Luckily for all of you, I have to teach soon, so I don't have time to wax poetic about Election Day (should be a national holiday bigger than the 4th of July: no school, no work, fireworks, pie and ice cream and BIG parties---after everyone votes).

So get on out there and vote if you haven't already!

HAPPY ELECTION DAY!!!

xkcd_rss is my new favorite feed, found thanks to paperkingdoms

Grownups.

Gasp! It's almost here! I'm so happy!!!!!

For Your Consideration

My heart is breaking for the pink flamingos. I don't even have any yet! I'm so sad.

I think the reason I still bother to watch Lost is so I can have conversations like this:

Mom: What happened, did he overdose on heroin?
Me: No, the polar bear got him!

And now Rodrigo Santoro is on the show! Whoo!

Wow, I was just reminded of something important--- The way to do the Wicked Witch costume right is to have at least three winged monkeys alongside ( Read more... )

Umm...Mimsy is getting around...

Tonight I am going to a costume ball.

Well, it's a big day for Slate connections. Swing on over and see which politicians make you blush with their smutty writings.

To be fair, not every bit is smutty exactly. That Jimmy Carter is a classy guy, and Churchill...well he's just so British.

Help Slate and Treehugger save the planet. Go on a carbon diet to reduce global warming ( Read more... )

Speaking of books, am I the only one left who still likes footnotes?

Rebel against endnotes!! Damn you endnotes...

One word or two? End notes? Endnotes?