Thursday, October 22, 2009
iphone photos from today
2) gorgeous fractally clouds that God smeared his finger in
3) clouds with a stretchmark
4) God's fingerprint ridges
Thursday, October 15, 2009
More plates
MGIK MKR (Do you think that's magic maker or magic marker?)
PHAT SS (Do you think that's 'fat *ss' or fat *sses?)
R3D5KN (Obviously a Redskins fan)
09PRAY
MI OASIS (It's actually kinda sad when your car is your oasis...)
NAVYWX (any ideas on this one?)
GRGRMR (I don't get this one either..any ideas?)
E-THR-OR (Very clever either or)
LXANDRA (Cute way to get the idea of Alexandra... Its very cyberpunk)
PLEADES (the star constellation)
OBIDDY (Old biddy?)
LT-N-GT (Less than and greater than?)
OWLOVER (Clever double use of a letter Owl Lover)
MNSTR CR (This Monster Car was actually a little Volvo, so not talking about the size)
TALEGT (And yes, this pickup truck was definitely tail gating the car in front).
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Custom plates
MNY PENY
AIRBAGS
NOOPY
MS PRNCS
SO CMFRT
2 ANGELS
4D-MUTTS
FOXX RUN
30-DAZE
Thursday, October 01, 2009
Words I learned today
- "Skybalon" is a greek word that is used in the New Testament. It means refuse/dung/garbage. In the pathology/medical world, it means a chunk of tissue that is not part of an organ. For example, a finger-like fatty projection of tissue attached to the colon.
- "Adnexal mass" means "lump of tissue near uterus". In this case, the ovary and fallopian tube were the "lump".
- "Sigmoid colon" is a s-shaped section of the colon that attaches to the rectum.
- "Posterior cul-de-sac" (did you know that your body has walls, gutters, and a cul-de-sac??) is the area behind the uterus but above the rectum.
- "Obturator lymph node" is a lymph node near or attached to the obturator artery which comes down your spine and then branches like a tree in the pelvic area, with branches headed towards the legs.
- "Cecal" is where the small intestine attaches to the large intestine.
- "Cribriform" means pierced with holes, like a sieve.
- "Metastatic" means cancer that has spread from somewhere else.
- "Carcinoma" means an invasive, malignant tumor from epithelial tissue (the inner lining of an organ) that tends to metastasize to other areas of the body.
- "Psammoma bodies" means round nuggets of calcium or calcified tissue.
- "Infarcted" means tissue death due to a blocked blood supply
- "Papillary" means mushroom-shaped tumor with the stem attached to the epithelial layer of an organ.
- "Adenocarcinoma" means cancer tumors that secrete a fluid like a gland does.
- "Serous" means body fluid that lubricates organs in your abdomen to reduce friction from movement.
That's it for today's vocabulary lesson. There will be a pop-quiz on this tomorrow, so study up!
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
New ones to me
I learned some new nicknames for us redheads:
flame brain
a human 'red hot'
she-ruby
cinnamon mist
living corpse
"Every single she-ruby I've ever attempted to date has failed to acknowledge my existence, taken a flamethrower to my heart, or disappeared in the morning like a cinnamon mist." As a previously-posted joke said, just hope that's the worst thing we do to you!
Sunday, September 06, 2009
Thursday, September 03, 2009
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Book Review: Sir Dalton and the Shadow Heart by Chuck Black
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Graphing the Seven Deadly Sins
While termed a parlor trick, I think these are pretty brilliant.
Wrath: Compares the total number of violent crimes — murder, assault and rape — reported to the FBI per capita.
Wrath hotspots (red) and cools spots (blue):
Sloth hotspots:
All of Northern Virginia is warm or hot for sloth. Work hard, play hard? Or do we have some bad unemployment?Pride: Aggregate of the other sins.
Pride hotspots:
Fairfax County is dark red, Stafford County is the next level down of red, and Prince William County is pink. The other Northern Virginia counties are yellow (average).Lust: Records the number of sexually transmitted diseases — HIV, AIDS, syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhea — reported per capita.
Lust hotspots:Sunday, August 23, 2009
Book Review: The Spire by Richard North Patterson
So yeah, the brownies contain dog-poop but at least they were baked at 450 degrees... that should make them okay to eat, right?
