Archive for February, 2007
more great news for the greeks
26 February 2007Delta Zeta’s national officers interviewed 35 DePauw members in November, quizzing them about their dedication to recruitment. They judged 23 of the women insufficiently committed and later told them to vacate the sorority house. The 23 members included every woman who was overweight. They also included the only black, Korean and Vietnamese members. The dozen [...]
getting it right
26 February 2007I saw Bridge to Terabithia this weekend and cried like a child. Openly sobbed. I still clearly haven’t learned my lesson about avoiding fictionalizations of people drowning (I’m looking at you, Grey’s Anatomy. We’re in a fight), but I do think that this was the best possible movie that could have been made from the [...]
Dinosaurs by Moonlight 3: Son of Dinosaurs by Moonlight
23 February 2007To catch you up to speed, I’m currently campaigning The Museum of Natural History to allow me to participate in its Night At The Museum program, despite the fact that I am not 8-12 years old nor in a position to acquire and accompany an 8-12 year old child. Following our initial correspondence (Dinosaurs by [...]
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better– it’s not.” ~Dr. Seuss, The Lorax
22 February 2007March 2nd (a week from tomorrow) is Read Across America day!
Rundown here, ways to get involved here, visit the good Doctor here, celebrity book picks here (includes Tyra’s choice for FIERCE children’s books, the collective picks of Nsync, and Aaron Spelling (RIP) on picture books).
Basically, it’s an excuse to read (in case you need one!) [...]
puppy news item of the week
22 February 2007“The dog probably saved their lives,” said Erik Brom, a member of the Portland Mountain Rescue team, who described the wind in the canyon where the climbers were holed up as “hellacious.”
on having been totally empowered by doing my civic duty
21 February 2007I spent two days of last week– days that should have been wholly and happily devoted to the excel grids at work that I love so much I save them on my USB drive and carry them around with me in case I ever get downtime and want/ need to look at them– downtown on [...]
what do we know about this?
20 February 2007Someone made this:
Into a movie? In 2004? Where was I? Has anyone seen it? Please let it be awesome. Or, since I am nothing if not willing to compromise, let it be at least 65% as awesome as the book is.
New Hills recap
19 February 2007The girls ruminate about what NYIntern will be like, and LC postulates “If she’s anything like {editor} Jane, she’ll be very…” she trails off, making a chopping motion with her hands. Very what? Into beheadings?
sometimes i feel i’ve got to {duh, duh} run away
15 February 2007I had my first improv class this weekend. As this is level 0 (as low as you can get), we spent most of our time playing acting games that allowed us to either scream and run around wildly or make nonsense noises, and I loved every second of it. As I walked out of the class, [...]
happy (pirate) valentines day!
14 February 2007make your own candy heart here.