This is probably only interesting to me, but ( Read more... )

As a vaguely punctual person, I have trouble dealing with the chronically late. I have LOTS of friends who are ALWAYS late, but have never quite figured out the best way to handle this ( Read more... )

I have spent entirely too much time this morning thinking about purchasing a dinosaur ( Read more... )

Watch this video only if you know what "AV block" means:

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I haven't laughed that hard in ages! "Extra P waves are no fun!" Hilarious!

And, while I'm on the subject, if cardiac arrhythmias are interesting to you, you might find this video worth watching:

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I am totally fascinated by the swine flu....  but that doesn't mean I think we're all going to die.  It's just really, really interesting to watch a new virus spread across the world.  This is the first time we've been able to track the spread of a new virus and it's giving us a ton of information!   I think SOME people are going to die, but they' ( Read more... )

I suspect that anyone reading this is intelligent enough to figure these things out, but...

1. Wash your hands. Use any type of soap (even toothpaste works). Wash for about 15 seconds. Do so before eating, after riding BART or Muni, when you get home, etc.

2. Don't go to the hospital unless you absolutely need to EVEN IF YOU HAVE MILD COLD/FLU ( Read more... )

This month, I've had major plumbing issues... followed by heater and oven troubles... followed by hot water heater issues. I currently have no hot water (despite my property manager attempting to fix it this afternoon). He's promised that it'll be fixed tomorrow... but for right now - no hot shower! Aaarrrghhhh ( Read more... )

Bathroom - flooded ( Read more... )

If you've ever snuck into the Oakland cemetary after dark, you might have hidden from Truck Guy. Truck Guy drives around in a truck with lights pointing off in all directions and every once in a while, I've had to dart behind a headstone or a tree to hide from him ( Read more... )