Sometimes technology is a bit too advanced for me...
Robo-Monk

Oh my God. Oh my God.I ( Read more... )

Ok, I know it's silly. I know it's stupid. But I have to get my kicks any way that I can.
The writer of the article I'm reading about St. Brigit is Jean-Michel Picard.
I was way too much of a Trekkie in my past life to let that one slip by. *schoolgirl giggle*
Every five lines I just keep picturing "Make it so" or "Engage" and I get all distracted ( Read more... )

*Cough*

SNOW!!!!

Man, I love it when scholars get snarky.
And I quote: "The followers of Peter de Bruys burned crucifixes, forced monks to marry (no, not each other), and ate meat on Friday, even Good Friday."
And it was a good thing he explained it too, because I don't believe the author meant to inspire the mental image of two priests standing at an altar "I, ( Read more... )

Ok, sappy I know, but I read this on cnn this morning and I had to share. I feel like Kenny G should be playing in the background somewhere...
Anyways:
Secret Santa

Highlights from the day include:
Witnessing a Canadian book fair taking place in the rain (Think about it: you try reading a book in pouring rain and see how far you get)
Exploring a bat cave inside the Royal Ontario Museum
Watching a baby panda freak the crap out of its mother with an inhuman yelp
And this noteworthy new addition to the world of ( Read more... )

1. Put your music player on shuffle.
2. Press forward for each question.
3. Use the song title as the answer to the question even if it doesn't make sense.
( Just because it's a Friday )

Just saw "Take the Lead" last night. Wow. Wow. HOW did the Lifetime network not get their hands on this gem first? So cliche. So predictable. So many life lessons in only two hours.
"Follow your dreams".
"Believe in yourself."
"You can do anything you want if you work for it."
"Everything can be solved if you just DANCE"
But the dancing. Well, dancing ( Read more... )

Is it finally time for one of those huge multi-paragraph updates in which I discuss every minute detail of my life?
Probably not
That's probably the main difficulty with writing one of those entries about setting up somewhere new and exciting. You actually have to set up. And that usually takes away time from the telling.
Well curses.
Well we'll see ( Read more... )