Queenkv’s Brainpickings

Sing that phrase to the tune of: “I Feel Pretty.”

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I adore West Side Story. I enjoy hearing and watching the other incarnations of this musical: from Broadway to College Humor.
@GoodLaura introduced me to this fantastic parody of all things online! And it’s inspired by Leonard Bernstein’s tunes and Stephen Sondheim’s lyrics.

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Happy New Year’s!
Here’s to a rockin’ 2009! Work hard, play harder….be happy!
Now, for another holiday greeting from one of my favorite online comic series.

That’s something one of my co-workers would ask as he’s writing for his show and working out his lead story for the top of his A Block (the first segment of his newscast).
Sometimes we’d wonder what one of the greatest journalists in American history would say about some of the things that end up in [...]

Viva la Weekend!
Celebrating my days off with a sneak peak @ the second season of Flight of the Conchords. I found out about it on defamer.com.

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I’m getting used to watching my favorite shows online. I don’t have as many commercials [...]

The leaves are changing color in Vacaville. I think we’ll have more vibrant colors as we get closer to winter.
I’m looking forward to a consistent schedule as my newsroom heads into November Sweeps. As soon as I get over my sore feet from my 1st 5-mile run, I plan on repeating that run in [...]

I was tickled to watch Ron Burgundy interview the most distinguished anchorman of our time at Radio City Music Hall during the Funny or Die tour.
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Ron Burgundy Interviews Tom Brokaw!! An FOD Exclusive! on FunnyOrDie.com

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I try to find new recipes to try out on my weekends. I’m thrilled with the huge kitchen space in our Vacaville home. There’s plenty of room to spread out my herbs, veggies, meat and cutting areas. Sometimes I have my PowerBook open to a tasty online recipe. When I’m prepping meals, sometimes I stare [...]

I stumbled on this really cool Cal development on a Nashville blog:
UC Berkeley puts hundreds of academic lectures on YouTube. Talking about kicking Fiat Lux to the next level — sharing the intellectual light online.
Here’s a physics class by Professor Richard A. Muller.

The most interesting and important topics in physics, stressing conceptual understanding rather [...]

Daisy is sleeping in my blue chair. Last year, Mark drove a huge truck and transported that chair and other items from storage back here to Kansas. I imagine the puppy likes to think he brought back that chair for her. Sometimes she gives me an annoyed look when I sit in “her” chair.
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Last night, Ted Koppel made a cameo on the Daily Show. The dude rules and I was thrilled to visit the Nightline studios during my last quarter for Medill. It’s always charming to see a journalism giant like Koppel express himself so bluntly. Check out this clip!
The man behind Praire Home Companion has some kind [...]