Oh My Gol

No, that's not a typo. That's a pithy way of heading a blog entry about a great new site, called Omegle. You go on their and talk to a stranger! Literally. You don't have to give any personal information and you can lie through your teeth. In the past month I have met people from Korea and China and Canada, and a 19-year-old from Massachusetts who has a four-year-old and while I was talking to her, was in labor with her triplets. I didn't believe her. But the Chinese and Korean seemed far more convincing. I discussed food with Korea, and education in Guangxi with China. It's fun!

http://omegle.com/

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Jupiter Takes One for the Team

A few days ago, an amateur in Australia witnessed an amazing --- or terrifying --- sight. A comet the size of the Pacific Ocean hit Jupiter, leaving a gap in the gaseous surface. To the side is a size comparison of Jupiter to Earth. There was an article today in the New York Times about it. There will be a link to it at the bottom of the post.

If that sucker had hit us, we'd've been destroyed. So we should all be unerringly grateful to Jupiter for being so huge and having such an enormous gravitational pull. Countless comets and meteors have hit it, very few actually being seen. It is amazing that the most recent was seen. I find it kind of scary that the spot (storm) on Jupiter that has been there for billions of years is twice the size of earth and has been there for the same amount of time. There could be some kind of alien civilization living there obscured by the gas. Not much is known about the surface of Jupiter because it is almost impossible for a rover to walk across the "surface", unlike Mars (yay for Spirit and Opportunity!).

Anyway, we should all, like, send thank-you cards to them if that were possible or probable. Write one anyway. Who knows, maybe they'll be able to tell you did. But I think that if there were any aliens out there, they probably find us quite trivial. They are surviving in very different circumstances from ours, and . . . I don't know. If you ever meet an Extra Terrestrial, make sure there is an available phone. Come on, didn't any of you watch E.T.?


http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/26/weekinreview/26overbye.html?_r=1&ref=science


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I'm Talking Like a Lolcat. Deal With It.

Okayz, u r probably teh wonderinz why Ize not posting more poetryze. Well, de answer to dat is dat I got bored wit it. So now I am teh postins birds insteads! I'm still postins shoes. And mebbez some writins.

Ize in ur computer. Takin up ur blogroll.

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Ignorance ISN'T Your New Best Friend

Good news, everyone (makes joke about the Professor from Futurama)! I found out that Paramore's third album, Brand New Eyes, comes out September 29th! AND that their new single, "Ignorance" came out July 7th!! YAY! "Ignorance is your new best friend" is a line from the song, and I said ISN'T because it is better for me that I WASN'T ignorant of the fact that Paramore came out with a rockin' new song!



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The Answers to Yesterday's Quiz

Well, here are the answers to yesterday's Harry Potter Quiz, as promised:

1) D

2) B

3) A

4) C

5) D

So how'd y'all do? Comment and tell me.


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How Well Do You Know Harry Potter?

Today I will post the first-ever official Parlez Vous Francais quiz! The How Well Do You Know Harry Potter quiz! I will ask trivia questions and post the answers tomorrow. Here's the quiz!

1) In Half-Blood Prince, what was the name of the house-elf who served Hepzibah Smith?

a) Honky
b) Horky
c) Dorky
d) Hokey

2) In Sorcerer Stone, what does the winged key in the second room look like?

a) Gold with blue wings
b) Silver with blue wings
c) Silver with green wings
d) Gold with green wings

3) As said in Prisoner of Azkaban, what kind of "superfine, streamlined" handle does Harry's Firebolt have?

a) Ash
b) Oak
c) Mahogany
d) Elder

4) In Deathly Hallows, how does is the First Brother of the Beetle the Bard story The Three Brothers meet his end?

a) He kills himself so he can be with the dead girl he loves.
b) He evades death for many years and eventually goes with him gladly.
c) He is killed by a jealous man who desires the Elder Wand and therefore slits his throat so he can gain it.
d) A jealous man who desires the Elder Wand uses the Killing Curse on him when his back is turned and takes the wand.

5) In Goblet of Fire, what score does Karkaroff give Harry in the First Task?

a) Ten
b) Six
c) Zero
d) Four

And that's it!! I'll post the answers tomorrow.

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Bird Baby Bird

Starting today, I will be showcasing some of my favorite things in the world: birds! Today's is a new discovery of mine, the Common White Tern! It's up there :]

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Shoe of the Week

Hey peeps, I love this shoe cuz of the fabulous colored cork :] It's the Miu Miu Sandali patent slingbacks :]]] Comment if you heart them as much as I do.

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Bestthing.com

I have found this great new website called Bestthing.com. You get two options and you have to pick which one is better; it goes on and on! It's addictive. Here's the link. Enjoy!

http://bestthing.info/

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