Monday, August 17, 2009
Bimbo Jones Remixes I Like
Pink - "So What"
Pink - "U & Ur Hand"
Miley Cyrus - "Seven Things"
Katy Perry - "Hot and Cold"
The Killers - "Spaceman"
Saturday, August 15, 2009
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Friday, August 14, 2009
H&M Little Black Dress
Thursday, August 13, 2009
September: Cry For You
I never had to say goodbye
You must have known I wouldn't stay
While you were talking about our life
You killed the beauty of today
Forever and ever
Life is now or never
Forever never comes around
(People love and let go)
Forever and ever
Life is now or never
Forever's gonna slow you down
You'll never see me again
So now who's gonna cry for you
You'll never see me again
No matter what you do
You never heard me break your heart
You didn't wake up when we died
Since I was lonely from the start
I think the end is mine to write
Chorus
Sunday, August 02, 2009
Book Review: Timescape by Robert Liparulo
There is non-stop action to be found. Quite literally. Even the few hours when everyone is supposed to be sleeping are full of adventure. The 305 page book covers just short of 24 hours of real time. During this 24-hours, the family barely escapes from the future where they are chased by mutants that fling spears at them; saves Nana from being pulled into a portal; finds that Jesee has been stabbed and his finger cut off; escapes from the sinking of the Titanic; handles the mystery of the teddy bear; sneaks in to visit Jesee in the hospital; barely escapes from Vikings and Berserker warriors; attends a full day of school; travels back in time to meet Jesee as a young boy; and follows the evil Taksidian and gets caught in his trap. It is hideously unrealistic that young children could endure this much drama and physical danger in 24 hours, especially since they are injured repeatedly.
While this book is allegedly Christian fiction, it is not obviously religious. I'm not even sure which characters are supposed to be Christians. David (who has the bizarre nickname "Dae"... does a name as short as David really need a shorter nickname??) sometimes repeats to himself "strong and courageous" from 1 Chronicles 22:13, and someone utters a prayer using the word "Lord". But that's it in terms of Christian influence. And then there are the movie references, which far outweigh any Bible references. Movies/books mentioned: War Games (25th Anniversary Edition)
The book ends with questions for a discussion group.
Saturday, August 01, 2009
Friday, July 31, 2009
Moths I can't identify
This little guy is about 3/4 inch long and looks like a rolled up dry leaf.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Book Review: The X and Y of Buy
The second part of the book attempts to apply the information about neuroscience to the sales process. This is definitely the weaker part of the book. The example scenarios are shallow, and the advice seems generic. I did, however, like the summary of the sales cycle for each gender.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Yellow and Violet Imperial Moth
Here's the topside. Wingspan was about 4 inches.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Firey lessons
1) Cheating is ok, because everyone's doing it. Hagrid has Harry follow along (invisibily) when he takes Madame Maxime to see the dragons, the first task of the Triwizard Tournament. He specifically comments to Harry that she'll likely tell her student about the dragons (which is cheating) so it's only 'fair' that he know too (cheating). We also see Karnakov sneaking off to see the dragons so he can tell his student (cheating), which further justifies the idea that cheating is ok because everyone is doing it. Compare this attitude to recent scandals about professional athletes and their "performance enhancing" drugs. Harry is the 'professional' athlete here, but no one cares that his performance is enhanced by knowing in advance what the challenge will be. Not one person shows any guilt or hesitancy that there is cheating occuring.
2) Some groups of people enjoy slavery. The whole house-elf freedom thread is entirely unsolved by the end of the book. Having not yet read books 5-7, maybe this is addressed further. But everyone's (except Hermione's) non-chalant attitude (at best, and vehement support of, at worst) towards domestic slavery is disgusting.
3) Taking the law into your own hands is a good response. When Hermione discovers that the annoying reporter is actually an unregistered animagus (illegal), Hermione takes the law into her own hands. Rather than hand the reporter over to the justice system, Hermione imprisons the reporter in a glass jar and blackmails her. Um, yeah...very ethical there, Hermione.
Any positive lessons? Sure. I see that we're supposed to learn about friendship even under difficult circumstances, loyalty, not being prejuidiced because of genetics, and bravery.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Catchup
- Saw "Inkheart
" today. Not bad. My mom and sister hated it. I wouldn't necessarily watch it again, but I wouldn't say it was horrible. We like Brendan Frasier around here, so if you set your expectations to "Brendan Frasier" level, you'll not be disappointed.
