Happy Birthday, Sophia!
Zoe: Don't think it's a good spot, sir. She still has the advantage over us. Mal: Everyone always does. That's what makes us special.
'Serenity'
Natter .38 Special
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
JenP - Sep 21, 2005 6:10:34 am PDT #9559 of 10002
Nutty - Sep 21, 2005 6:13:24 am PDT #9560 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
What would be the best food to grow? Something that would grow fast, be productive, have a large percentage of the plant be edible, etc. (Assuming that getting the seeds or dirt to grow it in would not be an issue.)
This is also a matter of what plants take the most care, what ones produce quickly and continue producing for long periods of the season, and where the building is.
If your office building is in Siberia, I recommend potatoes and onions grown in jars. Since it's an office, you've got climate control for all the stuff growin in windows, so it's not really temperature-limited, but sun-exposure. If you work in Phoenix, you can still grow avocado trees, as long as you water them like crazy.
Scola's right, that beans and bean sprouts will get you ahead on both nutrition and speed of availability. Peanut plants might also be a good idea, for a protein-source that keeps really well. (I presume you don't want to waste precious office-time canning beans.)
Gudanov - Sep 21, 2005 6:21:56 am PDT #9561 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping
It looks like the FDA is reconsidering the appointment of a male veternarian as head of the Women's Health Office. [link]
Nilly - Sep 21, 2005 6:25:45 am PDT #9562 of 10002
Swouncing
"Ima! Ima" (that's 'mommy,' right?)
Yup.
Trudy, my earliest memory regarding it is from when I was probably 3 years old (when it was still just me interested in that stuff, before my one-year-younger brother was also into such tv, definitely before sister #2 was born). It was probably one of the first tv shows whose subtitles I read, too.
annoyed that she and the bad guy have nearly the same name...
See, it was quite clear to me that the names on the show aren't like 'our' names. Nobody I knew was named Laura or Charles or Mary or anyhthing like that, so I knew that "Nelly" and my name were completely different things. Of course, at the time, those names sounded strange and exotic and special, much better than the 'regular' ones everybody kept using around here with real-life people. So I couldn't understand what was so strange with "Almanzo". It definitely wasn't further than the names I was used to than Willie or Harriet.
I always thought Book!Almanzo was hotter than TV!Almanzo.
One of the very first things I've ever done online, way before "Google" was a verb, was to track down pictures of the real "Little House" people. I was very pleased to discover that the real Almanzo looked nice.
Trudy Booth - Sep 21, 2005 6:32:52 am PDT #9563 of 10002
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Nobody I knew was named Laura or Charles or Mary or anyhthing like that, so I knew that "Nelly" and my name were completely different things.
Good. I've seen the actress in interviews. Little girls HATED her and would give her grief in public, but Melissa Gilbert would tell them she was actually nice.
Gudanov - Sep 21, 2005 6:41:22 am PDT #9564 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping
The FBI is looking for some porn-busters. [link]
Frankenbuddha - Sep 21, 2005 6:42:53 am PDT #9565 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
The FBI is looking for some porn-busters
Earwormed now.
Katie M - Sep 21, 2005 6:54:47 am PDT #9566 of 10002
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
Ow. I have a headache, and people will call me asking questions that have nothing to do with me. Argh.
Nilly - Sep 21, 2005 7:00:43 am PDT #9567 of 10002
Swouncing
Little girls HATED her and would give her grief in public
Oh, poor little girl.
I think I mostly pitied her (um, the character, of course, not the actress). Oh, and her father. I kept all my "hate that character" to her mother, as far as I can remember.
Today I keep typing 's' instead of 'd'. It's like my keyboard has a special keyboards-cold or something.
tommyrot - Sep 21, 2005 7:04:34 am PDT #9568 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Guyana Woman Convicted in Exorcism Death
September 21,2005 | GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- A Guyana jury has convicted a woman of manslaughter for killing a friend during an exorcism ritual.
Patricia Alves, 43, was found guilty late Tuesday of killing Kamille Seenauth, 34, on Feb. 15, 2002. She allegedly beat Seenauth in an attempt to drive evil spirits out of her.
Seenauth's battered body was found in a shallow grave in Alves' backyard the day after the beating. Neighbors called police after seeing a foot sticking out of the ground.
I only posted this because of the last bit. Let this be a lesson to us all: If you kil someone and bury their body in a shallow grave in your backyard, make sure you bury the body completely - don't leave part of the body sticking out of the ground.
In fact, I would go further: Your backyard is generally not a good place for a shallow grave.