TashaTush

You should look into flux, it adjusts the screen so it no longer shines blue light at night. I've been using it for years! It's not perfect, but it helps. I had a kindle for ages, but it has since stopped working. I found it was great for travelling or reading while in the bath or at the beach, places where a book in a ziploc bag would be a little unwieldy or heavy to carry. I use my tablet to read academic texts for highlighting and annotations. I own lots and lots of physical books, but they're usually graphic novels or poetry or experimental writing, formats that ebooks haven't really adapted to yet, or that publishers don't really pay the same sensitivity to when publishing them in ebook form. Who says going digital has to be all or nothing, why not a little of both? In terms of other media though ... I own maybe 5 CDs, and maybe 3 DVDs, and that's all I have ever owned. I was raised on the internet man, I went straight from cassettes to napster. I look forward to the day when music can be beamed from the air and conducted directly into my bones.

Getting all excited to see a date, he seems polite and considerate and wants all the right things, tossing and turning the night before... only to be told on the day of that it's a no go. :cry: But but but but ... I wanted to play! :cry:

I feel like this is the real "problem". University is overrated in the sense that there are so many people applying for jobs that they are not qualified for, because it is easy on the internet. Employers adapt by asking for unnecessary qualifications like a University degree and experience in x y and z as a way cut down on the number of applicants regardless of whether or not those are actual requirements for the job. It is gross that students are expected to bear the debt of unspecific training via education when the grunt of that expense used to be carried by the employer. When I first went to school, I thought it was to get a job and have a career, so I went to a college. But then I realized that is gross, I love school, I want to learn for the sake of learning, not to profit a big corporate employer like I was being trained to do, so I went to a university to study in the same field. I came out the other end much more skilled and with more of a narrow focus than when I started, but not in a way that is meant to be appealing to employers. I also came out a lot more socially conscious, open minded and politically engaged. Universities do provide great networking opportunities and support for starting out in a career, but it's up to the student to take them. Too many students start their education believing the piece of paper is the outcome, and forget to take advantage of the opportunities that are available to them outside the curriculum. University also isn't for everyone, I am all for pushing people to take on a trade if that's more suited to their personality and desired lifestyle. I have family members who are tradesmen and make more money than I ever will, though I do worry about the toll it will take on their bodies and the physical danger they are exposed to in their work. In all, I think universities are "overrated" in the sense that people have unrealistic expectations in terms of what the result of that kind of education should be, and I think many high school graduates are being guided in the wrong direction in the name of profit for institutions, and there are many alternatives that are far more suitable for different individuals. But a university education definitely still has a great deal of value.

Nothing! But I am still wearing my jammies. Who knows if I will get dressed today? My jammies today are pink and yellow shorts. Maybe if I dress like it's not -20 out I will fool the weather into warming up?

About to settle in and watch an episode of Black Sails. Best pirate TV by far, first season is a little slow but the second and third really pick up. I'm all swoony for the on-ship amputations and schemes to fend off starvation in a storm stranded boat. Fuck gold, this is what piracy was really about! (Well ... for the unlucky, anyway).

Green lentils, veggies and mixed rice-so many kinds of rice! I don't even know what they were, but I loved the textures. Then me and my kitty cat shared some yogurt for dessert. :)

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I agree with tanya, a website says a lot about you and who you are -- a well considered site says you take your work seriously. Give hiring a professional, a designer, a go! Make sure you find one that knows about responsive design (so it works on all platforms!) and accessibility, it's about more than concise information and good looks. Not all of them cost $400 / hr.

How about strip scrabble?

Ohhh there are so many foods at Christmas that I don't get any other time of the year! Prime rib roast, mashed potatos, broccoli, gravy annnnnd yorkshire pudding (the best bit). Lamb and mint jelly. Turkey (and the TURKEY NECK), dressing, pease pudding, cabbage, salt beef, cranberry sauce mm. Lindt chocolate balls, christmas oranges. Enchiladas made with cream cheese and cream and cheese and and and pecans and more cream and cheese, eaten cold from the fridge the next morning. (Wait, did I just admit that?) Yessss so many memories! EDIT: I'm also pretty partial to makin gingerbread houses!!

You can even put the bacon IN THE PANCAKES!

An outreach group has issued a "red alert" warning to sex-trade workers in the St. John's area after reports of recent sexual assaults, including gang rape and sodomy. Hotel door Sex-trade workers in the St. John's area are being warned about accepting jobs that may involve groups of men waiting in a hotel room. (Shutterstock) The warning was sent through the Safe Harbour Outreach Project's Twitter account, @sexworkoutreach, late Thursday afternoon. The project is a new program that supports women in the sex trade in St. John's and surrounding areas. "Sex workers are contacted, then they are transported to a hotel under the understanding that they will be meeting one man for work," the warning said. According to the outreach group, when a woman arrives at a hotel door, she is "forced into a hotel room where there are several men waiting. Some reports have stated 12 men, other reports have been as high as 20." The project said it is believed the men are associated with, or working for, a major construction project in the province. The CBC Investigates unit has done extensive work on the surge of sex workers travelling to, and working in, Newfoundland and Labrador. The increase is linked to the recent economic boom. One source familiar with the sex trade said this type of attack is a first for the province. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/gang-rape-warning-issued-for-st-john-s-sex-workers-1.2785970?cmp=rss