10. Slow internet
9. Not being able to think of that one word you want to use
8. Using up all your night internet time in other websites
7. Talking to/being with your boyfriend
6. Spider Solitaire (and the like)
5. Hunger
4. Ideas are half-baked
3. Laziness
2. Lack of ideas
1. Sleepiness
To my small fanbase: I'm sorry. I will try to be better.
Monday, June 30, 2008
Top 10 Reasons to Procrastinate Blogging
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Top 10 Potato Chip Flavors
I admit it. I'm a sodium freak.
10. JalapeƱo
9. Salsa
8. Salt & Vinegar
7. Dill Pickle
6. Lime
5. Nori (flavored seaweed) & Salt
4. Shrimp
3. Gorgonzola Cheese
2. Tomato & Herbs
1. Horseradish
By "potato chip," I mean any crunchy, crispy, calorie-infused snack.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Top 10 Lines from Shakespeare's "The Tempest"
10. We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep.
9. Do not infest your mind with beating on the strangeness of this business.
8. O wonder! How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world, that has such people in't!
7. My language! Heavens! I am the best of them that speak this speech, were I but where 'tis spoken.
6. You taught me language, and my profit on't is, I know how to curse.
5. Hell is empty, and all the devils are here.
4. Travellers ne'er did lie, though fools at home condemn 'em.
3. Though thou canst swim like a duck, thou art made like a goose.
2. What impossible matter will he make easy next?
1. Look, he's winding up the watch of his wit; by and by it will strike.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Top 10 Scary Thoughts in the Dark
10. That the ceiling will fall on top of you.
7. That any limb you let hang off the side of your bed will be grabbed.
6. That someone is hiding in the closet.
5. That the floor is crawling with worms.
4. That the walls are breathing.
3. That there is someone in the room, and if they realize you're not really asleep, they will stab you or shoot you.
2. That someone will be staring down at you when you open your eyes.
1. That someone will grab/slit your ankles when you step off of your bed.
I've always had a really active imagination. It's a wonder I've managed to somewhat keep my sanity for this long.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Top 10 Favorite Kitchen Tools
10. Nylon whisk
9. Non-stick skillet
8. Bamboo mat (for sushi)
7. Gnocchi paddle
6. Cake leveler
5. Grapefruit spoon
4. Really sharp, big knives
3. Heat-proof rubber spatula
2. Long chopsticks
1. Cookie scoop
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Top 10 Country Capitals
10. Reykjavik (Iceland)
9. Kathmandu (Nepal)
8. Tegucigalpa (Honduras)
7. Djibouti (Djibouti)
6. Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
5. Ougadougou (Burkina Faso)
4. P'yongyang (North Korea)
3. Funafuti (Tuvalu)
2. Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)
1. Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
I just think these are cool to know (and try to say.)
Monday, June 2, 2008
Top 10 "Ad" Latin Phrases
10. ad rem: to the point.
9. ad nauseum: to a sickening or excessive degree.
8. ad astra: to the stars.
7. ad absurdum: to the point of absurdity.
6. ad vitam: for life.
5. ad infinitum: without end or limit.
4. ad libitum: at one's pleasure.
3. ad hominem: appealing to feelings or prejudices.
2. ad hoc: for a particular purpose.
1. ad idem: of the same mind.