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Pariah

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  1. "I don't know what 'HD' is, but I've got eighty of 'em!"
  2. It's funny, I'm having my Astronomy class working on that problem right now. It involves an unnamed planet in a nearby star system; a crew of 20,000 to assure sufficient genetic diversity, and a generational ship that will make the trip in 50 years or so.
  3. I recently got a copy of The Hobbit on CD from the local library. It's a good way to pass the time back and forth to school. There was a lot of it that I didn't remember; it's been decades since I read it. My next thought was to get The Fellowship of the Ring, but there are 20 some odd people in line ahead of me for it. So instead I checked out a different audiobook, The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley. Again, a book I've read before but it's been a very long time. (Spoilered for verbose summary.) McKinley does a great job with characterization and world building. Her descriptions of the people, the land, the magic, and the otherworldly experiences Aerin has along the way are finely crafted. She tells a good story. It was quite enjoyable to re-familiarize myself with the book after so long. Although written two years later, this book is a thousand-year prequel to one of Robin McKinley's other works, The Blue Sword. That's what I'm listening to now.
  4. I should not be nearly as amused by this as I am.
  5. BYU draws a #6 in the East Region. They'll probably be heavy favorites over Duquesne in Omaha, after which they likely draw a much tougher opponent in #3 Illinois. Win those two games, and the Cougars go to Boston the following weekend and probably get #2 Iowa State ... who has already beaten them twice in conference play this year. I did notice that three of the last four in were Boise, Colorado, and Colorado State. All three get #10 seeds ... and play-in games (Boise vs. CU, CSU vs. Virginia). Crazy stuff.
  6. Wow, the Broncos must be really confident in Stidham for the coming year. Either that, or they're planning to draft someone and throw them to the wolves in Week 1. Cue Zack Wilson 2.0.
  7. I like pickles too much and Cheetos of any variety too little to eat something like that.
  8. Today's trivia question: Which Hall of Fame quarterback went to college at a school named for his great great great grandfather?
  9. I got my final grades posted yesterday, including for the Concurrent Enrollment class, which required some manipulation of the grade book program we use to bring it in compliance with the community college. I knew my CE class was going to be a learning curve; I didn't expect that it was going to look like Mount Everest. And yeah, the concert was amazing. I'll give you a full report later.
  10. Back left. Big burner, harder for little inquisitive hands to reach.
  11. Not right now, per se, but Toto opened last night with this song.
  12. I'll take mine with sausage gravy, thanks. And at this point, you've had an opportunity to make all your picks. If there are any you missed, feel free to fix that now. Otherwise, I'll post roster updates soon-ish.
  13. Arnel Pineda, specifically. He sounds so much like Steve Perry, it's a little spooky.
  14. In my mind, the beginning of the end for Cam Newton was that second strip sack in Super Bowl 50, a/k/a/ the "business decision".
  15. Today's To-Do List: 1. Professional development meeting (w/ breakfast) 2. Post final grades for 3rd Quarter 3. IEP meeting for LBP 4. Toto & Journey in concert Gonna be a busy day!
  16. I've seen projections dropping them as far as 6. I don't think the Cougars will care much. They're just going to be excited to get in and to be favored in a first-round game. Neither of those things has happened much lately. Having said that, BYU has a notorious history of one-and-done in the Big Dance, so a first round upset is in no way out of the question.
  17. Cam Newton reacts to Kirk Cousins' $180 million contract with Falcons: 'Definitely alarming to see' Oh, but that's not even the most entertaining part. Denial. It's not just a river in Egypt.
  18. Happy Friday! Go out and enjoy a Caesar salad. Friday, March 15th: Wild Card Choose whoever or whatever you need in order to wrap up your story. Hero, villain, organization, supporting cast, equipment, theme song guy, whatever.
  19. If you smile at me, I will understand 'Cause that is something everybody everywhere does In the same language I can see by your coat, my friend You're from the other side There's just one thing I got to know Can you tell me please, who won? Say, can I have some of your purple berries? Yes, I've been eating them for six or seven weeks now Haven't got sick once Probably keep us both alive Wooden ships on the water, very free and easy Easy, you know the way it's supposed to be Silver people on the shoreline, let us be Talkin' 'bout very free and easy Horror grips us as we watch you die All we can do is echo your anguished cries Stare as all human feelings die We are leaving, you don't need us Go, take your sister then, by the hand Lead her away from this foreign land Far away, where we might laugh again We are leaving, you don't need us And it's a fair wind blowin' warm Out of the south over my shoulder Guess I'll set a course and go
  20. It's Thursday... Thursday, March 14th: Colors Choose a hero who's tied to a color in some really obvious and unmistakable way.
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