Wordslingin'

Today my friends and I fought swamp monsters, faked our own abduction by terrorists, and plotted to assassinate highly-placed political figures. It must be another episode of Wordslingin'!

( June 17, 2010 )

And that's it for this week. Next time, get ready for some infiltration, excitement, and gun slinging action!

I love my dehumidifier

I picked up my mom's dehumidifier last week and brought it over. I've been using it sporadically since then. When I got home tonight, it was brutally humid. Really clammy and disgusting. I turned on the dehumidifier, and in the last hour the temperature has gone up by about a degree, but the humidity has come down 8%. Which doesn't sound like much, but it's the difference between "Oh, God, I feel like I'm in a swamp" and "Huh, that's not so bad."

Thanks, Mom!

Edited to add: The only problem with a dehumidifer is that it raises the temperature. So if it's already 26 degrees in the apartment, I'm not particularly inclined to turn it on. Boo. (And, no, I feel no particular desire for an air conditioner. Thanks for asking.)

Books of 2010: 26. The Secret History of Giants, by Ari Berk

This is a very fast but highly entertaining read, one of those books targeted at kids but enjoyable for adults, too. It purports to be a book about giants: their history, their lifestyles, their jobs, and so on. It's beautifully illustrated and full of little pop-ups and fold-out pages, reminiscent of some of my favorite childhood books.

Ian and I had the same favorite part, a pop-out cookbook which details the recipe for "Old-Style Sheep," which I'm going to reproduce here from memory:
1. Take 12 sheep.
2. Put in mouth.
3. Enjoy.
4. Repeat as desired.

See? Isn't that cute? I easily read through this book in an hour, and it was an hour well spent. I recommend this book to anyone with kids, or anyone who feels like being childlike for an evening.