Author Archives: cherylcolan

The Daily Create: Tell a Joke

Posted on Friday 27 January 2012 by cherylcolan

Instructions: Record a video of yourself telling a joke. Don’t read it – tell it. Fortunately this joke arrived in my inbox two days ago courtesy of my mom. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have had a joke to tell!

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How to completely freak out your spouse

Posted on Saturday 31 December 2011 by cherylcolan

Buy some black rice because it’s as good for you as brown rice and higher in antioxidants. While making it for dinner, accidentally spill a few uncooked grains on the floor. Looks like rat turds. There will be panic! What … Continue reading →

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My Own Forever Ago

Posted on Monday 19 September 2011 by cherylcolan

Michael Branson Smith kicked off the Fall 2011 #ds106 with High School Is Everyone’s Forever Ago. It’s his beautiful self-introduction, well thought out, great story, and includes a photo of him from the 80s, and a portion of a passed … Continue reading →

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Introducing the York Biscuit

Posted on Thursday 7 July 2011 by cherylcolan

Most of the students within our Study Abroad program are in Paris right now. Two students, my mother being one of them, chose not to go to Paris, and it was my duty to stay behind and lead them on … Continue reading →

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Sad ice cream incident

Posted on Wednesday 6 July 2011 by cherylcolan

Walking around Nottingham this 3rd July, I noticed someone had dropped and then abandoned this ice cream cone and thought it would make an interesting context for a street photo. I didn’t get it straight, but I didn’t try a … Continue reading →

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