ION, be glad you're not a starling.

Starling snatched mid-air by eagle in spectacular photo

This stunning series of images captures the moments a starling is chased down and snatched in mid-air by a bald eagle.

The Texas board also rejected a proposal to include more Hispanic people in the history books. Because the only history that counts is white Anglos.

This is so that they can keep believing that Hispanics are "invading Texas," conveniently forgetting who was here first.

Dear Texas,

In July you'll be getting one more liberal. Our numbers are growing.

This is so that they can keep believing that Hispanics are "invading Texas," conveniently forgetting who was here first.

Dude, if God wanted Texas to be Hispanic, he wouldn't have written the Bible in English.

Rebelling Against the Commonly Evasive Feminine Care Ad

A COMMERCIAL for U by Kotex, a new line from the 90-year-old feminine care brand, opens with an actress in her early 20s who says, “How do I feel about my period? I love it.”

She continues, “Sometimes I just want to run on a beach,” as footage shows a woman running along the shore. “Usually, by the third day, I really just want to dance,” she says, to footage of women dancing ecstatically. As blue liquid is poured on a pad in another clip, she concludes, “The ads on TV are really helpful because they use that blue liquid, and I’m like, ‘Oh, that’s what’s supposed to happen.’ ”

The spot, by the New York office of JWT, which is a part of WPP, closes with the text, “Why are tampon ads so ridiculous?” along with the campaign tagline, “Break the cycle,” before finally showing the new line of tampons, pads and liners. The commercial was scheduled to appear on television for the first time Monday.

One of my co-workers just told me I was "dressed like [them]." Sharp-eyed boy. Caught the whole "black slacks, solid coloured shirt" thing. Cheated and wore a silver chainmailesque belt instead of black leather and character shoes, but it still counts as quasi-drag.

Side note - when you can't sleep, do you look at the clock to see how much sleep you're not getting, or do you not want to know?

If I'm comfortable but not sleeping (it happens sometimes), I don't look at the clock. If I'm tossing and turning (it happens more often), I can't help myself.

Guess which are the ones where I feel worse the next day?

Side note - when you can't sleep, do you look at the clock to see how much sleep you're not getting, or do you not want to know?

I always look and end up having a running countdown in my head. "If I get to sleep now, I'll still be able to sleep for 6 hours....If I get to sleep now, I'll still get 5 hours.....If I get to sleep now, I'll still get 4 hours....3 hours? Please fall asleep now.....2 hours? Shit. Only 2 hours.....Well, crap. I might as well get up."

“Why are tampon ads so ridiculous?” along with the campaign tagline, “Break the cycle,” before finally showing the new line of tampons, pads and liners

They are ridiculous, but I'm reserving judgement on these as they too sound ridiculous.

I think they sound hilarious. I was actually in negotiations a while ago with one of the many firms working on this relaunch, so was amused to see in the last line of that article that they are still committed to "transparancy." We had many laughs in the office about transparent vaginas.

I always look and end up having a running countdown in my head. "If I get to sleep now, I'll still be able to sleep for 6 hours....If I get to sleep now, I'll still get 5 hours.....If I get to sleep now, I'll still get 4 hours....3 hours? Please fall asleep now.....2 hours? Shit. Only 2 hours.....Well, crap. I might as well get up."

Heh, that's exactly what I do when I'm tossing and turning (or wake up ungodly early). It sucks moose balls. That's why if I get comfortable I'll just try to zone out, or try to run some linear process/story through my head (work, movies, music, etc.). I can't do that so well when I toss and turn.