And let me tell you, it’s taken a couple days. I finished up The Silver Chair, yet another Chronicle of Narnia that involves, blessedly, no giant battles. Ole Clive Staples is really pulling through for me, here. Unfortunately, all I have left to read is The Last Battle, which I think is going [...]
Currently watching: Wild West Tech (it’s about freak shows) on the History Channel
I’m going to take a brief step away from posting on books and music and movies for just this post so I can share with you some stories of teachers scaring their students into behaving. Anyone who has actually spoken to [...]
As many of you who read the blog may know, I quite enjoy the Harper’s Weekly Review. A couple weeks ago, 24 July 2007, they gave away a tiny Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows spoiler. Wait, I’ll find it for you:
Japan was gradually rearming itself. “Bombing,” said Col. Tatsuya Arima, “does not [...]
Once I finished training for Teaching Fellows (parenthetical celebration!), I read the new Harry Potter. It took me an astonishingly long time–four days–but I’m happily here on the other side of enjoying its charms. That said, it wasn’t the absolute best children’s book I’ve read, not even the best Harry Potter book.
Incidentally, [...]
Hello to all! How has it been going! I have been slightly underslept for a long enough time that I’m considering just drinking tons of caffeine over the course of the entire day (as opposed to stopping before noon as per my rule for moderating caffeine intake) so as to be slightly high and better [...]
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