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This morning I installed John's desktop switcher, and promptly forgot about it. 9 hours later, I closed all my windows and almost evacuated my bowels on seeing a giant piranha face.
FFing Enigma (aka Tina), Haggis (Sean Loyless), John (a.k.a. dendroica) and Heather liked this
LOVE JDS. Snapshot slideshow is pretty cool, and love that different pictures display on multiple monitors.
- Haggis (Sean Loyless)
Crazy thing I'm now trying courtesy of my Chinese homies: milk tea drink with black pearls. I'm pretty sure I don't want to know what the "pearls" are, but they're not bad.
I kinda like pearl tea, my college friends called it bubble tea. For about a month I really liked it but I got tired of it from having too much. I think the pearls are usually tapioca.
- Heather
Ah, that's a relief. After I posted this I realized they must not be too gross if they're served in the US. I just found my "don't ask, just eat" policy served me VERY well when I was over there. What sounds tasty and what is tasty are not necessarily the same.
- Lo
A stranger on facebook just told me to fuck a cow. I think it's someone from my old high school. Wow.
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The notion that someone whose name I can't remember has held a grudge against me for over a decade is mind-boggling. I am so not worth the bother!
- Lo
I'm not familiar with Facebook, but I hear it is quite common to throw sheep. Maybe fucking cows is the new thing?
- Eivind
lol @Eivind. I had to stop myself from concluding my response with "if I see any bovine farm animals, I will do my best to engage one in sexual congress at once, if that will make you feel better."
- Lo
Holy crap, three comments later we've deleted the hostility and are conversing politely. I am favorably impressed. Civility on facebook is a new one. (edit: but FF is still better!)
- Lo
lol "congress" Anyhow, when people hold grudges I feel flattered. It means I made a real impact on their life. Yay for mattering!
- Heather
lol Heather, that was one of my key points: "I assure you that I am not worth the bother."
- Lo
Remember, remember, the 5th of November!
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Last year I wore this (and the hat) to the dentist. They didn't get it. :(
- Lo
Who's your favorite fictional character? (or in the top 10 if it's too hard to decide)
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Mine's Inigo Montoya!
- Lo
Marvin the Paranoid Android
- Eivind
Doc, from Steinbeck's _Cannery Row_ and _Sweet Thursday_.
- Stephen Mack
Reggie Dunlop
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
Oooh, good one Eivind. I'm ashamed, Stephen, I've not read Steinback. Must correct this!
- Lo
The Doctor from Doctor Who.
- josh neff, Fun Dip of FF
James Bolivar diGriz
- Mark H
Vardaman from As I Lay Dying.
- Derrick
Sweet, lots of new stuff for my ignorant butt to check out!
- Lo
Books: Brawne Lamia & Fedmahn Kassad (Hyperion), Ilia Voyolva (Revelation Space), Pennywise the Clown (It), Takeshi Kovacs (see books by Richard K. Morgan) Movies: Biggie Shorty (Pootie Tang), Indiana Jones, & Jackie (Jackie's Back).
- Anika
Anika, that's an awesome list! :)
- Lo
I concur with Mark H. James Bolivar "Slippery Jim" diGriz, aka The Stainless Steel Rat from the series of books of the same name by Harry Harrison. Greatest fictional character EVAR! I grew up reading about his exploits, and he's also the inspiration for my interweb name.
- Slippy "Threadsbane" Lane
Papa Smurf. The Most Interesting Man in the World. Yojimbo. Nanny from Muppet Babies. Bad Santa. Nobody from Dead Man. Master Po from Kung Fu. Ogami Itto from Lone Wolf & Cub. Bugs Bunny. Homer Simpson. Zig Zag Man
- Rodfather
I quite loved Morag from The Diviners.
- Nathalie, Dreamer of FF
Kilgore Trout
- Brian Sullivan
Takeshi Kovacs, Hari Seldon, Henry Dorsett Case, Valentine Michael Smith, Andrew Wiggin
- Ken Morley
Don Quixote de la Mancha
- Victor Ganata
Sherlock Holmes, Tarzan, the extended Wold Newton family.
