Month: March 2011

I definitely believe that kids should learn about sex in school, but I do have reservations about some of the way that it is taught. Why do I think that it should be taught in school? Because people need to be exposed to an alternate viewpoint. Regardless of what is taught in the family (or… Continue reading Writer's Block: School days

Yes, I most certainly remember my first crush. Of course I too was in Kindergarten, so no I never told him about my feelings. Other crushes, sometimes yes, sometimes no, but never that first crush.

It is really important to me that there be a balance between physical attraction and mental attraction when it comes to romantic partner selection. There have been times before that I have broken up with someone before because of an eventual lack of physical attraction (as great as the personality attraction). Yet it cannot be… Continue reading Writer's Block: You've got the look

Just so you're aware most of my blog posts today are posted here: http://ra.tapor.ualberta.ca/~dayofdh2011/aligrotkowski/ Check it and the rest of the Day of Digital Humanities posts at http://ra.tapor.ualberta.ca/~dayofdh2011 as well!

Gosh, how would I want my double to differ from me? Well, I would think it would be good if my double had some super powers or something extraordinary. I wonder how she would get through life if she had that to contend with!

I really shouldn't be continually updating to note that I'm busy these days (that should I guess be assumed, because I am). Lately I've been busy with a few things that are a bit less expected for me: one of which was car shopping. To put this into context for those who don't already know,… Continue reading Car?! And other updates

This is just a brief note to mention that Plants vs. Zombies by Popcap games is such fun on JD's iPhone! As much as I keep accidentally hitting the wrong squares (I hate capacitive touch screens on occasion), it's tonnes of fun!

Regaining balance tends to be a personal goal anytime something upsets it, whatsoever that something might be. And that tends to be the case when I return from a break in my classes. Reading week is no exception: certainly I got a lot of different things done (not enough necessarily, but a lot just the… Continue reading Balance