s#40 is to learn sign language.
#82 is to wear a silly hat.
There are a lot of different sign languages, so I learnt the Australian sign alphabet. The vowels are the easiest – you just touch your right index finger to each finger of your left hand – “A” is the thumb, “E” is the index finger, and so on.
Play along at home: If your name is Ioueueoa, you already know how to say your name! Great work!
You’ve seen this silly hat before, but I think this is the last time I’ll wear it this year. I was invited to a picnic by an optimist (you can tell they’re an optimist, because they invited me to a picnic in Canberra in September). The weather was like this:
There was also an icy wind.
Now, my beanie is famous on three continents, but on this particular day I was outdone by a sheep/monkey suit, as you can see:
Kids these days.
And here’s today’s killer robot, from (I think) geekologie:
There’s more writing stuff today and tomorrow at http://felicitybloomfield.wordpress.com.