I was on vacation in the mountains last week, in a place that not only didn't have wifi, it pretty much didn't have cell reception! It was great. But as a result I have more than 2 weeks worth of links piled up...

And because it's 10:30 on Friday night and I have had too much whiskey, I'm not going to sort these. Randomly, then:

Well, there's a ( Read more... )

This vid is just wicked fun, if you need something to cheer you up:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVJu9AMJJr4

Crossposted from DW, where there are
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If she hasn't seen it already:
Level Up, a truly splendid Pacific Rim vid by starlightandstatic. Music by Vienna Teng. Link by way of
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Note to self: the electric kettle will not work if you don't plug it in! Sigh ( Read more... )

Insufficient linkspam (no more for now, as I'm actually working this week):

Here is a lovely Pacific Rim vid by Chaila.

Any pitbull-loving SPN fans will get special enjoyment out of this video. Heh.

I've done enough running to recognize the truth of this essay on the misdesigned human running apparatus.People who like fantasy with good prose, ( Read more... )

I'm in a foul mood today, for a variety of reasons, most of them minor. But there's a new Where the Hell is Matt video, and if it doesn't make you cry, well, you're made of sterner stuff than I am.

Look over here! There's a a ridiculously cute amur leopard cub!

Book View Cafe has a recipe for a summer fruit pudding that looks kind of cool. Hmm ( Read more... )

Bruce and Occupy: Too Big to Fail, by
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Jon Carroll points out to all the kids in junior high & high school that it does, in fact, get better.

Geek Feminism points out that, contrary to the subtext of a recent XKCD, there are lots of living women scientists who can serve as role models. Heck, some of them are even on my flist!

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BoingBoing has an interval with the author of The 80/20 ( Read more... )

My most sincere sympathies to the Northeasterners on my flist: here it's sunny & 75, or will be by the time this entry is posted. [Errr, no longer true at 10:55PM, but it's still pretty warm.] I wore red heels today to celebrate ( Read more... )

Oh, dear sweet jebuslug, How much do I love Jon Stewart right now? Awesome. And of course
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