Happy 10th Anniversary, Dear Blog

If you're reading this, it means that I forgot to come up with something funny or insightful between April, when I created this scheduled post, and today.

Actually, I did, but thought it would be funny to leave that message there.

But today is, in fact, the blog's 10th anniversary (or, at least, the anniversary of the old blog). So in honor, I'll try to dig up the 10 most memorable posts—one from each year—of this blog's existence, and give a little write up of what was going on that year.

Wrong Emails

Nov 6th, 2013:

RE: Big Top Math 

Isabella did not pass her Big Top Math test today. Please be sure she is practicing her math facts. Thanks 

Carolyn Ayers
1st Grade Teacher
Stone Lakes
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Nov 14th, 2013:

RE: student of the month 

Isabella was chosen for our October student of the month. There is an invitation for you to join us on Monday, November 18th for the celebration in her binder.

Carolyn Ayers
1st Grade Teacher
Stone Lakes
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I guess math doesn't factor too heavily in choosing the student of the month?

Memetastic

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Happy Halloween!

The Official Rankings (2013)

1. Anthropomorphic Superheroes
2. Anthropomorphic Old Guy, Boyscout, and Dog
3. Anthropomorphic Monsters
4. Anthropomorphic Robots
5. Anthropomorphic Rats
6. Anthropomorphic Scotsmen
7. Anthropomorphic Cars
8. Anthropomorphic Fish
9. Anthropomorphic Toys (third time)
10. Anthropomorphic Monsters in College
11. Anthropomorphic Bugs
12. Anthropomorphic Toys (again)
13. Anthropomorphic Toys
14. Anthropomorphic Cars (again)

Fun fact: Monsters University is the first Pixar film since Monsters, Inc. that I did not get to see in theaters.

A Very Minecraft Birthday

It's not like I was late uploading these pictures. It's just that we were late having the birthday party.



Anyways, I don't much feel like giving a write-up, so I'll let the pictures speak for themselves. And given the picture to word conversion ratio of 1:1000, I've technically given you 48,000 words about the party.

Ripped from the Headlines

Seen in the (Canadian) National Post today:

Story #1 (front page in the print edition): "Birth of the 'Baby Factory'"

The film, House of Surrogates, tells the story of Dr. Nayna Patel, who is building a clinic to house hundreds of poverty-stricken Indian women making babies for childless Westerners. 

The one-stop surrogacy shop — complete with a gift shop and hotel rooms — is under construction as part of India’s multi-billion-dollar commercial surrogacy industry. 

Dr. Patel already runs the Akanksha clinic, which currently accommodates around 100 pregnant women in a single house.

Story #2 (page A4): "Protesters Expose Quebec Charter"

Julie-Anne Beaulac, a 19-year-old college student, wrote the slogan “Crucifix décâlisse” (Crucifix, get the hell out) across her chest and bared her breasts as Question Period began in the Quebec City chamber Tuesday. 

“We find it completely aberrant that bills such as the charter, which are supposed to be promoting secularism in Quebec, are voted on beneath a crucifix,” she said in a phone interview after being released by the constables. 

Morgane Mary-Pouliot, another Femen Québec member, said that far from being a cultural artifact to cherish, the crucifix is a reminder of a time when women in Quebec were told by the Catholic Church that their chief role was to produce children.

Um... are you sure you're protesting in the right place?

Aside: if the Church tells women that their chief role is to produce children, why are there so many virgins on the universal calendar?