Eee! http://feralknitter.typepad.com/feral_knitter/2010/06/next-stop-the-rainy-northwest.html

Going out barefoot/barelegged in six inches of snow is fun, but should be done in short stretches. Anybody want a snowball?

Go look at this artwork (NSFW???) I really disagree with the artist as to what it depicts. The difference between what I see and what the artist sees fascinates me.

Further context, including the artist's title for the artwork. All his pictures are interesting.

(I'll put my interpretation of the artwork in a comment.)

I'm a little freaked out that people who don't identify as anti-trans-people are freaking out over the "cis*" words. It makes sense that the others would -- they don't like transgenderism or transsexuality, and so aren't particularly interested in words that make those concepts easier to discuss or words that don't other the people affected by ( Read more... )

I have the plague. If any of the twelve and a half lungs I've coughed up over the last few days are yours, I can arrange to get them back to you. If not, don't expect a ton of usefulness from me.

( Is this gross? My gross-out sensors are miscalibrated )

http://hradzka.livejournal.com/338932.html

(And of the two characters, I rather think she's the mature one.)

In watching Target: Women before bed, I am reminded that "50% More Volume!" is supposed to sound like a good thing to provide for one's hair. When I got up this morning, I had 50% more hair volume... in points on either side of my head. Clearly I am insufficiently femme to understand true beauty.

Star Trek has never really been my fandom of choice, but I've picked up a good deal of information about it from cultural osmosis and dabbling ( Read more... )

This post is a wonderful example of language-geeking to try to remove offensive language from one's own usage-set.