Grade 3 / World Geography

What are the world's seven continents?


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Current Mood: awake
Current Music: "God's Away on Business" by Tom Waits

I have plotted out the first three volumes of the StarCraft: Ghost Academy manga, which is not-entirely-coincidentally all I'm contracted for. *wry grin* I'm gonna take a break, watch yesterday's CSI: NY, then read it over again before sending it off to TokyoPop.

Current Mood: accomplished
Current Music: "Battleship Chains" by Hindu Love Gods

Grade 2 / Science

About what percentage of the human body is made up of water?
a) 90 percent
b) 75 percent
c) 60 percent


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Current Mood: tired
Current Music: "My Shit's Fucked Up" by Warren Zevon

With thanks to trampledamage -- who needs to e-mail me at keith at decandido dot net -- I introduce my new mini-laptop Opportunity:

( Pictures of Opportunity behind the cut... )

terri_osborne's like laptop -- which is exactly the same, only all black -- is named Spirit. *grin*

Thanks to everyone who suggested names.

Current Mood: geeky
Current Music: "Lay Down Your Weary Tune" by Bob Dylan

I am typing this from the local Starbucks. Still getting used to the very wee keyboard. In particular, I keep hitting the up arrow instead of "Shift," the 9 instead of i, and 0 instead of o. But I'll get used to it.

In any event, the little bugger needs a name. I'm leaning toward Scout II, since Scout was the name of my 1977 Ford Pinto, which was the same color as this little guy, but that's kinda dull. I'm open to suggestions from y'all.

So suggest away! The winner gets a character named after them in Star Trek: A Singular Destiny....

Current Mood: pleased
Current Music: "Big Black Mariah" by Tom Waits

I love Aoki so much... *tee hee*

( Yes, another picture of her asleep behind the cut.... )

Current Mood: silly
Current Music: "Occasional Demons" by Jethro Tull

I have just gotten off the phone with norda, and we're all set -- there will be many many copies of Doctor Who: Short Trips: The Quality of Leadership at Shore Leave 30 this July. I will be selling the book at Meet the Pros Friday night and other places at the convention for the low low price of $20 -- that's a Shore Leave 30 special price. (The book retails for $28-30 U.S., plus shipping, depending on the exchange rate.)

As an added bonus, if you get the book at Shore Leave, not only will you save a few bucks, you will also be able to get the anthology editor and nine of the twelve authors to sign the thing for you, as the following will all be attending the convention:

Kathleen O. David puppetmaker40
Peter David peterdavidblog2
Keith R.A. DeCandido kradical
Linnea Dodson neadods
John S. Drew drewshi
Allyn Gibson tiggerallyn
Robert T. Jeschonek bob_j
Terri Osborne terri_osborne
James Swallow jmswallow
Richard C. White nightwolfwriter

It's also, if I do say so myself, a damnfine anthology with some excellent stories about the first eight Doctors meeting leaders throughout history (and elsewhere).

Current Mood: happy
Current Music: "Run Straight Down" by Warren Zevon

According to suricattus, it's National Teacher Appreciation Day, so to all the teachers out there -- in particular girasole, rosenhaus, and all the other teachers on the ol' f-list -- I appreciate you!!!!

Current Mood: happy
Current Music: "You Can Call Me Al" by Paul Simon

I bought an itty-bitty mini-laptop basically out of fear. The hinges on my laptop have gone all wonky, and I'm literally afraid to close it. And the mini-laptop only cost $300 and is much lighter. All it really does is allow me to write, but it takes up less space, is lighter, and doesn't have busted hinges. And it didn't cost that much.

It's also sky blue, the same color as my first car. *wry grin*

Current Mood: tired
Current Music: "Acadian Driftwood" by The Band

Grade 3 / Health

What is the common name for the patella bone?


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Current Mood: calm
Current Music: "The Coast" by Paul Simon

"'Cause the last thing we want to hear about is Kistler's hot-buttered 'nads."
---infinitydog, on justcomeinalone

Current Mood: amused

Mildred Loving, the woman who had to go to another state to marry the man she loved, and who was the subject of Loving v. Virginia, which eventually allowed interracial marriage, died at the age of 68 from pneumonia.

It's perhaps telling that most of the arguments used against the Lovings marrying are the exact same arguments used now about gay marriage. Also: the law that the Lovings broke, and for which they were arrested, and which had to be overturned by the Supreme Court's decision on Loving v. Virginia, was called the Racial Integrity Act.

Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose...

Rest in peace, ma'am.

Current Mood: sad
Current Music: "Jesus Loves Me (But He Can't Stand You)" by the Austin Lounge Lizards

AWESOME!!!!!!!!




More later....

Current Location: on the bus going home
Current Mood: geeky
Current Music: "Hold On" by Tom Waits

Grade 3 / Math

What is the perimeter of a triangle whose sides measure 4 inches, 6 inches, and 3 inches?


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Current Mood: awake
Current Music: "The Conch Republic Anthem" by Michael McCloud