geek_dragon

oh my lord!

2010-01-13T05:48:49Z

http://jezebel.com/5445537/my-new-pink-button-restore-the-youthful-pink-color-back-to-your-labia

They make vaginal dye now. Ew.

Dentist

2009-07-21T18:15:44Z

One cavity. Nose frozen. Hmm.

I'm not the only one...

2009-05-30T00:47:07Z

http://www.d-e-f-i-n-i-t-e-l-y.com/

I have been paying close attention when I spell that one...

This is what outside looks like.

2009-05-17T18:27:28Z

ok ok I'm getting tired of snow.... it has to be above freezing for stuff to grow... the trees were just starting to unfurl their buds... now will those leaves die from cold???? the grass was finally GREEN.... and all is white again.....

I saw a coyote today.

2009-05-07T06:34:24Z

Driving to Taylor to pick up the weekly samples from the gas plant. It burst from the long golden grass of the field, left across the highway in front of me, onto the dirt field. It's fur seemed to ripple in the breeze, and was complete camoflauge for dead grass and brown dust. It even seemed to gain speed once across the highway, clouds of dust rising with every footfall.

The coyotes up here are bigger and more gold coloured than the ones in van, but the light is more gold up here too.

Such focused wild movement.

I also see the occassional deer, like one yesterday in the ditch on the way to pick up the auditor from the airport.

Just Now

2009-04-28T01:13:15Z

I was going to put my summer tires on, using just the stuff in my emergency spare tire kit. It was snowing, then it started hailing. So I went inside. It stopped, so I'm going to try again. I'm scared.

Sex and Gender

2009-04-18T15:26:59Z

Sexually, I identify as a straight female. Gender... I just don't get. Gender feels like something other people do to me, using it as a way to prejudge me, twist what I say, or justify miscomunication. Gender is just a social construct that I feel like i want to shake off so I can be me.
I think gender hurts both genders... pressure on men to be tough, pressure on women to be selfless and serving, pressure on both to look, talk act in certain ways that may have a small root in natural differences, but for the most art are artificially amplified by culture.

Head spin! And from the Heart.

2009-04-11T00:41:01Z

I'm thinking of all my friends right now. I want to keep up with you. I'm having enough trouble with work, eating, sleeping and exercise.
My head is spinning too much to even absorb anything deep from your journals.

I spent last night dyeing wool, this morning I carded it, and started working on a tea-towel for my mom. I AM WEAVING ON A FUCKING FLOOR LOOM, BOO-YAH! It's prewarped, a maze of white cotton, and foot pedals. Basically I press a foot pedal, that raises 2 of the 4 bars, and I move a beam back and forth then shoot a boat shaped shuttle with cotton through the gap between the warp threads.

I'm just using the free stuff that is there. I wanted to use pink b/c my mom loves pink, but the pink had some stains on it, so I went with the lemon yellow. I might add some blue. There is a lot of space between the threads but cotton shrinks, so hopefully my tea-towel won't be mesh.

Yeah leaning curve: car maintance, dyeing, spinning, weaving, carding, my job, the town, new climate, I'm constantly learning. Even with my job, 4 months in, and there is so much to learn: who the clients are, how to do stuff, where to go for info.

Extending the table - a book review you should read.

2009-01-24T19:05:31Z

lupabitch , I think this will interest you.

winterlion 's favourite cookook is extending the table. I bought a copy off abebooks to help pare down my food budget. the theory is simple, pick poorer countries, and use recipes from there.

so far, i haven't cooked a single thing, yet i have learned a lot from the book, i fell into it like a novel, reading it from beginning to end. the message is gratitude and generosity. this recipe book was compiled by mennonite missionaries, and is filled with stories. food is so scarce, yet these people were so generous to the missionaries, even though the missionaries had much more than their hosts. guests were always welcome. food was always shared.

I have been remembering food shared with friends, and feeling that those moments are part of the world's tradition of community. I have been looking at my own plate with gratitude. I feel a kinship to these far off places where hospitality is a spiritual, rather than an intellectual tradition. it's not about rules set down by polite society, it's about the kinship of humanity.

oops too much fail lols

2008-12-03T06:17:42Z

lulz

i uploaded my pics to photobucket but got distracted by looking at http://failblog.org/page/14/ the fail blog. i didn't watch the videos, just the looked at the pics. gotta hit the hay.

Bye Bye Lemony Snicket

2008-12-01T01:50:23Z

Since my opinion of Matthew fell greatly, I gave the movie I bought for him to his mom to give to the sally ann. Put that in your pipe and smoke it. I'm missing you all today. Good town here, but good friends are worth poverty and hell to be near.

