September 2011
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My Book Boyfriend: Eli Monpress →
Because: this is hilarious and smacks of truth
this is pretty much how I picture Eli
IT’S ELI EFFING MONPRESS
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Profound Thought of the Day
You know what I miss?
Baptisms.
I was just thinking tonight how long it’s been since I’ve been to or seen one. I realize there aren’t a lot of newcomers, or new Christians at our church (which is another point altogether), but I feel like it’s a vital step in a person’s life of faith and I realized tonight I don’t even know how our church views baptism.
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The Guardian: The death of books has been greatly... →
For one thing, people are buying more and more books in Amazonia, and more and more of them are on Amazon’s ebook platform the Kindle. In May this year, Amazon announced that, for the first time, it was selling more Kindle versions of books than paperback and hardbacks combined, and (here’s the thing that doesn’t get quoted so often) sales of print books were still increasing.
Amazon also...
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On Appreciating the Hufflepuffs
lettersandlight:
Growing up, everyone wanted to be in Gryffindor. If you characterized yourself as a do-gooder in the face of fear, or weathered hardships without complaint, you were a Gryffindor. If you always chose the high road and completed every side quest in every RPG, you were a Gryffindor. Gryffindor was the house of heroes, the house of the chosen one, and the house that...
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Um... YES.
me: I need to focus, too
me: need to make up and outline a ppt presentation. -___-
Hannah: bluh.
Hannah: L4D2 PRESENTATION FOREVER
me: I wish. XD
Hannah: yeah. XD
me: I can already imagine the layout and everything
Hannah: hi class, here's my presentation. also, ZOMBIES.
me: SHUT UP THIS HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH MATH
Hannah: ONE ZOMBIE PLUS ONE SURVIVOR = ZERO ZOMBIES
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“Statistically, the probability of any one of us being here is so small that the...”
– Lewis Thomas (via joshuakaufman)
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honhonhon:
“Can we look forward to more...
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fistfuls of honey: SO YOU WANT TO WRITE A FANTASY: →
missturdle:
How exciting! Fantasy is so fun! You can do anything you want to your universe, because it’s fantasy - which is really great, because you’ve always wanted cats to talk and everyone else to share your distaste of squash. Plus you could have magic! Or not, you know, low-fantasy…
Hilarious, but true.
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001. How to Make Mundane College Activities...
Today’s lesson: Climbing Stairs
Put on earphones. If you haven’t some sort of mobile music device, get one. (How do you live??)
Turn on epic adventure music. This can be anything exciting, daring, or the pump-up-the-volume type. Movie/video game soundtracks or rock-and-roll anthems are recommended. I can personally vouch for “Into the Fire” from the musical The...
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Let's Think This Through...
Well, it’s been a productive night so far, and I’m in a good mood, so I figured I’d do some thinking while I’m still clearheaded.
I guess I’ll just come out and say it: I don’t think I’m going to do NaNoWriMo this year. Why not? Well, lots of reasons.
I don’t really have the time.
I have no ideas for a story, anyway.
I’m really struggling...
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Write Right: What Can go Wrong SHOULD go Wrong-... →
getitwrite:
Plotting, plotting, plotting. Let us all twirl our curly mustaches and giggle maniacally with delight.
If you want an easy way to plot out a story that your readers can’t guess the end to by the fourth chapter, then THIS is the method for you! Basically, you begin with a character and something…
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You Wouldn't Recognize Me, for the Light in My...
You know those days when it doesn’t matter what happens, everything seems to be bright and new and beautiful?
I’m having one of those.
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General Update
So it’s been a little crazy ‘round here lately. Things are changing and it’s hard to keep up, but… well, here are my thoughts so far.
school : The new semester started two weeks ago. I’m taking four classes, which isn’t a terrible load. German is going to be the hardest, I think… SO. MUCH. VOCAB. And I can’t pronounce anything worth—...
