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Canadian National Scrabble Championship
I will remember the eighth Canadian National Scrabble Championship, or CNSCVIII, not for my mediocre performance but for the friends I spent it with. I had two houseguests from Thursday to Monday night, nagekinokifor four nights and redessencefor two. I was not expecting to meet either James or Jesse until Thursday night, yet while I was walking home from work around ( Read more... ) -
Questions for cellphone users
I have a few questions about cell telephony. I have been wondering about these issues for some time, yet considering that I will be returning to a landline in February when my contract is up, these questions might seem moot but I still wonder about them nonetheless ( Read more... ) -
What Are You Doing Here? A Black Woman's Life and Liberation in Heavy Metal
Laina Dawes is a heavy metal journalist and fan, who also happens to be a black woman. What Are You Doing Here? A Black Woman's Life and Liberation in Heavy Metal is her personal account of dealing with being the only black woman in the concert hall. Dawes also covers the history of black women in rock music from the early days of pre-rock with ( Read more... ) -
As Near to Heaven By Sea: A History of Newfoundland and Labrador
Last summer I visited Newfoundland and had such an enjoyable time exploring the Avalon peninsula and Cape Bonavista. I would love to go back and see more of this vast island. Almost a year after this memorable trip I chose to read As Near to Heaven By Sea: A History of Newfoundland and Labrador by Kevin Major. This 498-page history was published ( Read more... ) -
The English of Tristan da Cunha
In my library I have many books on regional languages. In addition to my books on minority languages, I always pick up books on the specific idiom of a major language spoken in areas where I visit. Thus I have books on the German spoken in Berlin, the German of the former East Germany, the Italian spoken in the Swiss canton of Grisons, among many ( Read more... ) -
What the Hell is wrong with my freaking cellphone
One year ago I got voice mail for my cellphone. When I first got a cell in February of last year I did not have any way for people to leave me messages. Bowing to pressure, mainly from Mark, I decided to pay the extra fee for this service. Yet for the past year--yes, an entire year--I have had problems with my phone. It is making me consider ( Read more... ) -
The ADD Myth: How to Cultivate the Unique Gifts of Intense Personalities
I do not find any mental diagnosis to be as controversial as that of attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. To me, ADD is this generation's buzz of an affliction. The medical community is divided whether or not such a disorder even exists, and I have my own prejudices about this alleged condition. The ADD Myth: How ( Read more... ) -
Attention Facebook people
LiveJournal has alerted me once again that my scrapbook memory is getting dangerously low. This means that my allotted free space for storing photos is near capacity. I can increase my storage space by deleting my account's stored photos, at risk of leaving many of my old posts without accompanying pictures. In their place, without a photographic ( Read more... )
