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( A beloved Fullerton Union High School teacher injured in a Wednesday night collision remains in intensive care in )

I just ate haggis for the first time. Not bad, but not outstanding. Definitely rates above hakarl, but then again, most things do.

I recently made a bento for my sister's birthday, and entered it into the JustBento/FrenchBento/Bentoandco Spring Bento Contest.  I am completely thrilled that out of 156 entries, mine was chosen as one of the top 15.  However, now that I'm in the finals, the winners are being chosen via user vote.  So, if you have a moment, please go vote ( Read more... )

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8524000/8524558.stm

It's just because you two moved to a bigger pond.

Just had the strangest conversation with an after hours nurse at my clinic ( Read more... )

My brain does some really, really weird stuff when it's whacked out on non-drowsy medications. Normally I don't get a chance to witness these things first hand, because I jump straight from "wide awake" to "passed out on the chair"... However, today I'm at work and have been trying very hard to stay awake ( Read more... )

My tiny little carnivorous plant, who is mysteriously thriving happily in this crazy-dry office environment, is sitting up by the window.  I was feeling stressed out, so I went to rotate it slightly and to admire it -- and I noticed that a small wee lil insect was making its way towards one of the pitchers ( Read more... )

"If the statistics are boring, then you've got the wrong numbers."  -- Edward R. Tufte, The Visual Display of Quantitative Information

It was amazing.  I'm probably going to see it again.

So a few weeks ago, I received an odd email from The Little Penguin Foundation, thanking me for adopting a little penguin.  I had no personal recollection of adopting a penguin -- although just cause I didn't remember it, doesn't mean I didn't do it.  It sure seemed like something I would have done...  I mean, I'm familiar with the organization and ( Read more... )