I’ve upgraded the version of WordPress, and the old theme wasn’t really being updated anymore, so I switched to this new theme. I like the minimalist look, and I plan on writing some more again on the new site, and perhaps taking advantage of some of the new features.
I’ve also change the copyright to a .
I’ve been using for my own bookmarks, so the links on this page will be phased out in favour of more unique links.
I’m also happy to report that this is one of the first times that my content was completely preserved between upgrades, so the entire previous history of posts and comments have been maintained.
What do John Stewart, Bill Clinton, Ken Burns, Mike Mussina, Bob Dole, and The Indigo Girls all have in common? No- they aren’t all people who hate George Bush. In fact, they are part of the 50,000,000 people who actually enjoy doing the crossword in the newspaper.
Seems hard to believe, I know. But, a is trying to show audiences just why these people find it so intriguing filling letters into boxes. , the movie is an attempt to, “show this world to people who aren’t crossword people and try to explain to them why it’s so fun, and why it pulls you in every single day.”
This quirky film will focus on anything from specific celebrities (, anyone?) to the difference between . According to the , however, the film mainly focuses on the man most associated with crossword puzzles, .
Now, I’ve always been more of a fan myself- but this film might just change my mind.
It’s all about the hearing these days. I remember those crazy sound-tests when I was a little kid. They put these enormous headphones on you, and told you to raise your hand whenever you heard something. Fun at first- but simply annoying after listening to high-pitched frequencies for a full ten minutes. I remember going back to class with the ringing still in my ears.
Little did I know that I was hearing frequencies most adults probably could not of. According to research, children and young teenagers can hear higher frequencies then adults. Well, a shopkeeper in Wiltshire, England has decided to . The man developed a mosquito-type noise that plays outside of his shop to keep away troublemakers. Apparently, the noise is unbearably annoying for anyone under the age of 25. You can even try listening to the yourself.
(Something to note about the BBC article above: The caption on the picture of the mosquito reads, “A Mosquito, yesterday”. Whatever happened to pictures actually relating to the articles?)
Anyways, someone who noticed this article decided to create a sample of different frequencies to test their own hearing. Test it on their for yourself. See how high up you can get before you can’t hear anything at all! The highest I can hear is - and I challenge you to beat it.
Anna brought the to my attention. Unlike , this one doesn’t base itself around the , and proposes a new set of personality types based around medieval roles. The writers of the test argue that today’s comanies are like old fashioned kingdoms, and they have roles that are simmilar to these older professions. There’s even .
The possible types include , , , , , , , , , , and .
Hey,
Pleqse excuse my punctuqtion as the French keyboqrds are reqlly messed up.
Im in the Fugi Hotel in France:
Having a great time.
Ill say more when I get back.
Well, I’m going to Europe for the next week and a half. I’ll be visiting France, Belgium, and Holland. Hopefully, by the time I get back, this site will be up and running. Then, I’ll be able to post a video of what I did.
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