Mary-Helen pointed me to this excellent post on “gaming addiction.” The Snook is pretty good about regulating his game play, and he did make a sterling effort at getting me to play with him. I’m not too worried yet. (Though he’s only at level 47. What will happen when he gets to 60?)
Category: Random Links
Links that I’m reading/watching/listening to/thinking about
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Teletubbies Hats
Knitted Teletubbies Hats for babies. Those are so cute!
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Pop Art
Bookmarking for later: How to use Photoshop to make Pop Art. Sweet.
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Big Mac Pumpkin
Big Mac Pumpkin. That’s awesome!
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How Many of Me
Out of 300 million Americans, how many share your name? There are only 84 Kristine Howards in the whole population! (And good grief, there are ZERO Rodd Snooks.)
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Period
The women of MetaFilter answer the question: “How does it feel to have your period?” There’s a really good range of experiences represented there (including my own). Personally, I’m just glad to see a lot of other people mentioning downing ibuprofen like M&Ms. I mean, I hope they don’t get sick like I did, but at least it makes me feel a little less like a freak.
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Dooce
This article about Dooce reveals what the mysterious lawsuit was that re-triggered her depression this past summer. I’ll admit I was a little curious about that.
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Beaconsfield scarf
Remember the massive scarf being knit to commemorate the rescue of the Beaconsfield miners? It’s growing…
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Facial Expressions
Israeli researchers have shown that facial expressions may be hereditary. That’s fascinating! I would’ve thought it was just learned, the way you have your mother’s laugh or your father’s voice. But doing the experiment with blind people blows that out of the water. Neat!