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spider silk tapestry
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113223398
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peacocks on the roof
In this week's episode of "Mutual of Altadena's Wild Kingdom," we see three peacocks (or, rather, pea-hens, I guess, since they didn't have tail plumage) on our roof. Where did they come from? Why are they here? It's anyone's guess. They honk loudly, though. -
fire update
All's quiet on the fire front... I hung out with the neighbors and watched yesterday while the helicopters did an amazing job suppressing the fire at the ridge we could see directly. I'm not positive, but I think my area is out of immediate danger as long as we don't get the fire moving due south... they seem to have blocked its eastward movement ( Read more... ) -
Fire, Fire on the Mountain
The Station Fire is getting frighteningly close to my immediate area. The evacuations now end less than a quarter mile away, and I know people who are even closer. I'm trying to figure out what to load in the car, just in case... I'm obviously planning on taking the cat with me, but aside from that, what? I figure I'll take laptops but leave ( Read more... ) -
the hills are on fire
The "Station Fire" is now threatening North-West Altadena. Luckily for me, I'm in North-East Altadena, but I'm still rather unnerved (because Altadena's not that big!) I have no idea how to evaluate whether there is a chance this will expand to my area, but it's pretty scary. -
giant pacific garbage patch
just in case you didn't know about it:
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE5730ET20090804
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TONMOCon III
In the past 3 days, I have watched the dissection of a 3 foot long squid, petted a giant pacific octopus, heard a day of cephalopod-themed lectures, and generally hung out with people who like suckers and tentacles as much as I do. A very awesome weekend! (Yes, I'm kind of a weirdo)