Archive for March, 2009
Thunresdæg Ragnarök
I haven’t updated my series on the plants we’ve lost for a few weeks, but I’m back! Cryosophila williamsii, also known as the Root-Spine Palm or the Lago Yojoa Palm, is a Honduran palm considered extinct in the wild. Like Corypha taliera, the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden’s Center for Tropical Plan Conservation cares for the […]
Pink shoes – with flowers!
I didn’t quite squeal when I saw these shoes from BC Footwear, but it was a close call for my dignity. They’re on sale for $23 right now. If you’re also a college student, you know that you can afford these if you restrict your diet to peanut butter and rice for the next two […]
Migraine Log – Week 15
I haven’t posted on how the Petadolex is working in a few weeks, but I have still been keeping track of it. Here’s an updated graph. It’s looking hopeful! It might be having an effect.
New Theme
I’ve been wanting to change my theme for awhile, but was having trouble finding one I liked, so I was very excited when I saw Moody’s new theme. The theme designer, Brian, has some absolutely stunning themes and they’re really well done. Most themes I’ve used don’t handle picture alignment very well and have strange […]
Weekly Top 5
Amazon.com Widgets If you’re reading this in a feedreader, you probably can’t see the music widget. The entire “The Beat that My Heart Skipped:”
A little joy on a Sunday morning (the real kind, not the religious kind)
What I’ve noticed
Some of the language in this article on Chris Brown’s abuse of Rhianna is really upsetting: a brutal argument between the singer and his girlfriend, Rihanna, provoked by her discovery of a text message from another woman. [emphasis mine] Abuse is not a “brutal argument” and “provoked” suggests she somehow is to blame for the […]