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Just Dissertation
I'm currently writing my last project for uni (HOORAY!). It consists of a literature review of 5000-8000 words, and a journal article of 5000-8000 words. I thought I would put up progress tickers here, mainly for my own satisfaction. I'll probably just update the tickers from time to time since I won't have time to be blogging until this is all ( Read more... ) -
Howling at the moon
A facebook friend posted a link to this: We Choose The Moon, a website staging "a real-time interactive re-enactment" of the moon landing, which was 40 years ago. I think this is a really cool idea ( Read more... ) -
Information, please!
OK hit me: where's good to go in Europe? Craig and I are planning a trip for later this year.
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F is for Funny
Yesterday morning, whirlygig sent me a link to Austenbook, a retelling of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" in Facebook News Feed style.
By last night, I was combining this new obsession with a current project, creating graphics for an upcoming church outreach event.
The result? Faithbook.
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My sister, whirlygig, has been raving about 101 Cookbooks, a natural foods cooking blog with some really fascinating recipes. High on my list to try are Black Bean Brownies and Lemony Chickpea Stirfry. I've been frustrated because although the recipes the author cooks are roughly seasonal, she's in a different hemisphere to me, so everything's exactly 180 ( Read more... ) -
Nerd Squee...
Recently I posted a request to help me build my trivia muscles, and got a response from my cousin, who asked "What is the capital of Bermuda?" I didn't know, but now I do. Win ( Read more... ) -
Teach me, clever people!
I'm going to a trivia night on Saturday. Normally I go to trivia nights with the intention of eating Cheezels and having a good time, but I was just talking to a friend about the prizes, and now I'm psyched for winning ( Read more... ) -
Musings on healthcare
This afternoon, I finally got around to watching SiCKO, Michael Moore's documentary, humorously subtitled "This might hurt a little ( Read more... ) -
Fanfic...for real.
This morning, I wandered into Borders, and saw a new book by one of my favourite authors, Colleen McCullough*. Oh goody, I thought. I snickered a bit when I saw the title: The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet**. Hahaha, surely it was a bad choice to name your main character after an unlikeable Jane Austen character ( Read more... )
