According to some of the literature I'm reading right now, pseudocyesis, which we usually think of as occurring when a person really wants to be pregnant, is also occasionally caused by women being deeply terrified of pregnancy ( Read more... )

Stupid English education ( Read more... )

So, here's some stuff that's happened recently.

You Lie!Summary: After complaints by Ammiano (and others) during the morning of an SF Democratic Party fundraiser that Schwartzenegger doesn't pay enough attention to bay area issues, Arnie showed up at said event. Apparently hre had been invited by the organizers, and accepted. I'll admit here, I ( Read more... )

Does anyone else remember Chitty Chitty Bang Bang? One of my absolute favorite movies as a kid.

Then, this morning, someone linked me to this scene.

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Why is this creepy? Well, MORE creepy than it was initially? Because, based on these children's complete lack of an ability to sense danger in this clearly psychotic situation, it's likely they' ( Read more... )

See this?I checked into the backing on this, and it's disgusting. If you've ever mentioned anything remotely related to the subject in a room with me, you are no doubt aware of my negative feelings towards the way that corporate entities have taken over the information dissemination duties in our society. The above is probably the most blatant ( Read more... )

There's a piece on The Guild where Felicia Day complains that she has a little person inside her that hates her, and can make her mouth move.

Some days.

What we learned as children, that one plus one equals two, we know to be false.

One, plus one, equals one.

We even have a word for when you, plus another, equals one.

That word is love.

Here it goes again!

( My Thoughts )

In a life that's mostly froth and bubbles,
two things stand like stone:
kindness in another's troubles,
and courage in our own.