I'm loving playing with www.FreeRice.com , which is a site that tests vocabulary and (for every right answer) gets a donation of 10 grains of rice. It's been reviewed in a number of reputable places, so I believe it's legit.

Ebay question ( Read more... )

Gotta distract myself. I'm having one of those very rare afternoons where I have so little that I need to do that I'm stewing over a bunch of things that bug me, both at work and at home. I think I'm going to go see if I can find some good funny comic strips.

On September 20th, I participated in a Read for the Record program in which we tried to read The Story of Ferdinand to every kindergartner in the state. I was assigned to an elementary school very close to the campus I work at, and it happens to be have a high population of low-SES students in it. I ended up reading to multiple classes because ( Read more... )

Remember, remember
The fifth of November
Gunpowder, Treason and Plot.
I see no reason
why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.

Pictures here: http://pics.livejournal.com/eeedge/gallery/00005534

B made the masks. One started life as a shoebox, the other as an oatmeal box.

I did the fabric bits to B's specifications.

I've seen a lot of pictures of amazing pumpkin carvings this year, but this one of Death linked by Neil Gaiman took the cake for me:
http://www.hommage.us/gallery/displayimage.php?album=8&pos=1

I'm hearing the housekeeping complain about some of the same things that bug me. For instance, for the third year in a row, insurance cost for the state have increased more than our raises. Since we receive raises on a percentage basis and the insurance is a flat rate, I imagine they're affected more than I am. It's unbelievably disheartening to ( Read more... )

Mark Evanier posted this link on his POVonline. http://scoweb.sco.ca.gov/UCP/Read more... )

I've been trying to sample a bit of the fall television, since there seem to be a number of shows directed at fandom. I've been a bit off WoW, so I'm wasting time in front of the tube waaaay too much.

Bionic Woman is a complete bust (pun intended) in my opinion. I can't find anything in it I really like.

Chuck has Adam Baldwin. I'll watch it ( Read more... )