http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060720/sc_nm/energy_spain_plankton_dc_1

Not because it's not utterly fantastic, but because I've been working on a scifi story and that was one of my nifty inventions.  Damnit. 

I am by no means a status or gadget whore, but this is just the coolest thing ever. 

Okay, the following article was stolen from the socialsciences LJ and basically talks about a new political party, the Unity Party.  Apparently, the party is composed of centrist politicians and activists who, sick of the current polarized and fringe-issue political landscape, want to target mainstream Americans.  It is their belief that only by ( Read more... )

This is just a little rant to get some some stuff off my irritated chest.  If any of you are libertarian or this particular sort of libertarian, this will probably offend you.  If that's the case, I apologize but I totally gotta bitch here. That said ( Read more... )

We all have our morning rituals ( Read more... )

Snagged from someone else's journal and I can't remember who -- sorry!  Anyway, well
worth the watch, although I doubt it'll change any pro-penalty minds:

http://www.spikedhumor.com/articles/27677/Penn_Teller_Bullsh_t_The_Death_Penalty.html

Let me just say how much I love Gray's Anatomy.  (And, yah yah yah, television evil, blah blah blah.)  I am forever indebted to any television program that allows a character to explicitly be "scary and damaged" but still infinitely sympathetic and lovable.  Why?  Because it gives me hope damnit!

Scary and damaged singletons of the world unite! 

Fuck Tax Day

So this morning I jump in my car and drive about six blocks before it becomes obvious that my brakes just aren't working. I manage to very slowly and very carefully drive to a service station.  Upon checking out the beast, the mechanic informs me that something called a "master cylinder" has broken and needs to be replaced.   Umm, if I'd been pig- ( Read more... )

How often does cosmic hate gets so obvious:

My entire camping weekend just tanked because it's basically raining, snowing, or tornado'ing just about anywhere within driving distance that I'd like to go. Today's Shepherd cover? Great Weekend Getaways.  Hahahahaha!  Gosh, I hope I was extra naughty last time around because I'm definitely paying for ( Read more... )