Why not?

2008-11-17T19:05:22Z

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I may appear to take risks, but they're always carefully calculated to be not actually that risky. My primary concern is for my safety and comfort, and that of those around me; only when that's taken care of do I go after fun. <A HREF="http://quiz.ravenblack.net/hat.pl">What Sort of Hat Are You?</A>
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Why I'll miss him the most.

2008-11-17T18:28:58Z

I'm changing my default to Baby Heinz. I'll miss him the most because he is growing so fast. He just had a growth spurt. So his neck is 2-3 times longer than when I got him, he is twice as thick, his head is a bit bigger, he's eating mice three times the size of what I started him on, and he is just overall bigger. He is really healthy with vibrant silky soft scales that GLEAM. He's very calming, and somewhat snuggly. Sometimes I hold him to my cheek, like I used to with the hamsters.

Still, I am so lucky that I have kahobi to take care of him while I'm gone. <3

A Public Shout Out

2008-11-05T08:23:34Z

A big, non-friend-locked thank you to bulrog for pointing out a perfect job opening at a company I really do want to work for, that I am perfectly qualified for. Furthermore this company is in town, and thus does not require relocation. I have applied!

Thankyous to lupabitch ,kahobi, winterlion and cloven_fruit for extra support.

First Fuzzy

2008-10-28T03:09:52Z

Last Friday, when I was still miserable (it was a sucky week folks!) one of the few joys was cleaning the cage and feeding my snake. I hand picked out the smallest fuzzies and the biggest pinkies from the local pet shop. (I'll start ordering from the cheaper places soon, but I needed food NOW!) They seriously had some hoppers mixed in with the fuzzies, so I almost rejected them again, but spotted a few of the smaller ones.

The fuzzy and the pinkie were almost the same size. Small pinkies are the size of two peas, and larger pinkies are more like a 2cm length cut off a tire gauge. The smallest fuzzies are like 3 cm of cheese string, while the hoppers were like an adult vole.

Baby Heinz was like stretch wrap, expanding to swallow the mice-lets. They slowly squeezed down his neck, and this time, you could clearly see the bulge in his tummy.

On being placed back, he tried to go in through the top hole in the coconut, got stuck 1/3 of the way in, and had to sheepishly wriggle out backwards. I'm glad he didn't get stuck!

So that's my snake! Growing slowly but surely!

memage

2008-10-27T08:41:07Z

Your result for Howard Gardner's Eight Types of Intelligence Test...

Naturalistic

37% Logical, 33% Spatial, 8% Linguistic, 20% Intrapersonal, 37% Interpersonal, 18% Musical, 35% Bodily-Kinesthetic and 51% Naturalistic!

"This area has to do with nature, nurturing and relating information to one's natural surroundings. Those with it are said to have greater sensitivity to nature and their place within it, the ability to nurture and grow things, and greater ease in caring for, taming and interacting with animals. They may also be able to discern changes in weather or similar fluctuations in their natural surroundings. They are also good at recognizing and classifying different species.

'Naturalists' learn best when the subject involves collecting and analyzing, or is closely related to something prominent in nature; they also don't enjoy learning unfamiliar or seemingly useless subjects with little or no connections to nature. It is advised that naturalistic learners would learn more through being outside or in a kinesthetic way.

Careers which suit those with this intelligence include scientists, naturalists, conservationists, gardeners and farmers." (Wikipedia)

Take Howard Gardner's Eight Types of Intelligence Test at HelloQuizzy

On Magic

2008-10-15T19:23:04Z

As for people that believed in bacteria and viruses before we had microscopes, they were just weird people with a crazy faith in hand washing. You can't prove there are bacteria and viruses, therefore they didn't exist. You can't prove they stayed healthier. You can try and explain why their religious ritual of hand washing is irrational and crazy, but these superstitious fools are stubborn and irrational.

Orphan Voters

2008-10-15T06:10:55Z

http://www.orphanvoters.ca/en/content/welcome-canadas-online-home-orphan-voters
Orphan Voters

The conservative party only got 37% of the votes, but they have about half the seats in parliament, and control of the government. Bloc Quecbois got 10% of the vote and 48 seats, but the Green party got NO SEATS even though they received 7% of the votes. This sucks! The parties we vote for have no seats! To truly make every vote count, seats in parliament should represent the ratio of votes made by the people. In this system, people are torn: do they elect the person who will vote for the person they wnt to be prime minister, or do they vote for the person they want to represent their area in government, or do they vote to try and swing the vote in their riding away from someone they don't like? What if one canidate would truly represent the riding, but is under the party leader you don't want at all costs as prime minister?

