What would Earth look like if it had a Saturnian ring system? videoNew York City, Köln (Cologne), and Tehran are among the cities depicted! Been to the first two, hope to get to the third one of these days ( Read more... )

YEEAAAAHHHH!!

::runs through brick wall::

Steelers dealt the Vikings their first loss this season. Toward the end, it seemed like all hope was lost, when Fox picked off Favre and ran it back for a TD. That was after Woodley did (almost) the same thing to end a Vikings red-zone drive. Always a nail-biter with the Black and Gold, but they make ( Read more... )

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Man, that brings back memories. That was my favorite track on that game.

Now I want to play it, and I don't have a copy- or an N64, for that matter. No love from Wii Virtual Console, either. =(

Based on amethyst_hunter's fine suggestion, I sent a donation in memory of Dr. George Tiller: National Network of Abortion FundsThis shit gets my blood boiling. This is one of the very plainest examples of terrorism and religious extremism one can point to, but because these piles of human waste thump on a Bible and not a Koran, they will continue to waltz in and ( Read more... )

Pretty constructive day off:

1) Visited the Science Center
2) Got new wiper transmission, plate light, and oil change for my car
3) Walked over three miles
4) Ordered a new work desk (in black) to replace my cramped, hard-to-clean-under IKEA one ( Read more... )

Thank you, Internets. Thank you for taking one of the greatest tear-jerking scenes in all of Geekdom...

...and making me laugh so fucking hard at it.

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Steven Colbert offering some laughs about the Super Bowl, and the faceplam-inducing antics of the Catholic Church:


"Evidently, [Bishop Richard Williamson] believes there's enough proof that 2,000 years ago, a man rose from the dead; but not enough proof that 60 years ago, the Nazis were pretty bad."A Holocaust denier? Yeah, totally welcome that ( Read more... )

The Friday before a big football game is usually Black and Gold Day in the 'Burgh. Before a national championship game, it's an especially celebratory time. Everyone wears their Steeler best to work, and local stores hang up Terrible Towels and blast one of the team's myriad fight songs (like this one or this oneIf the music isn't proof enough, ( Read more... )

Oh, Teddy, Teddy, Teddy. There's nothing wrong with liking the cock, so long as it's consensual. Just quit being such a flaming hypocrite!

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