[	mood	|	nerdy	]
[	music	|	Vivaldi - Summer	]

So I was thinking of easy ways to make money from the stupidity of others and I had a stroke of genius. I should get pregnant, then make a website detailing how I would abort the fetus just before the beginning of the second trimester if I didn't receive a certain amount of money (let's say 500,000, for example,) by a set date. As many pro-lifers as there are out there, come on, I'd be guaranteed to make thousands! It's the perfect plan. If the goal amount is reached the child goes up for adoption, if not, bye-bye fetus. Not only does this scheme land me a lot of cash for doing virtually nothing, it serves the dual purpose of making me look like a complete and total dick to people I strongly dislike -- score! Think of it... the controversy, the potential for media firestorm... it'd be like Terri Schiavo all over again, only this time the life in question isn't doomed to be a vegetable, so it's even more exciting! I wonder what the legal implications of getting hundreds of people to bribe me out of aborting a fetus would be.

I'm not planning to get pregnant any time soon (Heaven forbid that!) but it's a great idea for the future when I have some free time. It makes me giggle just thinking about how much outrage such a situation could cause; oh the potential. Any of you pregnant ladies out there thinking of an abortion? You can use my idea and we'll split the earnings 50/50, whadda ya say?

[	mood	|	silly	]
[	music	|	The screaming of my inner child	]

This is how I feel about it.

[	mood	|	satisfied	]
[	music	|	Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit	]

The mystery of the Jimmy has been solved, you may all leave now.

[	mood	|	mildly irritated	]
[	music	|	Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb	]

No seriously, who the hell is Jimmy? Someone commented on my Nohari window under the name of Jimmy, but I know no Jimmies. I swear to God, Jimmy, if I find out you're someone I know using a pseudonym to avoid my finding out who you are, I will skin you alive and cover your skinless body with salt and highly concentrated rubbing alcohol. Then I'll cut out your tongue and replace it with your genitals. This is supposed to be an exercise in honesty, guys.

Alternatively, if you really are a Jimmy... seriously, who are you? *lol*

I had the option of going to the Houston Museum of Natural Science with Megan and Bio Club today, but I'd have had to wake up at 7AM, so I decided to wait for another time. Their current exhibits aren't very exciting anyway, but OMG, they have the best exhibit ever coming next weekend.... BODY WORLDS 3: The Anatomical Exhibition of Real Human Bodies. How freakin' cool is that?! I'm totally going.

Like its predecessors, BODY WORLDS 3 presents more than 200 authentic specimens, including organs and whole body specimens, that have undergone Plastination-von Hagens' groundbreaking method of halting decomposition and preserving the body after death for medical study, which he invented in 1977.

Seriously, awesome. You have no idea how excited I am about that.

[	mood	|	pleased	]
[	music	|	Faruk K - Bomba	]

Pangolins are cool. So are giant anteaters.

Here guys, do this. Seriously. Here's your chance to point out all my flaws like you've always wanted!

Yes, this song is about bombs. Basically, "I love you so much baby, I'd bomb shit for you." The true measure of love is how many burning buildings you leave in your wake.

Timur visited this weekend, huzzah! We went to lunch at Auntie Pasta's with David and Megan, then went to WalMart so I could buy a phone (and of course I had to check out the bettas while we were there,) followed by a trip to my house where we very briefly encountered my parents on their way to Lufkin. After chilling for while looking at fish and being barked at by Gypsy, Tristan called and we went to dinner at Chili's. After that it was onward to Lufkin where we just wandered around until Capote started at 10:00PM. Yes, 10PM. That was the only time it was showing. Megan met us there and it was a good movie indeed, highly recommended. Heart Philip Seymour Hoffman. I swear, he can play any part.
My mom thinks Timur is cute.

Timur also got a betta on Valentine's day, w00t! I'm a bad influence. I'll feel bad if this starts an addiction..... ok, not really. Bettas are awesome.

Have some cuteness:

[	mood	|	happy	]
[	music	|	Nine Inch Nails - Piggy	]

My last post isn't showing up right now, so this is mainly to see if posting again will fix the problem... I got a new betta yesterday and Timur named her. Meet Iota!

I guess I've rediscovered the fun of blogging.



In this case narcissism is a good thing, I'll have you know. I was a little offended until I looked up their definition.

This is the time of night/morning when I get all weird and my subconscious mind leaks into my conscious thought, so don't hold it against me if and when I say something stupid.

