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The Tale Tail Snail http://tale.tailsnail.net telling the tale of the tail snail Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:11:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Learning Russian Alphabet (Cyrillic Alphabet) Online Resources http://tale.tailsnail.net/2012/01/05/learning-russian-alphabet-cyrillic-alphabet-online-resources/ http://tale.tailsnail.net/2012/01/05/learning-russian-alphabet-cyrillic-alphabet-online-resources/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:37:21 +0000 emfetz http://tale.tailsnail.net/?p=51 I LOVE Germanic languages and am attempting to learn some Russian, in addition to the German I already know. Here are some great online resources for learning the russian alphabet. Enjoy!

This site shows how the letter sounds (wonderful for sounding out words) as well as how the letter looks written and typed:
http://masterrussian.com/blalphabet.shtml

This site shows how to form the letters:
http://www.brown.edu/Departments/LRC/RU_writing/index.htm

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]]> http://tale.tailsnail.net/2011/12/23/moral-to-cars-movie/feed/ 0 Nike Cross Nationals 2011 http://tale.tailsnail.net/2011/12/04/nike-cross-nationals-2011/ http://tale.tailsnail.net/2011/12/04/nike-cross-nationals-2011/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 04:12:16 +0000 emfetz http://tale.tailsnail.net/?p=47 I have some friends that went to this awesome event, so I decided to give it a teeny bit of publicity. I would have loved to go to this amazing event, but I was regrettably out of shape and injured. :P
Nevertheless, congratulations to all who went and happy holidays to all of you subscribers!

NikeCrossNationals.com – Nike Cross Nationals Official Site – NXN – Videos – NXN Highlights HD – Nike Cross Nationals 2011.

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So yeah, feel free to remix. (Although CollegeXpress might not like it too much.)

]]> http://tale.tailsnail.net/2011/12/03/new-soviet-russia-meme/feed/ 0 The Recipe of Awesome #1 – Powdered Mocha (Das Rezept von Fantastisch #1 – Mokkapulver) http://tale.tailsnail.net/2011/11/28/the-recipe-of-awesome-1-powdered-mocha-das-rezept-von-fantastisch-1-mokkapulver/ http://tale.tailsnail.net/2011/11/28/the-recipe-of-awesome-1-powdered-mocha-das-rezept-von-fantastisch-1-mokkapulver/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 02:58:54 +0000 emfetz http://tale.tailsnail.net/?p=10 The other day, I realized the untapped potential of powdered coffee and powdered hot chocolate. So, I set myself fully upon the goal of tapping this potential deliciousness for exactly two minutes. Here’s how:

Gather the following ingredients:

  • A microwavable mug with water in it
  • Hot chocolate powder
  • Powdered coffee (I used Starbucks Cafe Via, but not very economical)
Now…
  1. Heat the water with a microwave.
  2. Add ingredients to the heated water and stir.
  3. Drink and enjoy!

Here is my result:

Do you have a better recipe? Please comment!

Das Rezept von Fantastisch #1 – Mokkapulver

Unlängst, ich bemerkte nicht angezapft Potenzial von Cafepulver und heiße-Schokoladepulver. Also, ich packte die Aufgabe von schaffend Köstlichkeit. Hier ist wie:

Sammeln sie diese Zutaten:

  • einen mikrowellengeeignet Krug mit Wasser
  • heiße-Schokoladepulver
  • Cafepulver (Ich benutzte Starbucks Cafe Via, aber es ist nicht wirtschaftlich.)
Nun…
  1. Erhitzen sie die Wasser mit einer Mikrowelle.
  2. Vereinen sie die Zutaten zu die heizbar Wasser, und einrühen sie es.
  3. Trinken und genießen sie es!

Hier ist mein Ergebnis:

Hast du ein besser Rezept? Kommentieren sie!

(p.s. Does my German suck? If so, please tell me why. I would love to learn :D )

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1.) My initial purpose for the Tale Tail Snail is to create a central home for myself on the web. I dabble in many different things and have at least 200 seperate accounts across the web, a good 10 or so for blogs that I have either never posted on or become board with very quickly and forgot about them.

2.) I want to be able to express myself and see what others think of my ideas, opinions, work, etc. After all, isn’t collaboration between people what the web is based on?

3.) My ultimate goal for this blog is for it to become a place where I can place extended thoughts of mine that won’t fit in so many characters or in one language (some posts might be doubled in German), or in one medium (I like the idea of videocasts or podcasts or maybe just some pictures I took).

So, if you think about it, the whole idea of a blog is the selfish idea that people actually care about what you have to say. Ending on that note, I will try to make my posts somewhat interresting and not too selfish, boring, or biased (go Red Sox! :D ).

So long and good blogging! :)

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