I was thinking about things that are offensive, and I came to the rough, pre-conclusion that mediocrity is the height of offensiveness; the status quo, banality. (This reminded me of the statement that fence-sitters are most repulsive to God.) But then I was wondering about vulgarity; I would categorize that not quite as "offensive," but.. ( Read more... )

I happened to watch this Nova Science Now episode, and it seemed like a really cool show. One of the topics they had was powering cars with hydrogen, and how impractical that is because it requires pure hydrogen which is rare and difficult to acquire. Also, hydrogen tanks in cars are highly impractical because of the difficulty of compressing ( Read more... )

I could almost taste the cigarette smoke. I couldn't hear the music; I could feel it. I could feel it loud; my bones shook and my ears hummed silently. I danced; of course. That's why I went. I put on my fishnets and black vinyl platforms. Do patent leather shoes reflect up? I hoped so. The alley was always the same, with the rough, stained ( Read more... )

Maybe this shouldn't be public access.. but I really just don't care, so whatever ( Read more... )