I'm bored, can't sleep, and am reading the livejournals of people I don't know, since I already exhausted the journals/blogs of my friends. If you're on Timur's friend list, be afraid, I am investigating your life (or at least the version of it you put on the interweb). I like these journals because I don't know the people well enough to already know the stories, but there are still mentions of a couple of people I know/have heard of. Reading a livejournal is like watching a movie in rewind. Everyone's life is going backwards, so every storyline is like a little mystery I get to wonder about until I find the origin. It's like knowing how a movie is going to end before you ever see it, which would normally be a bad thing, but in this case I don't even know what the movie is about 90% of the time so it's still exciting. You can know the good guy wins in the end, but without knowing how or why the plot still isn't ruined.
I'm so nosy, forgive me. I'm all up in j00r collective businesses. REVEAL YOUR SECRETS!!! Also, now I'm craving soup in a bread bowl like you wouldn't believe. And stuff on a stick.

Timur will be here at around noon tomorrow/today, OMG. We're probably going to eat lunch with David and possibly Megan, then who knows what. It's not like there's much to do here, so plans are somewhat limited. Need to work in some time to make him come to my house and look at my fishies and puppy, meet Tristan, and maybe see a movie. I really want to see Capote, but it's only showing at 10PM in the Lufkin mall threatre. It totally has Philip Seymour Hoffman in it, and he is awesome, so you know it's good. Might go for Brokeback Mountain instead; I wouldn't mind seeing it again and it has more than one showtime. I guess it just depends on how badly we're needing sleep by the time movies begin. I can still get 6 hours of sleepies if I crash within 10 minutes or so...

Stupid blog quiz things; I'm becoming an addict. "Do you believe in any kind of afterlife?" is a really hard question for me to answer, not because I don't know how I feel about it, but because I don't like my answer much. This quiz pegged me as 0% scientific, 100% reason-oriented, and a Humanist. It was too short to know that, and I hope it dies. Humanists want to try to make the world a better place, and I'm way to cynical to try. How can you even be 100% reason-oriented without being scientific? Science is all about reason. Maybe it's because I said I don't think science will ever be able to explain everything... we as a species will be dead long before then, not to mention that every answer just leads to more questions. It's like asking if we'll ever be able to count to infinity.

To answer your question (if you even remember it?) no, I'm not afraid. I'm cynical though, as you know, so maybe I'm a little afraid for you? I dunno. Let's face it, these things usually come to an end sooner or later, and someone usually gets hurt. Basically, what I'm saying is that I just don't want you to get hurt, but the alternative of not even giving it a chance at all is far more unpleasant. As for me, I try not to expect too much, so all surprises are pleasant ones. But as always, expect the worst and hope for the best, right?
I'm probably going to jinx myself by talking about it too early on, but honestly, I'm really glad to have you in my life. I think I needed this.

... I swear to God I'm not getting too serious, it's just the lack of sleep making it seem that way, I think. I'm just tossing my thoughts out there. WELCOME TO MY BRAIN.

My fave hermit crab is eating a blueberry. Yummy. You can almost see the delight on his little face. He's dragging it into the hermit hut (AKA coconut shell) so the others can't have any. Greedy little bugger.

Holy crap, I need to sleep. So much for that "get 6 hours of sleep" thing, what was about an hour ago.

[	mood	|	silly	]
[	music	|	Phantom of the Opera - All I Ask Of You	]

[X] I am shorter than 5'4.
[ ] I think I'm ugly, even sometimes.
[X] I have many scars. (at least two)
[ ] I tan easily.
[ ] I wish my hair was a different color.
[X] I have friends who have never seen my natural hair color.
[ ] I have a tattoo.
[X] I am self-conscious about my appearance.
[X] I have/I've had braces.
[X] I wear glasses/contacts.
[ ] I would get plastic surgery if it were 100% safe, free of cost, and scar-free.
[X] I've been told I'm attractive by a complete stranger.
[X] I have more than 2 piercings.
[X] I have piercings in places besides my ears.
[X] I have freckles. (a few)

Family/Home Life

[ ] I've sworn at my parents.
[ ] I've run away from home.
[ ] I've been kicked out of the house.
[X] My biological parents are together.
[ ] I have a sibling less than one year old.
[ ] I want to have kids someday. (God no)
[ ] I've had children.
[ ] I've lost a child.

School/Work

[X] I'm in school.
[X] I have a job. (sorta)
[X] I've fallen asleep at work/school.
[X] I almost always do my homework.
[ ] I've missed a week or more of school.
[ ] I've been on the Honor Roll within the last 2 years.
[ ] I failed more than 1 class last year.
[ ] I've stolen something from my job.
[ ] I've been fired.
[X] I've skipped school.

Embarrassment

[X] I've slipped out a "lol" in a spoken conversation. (I always do this...)
[X] Disney movies still make me cry.
[ ] I've peed from laughing.
[X] I've snorted while laughing.
[ ] I've laughed so hard I've cried.
[X] I've glued my hand to something.
[ ] I've laughed till some kind of beverage came out of my nose.
[ ] I've had my pants rip in public.

