I'm going up to Bellingham for the weekend while D+D are in town, and I may or may not have a place to sleep. Anyone got a couch to spare?

OK, Wild Zero is the best worst Japanese movie ever -- it's got aliens, zombies, exploding heads, unconventional romance (including, but certainly not limited to, zombies-in-love), fire shooting out of things that shouldn't shoot fire, a hounds-tooth swim suit with lapels, buckets and buckets of fake blood, and most of all the power of ROCK and

Continuing in a tradition of dealing with grief through cooking, I've got a batch of the filling for this simmering on the stove, and I figured I'd pass along my recipe. Some parts of this are pretty traditional, and parts are my own addition (and might make a traditional welsh housewife blanche, but oh well ( Read more... )

The cat just found my yarn bin. I tried pointing out how far he's setting his species back by perpetuating that particular stereotype, but he didn't seem to care.

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Well, I just got back from a catnapping. Since Grandma and Grandpa's stay in MS has been extended indefinitely, they were worried about their cat Valentino, who has a neighbor coming over to feed him but who's been pretty much alone since they left, so I was talked into driving down to Kirkland, stuffing the cat in a carrier, and dragging him up ( Read more... )

Found this looking for some furniture on craigslist:

Dresser for sale,

29 1/2" Tall
66" Long
18" Deep

Sings of wear and tear from use.
Cash only

I totally want singing furniture, even if it sings blue.

WA and BC geographical naming authorities have now officially adopted the Salish Sea nomenclature. (For those who don't know, the "Salish Sea" is the name that was proposed recently as a colletive name for the inland waterway including the Puget Sound, the Strait of Georgia, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and adjoining bodies. I like the idea -- ( Read more... )

"For just $10, the price of a Holland Tunnel handjob, you can stop the suffering, instead of cheating on your wife with a transsexual. Please, let little Donny's penis touch you like it's touched so many others.

Dear South Carolina:

STOP DIGGING.