Kinja Problems
Does anybody else have trouble reading The Root? In particular, this advertisement:
Minneapolis Politics
How do we feel about Mayor Betsy Hodges?
NaNoWriMo #3: Plot
Like Cake versus Pie or Star Wars versus Star Trek, NaNoWriMo participants break down into two warring factions: plotters and pantsers. I’m a kind of a plotter. My best friend is purely a pantser.
NaNoWriMo #2: Characters
Finding ideas takes faith in yourself. Eventually, you’ve got to stop searching and start working.
NaNoWriMo #1: How to Find an Idea
NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. The basic idea is that participants commit to writing 1,667 words a day for the whole month of November, with the end goal of completing a short novel of 50,000 words
This is the most hipster shit....
Full disclosure: I bought these and ate them and I liked it so I guess I’m the most hipster shit.
Friday the 13th, Flight 666 to HEL
How’s your day been, groupthink? Take any interesting flights?
Some Trivia about Melanin
Melanin does more than just protect against sun damage. It’s in our eyes and ears, a variant is used in our brain as a neurotransmitter, and apparently it also helps large birds fly.
Question for Literature and History Enthusiasts
What are some of your favorite knightly and heroic tales?
*shutting door sound*
Looks like AOL Instant Messanger will be closing forever on December 15th.
Update about that adorable Skype interview
Many of Groupthink’s predictions were correct! The BBC correspondent was indeed wearing jeans with his suit jacket, and mom was totally watching in the other room.
General Strike 2/17
Quick question: if you had surgery scheduled for the day of the general strike, would you reschedule? For personal safety reasons, since there could be disruptions that day.
Gym Style / Open Thread
I’m sure I’m not the only one thinking about going to the gym more right now, although in my case I joined a few months ago and I’m just now checking out stuff besides the pool.
PSA: Go to Netflix and watch "Crazyhead."
This show is seriously hilarious. We just watched three episodes in a row. That’s all I’ve seen, so if you’re ahead of me... no spoilers, please!
GT Meetups? Action & Self Care
Thinking about everything that has happened is making me sick and I need to step back. I need to give myself permission to go back to my life, but before I do that I want to reach out and maybe start people thinking about getting together IRL to talk about what we can do.
Campfire Songs
I picked up the guitar about a month ago. I’m looking for more songs to try and play.
Open Thread & Hair Questions
What’s your favorite hair wax? I’m looking for something to help tame layered sections when I put my hair in a bun. I’d prefer low gloss, but high gloss isn’t a dealbreaker.
Went poof
I got some helpful answers to my question and I have decided not to feel bad about not saying anything.
15 Reasons You Should Be Using duoLingo
I have been taking screencaps of duoLingo over the past few months, and now that we’re starting over again with the duoLingo leaderboard, I think it’s a good time to share some of my favorites.
Unintentionally Funny Book Titles
I have authorship, yay! I’m going to try sharing this old post. Thanks for having me, groupthink!
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