Shelters and rescues pretty much always need volunteers. I think you can also volunteer at zoos, at least some of them. You can at the one here.

Eh, my brother took my suitcase to a drive thru, do it yourself car wash to clean it & I had taken all the presents out already, so just a lot of laundry on hot.

My SIL was the most annoyed with brother's lack of urgency when she was yelling for help. But seems over it now.

Yikes, Sara.

Did the embed I posted here work, Jesse?

Yep! It will be up in 15 minutes.

Ugh, sara. I'm so sorry. Are the nephews making up for it with teh cute?

Jamaican Opposition Leader Comes Out For Gay Rights

In a “historic” advancement for LGBT equality in Jamaica, People’s National Party leader Portia Simpson-Miller “has come out for LGBT rights during an election debate,” insisting that “no one should be discriminated against because of their sexual orientation.” The leader — who is trailing the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) ahead of the Dec. 29 election — said she would consider appointing gays to her Cabinet and reviewing “the anti-gay buggery law.” Jamaica is widely considered to be one of the most homophobic countries in the world, where gays and lesbians face rampant mob violence.

I called home during that debate, and my father lambasted me for not watching it live (although I was standing in the supermarket buying *them* stuff at the time), and my mother reluctantly admitted she'd rather watch it than catch up with me. But if Portia is going to take that stance, I don't care if my parents brush me off. This is much more important. My sister must be over the moon.

I don't know if she can win again, though. With that policy.

Fuck, I just remembered I have a how-to to hand in to someone, and I don't have all the source information for it, which is why it's so damned late. They're going to be so disappointed in me when they get it...

Incredible In-Car Video of Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

Japanese delivery driver Yu Muroga was working on the day of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, and his onboard video camera caught the earthquake on video. Not realizing the tsunami danger, Muroga continued about his deliveries until one hour later, when he and fellow motorists were engulfed in the massive tsunami surge. The camera kept recording even after Muroga escaped, until the car was crushed about 4 minutes into the surge.

Wow.

In a “historic” advancement for LGBT equality in Jamaica, People’s National Party leader Portia Simpson-Miller “has come out for LGBT rights during an election debate,” insisting that “no one should be discriminated against because of their sexual orientation.”

Wow, that's great.

I wish there were some way for me to contact the person who keeps giving my email address to websites. But I can't! Because I don't know what his (hers? Jimmie, apparently) is supposed to be.

Science bibs

I like Schrodinger's Diaper.