That Dove campaign "for real beauty" is a really great thing.
Sure, they're trying to market a product at the same time, but the message is still a really decent one.
Someone e-mailed this to me.
It's worthy of passing along.

YIKES

edit: apparently that link does not link to the full article.
Weird.  So I copied & pasted it into a cut-  Sorry for the inconvenience.

The Blob threatens Nova Scotia

ALISON AULD ( Read more... )

For the record, I did post today.  Only privately ( Read more... )

Ricky's ok.
Well, not great, but ok.
Tried to eat the vet.
That made me laugh.
Ricky needs a proper reptile light for starters, and possibly a bigger tank(!) for better comfort.
No infections, but the light is a big thing.  Apparently it's the reason behind Ricky's marathon skin shed, which is making me clean the tank more often, because the filter ( Read more... )

So today, I made a vet appointment.
For Ricky.
My turtle.
(!)

Ricky has been sneezing on & off for a few months now, and the other day, Ricky made a noise.
Ricky doesn't make noises.
Ricky was- um...  crying.
It was a low, whining noise.
She did it for about half an hour, and has been silent again ever since.

Ricky needs antibiotics for a respiratory thing ( Read more... )

Is this a joke?
Seriously-  Fitness equipment is one thing, but-
A child?
Is this even legal?!
Holy shit.

Our kittens are getting into this routine of when we get up-  And even though I didn't have to be up early today, it didn't really matter to Raimi, who got under the covers and did a purring perimeter of my body, giving little licks at my feet, popping out of the covers at my face and licking my nose...  He's too damn cute to be angry at, and the ( Read more... )

mmmmmMMMMMMMM......LEFTOVERS!!!

Kittens are still really not themselves... But they're home, and going about their kitteney ways- I'm guessing by the gory mess on their backsides that they're in quite a lot of discomfort- They were walking funny all day- Run around, stop, lick at the "ow" spot, get mad & try to claw at the scratching post, but their claw tips were trimmed, so ( Read more... )

Wow- I went straight from coffee to wine at 10 a.m ( Read more... )