ita, I'm so relieved that you went in and got a diagnosis!
Well, a gathering is brie, mellow song stylings; shindig, dip, less mellow song stylings, perhaps a large amount of malt beverage, and hootenanny, well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny.
Oz ,'Beneath You'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jessica - Mar 17, 2011 6:00:01 am PDT #28808 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
tommyrot - Mar 17, 2011 6:02:12 am PDT #28809 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.
Damn, ita. Glad you got a diagnosis.
ION, Coelacanths!
The last picture is my fave:
The coelacanth's slow, graceful stroke is like no other fish's. It moves left pectoral and right pelvic fins, then right pectoral and left pelvic fins—akin to the cross-step of tetrapods. When the expedition team visited in early 2010, the coelacanths ignored the humans, says photographer Ballesta, except the one above: "This is the moment he tried to smile to me."
It's as if it's saying, "So, you humans have been a species for a hundred thousand years or so? You're babies! So, how's that being a new species working out for you? Come talk to me when you're 400 million years old."
Liese S. - Mar 17, 2011 6:03:18 am PDT #28810 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Take the three days off work, ita.
Liese S. - Mar 17, 2011 6:05:33 am PDT #28811 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Hee, yeah, that last photo makes me want a giant stuffed coelacanth toy.
tommyrot - Mar 17, 2011 6:10:53 am PDT #28812 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.
Well, there's a transforming plush coelacanth, but I don't like it.
eta: [link]
Flipping the toy inside-out allows a child to discover the evolved form of the creature
Haven't found any better, non-transforming coelacanths. But now I want to call up a toy store and ask if they have any non-transforming coelacanths, just to confuse them.
Calli - Mar 17, 2011 6:18:26 am PDT #28813 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I hope they can take care of the liver probs quickly and painlessly, ita.
I'm at my yearly non-profit geek conference. 11 am the first morning and already the network is swamped. Thank goodness for my phone.
Daisy Jane - Mar 17, 2011 6:21:03 am PDT #28814 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Crafty coelacanths [link]
Theodosia - Mar 17, 2011 6:24:17 am PDT #28815 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"
A friend of mine has a T-Shirt with the slogan: "See La Canth. See La Canth Run!"
I'm off to another Fun shift of training -- I may be able to run the cashiering machine thingie if they let me. Otherwise it's remembering to put the eggs on top of the bag....
Laura - Mar 17, 2011 6:33:11 am PDT #28816 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Quick and painless recovery, ita.
tommyrot - Mar 17, 2011 6:36:48 am PDT #28817 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.
Crafty coelacanths [link]
I like this one: Coelacanth #18: Pride Coelacanth
But I'm not sure what message a Pride Coelacanth would send. Different from a message of Coelacanth Pride, methinks.