get down with the sickness.

I am ill. This does *not* amuse me.

Sidenote: I was, overall, very impressed with the Heroes premiere this evening. Its been a long time coming; 9 long months since we had any new material, even longer since we had any material that could be considered above mediocre.

The one problem I have: Okay, so I get it; when her fight or flight response engages, Black Death Tears Girl Mya's power appears. Mohinder comes to the conclusion that adrenaline is the trigger in Mya (and in everyone; adrenaline is the key to the super powers). He injects himself, becomes super awesome (and a beefcake), and they have amazing superhero sex. (Implied off screen, of course.)
The problem I have is this: about 2 years ago, Jason Statham (Transporter badass) starred in a movie about a guy who needs to keep his adrenaline levels high or he'll die. (I know....I really should write movie reviews/recaps professionally, they're so captivating!) He does this in a wide variety of ways: running from the cops, shooting things, and having sex with hot chicks. Unfortunately, the same chemicals that make us excited when we're scared are also the chemicals that make us excited when we....well, you get the picture. So, in theory, wouldn't any suitor of Mya's be victim of the Black Tears of Death as well, even if she was being adrenalized in a good way?

Yes. I do realize what the previous rant says about my personality and extracurricular interests. :)

Best quote from tonight's premiere of The Big Bang Theory: "I've got more nervous tics than a Lyme disease research facility."

I love Geek TV.

tales from education.

A dear friend of mine is an elementary teacher. She is experiencing this year that some parents love their children, but some parents love their children too much. Included below is an email from a (what I would call) enmeshed parent*. It is best if read aloud:

Hi Ms. X:


I thought I would write this email; rather than chance having Rebecca bring a note for her phy ed teacher and forgetting to give it to her tomorrow------

We just came from our weekly appt. wth our Chiropractor------Rebecca has worn orthotic's in her shoes for the past four years ----

Tonight; she got her new pair along with new athletic shoes ----she jumped from a size six in women's to a size nine women's shoe----we have Foot Locker measure her feet twice per year to get an accurate reading----

She now wears my size. I hear the good news is that we can wear each other's shoes. She is growing like a weed.

Anyway, I would like her phy ed teacher to be aware she is wearing a shoe which is two sizes bigger than basically yesterday ---

I remind her each time she gets a new pair and matching orthotics to be careful when running. Her doctor this evening also said to be very careful; this is a substantial jump in the size/shoe for a ten year old who is not regularly involved in athletics, at least for now ---

Thank you for forwarding this message. I know Mr. Butler; but haven't met her new teacher; hoping for conference time.

Have a good evening; thank you again for helping us with this, Ms. X.


Jean

*Names have been changed to protect the unintentionally hilarious.

mmm....cheeseburger

more animals


I love LOLCats in general, but its been a while since one entertained me this much. :)

everybody loves a scandinavian boy.

I would like to introduce you to one of Minnesota's newest treasures:




Sven Sundgaard (yes, that is his real name, friends from Virginia) is the weekend meteorologist at KARE11. He is what you would call....attractive. I am apparently slow to jump on the Sven bandwagon (thats what she said) , but cut me some slack, I've been in Fargo since the beginning of time.

Here are some more items for your Sven-loving enjoyment:

Sven blogging from his porch/balcony/goat habitat.

Yes, he does love his plants.

AND

Sven speaking Norweigan.

Of course he speaks Norweigan! Wasn't that a given?

geeking out!

Massawyrm's review of Traitor: http://www.aintitcool.com/?q=node/38092
Its no secret that I agree with Massawyrm's reviews 95% of the time. This one also contains bonus cultural commentary.

The. Best. Movie. Review. Ever.
Neill Cumpston reviews 300: http://www.aintitcool.com/node/31520
To this day, I cannot read the above review out loud without laughing myself to tears.

mmm....tasty death.

New psychology term of the day: "Mortality Salience".

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26513442/

of tragedy and legends.

It has come to my recent attention that one of the theatres closest to me is named "Chaska REX." Is it wrong that this almost immediately makes me wonder if they only play movies about Greek tragedies and/or daddy issues?

adventures in customer service

TXT from KK, 11:15 am:

"Best service call ever - cooler not working because it had to be flipped over because there was a poisonous snake inside."

fall out boy does the environment.

they also reference the movie Deep Impact, which makes this nerdy-cool.