- Saw "Knowing
" today. Not bad. I like Nicolas Cage. This is a typical movie for him too. Could have been something that M.Night Shyamalon wrote (but it wasnt).
- Finished reading "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book 4)
" today. Not bad. The movie did a good job of leaving out the Winky/Dobby House-Elf story line that didn't contribute much to the action nor was it wrapped up in the book.
- Finished reading "The Host: A Novel" the other day. Not bad. The jacket says that the book explores what it means to be human. Seems too lofty a goal for what I saw in it. Nice sci-fi story. I would say it was like Stephanie Meyers watched Stargate SG-1 and asked herself what it would be like if the Goa'uld parasite wasn't inherently evil and did manage to invade Earth, then wrote this.
- Finished reading " The X and Y of Buy: Sell More and Market Better by Knowing How the Sexes Shop (NelsonFree)" recently. Some fascinating trivia, but poor on the application thereof.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Book Review: The Kidnapping of Kenzie Thorn
Friday, July 10, 2009
Facebook book meme
Fiction Books that will always stick with me:
1) Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
2) Snow Crash (Bantam Spectra Book) by Neal Stephenson
3) The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge (Also The Summer Queen)
4) The Singer/The Song/The Finale (The Singer Trilogy 1-3) by Calvin Miller
5) New Moon, and Midnight Sun, especially but the whole Twilight saga
6) Stargate SG-1: The Barque of Heaven: SG-11 by Suzanne Wood
7) The Dark Is Rising (The Dark Is Rising Sequence) series by Susan Cooper
8) The Phantom of the Opera: The Original Novel by Gaston Leroux
9) Dune, 40th Anniversary Edition (Dune Chronicles, Book 1) by Frank Herbert
10) Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy
11) Crystal Singer by Anne McCaffery
12) The Tombs of Atuan (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 2) by Ursula K. Le Guin
13) Synners by Pat Cadigan
14) Liege-Killer (The Paratwa Saga, Book 1) by Christopher Hinz
15) Exile's Gate (Morgaine Saga, Book 4) by CJ Cherryh
16) So You Want to Be a Wizard (digest): The First Book in the Young Wizards Series by Diane Duane
17) Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
18) Neuromancer by William Gibson
19) Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
20) The Last Jihad (Political Thrillers Series #1) series by Joel Rosenberg
Thursday, July 09, 2009
Boiling clouds
And here are two closeups that have been "auto corrected".
Sunday, July 05, 2009
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Saturday, July 04, 2009
Review: "Evil at heart" by Chelsea Cain
Thursday, July 02, 2009
Grenades
Q:What do you do if a blond throws a grenade at you?
A: Pull the pin and throw it back.
Q: What do you do if a red head throws a grenade at you?
A: Jump on it and hope it's the worst thing she ever does to you.
Yes, yes, we have tempers. Don't forget it.
Review: Marked ( House of night book 1)
Not to be punny, but it sucks. I wont be reading any more of them, and since i bought the first four at the same time at costco, i have to decide how to get rid of them.
I would compare this first book to the Harry Potter series.... The main charcter is a teen girl who is "marked" to become a vampyre. She must move to the "house of night" boarding high school for vampyres or she will die. Her family is upset, like Harry's family... They dont want a vampyre as a daughter; the rigid Christianesque stepdad in particular. We quickly learn how special she is (a la Harry; while all vampyres have a blue tattoo-like cresent moon on their forehead, hers is special too) ... her powers develop too rapidly, etc. She is taken under the wing of the schoolmistress because she's so special ( a la Dumbledorf). Her roomate is a weirdo ( a la Ron Weasley), and before you know it a cat familiar has chosen her. Vampyres in this world are a publically-known species that excell in the arts...most actors and musicians are vampyres, like Shania Twain and Brad Pitt. And then we meet the villan of the series, Aphrodite (a la the Draco kid, but here Aphrodite is a much larger character). Rounding out the friend-gang are a gay guy vampyre and two girls that act like they are twins. While the plot isnt that stellar and the writing is vapid (the adult author says that she had her teen daughter co-author so that the speaking would be realistically teen-enough), my main objection is how native american and wiccan rituals are described in detail and lifted up as wonderful while Christian-esque religion is ridiculed at every turn. While Harry Potter is explicitly about witchcraft, at least it is vague or even just fantasy wand waving and latinized words. I'm not interested in reading about wicca under the name of vampyres.










