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Today on sciencenews.org: Male fruit flies enjoy ejaculation and are less likely to want to get drunk when they can get laid. This is not a joke. It's a real study. I just read the abstract of the research article they were talking about.

Some of what you're describing is potentially indicative of a thyroid issue, but it's impossible to say without testing. If you suspect this is what's going on, ask them to run a T3 test along with the TSH and T4. Stress impacts deiodinase function, in other words your thyroid could be...

I don't really have a tv show, but I have a story. I like to read The Velveteen Rabbit sometimes when I'm feeling bad, especially the part when the rabbit is talking to the skin horse about becoming real. It makes me cry, but in a good way.

@Tornadic Thoughts What's a seed library?

The big jumping spider that's been hanging out on my work table the last few days. Last night it ran across the top of my computer then made a gigantic leap all the way onto the cactus pot. Very awesome. The woodpecker right outside my window today, indigo buntings, a really pissed off barn...

@ladee Congratulations! :joyful:

About 1500 calories worth of deep-fried jalapeno poppers. That's a healthy balanced meal, right?

Actually, insects are animals. You can pick butterflies up by the wings as long as you hold them in between the sides of your fingers. Just don't use your fingertips because they're too oily and will stick to the wing scales. Then carefully give their body a light squeeze with your other...

I think I saw a white walker on the way to the grocery store yesterday.

This definitely works for me. Someone gave me a spear last Christmas, and I got in the habit of just standing and holding it when I was panicky and anxious because it made me feel safer. At first I thought it was just having a spear in my hands. Nothing says badass quite like a seven foot...

Okay. I'm just going to let myself talk. I try really hard not to get started talking too much because when I do sometimes I just can NOT stop, and I end up being awkward and weird and very annoying. Probably has something to do with the fact that I was basically locked in a box with a...

If I could I would get a gigantic blank book and something to sketch and take notes with. Then I'd teleport myself to Borneo and not come back until my book was full.

Mysterious packages, biological weapons testing, and a human finger in a test tube. Best Valentine's/birthday present ever!

@Bearlinda Thank you. :)

I pushed myself to reply to a few posts on here even though I've been feeling incredibly reclusive lately and had a panic attack last night when my boyfriend asked me to go with him to visit his friends.

Hah! I just realized why I've been wanting so badly to cook that. It's the last meal I made with Asshole's $300 LeCreuset saucier, the only thing of value he owned. The last time I saw him was when he showed up at my door to retrieve his pan. I told him to wait in the hall while I got it for...

I used to love cooking, but I get really anxious when I try to do it now. Haven't really been eating either. But I'm imagining making Indonesian tempeh with galangal and chilies and palm sugar, some coconut rice perfumed with lemongrass and ginger, stir-fried mustard greens, and mixed...

@EveHarrington Yes! Someone was asking me questions about a book I was reading earlier, and I realized that the reason I was starting to take notes and actually study the material I was going over rather than just reading it was because I actually plan on using it one day. I haven't felt like...

The most beautiful thing I've ever heard was a sound that Jeepers Cheepers would make. He was a little juvenile robin that I helped care for because he was sick with parasites. When he was done feeding he would fluff himself up and start purring. I didn't know that birds did that. That is...

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My ears and nose are pierced, and I have a tattoo of one of the f-shaped sound holes from a violin on the back of my neck. No others yet because my rule for tattoos is that I can only get one if I still really want it after five years. I made it through the waiting period for the two large...

I can't find my chicken notes. Are marans the ones that lay the dark chocolate brown eggs?

What kind of chickens are they?

Crawdads.

Plants Behaving Badly