October 2010
1 post
Complaint: Walmart Vision Center, Monticello,...
A letter I took time away from homework to write to the manager of the Vision Center, the store manager, and Walmart’s Home Office…
On Thursday, October 7, 2010, I visited the optical department for an exam and to order new lenses. After the exam, I sat down with Yvonne to order new lenses for my frames. I planned to use the same frames I have now, just as I did approximately a year...
September 2008
1 post
August 2008
3 posts
Star Wars couple married by Yoda | Metro.co.uk →
WatchLiveLeak.com - Total eclipse of sun as seen from plane at 27 000ft
June 2008
1 post
House Untouched In Tornado; Struck By Lightning... →
May 2008
7 posts
ThinkGeek :: 42 Utility Towel →
there was a link to this in the Towel Day article, but something this cool and fun deserves special note ;-)
Don't Panic: Towel Day is May 25th | Geekdad from... →
as a side note, It’s also my friend P’s birthday, Happy Birthday P ;-)
Lost parrot tells veterinarian his address -... →
Esculturas de Chocolate + corcholat.com →
Chocolate sculptures
Imagery in Bastrop school mural stirs controversy →
…Bastrop resident Lauren Hansell, who made the original complaint, homeschools her children but visits the school on Fridays to pray with students at the flagpole. … “When she showed it to me, I was like, ‘Oh my gosh,’ ” said Hansell, who added that the mural presents a new age idea of peace and unity that could be confusing to Christian students… WHAT?
Australian Antarctic Division - Icebergs →
pretty!
Ohio judge to decide man's fate for sharing snack... →
“Caudill’s attorney Claire Ball said that’s outrageous. Ball says keeping Caudill out of a state prison would leave cell space for a more serious offender.” Indeed.
April 2008
14 posts
80's Spring Fling
So, last Friday was Ivy Tech’s “Spring Fling”… I didn’t really know what to expect from it, because the name sounds like it’d be a dance, but I knew there was a dinner being served, and I was thinking “a dance for a community college???”. But no, I didn’t bother to ask anyone. All I knew was that the theme was The 80’s and they asked...
Jell-O snack packs splatter over highway in... →
mmm road-Jell-O
Scientists decode brain farts - Behavior -... →
The Associated Press: 5.4 earthquake rocks... →
Wild boys Duran Duran "cool" at last - Yahoo! News →
for Mal
Jennie Garth leaves pilot amid "90210" buzz -... →
Am I in a time warp? Do I need to go to high school tomorrow?
German schoolboy, 13, corrects NASA's asteroid... →
A rise of smart kids? (along with 4/02 post)
Drivers flood station for 35 cent gas - Yahoo!... →
They went 9 hours without realizing how tiny the amounts of money every single person was paying?
Colorful new names for eight crayons →
When I was a kid, probably on the older side of being a kid, I loooove Crayola’s fun color names, but: ‘Gone is wild watermelon. Now it will be called awesome.’ is just stupid. I think there needs to be some connection to color.
5th-grader finds mistake at Smithsonian - Yahoo!... →
If it’d been me, I probably would have just assumed that my teacher was wrong…
Virgle: The Adventure of Many Lifetimes →
Don’t forget to apply! Sadly, I’ve been turned down, but I’ll keep trying!!
March 2008
8 posts
Mother: School Took Girl's Crutches →
School takes away crutches because their fax machine was broken so they didn’t get the girls Dr. note for them… makes her knee worse… *insert cursing about zero tolerance policies here*
Mr. Meanie Head makes film directing debut →
Croatian claims biggest chocolate castle record -... →
strangely, none of the news sites have a pic of the castle, just of the bars he used being sold
Father Returns To Kiss Son Goodbye, Saves Family... →
PUBLIC ENEMY NO.1 →
Pre-schoolers handcuffed for not taking a nap
“Calling cats tends to be a rather overrated activity. Might as well
call a...”
– Neil Gaiman, Coraline
Man buried alive saved by air trapped in his hat -... →
Moses was high on drugs: Israeli researcher -... →
Drugs create religions, mmKay?
February 2008
13 posts
1,301 Florescent Bulbs Lit Solely by Magnetic... →
Male spiders play dead for sex: study - Yahoo!... →
for Jenn and Kenz
Double Yolks and Other Egg Oddities →
just weird ;-)
Vote! Shooting Stars Celeb Photo Scholarship →
A chance for me to win a scholarship just for putting my old pic of me with Meat Loaf up ;-)
The Associated Press: Stamps to Cost a Penny More →
Do we at least get a Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy stamp out of this??
The St Valentine's Day porker: Piglet born with... →
Playground on Wheels for Tornado Kids →
Biofuels Deemed a Greenhouse Threat - New York... →
Almost all biofuels used today cause more greenhouse gas emissions than conventional fuels if the full emissions costs of producing these “green” fuels are taken into account…
SOCIOLOGY
I feel like I’m not getting much out of my Sociology class… So far: - The first week we spent lots of time on introductions, and watching part of a video on Nature vs. Nurture, which ended up not being discussed in the book until Chapter 5. - We “missed” the 2nd week because of Martin Luther King Day, which puts our class on a tad more complicated schedule for the year...
Chocolate tanker crashes on Skyway :: CHICAGO... →
RAVE HD PRESENTS: MEAT LOAF - In Search of... →
Quarter of Brits think Churchill was myth: poll -... →
Personally, I think they were just being a bit cheeky…
How my twins saved my life by kicking loose a... →
January 2008
12 posts
E! News - New Kids: Back on the Block? →
ooo time to dig out my sweatsuit (I had it when I was about 11 years old, it’ll still fit, right?), and giant pins, and oooooooo my slap-bracelet!