Xander ,'Lessons'
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.
Liese, yeah, for the most part the bugs are few and far between, but then there's scorpions and bonus rattlesnakes to consider.
I've gotten to blacklight for scorpions twice, which was utterly cool. I've decided I'm not scared of bugs AS LONG AS I CAN SEE THEM and can deftly avoid touching them. Then I'm all "Coool!"
Really cool video - On a sushi conveyor belt
My favorite bugs are the meat-eating wasps around us. Hubby and I like to go to friends' cook-outs and put out a slab of steak or whatever, then watch the wasps come up and start stripping the meat. They very tidily snip off a sliver of meat, roll it up, then carry it away. Our friends' invariably freak out, then settle down to watch. We've spent hours feeding the meat-eating wasps.
I once got a dramatic 9-year-old to stop freaking out about bees by pointing out that they're only flying around her because they want to see if she has pollen, and if she lets them sniff her without panicking, they'll see she's not a flower and go about their business. After a bit she very proudly sat still while three bees examined her then flew off. Of course, her mother ruined it by running up and flapping at the bees, shrieking. But the girl gave me a look of "My mom is over-reacting, isn't she," and I nodded. So at least one girl was hopefully spared from incipient Fluffbrain.
xpost with tech:
A million blogs have linked to this, so I finally watched it:
Sony Releases New Stupid Piece Of Shit That Doesn't Fucking Work
Pretty damn funny, but NSFW due to all the swearing....
I think I'm waaaay overdue on taking my eye prescription over to LensCrafters--computer reading is causing my eyes to really water today, as if someone is constantly blowing smoke into them. I have to wait until payday to buy glasses anyway, but constantly wiping my eyes is already a pain.
It's two hours since I've had lunch and I am hungry again. Also, today needs to move faster.
Ha! I love the way the faces go from puzzled to smiling as they go higher. I think that would make my day if I saw it on my way to/from work.
grim to puzzled to big smiles. So cool . I make my story time kids give me a high 5 as they leave. -- The ones that have no idea get such a kick out of it by the end.
High five escalator!
Aw! That was my old stop! Go Rob!