Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
Japan's game shows are cooler than ours
This puts any obstacle course America has ever created for TV to shame x1,000,000. His upper body strength is crazy! Especially around minute 6 and beyond.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Facebook Chat....
...is great because right now I'm talking to a friend in London, a friend in Tanzania and one in Kansas City. It's not costing me anything, it's easy to understand them, there's no random disconnections (unless the power goes out in Moshi) and response time is as quick as ever. Without facebook chat I would probably lose these friendships over time. Email is good but unless you do it frequently you just are caught up on major events in people's lives and not the little things that can make conversation flow easily. I'm grateful for Mark Zuckerberg or whichever one of his minions came up with fbook chat.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Festival of Colors
I would like to go to the Festival of Colors in India and Nepal. "Holi or Phagwa is a Hindu spring festival that takes place every year in India and Nepal. On the first day of celebrations, bonfires are lit, signifying the burning of the demoness Holika. On the second day, the real Festival of Colors begins; spring and the change of weather are believed to bring illnesses like fever, flews and colds, so people throw colored powders, with medicinal significance, to chase away these illnesses. The powder can now be bought from marketplaces, but there are still those who make it in the comfort of their own homes, using various plants and flowers that give it a mesmerizing fragrance.
The Festival of Colors usually takes place at the end of February or the beginning of March, depending on when the full moon occurs."
Monday, January 19, 2009
Stuff White People Like #120
#120 Taking a Year Off"Though you might consider finishing school or having a good job to be “accomplishments” many white people view them as burdens. As such, they can only handle them for so long before they start talking about their need to “take a year off” to travel, volunteer, or work abroad."
"It is most common for the person taking the year off to use this time to travel (see Post #19 for reasons why). Generally, they will start off with a set amount of money that will use to travel for as long as possible. This explains why a white person with an $800 backpack will haggle with a poverty-stricken street vendor about a $2 dollar plate of food."
"Some of the more enterprising white people will extend their time off by working abroad as a bartender, ski lift operator, or english teacher. Their stories, emails, and publishing plans will be identical to the previous white person but will include additional stories about working and complaints about “tourists.”
It's all so true!!!!
Entire article here
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Most Common Words
Can you guess the 100 most commonly used words in the english language? I got 76 out of 100 and I'm not sure if that's good or bad.
Try here
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