Today was my and so many others' last performance as part of YSC ( Read more... )

So I got up, showered, and went to S.O., where I talked to everyone and sort of studied ecology.  Then I went with Adam and Maya to Yarns Unlimited and then to Grazie, where we had a lovely lunch ( Read more... )

Theodosius Dobzhansky
George Gaylord Simpson
G. Ledyard Stebbins

Bio book, are you sure you're not pulling my leg?  You're asking me to believe these are REAL NAMES?

BPP was fun yesterday, but what came after was even more fun.  Mom picked me up, and we went to Hobby Lobby.  You have seen the extent of our loss of control, but I plead sanity by saying there was an amazing sale ( Read more... )

About 45 minutes ago, my dad called me downstairs and asked if I wanted to see a huge blacksnake.  My mom overheard and said, "Are you kidding?"  (In their old house, there was a HUGE blacksnake living in their attic, who they dubbed Blackjack.)  She followed us out to the side of the fenced-in garden, where the long black tail lay.  The path of ( Read more... )

A lot of stuff went on today ( Read more... )

By NICK WINGFIELD
May 27, 2006; Page A1

EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- In the popular imagination, successful videogames tend to be titles like "Mortal Kombat" and "Grand Theft Auto": violent, hyperkinetic and often racy fare typically played by young men. Will Wright, 46 years old, has created some of the industry's hottest sellers, and they are almost the ( Read more... )

Wow, the concert was great, especially the beginning band.  Mr. Grifa's speeches were nervous and had the occasional mistake, but he's gotten better during the school year.  Oh Mr. Grifa's speeches, you make me swoon ( Read more... )

I got back from WonderLab about thirty minutes ago. (Hace treinta minutos. Oh, Spanish!) It was really fun, and I met Ian. He has just about the worst case of gutter-mind I've ever seen-- it rivals Dennis's ( Read more... )

WOW. Everyone who hasn't seen it really needs to see it. It was incredible. The acting, singing, dancing, whatever you want! was excellent.

And Thea wore a pretty dress. That clinches it, don't you think?