http://funnyfun.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ en Vox Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:15:26 -0400 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://funnyfun.vox.com/library/post/nile-nights.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(funnyfun) http://funnyfun.vox.com/library/post/nile-nights.html?_c=feed-rss http://funnyfun.vox.com/library/post/nile-nights.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:15:26 -0400 On the last night that we were in Egypt, my traveling companion and I experienced one of the nicest nights of the entire 5-day trip. We were originally concerned about the weather - I had heard from a friend who had been in Cairo not long before ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://funnyfun.vox.com/library/post/nile-nights.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41427d1286a470110169f27d6860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://funnyfun.vox.com/library/post/if-you-drink-from-the-nile-then-youll-have-to-return.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(funnyfun) http://funnyfun.vox.com/library/post/if-you-drink-from-the-nile-then-youll-have-to-return.html?_c=feed-rss http://funnyfun.vox.com/library/post/if-you-drink-from-the-nile-then-youll-have-to-return.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:22:11 -0400 In truth, the Nile is highly polluted and if you drink from it, you'll get very sick. Nonetheless, potential travelers to Egypt should not be put off by the advisory not to drink the water (though drink the water they definitely should not). The... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://funnyfun.vox.com/library/post/if-you-drink-from-the-nile-then-youll-have-to-return.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41427d1286a470110161669f7860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://funnyfun.vox.com/library/post/walking.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(funnyfun) http://funnyfun.vox.com/library/post/walking.html?_c=feed-rss http://funnyfun.vox.com/library/post/walking.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 31 May 2009 09:46:32 -0400 A month or so ago, I decided that I did not get enough regular exercise, so I started going out for walks regularly. At first, the distances were relatively short, but after a week or so, I decided to stretch them out so that each walk lasts abou... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://funnyfun.vox.com/library/post/walking.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41427d1286a4701101653d184860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://funnyfun.vox.com/library/post/dont-call-me-anti-feminist.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(funnyfun) http://funnyfun.vox.com/library/post/dont-call-me-anti-feminist.html?_c=feed-rss http://funnyfun.vox.com/library/post/dont-call-me-anti-feminist.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 24 May 2009 06:18:15 -0400 Before anyone goes crazy on me, let me say this: I'm all for womens' lib. I am a woman, after all, how could I not be? But I will admit: I am a woman who enjoys things like cooking and decorating. So sue me. When IKEA sent me (without my having ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://funnyfun.vox.com/library/post/dont-call-me-anti-feminist.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41427d1286a470110182a0d1c860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://funnyfun.vox.com/library/post/the-day-o-harry-potter.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(funnyfun) http://funnyfun.vox.com/library/post/the-day-o-harry-potter.html?_c=feed-rss http://funnyfun.vox.com/library/post/the-day-o-harry-potter.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 17 May 2009 03:10:12 -0400 Some would argue that it isn't smart for a graduate student to waste an entire day watching Harry Potter movies. Well, this is exactly what I did yesterday. Think that you can't watch three Harry Potter movies in one day? Oh yes, my dears, you mo... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://funnyfun.vox.com/library/post/the-day-o-harry-potter.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41427d1286a4701101605f397860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://funnyfun.vox.com/library/post/flowers-on-a-rooftop.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(funnyfun) http://funnyfun.vox.com/library/post/flowers-on-a-rooftop.html?_c=feed-rss http://funnyfun.vox.com/library/post/flowers-on-a-rooftop.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 11 May 2009 02:47:33 -0400 I never know the names of the flowering plants that I see on the streets, on trees, and on peoples' balconies. I live in a country that seems nearly obsessed with using natural things as decorations (something which I admit that I love) and as su... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://funnyfun.vox.com/library/post/flowers-on-a-rooftop.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41427d1286a4701101647a1d1860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://funnyfun.vox.com/library/post/geek-rockin-it.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(funnyfun) http://funnyfun.vox.com/library/post/geek-rockin-it.html?_c=feed-rss http://funnyfun.vox.com/library/post/geek-rockin-it.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 03 May 2009 02:06:25 -0400 He's the least-known musician that you deserve to know. His name is Jonathan Coulton (and his website is Jonathan Coulton dot com) and he is a geek rocker. Yes, a geek rocker. What does that mean, you ask? It means that he is a geek who makes mus... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://funnyfun.vox.com/library/post/geek-rockin-it.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41427d1286a47011017bfb3d6860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://funnyfun.vox.com/library/post/multicolorful-multicultural-and-more.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(funnyfun) http://funnyfun.vox.com/library/post/multicolorful-multicultural-and-more.html?_c=feed-rss http://funnyfun.vox.com/library/post/multicolorful-multicultural-and-more.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 26 Apr 2009 04:31:11 -0400 Some of the most fun that I ever had in my life was on my first visit to a friend in New York City. Now, I had been to New York City before, because as a child, I had relatives in Long Island. But only this time did I actually get out and explore... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://funnyfun.vox.com/library/post/multicolorful-multicultural-and-more.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41427d1286a470110167cf7b3860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://funnyfun.vox.com/library/post/genealogical-work-opens-doors.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(funnyfun) http://funnyfun.vox.com/library/post/genealogical-work-opens-doors.html?_c=feed-rss http://funnyfun.vox.com/library/post/genealogical-work-opens-doors.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 19 Apr 2009 02:35:11 -0400 It can be said that there are two kinds of people in the world: those who are interested in where they come from and own it culturally, and those who do not care at all. On a spring day more than a year ago, I decided that if I didn't attempt to ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://funnyfun.vox.com/library/post/genealogical-work-opens-doors.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41427d1286a47011017bb8079860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://funnyfun.vox.com/library/post/fun-in-the-sun-as-the-saying-goes.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(funnyfun) http://funnyfun.vox.com/library/post/fun-in-the-sun-as-the-saying-goes.html?_c=feed-rss http://funnyfun.vox.com/library/post/fun-in-the-sun-as-the-saying-goes.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:06:45 -0400 The last piece of advice that my ninth-grade biology teacher gave us was "don't be a sun worshipper!" Apparently, his wife was what he referred to as a "sun worshipper" (a term that I had never heard of prior to that day) and he, as a biologist, ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://funnyfun.vox.com/library/post/fun-in-the-sun-as-the-saying-goes.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d41427d1286a470110181898e6860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p>