Hello, Fluffsters!!

I found a very interesting link the other day, thanks to a friend.

It’s a to-scale map of space (from the Sun to Pluto) if the moon were one pixel large. It’s really cool. And quite huge. I knew the sun was huge relative to Earth and the moon. What hadn’t really sunk in before was how huge the emptiness really is! You should check it out- it’s interesting. Well, sortof. It’s actually fairly boring and time consuming. But it makes an interesting point.

And the comments the creator of the website makes are somewhat amusing…

This also works as an excellent procrastination device. You can get away with not doing your school work because you’re learning SCIENCE!! And who can argue with your attempts to learn stuff? (Heads up, it does take a while to scroll all the way through. Seriously.)

I hope you enjoy!

Hello, Fluffsters! Happy Monday!

Well, I’m not sure about you, but I had a fantastic time last night.

In answer to the unspoken question (for this is, after all, a blog) no, I did not watch the Super Bowl. And from what I’ve heard, it seems as though you might wish you hadn’t either. I’ve heard it described to me as though “if both of the teams had shown up to play, it would have been a better game.”

Oh. That was a bit confusing, wasn’t it?

Basically, I’ve heard it said that one of the teams played so badly, it was as though they never fully showed up to play the game.

Yes. So, in honor of the game probably leaving you wishing to have done something else, I’m going to share with you some things that you might have actually enjoyed doing. Some of these might even have been things I did. You know, just to make you jealous. 🙂

Yes. Yes I did.

What can I say? It fit. But that’s a change of topic. Again. Ok, no more delays!

Things you wish you’d done instead of watching the “Super” Bowl

A) Take a nice, long, relaxing shower. Of course, that only takes up part of the time of the super bowl, in all probability, so you’ll want to combine this with other items from the list.

If you don’t need to combine this with other activities, even I’m a bit concerned for you…

2) Have a nice long dinner / lunch / meal with friends / family. As with the previous one, this might not take you the full time, and should probably be combined with other activities. Maybe you could take a long shower, and then have a nice meal with friends or family?

…Uh… I don’t know if I even know what that means.

Uh, not necessarily about that.

Speaking of “happy”, though,

5) Polka through the halls. There are few things quite so cheerful as a nice polka! And it’s certainly got to be more fun that the “super” bowl supposedly was.

5) Discuss whether or not you even exist. Or if you’re just the figment of your imaginary friend’s imagination.

So… Lots of mathsy stuffs from you. Have you been studying Math recently or something?

So you decided to work on learning math. Of course.

Z) Watch the final episode of Sherlock, Season 3 as it came out in the United States. And, possibly, prep for it ahead of time by re-watching all the other episodes.

(If you didn’t end up re-watching all the prior episodes, you could also combine this with any of the other points on this list.)

9) Play Bananagrams. This could easily take you the entire game time!

Last) Research Kant’s perspective on virtue and ethics, and its impact on the world. Maybe also write an essay on the subject. After all, football always seems to take an impossibly long time- you might be able to write an essay in the time it takes for the first quarter!

So, Fluffsters, feeling regretful yet? And any bets on which ones I actually did last night?

And don’t forget, if you’re trying to procrastinate, this list (mostly) works for that, too! I hope you enjoy trying (some of) these suggestions!

Hello, Fluffsters! Happy Friday!

So. The weekend is once again nearly upon us. As it is approaching, I am sure you’re wondering just how you are going to beat the possibility of… BOREDOME.

Yes. You see, “BORDOME” is basically the same as “boredom”, but a little more mysterious. It’s pronounced “bore-DOME” instead of “BORED-’em.”

Yes. Quite sure.

But that’s a tangent.

For you see, I have here a useful link to help vanquish both boredom and BORDOME! For, you see, I have recently discovered a (new to me) comic. The name is a bit… odd. But It’s quite cute.

The comic? “Heavenly Nostrils.” The name comes from one of the characters- a unicorn named Marigold Heavenly Nostrils.

The premise: A little girl somehow saves a unicorn from looking at its reflection by skipping a rock. The unicorn grants the girl a wish, and they end up becoming best friends.

The unicorn, though extremely egocentric, is surprisingly endearing. And sarcastic. But mostly endearing. The little girl, Phoebe, is also quite charming.

I highly recommend the comic.

Oh, and a bit of a not-quite-hack for easy navigability on the “goComics” site that I linked to: If you manually change the date in the url (the navigation bar) you mostly avoid advertisements that take over your screen.

Well, have a great weekend! Happy reading!

Hello, Fluffsters! Happy Thursday!

As I’m sure you’re aware, the Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug comes out tomorrow.

Also  as I’m sure you’re aware, it’s finals week for many people. Therefore, in honor of those two events, I’m sending you off-site to an amazing “Ultimate Middle-Earth Exam.” You need to take a look at this.

I fully understand that you may have seen this before. But the fact of the matter is, if you’re feeling stressed, and if you like “The Lord of the Rings” or “The Hobbit”, it’s always worth looking at. I’ve found it to be a great source of amusement! And it’s a wonderful source of procrastination / excuses. “Sorry, Mom! I can’t study for my final- I’m taking a test right now!” You know?

Also, be sure to read the footnote at the bottom of the exam. It’s rather amusing.

Well, enjoy!