Archive for January, 2009
the Castle’s advance guard skeletonize a turncoat in one of Starbutter’s torture chambers
the Castle’s advance guard skeletonize a turncoat in one of Starbutter’s torture chambers Originally uploaded by look_west look_west has an absolutely awesome photo series up chronicling the exciting history of Castle Starbutter, the Dark Battalion and Transcarpathia.
Migraine Log – Week 7
This is week 6 of being on Petadolex and week 7 of recording my migraines. No improvement yet…
Protected: Disappointment
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Weekly Top 5 (or not)
No weekly top 5 again this week, but I promise you’ll get one next week. Until then, another of my favorite songs to tide you over:
What I’ve noticed
By being so unbelievably and unnecessarily cruel, Isreal has finally lost the moral high ground in the eyes of the world. (en)Gender has a great post up on Brazil and the current state of our country. Xenophobia makes me sick. The next part of “An Evil God,” my current favorite blog series, is up at […]
All together now
From Jared Diamond’s Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed: Today the world no longer faces just the circumscribed risk of an Easter Island society or Maya homeland collapsing in isolation, without affecting the rest of the world. Instead, societies today are so interconnected that the risk we face is of a worldwide decline. […]
Stinkin’ Extinction
It’s time for your extinct plant of the week! This week is a little less depressing than the last few. Clermontia peleana are flowering trees in the bellflower family. Many Clermontias have beautiful, showy flowers frequented by birds. Clermontia peleana isn’t actually completely extinct, though it is in pretty serious trouble. While one of the […]