Been said by others, but:

Rest in Peace, Sen. Kennedy.

I was heading down the driveway this morning when something large flapped its way off the lawn and into one of our big maple trees. After I got my heart slowed back down (I mean this thing was RIGHT NEXT TO THE CAR when it took off), I managed to get a decent look at it as it sat in the tree, surveying its domain. It was a juvenile hawk, either a ( Read more... )

Lo, I have iconned.

Avatar/Star Trek mashups. For grate lolz.

So, there was this show called Avatar: The Last Airbender. Which aired on Nick. Past tense. Apparently I missed it in its entirety.

I don't even remember now how I became aware of it (I think probably from liz_marcs), but over the past couple of weeks I've been inundating my brain with whatever I can find ( Read more... )

A fun meme snagged from maystoneRules: Copy to your own note, erase my answers, enter yours. Use the first letter of your name to answer each of the following questions. They have to be real, nothing made up! If the person before you had the same first initial, you must use different answers. You cannot use any word twice and you can't use your name for ( Read more... )

Ganked from Wil Wheaton's LJ feed:

( Monty Trekthon! )

Saw this beauty on the back porch over the weekend -- say hello to Tenodera aridifolia sinensis (images now visible, thanks sffan!):

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Snagged from hawkmoth and llaras:

When you see this, quote Blackadder in your journal.

Capt. Darling: No! I'm as English as Queen Victoria!
Capt. Blackadder: So, your father was German, you're half-German, and you married a German?!?

Edmund: Baldrick, go forth into the streets and announce that Lord Blackadder is selling his house. Percy, just go forth into ( Read more... )

Ganked from maystone:

When you see this, post in your own journal with your favorite quote from The Princess Bride.

"Give us the gate key."
"I have no gate key."
"Fezzik, tear his arms off."
"Oh, you mean this gate key!"