I have two dream homes--one would be something Colonial or Victorian outfitted with just enough modern amenities to be comfortable, and the other would be a house as off the power/water grid as I could get it. There are a lot of amazing designs out there and advances in things as simple as water heaters that would make that more than possible.

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Why 'don't like'? Isn't it more surprising to find out what someone does like that seems to go against what others know/assume? What happened to the guilty pleasure instead of the seemingly iconclastic bull peddled on every 'secrets' community and their silly ilk? 

If I'm a gamer at all, I'm one that's been married to a genre since the beginning of time, that being the Tactical Strategy genre, and the game that got it all started was Shining Force 2 on the Sega Genesis.  Growing up I was one of those little sisters who would more often sit back and watch her brother play video games than try them herself-- ( Read more... )

There's a reason 'Thursday' isn't a word used in polite conversation between myself and a few friends. For a about two months, nothing good happened on a thursday. It didn't have to be catastrophic but it wasn't good by any means. I can't say this trend has let up. I must have the same problem Arthur Dent did.

Conversely: Friday. I don't have class ( Read more... )

Dear Livejournal,

Firstly...what the hell?

Secondly...what the hell.

Belief in reincarnation does not automatically assume one remembers one's past lives. The various sects of Buddhism, for example, do not posit in the least that there is memory of the past lives--merely that the soul is caught in the cycle of reincarnation until the shackles of ( Read more... )

As a young woman of some sense, I do my best to straddle the line. I love shopping out of army/navy surplus stores as much as I love bargain hunting for a new corset or skirt. I'm almost one, maybe two generations behind in what I wear--sometimes more. If I could get away with wearing a kimono as often as I'd like, you'd bet your ass I would. And ( Read more... )

Both male and female mantis shrimp possess enough muscle mass to damage and break bullet-proof glass. The males are equipped with two large spikes and the females have clubs. The muscule coils like a spring within the body and is then released.

The African Serval cat is a supreme bird catcher. They can leap from a standing position 8-10 feet in ( Read more... )

Are you prepared for a zombie outbreak, or are you going to wing it ( Read more... )

If you could be any character from a TV show, who would you be and why?

My default answer for this would be Mia Koji from Ronin Warriors--I've always wanted to be part of something supremely epic, which is where a lot of my facsination with the whole zombie acpocaylpse comes from, and Mia has always been something of a role model in that regard.  ( Read more... )

Writer's Block: What are some powerful opening lines to book or films, and why do they work?

"This is not for you." Mark Danielewski, The House of Leaves.

The appeal there is obviously the fear/curiosity of the unknown. It's the first text you see other then the title page--which stirs up the curiosity to begin with since for all you can tell ( Read more... )