Archive for August, 2009

Perspicacious

My mom got me into Drop Dead Diva, a television series on Lifetime. Because I don’t have cable, I have to stream it from their website a day later. New shows air on Sundays. I’m still in the middle of watching but paused to type a quick blog about this new word I learned from it. [ READ MORE ]

Spaghetti Meatballs

I decided to make spaghetti with meatballs for a change, as opposed to just using regular ground beef. I looked up a quick recipe because, yes, I can’t really cook besides the basic stuff I grew up with. 1 lb ground meat 3/4 cup bread crumbs 1/2 cup onion finely chopped 1 tbsp rubbed sage [ READ MORE ]

Interview Research, Substitute Teaching, A Stimulus Plan, and HTML 5

Yes, that’s one heck of a title, but I’ve been slacking on updating this blog. My apologies! Thursday, 8/27/09: How I like to prepare for an interview is to not only organize my thoughts on my own experience and skills, but to also research the company, position, and people with whom I’m interviewing. That being said, [ READ MORE ]

Light Painting

This photographic technique is pretty easy to do. Set your camera to a low ISO and slow shutter speed. Make sure your camera’s on a tripod or something steady, and pick up a light source such as a flash light, which is what I used. I know that my focus is way off as evidenced [ READ MORE ]

Credit Card Bill of Rights

  • August 25th, 2009
  • Posted in News

The Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure (CARD) Act of 2009 was signed three months ago by President Obama and protects us, as consumers, from shady credit card practices. I am relieved by this because I was furious when Discover raised my APR to almost 20% when I’ve been a loyal, never-late member since 2006. I [ READ MORE ]