things that are beautiful and transient
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yamamanama84 days until the vernal equinox
I don't think I've ever seen a polar vortex this early. Yes, Rachel, I know Christmas is traditionally cold.
All those songs about snow were written in the summer by people who wanted to take their minds off of heat waves.
Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals.
The trees and grass and rocks were rimed with ice. It was above freezing for most of the day but the ice didn't go anywhere. It's beautiful but oh so treacherous, especially when you're carrying a tray of antipasto.
Sam gloated about the death of the incels community on reddit. All they need to do is get rid of THE DONALD and perhaps Kotaku In Action. Maybe The Red Pill for good measure.
Paul Nehlen ran against Paul Ryan in the primary and somehow made Paul Ryan look sane. As much as Nehlen terrifies me, I'm really quite impressed.
Rachel had an art deco necklace with onyx and pearl and it was the only thing she was wearing from America. It reminded me of something Gabriella would wear.
Michael has met three cats in his life who will let him pet them. Or he pets them but he pets too far down their back and the cat gets pissed.
Muffin was nice to me today. Cats are still the Ashley of non-human animals. In fact, I'm just going to call every cat I meet Ashley, assuming I don't know their name. Muffin is still Muffin. But that Himalayan cat who lives with that fluffy white dog I was checking on earlier, he's Ashley now. That really skinny cat I petted while finishing Gun With Occasional Music is Ashley.
A few days ago, Ashley said aloud "I can't take much more of this" with more emotion than I've ever heard from her. This isn't good. This isn't good at all.
I tried to tell her "I'm sorry. I hope you feel better." I think it only came out as a groan. She stared off into space, with a fey melancholy wistful look. At least it wasn't hostile. I don't know. It's hard to tell with someone whose expressions are "fey melancholy pout" and "fey half-smile."
I didn't get any sleep that night.
She looked a bit better the next day. I'm still worried about her. Sometimes stable is the best you can hope for.
I didn't sleep at all. I knew what I was getting into that day so there's no point in dwelling on it.
I did run into Kristi from college and then Taylor and Hannah, so maybe I will see Leah again. Assuming I don't have to move under the sea.
If the world was flat, Rachel says, cats would push everything off the edge. Earlier this year, I had a conversation about the Flat Earth Society and have came to the conclusion that they're just trolling us.
In Japan, there are stateless Koreans who have lived there for generations but unless you have Japanese blood, it's virtually impossible to become citizens. They flavor their candy with salt to balance out the sweetness, although I've seen sea salt candies here too. There aren't really any foreign restaurants because Japan is xenophobic to the point where Korean pop has a greater market share solely because Japan discourages exporting culture but some chefs do go abroad to study and bring back their ideas, but they don't Japanify it the way Somalis do with spaghetti and bananas with a stew of cumin, cardamom, cloves, and sage in place of tomato sauce. Somalis, in fact, eat bananas with everything. They hate spicy mayo on their sushi, and it's probably just a mixture of mayo and hot sauce. In Korea, apparently only licensed physicians can give tattoos. Rachel says that tattooing is very common in Europe.
She's been to South Korea. Koreans are a lot more outgoing and social than Japanese. One time, someone gave her some spicy fish wrapped up in leaves and she couldn't handle all that directly.
There are deer in Japan and they have spots throughout their lives and there are temples dedicated to them.
I said that Burma and Sri Lanka are what would happen if North Korea hired a PR firm and tried to be less ridiculous with their propaganda about Kim Il Sung inventing the potato and Kim Jong Il inventing golf and then playing a game 34 strokes under par.
They were talking about karaoke of Christmas songs and Mr. Sandman in which they just repeat things or the lyrics are wrong, and I tried to have them listen to Enter Sandman by Twink but there was too much ambient noise.
Once someone named Sam, who was in a relationship with someone named Alex, used a picture of both of them for their profile picture. I forgot what they were talking about.
Facebook is up front about how much of a mess it is, while Google is messy behind the scenes.
Yes, that's true that football players all end up with brain damage but I griped about how it's 1 hour of actual game and 3+ hours of penalties and flags and getting ready and SUV commercials with Vampire Weekend songs that aren't even about Christmas. He's saying "holiday, holiday, and the best one of the year," SO IT'S ABOUT HALLOWEEN. Actually, I think he's referring to Lughnasadh or St. Ajora's Day or Love Day because he mentions summer. Or maybe he's in Rand McNally, where the sky is a fierce blinding white and the stars are black points and hamburgers are obviously steamed.
There's a song called the Twelve Pains of Christmas and for day seven, it should remain seven swans. It doesn't need to change. Swans are assholes. Rachel didn't know most of the lyrics, she just remembers five months of bills.
Emily thinks dovekies look like loons.
Sam (or was it Lauren?) thinks that deer skulls and dog skulls look alike. And no, I didn't notice if deer have canines. The answer is that they have lower canines that are modified to serve as incisors. Water deer, tufted deer, and muntjac males have a prominent pair of tusks, and elk and reindeer retain upper canines.
Lauren said "unless you're a vegetarian. I mean veterinarian. Vegetarians know what animals have canine teeth and won't them whether or not they have canine teeth."
Emily likes Lisa Simpson because she's such a band geek.
Emily says that Batman should shout "kapow!" and "bam" when he punches someone. Preferably in his gravelly Batman voice.
burning question: In Muppets Christmas Carol, why are Kermit and Piggy's children pigs and frogs? Shouldn’t they be hideous hybrid mutant pigfrog creatures?
