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That book meme that's going around
Have you read more than 6 of these books? The BBC believes most people will have read only 6 of the 100 books listed here. Instructions: Copy this into your NOTES. Bold those books you've read in their entirety, italicize the ones you started but didn't finish or read an excerpt.
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So not in the mood for this.
I got Geoffrey out for a second playtime today since he didn't get out the other day when I was really sick. After playing tag with himself he ended up on my stomach/chest, trying to arrange my tshirt into a nest or something while I caught up on Google Reader. This is cute at first, but quickly gets annoying becuase it is hard to see the screen ( Read more... ) -
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When my professors said "Turn in your peer-reviewed rough drafts on Monday," they meant "Turn in your peer-reviewed, slightly chewed-on-by-bunny rough drafts on Monday," right? -
First of the year
It's snowing!!! -
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Music made with bees - You can even download the sound file, in case you want to make your own bee music.
Modern-day fallout shelters (a Human Habitrail!) - Doesn't look terribly homey, but you'd be safe, I suppose... Luckily, in case the end of the world occurs, you probably already know the skills necessary for survival, thanks to movies.
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Joel Burns
Joel Burns, Fort Worth city councilman, and his "it gets better" story. There's a youtube video (not cc-ed) but the link also sums up the main points and has some dialogue.
ETA: Also! You can now adopt kids in Florida, regardless of your sexual orientation. Woohoo! -
Attention d/Deaf/hard of hearing people!
For the teaching class Tom and I are taking, we have to teach for an hour and our section is on cultural diversity. The book chapter and other readings are very focused on cultural diversity in terms of race, specifically international students in the classroom. That is all well and good, but is most definitely not the only sort of cultural ( Read more... ) -
Links!
How clothing companies lie to spare your feelings - This is more about men's pants sizes than women's pant sizes, but applicable to both. The number on the tag is likely much smaller than your actual waist size.
True Earth: The real, bluer marble - Unlike the original picture of earth from space, this one shows Earth for what it mostly is - water ( Read more... )
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