January 2012
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My dog and I had a rather epic battle for the...
It went like this: My mom was sitting on the south end, I was on the north end, and the dog was in the middle.
But see, the dog usually either sits on the north end or spreads out over the northern two-thirds of the couch. So she was peeved that I had her end of the couch.
She used a plethora of tactics to try to reclaim her spot, including (but not limited to):
groaning at me
whining at me
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Just finished season 2 of Merlin.
I feel ridiculously accomplished.
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Ways to stay up till midnight without falling...
Merlin marathon
squeal at Merlin
take a shower (those always wake me up)
YouTube (‘nuff said)
coffee coffee coffee
try to keep your dog from putting her face on your keyboard
December 2011
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This is the earliest I've gone to bed in a...
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Nothing like realizing that one of your story...
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Okay, so The Lady of the Lake (2x09) pretty much...
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Lovestruck!Merlin is the cutest Merlin ever.
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I will never understand...
…why my younger sister asks me, the queer/nonconformist/fashion disdainer/asexual/demiromantic/socially awkward penguin/perpetual sister-from-another-mister for advice on clothes and relationships.
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Best ways for a mischievous atheist to troll when...
“Dear God, I’m hungry.” [start chowing down]
“Good bread, good meat, good gosh, let’s eat!”
“Grace.”
“Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Jesus, happy birthday to you.”
And the best one, in my opinion…
“Dear Jesus…” [sings] ”A very merry unbirthday to you…”...
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While I'm on the "ghastly items in Yank's closet"...
…I really ought to mention The Pajamas.
My uncle went to China several years ago (I was probably 12 or so), and he brought lots of stuff for everyone when he returned. Among other things, he got my sister and me each a pair of pajamas.
Chinese
silk
flower-neckline
fuchsia
pajamas.
(They looked a lot like the pajamas on the left in the picture here.)
I have never felt so...
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The terrible T-shirt that I will never, ever wear...
So a couple years ago, my grandmother (bless her heart) got me a T-shirt for a present (either birthday or Christmas, can’t remember which). This shirt had a basset hound on it.
Now, this shirt would’ve been just fine, except for one major thing.
The basset hound depicted on the shirt was male. And it had an absolutely ginormous schlong. Seriously, the thing looked like a fifth...
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And thus ends my 3-day streak of not making my...
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Three words, and three words only.
THE ALMOST HUG.
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Um. So. Merlin 2x05, "Beauty and the Beast II."
I have but one question so far.
Did Uther seriously screw a troll?!
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I feel like Arthur and Gwen should be happily...
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Something I've noticed about my dreams...
They always seem to be in the third person. I never feel like I’m directly experiencing the events in my dreams. I feel like I’m some ghost, hovering a few feet away, just watching things unfold.
Is this normal? Can anyone shed any light on this?
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I had a dream last night that I gave birth.
I have no idea what the hell that’s supposed to mean.
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When you know with every fiber of your being that...
Context: Mom and I had a discussion about whether or not homosexuality is biological, after I mentioned that Chick-Fil-A supported some charities that thought it was a mental disorder or something along those lines. I firmly believe it is, and made a logical argument as to why. To her credit, she thought my argument was fair and reasonable, but she still didn’t think there was enough...
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There's such a contrast among the free books on...
On the one hand, there are timeless classics like The Scarlet Letter, Huckleberry Finn, Heart of Darkness, the Sherlock Holmes mysteries, Ethics, Plutarch’s Lives, Pride and Prejudice, The Art of War, My Antonia, The Sayings of Confucius, On the Origin of Species, A Christmas Carol, Leaves of Grass… I could go on.
And then there are books like Daddy Catches His Little Slut, Shower Sex...
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I think I'm altogether too fond of researching...
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This is what happens when Yank gets access to a...
What I’m currently reading:
Pride and Prejudice
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Volume 2
The Sayings of Confucius
Selected Poems of Oscar Wilde
What I’ve already read:
2BR02B (short story by Kurt Vonnegut)
The Importance of Being Earnest (Oscar Wilde)
The Gift of the Magi (O. Henry)
What I downloaded just tonight (not an all-encompassing list)
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The wall had it coming.: Yank's afternoon at the... →
jamandearlgrey:
Mom asks if we want to go to a movie today:
I find out that my sister’s friend is coming with us and therefore I have to look somewhat presentable:
We get to the theater and see the line:
My sister and her friend decide they want popcorn:
My mom responds with, “All right, you…
Good Lord. I don’t know why I posted this to my other blog first time around....
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To everyone who's ever cited "God's plan" as a... →
Read this article. Just read it.
And don’t you dare tell me that this was part of “God’s plan.” Any god with a plan involving this kind of evil is no god of mine.
Also, don’t try to blame this on “Satan.” If your god is so omnipotent, then why isn’t Satan gone already? Hm? Think about that.
(Sorry for the outburst, guys. This just makes me...
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Pastor Dean on sexual temptation. Read his post... →
(Yeah, I can feel an impromptu essay coming on. And it’s 11:48 PM. Why do I always do this to myself?)
