To all my peeps in and around Oklahoma City, I hope you're safe in the wake of yesterday's vicious tornado that ripped through MooreThis time-lapse footage of that tornado is just...it's stunning ( Read more... )

For those of you who have been following the latest on the Boston Marathon bombings, you know that it's been quite the night hereaboutsJust FYI for my peeps who know where I live: I am safely at work, far, far away from the lockdown area ( Read more... )

AP is reporting that a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings in in custody and will be arraigned in federal court.

It appears the the main sources for identifying the suspect came from a Lord & Taylor store camera that happened to be aimed at the area and video tape from one of the Boston television stations.

More as it updates.

Turns out the news ( Read more... )

I've been pinged by several people via DW and LJ asking if I was okay following the bombings on Monday ( Read more... )

...you slam your car into a concrete divider on an interstate highway at 60 miles and hour ( Read more... )

After nearly two years of Dad!Marcs serving as something of a medical mystery, as well as multiple hospital stays and multiple stays in rehab facilities, we finally got an actual diagnosis this week.

Multiple System Atrophy - Parkinsonian (MSA-p), aka, Parkinson's meaner, nastier, deadlier cousin. And unlike Parkinson's, it doesn't come on slowly ( Read more... )

Hunh. This is pretty cool. A "scale-down video" in which all of the minor notes in R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion" are now the major notes. It adds an interesting dimension to the song, that's for sure.

Looks like there might be a whole series of these "scale-down videos" over on Vimeo, to boot.
Hat-tip to Boing BoingThis entry was originally posted at ( Read more... )

Holy crap. It's been awhile since I've ficc'd.

I think I needed a pleasant distraction for myself. And this seemed...well...not easy, but at least a fun challenge.

Part 2 will probably be posted next weekend.

Title:  Hipster Anatomy and Mating Rituals
Author:  Lizbeth Marcs
Summary:  Annie finally lands a date with someone who is younger than ( Read more... )

During a meeting at work today there was an actual conversation about awful "ObamaCare" is and how the "less deserving" was going to take advantage of it.

Me: *biting my tongue so hard that I could taste blood*

One of the participants actually said, "Worst of all, how are we supposed to pay for healthcare for people who contribute nothing to ( Read more... )

The big news at work: The moment when everyone discovered they had a little less in their paychecks today than usual.

It took me all of one minute to figure it out. The Social Security Tax increased from 3% back up to its previous level of 6% after a two-year holiday. I know this because, y'know, I read the news.

It took my co-workers a little longer ( Read more... )