I just went to KFC. They're doing "market research," which involved them interviewing customers with a video camera.

I turned down the chance, as I just wasn't in the mood to be videoed on my lunch break. I could have gotten a $10 coupon if I had agreed. Now I almost with I had, just to fuck with them. Like, I could have twitched noticeably every time they said, "KFC."

Excellent, Kathy!

Pertaining somewhat to the discussion of middle school and sexuality, IFunnyAbbyN: We were watching Dancing With the Stars last week and Ashley Hamilton (George's son) was a competitor. When he came on, Abby was all, "Oh Mom, he's just soooo handsome. What a good looking man!"

Then he danced.

And she was like, "Oh, no... he's very handsome, but he just can't dance. Oh Ashley, no. Don't do anything. Just stand there and look handsome."

I was howling. My daughter has inherent understanding of the "Don't talk. Just sit there and look pretty," maxim at the age of eleven. (Okay a month shy of twelve, but still...)

Via io9, Kevin Van Aelst does really awesome math/science photos. For instance:

Mitosis...with donuts

Yin-yang...Oreo

The world...in an apple core

Chromosomes...with gummi worms

Hawaii...from Hawaiian Punch

I napped, and now oh so gronky. still...there is work. do not want. want more sleep.

Back to the 1959 Chevy vs. 2009 Chevy in a 40mph offset collision. I find these two still images kinda fascinating.

2009 Chevy [link]

1959 Chevy [link]

Yea for crumple zones. The difference is incredible.

Yeah, that video was amazing. In a scary way!

So, the Russians have a skull fragment that they said was a part of Hitler's skull. Turns out, no. [link] DNA analysis shows that the skull belonged to a woman, and examination of the bone suggests she was under 40. Which makes it possibly Eva Braun's skull, except that it has a bullet hole in it, and there weren't any reports that she was shot.

msbelle I have to say, you are taking the whole last-minute no childcare thing way better than I usually do. I say kudos.

I think I have a higher level of "just roll with it" post summer. and thanks.

Can someone with an actual graphics program help me out? I have acquired a hi-res version of donut mitosis, but I want to crop each individual print into a file. It's a very simple task, but the only photo-editing software on my work computer is Paint.

(I am going to use this for my cancer pharmacology workshop. Yes, I will be teaching science with donuts.)