- m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
Joe Pitt - vampire from Charlie Huston series, Bosch from the Michael Connelly books, Abe Glitsky from the John Lescroart books
- Alan Simpson
Anton Chigurh
- Ken Morley
The Doctor or Batman
- Amber, Random Time Lord
I forgot Spike from Buffy.
- Alan Simpson
Gaara, Sesshomaru, Tetsuo, Conan
- Onur Gündüz
You guys are just too cool & interesting!
- Lo
Atticus Finch, Pippy Longstocking, and Bridget Jones.
- Jess
Atticus Finch is a great one :)
- Lo
Dean Moriarty
- Joe
Awesome, Joe. Now I'm trying to think of famous fictional hippies...
- Lo
Inigo and Marvin are much awesomeness. <3 I'd add in Tiffany Aching (Terry Pratchet, Wee Free Men), Neville Longbottom, Gandalf, Hurley (from Lost), hmmm... possibly more later.
- Heather
Ash, Housewares.
- Alex Scoble
Hercule Poirot
- VAL D.
Oh, Atticus.
- Derrick
Major Tom.
- John E. Bredehoft
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Elizabeth Bennet
- pea ♥ fierce as a woozle
Corbin Dallas
- Mary Carmen
Billy the Kid from "The Collected Works of Billy the Kid" by Michael Ondaatje
- T. Brent, technopeasant
Brent I haven't read that collection but Billy was the real deal
- Melanie Reed
Anne of Green Gables, Beatrice from Much Ado About Nothing, Jane Eyre, Melanie from Gone With the Wind
- Melanie Reed
The narrator from Invisible Man
- MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS
Today? It's a tie between Gabriel de la Serna and Charlotte Fillion
- Bren, Photophobe
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Me!
- Josh Haley
Jilly Coppercorn from Charles de Lint's Newford books (Ah, I took fiction to mean fiction BOOKS. It's different for films.)
- Spidra Webster
Walter from Fringe
- MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS
Books: Oshima (Kafka on the Shore), Pocket (Fool), Biff (Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal), Unnamed daughter (The Historian), Miss Marple (Agatha Christie). Tv: Mr. Humphries (Are You Being Served), Basil Fawlty (Fawlty Towers). Movies: V (V for Vendetta)
- Sarah Peterman
The Librarian from Discworld. I'm also fond of Miss Marple. Pippi Longstocking. Sophie Hatter from Howl's Moving Castle. Polly from Fire and Hemlock. Steerpike from the Gormenghast novels. Turtle Wexler from The Westing Game. The Lorax. Scheherazade from the 1001 Nights. Baba Yaga. (Of course, this could all change tomorrow. I'm fickle.)
- Katy S
The Fool from Robin Hobb's books.
- Lynne
huckleberry finn
- chaz2b
Hiro Protaganist Neal Stephenson Snow Crash http://www.amazon.com/Snow-Cr... Hiro Protagonist follows clues from the Bible, ancient Sumer and high technology to help thwart an attempt to take control of civilization--such as it is. When he logs on to Metaverse, an imaginary place entered via computer,...
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- Robert Higgins
Harriet the Spy, Winston Smith.
- Ayşe E.
Bean (from Ender's Game etc.)
- Glen Campbell
Owen Meany
- Glen Campbell
@Katy, OMG, I LOVED The Westing Game!
- Ayşe E.
Oh I totally forgot about Miss Marple! She's another great one.
- Heather
Oh! And Shakespeare: Falstaff, Hamlet, Richard III, Iago, Prince Hal, Lady Macbeth... just about the whole damned lot! :)
- T. Brent, technopeasant
Brent, with the exception of Hamlet and Prince Hal these are all bad guys with various degrees of evil from the Falstaff, infamous rogue to Iago,the quintessential malignant narcissist. :O
- Melanie Reed
Now I do have a bit of a soft spot for Hamlet and wish I could have taken that role on. I do understand him.
- Melanie Reed
Ok, let me ask you this: would you take on the role of Razkholnikov?
- Melanie Reed
Vice, Mellie... Vice. One of the reasons I even bother with the arts. Sublimation. Purgation.
