http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8408233.stm

"One of the researchers, Dr Julian Finn from Australia's Museum Victoria, told BBC News: "I almost drowned laughing when I saw this the first time."

"Australian Scientist dies discovering octopus tool use ( Read more... )

Clean bathroom
floor
sweep
mop
toilet
sink
tub
shower walls
shower curtain

Clean kitchen
floor
Robot
Handheld vaccuum around the edges
mop
Fridge (just the scary stuff)
countertops
stove
possibly the pans.

Living room
Robot the floors
wash the bear bed couch cover ( Read more... )

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I am trying to write a post about going to my reunion and remembering my college. It is not working.

In the mean time, if you still live where you went to college, know that I kinda envy you. Not that I wanted to stay in K, and not that I don't love Boston. Just that I wish others had moved here with me. :)

I thought about going to meeting today. I slept in instead, but I thought about it before and since, and if i'd gone, I think I would have stood up and spoken, which I have never done in meeting. If I had gone and had stood up, I would have said something like this ( Read more... )

Okay, my best efforts recreation of the AMAZING tagine I just made ( Read more... )

So, I love Eureka. I have loved it since the first moment I saw ads for it, whereupon I went to the internet and found all of it to watch. And the first season one of the BIG plot points revolved around the son of the love interest/head of the company. Who has not only disappeared from the show, he has NEVER BEEN MENTIONED this season. This ( Read more... )

The actual removal was no big deal. He did the one he was most worried about first, and it was completely painless and no problem (he'd been worried it would break when he was pulling on it.) The other three were more resistant to the idea of coming out, and he ended up having to pause and give me more novacaine for each of them. But no problem ( Read more... )

This video was stuck in my head for AGES at Dragoncon.

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I posted it on my facebook page as well, so some of you have already seen it, but I feel that ALL of you should have it stuck in your head. Why *IS* he climbing the mountain?

My wisdom teeth come out in two days. I am terrified. I predict a very miserable weekend for me ( Read more... )