March 2010 Blog Posts (263)

Projects are such a waste.

I hate ridiculous projects for school that have absolutely no real value to your learning. I have a psychology type class that this keeps happening for. The teacher is not a good teacher at all. Half of the classes she just talks about what her and her husband are doing on the weekend, or some experience they had. Things that don't relate at all to the information we are *ahem* 'learning'. Either that or she's talking about her friends and how they felt after they had babies and how big their… Continue

Added by Shelby on March 31, 2010 at 10:14pm — No Comments

Oh how I love Spring days

Spring. Flowers bloom. Easter is celebrated. Senioritis kicks in. And most importantly, kites are flown.

Recently I bought a Yo Gabba Gabba kite. I will admit, I am a fan of the show. It's like crack for my brain. The pure abursdness (if that's not a word, then I just made it up) intrigues me. So naturally, my pre-hoarder desires made me buy this kite for $3…

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Added by Jenn Meadows on March 31, 2010 at 7:20pm — 2 Comments

good days and bad days

i cant decide if today is a good day or a bad day today....

on the plus side...at my job (after school club) im designing and drawing an Alice in Wonderland (animated version) wall display...so far we have the tree with the cheshire cat, the catterpillar and bread and butterflies on toadstools, the white rabbit and the mad hatters table with a few teapots and cups....

still to be coloured- alice, teacups and the unbirthday…

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Added by Sarah Ramsay on March 31, 2010 at 1:28pm — No Comments

Day 81: Nicknames

For those of you who watch Five Awesome Girls on Youtube, you'll know that the theme they're doing this week is nicknames. For those of you who don't watch/know who the Five Awesome Girls are, the theme is still nicknames. Five Awesome Girls is a group of five girls (shocker) who started a collab channel the year after the beginning of Vlogbrothers. They're awesome and you should check them out:… Continue

Added by Jeffrey Adam Guion on March 31, 2010 at 1:21pm — No Comments

The Start!

So who am i? where am i from? how did i get here? and what is with the awesome hair!

Ok so my names joey im a musician ,animator and artist who has recently found youtube, my goal is to one day be able to upload content that will help people along with my band and possibly help myself,… Continue

Added by Joey Luke Shiakallis on March 31, 2010 at 12:51pm — 1 Comment

Book Review: "The Iliad, or the Poem of Force," by Simone Weil

As I was cruising the "Faculty" section of EMU's library, I stumbled across a book entitled "The Iliad or The Poem of Force: A Critical Edition" (Trans. James P. Holoka). It's a bilingual edition of a book by French literary theorist Simone Weil, which outlines her view of Homer's epic poem not as a story of rage, loss, warfare, or even suffering, but a tale about the nature of force, and how it transfixes both its victim and wielder into non-human… Continue

Added by Super Dave on March 31, 2010 at 12:03pm — No Comments

Hurdles in Thinking about Hunger- A Letter to the New York Times

very important reading

By Raj on 03/30/2010 in Uncategorized

The New York Times seems quite happy to trot out the standard myths about how…

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Added by sabelmouse on March 31, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

TIK TOK - Ke$ha PARODY: Nerd by Travi$

I should post more videos up here! If you have any you want me to share, send suggestions to osubrit@gmail.com or tweet me twitter.com/osubrit… Continue

Added by OSUBrit (former Ningmaster) on March 31, 2010 at 6:53am — 19 Comments

What to do with the Ning...

I'm not the most active person here on the Ning.

While for months after it started, I was on here all the time, my interest in it waned and soon ceased altogether. I got more into interacting with my fellow Nerdfighters through YouTube itself, or through sites and services like BlogTV or Skype. The Ning was just yet another profile to maintain, and I was bad at maintaining it. I'm even worse at maintaining it now.

Occasionally, I get reminders that the Ning is not as dead as… Continue

Added by Adam the Alien on March 31, 2010 at 5:30am — 2 Comments

Who is your favourite scientist and why?

My favourite scientist is Michio Kaku because he does all these shows about physics that can be understood by anyone, and also the books. There are others i like , and i gathered some videos of them at my site : http://www.saftacatalin.info, if you would like to check them out.

