This is an older story, but I find it sort of heartwarming, in that "The species is doomed" kind of way:
"Blue Ducks likely to die out in UK after male birds get together". >[link]
Yeah. He's my hero.
Mal ,'The Train Job'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
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.
billytea - Oct 01, 2009 11:29:33 pm PDT #11887 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
billytea - Oct 01, 2009 11:34:25 pm PDT #11888 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Hee. I've owned David Attenborough's Life of Birds for several years now, and I've only just discovered that each episode has additional footage. I'm currently watching a pair of caracaras at a dead cow. They'd get a beakful of meat, then go stash it in a clump of grass. The reason is because their feast was about to be interrupted by Andean condors (condors!), who are three times their size. They get shoved off the carcass, but thanks to their action, they have a goodly stash of beef that they can devour in peace!
Except that now they've forgotten which tussock they hid the meat in. Oops.
Glamcookie - Oct 02, 2009 12:36:13 am PDT #11889 of 30001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Congrats, ita! What great news!
Frankenbuddha - Oct 02, 2009 4:02:03 am PDT #11890 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Very good news ita! Good to hear that you'll be employed again. I'll be vibing that a temporary soon leads to a permanent.
sj - Oct 02, 2009 4:10:45 am PDT #11891 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Yay, ita!
Ginger - Oct 02, 2009 4:11:01 am PDT #11892 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Congratulations, ita!
msbelle - Oct 02, 2009 4:11:29 am PDT #11893 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I think they replaced my regular morning coffe with extra strength gronk. also cramps. oh, and I got my flu shot yesterday, so there's that awesome feeling. do not want today. do over, please with extra sleeping time and no peoples.
Fred Pete - Oct 02, 2009 4:18:22 am PDT #11894 of 30001
Ann, that's a ferret.
Yay, ita!
Jessica - Oct 02, 2009 4:22:03 am PDT #11895 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I overslept by half an hour this morning (cold weather + warm jammies = zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz) and STILL managed to beat everyone else in my office to work. And it's free bagel day. So far today beats yesterday by a billion.
Theodosia - Oct 02, 2009 4:48:08 am PDT #11896 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Yay ita! What great news to wake up to!
I've got my Holiday Shipping Coordinator interview at 2 PM today, so a small amount of temporary-job-ma would be welcomed here. Also would like this sinus headache to go away, while you're at it.