I figured some more links would be a good way to start a Friday.
Steven Colbert takes on the Common Core, which we were talking about a week or so ago.
I also enjoyed this open letter from Introverts.
And… thanks to a friend I was introduced to Convos with my 2-year old this week.
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Click for Part II.
Or it would be more fun if I could do whatever I wanted with my day. Oh well. How about some fun videos and links in the meantime?
I fully agree with this list of things we should stop doing to ourselves.
This yummy yellow cake sounds perfect for when you just want a delectible, classic cake.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEOkYzN-xaA]
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I’m looking forward to the weekend, and slightly warmer temperatures. Fridays are always difficult in terms of motivation, though… all I can think about is the weekend ahead and find myself distracted while drinking my morning coffee. So, how about some fun/interesting links?
Some of these Disney movie facts I already knew.
A fun video that explains how big the universe is.
A fascinating Ted Talk featuring zombie roaches and other examples of parasitic manipulation.
I can’t help but be a little intrigued and excited about this outrageous Jem announcement.
This might explain why the symmetry loving side of me has always loved Wes Anderson.
Just because Mario is awesome
Talk about an exhausting couple of days. I’m officially wiped out. We spent Christmas Eve with Josh’s dad and that part of the family. It was a south of the border theme with some non-traditional fare and present opening (of course). All in all, a very nice evening. Christmas morning Josh and I got up and did our stockings and gave the kitties their presents and opened presents from my family – and then I made gingerbread pancakes with lemon sauce. We had a few hours to relax before it was time for Josh’s mom and that side of the family to arrive – 15 people in total and when you have that many people you can pretty much bet on a little chaos in a house of that size. Still, we managed to fit everyone in the basement in front of the fire to open presents. We took about 168 photos over two days, so I’m obviously not going to post them all, but here is a link to a seperate site… mostly family opening gifts. I have to work on Sunday evening, but I do believe Josh and I are going to watch some of our new movies tonight and tomorrow and just crash on the beanbag chair in front of another fire. I also plan on playing with my new toys – Josh gave me legos! A huge box of them! Yay! So, while I do that Josh will probably play some Fable II (my gift) and we’re going to check out Mario Galaxy for the Wii (from my mom). I also have a new 500GB harddrive to fill! 🙂
Here’s the link: http://madamesecretary.googlepages.com/christmas2008