Since immigration is such a hot topic now, I thought I’d take an abbreviated version of the U.S. citizenship test. This came from Blogthings.com and consisted of only 10 questions. I got one wrong, and can tell you that I obviously didn’t study for the quiz at all. If I had, I know I would [...]
When I was in college, I made lots of bad choices that ended up having a negative impact on my life. I was hanging out with the wrong crowd, drinking every single night, and even skipping classes during the day. It wasn’t long before the school counselors intervened and told me that I would either [...]
Well, not officially. You may remember that some time ago MIT decided to open up a bunch of its courses to the general public by making the syllabi and assignments accessible on the Internet. You can then follow along with the course and learn what real MIT students would learn — except without the benefit [...]
About a week ago, I received some sample packets of a pain relief gel in the mail. It’s called Freeze It, and is supposed to be effective on arthritis pain, sore muscles, strains, aching joints, and the like. I would have loved to try this product for myself, but, embarrassingly enough, I lead such a [...]
As expected, my cousin finished her copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows already, and she has passed it on to me. I’ve got to read the final few chapters of A Passage to India before getting started with Potter, but that should happen later tonight. I have been trying to avoid all spoilers [...]
I’ve spent most of the day just watching television. I’m trying to catch up on Season Three of Lost (I gave up on the show after the S3 pilot, but have been told that it might be worth watching the whole season) and am just now getting into Ugly Betty (thank goodness for DVR!). Lost [...]
I absolutely love when companies promote their products by handing out free samples. Many of the items I get, such as t-shirts, pens, calendars, calculators, and so forth, are actually useful and save me the time, trouble, and expense of actually buying those products. Like most people, however, I’m not likely to find out about [...]
Yes, I’m a Harry Potter fan, so I can’t wait for the upcoming release of the seventh and final book of the series. But I’m not a totally crazy, hard-core fan, so that means I’m not going to be attending any midnight release parties or anything like that. I’m not even going to get the [...]