😛 One of my favorites, this tells of some of England’s wacky laws during the reign of Good Queen Bess!
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Horrible Histories: Making History fun!
25 Jan
LOL! I admit that as a historian, I tend to enjoy things that most find incredibly boring. I actually like reading biographies and books talking about the life of Marie Antoinette, Mata Hari, Nero, and other famous figures. But, I realize that many in the world do not share my great love.
So, in honor of both the historian and the non-historian, I would like to recommend BBC’s Horrible Histories (posted on Youtube by gazza6359). These films are short (5 minutes), hilarious, and present history is a theater-esque fashion. Sometimes slightly crude, but always good for a laugh, these videos teach history from a new standpoint–no more long-winded books! Just funny movies set in olden days talking about the mysteries of history. Give them a try!
Lord Alfred Tennyson’s “The Lady of Shalott”
23 Jan
John Waterhouse’s “The Lady of Shalott”
The Lady of Shalott
by Lord Alfred Tennyson
Random Cool Computer Fact!
22 JanApparently, I am computer ignorant. Or so I discovered today when I found out that I have been missing the amazing Google tricks! If you are randomly bored or professionally procrastinating, take 5 seconds and try this out.
- Go to google.com
- Type “askew” into the search box.
- Watch your computer screen go a bit askew!
- I promise, it goes away whenever you leave the page 🙂
Okay, okay, one more.
- Go to google.com
- Type “Do a barrel roll” in the search bar.
- Hit Enter.
- Watch your screen turn circles!!
Neat huh?!?
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Better Picture (Sadly not my own)
21 JanBetter Picture (Sadly not my own)
See, I’m not making this up! 🙂 Here is Samapicture‘s version, which is awesome! What pictures did you all come up with?
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Do You Know Your Wine Glasses Protocol?
21 JanDo You Know Your Wine Glasses Protocol?
I have long been undeservedly proud of myself for knowing which utensil was the salad fork. I was blessed with the opportunity to learn proper dinner manners many years ago in that lovely mid-western group known as 4-H, and I have proudly shown it off ever since. But today, I learn that I am still manner-stupid. Apparently, I have been using the wrong wine glasses the whole time! I’m pretty sure I’ve been putting the red wine in the white wine glass. 0_0 What to do, what to do!!
While we’re speaking of it, do you know proper wine glass protocol? Or have you been putting the Champagne in the Sherry glass? Hmmm?!?
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O_O Whales older than Moby Dick!
20 JanO_O Whales older than Moby Dick!
So fascinating! Did you know that there are whales still alive today who were already old when Moby Dick was written? I wonder what they would have thought about that horrid story? I feel like this is revenge against my English teachers who made me read that book. At last! Moby Dick is just a stupid rascal of a whale who probably didn’t listen to his elders and ended up in a horrible book. Mwahahahah! Ok, off my rant now, but this is still interesting!
Pandas!!
19 Jan
New Panda Slippers
So, these may very well not be the chicest things I have ever worn, but I absolutely love my new panda bear slippers! (Only $1.30! so awesome!!) But, while I would love to show off these darling panda faces (who could say “no” to those toes?!?), it is what they made me think about that is more important. I was sitting there, admiring my darling purchase, when I watched some lovely young woman stand in line at the food court.
She had it all: the leather boots, fitted pants, elegant shirt/vest, lovely scarf swept fashionably across her shoulder, hair styled perfectly. However, the two friends with her were far more dressed-down. One was wearing her college sweats with Ugg boots and an old sweatshirt; the other had on some blue jeans, a Superman t-shirt, and bright neon pink tennies. The comfortable-clothes wearing girls were laughing, chatting, and having a wonderful time. Meanwhile, ms. style-queen was just standing there, saying nothing, and staring at them as though through a wall. I didn’t even realize they were together until the other two turned and tried to engage her in conversation. Even then, she just seemed distant. And while I watched ms. style-queen, I couldn’t help but think that I would rather have my amazing panda bear slippers, my neon blue sunglasses, my winnie-the-pooh t-shirt, and my crazy personality, than be that seemingly perfect woman.
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Travelling Fails
15 JanOops!! Traveling epic fail. This poor woman not only went 800+ miles past her destination, she ended up in the wrong country! Lesson: Don’t put too much trust in your electronics. Garmin or GPS systems are not thinking beings. They only compute information that you put into them, and sometimes those computations come out wrong. The driver must still be aware of where they are going and how they are getting there. So, stay aware on the road! Lest you end up in Maine when you meant to be in Mexico City. . .
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A little too much fun!
15 JanWoah! And I thought it was amazing when the drunk driver drove his car into the second story of a barn. This might actually trump that though! What do you get for taking a train on a joy ride?
“She was free in her wildness. She was a wanderess, a drop of free water. She belonged to no man and to no city” ~ Roman Payne
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