CGHS Library

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Amy Sedaris offers her own whacky commentary on the question of, "To ebook or not to ebook."

Comparisons

 

Here We Go! Wheeeee

 

Two Words

 

 

If It's Good Enough For the Dalai Lama, It's Good Enough For Me

 
 The Dalai Lama. (Image courtesy: Yopeace.org) 

The Dalai Lama will be appearing on Larry King Live tonight. Normally, it takes the DL about five years to recover from a Larry King interview. Personally, I'm beginning to have trouble distinguishing between Dalai Lama: Spiritual Leader and Dalai Lama: Political Pawn, but then, what American doesn't know Next to Nothing about Tibet?

Before school on Thursday, Zak W. was staring at the computer screen while we were discussing the DL appearance on Larry King Live, and he suddenly intoned, "Some paths are shorter than others."

I said, "Is that something the Dalai Lama said?"

"No," Zak replied with Zenlike calm, "That is what the game is telling me." 

(Pause)

"It's not a quote at all."

(Pause)

"That's what it says right there on the screen."

What can I say? Spiritual Enlightenment is common in the CGHS Library. (MH)

Spock Is So Wise

ZZZen and the Art of the Apple Store

Life is a journey, or so I’ve been told. While journeying, you just might stumble upon a life changing retail establishment and discover that you can hold the Path in the palm of your hand for $299.

- - - a magic place, where the clerks are Geniuses and wear t-shirts that say things like, “Not all heroes wear cloaks,” and “I could talk about this stuff all day,” where everybody wears khaki, denim, and all-natural cotton fibers, where they know what you want before you ask for it, and where they are nice to you even if you try to pick the security system off of the back of the display iPods to see whether or not you like the case you just picked out. (You do!) 

- - - a brightly lighted place where you can discover the True Purpose of Life by purchasing technological items you do not need with money you do not have, and where your biggest problem is how to remove the shrink wrap as rapidly as possible without damaging the contents. (You can!)

- - - such a clean place where nothing seems to have fingerprints even though when you bring your purchase home, it is almost immediately covered in grime, and where everything has meaning even though the top two apps in the App Store are StickWars (#1) and The Moron Test (#2). (You win!)

Advice for the Lovelorn

Science Lingo

A few days ago, my good friend Sabrina B. and I were paying very close attention to the lecture in chemistry class (yes, I'm serious), and saw that the chemical symbol Zn(OH) was really fun to say.  So, we came up with the awesome idea of coming up with our own language composed completely of chemical symbols. We haven't gotten very far from Zn(OH)₂ and MnO₂, and we don't really have translations, but that's ok, at least we know what's going on....

-sarahhhhhhh

You Know It's Serious When Magic Is Spelled With a "K"

In my s-l-o-w progression through BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, I have finally reached season five. I love the Magic Box, the shop where Giles sells magic paraphernalia. He keeps all the deepest, darkest, most dangerous books and potions in a loft easily accessible by shimmying up a ladder. The books practically have a sign that says, "Hey, the interesting stuff is up here!"  

So the other night, Willow is incensed enough to Climb the Ladder and find the book hidden BEHIND the other books, entitled, aptly enough, DARKEST MAGICK. She violently knocks off the clasp that keeps the book closed and it falls open, a mysterious wind rippling the pages. SPOOKY!