- T. Brent, technopeasant
Well, now think for a moment why I asked if you would play Raz.;) Remember Sonia?
- Melanie Reed
If the production presented a very troubled man in a responsible way then, yes, without hesitation.
- T. Brent, technopeasant
Ah, so with the others there is a part of the "man in the glass booth" at work from your perspective?
- Melanie Reed
And I'd play Sonia without hesitation. I'm just better at playing the "quintessential malignant narcissists". :)
- T. Brent, technopeasant
Interviewer: Mr. (Bob) Hoskins, you are often cast as characters that can best be described as "assholes." Why is that? Hoskins: Because I'm an asshole.
- T. Brent, technopeasant
You could probably add Satan from Paradise Lost to this list...
- T. Brent, technopeasant
Well fortunately, Raz is transformed and redeemed with the help of Porfiry and Sonia. But he's got that Cattulus thing going on inside for too long. ;) He makes Sonia really carry that cross, that's for sure.
- Melanie Reed
Othello
- J. Abdul-Qahhar
Hiro Protagonist is a good one, so is The Librarian. I also want to add War from Good Omens.
- Anika
Odysseus.
- Sean McBride
Best thread ever!
- Lo
Spidra, I left it open-ended on purpose. I was thinking of books, but I know not everyone reads much. I'm actually surprised I don't see video game characters on this list.
- Lo
Columbo,Banacek
- VAL D.
Oskar Matzerath. Because I was so impressed when I read the book at the age of 14.
- Ton Zijp
Joseph Armagh one of many favs
- Thomas Page
The year's best pictures from the world of medicine - (pron for bio nerds!) - http://www.newscientist.com/gallery...
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You may not want to know what that is.
- Lo
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Purple Rain by tomekandjola - http://www.wunderground.com/wximage...
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Today's Google Logo is AWESOME! [PIC] - http://imgur.com/BUbwb.jpg
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FOUND Magazine | Phonetic Swearing, found in an elementary school library - http://www.foundmagazine.com/comment...
This & the comments on this page are extremely thought-provoking. It really is like a great poem.
- Lo
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Guatemalan and US authorities have seized a makeshift submarine loaded with cocaine with a US street value of $200m (£120m). - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2...
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Two words that should not go together: makeshift + submarine. Eeeek!
- Lo
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I don't think I would enter the ocean at all with anything makeshift, there are sharks in there! :)
- Eivind
This is actually one of the main ways drugs are smuggled into the US now; makeshift mini submarines.
- Maxamad (Amazigh)
Really good documentary on the Narco-Subs ====> http://www.vbs.tv/watch...
- Eric Logan
Thanks Eric.
- Maxamad (Amazigh)
Spent Halloween with my best friend in Burbank, caught the early flight back this morning & am now at work. I can barely contain my enthusiasm.
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Cutest Chinglish comment of the day: "I am racing with the time, but he beat me!"
Edited: I'm crazy and procrastinating. That is all. #weallhaveissues
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And I have very ugly feet.
- Lo
And, what's wrong with being a paranoid recluse? *tries to take offense without giggling*
- LogEx
Nothing. But until I get that shack in the woods, it doesn't quite fit :P
- Lo
Shack in the woods won't cut it... I'm thinking former nuclear silo.
- LogEx
Wait, posting pics of yourself makes other people feel bad? GO YOU! My bf thinks your hotter now with long hair btw. ^_~
- Heather
Can a hippie live in a nuclear silo, LogEx? I dunno...
- Lo
I think it's OK if it's decommissioned ;)
- LogEx
Can you make a silo into a commune?
- Heather
Heather, there's FF discussion about picture posting and self esteem and crap. I never looked at it from the angle being discussed, so I'm concerned - lengthy experience has taught me that I frequently give terrible impressions without any idea. Plus, if I didn't think of something dumb to post I'd have to do work. LAME.
- Lo
Good ideas, but I'd rather have a treehouse I think. Plus don't silos not have windows? I saw that documentary about weird houses, and the converted underground bunker was cool, but no windows. The treehouse run by a waterfall, on the other hand, was made of WIN and candy.
