"The best fragrance compliment story I know belongs to my mother. She got stopped by a traffic policeman because one of her lights was not working. He was ready to give her a citation, when he leaned into her car and asked, “wow, something smells amazing.” She was wearing Serge Lutens Tubereuse Criminelle (yes, mom is a secret perfumista.) He then ended up just warning her, no ticket, no citation!"
- edythe
from Bookmarklet
Hot Chip is London's twisted electronic pop up and coming band whose influences range from The Beach Boys, Stevie Wonder, Neil Young and Price to Ween.
- edythe
Animal Collective is a critically acclaimed indie group that pushes the boundaries of pop music. From deliciously skewed ballads to ethereal soundscapes to frenetic rhythms, Animal Collective is constantly evolving, exploring the outer edges for new and exhilarating sounds.
- edythe
Canadian wunderkinds Stars have three albums to their credit, the latest of which, 'Set Yourself on Fire,' released on the Arts & Crafts imprint.
- edythe
ecdysozoa: nemertea: Earwig Wings! by smccann on Flickr. Have we talked about how awesome earwigs are? Because they’re probably my favorite insects! (Excepting Neuroptera, Carabids, some Hemipterans and the genus Polistes. Oh and keds. And scorpionflies. Hellgrammites are probably cooler, too. Dammit.) The world could use more posts about... - http://dendroica.tumblr.com/post...
"“Period Rock? You’re calling me Period Rock now? Guys, seriously, I might look like a stone, but that doesn’t mean I have the heart of one. Why doesn’t anyone ever just call me Michael?”"
- edythe
from Bookmarklet
Hmm. I could probably be talked into it; I've eaten bugs, on purpose. This can't be too much weirder, right? Now I just need to get to Chile.
- Jennifer Dittrich
Probably nothing too wrong with eating it. It's related to the violet (vee-o-lay) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki..., I think, which is another sea squirt and is listed in my 1001 Foods You Must Taste Before You Die book. Someone says it tastes "soapy" on one site... Or like iodine. (What does that taste like?) I was just guessing about it being related. Turns out I was right. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... (A pineapple under the sea...)
- Kamilah Reed (K. Gill)
This is my entry for the Beads of Courage display that will be at the convention (and later displayed in a Seattle hospital). The theme is all things bright and colorful. How'd I do?
Here's how much that little wobble on the hind leg is bugging me. I emailed the charity to see if they'd take a late entry ... so I could try it one more time (third time's a charm)
- Shannon - GlassMistress
Thanks SteVe. He's way better than my first try.On that one I gave him a red 'blaze' ... poor think looked like he's suffered a head shot, LOL.
- Shannon - GlassMistress
Thanks guys, hopefully the kids will like it too (and them maybe a few of the convention goers - top two 'people's choice' pick get a gift certificate of some kind)
- Shannon - GlassMistress
<3 I see 3 and Huntur and LB ... And I know I know the othe three cuties but I'm having a stoopid moment. Wish I were there!
- Mary B: #TeamMonique
from iPhone
"Tacoma Public School district spokesman Dan Voelpel told Yahoo! Shine that, according to statewide law, teachers are not allowed to apply sunscreen to students and students can only apply it to themselves if they have a doctor's note. Mom was particularly outraged because her daughter Zoe has a form of Albinism. She said the school's staff was aware of her condition, and they still didn't make an exception."
- edythe
from Bookmarklet
Seems like hats are pretty important for a field day, poor things. A friend of mine lives in Australia and is school shopping for her kid. I was interested to learn that all schools there (or at least all schools in her area) include hats as part of the uniform code.
- Soup in a TARDIS
Yup. "No hat, no play". At Josiah's school, that means anything outdoors, even if they're just walking down to the school hall.
- Headless Gnad Kicker
Australia has always had this down in schools. No ozone, you see. Plus danger of gigantism in children from the overcharged radiation.
