And this icon just seems so MASSIVELY appropriate, considering I think the Elmo logo was yesterday...

go here for today's google logo (or click here if you're not seeing this on Monday the 9th, USA time.)

*giggles all the way to bed*

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Ya'll can blame hank_riker for this bit of absoLUTE insanity in a video....

Vampire Reunion - and yea, there's definitely some GROANERS in there!

(bet you thought I was gonna say blood didn't ya? *snerkles*)


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Background for those who aren't used to SL's in-world games:
There are - now - a few various "roleplay" *coughcough* systems in SL using vampire themes. (the most famous in SL right now is called Bloodlines) Usually these have programmed radar systems that tell you little bits of information about who's in range, such as whether they're also members of the same "roleplay" system or not.

Anyway, here's the snippet:

[08:23] Janet Xenno: strange...you are not a vampire!!!
[08:24] Sphynx Soleil laughs
[08:25] Sphynx Soleil: how do you know that?
[08:25] Sphynx Soleil: Or rather, how can you be sure?
[08:25] Janet Xenno: because i'm one...and i have the scanner

There was much cackling at my end.... :)

Heh heh heh.


Had to share. :-)



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It's been a busy week, all of it due to RL for a change, heh. :) But, I have to share something in all this, as it turned out to be an "Eeek! I gotta do WHAT?" experiment this week.

Essentially, I spent at least, oh, three to four hours OUTDOORS, standing at least partially in the direct sun, in one day. The weather promised cloudy day, but surprise! the clouds vanished. :( Last time this happened I got sun poisoning because I was being an idiot.

(My famous last words: "Why did you do x?" "Because I was an idiot.." LOL! and hopefully this will be the LAST time for a whiiiiiile.)

This time I was determined to be PREPARED! So I slathered on my current experimental sunscreen (20 spf, all natural, no PABA, no oxybenzone chemical family, HAS titanium dioxide - made by Nature's Gate and sold on Amazon, you can even find it in 4, 8 and 12 packs with the right search!) into my "glazed donut" impression, AND did quadruple level doses of the 2-to-1 ratio of vitamin C to vitamin E (Essentially, 4,000IU's of vitamin E, and at least 8,000mg of vitamin C) - half before I left the house, and half when I was done for the day as a booster.

Outside of a couple spots I wasn't as thorough in covering with the sunscreen being a bit pink (I gauged my application by how hot my skin was feeling), I'm actually feeling pretty good today, all things considered. No overheating misery, no sun poisoning effects, etc.

So the information I have here - at least in combination with a damn good sunscreen - REALLY. WORKS.

"Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood."
-- Marie Curie


Not surprisingly, I found it in a medical manual forward. :)

(No, I don't mean the vampire codex either...)

You'll understand when you visit these links here and here

What does it mean for you, the consumer? You'll get screwed on vitamin supplements. Those things that keep us sane will no longer be legal in the doses that actually WORK.

Spread the links, spread the word. Sign the petition ASAP!

*cackles and gigglesnerks*


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First the laughter:

A woman went to a dinner one evening wearing a modestly low-cut dress. Suffering from the sniffles, she hastily shoved some tissues into the bodice of her gown. At the dinner, her nose began to run and she began digging around in her dress for the tissues. As a male dinner companion looked on in fascination, the woman turned distractedly to him and said, "I know there were two of them in there when I came in."

The disappointment is that it looks like Reader's Digest is filing for bankruptcy - which REALLY sucks. As cheesy as it is, it's one of the things I always looked forward to seeing at the houses of my relatives, because I always read it for the jokes. Was never impressed a whole lot with the articles, but loved the jokes. Like the one above. :)

And the wtf moment...Woman apparently pregnant with TWELVE babies????

I'm sorry, but...

PEOPLE WERE NOT MEANT TO HAVE LITTERS!!!!!!!

Are these people just INSANE???

RL is still intruding on my life in major major ways, so the next few months will still be scattered bits of online time.

However, I get just enough free time here and there to do some site updates, which are posted over on sphynxcat_news when I get them done. :)

I've made a couple posts on sphynxcat_news for site updates. Just in case some of ya'll watch this one but not the other one. :)

*cackle, snerk*

Ya'll can thank sanguinarius for this NIFTY piece of craziness.

Bloody candy, anyone? OMG I couldn't stop laughing at this page. Thanks Sangi, I needed that laugh today!

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Now only semi-hiatus.

I have some spare time again, but it's sporadic, not regular. Likely to be sporadic for a while yet.

As mentioned in Sanguinarius' newsletter. Yea, that one that I'm sure some of ya'll are sick of hearing about.

Well, I banged through it tonight. Skimmed really, but a thorough skimming, relatively speaking, compared to my usual devouring of books. (I'll read it again in the future when my RL settles down.)

And it is good.

I really do believe the author has taken the time and effort to be neutral unbiased towards everyone.

Go buy it. Read it. (And support Sangi with the link in her newsletter! :) )


Otherwise, I'm still ON HIATUS

One reason why I beat on people to learn medicine - or at least how to diagnose a problem with your available resources. :)

Teen diagnoses her own disease in science class

Always always ALWAYS get a second/third/fourth opinion if everything is NOT ok and you're getting the runaround from the doctors. Fresh eyes on a problem never hurt. :)

( Also here for when CNN yanks the article in the future )

Hat tip to Blues News. Yes, the geek gaming site. :)

I am still on HIATUS btw, I just had to post this after seeing it today.

(Received in one of the list digests. Very applicable regardless of who actually said it.)


Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio

"To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the
most-requested column I've ever written."

My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.

3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will.
Stay in touch.

5. Pay off your credit cards every month.

6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.

8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.

9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.

10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.

12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.

13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all
about.

14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.

15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.

16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.

19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you
and no one else.

20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.

21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it
for a special occasion. Today is special.

22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.

23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.

24. The most important sex organ is the brain.

25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.

26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?'

27. Always choose life.

28. Forgive everyone everything.

29. What other people think of you is none of your business.

30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.

31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

33. Believe in miracles.

34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.

35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.

37. Your children get only one childhood.

38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.

39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's,we'd grab ours back.

41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

42. The best is yet to come.

43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

44. Yield.

45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift."

grog exhausted

grog running amok every day

grog still alive

grog say no worry

:-)

Hypothyroid is a REAL VALID MEDICAL CONDITION!

...and that I even have to SAY that should tell you the level of stupidity I saw tonight.

Grrrr!

*gigglesnerks and falls over laughing*

( I had to post this... )

No really. What. The Fuck?!?!?!

Apparently, having children's games means an adult is *automatically* a pedophile

Be *VERY* Afraid.

Or, you can click here and groan unceasingly...

:-)