Yeah, group-work is the most awful stuff on Earth when all you do is baby-sit your group-mates ( Read more... )

I was waiting in line to ask a question.  First, my classmate asks "What does 'strong' mean?"  And then, he launches into a debate over a question:

Question: Which of the following is false?
Classmate: It doesn't make sense.
Teacher: All of these [options] make sense.
Classmate: Then one of them can't be false!
Teacher: One of these is a correct answer.
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NPR story complete with photographs!

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10304576

Camel-racing in Dubai has undergone enormous change in the past year.  Camels are now being ridden by robotic jockeys that are affixed to the saddle and have a remote-controlled riding crop; the robotic jockeys also come in a variety of colors.  They replace the previous jockeys, who were young boys from Pakistan who were attached to the saddle ( Read more... )

says that "To see a crow in your dream, represents your annoying habits and the darker part of your character. The crow may serve as messengers from your unconscious."

So some time last week I had this dream that I was in a fight with a giant crow.  Yeah, nothing better to do with my time, apparently, than to go about getting into ( Read more... )

Coming back sucks.  But yay for good times.
I'm listening to Red Hot Chili Peppers to fall asleep.  And then undertaking an uber-week.  hehe.

Is not meant to be walked into. Hard.

I managed to slam my arm (in the spot where it's really sensitive from my osteochondroma) into my dresser.
Then I went and filled up my water bottle at school and slammed my thigh into a table.

So 1 of 2 things is happening. Either I am very badly calculating my own size. OR. Furniture is out to get me.

Step 1: Forget student ID at home

Step 2: Forget my notepad with important notes at home.

Step 3: Get to library so early that I'm locked out because I forgot my ID that I need to unlock the doors to go inside and study the notes I forgot to bring.

The Everything Test
There are many different types of tests on the internet today. Personality tests, purity tests, stereotype tests, political tests. But now, there is one test to rule them all.

Traditionally, online tests would ask certain questions about your musical tastes or clothing for a stereotype, your experiences for a purity test, or ( Read more... )

I’m writing about not being able to write. I think I’ve had this problem for years now. Once in a while, some sort of angst will develop where I feel like I need to express myself, to take something from inside my soul and pour it out into some sort of creation-converting a thought into an entity. The problem is that it never works. Sometimes ( Read more... )