What? She killed 'em with mathematics. What else could it have been?

Jayne ,'Objects In Space'


Natter 52: Playing with a full deck?  

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.


§ ita § - Jun 04, 2007 7:07:41 am PDT #847 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I don't click on scary robots.

Weenie.

Okay, I'm still freaked out by my last dream. It disturbed me enough that I went back to bed twice to see if I could replace it with something more placid, but no. Just me beating the crap out of some (not real) kids. I'd blame tommy, except his robot link would have made me feel better about it, not worse.

I also can't decide what to try and eat this morning.


Toddson - Jun 04, 2007 7:11:17 am PDT #848 of 10001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

happy birthdays to Dana and Ellie!

Kalshane, Mattias is wonderful - I loved the picture of him looking at his mother with that "who ARE you?" look.

And for Theo - newt (sorry, couldn't resist).


Liese S. - Jun 04, 2007 7:11:56 am PDT #849 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

I would like to take this opportunity to remind people that I have the most mundane dreams in the entire known universe. Last week I dreamt that I was standing in line at the post office. Holding the little piece of paper that says I have a box. Never started standing in line, never stopped, never found out what was in the box, just stood in line, moving at a normal pace, holding my paper.

Then last night I dreamt that I had volunteered for an extra month of camp. I spent my time unfolding my clothes from my suitcase. That was it. That was the whole dream. Doing something I will have to do about ten times this summer.

eta: I decided to eat leftover spaghetti this morning. It was possibly not the right choice. I recommend something else for you.


tommyrot - Jun 04, 2007 7:12:49 am PDT #850 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Freebasing catnip: HOW TO - Make SUPER CATNIP... isolation of nepetalactone from catnip

At least two thirds of domestic cats "enjoy" the effects of Nepeta, a.k.a. "catnip." But do they it enjoy it enough? If humans were able to isolate the active ingredient in catnip, could we not use it to become omnipowerful CATGODS? Imagine the possibilities! What fool wouldn't want their own personal cat army? A massive fuzzy force with which to execute your every bidding? A united, unquestioning militia that requires nothing other than unfettered access to the super-powerful catnip products that give their adorable cuddly lives meaning?

Nepetalactone is the active ingredient in catnip.* Today we are going to isolate nepetalactone in its pure form through a steam distillation. The distilled liquid will be extracted with an organic solvent (toluene), refined, then evaporated to give the final product.

Now I know what you're thinking: is it safe for cats to be around such a concentrated extract of catnip? Hell yes! Within reason. And we're all reasonable people. Pure nepetalactone has been studied on cats extensively. In fact, "catnip oil" that is available from botanical stores is essentially just nepetalactone, and it is widely used in homeopathic medicine.


sarameg - Jun 04, 2007 7:15:15 am PDT #851 of 10001

If I'm in the midst of oversleeping, I start having dreams about trying to get ready and being thwarted. The shower is too small, no water pressure, can't find the shampoo, my clothes don't fit or are dirty, people keep interrupting me, etc.

It's kind of funny, if frustrating. My subconcious is a nag.


tommyrot - Jun 04, 2007 7:15:29 am PDT #852 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Okay, I'm still freaked out by my last dream. It disturbed me enough that I went back to bed twice to see if I could replace it with something more placid, but no. Just me beating the crap out of some (not real) kids. I'd blame tommy, except his robot link would have made me feel better about it, not worse.

With all the crap I post, I'm sure something or other could give you nightmares....


sumi - Jun 04, 2007 7:16:34 am PDT #853 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!

Who wrote that article? Did somebody steal MM's sooper-secret anti-Hec plans?


§ ita § - Jun 04, 2007 7:19:07 am PDT #854 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I really need to get my sleep less fitful. And also to kill fewer children in my sleep.


Liese S. - Jun 04, 2007 7:19:56 am PDT #855 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Hee. You left off the disclaimer at the end.

  • Note: pure nepetalactone will not enable you to create a cat army.


shrift - Jun 04, 2007 7:20:36 am PDT #856 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

...what kind of person thinks that it's okay to use "lol" in an e-mail in a professional context? Is it the kind of person I can kill?