From the linguistics blog Language Log comes this unexpected delight: A sea chanty about Eyjafjallajökull that is also an aid to pronunciation. The poster, Aspen Swartz, writes:

I really enjoyed your post on that Icelandic volcano. (and being able to read Language Log, in general). I tried to learn to say it, which put it in my head, where it ( Read more... )

How to Make Peepshi = Peeps Sushi

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Fabulous data flow diagram of geek life in today's NY Times.

Accompanies an article memorializng Gary Gygax, the recently deceased creator of Dungeons and Dragons.

I'm a little confused by the flow chart's apparently masculine POV while including the element "Would totally marry Harry Potter." Still, not bad for America's Newspaper of Record.

I can't face all that grown-up news right now. But I sure like Language Log's nomination for Headline of the Year.

Tipping the Kinsey scales

I am probably just pathetically out of the loop because nobody else on my f'list has linked me to the Robot Chicken Harry Potter Video. But it's here now!

OK, this icon is a lie. I have not been knitting. But... I'm about to knit. Really.

Mostly, I had to post becasue I can't shake the conviction that snowboarder Shaun White is a lost Weasley:


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At last, a writing program for the lengthily challenged. Too tired to do NaNoWriMo? Then consider WriAShorStorWe. If I manage to actually finish my Halloween drabble challenge entry, I may even try it myself.

But his mention of a "long-planned fantasy novel about obese wizards" has me wondering.... is this an underground member of porkish_pixies?

Now that I know how many of you on my f'list really are old enough to remember when gay men ran around signifying their preferences with different colored bandanas, I think you will enjoy this link:

The Christian Hanky Code

Sadly, Saint Severus is not quoted with an opinion on this topic.