Deanna Hoak

You know, my first WoW character was a Hordie, and I always have preferred that faction (though admittedly, the draenei are pretty cool). Now I see reason behind my preference–the Horde prefer Obama:
My daughter, who has a 70 Tauren druid, gasped at about the 2:18 mark: “That pally is saying Obama is a Tauren [...]

Long-time readers already know that my son has a wild imagination. But today he told me that when he grows up, he’s going to have a sun for a pet–that he’ll become an astronaut, fly up, and steal the sun’s baby.
It’s just…I don’t know. I know we’re all enamored of our kids, but it’s such [...]

Since this is a copyediting subject, I may as well join in the fray.
Andrew Wheeler takes exception to Matt Cheney’s post claiming that “their” is fine as a singular.
I’m firmly with Matt on this one. This usage has gained popularity due to the need to eliminate the utterly silly and sexist use of “his” as [...]

For whomever hit my site searching for “make six figures proofreading books”…
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!
Stop it. You’re killing me.

MSNBC had a fascinating article today on a form of synthetic telepathy being developed by the US Army, to be used for creating voice mail and email:
To those who might be nervous about thought-based communication turning into a sci-fi comedy of errors, D’Zmura says not to worry. Mind-message composition would take specific conscious thoughts and [...]

I bought a copy of Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother for a cool local high school teacher I know. I’m hoping she likes it as much as I did and am looking forward to hearing. :-)

If you haven’t read Charlie Finlay’s “Father of Our Country”–his analysis of Obama and McCain as seen through the lens of their relationships with their fathers–you should go take a look. It’s one of the most thought-provoking essays on the candidates that I’ve seen yet.

Music has a lot of power to affect mood, from soothing to energizing to frightening. Every once in a while, a song comes along that will make me smile every time I hear it. It may not affect you the same way (though if you were ever a daydreaming kid who had to play outfield [...]

So I finally got my nephew’s graduation present ordered: I had been waiting for this nifty Aspire netbook to come out.
I’m a good auntie, eh? :-) I think it will be handy for him in college. Now I want one for myself!