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what? a meme!
01) Are you currently in a serious relationship ( Read more... ) -
Vocabulary to End Wor(l)d Hunger
I found a cool website:
www.freerice.com
It's a vocabulary game. The sponsors of the website will donate 20 grains of rice to UN's End World Hunger Program for every correct vocabulary word that you select. To put this in perspective, there are approximately 7,200 grains of rice per cup.
But every bit helps! And besides, don't you want to know what ( Read more... ) -
X-Files are Irritating.
I used to think they were kinda funny. Now, I'm just sick of the formula. Especially the part where they throw in random effects (look, the villian is a shapeshifter!) and then never, ever address the fact ( Read more... ) -
Blueprints for a Ph. D...
So, I'm already worried about Ph.D programs. Yes, yes, I know I am just starting my Master's program, but thinking far ahead is really important. If I don't consider all of my options now and plan according, I could miss out. I already feel so behind. I've always known that I wantd my Ph.D. I remember being 5 years old, and knowing I was going to ( Read more... ) -
Beach Balls
Sitting alone on her patio, Debbie vacantly looks across the water of her pool searching for something out of place, something that needs to be picked up, sanitized, replaced. The beach balls toss and turn on small waves of chorine. Never once played with, these toys exist to signify a past once lost, never to be regained. The actual beach balls ( Read more... ) -
In Search of Africa
I’ve just paid $63.95 to get into Tampa’s Central Park: Busch Gardens. This is a theme park that actually purports to have a theme. I think about this. Supposedly, the theme of Busch Gardens is “Africa”. As I walk around the park, I start to wonder just what is “African” about this place. Being an English teacher, I turn to the only literature I ( Read more... ) -
squee!
JD AND I GOT THE APARTMENT ( Read more... ) -
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i am dumbstruck with the thought that sufjan stevens is allen ginsberg, 2.0 ( Read more... ) -
HUZZAH!
I HAVE A BACC DATE!!! 5/15! Most likely from 12-2pm. Possibly from 3:30-5pm. Final time and location TBA.
(thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you Nova Myhill and the forces of the universe...) -
thesis lesson #1:
some hacademics (thank you, miranda) are full of such shit. i don't understand how these people get published. some of these articles wouldn't get me a sat as a class paper. grrr.