Lessons Learned

I will probably always learn lessons the hard way. I am extremely stubborn and proud, so it is often difficult to get through to me by just saying, "Umm, Rachel, that sounds like a dumb idea." I try to avoid dumb ideas altogether, but as a human, I tend to gravitate …

Sageskirts Advice: Wisdom Teeth Edition

SuperSanko, my little brother, is having surgery tomorrow to remove his wisdom teeth. I suffered through the same process four years ago, so I thought I'd share some sisterly advice:

1. Wendy's has the best ice cubes. They are crescent-shaped and fit nicely inside your …

Steal This Idea: Google Board Game

I'd like to play a board game that requires you to hone your skills with Google and Wikipedia. Perhaps Trivial Pursuit has already made something like this, but if not, they should. Basically, you're given an obscure thing to look up online, and the first one to find …

Please, Sir, May I Have Some More?

While watching Lord of the Rings tonight, my brother and I decided that the world would be a better place if it included more of the following things:

• jet packs
• explosions
• dragons
• pirates
• ninjas
• laser guns
• lightsabers
• musical numbers (particularly epic soundtracks)
• walking …