As a huge geek, I can't help but be smitten by geeky proposal stories. So here are my top three favorite geeky proposals: 3. Dashboard Widget Proposal Earlier this year, a Mac geek created a Dashboard Widget (which, according to Apple, are "mini-applications that let you perform common tasks and provide you with fast access to information") to propose to his girlfriend. When she was using his computer, he told her to hit F12 and an image of a ring popped out with the words "Will you marry me?" Needless to say, she said yes, and all (Mac) geeks reveled in delight. You can get more details on this proposal here. 2. The Joy of Tech! Proposal The Joy of Tech! is one of my favorite comic strips, concentrating...
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Continue readingAre you one of those lucky people who are blessed with long, lush eyelashes that never need mascara or even curling? Well, I hate you. I have very short and very sparse lashes that are practically non-existent. I still remember a couple of years ago when my mother first read about trichotillomania (the disorder where you pull your own hair). She immediately called me and asked me if I have it. "Of course I don't have that, why would you even ask me?" "Because your eyelashes are so short and sparse! Everyone else in the family has long and full eyelashes except for you! You can tell me...
Continue readingI'll be the first to admit that I was never good at math and science. I never possessed the analytical, logical mind to excel in the subject; I much rather preferred social and language studies. I'm one of the few Asians I know who actually did better in the verbal portion of the SAT's. Not surprisingly, I usually dreaded the few times a week we were required to attend science labs. Whether it was physics or biology, chemistry or life sciences, I never had the patience to clock the amount of time it took for water to boil, let alone follow intricate instructions meticulous enough to obtain expected results. I would usually end up making one mistake, panic, then do something completely...
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