Thanks to The Naked Redhead, I stumbled across The Secret Society of List Addicts. It’s such a cool blog, it was love at 1st read. One of the lists was about things that make some of us big geeks. Here are 7 items from my kilometric list. 1. I am a geneticist. I work [...]
Written by dr. William Bates, a brilliant professor and researcher in computational genomics and biochemistry. I thought this piece was particularly entertaining. The biochemistry of Buffy the Vampire Slayer {Warning. This may not appeal to anyone who is not a Buffy-watching chemist.} We are moderate fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I say ‘moderate’ [...]
At 10:05 pm I began writing this post. I am tired, I want to watch Nurse Jackie and am without inspiration for a regular post. Therefore I am only going to tell you exactly what pops into my head. Real time. Today I saw G Force with D; we liked it but didn’t love [...]
I bought this nice picture frame last winter. I really liked the paisley fabric covering it and thought it was perfect for my night table. Oh, and it was 80% off so that triggered the “Gotta have it!” neuronal path so I bought it. It came with this picture of a dog which, I [...]
I got this at a local Antiques shop a while ago. I am thinking of starting a little collection of vintage globes because they are just adorable. This one dates back to 1963, at least that’s what it says in a little engraving it has on its upper side. Go figure!
As in miscellaneous. Because today I couldn’t find a single topic for these links. First, some nice ads (or comics? not sure) from a while ago. Found via I waste too much time at work. I would really, really like this sign on my wall. A cute short movie about what happens [...]
I feel a bit overwhelmed with movies that seem really, really good. Like An Education, a movie about “a young girl beyond her years who meets a man beyond his boundaries”. Or 500 Days of Summer with the lovely Zooey Deschanel and the absolutely adorable Joseph Gordon-Levitt. (Does anyone else think he looks [...]
I use Akismet to keep unwanted spam comments away from my blog. Occasionally a comment from a genuine, flesh&bone reader will pass through Akismet’s filter and be marked as spam. That’s why from time to time I check the spam comments to make sure Akismet is not trying to trick me. Most of the [...]
Found this out from D. ‘Cause he likes to share knowledge and all. Apparently it would suck to be a porn addict in China. So if you’re planning to see The Great Wall, make sure you are aware that it comes with an equally great firewall. Here’s what I know: All computers that will [...]
I’m thinking of buying a headband and some flower hair pins. And what better place to shop for such things than Etsy? Here are some that I love: From Mandizzle From Wee Gardens From Vie Moderne From Royal Princess From My Bella Bows Aren’t they all amazing? And they’re also super cheap, which means I [...]
