So…this week is going to be frantic. One week to study, and then exams take over my life. As such, I’ve decided to change things up a little bit this week. Instead of writing new posts (which, you know, takes time) I’ll be reblogging a post a day from the first couple of months of the [...]
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I’m tired. I’m busy. I’m stressed. Which is why the following video was absolutely necessary for my sanity. Enjoy:
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I know, I know…I’ve been lax lately. But in my defense, I’ve also been spending a lot of time organizing the semesterly MUMS trivia night. It’s this Friday (tomorrow) at 5.15pm. Come on up to the Russell Love Theatre in the Richard Berry Building (i.e. maths and stats) — entry is free (even if you [...]
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I cannot wait to see the end result of this: People of all ages – gay or straight, talented or not – are invited to participate in an extraordinary video event this Sunday, October 24, 3 to 5 PM. The GAY MEN’S CHORUS OF LOS ANGELES will tape what is anticipated to be the nation’s [...]
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Anybody who’s been around me at all for the past few months knows that I’ve been furtively asking people to contribute written entries to a project on same-sex marriage. Well, good news — the project has now officially launched! You can find the website at www.thepotentialweddingalbum.org. What’s this all about, you wonder? The Potential Wedding [...]
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Okay, so not really. But you can totally see where I’m coming from, right?
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As we’re approach the end of semester, I’ve hit another busy period — assignments due, exam preparation in full swing, and some rather special events that I’ve got to organise. So, in lieu of a substantive blog post, I bring you one of the best TED Talks I’ve seen yet: Mechai Viravaidya on how Thailand [...]
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Argh! This is it, folks — the last seminar of the semester (as next week we’ve got a trivia night planned instead)! You don’t want to miss out on this…so don’t! Same time and place as always: Details are below the fold… —————
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Oh, Jason Rosenhouse, how you make my maths sense tingle. He’s written up a beautiful, beautiful rant about all manner of things relating to how fractions are taught in school: And why is it that every kid, when learning how to add fractions, is told of the terrible things that occur upon failing to use [...]
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Willing to trade Courtney Love to make the deal happen.
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