Health

[ ] I was born with a disease/impairment.
[X] I've gotten stitches.
[X] I've broken a bone.
[ ] I've had my tonsils removed.
[ ] I've sat in a doctors office with a friend.
[ ] I've had my wisdom teeth removed.
[ ] I had a serious surgery.
[X] I've had chicken pox

Traveling

[ ] I've driven over 200 miles in one day.
[X] I've been on a plane.
[X] I've been to Canada.
[X] I've been to Mexico.
[X] I've been to Niagara Falls.
[ ] I've been to Japan.
[ ] I've Celebrated Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
[X] I've been to Europe.
[ ] I've been to Africa.

Experiences

[ ] I've gotten lost in my city.
[X] I've seen a shooting star.
[ ] I've wished on a shooting star.
[X] I've seen a meteor shower.
[ ] I've gone out in public in my pajamas.
[X] I've pushed all the buttons on an elevator (there was only one :3)
[ ] I've kicked a guy where it hurts.
[X] I've been to a casino.
[ ] I've been skydiving.
[ ] I've been an abuse victim.
[X] I've played spin the bottle.
[ ] I've drank a whole gallon of milk in one hour.
[ ] I've crashed a car.
[ ] I've been skiing.
[ ] I've been in a play.
[X] I've met someone in person from the internet.
[ ] I've caught a snowflake on my tongue.
[ ] I've seen the Northern Lights
[ ] I've sat on a roof top at night.
[ ] I've played chicken.
[X] I've played a prank on someone.
[X] I've ridden in a taxi.
[X] I've seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
[X] I've eaten Sushi.
[ ] I've been snowboarding.

Relationships

[ ] I'm single
[X] I'm in a relationship
[ ] I'm engaged.
[X] I'm married.
[ ] I've had someone cheat on me.
[ ] I've gone on a blind date.
[ ] I've been the dumpee more than the dumper.
[X] I miss someone right now.
[X] I have a fear of commitment.
[ ] I have a fear of abandonment.
[ ] I've gotten divorced.
[X] I've had feelings for someone who didn't have them back.
[ ] I've told someone I loved them when I didn't.
[ ] I've told someone I didn't love them when I did.
[X] I've kept something from a past relationship.

Sexuality

[X] I've had a crush on someone of the same sex.
[X] I've had a crush on a teacher.
[X] I am a cuddler.
[X] I love to flirt.
[ ] I've been kissed in the rain.
[X] I've hugged a stranger.
[ ] I have kissed a stranger.

Honesty/Crime

[ ] I am a terrible liar.
[X] I've done something I promised someone else I wouldn't.
[X] I've done something I promised myself I wouldn't.
[ ] I've snuck out of my house.
[X] I have lied to my parents about where I am.
[ ] I am keeping a secret from the world.
[X] I've cheated while playing a game.
[ ] I've cheated on a test.
[X] I've run a red light. (on accident)
[ ] I've been suspended from school.
[ ] I've witnessed a crime.
[ ] I've been in a fist fight.
[ ] I've been arrested.
[ ] I've shoplifted.

Drugs/Alcohol

[X] I've consumed alcohol.
[ ] I regularly drink.
[ ] I've passed out from drinking.
[ ] I have passed out drunk at least once in the past 6 months.
[ ] I've smoked weed
[X] I've taken painkillers when I didn't need them.
[ ] I'm a stoner.
[ ] I've snorted cocaine.
[ ] I've eaten shrooms.
[ ] I've popped E.
[ ] I've inhaled Nitrous.
[ ] I've done hard drugs.
[ ] I have cough drops when I'm not sick.
[ ] I can't swallow pills.
[ ] I can swallow about 5 pills at a time no problem
[ ] I have been diagnosed with clinical depression.
[ ] I shut others out when I'm depressed.
[ ] I take anti-depressants.
[ ] I'm anorexic or bulimic.
[X] I've slept an entire day when I didn't need it.
[X] I've hurt myself on purpose.
[ ] I'm addicted to self harm.
[ ] I've woken up crying.
[X] I've cried myself to sleep.
[ ] I see a therapist.

Death and Suicide

[ ] I'm afraid of dying. (not really, but it seems unpleasant)
[X] I hate funerals.
[X] I've seen someone dying. (does my dog count?)
[ ] Someone close to me has attempted suicide.
[ ] Someone close to me has committed suicide.
[X] I've planned my own suicide. (for fun)
[ ] I've attempted suicide.
[ ] I've written a eulogy for myself.

Materialism

[ ] I own over 5 rap CDs.
[X] I own an iPod or MP3 player.
[ ] I have an unhealthy obsession with anime/manga.
[ ] I own multiple designer purses, costing over $100 a piece.
[X] I own something from Hot Topic.
[ ] I own something from Pac Sun.
[ ] I collect comic books.
[ ] I own something from The Gap.
[X] I own something I got on E-bay.
[ ] I own something from Abercrombie.

