Chicago Tribune | NaNoWriMo: Writing a novel at 2K words per day
Some more info on NaNoWriMo from the Trib. You may have to register to read it…
A pair of Halloween images for you.
Dialect Survey Results
I don’t know if 4000 people is a statistically accurate sample, but the maps look pretty good. “Bubbler” needs more than the 4% share it gets… Reminds me of all the times I’ve asked for a bubbler and gotten a blank stare.
Black People Love Us!
This is the funniest satire I’ve seen in a while. Read the letters section to see how some people just don’t get sarcasm. Finally, the hanging out section where they play hangman had me laughing out loud…
So, I was playing an mp3 for El yesterday (”The Duel” from Electric Dreams, to show her why I loved playing this Moazart piece as a kid) and the cello part was totally messed up. Today another mp3 was sounding muddy so I checked my balance settings on my iBook and they were set […]
Stereotypes
K, some of the images I created were chilling.
Poke the Penguin
My sister used to love penguins. Then she got too many. She said, “No more penguins!”
Now I’m unsure how she feels about penguins.
NaNoWriMo.org : Home - What is NaNoWriMo?
So, Sil told me about this thing, this National Novel Writing Month. I was intrigued. Back when I was deciding whether or not to continue teaching at MacU versus finding real employment, I thought about just coasting off MacU money and writing short stories and trying to […]
Blue’s News: GOLD FINGER - THE MAN WITH THE GAMING TOUCH
This sort of antic really doesn’t help legitimize the hobby turned sport. What he should insure are his eyes…
Suit up or ship out?: ZDNet Australia: Builder: Manage: At Work
Sigh. Sorry for the jobcentric bent of the blog lately.