- Lo
Yeah, there is the whole sunlight thing. Hmmm, may have to rethink my utopia.
- LogEx
We Scandinavians have bad SAD, you do NOT want to live with me in a sunless environment.
- Lo
I'm the kind of person that gets down on myself about looks. But it's not like there's some limit on "pretty". One person posting a pic of themselves looking good doesn't make everyone slightly less good looking. I mean, I hide all the "Beautiful Women" posts, but I know that I'll focus on it and feel bad. If you follow someone's feed (and therefor see their pics) you can either hide...
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- Heather
I feel you. I think they're talking about attention-whoring, but MY issue is constantly assuming that criticism applies to ME because I'm so amazingly self-centered, especially now. I reacted same as you, I want to post pictures of my feet and stuff.
- Lo
Wow, my new coworker has been in the US for less than a week, and she already knows how to mock the QA guy. I underestimated her :) #whyiloveworking
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Last night my boyfriend played Halo & ate Skittles. He dropped one and couldn't find it. An hour later, he walks up to me rubbing the lost skittle between his fingers. "I found it," he said and popped it into his mouth. "Where was it?" I asked. Continued below, WARNING: graphic TMI
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"It was stuck in my balls." Me: "Oh, it was in your underwear? Gross." Him: "I'm not wearing any underwear." Me: (laughing hysterically) "And you ate it!" Him: "Luckily I remembered at the last second to pull off the pubes." Me: (wordless horror) Him: "Hey, for a second there I was afraid I had testicular cancer!"
- Lo
An argument ensued about whether that constitutes a dealbreaker. For Liz Lemon, it would, but all I thought was "at least he didn't make me eat it."
- Lo
Wow. That's just nuts. Er, I mean crazy.
- josh neff, Fun Dip of FF
I told him I was going to post the story to every social network I used. He said fine, as long as I mentioned it was a Crazy Core Skittle (they have another flavor inside).
- Lo
Um, wow.
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
Yeah, welcome to my life. :)
- Lo
By the way, good pun Josh! I love puns, especially bad ones. And you made me realize this is actually the second wacky boyfriends'-ball-centered story that has delighted my friends. I'm... so... proud? No, that's not it.
- Lo
Those must be some damn good Skittles. I'll have to try them.
- Brad Greer
Poor Brad, you're going to hear this several times I'm afraid :) He actually just reminded me that I forgot to share it.
- Lo
D'OH!!! Posting that story to facebook on the same day I friended my high school Spanish teacher = I dunno, but it's not good.
- Lo
BOYFRIEND!? Goddammit! :( lol jk that's a funny story
- LANjackal
lmao! My boyfriend would have tried to get me to eat it, but i get suspicious fast. ;)
- Heather
Heather, somebody pointed out to me that I was wrong, Liz Lemon would not label this a dealbreaker but instead grab & eat the skittle herself. So at least I have *some* dignity, right? Heh heh heh. I've learned to be suspicious too, mostly of anyone sneaking up behind me :)
- Lo
A Suicide Gene - http://www.genomenewsnetwork.org/article...
Hmmm, I guess my dad was right. Crazy, I has it. Yay!
- Lo
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I keep feeling impatient, like I want to fast-forward my life to get to the good stuff already. But I'm pretty sure if I did, I'd just FF to the end and then think "wait, was that it?" Must... enjoy... now... *grits teeth* Patience: I'm doing it wrong.
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Large customer* is phasing out paper invoicing, so they now require that suppliers submit invoices electronically. For which there is a fee. That's right, we supply goods and must pay a fee to receive payment. Judging by their payment history, multiple fees. WTF, humanity.
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* rhymes with Totorola
- Lo
I hate "convenience" fees.
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
I just can't wrap my mind around making your vendors pay your administrative fees. I guess if you're big enough you can do whatever you want.
- Lo
But see, now when you add a line to the invoice that charges them for the overhead to cover their own fees, it won't be making a *paper* bill longer than it would have been, so it's okay.
- Brad Greer
Zing! Good one.
- Lo
The governator's naughty acrostic veto is the first thing I've ever heard about via every information source I use... FF, Twitter, FB, Google Reader, my old dorm's e-mail list, various web sites, etc. Apparently nothing else that's happened in the last year is as interesting or important.
