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Tech/Nerd Haikus

2010-02-24T09:00:00.002-05:00

So thinkgeek.com has a monthly contest where they give away $50 to the best "tech haiku". So I have decided to take a shot at haiku writing for the sake of money (yup, I'm a sellout...) Here are my tries. Hope you enjoy! Mom lost internets I already double clicked! I'm not tech support. Mom lost Word again I already double clicked I'm not tech support. A random mushroom! I'm sure it is safe

It's my money- right?

2010-01-17T10:55:00.000-05:00

Sometimes, Christians can be really good at picking and choosing the things that we think actually count as 'sins'. We'll openly hold each other accountable to make sure that we do our quiet times, stay faithful to our spouses, and be good witnesses at work. But those sins that we choose to ignore don't go away just because we've decided not to see them.One big sin area that we like to overlook

No, We Haven't Forgotten Our Blog Exists

2010-01-13T09:34:00.005-05:00

Hello, and thanks to everyone who follows this blog despite the fact that it hasn't had an entry in ages! Josh and I were very busy over the holidays and are just now settling back into our normal routine. We visited his family in PA for Thanksgiving and my family in VT for Christmas and New Year's Eve. It was great to see everyone and we had a ton of fun.We're both very excited about some

Over 100 At Helium!

2009-11-15T13:44:00.000-05:00

I wrote my 100th article early this afternoon for Helium.com. I give Helium alot of praise, despite the fact that some people dislike it. But for the work I do, Helium is rewarding and I make money. I had an $80 payout a few months ago, $30 last month, and I expect to cashout over $100 at the end of this month. If you put some work in early, it starts to pay out later. Anyway, here are some of

Scary vs. Sweet

2009-10-31T11:00:00.000-04:00

Happy Halloween!Josh and I have realized that we like Halloween for very different reasons. I like cute little pumpkins and ghosts and other smiling decorations that I can put up in my living room and put candles in. Josh likes creepy spiders and zombies and gravestones and other scary things that give your neighbors the chills when they look into your living room window!Since our current

Barb's Good Things Book

2009-10-28T10:44:00.002-04:00

I follow a website called A Chelsea Morning. I love the ideas that Barb, the blogger, comes up with. I've decided to try my own version of her "Good Things Book" (check it out here). Barb takes clippings out of magazines and pastes them into a cute, cheap little photo album to go back to later.I have only been getting my Good Housekeeping magazines for a little over a year, but I've already

Zombie Fridays: Left 4 Dead 2 Part 2

2009-10-23T08:40:00.000-04:00

The new features of L4D2: 1) 5 campaigns, all that start with versus mode unlocked (+ survival mode and the scavenger mode) 2) 3 New Special Infected (Charger - runs through the group knocking players away, Spitter - Splits nasty goo that sticks to the ground, hurting they players while they stand there, Jockey - Grabs onto the back of a human and steers him/her away from the other players and

Zombie Fridays: Left 4 Dead 2 Part I

2009-10-16T08:37:00.000-04:00

I'm SO EXCITED about Left 4 Dead 2. It comes out mid-November and I'm pumped about getting my hands on it. The zombie hordes are doomed! Below is an article talking about L4D2's scavenging mode. In this game mode, you collect gas canisters spread throughout the level. When the zombie team finally kills you, the teams switch side and the other team tries to collect more canisters. It's pretty

What's Inside Your Coffee?

2009-10-15T08:35:00.000-04:00

I found a great article from Wired.com that shows us some of the less appetizing chemicals. Some of them include chemicals that give poop its wonderful smell... http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/magazine/17-10/st_coffee

8 Places Every American Should See

2009-10-14T09:42:00.002-04:00

Here is an interesting list of the 8 places every American should see. Most of the ones I would list aren't there, but it's definitely a list worth checking out. http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/10/13/must.see.american.places/index.html

Basic Psychology

2009-10-13T10:00:00.000-04:00

I'm going to rant today. Although the media doesn't seem to know this, correlational studies DO NOT prove causation. Just because two events occur at the same time does not prove that one even was caused by another!Here's an example that is often used by Psychology professors: The crime rate in NYC goes up in the summer. The number of ice cream sales in NYC go up in the summer. If we were the

Josh's Favorite Buffalo Chicken Dip

2009-09-22T11:00:00.000-04:00

Josh LOVES this dip, especially while watching football games! It is a great dish to bring with you to a party or get-together, and it reheats well. Enjoy! Buffalo Chicken Dip From Allrecipes 2 boneless chicken breasts, cooked and shredded or diced 1 teaspoon olive oil 1 stalk celery, finely diced 1 8-ounce package reduced-fat cream cheese 1 1/2 cups blue cheese dressing 1/3 cup Frank's RedHot

