New YWS Friday Update

So every Friday I’m going to try to give you an update on where the new YWS is and how it’s coming along.  This is how it looked last Friday:

This is how it looks now:

So as you can tell, a lot of progress has been made.  Although what you see above is still not the [...]

What Are You Doing This Weekend?

It’s the third weekend of October, and in the United States that usually means hayrides, raking leaves, or carving a pumpkin.  Personally, I’m not doing any of these things, but I’m just saying some people do those things.  Instead, I’ll be going to the last day of the Renaissance Festival here in Maryland.  That means [...]

What Are You Listening To?

Pork and Beans by Weezer.

Name the Most Attractive Book Covers

So what do you think are the most attractive book covers?  You can name how many you want (1, 100… doesn’t matter), and I’ll put together a list later this week based on the responses.

What Are You Doing This Summer?

So it’s June 17 now, which means almost everyone in the Northern Hemisphere is out of school for the summer.  So, how will you be spending these sunny days?  Got a job?  Camp?  YWSing it up?

It’s Greek To Me, and Other Shakespeare Quotes

So most everyone knows that Shakespeare invented the word assassination, right?
Well did you also know he invented the words academe, accused, addiction, advertising, amazement, arouse, backing, bandit, bedroom, beached, besmirch, birthplace, blanket, bloodstained, barefaced, blushing, bet, bump, buzzer, caked, cater, champion, circumstantial, cold-blooded, compromise, courtship, countless, critic, dauntless, dawn, deafening, discontent, dishearten, drugged, dwindle, [...]

World’s Smallest Koran

Normal Koran (Penguin Classics): 7.7 in x 4.8 in x 0.9 in; 11.2 ounces; 464 pages
Smallest Koran: 0.66 in × 0.50 in × 0.28 in; grams?; 571 pages
Published in Cairo in 1982, the world’s smallest Koran is unabridged, bound, and in Arabic.  It is currently owned by Dr. Muhammad Saeed Karim Beebani of Pakistan.

Why Comments Must Be Approved First

So if you’ve made a comment lately, you’ve noticed that it needs to go through approval first.  I started doing this a few days ago because this blog has been getting a large number of hits due to a few posts made popular via stumbleupon.  While that’s great, it also means that the blog is [...]

To The Grammar Nazi Who Sits Behind Me

Dear Grammar Nazi Who Sits Behind Me,
I don’t know your name, although I think it begins with a B. You’ve been in my class for a few months now, and I feel quite foolish for not knowing how to address you. I’m often distracted by my own daydreaming, so please do not [...]

Create That Definition!

Thought I’d try something new: I’ll make up a word, then everyone else has to come up with a definition for it.  The best definition will be chosen after an undetermined length of time, and the winner will have the honor of having invented a new word!
This week’s word is:
parathonal