On Writing: Squidoo
This week has been busy!
I’ve still looking for internships in the area, and so far not coming up
with much. It seems that most of the big
companies here in the Silicon Valley only employ interns during the summer, so
since I’m looking for something before the summer, I have to look elsewhere.
Other things that I’ve been working on include starting on
Squidoo; I posted most of my old articles from eHow (which are no longer
available there), and I’ll probably add some new ones as I get time. Other websites I’m looking at writing for
includes Text Broker and Demand Media.
I went ahead and started a page on here with links to the
articles I have up on Squidoo and FireHow.
As I expand my article list, and try other websites, I’ll add additional
links.
We tried this recipe a while ago, to much success; everyone
very much liked it, though my husband thought that it was too rich. Because I knew it was going to be a heavy
meal, I made it with a simple salad, no other sides. I highly recommend adding the lemon to this
recipe; it gives it a great little zing that really makes the sauce special.
I made this the other day as a special treat for my
daughter. It was so easy and
delish! I admit that I didn’t measure
anything properly, but it still came out fine.
I subbed out the cocoa powder for more Nutella, and it was delightfully
chocolately and moist. Like some of the
comments say on the recipe page, this is too much for one mug; I am glad that I
mixed mine up in a bowl, because even my largest mug would have been too small. The amount is just right for two people, and
worked perfectly for us to share.
Movies: Willow and Common Sense Media
One of the art nouveau heroines I saw last week was Sorsha,
from Willow. This week, the kids and I
watched it together; I thought that maybe the baby stealing would be a bit much
for them, but overall they did fine. I
keep having to remind myself that my kids aren’t as scared of things as I was
at that age.
One website that I’ve started checking pretty regularly is
Common Sense Media. They provide reviews
and age recommendations on all kinds of media, though I’ve only read reviews
from the movies and TV section. I’ve
been finding that what I think is okay for my kids is just a bit older than
their suggestions, but it’s great to have this resource available anyway, so I
get an idea of what kinds of things are presented in the movie or show.
The bestest “oh no, I’ve made a terrible mistake” I've seen was
probably this one woman’s review I read on Netflix, for a film titled Sleeping Beauty, directed by Catherine Breillat (no longer available on Netflix, but is
on Amazon Instant). This film is
unrated, which is the first clue, and just looking at the cover, it looks dark
and scary. The best clue, though, would
probably be the nudity. In her review,
this lady actually said “I thought the first flash of nudity was a fluke”. WHAT?
A fluke?!
Sadly, you can’t see the review anymore, but when it was up,
it was pretty good reading.
This is pretty cool; the maker, Worldwide Aeros Corp, has
created this 36,000 pound airship for the U.S. military. It is a hybrid zeppelin/plane, with a rigid
aluminum structure, that can lift straight up; ultimately they hope for it to
carry about 66 tons. When I asked my husband
how much a tank weighs, he said about 60 tons.
So, obviously not so much for transporting tanks, but it could carry a
lot of smaller vehicles and such.
(Images from Tasty Kitchen, Kirbie's Cravings, IMDB)
