Well, if I can't manage to come up with some new inspiring thoughts about humanity, at least I can give you all some lesser known old ones. One of my favourite poets to talk about is Stephen Crane, best known for his novel The Red Badge of Courage. I never read the novel, though it is on that "I swear I really will get to it someday" list. You ( Read more... )

So, the sibling has gone back to her university in a different city, and she's taken with her her entilre stash of anime. The thing is, first she got me hooked on it, and now it's gone... You all though that pot was the gateway drug... silly people. It's Neruto ( Read more... )

So, imagine my surprise when I discovered the other day that ulcers aren't really caused by stress, or by an inherent ability to super-produce stomach acid, like most people thing. It's caused by a microbe.

Yes, that's right folks, even in the highly acidic recesses of your stomach (incidentally, that's a pH of 3 in your stomach; the rest of you ( Read more... )

Ok, well, now that we've got the highbrow post out of the way, I need to rant deviously ( Read more... )

Well, welcome one and all to my inaugural LJ post ( Read more... )