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Archive for August 22, 2005 - י"ח אב תשס"ה

what i did yesterday

By penny • August 22, 2005 - י"ח אב תשס"ה • Category: misc

look for march of the penguins in claymation at a cinema near you soon. :) [just kidding, i highly doubt i could make more of these]



how to give yourself a migraine in 3 easy steps

By penny • August 22, 2005 - י"ח אב תשס"ה • Category: misc

1) tell friend you’ll fix their laptop
2) realize that said laptop is an old version of mac
3) realize that aforesaid laptop is in a language you barely speak and a character set where 5 year olds know much more than you. (japanese)
update
4) some keys are “proper” (i.e. control is where it should be, but some [...]



while i’m procrastinating

By penny • August 22, 2005 - י"ח אב תשס"ה • Category: misc

knit-out crochet 2005 sunday oct 2 in NYC, sponsored by the Craft Yarn Council of America.

Plus, help Warm Up America! bring a 7″ by 9″ crocheted or knitted section, which will be joined with others to make a patchwork afghan for someone in need.



it’s npd

By penny • August 22, 2005 - י"ח אב תשס"ה • Category: books

national punctuation day oh dear.. i’m in trouble. but when they have use the shift key day then i’m really screwed. ;)
[but explain to me how i can get the parethesis used in smilies but i can't capitalize anything else consistently?]
anyway, who can complain when the suggestions for celebrating npd include:

Sleep late.

Take [...]



cortlandt st station closed for now

By penny • August 22, 2005 - י"ח אב תשס"ה • Category: misc

info here (PDF) R/W/N affected



MEET thanks to MIT

By penny • August 22, 2005 - י"ח אב תשס"ה • Category: misc

MEET - Middle East Education Through Technology brings together Israeli and Palestinian high school kids to teach computer science, entrepreneurship and leadership skills.