Subversive Playtime!
I love modified toys! And I especially love it when sickly-sweet original toys are modified into honestly sinister objects. The following are a few examples of my kind of My Little Ponies. My Little Pony Discworld DEATH by ~eponyart on deviantART Wednesday Addams little pony by ~Woosie on deviantART
What’re YOU Made of? (And Other Curiosities)
Well. When I made that earlier post, I was of the opinion that our day wouldn’t get any more interesting. My mistake! Bastian just kept the lols rofling all through the evening. While he was in the bath, he cheerfully remarked, “I’m made of meat!” I was simultaneously alarmed and impressed. Way to go, little [...]
Badass Okapi
This morning, I took Bastian to get flu shot #1 of 2, and he wowed the nurse by not only watching the injection, but by thanking her for helping his body fight germs. She gave him extra stickers. He’s already looking forward to flu shot #2 of 2 next month. When I dropped him back [...]
Shrinky Self-Destruction Progresses
Way back – you know, in late September – I started on the path of shrinky self-destruction. Since then, I’ve lost 5% of my body weight. If that sounds like a lot, please remember that I’m short, so I could drop 20% of my body weight and my BMI would still barely reach the upper [...]
When Did I Become Prolific?
2010 has been a weird, wild rollercoaster of a year for me, and somewhere along the way, I’ve become prolific. I write constantly these days, and to my complete surprise, I write a lot of non-fiction. To my complete joy, there’s a little science in everything I write. It’s a bit early for a re-cap [...]
Democrats Get Stuff Done
Americans, whatever else you do today, VOTE! And when you vote, please bear the following in mind: Democrats get stuff done.
I’ll Pull That Trigger When I’m Good and Ready
Rinjani by Oliver Spalt (Creative Commons) I’ve always loved geology. I started collecting odd rocks before I started school, and my preschooler is the same way. I took college-level geology courses throughout high school and I might have majored in that subject, but there was one little problem: I’m so terrified of volcanoes that I [...]