But i just want to know who are your favourites? And why? (could be their implications in science or physics, their groundbreaking work, or just their eys…

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Added by Safta Catalin Mihai on March 31, 2010 at 3:20am — 3 Comments

Quotations (And Holden Hats)

Information on the Will Grayson, Will Grayson tour with David Levithan: http://bit.ly/bc1Gge

In which John Green, wearing an actual replica of the hat worn by fictional character Holden Caulfield, discusses quotations, and the decontextualizing of a quote from his novel "An Abundance of Katherines." Also there is a brief discussion of fishing boat proceeds. And frenching the… Continue

Added by Sara (Ningmaster) on March 31, 2010 at 1:30am — 14 Comments

My Nerd Test score has changed...

I've actually gotten dorkier in the past year and a bit... *sigh* i blame it on Gally but that is OKAY!

NerdTests.com says I'm a Highly Dorky Nerd God. Click here to take the Nerd Test, get nerdy images and jokes, and write on the nerd forum!

Added by squirrelyTONKS on March 31, 2010 at 1:30am — No Comments

The Beginning of a Story

Writing the beginnings of stories is my favorite part of writing stories, which is why I've never finished one. So don't expect this one to go anywhere, but I figured I'd share

- Hank

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He hated it, running down the side of his head and across his jaw bone. By all accounts, it was an awesome scar. The kind of scar that could earn a guy a reputation for the rest of his life. A wall to hide behind, the basis of excellent personal image, a well for future… Continue

Added by Hank Green on March 31, 2010 at 1:19am — 29 Comments

I'm new! I also love blogging!

Hello fellow nerdfighters!!

My name is Maggie. I've been familiar with nerdfighters for a few years now. It wasn't until recently that I officially became a nerd fighter. Technically I've been a nerd fighter all my life, but it wasn't until about a week ago I started watching Brotherhood 2.0 and soforth. The point is I am now a nerdfighter and I am enjoying every awesome second of it. I am a Music/Acting/Singing/Grammar/Beatles loving nerdfighter.

Let's start…

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Added by Maggie Finn on March 30, 2010 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Im new

Hello my name is robert. as it says im new So Any knowledge or Tips about Nerd fighters. any knowledge would be good. Im liking it so far though even that ive been on it for only three days. So any knowledge would help tthanks.

Added by Robert Foster on March 30, 2010 at 9:50pm — 2 Comments

This is a blog post!

So here's the deal: for a while now I've wanted to start blogging, but just never really did it. I would sign on to my blogger account, start filling out some profile information, but then I would chicken out and end up not saving anything, and then about a month ago I deleted it. Now I know what you're thinking -- and there is no really rational reason why I should be afraid of blogging, it just happens.…

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Added by GriffySC on March 30, 2010 at 9:43pm — 1 Comment

Just a question? Helps meh pleeze!

Alright, I'm trying to 'make a dent' in interwebs history, but have no idea how or where to start. I know from much surfing that most things that become online sensations are very random, and most the time have to be funny. I would like to start a vlog, but I have absolutely NO Idea where to start! Helps meh!!!

Added by Twi Destine on March 30, 2010 at 8:47pm — No Comments

more band name ideas

Added by Thomas Tulak on March 30, 2010 at 7:48pm — No Comments

OMG its been a while Nerdfighters!!

I feel like I neglected the Nerdfighter community!! I got sooo busy with my 2nd year at STFX that I was unable to go on any sites like this because I would be wayyy to distracted to actually get homework done .. but the year is winding down and I actually have some free time now .. so here I am!! aha

I don't know if anyone will actually read this .. but if anyone does .. HI!! hah how are you!? post a comment if you like!! ha :D

So what's new with mee .. hmm ..…

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Added by Amanda Sanders on March 30, 2010 at 7:08pm — No Comments

The future has stop motion bunnies

Guess what guys...

So a while ago I applied for this school here because it's the only one with a Cosmetology program. I hadn't heard a thing from them for quite some time... So while my friends were talking about how they got accepted into their magnent schools, I become increasingly sure I hadn't been chosen. This would mean all my plans would come crashing down and, due to many circumstances, my dreams would be put farther off.

I wanted to go to be a hair stylist, that way I can… Continue

Added by Kin on March 30, 2010 at 7:04pm — No Comments