And once again, we go for... broke?

[silveradept]

Good stuff happens today. All around good stuff. Beginning to settle into the atmosphere a bit more in the channel (and being able to properly glaze my eyes over when they start discussing politics and ship designs and other such things). Beginning to believe that they actually tolerate my presence there. (Well, okay, so they haven't thrown me out on my ear, even when I did make a bit of a gaffe in asking about Things Best Left Alone.) At least they didn't break out the Firepistons on me and burn me at the stake. I'll feel a bit more at ease as times go by - although I may still feel like a mage stuck in a channel full of dreadnought enthusiasts (Our Battleship Is This Big!) even as I am settled.

But enough of my insecurities. Instead, allow your perceptions to be bent by the tales of a the donut succubus. Speaking of things from Down Below, if you're ever confused about whether you follow a True Religion or a Cult, the uproariously funny people at the Landover Baptist Church have provided a handy guide to cults.

Out of MIT, we have... well, a catsup crapper. Must be another way of letting off the pressure up there. If it's not ITHFP, it's not MIT.

As it turns out, according to an experiment in science (SCIENCE!), well, okay, Scientific American, symbolic thinking is a learned behavior, and that it's actually a rather advanced form of thought. Of course, my symbols still mean different things to someone else, so no help there. But symbols are the way we do a lot of learning. I guess it's no wonder that the Earth-Minbari war happens.

Ah, yes, one last thing. While NBC was the nightly news of choice in my parent's household, it's still worth saluting Peter Jennings's passing. A Canadian with that kind of reputation makes his country (and ours, with his recently-obtained citizenship) proud. Should tell Williams about it.

Comments

[starkruzr.livejournal.com]

Silly Silver. We all think you're the bee's knees.

And afaik, your politics are quite similar to (most of) our own. Odd that that is a sticking point for you.

[silveradept]

Well, I think I meant more polities and the F/Verse and basically most things that are related to the F/Verse when it comes to eyes glazing over. Actual politics I might be pretty close to the rest of you on.

And so long as you'll continue to have me, I'll stick around. And maybe start adding more Contributions. You'll just have to fit me in your rather busy schedule.

[idan-cohen.livejournal.com]

BEES KNEES MAN

[silveradept]

AH, THE BEES! THEY STING ME WITH THEIR STINGERS! (And leave their knees behind.) AH, AAAAAAH!

[kaura-nighthawk.livejournal.com]

For stingers, use a credit card to scratch it off.

For knees, post a picture of a groin somewhere. They'll follow. >_>

[eleme.livejournal.com]

Thanks for sharing that Symbolic thinking article. I've had similar experiences with small children and it was interesting to read about her experiments and conclusions. Definitly something teachers need to keep in mind when working with very young children!

[silveradept]

Hehe. It's perfect for the preschool set, but then again, I've always thought that you went to kindergarten to learn how to socialize mostly, and you picked up a couple things here and there, like letters, numbers, colours, and the like. Real "school" didn't start until first grade, when you went for full days instead of half.

Still, that was a very interesting article to read, especially when it came to kids trying to get into the miniatures or the pictures.