At first glance, the topics of gun control and abortion seem to only share being incredibly polarizing topics. And if someone has an opinion on either, it tends to be very strong. Living in the intermountain west, I see discussions on both, and realize there's far more commonality than one would think ( Read more... )

I am a lobster, under the sea ( Read more... )

I am a tab hoarder, and also tend to keep my windows open as long as possible. My school email is my first permatab, followed by the related calendar & things that come with the Gmail suite. Then comes my personal email. So it's not a question of how many times a day... it just is.

Facebook used to be a permatab, but then that got distracting and ( Read more... )

The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Why? Because it's seasonally appropriate at least twice a year (you could sort of make the case for the other holiday world entrances briefly seen). It's a good halloween movie with scares and thrills (Oogie Boogie's collapse was terrifying as a child, but I really dig his musical number), along with delightful ( Read more... )

 So this is a post by a relative's friend (not personally friends with this guy otherwise I'd be comment-walling this shit). Actually wasn't sure whether I wanted to lock this or not given LJ crossposts to facebook but WHATEVER. Tempered call out with appropriately blanked names and display pics:


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Day 26: A childhood memory.
Day 27: A physical feature you love.
Day 28: A scar you have and its story.
Day 29: Hopes, dreams and plans you have for the next 365 days.
Day 30: A motto or philosophy

Day 26: A childhood memory
1st grade, ~7 yrs. I had a coloring book on shells, but the cool thing was it was different types and species and whatnot. Also ( Read more... )

Day 24: A movie no one would expect you to love.
Day 25: A recipe.

Day 24: A movie no one would expect you to love
Music and Lyrics, maybe, since it's a cheesy romcom with only a little bit actually related to songwriting and composing. Actually, you could insert any chick flicks that I actually do enjoy here. Feminist ≠ manhating destroyer of all ( Read more... )

Day 21: Something you know you do differently than most people.
Day 22: A website.
Day 23: A way in which you want to be remembered.

Day 21: Something you know you do differently than most people.
When I get comfy at my desk, I'll tuck my feet under me and sit on 'em. This doesn't turn out well since they eventually fall asleep, but I guess I never ( Read more... )