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Those are excellent! And I'm blown away by the self-portrait with clouds--I can't believe that girl is only 14; she's got such a great eye and incredible sense of color and composition and, well, everything.

I get uncomfortable, too, tommy, especially if what I did wasn't that exceptional. I always suspect the person of ulterior motives in complimenting me- either they want something or they are really making fun of me.

This probably stems from the fact that a) I have had three toxic bosses who gave out compliments with high expectations of what they would get back and b) as a child, there was a group of girls who would make fun of me by complimenting my clothes/hair/look very very nicely, and then laughing and laughing and laughing.

Faux Photoshop: 15 Incredible Images That Look Altered but Aren’t

I have been on that beach in St. Maartens and it is amazing how close the planes get. I remember the shock when, after tiny planes had been taking off for hours, a jet took off right above us. The sound was deafening and all we could do was cower on our towels.

RunPee.com Suggests the Best Movie Bathroom Breaks

Jumbo-Sized soda and intricate plots are a dangerous mix. Get relief, and the most out of your movie-going money, with RunPee.com, a site that's like a friend who's seen every flick out there and knows when the bathroom break moments are.

It's a simple idea that's executed well on the web. The left-hand side has links to the current box office leaders and new releases, and clicking on one gives you the various timing points and narrative cues to head to the restrooms if your last stop before the cinema was a bar, coffee shop, or the concession stand. Choose a break point, and the top box explains what will happen right before you've got three minutes to make a run for it.

Following the above paragraph is a very very tiny spoiler for Trek....

I know I'm not the first to say this, but what is up with Dick Cheney? Nary a word for eight years and suddenly the man won't go away or shut up.

(I know it's traditional for ex-presidents to keep a low profile for a while, but I am thankful that W is keeping to himself. Sometimes, I almost forget about him.)

eta: and if there's an iPhone app for the runpee.com thing, I'd totally use it because I always have to pee in movies.

I think Cheney just really wants to defend the actions of his administration from the chorus of criticism.

The Democrats must be quite happy that the most vocal member of the Republicans is the guy noteworthy for his amazingly low popularity.

I think Cheney just really wants to defend the actions of his administration from the chorus of criticism.

Some have suggested he keeps on making pro-torture arguments to help keep his ass out of jail.

Tree Lobsters addresses the latest NOM ad.

Some have suggested he keeps on making pro-torture arguments to help keep his ass out of jail.

I'm convinced he's trying to indictment-proof himself. If he just re-slunk away he'd look guilty. Now his defenders can say "They're just going after him because he's giving them trouble!"

And probably because he's a prick.

Since this quote seems apt -- from Andrew Sullivan's Daily Dish blog last week:

And as history slowly accepts that this man disgraced his office more profoundly than any before him, as it sinks in that this man did not merely make mistakes, as all flawed politicians do, but committed war crimes, with pre-meditation and elaborate subterfuge, he slowly realizes what's happening to him. He can feel it. And so he resists the way he always resists - by lashing out, attacking, smearing, snearing, and grabbing every inch of the limelight he can.