great! now 80% of britain and an awfully large chunk of america can thank gay-bashing for their present existence.

Genealogists discover royal roots for all

[blah blah blah] "Take King Edward III, who ruled England during the 14th century and had nine children who survived to adulthood. Among his documented descendants are presidents (George ( Read more... )

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y'know what's weird? going through freakishly old myspace comments and being shocked by comments by people, who you can't remember. (and i'm not referring the "thanks for the add" comments)

don't judge me for my free-time pursuits. i needed to be reminded of fuzzy well wishes after a horrible afternoon class.

my sister was just offered a job at a rehabilitation center in asheville, nc. it looks like pretty soon the entire fam will be back on the east coast...which spells trouble for my west coast friends, as i'll have moderately less chance of visiting the big, hot, dry, torturously hot, polluted inland empire. when i put it that way, it doesn't really ( Read more... )

"Potomac's 'intersex' fish raise pollution fears
Concerns over drinking-water source arise over male bass bearing eggs"

WASHINGTON - Abnormally developed fish, possessing both male and female characteristics, have been discovered in the Potomac River in the District and in tributaries across the region, federal scientists say -- raising alarms ( Read more... )

nathan's dc teufelskreis:

1. it's pouring rain.
2. nathan doesn't have an umbrella
3. but nathan doesn't want to leave the house to buy umbrella because it's pouring rain and the washington post he used this morning as protection didn't survive to the intersection.

so how fucked up is this? i've seriously been applying to jobs for more than two weeks (even starting before i moved to dc). i've sent off more resumes and cover letters than i can count. i'd really hoped for something white collarish...at least something that would look reputable on my curriculum vitae. well, after not hearing anything (or rather ( Read more... )

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so...i've FINALLY moved in! ok, well i moved in earlier this week, but i finally got unpacked and everything. i'm living in a house in northwest washington now. i have the third floor to myself and share the first floor with my four housemates. so far they seem pretty cool (we've already been bar hopping together...as my drunk- buzzed-dialing to ( Read more... )