A couple of slow weeks followed by a sudden surge of work makes semiotic_trader something something...

I should update on my summer, which has become absolutely crazy busy, but somehow posting here seems like just one more item on my to-do list. And not a very high-priority item, at that.

I had a jar of pitted cherries in the fridge that had been there for some time, so I figured I'd make up a clafoutis or something this week, so we wouldn't have to try and move them with us. I just went to check how much they weighed, so I'd know how big a clafoutis to make, and noticed that the lid was bulging. It turns out I had accidentally ( Read more... )

Every time I see a new trailer for this movie, I just get more and more excited...

Oh yeah, also, today is my 4-year anniversary. Happy Anniversary, a_just_society!

...This made me laugh.

1. I think this is a great post that very clearly and succinctly expresses an idea that I've had for some time about the intersection of hate crimes and terrorism.

2. If you can't watch this, you don't get to eat meat. (And yes, it's potentially quite disturbing. It's OK to be disturbed by it. But if you're a carnivore, you can't pretend it doesn' ( Read more... )

Happy Birthday, a_dawn! I hope the day and the coming year bring you nothing but the best.

It feels like a long time since I've updated around here, so I just wanted to pop my head in and say hello ( Read more... )

This is hilarious. Required viewing.

And yes, a whois search confirms that it's the Government of Nova Scotia that operates the site.

From Kate at Accidental Hedonist:

"Someone once said that you know when you're an adult when you can walk into a convenience store and have the means to purchase every piece of candy upon the shelves...and you willingly choose not to."

(Source here.)

Man, it just gets worse and worse, doesn't it?