The Anti-Nuke Beauty Contest

Miss Atom, the beauty contest for the Russian nuclear industry, has earned a fair amount of press, in part because of the now-infamous photo of a post-Soviet hottie posing in front of some cooling towers. But the anti-nuke crowd has its own contest: The Environmentals.

The rules? "Use real nuclear power plants as backdrop for fashion or glamor shots! No lab montage or Photoshop!" Clothing, as this shot from the decommissioned Trojan nuclear power plant in Oregon demonstrates, is optional. (Some of the originals, obviously, are NSFW.)

Thus far, the contest has received only seven entries; Miss Atom, on the other hand, has dozens of contestants. Voting is still ongoing at Miss Atom, by the way. Yulia Nechayeva of Polyarnye Zori is in the lead with 1,149 points; DANGER ROOM favorite Alyona Kirsanova is in fourth place.

Do the Miss Atom contestants get extra points if they glow in the dark?

Grammar Nazis (VIDEO)

"Grammar Nazis" meet "Goodwin's Law".

Why do the people from my high school continue to friend me on Facebook? Especially the conservative Christian ones? Do they NOT remember me? Aarrrggggghhhhh.

go to work tomorrow or give it another day?

Is there any way to work from home? Or better yet, half day work from home?

Emeline Sings Coraline. [link]

I'd say take it easy.

In addition to making me dumber than rocks, this stupid cold is also making me more catastrophical than usual. So now I'm never going to find a house in my price range. Just what I need to be thinking when putting together a list to send my realtor.

Emeline Sings Coraline.

Aww.... If I had ovaries I think that would make them hurt.

That's a kid! How'd she get so big??

DHS kept saying we had to feed her and stuff.