My newly acquired female scorpion, Quilting Bee, passed away tonight. I'm upset, because I feel like she was cheated. She didn't even have a chance to have an adventure. She just wandered around for less than two weeks and then died. I'm not even sure if she ate anything at all. I don't know why, but I get really attached to the little guys. ( Read more... )

I just watched the most amazing documentary from the 70s. It was about the game cricket, as played by the Trobriand islanders in Papua-New Guinea. It’s a highly formalized way of making war for them. There are anywhere from 60 to 150 people on the field at any given time, instead of 22. It was so amazing to see these tribesmen sitting around in ( Read more... )

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I just had an experience that has left me a little angry, frightened, and sick to my stomach at the same time ( Read more... )

Day 22 - A Chance Meeting
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Day 21 - Patriotism Day!
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Day 20 - Poetry Day
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Day 19 - Pretend to be a Secret Agent
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Day 18 - Kill Something Day
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