Yeesh
No big snowstorm here--just a baby, of 4-6 inches, but man, I have spent my whole day sliding around in a Slurpee, and I would take some sort of sedative now if I did that sort of thing. Also, it turned out that the person I went out to meet didn't show up, so I hadn't needed to go at all.
This week/end, I played some Wii. Whee! I also ate too much on Saturday and I think I'm still regretting it. I spent a lot of time typing on Sunday, but overall, I played too hard.
A links roundup:
Can we please not treat the Quileute like crap?
Two Screens Are Better Than One! Now if only computers will come with multiple screens. Still, this reminds me of when your 3rd grade teacher gave you a cardboard screen to put up so you couldn't see your neighbor.
A cool program that "mentors Los Angeles teens and kids in theatre and the other arts, tutors them in academics, and partners with them to create and perform original plays. 100% of participating children graduate from high school. 95% go on to college. 98% are the first person in their family to go." They are short funds for this year, and I can say that if you've got a few dollars, these kinds of programs are vital to L.A. youth. Please don't make me tell you the stories about kids I knew who had never been to the beach despite living within 15 miles of it, the ones who threatened to throw up in my car (because riding in one was such a rarity, they couldn't handle the motion), the ones who got up at 4 a.m. because it takes that long to get yourself up and ready for fourth grade and then wake up and dress all of your younger siblings. Obviously, that's not the situation for every kid in L.A., but should it be the situation for any kid, anywhere? If your help takes the format of fandom, great! Check out
helptheproject for more information.
This week/end, I played some Wii. Whee! I also ate too much on Saturday and I think I'm still regretting it. I spent a lot of time typing on Sunday, but overall, I played too hard.
A links roundup:
Can we please not treat the Quileute like crap?
Two Screens Are Better Than One! Now if only computers will come with multiple screens. Still, this reminds me of when your 3rd grade teacher gave you a cardboard screen to put up so you couldn't see your neighbor.
A cool program that "mentors Los Angeles teens and kids in theatre and the other arts, tutors them in academics, and partners with them to create and perform original plays. 100% of participating children graduate from high school. 95% go on to college. 98% are the first person in their family to go." They are short funds for this year, and I can say that if you've got a few dollars, these kinds of programs are vital to L.A. youth. Please don't make me tell you the stories about kids I knew who had never been to the beach despite living within 15 miles of it, the ones who threatened to throw up in my car (because riding in one was such a rarity, they couldn't handle the motion), the ones who got up at 4 a.m. because it takes that long to get yourself up and ready for fourth grade and then wake up and dress all of your younger siblings. Obviously, that's not the situation for every kid in L.A., but should it be the situation for any kid, anywhere? If your help takes the format of fandom, great! Check out
helptheproject for more information.