February 2011
66 posts
January 2011
71 posts
Akron Honors Application Essay
Please don’t find any errors, I’ll freak out if I have already submitted it. (I know you don’t care, but this is my blog so I’ll post whatever I feel like)
“If you hold a cat by the tail you learn things you cannot learn any other way.” -Mark Twain To ask what I want to know is to quantify an unknown. For instance, this morning, during my usual rounds on the Internet, I...
helloleah asked: <3
fennecandfool asked: Did you know a lot of people like red because it's associated with power?
http://www.cracked.com/article_18866_5-reasons-women-are-as-shallow-as-men-according-to-science.html
http://www.cracked.com/article_18866_5-reasons-women-are-as-shallow-as-men-according-to-science.html
Blackberries Still Work in Egypt!
Horray! Finally an advantage to my Blackberry. Now only if I were in Egypt.
mishmashmina asked: ♥
imprincessnicole asked: <3
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Post a heart in my ask box. For every heart I get...
Yeah, I’ll bite.
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I just started watching Munich.
It seemed cool so far, then Geoffrey Rush came on. Didn’t know he was in the movie.
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Zero Punctuation reviews Minecraft.
It’s been too long.
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1. Education.
Let me get this out: Education is easily the most important issue for the future of America.
This chart is UK-centric, but it does cover the United States (OCED report, 2010):
That’s us, down there at 14th.
America needs radical education reform if we want to stop falling behind the curve. We need to end Teachers Unions’ ability to stop low-performing teachers from being fired....
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10 Days, 10 Political Stances
Education.
The Environment.
Gun Control.
Partisanship.
Homeland Security.
Taxes.
Gay Rights.
Energy/Oil.
Stem Cell Research.
Immigration.
I probably won’t be able to do one every day, but whatevs. I might add or subtract them as time goes on.
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The Game.
Was just explained in Newswriting.
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Dr. What?
urbanko:
moistowlettes said: It’s whatever’s on BBC America that day! I saw the funky episode where there’s a bunch of astronauts and the Doctor and his ladyfriend in a library that they couldn’t escape, and people who died turned to ghosts and kept talking. Trippy.
I don’t...
DHP2 Trailer comes out Monday!
hogwarts-express:
GOOD LUCK TO THE ANTI HARRY POTTER PEOPLE OF TUMBLR !
We can’t wait.
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Report.
Newswriting: Awesome.
Independent Living: Awesome enough.
AP Gov: Extremely awesome.
Spanish 3: Maybe awesome.
Disney's Latest Cruise Liner.
“Aboard the Disney Dream there will be many recreational activities.
Sports activities will include a 9 hole mini-golf course, walking track, and digital sports simulators that will provide virtual game experiences such as soccer, tennis, basketball, and golf. There will also be a full-sized basketball court that can be converted for use as a soccer pitch, volleyball court, or...
I just realized Geoffrey Rush is Captain Barbossa...
Which makes me love the movies 100 times more.
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Creepy. I guess.
Last night I was playing Stronghold: Crusader on my laptop. My dad, seated across from me, sneezed. I wasn’t paying terribly close attention, but the in-game notification system said something. Because it plays a notification every 10 or so seconds, I didn’t give it much thought. After a second or two I put two-and-two together.
It said, “Bless, you sire.”
I swear. And...