OK, this Beauty and the Geek show is kind of cute. At least they're all learning valuable skills!

Aha! I remember reading about this story years ago but nobody ever seems to know what I'm talking about when I bring it up. Which seemed ridiculous because it's the most fascinating thing ever! So I half convinced myself that I had imagined Nu Shu, the secret coded Chinese writing that existed, hidden from men and the world for a thousand years.

Oh my word. I've bookmarked the page. That's incredible. I'm so glad the gov't is now opening a school to keep it alive. I'm quite interested in reading the author's book now, too.

I could not resist a quick google and found a whole Nushu site:

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OK, this Beauty and the Geek show is kind of cute. At least they're all learning valuable skills!

I kind of liked last week's episode too.

I loved the footage from within the tornado. Didn't they say that they had calculated that the pebbles and other bits of rubbish were spinning at 100 miles an hour?

My bedroom is cooling off as I type! YAY A/C! Although I think I need to go buy a shitload of stuff to seal up all the gaps. I don't think the unit is made for the kind of windows I have, or I put it in wrong, or something. For now I'm using facecloths.

OK, two things from the Daily Show commercial break: There was an ad for a show with a guy who said, "The problem with the world is there are too many stupid people.... and not enough people to eat them!" Sounds like something people here might like.

Also, who's the guy doing the voiceover in the Budweiser ad? He's so familiar, and I can't figure it out.

I'll agree with that.

msbelle better have taped the Inside. I'd mentioned it to mom & there was a review in the paper (that was pretty good) and she didn't sound too interested (mind, they haven't seen series tv in um....years.) So we cooked instead.

Took the parents to Druid Hill Park, Hampden, I was bought a real pottery bowl (as opposed to ziploc disposable) and then I took them to Dickeyville which is utterly darling and does not feel like it is in the city. We walked and admired gardens and then came home and made dinner and perused real estate stuff. She tells me she realizes now it is a totally different ballgame than at home. Possibly not even the same language. So she understands my daunt.

Uh, I think my dad's phone just beeped at me. Or there is some piece of electronics invading my house. Kinda creepy.

Um, how often do cellphones bloop when they have low battery? Because if it is frequent, I may have to flush it.

It's pretty frequent. If mine does that, I have to turn it off (if I'm not able to plug it into the charger, that is). Can't stand the repeat-o bleep.

Jon Stewart hearts Colin Powell. Aw.