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Creative Writing Exercises
I just got a little bit of a job (A joblet? A jobling?) teaching creative writing to kids in an after school program (Exciting!). So now I am working on putting together lesson plans ( Read more... ) -
Duckling math
Back story ( Read more... ) -
Dinosaur etymology 20 questions
As Aidan and I were getting ready for bed last night:
Me: "Mew! I'm a tiny, cute pachycephalosaurus!"[1]
*Pause*
Me: "I'm not sure what that is, but I'm a tiny cute one."[2]
Aidan (never one to just give you the fish): "Can you figure it out?"
Me: "... No."
Me: "I can tell it has a headMe: "I assume you mean 'Can I figure it out from the roots'. ( Read more... ) -
From the "Over Extended Metaphor" Files
When we moved, I discovered that I had a great deal of pasta and pasta sauces, much of it redundant, lurking forgotten in various cupboards. I consolidated it all into one place in the new apartment where it takes up one entire cabinet shelf. I have been eating a great deal of pasta since then in an attempt to reduce it down to a more reasonable ( Read more... ) -
From the "Confused and Concerned" Files
I was researching green cleaning suggestions recently.
This website suggests using hydrogen peroxide in the wash to whiten laundry in place of bleach. Or putting lemon juice in the wash and then drying clothes outside (There seems to be some reaction involving lemon juice + sunlight. I have seen this combination suggested as a way to put highlights ( Read more... ) -
From the "Now, what Box Is My Head In?" Files
Aidan: "Do you know where the scissors are?"
Me: *Thinks* "No. But my first guess would be to look in the wire basket in from of our door."
Aidan: *Looks there* *Finds scissors* "You did know."
Me: "I had an educated guess."
Aidan: "You had justified true belief. That's good enough for the epistemologists." -
Missing notification emails?
Is anyone else failing to get comment notification emails from Livejournal today?
I am not getting the emails about comments on my live journal and I am trying to figure out if the problem is with Livejournal or with my email. -
From the "Coincidence?" files
Today, there is an airport shuttle van parked in my reserved spot.
Coincidence? Or conspiracy?
Aidan left a note on the van this time. I was going to, but he got there first.
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The Art of Detection
I just finished reading The Art of Detection, the last of the Kate Martinelli series by Laurie King.
The major themes of this book are Sherlock Holmes (I think I can here Laurie King snickering to herself...) and gay marriage/families (D'Awww!).
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From the "It's true" files
I was talking to Miatauro about the new Shadow Unit* extra.
Me: I <3 Chaz.
Miatauro: Everybody <3 Chaz.
Me: It's true. Even the writers.
Me: Which is not always healthy for Chaz.
Miatauro: Being loved by writers is rarely healthy for characters.
Me: Yup.
Me: Though it does usually keep them alive.
Miatauro: True ( Read more... )