Ye gads, it's hot.

[silveradept]

And it's humid. Work, luckily, is air conditioned, and when I'm not forced to wear long pants, the room is much more bearable. But yes, I'm drinking lots of water, and no, I don't need to crash somewhere just because it has A/C. I've lived here long enough to handle it. It's really the humidity that sucks more than the heat.

Decorative Mary Jane. Something to act as a decoy, perhaps, while you figure out how to hide the real thing? Or just a way of taunting people? You never know.

Ice cream, by way of a fire extinguisher and a pillow. So it's carbonated ice cream, in a sense. Strange, probably with no practical use, but shows off the type of mindset that can solve adventure game puzzles. Or invent Hello Kitty RFID card sleeves. (By the way, RFID still isn't a great security protocol.)

Diebold machines can be beaten by a single switch-flip. Wonder how many of those machines, if we looked at them on election day, had that switch flipped (for either side)?

Time measurement becoming even more precise. So now we have a clock that if the species lives long enough to need to recalibrate it, we've done very well indeed. Here's hoping the future has to adjust the long clock.

God is a scientist. Or, that if one believes in an Intelligent Designer, one should have the courtesy to believe the Intelligent Designer is, indeed, intelligent, and would thus design his universe in a way that accorded with scientific theories. The current way of thinking about it, according to the article, is really more about Young Earth arguments than the intelligence of the designer. How much does that hurt the credibility of those who advocate for an intelligent designer? Besides, the Big Bang, despite common misconceptions, holds up quite well, thank you. And it was advocated by a priest thinking about Einstein's theories (at least, according to the article). So, really, God is likely to be a scientist.

No relief for the Dobrich family - the Jews who felt threatened by their school's blatant endorsement and encouragement of Christianity. And the solution they have the gall to propose at the meeting - convert - is the worst solution of all of them. This is quite likely what the whole country will look like if too many of those who give lip service to the Nazarene's teachings get into power.

Solar-powered BRIIIIIIIICK!

A heartwarming story of ice cream, popcorn, and killer ducks. If it wasn't fiction, it could very well be true. Speaking sweets, here a way of improving your crane skills... while possibly making your diet work, at least long enough for you to get good - Candy Grabbing Crane Game. So it's not quite a perfect diet supplement, but it may impress some passerby and possibly net you a second date at the carnival.

Also, I've been told by someone else that I'm scary when I'm mad. Is that really true? Do I suddenly become much meaner when I'm pissed off?

Comments

[annaonthemoon.livejournal.com]

I think you have the potential to be scary when you're mad, but I don't think it' anything to run in fear from (ok, so i say that now, but i think i was the first person to say that you were scary while mad). I mean, I don't think you'd actually do something "scary" while you're mad, though I do have to say that watching you ump/ref is interesting because you DO get angry at some of the players and your face takes on a different look. When you're mad you definitly give off a sense of authority though. The only way I know you're not *really* mad when you ump is when you flash me a smile.

hehe I thought the mary jane article was going to be about shoes. Such a dissapointment!

The duck story was so incredibly sweet it made my sappy heart cry. It also made me want ice cream (still, since I haven't gotten any yet)

Ice cream with a fire extinguisher...wouldn't it be easier/cheaper to buy some dry ice at .99/lb? (at least, thats what it was at Meijer)

will check the rest tomorrow...

[2dlife.livejournal.com]

Solid dry ice doesn't make good ice-cream, it's not in small enough particles. Also, that's some mighty bad advice to make ice-cream from a fire extinguisher. It's not food-grade dry ice, you have no idea if it's also laced with a flame retardant or even just a little unclean water/rust from having been in there for 10 years. The best option, I've found is liquid nitrogen. (Which is so very inexpensive, and would be perfect on a 115 degree day.)

[greyweirdo.livejournal.com]

If it's a kitch extinguisher, it is usually food grade because you have to use it in a place where food is being prepaired and will be again soon. Chemical extinguishers would be a very bad idea though.

[annaonthemoon.livejournal.com]

Not like i'm about to do this or anything, but the article says to get a food grade one.