homemaking with loojie: 04/01/2002

Tuesday, April 30, 2002

Now that all the rejections are in, there's nothing left to do except wait for a waitlist miracle.

Saturday, April 27, 2002

Someone on the law boards emailed a bunch of admissions officers, asking about their transfer policies. Here's how they replied.

Friday, April 26, 2002

It's tough to find high-energy foods that aren't high fat. Here are some encouraging recipes from Vegetarian Times.

Wednesday, April 24, 2002

Cigarboy ranks Scotch. At least law school isn't all people talk about on the law boards.

See if you're worthy to pair up with the guy who posted this personal ad: Take the Craigslist Test!

Tuesday, April 23, 2002

I used to work with this guy.

Things to do at an otherwise dull Valentines Party (okay, okay, they're G-rated!)

Monday, April 22, 2002

The Medieval Ferret, or, Ferrets In Art History...in case you were wondering what role ferrets, in fact, played in art history. (Still searching for the medieval marmoset, hedgehog, or chinchilla.)

Sad how addicted we all are to the U.S. News rankings: here are some interesting backlogs from 1990, 1994, and 1996.

Saturday, April 20, 2002

For the collection, here's a list of handy Latin Sayings.

Thursday, April 18, 2002

Remember the "With You Always" series? Well here, cast in handpainted resin, is Sport Jesus. eek.

Wednesday, April 17, 2002

Nice to see Microsoft promoting literacy among its slaves: How Well Can You Spell? (courtesy of MSN)

Hey, it's a raw food restaurant in Marin. Worth $40 a meal? I wonder.

Thursday, April 11, 2002

It's unfortunate how much I've forgotten about coding Server Side Includes.

...some encouragement in the wait.

Tuesday, April 09, 2002

Monarchs of Britain -- gosh, there are lots of 'em.

Saturday, April 06, 2002

Someone on the law boards did some good research on the Israel/Palestine question.

Friday, April 05, 2002

Memo to self: share this article with Mom.

If I had a Monkey...

English as She is Spoke, "without question the worst phrasebook ever written."

A friend from the Tolkien boards makes her own lace. Yes, it takes awhile -- but check out the results.

Thursday, April 04, 2002

It's online! Now you can view much of the Two Towers Trailer without paying the ticket price over again. 'Course you'll have to tolerate the random Chinese screen graphics and narration, but really, who cares?

Tuesday, April 02, 2002

Brush up on your logical fallacies!

Monday, April 01, 2002

Wondering how I'd make my own almond butter, I came upon this oddly informative page about the wonderful world of nut pastes.

I've just discovered Google Newsgroups. Finally, after seven years of never being able to get the "news" setting on Netscape to work, I can now profit from the collective wisdom of places like alt.chinchilla. Whee!

homemaking with loojie