From spaceweather.com:

Today, astronomers at the International Astronomical Union's General Assembly in
Prague decided that the Solar System has eight planets, and Pluto is not one of
them. Pluto has been declared a "dwarf planet." Joining Pluto in the dwarf planet
category are giant asteroid Ceres and Pluto's cousin 2003 UB313.

what is jposts' reasoning for posting this? i am a bit dismayed. not sure i completely agree with the statement.

For the first time today learned about mammatus clouds, very pretty and unusual clouds which form after a storm. Will be on the lookout for them.

in case you are afraid of public speaking, read this study. people will come up with all sorts of studies to justify sex, as if sex requires additional justification.

long ago i coveted to receive "victoria's secret" mail catalog. some of my friends had it in their homes and cars, the glamorous pictures made me think of the catalog as something special. refusal by a sales girl at a local store to subscribe me to the catalog made it much more desired ( Read more... )

spasibo lestp za zamechatel'nyi al'bom "gili garabdi" by "fanfare ciocarlia ( Read more... )

posle mnogikh let vladeniia as'kinogo accounta, menia vdrug nashli. paru nedel' nazad nachalo dobavliat' k sebe v druz'ia i khotet' obhschat'sia chelovek 10 v den'. gde oni menia nakhodiat i kak ot etogo otpisat'sia???? zamonali, horney bastards.

via vechniy_kaif, who knew amazon was selling things like these? also check out review titled "A Mystery for the Centuries".

something very appealing about terry rogers' paintings. every character's motive is captured in the painting, while completely frozen in the moment. the people are alive and their desires are visible. i also like the colors and the realistic painting style.

interesting what inspires rogers. underground orgies? or is this fruit of imagination?

news like these always trouble me ( Read more... )