Breaking up and losing your mind- transactive memory

Breaking up and losing your mind- transactive memory

  One of the worst parts of breaking up is losing your mind.  Literally. Maybe not quite that literally Source Let us back up for a second and discuss what happens when people form relationships.  No matter what kind of relationship we’re talking about, whether...
Snow… it makes Seattle a little crazy

Snow… it makes Seattle a little crazy

Right now Seattle is all a quiver at the thought that tonight is supposed to bring us snow.  Not just the paltry inch or two that drives us crazy usually but 15 full inches.  Something reputable- although it might not be considered such anywhere but here....
A real life Mos Eisley, Kowloon Walled City

A real life Mos Eisley, Kowloon Walled City

 “Mos Eisley Spaceport. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious.” ―Obi-Wan Kenobi One of the favored scenes of adventure stories, whether they exist in film or in print is the lawless city.  Mos Eisley in Star...
I made a thing

I made a thing

So, I came across an adorable image on 9gag today…. And decided to meme-ify it using meme generator.  Meet hypno kitten. Join in the fun, make your own Hypno Kitten.
Return of the Polar Bear Plunge

Return of the Polar Bear Plunge

I love this event so much.  Sure, the Alki Polar Bear Plunge was fun last year, but this year it was even better. Not only was it warmer (no ice on the beach this year to deal with), but there were more people.  And while the water was still a nippy 46...

The wonderfully named Phantom Time Hypothesis

Conspiracy theories are fun sometimes. They give the reader a thrill, explaining as they do how the world is actually fundamentally different than what it seems. And that thrill, that feeling that you have discovered a secret truth that all of the smart people in the...
Manic days

Manic days

I feel like I’m going to explode. Now, not in a bad way.  I just feel as if I’m full of five different kinds of energies that are pushing me in a multitude of directions until focus on any one thing becomes difficult.  I crave the rush that comes...

Letter to my Congressman against SOPA

Here’s the letter I sent to Congressman Jim McDermott regarding the SOPA bill that is going through Congress tomorrow.  I urge you to contact your Congress person as well. If you don’t know anything about SOPA, please check out this open letter...

The Christmas you never knew

Given our history of bringing up ancient traditions and interesting holidays we turn our attention this week to the strange underpinnings that make up a holiday that you probably thought you knew: Christmas.  It’s all about the birth of Jesus, right?  It’s...
Göbekli Tepe, mankind’s first step towards civilization

Göbekli Tepe, mankind’s first step towards civilization

At first it seems like the perfect name for an ancient temple complex.  Göbekli Tepe.  It rolls off the tongue like the fading echoes of a chanted ritual, repetitive and exotic. Credit Then you find out that those seemingly mystical syllables translate to something as...

Don’t diss the doodlers

Goodness gracious.  I flake out for two weeks and then I forget what my update schedule actually is.  Well, time to get back on the horse.  Credit Anyhow, today we’re going to turn our backs on the gloomy winter weather and turn our attention...

NaNoWriMo owns my soul

Sorry lovelies, but my fingers, my brain, and my words are desperately needed in the battle of the word count.  Updates will continue after November- and thus NaNoWriMo- are over. Deepest apologies.  Might I suggest some world events to think about?...