YouTube - How Baby Carrots Are Made - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
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Spoiler: it's not really about making baby carrots
- Lo
If anyone eats at Quizno's try getting 1/2 broccoli cheese soup, 1/2 chili. Employees turned me onto it, surprisingly tasty.
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Hmm, Broccoli Cheese soup gives me smelly burbs... Chilli gives me... well, I don't know if that's the best combination.
- Jan Ole Peek
I think I'd try that.
- ha3rvey (free hugs!)
LOL Jan!! Good one. I like broccoli cheese and theirs surpassed my expectations for a chain.
- Lo
Oh man, pasta with tomato sauce now sounds like a distant runner up to broccoli cheese soup. NOM
- Heather
wonders whether she is too late for the desk party?
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Awwww :(
- Lo
start a new one. also there is a meme group some people use.
- Mike Nencetti
Well... if it is, I'm having a party in my pants and I was wondering...
- Mark Jepsen
Between your avatar and this photo you look like two totally different people. What's the comic on the wall behind you:?
- Bill Rawlinson
It's the Octopus Pie strip from when Obama won the election... part of my wall of Obama memorabilia (my boss prompted this). If there's another desk party I'll be sure to get all the xkcd printouts in there too. And yes, I am 85% less hot than my avatar implies. It's a dated and unusually good picture.
- Lo
Listen, your obviously bad at percentages. Having the self confidence to dance like no one is watching and record it for posterity without feeling compelled to hide the evidence will always be hawt in my book.
- Eric Logan
Aw, shucks, Eric! Wait does this mean the party is back on?! *grabs camera*
- Lo
Having just read the other posts you've made in the last 24 hours about your company, I really admire your attitude! It sounds like one of those situations where humor may be your only recourse until things are resolved. Keep fighting the good fight!
- Mark Jepsen
Thanks Mark, but it required many months to get this attitude. I wanted to quit a year ago but the recession had other ideas, and ultimately I decided to use it as an opportunity to "build character" and stuff. I figure there are crazy bosses everywhere, might as well learn to deal with it. I really appreciate the encouragement :)
- Lo
Well, I just saw your response (I'm not very friend-feedy lately) and I disagree with your statement that you look less attractive in this photo - you just look entirely different. The angle and the abundance of hair (in the other photo make you look like you have short hair but I guess it could just be pulled back some). I'm not familiar with the comic strip "Octopus Pie" so now I'll have to go dig one up to see what it's like.
- Bill Rawlinson
whew, after much reading of a comic I don't really get I found it: http://www.octopuspie.com/2008-11...
- Bill Rawlinson
Bill, I'm not friendfeedy either or I would have posted a link, sorry! I love Octopus Pie, but you may have to be a geeky girl with issues to enjoy it. And my hair was that short, I kept it short for some time but I've been too cheap to get a haircut for... probably over a year.
- Lo
That is a true hippy statement right there.
- Joe
I actually used to cut my own hair. :D
- Lo
Whoo hoo!
- Joe
I read Octopus Pie, and I am not a geeky girl with issues. Or if I am, they're BIG issues.
- Brad Greer
*fist bump* on the no haircut thing. I've been yelled at by hairdressers for going a year with no cut. This Thanksgiving I plan on asking my cousin to help me since it's been at least 6 months. :)
- Heather
LOL RED!!!!!!!! I haven't read it lately, anything good? Also, did you ever notice that I'm a character in that strip?
- Lo
*fist bumps H-Dogg*
- Lo
It hasn't been updating all that much lately, but what there is is exactly what you'd expect. And no, I didn't notice: who is supposed to be you?
- Brad Greer
BAKE AND BAKE! (they sell an apron that says that. I should buy it.)
- Lo
Inspirational pumpkin carvings - Death Star FTW! - http://www.latimes.com/theguid...
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#2 (elephant) is also awesome, but getting the pic up there is too hard for me.
- Lo
Angsty and confused Lo is angsty and confused. And lonely. And impatient. And frustrated. And... you know what? Even I want me to shut up already.
