My Inner Child plays with matches.

How much Michigan Republicans respect the democratic process?

2012-05-01T04:51:00Z

Enough to demand that a referendum not be allowed on the ballot because the petitions allegedly had the wrong font size. Never mind that the printer who made the petitions testified that it was indeed the right size.

This entry was originally posted at http://chaotic-nipple.dreamwidth.org/317054.html. Comment here or there, I don't care which.

For Madison homies: Need new housing.

2012-04-27T03:22:38Z

Due to allergy issues, we're having to move, and need a new space to live. Must have at least 3 bedrooms, allow cats and dogs, be accessible by bus line, and be in the East High School attendance area. Houses are preferred over apartments, and a yard for critters and/or gardening is also a plus.

This entry was originally posted at http://chaotic-nipple.dreamwidth.org/316842.html. Comment here or there, I don't care which.

Stupid animals.

2012-04-17T06:09:58Z

When I first met Buddy, he was more timid than he is now, but he also got underfoot more often too. As a result, accidental kickings were very common, which always resulted in a horribly betrayed look on his face, which took minutes upon minutes of scritching and reassurances that we were not like his original humans to erase from it. Nowadays, he's less shy, gets in the way slightly less, and accidental boots-to-the-head result in confusion instead of despair. Progress!

Duchess is a whole other idiot. To the best of our knowledge, she was never in an abusive home, so she never learned to fear her two-legged packmates. Yet she gets underfoot more than Buddy at his clingiest ever did. So how does she react? With prancing and tail-wagging JOY! She interprets pretty much any physical contact as an attempt at play, so she just assumes a foot that sends her skidding across the floor was clumsy eagerness rather than malice. Silly little sausage. :-)

This entry was originally posted at http://chaotic-nipple.dreamwidth.org/316484.html. Comment here or there, I don't care which.

Some Jarheads. Tsk.

2012-04-06T03:59:28Z

Did this idiot not get the "We are here to protect Freedom, not practice it!" speech in Boot Camp? Because that's the only excuse for his actions that doesn't require that he either be an idiot or an attention whore. And I somehow think that if _I_ had been as vocal about my opinions regarding Bush Jr. as this guy was about Obama, the wingnuts who are defending him would have just as loudly claimed that I deserved whatever punishment came my way. Except in that case, they'd actually be right. The military in not like civilian life, where the worst that usually happens when you insult management is a few hurt feelings and some lost productivity. On the battlefield, good order and discipline is literally a matter of life and death. This is why I kept my opinions to my own damn self, shut up, and did my job. Pity this Marine can't say the same.

This entry was originally posted at http://chaotic-nipple.dreamwidth.org/316285.html. Comment here or there, I don't care which.

SSG Robert Bales needs killing.

2012-03-17T04:09:11Z

I do not care if the perpetrator of the latest massacre in Afghanistan had had a brain injury. I do not care if he was drunk, or had PTSD, or even if his dog died at the World Trade Center. He needs to DIE, after a fair trial of course.

This entry was originally posted at http://chaotic-nipple.dreamwidth.org/316096.html. Comment here or there, I don't care which.

Now THAT is a well-decorated drunk.

2012-02-29T17:52:52Z

Such artistically talented "friends" he must have. For his sake, I hope someone was watching and waiting for him to return to consciousness, lest he hurt himself.

This entry was originally posted at http://chaotic-nipple.dreamwidth.org/315528.html. Comment here or there, I don't care which.

Anyone who has ever had to herd a small child

2012-02-24T06:16:20Z

Will sympathize with the mother orangutan here:

And anyone with any soul at all will d'aww at the sight of papa and baby orang nuzzling:

This entry was originally posted at http://chaotic-nipple.dreamwidth.org/315248.html. Comment here or there, I don't care which.

I am the worst human EVER.

2012-02-06T03:53:51Z

So I was trimming Buddy's nails, and I cut too far up on one of them and he YELPED and he BLED all over the place and it was terrible. Somehow he seems to have already forgiven me, which once again proves how morally superior dogs are to us wretched primates. :-(

This entry was originally posted at http://chaotic-nipple.dreamwidth.org/314680.html. Comment here or there, I don't care which.

Author excoriates piracy, while profiting from academic fraud.

