So I suppose "beastie" has nothing to do with the usage in "Vally Girl"?

Anyway, he goes are you into s and m?
I go, oh right...
Could you like just picture me in like a leather teddy
Yeah right, hurt me, hurt me...
Im sure! no way!
He was like freaking me out...
He called me a beastie...
Thats cuz like he was totally blitzed
He goes like bag your face!
Im sure!

Dana, thanks for the offer, but Land's End doesn't go up to my size, unfortunately.

Whereas now that people know what to look out for, and patients are getting early intervention and support, it should be much more survivable than the initial presentation.

Although, someone I just had a meeting with was saying she had heard that if you feel sick, you should stay home! To avoid getting on the subway, etc.

Gotcha. I vote for the purple, by the way. The blue and white does look very nautical, but the purple looks like more fun.

Although, someone I just had a meeting with was saying she had heard that if you feel sick, you should stay home! To avoid getting on the subway, etc.

That's good advice whether or not you have swine flu, though.

Ah, the Transformers. That was in my eighties blindspot along with all references to Cobra Commander.

dude, if I feel bad at all, I am definately calling in swine fluish. despite having taken a disproportional amount of sick days already this year.

We have just gotten official swine flu email from the big boss. Don't panic! and have some hand sanitizer.

Republican party platforms are always amusingly insane

PZ quotes from the Oklahoma GOP platform:

4. While the objective study of philosophy and religion can be beneficial, public schools should not be endorsing any specific religion or philosophy. We believe that students and teachers should enjoy the right of free exercise of religion.

5. We support posting the Ten Commandments and our Nation's motto, "In God We Trust," in all public schools in recognition of our religious heritage. U.S. citizens. We support teaching the intent of our founding fathers, the original founding documents, and the difference between a democracy and a republic.

Anybody notice a wee bit of... inconsistency between these two?

Hah! I wish, working from home, I could be all "I'm sorry, swine flu makes me unable to get to work"

Though given how half my work is about traveling on planes and shit, I'm probably going to like, die of swine flu from some annoying person next to me sneezing all over me or something.