I've seen honest faces before. They usually come attached to liars.

Willow ,'Conversations with Dead People'


Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


flea - Mar 29, 2014 3:36:51 am PDT #23910 of 30000
information libertarian

msbelle, I like Khan Academy for me as a refresher (like, when I have totally forgotten how to do something.) I haven't used the self-paced study features. I would be interested to hear how it goes. I find the guy really mellow and nice-sounding, which is good.


Anne W. - Mar 29, 2014 3:45:42 am PDT #23911 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.

I'll second what flea says about Khan academy. I've been using it to re-learn some things about statistics that I'd nearly forgotten.

Also, one thing I appreciate is that the word problems on there are clearly written with a diverse audience in mind.


-t - Mar 29, 2014 4:18:17 am PDT #23912 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Ah, I slept really well last night,which is good because I'm going to run a 5k in a couple of hours. It'll be my first time running with neither zombies nor dog in a while, that'll be strange.

But first, food and allergy meds.


sarameg - Mar 29, 2014 4:21:42 am PDT #23913 of 30000

Was a little low-blood-sugar or something shaky at the market, market to the rescue! Samples in the form of brie on bites of baguette. NOM! (Yes, I had already bought empanadas and was waiting on my portobello sandwich, but all I needed was a nibble of something.)

*Almost* bought a baguette. But I really didn't need one...


Jesse - Mar 29, 2014 4:37:52 am PDT #23914 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Argh, I don't have my new insurance card with me, so I have to pay outof pocket and get reimbursed. Annoying! At least it's warm out.


tommyrot - Mar 29, 2014 4:41:02 am PDT #23915 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I got up at 6:15 to take pictures of the sunrise over the lake. It was completely overcast but I went anyway--now I have some pictures of grey skies over grey water. But I'm learning post-production in Lightroom so the pictures are fun to play with anyway.


Theodosia - Mar 29, 2014 4:49:48 am PDT #23916 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

sarameg -- when you're taking pictures of non-moving objects, try turning off the flash. If the camera is halfway decent, it will compensate by lengthening the exposure -- just remember to hold the camera as still as possible. (A good trick is to prop your arm on something.)


-t - Mar 29, 2014 5:02:15 am PDT #23917 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Yup, that is definitely rain. This'll be interesting.


Sheryl - Mar 29, 2014 5:12:23 am PDT #23918 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

Rain here. Supposed to be around all weekend. fun


-t - Mar 29, 2014 6:30:51 am PDT #23919 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

10 min to race time. Standing around in the rain.