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3am thought
So yeah, insomnia. And a quick thought before I go to sleep: (or to bed and not sleep, anyway ( Read more... ) -
Something else that middle schoolers like
Another thing that middle schoolers rather unexpectedly like:
The history of fashion.
Even the boys. Especially the boys.
Between this and the general rejection of the crap pop (just typed 'poop' -- freudian slip, much?) music being pushed on everyone now, I actually have a lot of hope for this generation. -
Life Sucks Balls
If you have StumbleUpon on your computer, uninstall it. I should have thought of this a long time ago, and I'm a moron for not realizing it, but there's nothing in the system that stops you from being directed to websites with malware on them. Indeed, it makes all kinds of sense for people who want to spread their malware around to link it to ( Read more... ) -
Dancing With The Stars
So I just watched the results show of Dancing With the Stars. In case any of you haven't yet, I'll put my thoughts after a jump.
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In lighter news...
Don Francisco has decided that the door from the hall to the computer room is an awesome toy. He'll nudge it open, then reach around, catch it, and nudge it closed. Or he'll sit inches away from it, STARING at it with big eyes. -
The Price
I've been kicking around in my head lately what the price of our behavior is going to be ( Read more... ) -
Jorney
nickel says that middle schoolers like Journey now. Not 'like in order to be ironic', but honest to god like Journey ( Read more... ) -
Self pity of the day
I'm tired of being called 'eccentric' (or variations thereof). People pretend it's an endearing term, but really it's just a way of reminding me that I don't belong and pressuring me to conform ( Read more... ) -
Kelly Osbourne
So for those of you who haven't been following Dancing With The Stars, Kelly Osbourne made it into the finals. Which means that she's among the top three dancers out of something like twelve or fourteen. nickel said that he saw an interview with a former winner of the show who thinks that she's going to take home the trophy ( Read more... ) -
Turning schools into communities
Earlier today, I posted about saving California, and I mentioned that one thing that we should do is turn schools into centers of the community. I said that I'd post about that later today. Well, it's later, so here you go.
First, my argument for why we should turn schools into centers of the community: As many of you know, nickel is a teacher. He ( Read more... )