Jayne: Anybody remember her comin' at me with a butcher's knife? Wash: Wacky fun.

'Objects In Space'


Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


DavidS - Jul 06, 2011 8:51:09 pm PDT #15620 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Clarification: Monterey has Blackfooted Penguins.

Otters: We saw Kit whose surrogate parent was Toola (she has a seizure disorder! But she's an excellent surrogate Otter Mommy.)


DavidS - Jul 06, 2011 8:52:21 pm PDT #15621 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I recall Monterey's presentation being simply arresting.

Yep. I noticed that as well. One of the best I've ever seen.

Doesn't hurt that it was funded originally by David Packard (Of Hewlett-Packard) and has close ties to Silicon Valley.


Cass - Jul 06, 2011 8:53:02 pm PDT #15622 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

It looks amazing. Also, seahorses.

That can appear daunting; I'm appreciative, however.

Given my happy obsession with the subject, I have no issue with this. At best, I know what he's talking about. At EVEN BETTER, I go learn something new.

Is it because of you that I have (and clearly forgot about until I just opened a different book reader) Breakthrough!: How the 10 Greatest Discoveries in Medicine Saved Millions and Changed Our View of the World by Jon Queijo? Because this looks pretty interesting too.


billytea - Jul 06, 2011 9:06:53 pm PDT #15623 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

Is it because of you that I have (and clearly forgot about until I just opened a different book reader) Breakthrough!: How the 10 Greatest Discoveries in Medicine Saved Millions and Changed Our View of the World by Jon Queijo? Because this looks pretty interesting too.

If it is, then it would be through a tortuous route. I've not heard of this book before, though I approve of the topic. I've put it on my wishlist.


Cass - Jul 06, 2011 9:11:32 pm PDT #15624 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

If it is, then it would be through a tortuous route.

Could be physicist uncle. I know vaccination is one of the breakthroughs discussed and we were talking about that a while back. Or who knows. People mention interesting books and I often check them out. Or Powell's. Mmm, Powell's.

I've put it on my wishlist.

I am through the intro and part of the first chapter(Hippocrates), it's interesting. Written so far for the layperson but not condescending.


Vortex - Jul 07, 2011 4:14:00 am PDT #15625 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

So, I'm watching TV while I have workmen in the house. If I'm not at work at this time, I'm usually asleep. I have discovered that my TV gets Al Jazeera. It's very interesting. I sort of learned how to make a gas mask out of a 2 liter bottle and an aluminum can.


sumi - Jul 07, 2011 4:16:27 am PDT #15626 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!

I love the aquarium pictures! I want to go!

Billytea, aren't there penguins native to Australia? Or am I terribly confused.


sumi - Jul 07, 2011 4:20:33 am PDT #15627 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!

Aha! - security cameras may have filmed the Picasso thief - with the piece under his arm!!


Zenkitty - Jul 07, 2011 4:41:32 am PDT #15628 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Thank you, Cass and billytea, I just bought both those books. (Now let's see how long it takes me to get around to reading them.)

Also, Weedy Dragons! SO cool. Seahorse!


Jesse - Jul 07, 2011 4:53:37 am PDT #15629 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I'm dicking around this morning, because I have to go to an event at the Common in a little bit, but I was just doing errands, and it's so fucking hot and muggy out! I was planning to walk to the thing, but I think I have to take the T, which feels like a total cop-out, but ugh. At least I did a little walking already this morning.