There are plenty of holidays in the year, but which is your favorite? For help deciding on your new favorite holiday, or just to find out about the strong points of the holiday coming up, look no further! This or That is on the job!
CHRISTMAS and related holidays: Christmas is a favorite holiday for many, mainly because of its many gifts and family gatherings. It offers a break from school or work, and lots of cool meals and activities.
EASTER and related holidays: Easter, like Christmas, provides a relaxing break, and sometimes presents. But there is always, most definetely, candy!!!
FOURTH OF JULY and other independence holidays: The Fourth of July provides fireworks and lots of good-weather picnics. Maybe it's not my favorite holiday, but it's certainly not my least favorite.
MINOR HOLIDAYS such as Labor Day, Veteran's Day, etc.: These holidays are usually good for one reason: they provide a day off for a mini-vacation or a get-together with someone special. Other than this, there's nothing particularly special about these holidays, except for occaisional parades or parties.
THANKSGIVING: Thanksgiving is nice for a few reasons. It gives you an excuse to eat turkey and pumpkin pie, see family, and skip school or work for a few days. Also, it provides the perfect (kind of) day for shopping (Black Friday).
HALLOWEEN: Halloween has a few good aspects, especially candy. It's also nice to create or even buy your own costume once a year.
Whatever your favorite holiday is, I hope you enjoy it and the holidays to come!
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Monday, October 24, 2011
I Can't See...
Got a choice between glasses and contact lenses but not sure which to pick? This or That can help with event this crisis!
GLASSES: Glasses are easy to take on and off and come in many varieties. However, they are very easy to lose, and this can be a problem for some people. Also, you can forget to bring them with you, causing a big problem at times. They might sometimes be in the way in pictures and might be hard to manage all the time.
CONTACT LENSES: Contact lenses, or contacts, for short, are hard to lose and invisible. Some cons of contacts, however are that they can fog up in your eyes or might cause allergic reactions to some people. Contacts are also hard to take on and off, and this can be a good thing or a bad thing. You might have to wear glasses over contacts, but only for short periods of time. Also, contacts are hard to lose except when you don't have them on, which will only be at home.
Some people don't have an option for contacts, often because they are too young or may have an allergic reaction to them. To those people, find a pair of glasses that fits your personality, and make the best of the situation.
Contacts can be found, not often, in colors that change your eye color, but these are for movie stars and celebrities or people in costume, not for everyday life. If you're looking for more variety, try glasses.
I hope This or That has helped you with your spectacle decison, and that you don't lose your glasses. Good luck with your new responsibility!
GLASSES: Glasses are easy to take on and off and come in many varieties. However, they are very easy to lose, and this can be a problem for some people. Also, you can forget to bring them with you, causing a big problem at times. They might sometimes be in the way in pictures and might be hard to manage all the time.
CONTACT LENSES: Contact lenses, or contacts, for short, are hard to lose and invisible. Some cons of contacts, however are that they can fog up in your eyes or might cause allergic reactions to some people. Contacts are also hard to take on and off, and this can be a good thing or a bad thing. You might have to wear glasses over contacts, but only for short periods of time. Also, contacts are hard to lose except when you don't have them on, which will only be at home.
Some people don't have an option for contacts, often because they are too young or may have an allergic reaction to them. To those people, find a pair of glasses that fits your personality, and make the best of the situation.
Contacts can be found, not often, in colors that change your eye color, but these are for movie stars and celebrities or people in costume, not for everyday life. If you're looking for more variety, try glasses.
I hope This or That has helped you with your spectacle decison, and that you don't lose your glasses. Good luck with your new responsibility!
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Boo, Cackle, or Laugh?
With Halloween well on its way, isn't it time to choose your costume? This week, I will post on costumes: what to be this year before it's too late!
SCARY (witches, ghosts, etc.): These are some of the most used costume ideas: they are traditional, and easy to find in stores. They are great last minute ideas.
CHARACTERS (from movies, shows, books, etc.): Sometimes you yourself need to make these costumes. For characters that aren't at the top of the charts, this can be very hard, but the final result is a real success.
ITEMS (fruit, silverware, etc.): These costumes are hard to find and make you look ridiculous, however, they make you a very funny-looking trick-or-treater.
GENERAL (princesses, animals, etc.): These costumes are normally not so hard to find, and can be nice to wear.
I hope This or That helped you solve this year's costume decision, and that you get a ton of candy this Halloween!
SCARY (witches, ghosts, etc.): These are some of the most used costume ideas: they are traditional, and easy to find in stores. They are great last minute ideas.
CHARACTERS (from movies, shows, books, etc.): Sometimes you yourself need to make these costumes. For characters that aren't at the top of the charts, this can be very hard, but the final result is a real success.
