In awesome news, I just gave myself a fabulous ten-color manicure.
I, for one, wasn't looking forward to starting my day with a slaughter. Which, really, just goes to show how much I've grown
Anya ,'Sleeper'
Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Jun 11, 2010 1:16:07 pm PDT #6083 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
tommyrot - Jun 11, 2010 1:17:34 pm PDT #6084 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
New wetsuit protects bald penguin from sunburn
A bald penguin has been kitted out today in a new "comfier and snazzier" wetsuit to help prevent it from getting sunburnt this summer.
Ralph, a 10-year-old Humboldt penguin at Marwell Wildlife in Hampshire, was last year given a wetsuit for the first time to protect its exposed pale pink skin.
Penguins moult every year, which usually takes between four to six weeks to complete.
But Ralph loses all his feathers in the space of a few days, so new ones do not grow through in time, exposing his skin to the sun.
The wetsuit protects Ralph's sensitive skin until his new feathers have grown through, which his keepers think will take about a month.
Plus his wetsuit says RALPH in big letters!
Polter-Cow - Jun 11, 2010 2:28:45 pm PDT #6085 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Old Spice Guy Isaiah Mustafa Lands Talent Deal with NBC:
"We felt he was a piece of talent worth developing," Grace Wu, NBC's senior vice president of casting, told Variety, which first reported the deal. "He's an attractive guy who's just as funny and charming."
As part of the new deal, Mustafa will audition for roles in NBC's current series, mostly sitcoms, as well as future pilots at the network.
§ ita § - Jun 11, 2010 2:40:40 pm PDT #6086 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I can't believe a talent deal made the news. They hand those out all the time. Okay, okay, that's making them sound like candy. Just that they regularly turn into bupkis. I'd have a lot more famous friends otherwise.
There is some electronic device chirrupping in my apartment and I can't ID it. Driving me nuts.
Kathy A - Jun 11, 2010 2:44:06 pm PDT #6087 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
For Hec: Chicago Sandwich Register (they also have other cities' top sandwiches, including SF).
Amy - Jun 11, 2010 2:45:10 pm PDT #6088 of 30001
Because books.
Can I have cupcakes for dinner? That's okay on Fridays, right?
sarameg - Jun 11, 2010 2:46:26 pm PDT #6089 of 30001
Yes.
Loki is getting really good at bolting out the front door. Sigh. And he's in love with my next door neighbor.
Lee - Jun 11, 2010 2:58:39 pm PDT #6090 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Dita is in love with one of the neighbor's cats too--NC gets to go for walks outside, and they've made friends through our window. Last time I was home, Dita came to find me to tell me NC was there. It was very cute, up to the part when Perkins the Cat came over and hissed at all of us.
sarameg - Jun 11, 2010 3:00:51 pm PDT #6091 of 30001
Hah, in love with the actual human neighbor! He jumped right into her lap on the swing. She likes him too.
Zenkitty - Jun 11, 2010 3:01:03 pm PDT #6092 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Now that the weather is warm, Leo is getting more and more interested in making a break for freedom every time I open the door. I really need to get the porch screened in.