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Signal Boosting: Help a mother out - win fabulous prizes!
Parent and sex educator Catalina is in a terrible situation. Long story grossly oversimplified, Catalina used to work for a school that is now trying to use her daughter's future as a pawn for what I view as emotional blackmail and thinly veiled extortion. (You can read about the full situation hereAnyway, she's running a raffle to raise money. The ( Read more... ) -
Brain teasers from Work
1. There are 25 horses. Each horse runs at a unique constant speed. You would like to determine which are the three fastest horses. You are allowed to race 5 at a time. You cannot time the races; you can only observe relative order of finish. What is the minimum number of races necessary to identify the top 3 with certainty? How ( Read more... ) -
It's official. My mom has created a monster.
Crafts are the way my mom and I bond, as I think I've mentioned. So on Saturday, my mom and I met up in midtown and pillaged a couple of bead stores for shiny things. And oh the shiny things that there are! I really need to start selling some of my necklaces ( Read more... ) -
Curioser and curioser...
So apparently, I'm in arib's subconscious trying to break into a seder.
Especially strange since I have not actually seen or hung out with arib in, like, five million years.
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Meme stolen from Auroraborealis
I value ____________________ in the people I'm close to. -
Attack over the overeager Sales rep!
This afternoon, I stopped by a cosmetic/drug store by my house to pick up some dishwashing fluid and some other sundry items. When I walked in the door, I was greeted by a small team of sales reps, passing out flyers for the various sales they had going on ( Read more... ) -
The importance of overacting...
The other day, Nadya bought tickets for herself me, and her mother to see the Russian language version of The Importance of Being Earnest at the Russian Drama Theater. Oscar WIlde seems to be very popular in Russia and Ukraine. I saw a fantastic production of Lady Windermere's Fan in Petersburg and absolutely adored it, and I'm fascinated by the ( Read more... ) -
The Joy of Ukrainian Fashion
I made the mistake of going to one of the Underground malls in search of a shirt ( Read more... ) -
Adventures in Kiev and yogurt buying
The aprtment we are renting is on Druzhbyi Narodiv street, friendship of the people's street. I find it at once amusing and appropriate ( Read more... )
