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I just got back from seeing Pixar's Brave.

I don't bother to see movies in the theaters much anymore, because it just doesn't seem worth it, but I'm a Pixar fan and really excited about this one because OMG FEMALE PROTAGONIST! YES! FINALLY!See, one of my biggest complaints with Pixar's movies was the lack of female leads. Oh, they've had some ( Read more... )

21 Pictures That Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity

I don't know about anyone else, but I really needed this.

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"You can put things in cigarettes you can't put in dog food."
-Robert Proctor (source)

What kind of things? How about a rodent anal secretion? Yeah... I wish I was making that up.

The thought is making me queasy, and I don't even smoke.

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The Ossuary by Jan Švankmajer

Some day I'd love to visit the Sedlec Ossuary in person.

"Self-replicating robots could be the solution to making first contact with an alien civilization."Perhaps I read/watch too much science fiction, but does anyone else see how this could go horribly, horribly wrong? If the robots don't gain sentience and rebel on their human oppressors, then the aliens they contact may very well destroy us all ( Read more... )

The Sailor Moon anime came out two decades ago.

...man, I'm feeling old now.

I keep wondering if the series is ever going to be re-released in the US (and Canada), though. I know that it's back in Italy, Germany, and Mexico. From what I've read, it sounds like it's not easy to get the rights. Apparently it took two years of negotiating with Toei ( Read more... )

You would think that being stuck at home with a broken ankle would give me more time to write an entry, wouldn't you?

Except that being stuck at home means that I really don't have a lot to write about.

It's nice having a break from work and all, but... *sigh* Why couldn't I have broken my left wrist instead? I'm right handed, so I could still ( Read more... )