- Mo Kargas
Travis Peery is a dynamic new voice on the Los Angeles music scene. His original songwriting blends romantic lyrics with a strong sense of melody which will have you stomping your feet and singing along to his memorable choruses.
- edythe
House centipedes are useful though. They eat spiders, mites, and many kinds of bugs. Only real bother is I have to relocate them from the bathtub before I take a shower.
- Morton Fox
any utensil where the handle is too heavy drives me NUTS.
- edythe
"And it’s a disgusting process so it can’t ever be elegant. I mean, maybe if you’re the woman who doesn’t scream and hoot and holler, and people in the room don’t get splashed in the face with blood and amniotic fluid, then it might be elegant. If you don’t shit on yourself — you push like you’re sitting on the toilet, it’s the same muscles. And if you have eaten and you got food in you then it’s gotta come out."
- edythe
from Bookmarklet
"I had one woman who shat on the baby. There was so much shit coming out the baby just got covered in shit. It’s like, your mother shat on you. Happy birthday. That wasn’t my patient — I brought the scale in to help my friend and I smelled it and I was like I love you girl, but I gotta go."
- edythe
7. I'm not sure about that duck one. Ha! Just noticed the text: "Looks like you've either seen this before, or you've really mastered the art of decoding wacky and crazy road signs!" It's the latter.
- Anika
i got an 8! now i can go home feeling good about myself. ;)
- edythe
"This is part of an actual advertising campaign by Ukrainian travel agency Multipass, which is attempting to promote travel to Asia. No joke, this is their outdoor poster campaign, which encourages people to view the poster by pulling their eyes back. Yes, the good ol' chink-eye strikes again! Take a look:"
- Andrew C (✓)
from Bookmarklet
Non-Americans seem to be a lot more lenient/ignorant of this as it seems like a year doesn't go by without something similar popping up in Europe or Latin America.
- ronin
from FFHound!
It could have been worse. At least the whole site isn't shutting down. But still, this really sucks. This online magazine has been going for *16 years*. How many online publications can make that boast? Plus, as Paddy Johnson points out, they had some of the clearest writing around about contemporary art. They will be missed :( I hope that most of the writers will find good new publications to work for so that we can follow them there.
- Kamilah Reed (K. Gill)
from Bookmarklet
geesh. really sad. too bad they couldn't somehow get funding...
- edythe
You would think that they could, being in contact with so many wealthy collectors and superstar artists. This news really bugs me.
- Kamilah Reed (K. Gill)
Karen Huff Klein, bullied bus monitor, to get best vacation ever thanks to Internet | The Right Click - Yahoo! News Canada - http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs...
"After seeing a disturbing video of young teens mercilessly bullying a senior citizen on a school bus, thousands across the Internet have rallied together to send her on a vacation. And what a vacation that will be: the crowdsource funding campaign has raised over $130,000 at the time of writing, and it doesn't look like it's slowing down. Update (June 22, 2012): The fundraising campaign has topped $485,000."
- edythe
from Bookmarklet
"It all started when a YouTube user uploaded this video of Klein being bullied by a group of 12-15 year olds. The video, uploaded June 19, was recorded while Klein was working as a school bus monitor in Greece, New York."
- edythe
"In the video, the teens can be heard calling Klein names like "fat" and "ugly," touching her and asking her where she lives so they can steal all of her belongings. In an interview with Rochester YNN, Klein says she was told that her kids should "probably just commit suicide." She states in the interview that her son did in fact take his own life. Klein attempts to stay stoic throughout, but can be seen wiping away tears at several points in the ten-minute video. "
- edythe
I heard about that. What those teens don't realize is that they'll probably end up in this poor old lady's shoes in 50 years if they keep it up. (Not that she did anything when she was younger to deserve ending up in such a sorry position.) I hope that with half a million dollars, she can afford not just a vacation but retirement from that hellish job.
- Kamilah Reed (K. Gill)