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• Repetitive stress injuries suck (to put it nicely)

  June 7, 2009 in All Entries

  So, I’m going through a nasty bout with RSI (repetitive stress injury) again. I can’t really complain a great deal, as I’ve not had any such problems since last August, which is amazing considering how much I use computers. But I have to complain a bit, because as the title states, this sucks pretty bad. [...]

• Blog Resuscitation

  May 26, 2009 in All Entries

  Well, something must be done. I’m the same boat that Cas was in a few days back. Unless I want my blog to “wither and die like week-old cut flowers in a vase” (Cas’s words), I’m going to have to get back into the groove. I can no longer whip out the standby excuse that [...]

• College and Free Time

  May 8, 2009 in All Entries

  I’ve successfully made it through another semester. Technically, it’s not over yet, but all I have left to do is proofread a paper and email it to the prof, so I’m labeling this semester as officially “done.”
  Based on my last check, I’ve fulfilled all of the requirements for my degree in history, except for a [...]

• Auto-Tune the News

  May 4, 2009 in All Entries

  I’m not that crazy about video posts, but sometimes, a video is too good to not be shared. This catchy little creation has burrowed into my mind and won’t leave me alone; it’s given me solace this past week as I’ve studied for final exams. Who knew global warming could be so sexy?

  If you have [...]

• Book Repair – Wax Paper != Plastic

  May 1, 2009 in All Entries

  I decided to try my hand at book repair last night, and learned an important lesson. Wax paper is not plastic – or more specifically, you can’t use wax paper in place of plastic.
  The repair was to be rather simple. I had a Collins Concise German-English dictionary which had a cracked spine, and I was [...]