2012-01-26T03:03:13Z

So, we have here an author, Tim W Lieder Tim W Lieder. In a discussion on ebook piracy, he naturally takes the position that it is bad. Fair enough. However, he acts like a completely self-righteous prick about it, deeming unauthorized copying an offense deserving of death. But then, he cheerfully admits that he writes term papers for money.

So let me get this straight: Piracy is theft and steals bread from the mouths of starving artists and EEEEVIL, but helping cheaters defraud institutions, inflating the grades of those of us who don't cheat... is apparently legal, and so not worthy of condemnation at all. The hypocrisy, it astounds. Given the small number of published works with his name on them, I wonder if the cheater-enabling is his primary source of income?

This entry was originally posted at http://chaotic-nipple.dreamwidth.org/314556.html. Comment here or there, I don't care which.

HERPES?!?!??!1!

2011-12-31T04:39:18Z

So, apparently Puck the Expensive Kitty has gotten wind of our plan to recoup our investment in him when he dies by making cat stir-fry. He's decided to retaliate by catching a disease that would make him unpalatable to the monkeys: Feline Herpes. At least both other cats have been vaccinated recently, and now that I've figured out exactly how long to wait after feeding him to give him his pills so he doesn't throw up, the secondary bacterial infections are under control. Stupid creature. Maybe cat-fur gloves instead...?

This entry was originally posted at http://chaotic-nipple.dreamwidth.org/314347.html. Comment here or there, I don't care which.

LET ME SHOW YOU MY KITTEN!

2011-11-29T21:11:43Z

My Kitten, Let Me Show You Her:

Say hello to Bart, named by a child who was unaware that calicoes are almost always female. But then again, being a chromosomally abnormal male might explain some of her peculiarities. I guess we'll learn for sure at the vet's tomorrow. The picture actually dates back a few weeks before we got her, a better quality, a more recent one will soon be posted.

This entry was originally posted at http://chaotic-nipple.dreamwidth.org/314070.html. Comment here or there, I don't care which.

"Happy Veteran's Day! Here's your flashback."

2011-11-13T04:16:19Z

So yeah, got stuck in traffic due to a car accident up ahead, and the words "MOVE, you assholes! We're in the kill zone!" Would not stop going through my head. Oh well, could be worse.

And I mean to post this one a few days ago:

"Happy Birthday, Marine Corps! Here's a nice coloring book... No, don't eat the crayons!"

This entry was originally posted at http://chaotic-nipple.dreamwidth.org/313826.html. Comment here or there, I don't care which.

Cursed senility.

2011-11-01T03:35:48Z

So, I was stuck in traffic behind an elderly gentleman with a very prominent 3d Infantry Division bumper sticker. From what I could tell, he might have been with the Mighty Third in WWII, he was so... distinguished. And try as I might, I could NOT remember the tune for the Dog Faced Soldier Song to play on the car horn. I coulda made an old man's day. Or given him a heart attack, so maybe it's for the best.

This entry was originally posted at http://chaotic-nipple.dreamwidth.org/313455.html. Comment here or there, I don't care which.

I am so mad at Lego right now.

2011-09-17T03:30:46Z

So, next year, they're releasing a new theme designed "just for girls", Friends, which is just as pink and frilly as Belville was, but at least the characters are closer to normal lego scale. They _should_ have been proper minifigs, like in the old Paradisa sets, but at least it looks like the hair pieces are compatible.

So why am I complaining, you ask? Because if the pictures that have been leaked on the internet are accurate, they've changed the color palette for the bricks. WHY?!?!? They already had pastel colors, why do they need new shades? It's hard enough to match the rarer hues as it is, so why did they need more? At this rate, I'll never be able to build an accurate MOC of Arcee. Sigh. Stupid Lego.

Of course I'm still going to buy them all for my nieces. But I'll be doing it with a snarl on my face.

This entry was originally posted at http://chaotic-nipple.dreamwidth.org/313127.html. Comment here or there, I don't care which.

We need a new euphemism

2011-08-11T20:57:32Z

For when livejournal goes offline due to the alleged DDOS from the Russian government. I vote "Putin made the goat cry".

Free stuff!

2011-06-24T18:07:07Z

Well, those went quick.

