Turns out that hanging out at limerick dictionary sites is good for beating online quizzes, at least...

20 out of 23, mates--but that comes from reading student essays and single, double, and triple-checking some of these words to make sure that I don't take points off, uh, erroneously. And here in Australia, they spell thangs differently too which puts another spin on spelling ("counselling" and "counsellor" just look WRONG).

15 out of 23, but it's obviously broken.

17. Still a D. But it reaffirms my feeling that I am a visual thinker--seeing the spellings help a lot more than trying to come up with them myself.

Here's a good math question I also didn't get:

Re-arrange to form a valid equation (add nor remove nothing):

2 3 4 5 + =

James--

Is this 3(squared) = 4 + 5?

19 of 23, but I'm fresh off vacation.

I was hoping to slam home the quiz question to announce my return, but I don't think I'm able. I'll do the music thing shortly, I hope.

I had an egocasting moment on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, eating an italian-esque eggplant dish, drinking Belgian beer, with something that sounded like Thievery Corp. on the excellent stereo system in the funky Euro-decor of the beach side restaurant with a view out over the ocean. It was an absurdly customized and disjointed experience, though certainly very nice. It isn't like I stalked out in disgust to go looking for marimba bar serving rice and beans and the local sugar-cane brandy.