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Saturday Night’s Alright
Originally published at The Gentle News. You can comment here or there.
I am typing these words into Windows Notepad.exe on a PC that normally sits atop my spinet piano in case I feel the urge to query the nets for lyrics or chords to the song I am attempting to recall or create. Presumably, I will later copy them and paste them into some other bit ( Read more... ) -
Basics of Motivation: Concern vs. Interest
Originally published at The Gentle News. You can comment here or there.
In ninth grade I started taking German classes. I took it all four years. I know why I started - my dad had taken it, from the same teacher, and always told neat stories about Herr Dunn - but the reasons I took four years of high school German are numerous and mostly ( Read more... ) -
I dun theez
I did this.
I ain't did this.
Kinda dun it.
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis.
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped - I did the cage-attached-to-bungees-and-snapped-like- ( Read more... ) -
I got it from Agnes, she got it from skwidly
The Omnivore's Hundred
1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.
4) Optional extra: Post a comment here at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk linking to your results.
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
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Lameness
1. Put your iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffle ( Read more... ) -
Poker in the… well, you know.
Originally published at The Gentle News. You can comment here or there.
Hey, we’re thinking of having a poker/drinks/maybe dinnerish thing at our place tonight. Who’s interested?
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Did You Ever Wonder: Part II
Originally published at The Gentle News. You can comment here or there.
Being the intellectual that you are, have you ever asked yourself the highly philisophical question, “I wonder what would happen if a weirdo, semi-musical homo who likes to sing to his cats married a weirdo woman who likes to sing to her cats?”
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Did You Ever Wonder: Part I
Originally published at The Gentle News. You can comment here or there.
Did you ever say to yourself, “Gee, Farris Goldstein is indeed infinitely adorable, but just how hard did he have to work himself to become so cute? Was he this lovable when he was, say, 4 years old?”
Fear not, friends. I have the answer to that understandable question right ( Read more... )