Come and get it! At the end of our driveway, we have the following items:
- Gas clothes dryer, old but works
- Ancient convection oven
- Electric heater, needs new plug but otherwise fine
- bicycle

Our address is 1514 Arrowood Dr, Madison. Don't even bother knocking on the door, just take them off our hands.

This entry was originally posted at http://chaotic-nipple.dreamwidth.org/312640.html. Comment here or there, I don't care which.

Free stuff!

2011-05-26T18:36:40Z

Free stuff is at the end of the driveway at 1514 Arrowood Dr. There's a small couch, slipcovers, a dresser, an end table, a floor lamp, and assorted knickknacks. Come and get 'em, don't even bother knocking on the door.

Stupid dog.

2011-05-20T02:46:50Z

Just barely smart enough to get into trouble. You see, he observed his monkeys eating asparagus fresh from the garden. From this, he deduced it was edible, and proceeded, on his next potty break, to devour all of the plants down to the roots. The effect on his digestive system was about what you'd expect, which is why I got woken up 4 times last night to let him out. Stupid dog...

This entry was originally posted at http://chaotic-nipple.dreamwidth.org/312519.html. Comment here or there, I don't care which.

Ding, Dong, the Bastard's Dead!

2011-05-02T03:37:19Z

And I hope Bin Ladin's demise was slow and painful. Not torture, oh no, that would be wrong. Rather, I hope he was gut-shot and crawled off do bleed out slowly in the darkness, despite our best efforts at capture. In a more just world, tomorrow would be an impromptu national holiday. At the very least, hangovers should be considered a valid medical excuse to miss work or class, just for this one day. Drink up, America!

This entry was originally posted at http://chaotic-nipple.dreamwidth.org/312142.html. Comment here or there, I don't care which.

Someone finally understands!

2011-04-26T17:28:15Z

This entry was originally posted at http://chaotic-nipple.dreamwidth.org/311967.html. Comment here or there, I don't care which.

Is this yet another livejournal glitch?

2011-04-15T17:07:51Z

Did anyone else's "previous page" and "next page" buttons disappear? I can still type http://chaotic-nipple.livejournal.com/friends?skip=10 into my broswer's address bar, and it goes there, but the actual buttons are gone.

"Statistics, how the (bleep) do they work?"

2011-04-12T03:08:05Z

So, I started reading an article about the alleged racism and sexism in American Idol. And what were the very first pieces of "Evidence" the author presented? The fact that out of 9 winners, "only" 4 have been women and 3 haven't been white.

It is true, technically, that 4/9 is less than 50%. It's also true that 5/9 is more than 50%, and that with an odd denominator, it is impossible to get exactly half. This first piece of data is therefore meaningless.

As for the race issue, non-caucasians make up 28% of the US population. 3/9 = 33.3%, so that means brown people are actually over-represented as winners. But this is also meaningless, as 2/9 = 22.2%, which would be under-represented.

It is literally impossible to get results that are closer to equality than those given, yet this is supposed to be evidence of some sort of systematic bias? Maybe the author made better points later in the article, but honestly, if they're going to demonstrate that sort of innumeracy in the very first paragraph, I'm not going to waste my time reading further.

This entry was originally posted at http://chaotic-nipple.dreamwidth.org/311705.html. Comment here or there, I don't care which.

All the cool kids were doing it.

2011-03-30T19:41:41Z

My Liberal Identity

You are a Working Class Warrior, also known as a blue-collar Democrat. You believe that the little guy is getting screwed by conservative greed-mongers and corporate criminals, and you’re not going to take it anymore.

Take the quiz at
About.com Political Humor

This entry was originally posted at http://chaotic-nipple.dreamwidth.org/311271.html. Comment here or there, I don't care which.

Dear Ann Coulter.

2011-03-20T23:18:42Z

Methyl mercury also has a hormetic effect, at least in ducks. I will pay you 5 bucks to chug a nice tall glass of the stuff.

This entry was originally posted at http://chaotic-nipple.dreamwidth.org/311022.html. Comment here or there, I don't care which.

Ah, the little joys of geekdom.

2011-03-11T03:50:53Z

Finding a back issue that you last saw going for $10.00 in a clearance bin for 25 cents. And in good condition too.

This entry was originally posted at http://chaotic-nipple.dreamwidth.org/310712.html. Comment here or there, I don't care which.