Posted by Nate on Oct 31, 2008 in
Miscellaneous
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 [...]
Posted by Nate on Oct 18, 2008 in
Miscellaneous
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 [...]
Posted by Nate on Sep 14, 2008 in
Miscellaneous
Pork and Beans by Weezer.
Posted by Nate on Jun 19, 2008 in
Miscellaneous
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.
Posted by Nate on Jun 17, 2008 in
Miscellaneous
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?
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, [...]
Posted by Nate on May 31, 2008 in
Miscellaneous
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.
Posted by Nate on May 10, 2008 in
Miscellaneous
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 [...]
Posted by Nate on May 7, 2008 in
Humor,
Miscellaneous
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 [...]
Posted by Nate on May 4, 2008 in
Miscellaneous
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