Natter 42, the Universe, and Everything
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, flaming otters, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
this guy gets to design chocolates. That's a job.
Ooh - does he use CAD and wireframe animation?
ION, did they get this headline from the SciFi Channel's programming?
Mutant Chicken Grows Alligatorlike Teeth
Working late in the developmental biology lab one night, Matthew Harris of the University of Wisconsin noticed that the beak of a mutant chicken embryo he was examining had fallen off. Upon closer examination, he found that the snubbed beak of the mutant chicken had tiny bumps and protuberances along the edge of its beak that looked like teeth, alligator teeth to be specific. The accidental discovery revealed that chickens retain the ability to grow teeth, even though birds lost this feature long ago. The finding also resurrected the controversial theory of one of the founders of comparative anatomy, Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hillaire.
Run away!
One more thing--Allyson, don't get a magnifying mirror if you can help. I have one so I can actually get the mascara on my lashes instead of everywhere else. I have to step away quickly, because if I linger for long, I want to claw my own splotchy face off. Once I walk away, the evil judgmental me ends to quiet down and leave me alone.
I think the subject was a little nutty too.
Is it crazy if it works, though? Or just extra clever?
I need to make a note of the chocolate company, Perkins, so I'll check tomorrow.
Allyson--there's nothing rational about reacting to getting glasses for the first time. But to call it a realization is imbuing it with a rationality you admit isn't there. A paranoia, worry, whatever...sure. But it's not a realization, because there's no real in it.
Yes, make note of the chocolate company.
On account of me obviously needing more in addition to Perkins getting you some.
One billion mazes
Number 722,026,027 is my favorite.
...this guy gets to design chocolates. That's a job.
That's a fabulous job. People should sometimes get to have jobs that make them actually happy.
And Robin is wise. Which, not so shocking, I know. The way people see you is not the way you see yourself. I had this moment where I realized this the other day and it was oddly comforting.
Definitely let me know if you can find it, ita.
Project Runway people-- a while back a few of you were talking about the collections of the final 4 contestants. Where is that? I have poked around the Bravo site a little, but can't find it.
And I came to the horrifying realization that everyone has been seeing me this way, too.
No, the vast majority of us who look at you have been seeing a cute, vivacious woman who lights up the room with her smile. And even your worst enemies don't have the proximity and time to focus on your flaws the way you're doing. Everyone (except those few with Paris Hiltonesque egos) is their own worst critic when looking in the mirror.
Skipping-and-all to post that, according to the Buffista Calendar, today is Laura's birthday. Happy birthday, Laura! With lots of wishes for a great day and a wonderful year!
(Perkins! Are you back home?)
Mystery Blob Eating Downtown LA
I saw that movie. I know how it ends. Thankfully, lava will not flow in the direction of my house.
I will, however, need to find a new place to buy cute shoes.