ITEMS (fruit, silverware, etc.): These costumes are hard to find and make you look ridiculous, however, they make you a very funny-looking trick-or-treater.
GENERAL (princesses, animals, etc.): These costumes are normally not so hard to find, and can be nice to wear.
I hope This or That helped you solve this year's costume decision, and that you get a ton of candy this Halloween!
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Family Game Night
Time for Family Game Night and not sure what board game to play? Don't worry, This or That is on the job!
MONOPOLY: Monopoly is a long game and is only fun with more than two people. It also involves math, which is not always what you want to be doing on Family Game Night!
SCRABBLE: Like Monopoly, this game is also long and involves using your brain. If you want to save this game for another occasion, it is fun with two people and is great for word practice. For word ideas, check out Umm...--Fantastic Words at umm-fantasticwords.blogspot.com .
JEOPARDY: If you have the board game version of this "Number One" game, you know that it is very hard for people under a certain age. If you want to get smarter, this game is quite possibly a good idea.
CLUE: This game does involve thinking, but is a lot of fun to play with more than two people.
EASY GAMES (i.e. Sorry, Operation, etc.): These games are mostly for children, and aren't too hard to play, but they can get quite dull.
JUNIOR AND VERY EASY GAMES (i.e. Monopoly Jr., Chutes and Ladders, etc.): These games are for very young children and are easy and not much fun unless you are a young child.
No matter what your preferences, or your age, or what games you have at home, I hope your Family Game Night is a success and This or That helped make it so.
MONOPOLY: Monopoly is a long game and is only fun with more than two people. It also involves math, which is not always what you want to be doing on Family Game Night!
SCRABBLE: Like Monopoly, this game is also long and involves using your brain. If you want to save this game for another occasion, it is fun with two people and is great for word practice. For word ideas, check out Umm...--Fantastic Words at umm-fantasticwords.blogspot.com .
JEOPARDY: If you have the board game version of this "Number One" game, you know that it is very hard for people under a certain age. If you want to get smarter, this game is quite possibly a good idea.
CLUE: This game does involve thinking, but is a lot of fun to play with more than two people.
EASY GAMES (i.e. Sorry, Operation, etc.): These games are mostly for children, and aren't too hard to play, but they can get quite dull.
JUNIOR AND VERY EASY GAMES (i.e. Monopoly Jr., Chutes and Ladders, etc.): These games are for very young children and are easy and not much fun unless you are a young child.
No matter what your preferences, or your age, or what games you have at home, I hope your Family Game Night is a success and This or That helped make it so.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Writer's Workshop
Everyone has to write for school, work, or fun. But what tools do you use? This week I will post on pens, pencils, and everything in between to solve your writing conflicts.
PENS: Pens come in both erasable and non-erasable varieties. The erasable kind tend to be hard to use. The non-erasable kind are nice in texture most of the time, and are normally necessary for final drafts of hand-written essays. Many people like to erase their work, and for these people I recommend pencils, although, on the bright side, there's always White-Out.
PENCILS: Pencils are always erasable with the exception of most colored types. For most multiple-choice exams, number 2 pencils (the most common type) are used. The different varieties of darkness and thickness of pencils are normally only used in art, as are colored pencils. Mechanical pencils are easy to use because they don't require to be sharpened, however lead for these is often very expensive.
MARKERS: These aren't usually used to write with because of their often big tips and colors. Their ink can go through paper, so these are used only for drawing, highlighting, and decorations most of the time.
Although there aren't too many types of writing utensils, the conflict between pens and pencils has always existed, and, as far as I can tell, always will. But even if this conflict does exist, I hope This or That helped solve your personal decision about writing utensils.
PENS: Pens come in both erasable and non-erasable varieties. The erasable kind tend to be hard to use. The non-erasable kind are nice in texture most of the time, and are normally necessary for final drafts of hand-written essays. Many people like to erase their work, and for these people I recommend pencils, although, on the bright side, there's always White-Out.
PENCILS: Pencils are always erasable with the exception of most colored types. For most multiple-choice exams, number 2 pencils (the most common type) are used. The different varieties of darkness and thickness of pencils are normally only used in art, as are colored pencils. Mechanical pencils are easy to use because they don't require to be sharpened, however lead for these is often very expensive.
MARKERS: These aren't usually used to write with because of their often big tips and colors. Their ink can go through paper, so these are used only for drawing, highlighting, and decorations most of the time.
Although there aren't too many types of writing utensils, the conflict between pens and pencils has always existed, and, as far as I can tell, always will. But even if this conflict does exist, I hope This or That helped solve your personal decision about writing utensils.
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