crepuscular \kri-PUS-kyuh-lur\, adjective:
1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling twilight; dim.
2. (Zoology) Appearing or active at twilight.

But Monet pursued the blood-red sun rather than the blanched moon, favouring the strangely crepuscular effects created by noxious London smogs during the day.
-- Richard Cork, "Relay race", New Statesman, February ( Read more... )

Meet Simba:


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 Cory and I made a Zen garden this weekend!

Before and After Pictures


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Cory and I already bought tickets!!!

This fall will be a "Swell Season" at Rialto

Few new artists around right now have the momentum of the acoustic duo Swell Season. From Ireland and the Czech Republic (respectively) come guitarist/songwriter Glen Hansard and vocalist/pianist Marketa Irglova, crafting such an intimate, affectionate concert ( Read more... )

I kept dreaming about rabbits last weekend.  This week I've been having dreams about shopping, mostly for dresses.  My dreams have started to be bad more than good again.  I was told if you have shoes under your bed, it can cause bad dreams.  I'm pretty sure I don't have any shoes under there, but I do have some clothes in storage containers.  I ( Read more... )

 http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com

Go there.  I promise you'll laugh.

Here's a sample:

#71 Being the only white person around

February 20, 2008 by clander


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I finally took my computer in to a repair shop.  It hasn't worked since May 2007.  I've been too afraid to take it in because I think they'll tell me it's not fixable, and then I'll feel like an idiot for not having backed up my hard drive.  I'll lose like 3000 songs, 2 seasons of "The Office," lots of "Lost" episodes, lots of pictures, etc etc.  I ( Read more... )

Report: 94% Of South Dakotans Unprepared For Mt. Rushmore Faces Coming Alive And Eating Everyone

January 23, 2008 | Issue 44•04


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In case you missed it:

Bush veto for child health bill US President George W Bush has vetoed a bill to expand a children's healthcare insurance scheme, after it was passed with a large majority in the Senate.  It is only the fourth time President Bush has used his veto power.

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Just in case those drawings from Darfur didn't ruin your day enough, remember that there are racist SOBs out there and that politicians will do anything to get those SOBs' votes:

Australia in African refugee ban

(by the way, not to be stereotypical or anything, but the Sudanese refugees that have been resettled in Tucson are the sweetest, smartest, ( Read more... )