Zucchini Chowder Recipe

2009-09-21T11:00:00.002-04:00

I have had a handful of people ask me for this recipe (which is a lot at this point in my life!), most of them noting that they don't have enough recipes for zucchini. Sorry to be posting this toward the end of zucchini season, but maybe you still have zucchini hanging around! This recipe came from Mom's kitchen and is a GREAT meal on a cool day! Zucchini Chowder Ingredients: 2 medium zucchini,

Mom's Pie Crust and Swedish Apple Pie

2009-09-20T11:00:00.001-04:00

Here is Mom's basic pie crust. I never use a different crust! Mom's Pie Crust 2 1/2 cups flour 1 cup shortening 1/2 cup milk 1 tablespoon cider vinegar 1 teaspoon salt Mix flour and shortening. Add salt; mix. In separate bowl, mix milk and vinegar. Combine milk and flour mixtures into one bowl and mix with fingers. Makes 1 double pie shell. ~~~ And, when you don't have the time or patience

Recipes

2009-09-19T11:00:00.000-04:00

I have been going through my recipes lately in order to make a cookbook, and I thought I would share some of my favorites with you. I will be posting recipes throughout this week that I find fairly simple and delicious, all of them Josh-approved!Most of my recipes came from Mom, some from the guests at my bridal shower, and a good number from online recipe sharing sites like Allrecipes, where you

Caught Red-Handed

2009-09-16T11:00:00.002-04:00

So Josh and I saw something fantastic in our apartment's parking lot the other day. Well, not really fantastic, but it was pretty good timing that we caught it. Just as we rounded the corner, we saw a guy pulling down the fence post that held the handicapped parking sign.Now, I understand that he probably didn't want to get towed or ticketed (like our apartment complex cares anyway), but

Football Season Yet?

2009-09-14T13:09:00.005-04:00

It's finally football season, and I love it. Despite the Browns losing their home opener, I am still excited.If you can't see the text, click on the image.

Free Food!

2009-09-12T17:51:00.000-04:00

T.G.I. Friday's is doing a great promotion right now. They picked some guy, "Woody", who's supposed to be their number 1 fan. If Woody can get 500,000 fans on his Facebook page by September 30, everyone who registers gets a free Jack Daniels burger or chicken sandwich! I've had a Jack Daniels burger there before, and they are YUMMY! You have to make sure to register on the fan page or else you

Zombieland

2009-09-11T11:00:00.002-04:00

On Oct 2, the new movie Zombieland is set to hit theaters. It looks hilarious. It features the fast infected zombies of the 28 Days Later or remake Dawn of the Dead variety. The main characters are a band of uninfected traveling from coast to coast.The previews show some of the funniest stuff I've seen. One of the main characters, played by Woody Harrelson, tries to kill zombies in clever ways so

Approximately Infinity

2009-09-08T11:35:00.002-04:00

In the field of computational chemistry, everything is about sampling and approximation. When you overhear one of our conversations, you'd think we were totally clueless about basic math because of the phrases we use.For instance, today someone said, "I guess in this instance 1000 is not approximately infinity". And it was totally valid.We were trying to find a number that our fourier series

Sponges

2009-09-06T14:19:00.001-04:00

As I was cleaning my bathroom today, I realized that one of the most fantastic pieces of housekeeping advice I have ever gotten came from some silly website that Josh found. I don't remember where he found it, but some genius recommended cutting off corners of your sponge as it gets older.A whole sponge can be used for the dishes. A sponge with one corner cut off has been retired from dishes, but

Mapping the 7 Deadly Sins

2009-09-05T08:39:00.001-04:00

An article was recently posted on Wired's site. It tries to quantitatively analyze and plot the seven deadly sins across the US. Based on census and demographic statistics, they create new demographic maps that highlight the sins individually based on their defined criteria.For instance, greed is calculated by comparing the average income to the number of people below the poverty line. So greedy

Real Ant Zombies

2009-09-04T11:00:00.000-04:00

So researchers have known about a parasitic fungus that controls ants, but I just recently decided it was very appropriate for a Zombie Fridays post. This fungus infects ant brains and forces them to the forest floor, moving the fungus to suitable habitats. The ants then lock onto a leaf and just hold on until they die, providing the fungus with an abundant food source.It's crazy! The news brief

Gmail down again!

2009-09-01T19:01:00.003-04:00

You don't realize how much you depend on a company and its services until it goes down for an hour and a half. Gmail was down this afternoon and it brought some of my work to a standstill...Thankfully... it is back.Read about it here.

Elmo fights swine flu

2009-09-01T15:06:00.002-04:00

That's right, the government (specifically www.flu.gov) is taking advantage of the stardom of Elmo to tell kids about good hygiene. The hope is that we can prevent the spread of the flu in schools this upcoming year (especially if the vaccine doesn't come out fast enough).Let's be serious for a moment. Most people make wisecracks about how the seasonal influenza is far more deadly than swine flu,