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Big hug to you dear.
- Joe
Did you go to Golden Gate park Sunday?
- Joe
Thanks :) No, I spent Sunday feeling angsty if memory serves... why, do I have a doppelganger? *looks paranoid*
- Lo
I recommend some super lame pop music (like the stuff I listen to all the time) and a good dance break. It doesn't solve any problems, but it makes me feel good. And my exercise for the day is usually when my bf plays Fire Burnin'. ^_^
- Heather
Well at least you're feeling "something." There are so many that don't.
- MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS
Good point, Heather! Lately I was doing so well with music/exercise in times of angst, I needed a reminder. You should come kick my butt every time I feel sorry for myself :)
- Lo
Barry, that's an excellent point that I should keep in mind. If life were just dull I'd complain about that instead!
- Lo
We're all pullin' for ya, Lo! Don't let the bastards get ya down!
- Mark Jepsen
Thanks Mark :)
- Lo
try starting a blog and don't just post links etc but do a summary type of thing, a journalist, working would help you beat that angst and loneliness
- ffcode
Our receptionist just left for the day... for the last time. This marks the first time in my life I feel really, really sorry to see a co-worker go. :(
Ha, my friend freshly arrived from Shanghai is disappointed by the Bay Area because "the buildings are so old" and our architecture is very old-fashioned. "You still use wood for house?!" And we're a sleepy small town to her, hope she never goes to Montana.
It's the receptionist's last day. I am really going to miss her. On the bright side, it's her replacement's 2nd & final day of training. Oh yeah, and this is her third day in the US. I smell a Shakespearean comedy of misunderstandings! #whyiloveworking
It remains to be seen whether she will be expected to answer the phones, considering her extremely limited knowledge of English.
- Lo
The recent NG article on redwoods was mentioned to me dozens of times (my tree fetish is no longer secret, apparently). But no one mentioned MIKE FAY WROTE AN ESSAY ON REDWOODS. Mike Fay = my hero & role model (and future lover?) - http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009...
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No one mention this to Mrs. Fay, please :)
- Lo
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Must remember to look into this guy. But I promise not to move in on your territory!
- Heather
He walked thousands of miles through African rain forest, and convinced the government of Gabon to set 11% of the country as protected parks. If I had known he was doing redwoods, I would have quit my job and done everything in my power to join that. Spending a year walking around looking at trees? And then taking action to bring awareness and protect them? YES PLEASE.
- Lo
That would be an awesome way to spend a year.
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
Wait, that can be a job? I better find my hiking boots!
- Heather
I'd do it for free. I'd pay to do it. If you could be an ecological indentured servant, I'd revive that particular family tradition. Seriously. It kills me there's nowhere to be a forest monk in the US (or at least, I haven't heard about it).
- Lo
If I could get food and shelter, I wouldn't need money. But internet access once in a while would be nice. :)
- Heather
I love giant trees. I want to visit these one day.
- Kamilah Gill
I've seen the redwoods at Muir Woods, but I would really like to hike among them in some park where I can be more or less alone with them.
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
John, I know just how you feel. The main drawback to California (for me anyway) is it's very hard to get real solitude.
- Lo
Placebos Are Getting More Effective. Drugmakers Are Desperate to Know Why. - http://www.wired.com/medtech...
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The placebo effect - and the prospect of "using" it - fascinates me, and I'm glad to finally hear it's being studied. Very interesting article.
- Lo
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Cuz it's all in the way you think. It's all in ur head!
- MicahBear78
Micah, I hope not. I've seen the inside of my head and... eesh. Not pretty :)
- Lo
I think it's because there is over diagnosis, so the placebos are being given to more people who are not sick and therefore don't need meds anyhow. But for people who are legitimately sick I doubt there is much actual change.
- Heather
+Heather
- Kamilah Gill
Mind over matter?
- Mo Kargas
Actually the placebo effect is real and not fully understood. People have real physiological reactions to placebos. As an aside, one of the best treatments for depression is actually regular physical activity.
- adf
+1 adf
- chaz2b
+100 adf. I walk four miles a day now which helped way more than any SSRI without side effects.
- Lo
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