Last night engelhardtlm1 and I got stuck on TV Tropes.  And stuck, and stuck, and stuck.  That site will eat your soul, but you just can't stop going there.  Hit "random item" once and you're off.

Currently plunking away on a short story about a missing steamship and an article about librarians during the zombocalypse.  I've felt weirdly unsettled for a few days ( Read more... )

I'm trying to figure out how to teach our teens/tweens to tell time (since none of them can) and we're working towards a bigger program to try and get the job done.  Anyway, I've been doing research on time, time mechanics, etc, and while wandering across the Internet today in search of the perfect lesson plan to steal, I came across this statement ( Read more... )

Here's your ick factor for the day:

Benry's daughter Alex is dating The Fly.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tania_Raymonde

Note where it says that the 21-year-old is dating the 56-year-old Jeff Goldblum.

Ick.

Guys, this is probably the best premise for a film ever.

"Deathbed: The Bed That Eats."

Please treat yourself to reading the Wikipedia entry about it and then enjoy a second course of this fantastic collection of clips from the movie.

I just don't understand how MST3K did not get their hands on this one...

"Beginnings."

In other news, I almost slapped some parents at the library today.  See, they asked if we had any Sherrilyn Kenyon books.  Kenyon writes supernatural romance, for those not in the know.  Since these are very popular books, I don't bat an eye - I merely lead them back to the romance section and show them the two Kenyon books we have on ( Read more... )

Since amberdulen  is off the nets for a little bit, in her honor I'm posting this weird little piece of news I stumbled on. Paranoia freaks, take note. We taste like bacon.  Old news but fun.

Went to the in-laws' for my sister-in-law's birthday this weekend.  Hit up the Akron Zoo for a little bit, then while we were running errands engelhardtlm1  and I convinced my ( Read more... )

The answer to this puzzle is clear: careless time travelers.

And a brief book review: last night I finished the next Amelia Peabody book in line.  The Snake, The Crocodile and the Dog was pretty good, and she actually got rid of some main characters.  That surprised me.  They've just sort of been collecting protagonists and antagonists and it was ( Read more... )

One of our regular kids in the Homework Help Center was trying to figure out the meaning of the word "prevent."  My volunteer told her "What does Smokey the Bear say?"

The girl looks at her and says "Huh?"

"You don't know who Smokey the Bear is?" I asked, incredulous.

She shook her head.

What is happening to shared culture??

Currently one of the (many) books I'm reading is Apocalypse How by Rob Kutner.  The tag line: "Turn the end times into the best of times!"  Check it out ( Read more... )

The Homework Help Center is pretty dead this evening, so when my coworkers needed someone to help with a security incident they summoned me over.  There were a bunch of girls in the bathroom being very loud, so they wanted me to go in and tell them to calm down.  No problem.  As I was walking over, the security guard appeared and said he had ( Read more... )