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Oy! This journal ain't friends-only!
Alright, I think I finally figured out how to crosspost stuff correctly, so here goes:
I read a lot. I read almost everything. You'll find ramblings about many subjects here - expect a lot of non-fannish content. I limit how many shows I watch and how many fandoms I'm involved in, but that doesn't always work - expect non-HP non-GoT entries. I rarely post non-public entries, so this journal will be public until further notice.
I crosspost from Dreamwidth. Comment wherever you want (though I prefer Dreamwidth). No biggie.
I think that's all. Yep yep.
Happy reading!
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I blame my friends.
Not mein. Never ever.
(Just dropping in. Still behind. Be back soon? *hopeful*)
This entry was originally posted at http://demarafis.dreamwidth.org/20678.ht
Current mood:
amused.Current music: 5:15 AM - Mark Knopfler.
It has been a good 150+ year run. Even though you're older than Canada itself, inflation and hoarding (and other methods of keeping you from circulation, like being stuck in storm sewers) have sounded your death knoll. Alas, you're the only coin with maple leaves on its tail side. There are no others like you.
So long and farewell, "one-cent piece".
[*cue bagpipes*]
Here's the National Post's infoposter about the penny.
This entry was originally posted at http://demarafis.dreamwidth.org/19999.ht
Since the "dead" comp is still dead and the "working" comp is behaving itself amazingly, here are some fun and interesting neuroscience blog posts from Steven Novella, MD. (Just for the record, I don't remember how I got from dead harddrives to brain science. ^_^;;)
And no, I started reading these after writing all those zombie fics.
1. A step forward in Alzheimer's Disease detection. Still need a lot more work though.
2. Survey finds that many patients without the ability to move their bodies except eyelids (locked-in syndrome) report being happy. Our ability to adapt to our circumstances never fails to amaze me.
3. Paraplegic patients who still have some partial sensation in their limbs can walk with the aide of electronic stimulation directly to the spinal cord.
4. Crossing arms/legs confuses the brain's perception of which body parts are which, and thus reduces pain perception.
5. When given two products/things that are similar to each other without any obvious advantages and disadvantages, we will choose the item closest to our dominant hand.
6. Some deaf people have learned to navigate and ride bikes by using claps, clicks, and/or artificial noise makers. Holy human batman!
7. Mammals started out with two colour cones, but apes later developed a third cone carried by the x-chromosome. This is why red/green colour blindness is so common among males, and why some humans females have four cones. Yes, a small number of the 4-coned folks have significant differences in colour perception. Is this why some girls take forever to decide which cloths to wear? =P
8. We can fool our brain into thinking other body parts are ours, or that our body parts are not there. You know, I've always wanted to pilot a giant robot. This is so much better - I can now be a giant robot and be myself at the same time!
This entry was originally posted at http://demarafis.dreamwidth.org/19045.ht
Current mood:
impressed.Current music: The Police - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic.
FREEDOM! Or, my main computer's dead and I need something banal to do before I go back to file recovery mode.
( click to read the tl;dr )
This entry was originally posted at http://demarafis.dreamwidth.org/18260.ht
(Personal drivel)
While getting my teeth cleaned today, I was introduced to a device that "squirts water and vibrates". I thought to myself, a self-cleaning/lubricating vibrator/small dildo? and started cracking up. Good thing the dental hygenist is a friend and attributed the giggles to my general silliness xD
I <3 you guys so much.
/coolstorybro
This entry was originally posted at http://demarafis.dreamwidth.org/17480.ht
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linguaphiles</span> is one of my favourite Livejournal communities. Like the name suggests, it gathers language lovers together and is the home of grammar/lexiconic discussions+literature recs. NEVER did I imagine that it will be the meeting place of Pedobear and Lewis Carroll.You read that right. Pedobear. Alice.
Curtesy of the audio file from this entry and the subsequent discussion, I will NEVER view Alice in Wonderland the same way again...
*hides head in hands and groans*
This entry was originally posted at http://demarafis.dreamwidth.org/16155.ht
Drarry is not my OTP, but it doesn't mean I don't appreciate Drarry fics or art. I mean, how can I not rec this pic when it screams "Umfph!!!"?
Main gallery here: http://chouette-e.deviantart.com/galler
This entry was originally posted at http://demarafis.dreamwidth.org/15997.ht
Current mood:
enthralled.
RIP Megaupload, 2005-2012
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