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January 2, 2013
2012 Reading Roundup
In all, 2012 was a banner year in the reading department, seeing an significant increase in both the quantity and quality of books consumed.
First, here are some overall stats:Total number of books read: 176Total number of pages: 52,570Average Book Length: 299 pagesAverage Read Per Day: 144 pagesLongest Book: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, by JK Rowling, 870 pages
My goal this year was to read as much non-fiction as fiction, but although I greatly improved the number of non-fiction...
First, here are some overall stats:Total number of books read: 176Total number of pages: 52,570Average Book Length: 299 pagesAverage Read Per Day: 144 pagesLongest Book: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, by JK Rowling, 870 pages
My goal this year was to read as much non-fiction as fiction, but although I greatly improved the number of non-fiction...
December 9, 2012
How to Wrap a Christmas Present
It's the most wonderful time of the year again! You know what time of the year I mean: the time of wonder--of miracles--of joy... not to mention the time during which most Western-cultured humanoids spend about ten minutes selecting and purchasing gifts for others and then spend the rest of the Christmas season trying to get those presents wrapped without succumbing to a massive, stress-induced cerebral infarction.
'Tis the season!
Okay, so maybe stressing about wrapping presents isn't pa...
'Tis the season!
Okay, so maybe stressing about wrapping presents isn't pa...
December 3, 2012
Shakespeare's Othello, Super-Condensed
SHAKESPEARE SUPER-CONDENSEDTM:
For When You Only Have Thirty Seconds to Study
Act I
Desdemona & Othello: *smooch*
Iago: *plotty fingers*
Act II
Roderigo: *eyebrow wiggle*
Cassio: Do'h!
Act III
Iago: DANCE, PUPPETS. DANCE!
Act IV
Desdemona: *sings* Willow, willow, willow, etc.
Othello: RRRRRAWR!
Desdemona: ??????
Act V
Roderigo: Have at you!
Cassio: What the...
Iago: MUAHAHAHAHA! *stab stab*
Roderigo: *gurgles*
Cassio: Do'h....??
Desdemona: *sleeps peacefully*
Othello: PUT OUT THE LIGHT.
Desdemona: Whaaaa...
For When You Only Have Thirty Seconds to Study
Act I
Desdemona & Othello: *smooch*
Iago: *plotty fingers*
Act II
Roderigo: *eyebrow wiggle*
Cassio: Do'h!
Act III
Iago: DANCE, PUPPETS. DANCE!
Act IV
Desdemona: *sings* Willow, willow, willow, etc.
Othello: RRRRRAWR!
Desdemona: ??????
Act V
Roderigo: Have at you!
Cassio: What the...
Iago: MUAHAHAHAHA! *stab stab*
Roderigo: *gurgles*
Cassio: Do'h....??
Desdemona: *sleeps peacefully*
Othello: PUT OUT THE LIGHT.
Desdemona: Whaaaa...
November 26, 2012
How to Be the Most Intelligent Person in Any Room
There's nothing worse than going through life feeling that your talents are unappreciated and that your intelligence is undervalued.
So I've heard, anyway.
The good news is that by following my patented four-step system, you can rest assured that never again will anyone doubt how smart you really are.
How to Be the Most Intelligent Person in Any Room:
Step One: Only discuss important topics. And by "important," I mean topics that you know everything about. Because, let's face it:...
So I've heard, anyway.
The good news is that by following my patented four-step system, you can rest assured that never again will anyone doubt how smart you really are.
How to Be the Most Intelligent Person in Any Room:
Step One: Only discuss important topics. And by "important," I mean topics that you know everything about. Because, let's face it:...
November 21, 2012
November 18, 2012
Why Being in Ministry is Awesome
As I type this, it's Sunday.
All around the world, people involved in church ministry are out there doing their thing: preaching, singing, song-leading, teaching, playing instruments, directing behind the scenes, and taking charge of a host of other tasks. If you're one of those people, this post is for you.
Although if you already minister on a regular basis and think that you're well aware that Christian ministry is awesome and that you could probably write this post yourself with...
All around the world, people involved in church ministry are out there doing their thing: preaching, singing, song-leading, teaching, playing instruments, directing behind the scenes, and taking charge of a host of other tasks. If you're one of those people, this post is for you.
Although if you already minister on a regular basis and think that you're well aware that Christian ministry is awesome and that you could probably write this post yourself with...
November 12, 2012
Why Kids are Useful
I'll go ahead and tell you that as a single woman entering mid-life, I'm finding it quite convenient not to have any children. For one thing, I consider any week that goes by in which I haven't had to deal with another person's bodily functions a good week. For another, I can't stand to be talked to before I've had my coffee in the mornings (and occasionally after I've had my coffee as well). So not having any kids underfoot tends to work well for me.
But I've spent enough time around my...
But I've spent enough time around my...
October 22, 2012
Why You Shouldn't Ask Out Sisters
For a long time, I tried to persuade myself that a post like this wouldn't be necessary.
Mostly because I didn't want it to be necessary.
See, I like to think that we still live in a world in which some of the more basic common decencies are observed: 1) you don't kick stray puppies, 2) you don't run down pedestrians in the street, and 3) you don't ask out sisters.
You just don't do these things, people! Or, at least, you shouldn't, because they're all bad ideas. First...
Mostly because I didn't want it to be necessary.
See, I like to think that we still live in a world in which some of the more basic common decencies are observed: 1) you don't kick stray puppies, 2) you don't run down pedestrians in the street, and 3) you don't ask out sisters.
You just don't do these things, people! Or, at least, you shouldn't, because they're all bad ideas. First...
October 13, 2012
How to be Friends with an Introvert (without driving him completely bonkers)!
Hard on the heels of last week's surprisingly popular How to Be Friends with an Extrovert (without losing your mind completely), I'm now prepared to flip the coin and advise you on how to get along with the introverts in your life without driving them completely bonkers.
Although to be fair, I should warn you up front that I might not exactly be the best person to offer advice on this subject, mostly because although I'm friends with a lot of introverts and love them dearly, I'm honestly ...
Although to be fair, I should warn you up front that I might not exactly be the best person to offer advice on this subject, mostly because although I'm friends with a lot of introverts and love them dearly, I'm honestly ...
October 9, 2012
How to be Friends with an Extrovert (without losing your mind completely)
Having spent more than a decade in a teamwork-oriented, socially-focused profession, I've taken and analyzed more than my fair share of personality tests.
These tests are all well and good as far as they go, but I've noticed that although these assessments often describe the personality types and advise those of differing temperaments in how to work well together, they rarely go so far as to advise us on how to be friends with one another. How to genuinely get along with and underst...
These tests are all well and good as far as they go, but I've noticed that although these assessments often describe the personality types and advise those of differing temperaments in how to work well together, they rarely go so far as to advise us on how to be friends with one another. How to genuinely get along with and underst...
