This is cool. It involves bacon and hummus so automatically it is made of awesome.
October 25, 2009
October 2, 2009
Top ten most frequently challenged books of 2008
Out of 513 challenges as reported to the Office for Intellectual Freedom
- And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
Reasons: anti-ethnic, anti-family, homosexuality, religious viewpoint, and unsuited to age group - His Dark Materials trilogy, by Philip Pullman
Reasons: political viewpoint, religious viewpoint, and violence - TTYL; TTFN; L8R, G8R (series), by Lauren Myracle
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited to age group - Scary Stories (series), by Alvin Schwartz
Reasons: occult/satanism, religious viewpoint, and violence - Bless Me, Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya
Reasons: occult/satanism, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit, and violence - The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky
Reasons: drugs, homosexuality, nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit, suicide, and unsuited to age group - Gossip Girl (series), by Cecily von Ziegesar
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited to age group - Uncle Bobby’s Wedding, by Sarah S. Brannen
Reasons: homosexuality and unsuited to age group - The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini
Reasons: offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited to age group - Flashcards of My Life, by Charise Mericle Harper
Reasons: sexually explicit and unsuited to age group
from here.
I like how Scary Stories still makes the list. Curious about some of these though. Do I add any to my reading list?
September 13, 2009
So I decided to try something different at Einstein Bros today instead of the regular bagel with hummus. Shoulda stuck with the hummus.
This is also trying out the wordpress iPhone app…
September 11, 2009
Nothing more to say really.
August 17, 2009
So.
<insert 5 to 10 minutes of metal scraping on, around your bottom front teeth here> Make sure to include the bone being scraped by metal sound that’s like finger nails on a chalk board. Twinge some.
Hygienist asks you: “Are your gums sensitive there?”
Your only obvious reply: “Well yea, when you’re poking them.”
Duh?
(To her credit, she did then apply that numbing gel stuff that made it much easier to handle.)
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I hate the dentist with a passion. Hate. Fear. Get anxious about. Etc.
If you ever meet a dentist with the last name of Savage run away. Even if you’ve seen dentists by other names at the same practice he works for. Run away.
I also hate oral asthma medicine that does things like cause gum inflammation, sinus pain and tooth pain so bad you can’t floss.
August 3, 2009
I bought this book from Amazon. Biggest problem being that I’ve been a Windows user for years and need to know how different types of software translate between platforms. For example, I’ll be looking into more blogging software specific to the Mac platform, or I’ll continue to use Windows Live Writer and just use it in a VM of Windows. (I do recommend Windows Live Writer.) I’ve installed Blogo I think it’s called on the laptop, small amount of time to set up and the only problem is I’m unable to actually publish from the software, it will do drafts, not published posts to wordpress. You have to purchase Blogo but it does have a 21 day demo/trail period.
I’m also in the process of learning Notebook 3.0 which might be nicer than Microsoft Office OneNote for note taking. I don’t know yet. The learning curve on Notebook 3.0 seems a little steeper than one note. I’ve also looked into EverNote which is “free” in that you have to pay for a higher limit to your monthly usage. I’m using EverNote for info I want access to from either desktop, laptop, or iPhone. (Yes, EverNote has a free iPhone app.) I don’t think EverNote will work for school though. Especially when you start adding in the size of pictures/etc.
So far, the touchpad is awesome. I like how easily the laptop can be sleep’ed. It’s somewhat annoying to not have a hibernate option but that’s not a big deal. The build/form of the laptop is quite nice. It’s thinner, it’s balanced. Even holding the laptop with hand I’m not worried I might drop it. The screen is quite lovely.
Things I need to do:
1. find IM software I like or just get used to Adium
2. settle on blogging software and see if I like it more than LiveWriter
3. run through the tutorial/user guide on Notebook 3.0
4. Set up Spaces more/better for usage at school. The native multi-desktop support is lovely. Especially for a laptop.
5. Make sure I know how to properly uninstall apps on the laptop.
6. See what my options are with my Canon Rebel digital camera and the laptop.
7. Probably other things I can’t think of right now.
July 23, 2009
…is in my possession. I’m in the process of setting it up for use…the turned it on for the first time stuff.
Suh-weet! I think this is the most excited I’ve been about a new laptop and this is my … fourth. (The first got returned and only sorta counts.)
*grin*
July 19, 2009
My new MacBook Pro is on the way via UPS. In preparation of not using Mac since I was in junior high, or some equally far away time, I’ve done a little googling. Collecting these links so I can easily reference them later via my new laptop. It replaces a Dell Inspiron that’s over a year old and definitely starting to show it’s age.
Keyboard shortcuts – wikipedia entry
Lifehacker guide for switching to Mac
Top 30 mistakes made by new Mac users – from someone’s blog from 2006
10 Things Every New Mac Owner should know – from someone’s blog from 2005
July 14, 2009
River Songs || The Badlees
Up There Down There || The Badlees
Theory of A Deadman
Godsmack’s new album. need to see when it’s going to be released
Atreyu
Approaching Normal || Blue October
Saving Abel
Rise And Fall, Rage and Grace || The Offspring
Drowning Pool
July 5, 2009
Taking the GRE in one week. Next Saturday afternoon. I’m not ready, but I’ll never be ready because you can never be ready for a standardized test.
Hopefully I’ll remember enough of the suggested shortcuts and recommendations for getting through the test.
Big thing about the GRE: It’s one big test of trick questions and nothing too hard, you just have to know how to read the questions.
