Archive for the 'Education' Category

My Little Pony

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007

Today, when I went to class, I sat down in my seat and pulled out my notebook and put it on the desk in front of me. Looked down. Realized it was a My Little Pony coloring book.
The kids have been in my backpack, apparently.
Hub said I should have offered the explanation, “Graduate [...]

TDIR

Sunday, August 26th, 2007

We’re back from Disney World, btw. It was exhausting, but fun. 11 nights on the road and in Orlando. I heart my Camelbak. Perhaps I’ll do a more detailed write-up; perhaps not. Won’t be today, anyway.
So, remember when I went all SQUEE about the movie adaptation of The Dark is [...]

Spoilsports

Saturday, July 21st, 2007

How to describe the Harry Potter phenomenon? The air is full of excitement right now, between the Harry Potter fans anxiously awaiting the release of the final book in the series and those who don’t understand the culture. It’s confusing who so many people expend so much energy insulting the people who love [...]

Guess who’s coming to dinner

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

It’s been a long time since I saw Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. I can’t help but wonder what it was like around the time it was released. Was it scandalous? Were people blase about it? Did they have problems finding financial backing to make it? Who was impacted by [...]

This is not a Mickey Mouse

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

Here’s a post I wrote on the IGDA ARG mailing list in reference to someone asking about ARGs for kids:
I’m sure I’ll get shouted down by the anti-Disnites , but I’ve spent quite a bit of time pondering lately about the nature of Disney World. They treat all the characters as absolutely real, [...]

Speaking of Las Vegas

Thursday, June 21st, 2007

Here’s a piece I wrote for The 4400 “Battle Over Promicin” campaign. I guess I have Las Vegas on the brain lately!
Casinos Go Promicin-Free

Mikki Grayson | Staff Writer
Las Vegas casinos are scrambling to deal with the effects of promicin. The city, famous for its tourism and gambling industries, has suffered a huge economic [...]

Woof

Monday, June 11th, 2007

My history class brought up early feminism this week. I think I’m relatively lucky in some ways that, although I may have bumped heads from time to time with a few old coots who just don’t believe that chicks can do stuff, too, I haven’t really run into anything major career-wise. In fact, [...]

Why am I in this handbasket?

Monday, May 21st, 2007

I blogged about the Stardust Hotel implosion a few months ago. Thinking back on it, it’s amazing what Las Vegas can get away with. To implode a building with fireworks and spotlights would be completely unheard of anywhere but there. It’s a completely unique American city, full of glitz and neon and [...]

Tooting my own horn

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

Dear Student,
Congratulations! You have been selected to receive a New College Merit Scholarship for the 2007-2008 scholastic year!
Woo!

Grade time

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

Got my grades today, just in time to start the summer semester.