Apparently "syzygy" is an actual word. It's some type of math term. Of some sort. A collection of celestial bodies polynomials. Or... something.

1. Comment here and I'll pick one of your LJ interests and draw a picture using the mighty MS Paint.
2. You have no say in what I draw for you, or in how much it will suck!
3. Put this in your journal along with the pictures people drew for you (or, you know, not).

( Megan drew this for me!!!!!! It's Galesburg! (AKA Old Main in the middle of a cornfield with a squirrel trying to take over Old Main!) )

Wow! That Antiques on Main burned down! I might go out later between lunch and work and take pictures or maybe after class today. It apparently collapsed into the American Red Cross, too. So the Red Cross was offered office space at work here if the can use it or if they need it. I'm sure they need it. Wow. It's.... very empty over there.

This made me happy. No reason really. It just did. :)

http://history.navy.mil/photos/images/h96000/h96566kc.htm

Cool.

"When faced with danger, the octopus can wrap six of its legs around its head to disguise itself as a fallen coconut shell and escape by walking backwards on the other two legs, scientists discovered."

from: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4566526.stm

PS: Happy birthday, Mary Zirkle. ♥

Has anyone had experience with Deep Discount DVD? Let me know, good and bad. Online reviews seem to be generally iffy, with many people saying they were added to a list that charged them $9/month without them realizing they signed up for it. Some people said it was a great experience and others said their orders took a long time and customer ( Read more... )

On the East side of Old Main, there is a sleeping or dead racoon in a flower bed. A security guy and a maintence guy are standing there... looking slightly confused about how to deal with it. You can SEE their brains saying "What if it's alive? What if it's dead? What if it bites me? How am I going to move it? WHAT IF IT'S ALIVE ( Read more... )

If you read this, if your eyes are passing over this right now, even if we don't speak often, please post a comment with a memory of you and me. It can be anything you want, either good or bad. When you're finished, post this little paragraph on your LJ and be surprised (or mortified) about what people remember about you.

Okay, so I know I'm a dork. And I stopped listening to Hanson in like 8th grade. But I still LOVE THEM. So.

You need to CLICK RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW and vote for Escape from Earth to open for Hanson! Please ( Read more... )