Speaking of bad dates...

Comment Of The Day: Libertarian Sexts Edition

Accounts of a date with a libertarian.

I'm sure most libertarians are nowhere near this creepy.

(It's a graphic so I can't cut and paste.)

Dress made from boozy bacteria is groovy (and a little bit gross)

It's great to be on the cutting edge of fashion, right? Would you change your mind if the cutting edge meant you'd be wearing a dress or a shirt made from the same bacteria that helps ferment your favorite beer or wine? Quite possibly you'll be both repulsed and fascinated by this all-organic, fermented fabric.

Researchers at the University of Western Australia have created Micro'be' Fermented Fashion as a result of working on the process of taking Acetobacter — the bacteria that ferments wine into vinegar — and and turning it into a "living" fabric. The by-product of fermenting a large colony of this bacteria, is the formation of micro-fibers or cellulose which are synonymous with plant based cottons.

The little red dress seen here is grown with red wine as part of the fermentation process, and didn't require a single stitch when being made. It reportedly feels like "sludge" when wet and acts like a second skin. When dry, it takes on more of a fabric feel, and apparently smells like red wine.

Lungs found on Los Angeles sidewalk

That's a bad splinch.

editing, formatting, and combining powerpoint presentations all day long.

also, woke up with muscle spasms in my back.

not a day of win, but I am trying not be a complete ogre.

Oh, shit. This never ends well. The bit where I read my mail, I mean.

Wow. That person sure is special. Oh, I meant to share my latest here -- the teaser email ended with "and now I have a big warm...." which he did complete with "problem. :)" OK then.

I didn't even know Conan O'Brian is filming in Chicago this week.

Here's what he did yesterday:

10-Foot Bratwurst Jumps 80 Feet Across Chicago's State Street Bridge @ TeamCoco.com

Conan attempts to launch a 10 foot bratwurst across a drawbridge, for no good reason at all.

eta: A video.

It is 2:30 and I still full of the gronk. Days and days of not getting quite enough sleep are catching up with me. I am cranky/sad/useless today. And I have my cooking class tonight, so that means I won't get home until at least 10 pm. I predict tarte disasters in the kitchen.

Woe! My shower is not working. No water comes forth! I need a shower. Not just to get clean but to wake up and function.

There's all kinds of construction/destruction pipe digging up in our neighborhood. I hope it's only temporarily turned off. However, we still have sink water so that seems less likely and we might have a problem.

I need my shower, dammit!

Lungs found on Los Angeles sidewalk

The 'don't read the comments' rule does not apply for a change.

Takes a moment to be grateful Internet type sites were not around when I was dating. I can see where the anonymous delete action could be helpful, but the stories I read here are not encouraging.

Showers are an important thing; hope you have that option again soon, David.

the stories I read here are not encouraging

Jesse has tons of good stories from online dating, not to mention the people who found their spouses that way, like bon, or Lisa from Anarachy. I don't think there are more weirdos as a result--and, in fact, it makes them much easier to step around.

Imagine his equivalent in a bar, or a krav class, or at a friend's party...