Here are some links to some fun things that amuse me:

http://fyeahtattoos.com Tattoos and plenty of them. I am really interested in the abstract, watercolour style and the 3-D blackwork that seem to be the fads these days. Some not so good, some nice but things I would never get, and some super gorgeous jaw-dropping work. My tattoo was featured on ( Read more... )

Measles isn't just a little sickness. While most of the time, modern medicine is able to prevent a child from dying of measles, that does not prevent the patient from developing physical or mental disabilities. Many people who survive measles are left deaf or mentally challenged. If you don't want this to happen to your kids, get them vaccinated. ( Read more... )

http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/homeopathic-thuggery/Read more... )

If you go to have your fortune told and it's all in fun, that's fine. But for fuck's sake, NO ONE can talk to the dead. NO ONE. This spiritualism bullshit has been going on for over a hundred years, and hundreds of charlatans have been pulling the same trick again and again. If there really was someone who could unequivocally speak to the dead or ( Read more... )

Ten things I like in this colour.

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A couple weeks ago I had my sketchbook and Prismacolors (PS if you ever want to get me a present these are it) while hanging out with the talented and lovely cymru_celt and the also lovely and talented Asa. This is what happened.
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alasseatinuviel took gorgeous pictures of my stuff!

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Some interesting things I've been reading over this lazy-ass weekend.

Paul Haggis, director of Crash, denounces Scientology. Loudly and publicly.

Baby Einstein videos not as advertised. I was interested to see that the American Academy of Pediatrics (which also has some more interesting articles on children and television) doesn't recommend ( Read more... )

I was off at the Winnipeg Folk Festival this last week. Though it's usually my rejuvenation period, I found this year exhausting. It was cool and often cloudy, and terribly cold at night. The campground nights were a little sedated thanks to the frigidity (you could see your breath), but I had a fantastic time around the fire with Camp Good Times. ( Read more... )

Go here and follow the questions.
I didn't know my actual blood pressure or cholesterol ratings, so I left them at default.

Actual age: 31
Virtual age: 12.4
Life Expectancy: 92.6

Today I am 22,954 days old.

I've got to keep exercising so I can meet that.

Also, I feel like I could drop dead just going outside right now. So fucking cold.