Yeah, you'd think "don't fuck with the shark" would be common sense, wouldn't you?

Maybe it should be part of the curriculum. "This," whacks poster of shark with pointer "is a shark. Don't fuck with it. Questions?"

Ah, those wacky Brits. From the Guardian's website section, The Northener. Pay special attention to the last paragraph.

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What is it with Christians and Star Wars? No sooner has the Catholic church appointed a pope who looks unnervingly like Darth Vader's master the Emperor, than a Bradford vicar is using the films to inspire the younger members of his parish.

Reverend Paul Walker got the idea for his Star Wars sermon after the children at St Cuthbert's church in Wrose began looking at the themes of good and evil in the films at Sunday school. He told the Yorkshire Post: "To be honest, I'm not a great fan of the Star Wars movies myself, but there's lots of religious themes in them, temptation for example, Luke Skywalker being tempted by Darth Vader and the gradual descent into evil."

Mr Walker hopes the idea of the good and dark sides of "the Force" in the films makes the Christian message more relevant to young people. Let's hope for his parishioners' sake that he delivered his lines more convincingly than Hayden Christianson, whose wooden portrayal of Anakin Skywalker left cinemas across the world suffering from dry rot.

Last Sunday's sermon was accompanied by a hymn set to the Star Wars theme tune. Perhaps next we can expect Yoda's version of the Lord's Prayer - "Our Father, who in heaven art."

I wonder if that comes under fair use in copyright law.

You know what? Talking with the hr people I'm friends with while they try to be reassuring...isn't. I'm 25% more paranoid.

But. KITTEN. Wee 3 week old kitten! Who really had to poop and was very pissed off by this. I escaped before the main event.

The more people eaten by sharks, the fewer I have to deal with.

Amen, sarameg.

meara-ing, slightly:

I think princess seams are vertical and run from under the bust to where the garment starts to largen out for the hips.

In *my* world, princess seams (which are indeed vertical) start at the shoulders and run to at least the hips. I suspect that "princess waist" is a term made up by wedding & prom dress manufacturers who wanted something cute sounding that would mean the dress was fitted at the waist and had a full(ish) skirt.

So, like, what kind of raises are folks in the IT industry getting?

Also with Plei in contract employee-ville, but I've gotten around $2-3 more an hour each contract. I think it has something to do with the fact of my resume getting more and more arcane, which lets my agency say things like "Look at all her experience with hard-to-define tech! You should pay us more money for her!"

However, I don't think my friends at the EE are reporting any large raises, either.

None of mine have mentioned raises, large or otherwise.

But tomorrow I get to fall off a surfboard repeatedly.

Ordinarily, I'd warn to watch out for sharks. But since it's ita, maybe we should warn the sharks.

I think I need this:

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Perfect for the casual office worker who delights in watching insects slowly meet their makers as they are painfully digested by an engaging variety of meat-sucking flora.

I would get one, but then I'd be tempted to start carving bits off of some of my dumber cow-orkers while singing selections from Little Shop of Horrors.

Hm, a little Carnivorous Plant Desk Set, a little Miracle-Gro...I'm seeing the possibilities of improving the workplace environment.

Do carnivorous plants smell bad?