Haven't you always wanted to see what various zoo animals would look like on an infrared camera? No? Trust me, you have. Really. Seriously. Check out the Infrared Zoo
posted by opus at
12:40 PM
Feeling furiously icky today. A nose sniffle kept me tossing and turning all night last night. I always wake up 2 minutes before my alarm clock goes off. In my college days, I was so restless I could count on waking up in time for anything, and never had to set my alarm at all. Insomnia is good for something. Those were the days.
Anyways, today I'm sore and cranky. But when you're working at a place that helps kids with cancer and HIV and serious, life-threatening dieases, you can't really complain about a sniffle. Once I told a kid I ate a bad burger. She told me for the past few years all of her food came from a tube in her tummy. That shut me up.
Any home-made, sure-fire, mom-approved cures for the cold out there?
posted by opus at
12:34 PM
If you're trying to woo a date, you should always compliment him or her. However, you should be careful to carefully take care to choose your words carefully. Here is my helpful guide, culled from years of experience in screwing up.
WORDS TO AVOID WHILST ON A DATE
Titlicious
Pleasantly Plump
Tuna-safe
Borgninesque
Porcine
Surpsisingly stench-free
Mommy
Partial-Birth
Resistant to Infection
Jowly
Picassoesque
Turdburglar
Supersize It
The money's on the dresser
posted by opus at
11:00 AM
Fifth Graders listen to Radiohead for the first time and give their unsullied reaciton. Shades of Emporer's New Clothes, anybody?
posted by opus at
12:36 PM
Well, over the weekend there was one of the most horrible attacks on US troops in Iraq, underscoring our aimless strategy there and the lives Bush's folly is taking. What can make it all better?
An Adorable Puppy!
On Saturday, my roommate found an adorable puppy running in traffic and so she took it in. We're technically not allowed to have pets in our apartment, but when you see the Adorable Puppy shivering from the cold in the arms of your roommate, technicalities do not apply.
There is something about puppies, and little animals in general. Evolution has made them adorable. This is so we do not kill and eat them. I would think making them tough and stringy would be enough, but evolution knows a lot more than I do. Evolution has more experience in these matters.
For a few hours this weekend, troubles melted away as the Adorable Puppy (who I called "Stupid Puppy" so as to not get too attached) romped and played and bit my stockinged feet. We need to send some adorable puppies to foreign leaders. I think it would solve a lot.
The Adorable Puppy now lives with a neighbor who is allowed to have dogs, and we're back to our mudane puppy-less existance. Which is good because, cute or not, I was getting hungry and that box of Puppy Helper was just sitting on the shelf...
posted by opus at
12:05 PM
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