For those of you who are concerned, Tammy's surgery was successful, and I am now waiting for her to recover from the anesthesia before taking her home.

This is messed up. This parasite eats the tongue of a fish and then takes the place of the tongue in order to get food.


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This is one of the most ridiculous things I've seen come from the Republican party, and that's saying a lot.

RNC members draft new 'socialist' resolution

So you if disagree with 3 of their 10 key policy positions, the party will essentially kick you to the curb. I especially like the quote from Jim Bopp, Jr. (what an awesome name):

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I just got Corel Painter X to give to a friend who's in art school in London, and I decided to play around with it. I didn't read any help or do any tutorials because I wanted to see what I could do just by messing around. It's been forever since I've done anything artistic. I decided to take a photo of Tammy and turn it into a simple painting ( Read more... )

Every time I think this country has turned the corner, something comes up that makes me believe we still have not progressed. Currently, it's the healthcare debate. I have heard arguments for and against the reform bill, and many of them are well-thought out and make sense on both sides. I lean toward one side and my opinion likely will not ( Read more... )

This is an amazing deal on an XBox 360. If anyone was thinking of getting one but the price was too much, you should consider this.

XBox 360 Premium with 20GB hard drive for $134

Shipping adds $19, but it's still a good deal. Sale ends in less than a day, though.

High school student diagnoses her own disease

My question is, how did she get her own intestinal tissue to bring to class? Do doctors let their patients have tissue samples?

The top 10 new species of 2008

Includes a snail with a shell that twists around four axes.

So far, Kinetik has been ok, but it hasn't really moved me - literally. I've yet to be motivated to dance to anything. Ayria was great, and I probably would've danced to her set if she hadn't been the first act I saw (I'm weird that way). Otherwise, I didn't feel like dancing to any of the other acts. Last year, Noisuf-X and This Morn Amina ( Read more... )

What could be better than monkeys riding giant guinea pig-like creatures?

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