Firstly, I’ll tackle his assertion that people are still, as he put it, sexually tempted as they get older. For one thing, I’m pretty sure sex drive tends to decrease as age increases, at least in men. With women it’s slightly more complicated, since we have menopause...
Anonymous asked: Hasn't the complete genome been there since... 2004 or something?
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Oh my goodness... the entire Human Genome Project...
This may have made my pre-Ph.D research so much easier. Thank you, Emily, for introducing me to this magical website. :)
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I discovered yesterday that a bunch of...
I may or may not have had a major nerdgasm.
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On the Origin of Species is free on Kindle. ...
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On romantic attraction and Forever Alone.
I had a rather interesting conversation with my mom at dinner.
(Note: bless her heart.)
Earlier today, my mom and sister and I were derping around at home when someone’s phone started buzzing. I thought the sound was coming from my coat, which was in another room, so I was like, “Yay, I got a text!” My sister then said, “Nope, I did.” Lo and behold, it was her...
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Holy crap. Guess what I just realized?
God, as he’s represented in the Bible, has one hell of an Oedipus complex, in a very literal sense of the term.
*Note: this is filed under “reasons why I’m atheist.” I don’t actually believe that all this shite is true.
But seriously, let’s think about this for a second. The following statements are all true, according to the Bible.
God, Jesus, and the...
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How NOT To Help Someone With An Eating Disorder
fitvillains:
TRIGGER WARNING: This post may trigger those of you suffering from E.D., but I think it might help you understand why people around you say the things they say. Unless you’ve lived it, no one knows what someone with E.D. goes through. They say things that THEY think are helping, or that relieve THEIR stress. By knowing that they are uninformed about the disease, you can help...
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Stuff I really do need to write/finish over break.
-essay for We Are Atheism
-essay on asexuality
-NOVEL NOVEL NOVEL
-Invincible
-at least two more short stories
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Y'know, if this whole publishing-a-novel thing...
I could do that.
Or I could offer my editing services to Stephen King. I heard his last novel was terrible (bless him).
Honestly, at this time of night, anything that doesn’t involve sex or stripping sounds reasonable.
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My current career choices, in priority order.
-genetic pathologist
-chemical pathologist/toxicologist
-oncologist or radiologist (I can’t decide which one I’d prefer)
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-housewife
Yeah, pretty much.
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Alright, everyone, I've finally decided what to...
First of all, thanks for the input! I love you guys :)
The vote was really close, but Katniss won 7-6 over Data.
However.
Since the two names were so very close, I’ve decided to compromise.
Hence, my Kindle’s full name is Katniss Data Yankovic.
(Pretty awesome name, no?)
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Oh dear Lord. I just watched "The Doctor, the...
I AM CRYING BIG UGLY HUMANY-WUMANY TEARS RIGHT NOW.
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Alrighty, then... can anybody at all pretty please...
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Is anyone streaming "The Doctor, the Widow, and...
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Question for you guys?
What should I name my Kindle Fire, of these two choices…
Katniss (the girl who was on fire, lolol I’m so funny)
Data (since it has an Android OS)
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Happy Hogswatch, everyone!
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Uninvited: A Sherlock Christmasfic.
Here it is, guys, my Christmas project (for the whole Sherlock Secret Santa thing). I also accidentally 4,308 words, so I’ll have to put in one of those “Read More” breaks. (Let’s see if I can actually manage it…)
The Scotland Yard main office looked unusually festive, even considering that it was Christmas Eve. Teresa the receptionist’s front desk was bedecked...
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Christmas Eve 2010.
Last year, I went to a Christmas Eve church service with my mom and sister. I wrote this afterwards.
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Mom, Sis, and I went to [Methodist church name] for their Christmas Eve service - they as...
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As promised, the atheist's list of things to love...
being on winter break <3
cookies, cakes, pies, pastries… yum
Christmas specials (Doctor Who, Charlie Brown, The Muppets, every single NPR show ever…)
holiday yard decorations, both outrageous and outrageously cool
FOOD! Let’s face it, food is always better at Christmas.
sales :)
Peanuts Christmas music (and everything else that comes up on the Vince Guaraldi Trio...
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Finally finished that freakin' Sherlock...
Will upload in about an hour and a half…
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Conversation that I had with my sister today.
Sis: As far as Christmas presents go, boyfriends can't do much better than necklaces. [indicates necklace that her boyf got her]
Me: [noncommital grunt]
Sis: You have to admit, you'd like a necklace.
Me: If any boyfriend of mine gets me a necklace, it'd better be a freakin' Deathly Hallows necklace.
Sis: [looks at me like I'm an alien]
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Apparently, I'm still good at Guitar Hero 3. Even...
(I can feel myself getting more carpal tunnel by the second, but I don’t care.)
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HaHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! SUCKERS! →
This makes me so freakin’ happy.
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Oh, christ. →
I’m sorry, but…
Go to hell, Ron Paul.
and I thought he was supposed to be the smart one
jesus christ
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I just discovered the Doctor Who games on the BBC...
What is this “life” that you speak of?