I don't think I've ever seen a polar vortex this early. Yes, Rachel, I know Christmas is traditionally cold.
All those songs about snow were written in the summer by people who wanted to take their minds off of heat waves.
Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals.
The trees and grass and rocks were rimed with ice. It was above freezing for most of the day but the ice didn't go anywhere. It's beautiful but oh so treacherous, especially when you're carrying a tray of antipasto.
Sam gloated about the death of the incels community on reddit. All they need to do is get rid of THE DONALD and perhaps Kotaku In Action. Maybe The Red Pill for good measure.
Paul Nehlen ran against Paul Ryan in the primary and somehow made Paul Ryan look sane. As much as Nehlen terrifies me, I'm really quite impressed.
Rachel had an art deco necklace with onyx and pearl and it was the only thing she was wearing from America. It reminded me of something Gabriella would wear.
Michael has met three cats in his life who will let him pet them. Or he pets them but he pets too far down their back and the cat gets pissed.
Muffin was nice to me today. Cats are still the Ashley of non-human animals. In fact, I'm just going to call every cat I meet Ashley, assuming I don't know their name. Muffin is still Muffin. But that Himalayan cat who lives with that fluffy white dog I was checking on earlier, he's Ashley now. That really skinny cat I petted while finishing Gun With Occasional Music is Ashley.
A few days ago, Ashley said aloud "I can't take much more of this" with more emotion than I've ever heard from her. This isn't good. This isn't good at all.
I tried to tell her "I'm sorry. I hope you feel better." I think it only came out as a groan. She stared off into space, with a fey melancholy wistful look. At least it wasn't hostile. I don't know. It's hard to tell with someone whose expressions are "fey melancholy pout" and "fey half-smile."
I didn't get any sleep that night.
She looked a bit better the next day. I'm still worried about her. Sometimes stable is the best you can hope for.
I didn't sleep at all. I knew what I was getting into that day so there's no point in dwelling on it.
I did run into Kristi from college and then Taylor and Hannah, so maybe I will see Leah again. Assuming I don't have to move under the sea.
If the world was flat, Rachel says, cats would push everything off the edge. Earlier this year, I had a conversation about the Flat Earth Society and have came to the conclusion that they're just trolling us.
In Japan, there are stateless Koreans who have lived there for generations but unless you have Japanese blood, it's virtually impossible to become citizens. They flavor their candy with salt to balance out the sweetness, although I've seen sea salt candies here too. There aren't really any foreign restaurants because Japan is xenophobic to the point where Korean pop has a greater market share solely because Japan discourages exporting culture but some chefs do go abroad to study and bring back their ideas, but they don't Japanify it the way Somalis do with spaghetti and bananas with a stew of cumin, cardamom, cloves, and sage in place of tomato sauce. Somalis, in fact, eat bananas with everything. They hate spicy mayo on their sushi, and it's probably just a mixture of mayo and hot sauce. In Korea, apparently only licensed physicians can give tattoos. Rachel says that tattooing is very common in Europe.
She's been to South Korea. Koreans are a lot more outgoing and social than Japanese. One time, someone gave her some spicy fish wrapped up in leaves and she couldn't handle all that directly.
There are deer in Japan and they have spots throughout their lives and there are temples dedicated to them.
I said that Burma and Sri Lanka are what would happen if North Korea hired a PR firm and tried to be less ridiculous with their propaganda about Kim Il Sung inventing the potato and Kim Jong Il inventing golf and then playing a game 34 strokes under par.
They were talking about karaoke of Christmas songs and Mr. Sandman in which they just repeat things or the lyrics are wrong, and I tried to have them listen to Enter Sandman by Twink but there was too much ambient noise.
Once someone named Sam, who was in a relationship with someone named Alex, used a picture of both of them for their profile picture. I forgot what they were talking about.
Facebook is up front about how much of a mess it is, while Google is messy behind the scenes.
Yes, that's true that football players all end up with brain damage but I griped about how it's 1 hour of actual game and 3+ hours of penalties and flags and getting ready and SUV commercials with Vampire Weekend songs that aren't even about Christmas. He's saying "holiday, holiday, and the best one of the year," SO IT'S ABOUT HALLOWEEN. Actually, I think he's referring to Lughnasadh or St. Ajora's Day or Love Day because he mentions summer. Or maybe he's in Rand McNally, where the sky is a fierce blinding white and the stars are black points and hamburgers are obviously steamed.
There's a song called the Twelve Pains of Christmas and for day seven, it should remain seven swans. It doesn't need to change. Swans are assholes. Rachel didn't know most of the lyrics, she just remembers five months of bills.
Emily thinks dovekies look like loons.
Sam (or was it Lauren?) thinks that deer skulls and dog skulls look alike. And no, I didn't notice if deer have canines. The answer is that they have lower canines that are modified to serve as incisors. Water deer, tufted deer, and muntjac males have a prominent pair of tusks, and elk and reindeer retain upper canines.
Lauren said "unless you're a vegetarian. I mean veterinarian. Vegetarians know what animals have canine teeth and won't them whether or not they have canine teeth."
Emily likes Lisa Simpson because she's such a band geek.
Emily says that Batman should shout "kapow!" and "bam" when he punches someone. Preferably in his gravelly Batman voice.
burning question: In Muppets Christmas Carol, why are Kermit and Piggy's children pigs and frogs? Shouldn’t they be hideous hybrid mutant pigfrog creatures?
