Aug 7, 2011  •  In Books, Geek, Information

Author Venn Diagram

I can’t say that I have read all of these authors so I do not feel that I have the right to properly place judgement on the diagram. However, I do agree with the creator of the diagram that good writing should come from all three places: the head (pros: cerebral, conceptual; cons: didactic, dry), the mouth(pros: language, poetics; cons: empty […]

Aug 6, 2011  •  In Beauty, Claire, Cute, Personal, Relationships

My Day in Three Pictures

I wish this post could consist of more than three crappy cell phone pictures, but I have yet to get a new laptop and trying to process pictures from an actual camera is too much work. 😛 Today started with my sitting on a salon chair, getting a haircut (it is now just below my shoulders) […]

Aug 6, 2011  •  In Funny

The Three Stages of Life

I think that if I had to choose, I would go with #3. How about you? Via haha.nu. You may also like: 13 Reasons Why Humans Are the Cutest Animals Anatomy of the Holidays [Comic] Marvel Comics: What If? Will Rohan Answer?

Aug 5, 2011  •  In Funny, Geek, Web

Internet Filtration System of the Year

I don’t consider myself a grammar nazi, but it really, really bugs me when people can’t seem to distinguish between your vs. you’re, then vs. than, they’re vs. their vs. there, and so forth. Somehow, these errors almost seem contagious on the internet, don’t they? 😉 Matthew Baldwin has come up with a clever solution for […]

Aug 5, 2011  •  In Personal, Pregnancy, Relationships

Wishing for Boredom

Thank you all very much for your kind comments regarding my father. I received word that he was discharged from the hospital about an hour ago, and is well on his way to recovery. I wanted so badly to be see him again today, but I could not as I had Claire to take care […]

Aug 4, 2011  •  In Personal

How My Father Ended Up in the Hospital

Thank you to those who commented on today’s earlier, emotional post. My father is doing much better now — he was able to regain consciousness and was coherent by the time I was finally able to see him. The CAT scan did not reveal any serious damage, but they want to keep him at the […]

Aug 4, 2011  •  In Personal

At the ER Again

My father was hit over the head with a chair. He has a bad cut and is drifting in and out of consciousness. I am currently at the ER waiting for news. Please keep him, and our family, in your prayers tonight… You may also like: The Neverending Period My Top 7 Foundations Happy Father’s […]

Aug 3, 2011  •  In Baby, Claire, Cute, Funny, Personal

Restful Slumber…Or Not

I wish that baby monitors came with a screenshot function. (Any baby equipment companies reading this?) Then we wouldn’t have to deal with crappy cell phone photos like these: Five minutes later… And in case you’re wondering, YES she is deep asleep in both pictures. 🙂 I don’t know where she gets her sometimes-violent sleep […]

Aug 2, 2011  •  In Geek, Information, Science

The Knight’s Tour [Animated GIF]

Today I learned that on a chessboard, a knight can visit each square exactly once. Here’s how: The animation is actually one way of solving the Knight’s Tour, which is a mathematical problem that is commonly given in computer science courses. (However, I don’t recall ever giving this problem in my Intro to Java class.) […]

Aug 2, 2011  •  In Aerin, Claire, Personal, Scary, Weird

Worst Case Scenarios

Lately I have been plagued with awfully vivid nightmares — ones that jolt me from sleep and keep me up the rest of the night. Take the one from a couple of nights ago, for example: J is killed in a horrific accident. At his funeral, his parents and I get into an argument regarding […]