the tie; rather, it would be what they have to say. I know we all have our favorite colors and that can make a small difference in what we purchase, it’s just funny how many times it really doesn’t make any difference at all! (My favor color is green.)

Just remember that all of us humans are different colors too, but that doesn't mean we're all totally different. The Nazi's used to think that color made all the difference in the human race, but that was sheer blind stupidity. God loves color and He never makes mistakes. {Give the brown eggs a try, they are pretty good!}

Song of Inspiration [Check it out on iTunes or Android!]:

Song: "Grey"

Artist: Barlow Girl

Album: Another Journal Entry

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Piece #75 - My Directing Method

Being a director like I have for several years, there are things that I've had to deal with in this business. This isn't the professional method of directing, but this is my perspective on how to be a director in any medium. I will probably address the proper method of how to treat actors, but that is not the sole focus on what I'm going to share. As a director you will have to deal with people who think they know it all and you can't say anything that will benefit me. The problem that most amateur actors forget is that acting is an art form, but it's also an occupation. I think people tend to forget that acting is work...hard work. One of the things that I try to let the kids know is that it's a very difficult business to get into. I feel like they need to hear the truth about the world of entertainment. I tell them that they have to 'want' it very badly and do almost anything to get in. An internship is a great way to get your foot in the door, bu

Piece #103 - I.Q.

I have, in some form or fashion, addressed this topic on intelligence, but I thought I'd hit this head on. One of the big things that people with Asperger's gets tied with is having a high intelligence. I have to admit that I've had a hard time finding solid evidence on all people with Asperger's having a high intelligence. I guess this a bit of a piggy back to my earlier posting #78 No Talent Required. The difference between these two is I'm going to address the intelligence in general versus the talents from Asperger's (or Savants). When it comes to the topic of intelligence, I get a similar feeling like in high school when the class decides on 'the most successful' label. I say this because I've always questioned what is successful? In turn I would also ask in the same breath what is intelligent? Testing the intelligence of someone used to seem like either a brainiac, just an average person or an idiot...depending on the score which is reall

Piece #28 - Puzzles

I realize autism is symbolized by a puzzles piece and I've noticed that some people have taken some offense to that, but this doesn't deal directly with that topic. This is a straight observation on puzzles and how they affect me and the twins. With the new age of electronic devices, it has changed to way we do pretty much everything! In this case I want to focus on puzzles because there are lots of computer game companies that are betting on us to buy their own special puzzle game, whether it is on the iPad, iTouch or smart phone. I will say that I do own an iTouch and yes, I do love it! Unfortunately, I can get sucked into several good puzzle games. So far the top ones I love to play are Chuzzle, Bejeweled, Tiki Totems and of course...Angry Birds. To be honest, I also will go 'old school' and play Solitaire, Mahjong, Sudoku and even Tetris because they still have a place in my heart. Sometimes the simpler games I would rather play because they are quick and easier

Pressing Puzzles

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