Rachel Pietraszek

Rachel Pietraszek

Legal Tech. Web Enthusiast. Turophile.

Today’s Wondermark


Today’s Wondermark is amazing. (Papyrus!)

Posted on August 20, 2010

the Beard Movement


The Beard Movement, via Wondermark
Posted on August 20, 2010

Even More Tiny Kitten Teeth


Aww, Tigerbuttah Goes To Kennywood! Pardon the incessant Tiny Kitten Teeth posts, but since I have decided that today is the day I read this entire comic, there’s really nothing that can be done.
Posted on August 19, 2010

Tiny Kitten Teeth


How I only just discovered Tiny Kitten Teeth I have no idea, but it’s the most adorable thing on the planet.
Posted on August 19, 2010

Scenes from a Multiverse


Are you people reading Scenes From A Multiverse? You should be.

Posted on August 18, 2010

Too Late for Swanson!

Note from 2022 Rachel: This link is dead and I have literally no memory of this, so I still have no idea what this means.


I’m not sure what it means, but I like it.

Posted on August 15, 2010

I always wondered where this came from


cakewalk (plural cakewalks)
  1. A contest in which cake was offered for the best dancers
  2. (music) The style of music associated with such a contest.
  3. The dance, or style of dance associated with such a contest.
  4. Something that is easy or simple, or does not present any great challenge.

Etymology
Originally a form of dance that white masters had their slaves perform for them and their audiences as entertainment. The slaveowners considered the spectacle extremely amusing since the dances derived from sophisticated white European aristocracy. As such, slaveowners dressed the slaves in costumes of exaggerated finery, like ridiculously tall tophats and flashy striped pants, and taught the slaves variations of the original dance steps designed as highly comical parodies. Audiences selected their favorites, and the slaves who performed most entertainingly for their masters were rewarded with a piece of cake. [wiktionary.org]

Posted on August 15, 2010