A Few of My Favorite Things
My time in Indiana is nearly up for now. I'll be returning to Austin next Thursday. It snowed here a couple of days ago. Everyone was all, "Ugh, snow!" but I was so excited, dancing around in it and telling everyone, "Wow, it's SNOWING!" They just laughed. The high has been below freezing for several days, and there may be more snow before I leave. I'm loving being in a place that has season-appropriate weather.
Because I'm feeling festive, I've collected a few holiday links for you all:
Because I'm feeling festive, I've collected a few holiday links for you all:
- The Holiday Party Excuse Generator is a valuable resource and should be shared, even if it does blow my cover for my more introverted moments. (from Lifehacker)
- The perfect gift for those who have everything (and enkigrl!): the Blood Scarf, a prototype that features an IV that sucks your blood through a plastic scarf. Your own blood keeps you warm even as it seeps your life force from you. Such delicious irony! (from Make)
- Need a gift for your favorite geek? Check out 81 Movies for Geeks That Don't Suck. (Digg.com)
- It's Pez! It's a menorah! It's a...Peznorah! (Lifehacker)
- Gingerbread men on sticks! Surely these were a favorite at Vlad the Impaler's castle.
- A nice way to donate to school projects--even $10 is appreciated. Do it and feel good! (from various)
- For those who prefer to donate by click, Charity Click Donation has rounded up all the click sites for you. (various)
- Instructables tells you how to organize and cook holiday dinner for a crowd. Practical advice AND impressive spreadsheets figure prominently. (Lifehacker)
- And finally, just in time for the holidays, the top ten bad things that are good for you. Mmmm, maggots! (from Live Science)
- Wikipedia uncovers the origin of the pirate dialect--it's not where you might think. Arrr! (from LanguageHat)
- Try this world geography test when you have a moment. (That especially means you, der_geograf!) I did surprisingly poorly, but then, there are lots of new countries since I took World Geography in 4th grade. (courtesy of Kottke's Remaindered Links)
- This made me giggle: the Post-Rapture Postal Service allows all you saved people to write to your left behind loved ones after the Rapture happens and you ascend. I'm not clear on how the messages will be delivered, but it's a nice idea. I guess. (from Marginal Revolution)
- A new study shows a strong link between Dubya voters and mental illness. I'll leave the witty comments to you, gentle readers; it's just too easy. (via Wonkette)