Political/Social Attitudes

[X] In general, I don't like people.
[ ] I'm a feminist. I'm an equalist. (THESE ARE NOT THE SAME THING)
[ ] I'm very outgoing.
[ ] I listen to political music.
[ ] I'm Democratic.
[ ] I'm Republican.
[X] I'm liberal.
[ ] I am for Bush.
[ ] I'm religious.
[--] I dress fairly modestly. (do I?)
[ ] My attitude is, "If you've got it, flaunt it."

Random

[X] I can sing well.
[ ] I've stolen a tray from a fast food restaurant.
[X] I open up to others easily.
[ ] I watch the news.
[X] I don't kill bugs. (...much)
[ ] I hate hearing songs that sacrifice meaning for the sake of being able to rhyme.
[X] I curse regularly.
[X] I sing in the shower.
[ ] I am a morning person.
[ ] I paid for my cell phone ring tone.
[X] I'm a snob about grammar.
[ ] I am a sports fanatic.
[ ] I twirl my hair
[ ] I have "x"s in my screen name
[ ] I love being neat
[ ] I love Spam
[ ] I've copied more than 30 CD's in a day
[X] I bake well.
[X] My favorite color is either white, yellow, pink, red or blue.
[X] I would wear pajamas to school.
[ ] I like Martha Stewart.
[ ] I know how to shoot a gun.
[ ] I am in love with love.
[ ] I am guilty of tYpInG lIkE tHiS.
[X] I laugh at my own jokes.
[ ] I eat fast food weekly.
[ ] I believe in ghosts.
[X] I am online 24/7, even as an away message.
[X] I've not turned anything in and still got an A in a certain class.
[ ] I can't sleep if there is a spider in the room.
[X] I am really ticklish.
[X] I love white chocolate
[ ] I bite my nails.
[ ] I play video games.
[X] I'm good at remembering faces.
[ ] I'm good at remembering names
[ ] I'm good at remembering dates.
[ ] I have no idea what I want to do for the rest of my life.

[ ] My answers are totally honest. (I may or may not be married)

[	mood	|	FAG LAWL	]
[	music	|	Blur - Song 2	]

Wow, long time no update. Lots of things have happened in the 5 months since last I updated, but most of those things weren't interesting enough to be worth mentioning, so let's just skip to the good parts shall we? I'll include lots of pictures since I know most of you bastards don't actually read.

First off, I got a new puppy a little while ago. Her name is Gypsy, and she's a long haired chihuahua. She's the cutest thing under the sun. Don't believe me? Well just take a look and be amazed by her cuteness!

When I first got her


Taking a bath


Epic battle with the cat


Now


OMG <3, right?

Nextly, my pair of Betta albimarginata have had 11 fry and more on the way. As soon as they're big enough to sell, that'll be about $400. Is my fishkeeping still stupid now??
Don't answer that.

I also ordered some Drosophila melanogaster; yellow-bodied white-eyed miniatures and ebony-bodied with vestigial wings. I'm going to breed them together and eventually produce vestigial winged miniatures to feed to my bettas. I lurve genetics, what can I say? These little guys are really interesting.






In other news, I went to Dallas this weekend. I visited the Dallas World Aquarium... they had OMG cute little blue penguins:



a cool sloth right at eye level (he looked at me... with rape eyes):




and I got to see them feed the penguins:


I also got to play with the cuttlefish. You could freak them out and they'd change colours! I want one. I also want an arapaima, which were also at the aquarium in a huge freshwater exhibit they shared with a manatee, some redtailed catfish, peacock bass, a couple of huge turtles, and some abused rays. I really, really heart those things. None of my pictures of the fish came out very well, so here's a cheap internet substitute:



My real reason for going to Dallas, though, was this:



You're totally jealous, admit it *lol*. That would be Timur... you know, the Turkish loveslave from like 2-3 years ago? It was all a joke back then...
Anywho, we had much fun over the weekend. He went to the aquarium with me, even though he thinks fish are kinda creepy (<3). Everything was fine until the giant goliath grouper decided to jump out when he least expected it. I swear, the fish had been planning that for weeks in advance; it couldn't have been more perfectly executed. How something that big could just instantly appear directly in front of the glass when it was completely hidden a moment earlier is a mystery to me.



We also watched a hilarious movie someone had sent his biology teacher -- Where Does the Evidence Lead? Apparently all the evidence leads to intelligent design. He's a physicist, I'm a biologist... as you might imagine, we had great fun picking that thing apart piece by piece. It was basically just a rehash of the watchmaker argument, with special emphasis given to bacterial flagella, which is obviously a tiny motor that only God could have made. You knew most of the speakers in the movie were credible because they had titles like "Philosopher of Biology". All in all, it was a very convincing argument if your brain is made of sawdust.

Now stop whining at me to update this thing.