| So. Cedar of Lebanon, Cedrus libani. In light of current events, it may no longer be acceptable to continue calling it this.
I'm sure you remember the bid to change "french fries" to "freedom fries" after France refused to support the war in Iraq; I think this same reasoning applies to the Cedar of Lebanon. I suggest "Canaan Cedar" as the new name. What do you think? | comments: Leave a comment   |
| In studying Darren Hayes on the cover of Affirmation, I've concluded that he may well be the single most physically perfect being on the face of the earth.
I want some of that beauty, Darren. What's the secret? | | comments: Leave a comment |
| I was just meandering along, when I came upon this website called The Truth About Splenda. It seems they want to convince the public that Splenda is deadly. This fine print at the bottom of the page reveals their motive:
This website is part of an effort to educate consumers about the chemical artificial sweetener Splenda and is provided by The Sugar Association, which represents sugar beet and sugar cane farmers across America.
I smell bias! Nonetheless, there was a bit of text on the main page that caught my eye:
Splenda is an artificial sweetener made from a chemical compound that includes chlorine. Splenda is not natural.
My God, I just realized something. There's another food product that also includes chlorine, but it is much more common than Splenda!
"This substance is found on dinnertables worldwide, and is abundant in the bodies of all human beings. Made by combining the unstable metal sodium with the noxious gas chlorine, this products' lethality is undeniable, and something must be done before it's too late."
- from The Truth About Sodium Chloride, provided by the Association of Salt Substitute Manufacturers. | | comments: Leave a comment |
| I propose we erect a wall around Texas, to keep the inhabitants out of the United States. The place is like one giant psych ward, though perhaps not as bad as Utah. We need a wall around them, too. Apologies to conscientous people who live in these countries. You get a special pass.
Proponents of creationism/intelligent design need to be locked in a dumpster with a generous helping of rotting garbage. Jesus H. Christ, who knew medievalism was in style again? I even hear there are "ID clubs" for biology students appearing at several universities; anything to spread the gospel of ignorance, I guess. God endowed us with great ability to learn and comprehend our universe, though the use of these talents is apparently a no-no in contemporary religious thinking. The dumber, the better!
I make no apologies. | | comments: Leave a comment |
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| | Did you hear about Suri, the new baby daughter of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes? Apparently her name means "princess" in Hebrew, "red rose" in Persian, and "pickpocket" in Japanese. | | comments: 1 comment or Leave a comment |
| A recent dialogue:
Mom: Since the winter's been so warm, this summer's probably going to be really buggy.
James: Yeah.
Mom: I'm especially worried about spiders coming out.
James: I already saw one of those.
Mom: What!? Where!?
James: In the basement. It was a male.
Mom: How big was it?
James: * shows size with hands *
Mom: Did you get rid of it?
James: No.
Mom: Why not!? You should've!
James: But he lookin' for da female!
Mom: I don't care, can't he look for the female outside? | | comments: Leave a comment |
| There's this thing I like to say sometimes:
"I don't like women."
I let this sink in just long enough for the listener to think I'm some kind of misogynist, then I say:
"I don't like men, either." | | comments: Leave a comment |
| | You know that acronym, WWJD (What Would Jesus Do)? Well, I saw a different version of it the other day: WTFWJD. | | comments: Leave a comment |
| | Current Music: | Macy's Day Parade-Green Day | | Subject: | This is for ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) diet_jackie | | Time: | 06:59 pm | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/bitospud/courier/black/tired.gif) supine |
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| On the friends page an offence appears!
With the power of abstraction, I spring into action
Composing a post meant only for distraction
I will make stuff up at a fantastic pace
To draw away from this utter disgrace
Now I will happily embark
Upon a total lark
This will all be wonderfully faux;
Are you ready? Here we go:
Trees without leaves
Hives without bees
I fall weakly to my knees
What a wonderful place this must have been
But now nothing is to be seen
Lots of little rowboats
All painted red
Spinning 'round and 'round on my bed
So very sleepy, don't you know
I want to drift off to that sacred plateau
With infinite colours
I scarcely realise
The diversity of light that enters my eyes
'Blue sky and true mind'
Is the message along the shoreline
Whatever that means, it must be significant
'Cause the scenery is magnificent
But above the peaceful mare stirs
Something uneasy in the air
It is none other than me
Beneath this mask of tranquility
I should go; I should leave
To protect this paradise serene
Unhappy thoughts bounce about in my brain
I shant come back here again
Back in the world, out of the dream
Reality can't be so nice, it seems
But with you, my friend
We can have a little bit of that wonder here
Bitte Tanz mit mir...
And take away all of my fear | | comments: 1 comment or Leave a comment |
| | June 6-7, 2005: Almost all Collinsia verna seed is fully ripe now, and has begun to drop out of the dry calyces and collect around the base of the plants. | | comments: Leave a comment |
| | Today (May 7) the first ripe seeds of Erigenia bulbosa were collected. Dicentra cucullaria seed is also ripe now. | | comments: Leave a comment |
| | Current Music: | Reject or Breed-Laibach | | Time: | 12:09 pm | | Current Mood: | ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/bitospud/courier/black/devious.gif) cruel |
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| Welp, I got an email from those little beasts:
Thank you for your inquiry. It has been shipped and you should receive it
shortly.
FINALLY. I'm glad this is over with. However, it seems doubtful that I'll ever order anything from them again.
This weather is bullshit; it's the end of April, and tonight the low's supposed to be 38. Apparently it's not going to get pleasantly warm again until late next week. However, the conservative fucks say that global warming doesn't exist; they have faith, so they can't be wrong. In that case, I guess it's just completely made up!
My new nickname, taking effect immediately, is 'Bubbles'. My reason for adopting this name is somewhat complex, so I won't go into detail here, but I can assure you it has nothing to do with 'The Powerpuff Girls'. I hate that show. | | comments: Leave a comment |
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| | All right, now I'm mad; I placed this order 23 days ago, and it still hasn't arrived. They've overshot their latest promised delivery date by over a week, and not only that, they are apparently ignoring my emails. I'm going to send a couple more messages, and give them until next Wednesday to reply. Also, if I receive the package at or before that time, then that's fine, too. However, if I don't get any results, I'll file a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. | | comments: Leave a comment |
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| | Yolanda, I'm disappointed in you. When you kill a mouse, you are expected to do the job quickly and cleanly, so as to minimize any suffering, and dispose of the thing in the manner you see fit. Lately, however, you've taken to maiming the creatures and leaving them to die slowly on the front mat. Yes, I know you see me as a god and you think you need to offer me sacrifices every now and then to ensure a steady supply of chow, but there are two major problems with this: first, the rodents are not sacrifices if they're still alive, and second, I do not want or need these offerings (i.e., I'm not a cat), so it's completely unnecessary to keep bringing them to me; I will still feed you. All I want is for you to keep the mice under control, that's all. *Sigh*...listen, you're a predator (albeit a small one) and you're supposed to be efficient and deadly, which means that this recent sloppiness is just unacceptable. I hope you can get your act together and return to your former professional self; I look forward to seeing the old Yo I know again. | | comments: Leave a comment |
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