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FUCK ASPEN DENTAL
So, I went to Aspen Dental yesterday, knowing that I have 2 bad wisdom teeth and a molar that need to come out. They had a new deal; new patients get the first exam and xrays for $30. So in I went, got the exam and xrays, where they told me what I already knew. Though they seem to think the bottom wisdom teeth need to come out as well, though they ( Read more... ) -
Two of my photo manipulations made the Type O Negative gallery!
typeonegative.net/gallery/thumbnails.php
Today marks the one-year anniversary of Peter Steele's death. They were accepting tribute art for an online gallery for Peter Steele at typeonegative.net
My two cheesy little photomanipulations made the cut. And yes, I explained that the images were found on google; I was honest.
RIP, Peter, you are sadly ( Read more... ) -
SELF-INDUCED SLAVERY
This may be considered a follow-up of "The Pain of Acquisition": crystalaki.livejournal.com/6198.html (Not that anyone will read this, but in the event that someone does, hopefully they'll gain some new insight.)
"The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it."
Henry David Thoreau
In today's society, people are misled by the lie that ( Read more... ) -
Edible Wild Plant Experiment # 1-Pine Needle Tea
I decided to stop merely reading about edible wild plants and will begin to actually try them. However, plant life being a bit scarce in winter, for the time being, my experiments are limited to pine (which I can most easily identify). Pine needles make a wonderful tea. I cut some up (about 30-40) in a coffee filter, used a bread tie to tie it ( Read more... ) -
snow+ice+bald tires=hell-driving
The dreaded white crap is here......no, I'm not implying that we got a rainshower of bird-shit, I mean, we got our first good snow of the season. Bleh. It's pretty and all and for the most part, I don't mind it except for when I have to drive in it.
I must have been a sight yesterday morning on my (thankfully) short 3.5 mile commute to work, ( Read more... ) -
A Walk in the Woods...
"If the day and the night are such that you greet them with joy...that is your success. All nature is your congratulation, and you have cause momentarily to bless yourself. The greatest gains and values are farthest from being appreciated."--Thoreau
Too often are we so wrapped up in making a living that we forget to simply LIVE. We are so concerened ( Read more... )
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