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Sep 14
2007

My Favourite Classic Star Trek Episode

[  Mood: In Love ][  Currently: Eating Supper – A nice bowl of potato soup ]So I was reading Star Trek: Remastered on the site, when I noticed the Star Trek 40th Anniversary: Treks of Choice link. So I followed along and … Continue reading

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Sep 08
2007

The Comic Book Guy’s Book of Pop Culture – A QR

[  Mood: Amused ][ Currently: Waking Up From My Nap ]So I went to the might Chapters to pick up some more biography books for a unit I am doing with my students when I spied The Comic Book Guy’s Book of … Continue reading

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Sep 03
2007

The Gotcha Factor

[  Mood: Shocked ][  Currently: Watching Old Doctor Who ]Something has been troubling me for awhile and I think I need to get it out. There is this tendency in genre fans to jump on any perceived error and shout “Gotcha!” It’s … Continue reading

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Sep 01
2007

Daja’s Book – A Quick Review

[  Mood: Very Sad ][ Currently: Cause my free time comes quickly to an end. ] This is the third installment of Tamora Pierce’s Circle of Magic book. As with the firs three, she has focused on one major character for development … Continue reading

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Aug 31
2007

City of Heroes – The Rikti Invasion

[  Mood: Shocked ]So, just wanted to post my thoughts about the Rikti invasion that City of Heroes (CoH) has unveiled in the last month. CoH uses free game upgrades, what they call issues, to keep the content fresh. Previous issues … Continue reading

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Aug 29
2007

Fool Moon – A Quick Review

[  Mood: Sleepy ][  Currently: Listening to CBC Radio One ]So I have just finished the second book of the Dresden Files and what can I say but yum. This book allows Harry to come into contact with werewolves, but unlike other … Continue reading

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Aug 21
2007

Lady Knight – A Quick Review

[  Mood: Sleepy ][  Currently: Listening to CBC Radio ]So I stayed up way too late last night reading and finished Lady night by Tamora Pierce. This is the last book of her Protector of the Small Series. This one follows Kel … Continue reading

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Aug 20
2007

My Brain is Now Full

[  Mood: Confused ][ Currently: Getting ready for bed ]I am currently attending a math teacher’s workshop at the University of Waterloo. For the next three days I am going to learn how to better integrate problem solving into my math class. … Continue reading

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Aug 17
2007

How Not to Treat a Customer – Part Deux

[  Mood: Sleepy ][  Currently: Watching Classic Doctor Who with the guy in the cricket outfit with t ]So I got an email response from the store. They apologized and explained the entire fiasco as follows: "Unfortunately the store manager was on … Continue reading

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Aug 16
2007

Squire – A Quick Review

[  Mood: Sleepy ][  Currently: Watching CSI:NY ]This is the third book in the "Protector of the Small" quartet by Tamora Pierce. Longer than the first two, this book is much better than its predecessors. In this installment, Keladry has been chosen … Continue reading

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