well, not really an ode, but I just wanted to take five minutes and exclaim how much I LOVE google scholar/books, it rocks me and my paper's world. Im quite a fan, sure you can't use it for everything but hell, I can usually get the chapters I need. It saves my ass when books are checked out at both the libraries I use here...unless I really need something weird like the vampire book, then Im counting on y'all.

I will not say that I was obsessed with popples, because this is not the case. But I fondly remember owning two very cudley popples...P.C. popple and putter popple. they were the most fascinating things ever......they had pouches on their backs ANNND you could fold them inside of it, along with other treasuries....like gum, or the one marble that let you transport yourself anywhere in the UNIVERSE. ya I know, you're jealous. why am I writing this? because I should be learning german. its ... read more