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I don't know. I guess I just decided that bringer of distress and mother of god-slaying monsters sounded badass enough. And I like the story about what Odin chooses to do about the situation with Angrboda's son Fenrir. In Norse mythology, the only entities more powerful than the gods are the...

Thinly slice six cloves of garlic, and heat a half cup of extra-virgin olive oil in a skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and a few small dried chilies, like de arbol or japones. Go with one or two whole chilies that you can extract later if you don't like it too hot or about a half...

@bellbird I'm so glad you found it. I just watched it again, and it's even more awesome than I remember. If anyone is interested, there is a link on the homepage of allaboutbirds.org to an article about a new bird of paradise species. Very pretty video. So, I was just reading through a page...

We followed a deer trail into the woods and came to a little marshy lake cove with twelve foot tall grass culms. Found a pair of black-crowned night-herons and listened to a chorus of frogs and red-winged blackbirds. In the same park a few days back we watched a mated pair of dragonflies...

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Tarzan

Pretty good. I was flipping out so I forgot to put the cornstarch in the cream, and the sauce broke a little. But it was delicious so I didn't really care. I just read it again, and I can't stop laughing either. I dated a guy once who would go out of his way to intentionally piss me off and...

Anyone who is capable of appreciating and reciprocating kindness and love deserves it. You certainly qualify. I relate very strongly to what you're feeling, but your ex didn't do this to you because you are a bad person or because you are lacking in any way as a human being. People such as...

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Scalloped potatoes layered with a stuffing of tempeh and mushrooms in a homemade tomato sauce. This time, instead of spazzing out during the planning stages, I spazzed out after I started cooking when it was too late to turn back. So getting better, and very worth it. Absolute yumness!

I can't believe I hadn't seen these before. I think I must build an altar and start worshipping Ze Frank. Also, I was informed yesterday evening that Spam is also made of unicorn meat. I've tasted it, and I think I believe it. @bellbird You did really miss out. I'm trying to remember, but...

White Zombie

Okay, I read through what I just wrote again, and now I'm laughing my ass off. I like this thread!

Odin's balls! Are you deliberately trying to give me a heart attack?! Seriously, I asked you before I started if we had a big motherf*ckin' baking pan. Of course I don't have any of mine or half of my other kitchen stuff even though I f*cking told you when I moved in that my cookware was one...

Oh my gosh, has anyone ever watched Ze Frank's series of nature videos? I can't post a link, but if you go to Youtube and type 'True facts about the octopus' into the search bar it should pull up that one and a lot of the others. They're hilarious, and the information in them is mostly good...

I've got something else: I have to correct people about this all the time, and it happened again last night. Whenever someone introduces me to somebody and tells them that I'm an entomologist, they always follow that up by saying, "She studies bugs." I am an entomologist. I do not study...

@DharmaGirl and @Mee I also collect cookbooks, mostly ethnic ones. I can't afford to travel to strange foreign lands, but I can eat their food and pretend that I am. I also collect cookbooks that have been around for awhile and gone through multiple revisions. I have six copies of The Joy of...

My reptile lamp. So warm. So golden bright. Maybe I'm really a lizard.

Bird Song - The Wailin' Jennys

Bees can also see into the UV portion of the spectrum. A lot of flowers have nectar guides that reflect ultraviolet light to help attract bees. It's visible to them, but not to us. We can see further into the red portion of the spectrum than they can though. Red flowers are usually more...

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Bumblebee

I lost a million dollars once. No one ever believes me when I tell that story because it's one of those ridiculous things that could only happen to me. But it did happen. I've never regretted it though, not even when I was spending years trying to put myself through school with no help and...

Bone

I can't wait to go to the woods and see the trout lilies and dutchman's breeches popping out. Plants are so wonderful. :happy: