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Wool and Linen...
So I am getting ready for this thing called Pennsic - think a cross between a renaissance faire and a camping trip, for those who don't know it. Run by the SCA: Society for Creative Anachronism. It's fun - but it requires buying a lot of stuff ( Read more... ) -
Overheard on the B train
A:"looks like there are more Twins fans here than Yankees fans."
B: "That's cuz all the Yankees fans are smart enough to take the express."
Also, the whole reason I was on the subway is because I am taking a summer class. A really lousy waste of my time and money summer class. Which is a shame. But at least I will come out of it with three credits -
The small things sometimes make the biggest difference
Once again, a public post - so don't say anything too identifying in the comments ( Read more... ) -
It takes a school district
I want this to be a public post, so I am going to try my best to be vague enough that there is no identifying info in here about myself, my workplace, or my students. Please keep this in mind when you comment. (This does not apply to those commenting on the facebook feed - that is effectively friendslocked anyway ( Read more... ) -
back in business
They told me it would take 3-5 business days to fix my computer ( Read more... ) -
Computer goes crash!
Yeah, so my computer crashed.
The good news is, I backed it up six weeks ago (thank you, mbarr for the help with that ( Read more... ) -
Schrodinger's cat landed buttered side up
See what happens when too many of my friends get together? OK. Now, the question is, how many people get the reference? I suppose the back of such a t-shirt would need to read, "Schrodinger's cat landed buttered side down."
This gets added to a partial list previously posted by mbarr that included ( Read more... ) -
Tradition and Change: Obligatory post-seddarim post
And thou shalt attend the sedder to which your family has obligated you to attend. Should your family place no such obligation upon you, or should they place upon you two or more conflicting obligations such that the only option is to ignore both or all of them, or should you have the gall to back out of such obligations as are placed upon you by ( Read more... ) -
Tax advice?
So HR Block e-mailed me today - as in, after it was already the 16th, to tell me my state e-file was rejected. The e-mail tells me to go online and see what corrections I need to make, then file electronically again ( Read more... ) -
Why doing my taxes involves a bit of detective work
So it is only April 11th and my taxes are just about done. Not bad, right? I'd say it will have taken me about 4 hours when all is said and done. Also not bad ( Read more... )