January 2012
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Perks of being an entomologist
A shipment of beetle horns (and an entire beetle!) just arrived on my desk
My goal: stick them in a scanning electron microscope and check the distribution of sensory hairs on the horn
Picture of the beetle parts to come soon!
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currently taking on Potts and Hoppzor in Words...
I just played “Axial” for 26 points in one game and “Romans” for 14 points in another
I resisted installing the facebook app for weeks but no longer
It’s showtime, boys and girls
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Rambling about culture and evolution
Right.
There are two disclaimers here that are important: One, I am heavily biased here. Two, it is very difficult to make a statement that holds true 100% of the time in the biological sciences. This second one is important, as it shows how amazing Darwin’s idea of descent with modification was- this is possibly the only thing in biology that is universally true.
This is basically a...
I think Thalia, Guardian of Thraben, would be a...
lunchbizzle:
mtgfan:
http://womenfighters.tumblr.com/
Robbie Zinna was here.
I don’t know who this is but she gots style
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There once was a time when it was possible for people without formal education...
– Orac, at Respectful Insolence.
bahaha holy shit my schedule for this semester
i am supposed to be doing an independent research project in my EM class, and thanks to my class and TA-ing schedule, the only time to do it seems to be after 5pm or before 9am.
I think the lab closes at 5pm here, so oh god i am going to be on a microtome at like 6 am
ahahahahaha what is sleep
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HAPPY NEW YEAR GREGTRON AND LENORE
i got you this shitty gif i made after seeing your post about bowties
December 2011
realcleverscience asked: Actually, I meant the "Earn some cool patches" slogan! But "Te Linnaeus Project" sounds awesome! =)
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Who I would vote for before I would vote for Rick...
fetchmeagiraffe:
feministslut:
hermione-ganja:
michelle-my-belle:
nom-chompsky:
ouiser-boudreaux:
glossylalia:
isitscary:
femmenoire:
adequategatsby:
Sean Parker
that asshole in The Karate Kid
my dog, Sadie
Will Schuester
Zooey Deschanel’s character in The New Girl
Matt Smith’s eyebrows
Professor Snape
Ursula from The Little Mermaid
a Cylon even
Anyone but his fellow...
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Anonymous asked: I would assume when they refer to a seduction ability that it would work a bit like a taunt/Skarner ult.
Nerds and Male Privilege →
gregtron:
This is the same old stuff rehashed so it might not be a thrilling or exciting read, but if any of you need a stick to beat over someone’s head then this meets all the criteria for making bro-nerds have an epiphany about their filthy, horrible ways.
really relevant to my LoL post, actually.
ilu gregtrons
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xinophilius asked: Ahri has no "seduce" ability... What the hell are you even talking about?
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no seriously guys
When the Ahri, The Nine Tails Fox uses her “seduce” ability on Annie, the Dark Child Chris Hansen should fucking show up and end the game
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oh look league of legends in introducing a sexy...
and and and
she is even a reference to the Kitsune
that is right, she is a real Foxy lady
is anyone else sick of this fucking trope?
from the succubi in wow, to the desire demons in Dragon Age, to this new champion, is anyone else sick of TEH WIMMINS WHO IS SO HOTT THAT SHE MAKES YOU UNABLE TO EVEN MOVE BECAUSE TEH HOTT
why is it never a dude who gets the seduce ability? why does the...
Dark Souls Review + Feminist Analysis →
gamerisms:
A review of general gameplay on its own, but also narrative and character reviews based on representation of race, gender, and body type.
submitted by enviablememory
love it
Would you like some physical LEGO Minecraft?
notch:
Some clever people came up with some concepts for LEGO Minecraft kits. We thought it was pretty darn cool and talked to LEGO about it, and now it’s up for on their community site where people can vote for it and show LEGO if they want it or not.
If you do want it to happen, simply go here and click the green “support” button: http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/4038
good ideas post
SO ANGRY →
honestly I am okay with this
because now the enemy is extremely weakend
(but seriously this is horrible)
November 2011