I think that parliament should be split into two things: a group of people that represent the election for prime minister, and people that represent local ridings. We have a senate hanging around that no one really seems to know much about. I think they are appointed. How about we elect our MPs to represent our area, and elect the senate to pick who gets to be PM? The MPs can be liasions between municipal, provincial and federal governments, looking out for the people in their riding. The senate, should also be from across the country, will work side by side with the MPs to ensure that all areas are represented, but will be formed according to the ratio of votes each party gets.

We would probably be able to get more idenpendant canidates in parliament, all parties with a significant percentage of the vote would be in government, and things might be better.

Overall, Canada is a great place, still it's nice to work towards improving things.

Linkies

2008-10-15T05:17:41Z

Towards a Respectful Workplace
http://www.unbf.ca/towardarespectfulworkplace/
New Anti Bullying Website for Workplace Issue.

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2008/10/13/workplace-bullying.html
Article about above website from CBC

No Surprise Here: Some bottled water more polluted than tap.
http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2008/10/14/bottled-water-contamination.html

CO2 scrubbing technology.

2008-10-02T06:19:57Z

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/09/30/carbon.html

Noise Pollution - The ocean suffers more complications from rising CO2

2008-10-02T06:18:20Z

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/09/30/noise.html

It would be like being a hunter gatherer, or even driving on the road, with lots of bright flashes everywhere.
We are visual, so noise on that signal would be like blinding light

Marine animals use sound to navigate and find food, and communicate too... but people are noisy, and sound will travel farther.

Silly OMG Milk comes in a Bag!

2008-10-02T06:04:46Z

I used to have milk in a bag growing up. The pitcher was pink. If the plastic was biodegradable, or even recyclable, it would be more efficient than the jugs or cartons because it uses less packaging.

http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/28250934.html?thread=3613304630#t3613304630

Baby Heinz

2008-09-23T07:21:05Z

Today I went in to look at the fuzzies. (Unweaned baby mice that have grown hair, second size class of food mouse.)
They were way too big for Heinz, kahobi said they looked more like hoppers (weaned baby mice, third size class of food mice.)
So I asked for the ten biggest pinkies (hairless, eyes still closed, unweaned baby mice, first size class.)

I have been having the feeling that Heinz might need to eat more, so today, for the first time ever, he ate three pinkies! He looked so happy, and I think he burped after! When I get a job, I might store them in a fancy thermos. Instead they are in a plastic bag, in a bubble tea cup with ice on the bottom, and the cup is labelled "baby mice!". (Following household anomolous materials protocol.)

I can't afford the super reptile wood chips, so I got him some hamster bedding. Still aspen chips, but instead of being long and shinny, these chips are more like flat squares. I guess it's like the difference between spaghetti and macaroni... not too different. However, the skinnier wood chips emulate his natural habitat better than square chips, because they are found in corn fields (hence the name corn snake.)

No one uses straw as substrate, but I wonder if I can mix some in just to make things more "natural".
Another "natural" touch is to serve the mice slighly warm to the touch rather than room temperatre, or slightly cool to the touch. Because live mice would be warm.

He is getting closer to shed. I can see the slight increase in waxiness on his head plates, and his scales are that touch more dull. He looks a little bit bigger too. His head is now a bit bigger than my pinky finger, while when I first got him, his head was smaller than my pinky fingernail.

Aquarium - Easy Care

2008-09-09T15:35:00Z

www.flickr.com/photos/weirdbuglady/2525500362/in/set-72157605212110292/

This reminds me of my aquarium enthusiast friends and relatives....

Courage!

2008-07-11T23:04:40Z

Ganked with appreciation from kittenpants
Courage transforms fear into determination. It is embracing life fully, without holding back, doing what must be done even when it is difficult or risky. When we are tempted to give up, courage supports us to take the next step. It allows us to face adversity with confidence. Courage opens us to new possibilities, and gives us the strength to sacrifice for what we love. At times we need courage to accept the truth, and to pick ourselves up after a mistake, ready to make amends and try again. Courage gives me the strength to make this journey with all my heart.

"Heart, be brave. If you cannot be brave, just go. Love's glory is not a small thing." -- Jalal-u-din Rumi

The Practice of Courage

I reach beyond my comfort zone.
I welcome new challenges.
I do what I know is right regardless of the costs.
I face the truth with humility and openness.
I don't allow my fears to hold me back.
I fully accept life's invitations.

I am thankful for the gift of courage. It allows me to spread my wings.