word puzzle
06 Sunday Jul 2008
Posted in fun stuff, miscellany
Category Archives: miscellany
wordle
25 Wednesday Jun 2008
Posted in life stuff, miscellany
I saw this over at Compu-Diva’s and thought it was pretty cool. Then P said – “yeah but, what’s it for ?” – and I was forced to admit I had no idea. Nice visual way of collecting your thoughts though . . .
plot scenario generator
28 Monday Apr 2008
Posted in books & writing, culture, miscellany
I think I’m going to try this with some of my students. 🙂
random facts
24 Thursday Apr 2008
Posted in fun stuff, miscellany
- Domestic cats have thirty muscles in each ear to control the intricate movements they make.
- As a rule, European carousels rotate clockwise, while American merry-go-rounds spin counterclockwise.
- A person of average size and weight burns about 60 to 70 calories each hour just sitting and watching television.
Find any good ones?
~ from mental floss via The Generator Blog ~
how do you sleep?
15 Saturday Mar 2008
Posted in health & happiness, miscellany, quizzes
| What Your Sleeping Position Says |
You take relationships slowly. You need lots of reassurances before you can trust. If you don’t get enough sleep, you are: cranky and a big baby It’s hard to sleep next to you because: you are a light sleeper |
All true except the being cranky bit. I never get enough sleep yet I’m actually one of those really annoying ‘happy morning’ people. Well, as soon as I’ve had my first cup of coffee – before that I’m just kinda groggy and zombie-ish.
I found this quiz on Miss Cellania (a fellow insomniac) along with this pic of the most popular sleeping positions.
I usually go to sleep in the foetal position, though I really prefer sleeping on my back and often wake up like that (star-fish style), but when that happens my lower back totally seizes up.
[update: I found the following info relating to the positions shown in this pic over on Jahooni’s blog, thanks to a comment left here by upset waitress…]
