Pygmania

so i was getting a post ready about how much we really need to watch black orpheus and then when i went to add it to our extra-official film list page thing ...well black orpheus was already there. i don't even know why i'm making this post now.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Pygmy-Planet-ebook/dp/B004TPPHH8/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1364748497&sr=8-9&keywords=pygmy all your bday gifts and gifs are as useless as this book. i wish they made a non-kindle edition bc i wouldve bought it.

So, this is [one of] the retarded game[s] that I play on the smartphone. I showed it to you, like, last week; you remarked that the father in the family was named Spider , the son Echo , the sons Pierone and Brunone , the wife Lillesse and so on.  There is no way to change the names, and they invariably are appropriate for either Italian people or...well...not people at all (cf. "Spider"). Pictured above is a "Virtual Families Matchmaking - Incoming Proposal" for one of my characters. In case you can't decipher the image, here's what is happening: The dude has glasses and your hair. Name: Bug Age: 23 Gender: Male Profession: Beginner Hacker Salary: $45/day. Has $158 in the bank. Wants kids?: Maybe Likes: ___ Dislikes: dusting I just about died.

"YES, I want to help change the lives of Israel's children in need - and ensure a brighter future for the State of Israel. Enclosed is my tax deductible contribution to the Israel Tennis Centers Foundation." Jeez, you give money to one Jewish organization and you get on the mailing list for all of them. Also...tennis. Really?

Winter Storm Brutus: Why We Named It Winter Storm Athena: Why We Named It [Athena knocked me down the Subway steps this morning. It's true.] NEW YORK — Winter Storm Athena, which stymied recovery efforts from Superstorm Sandy, pulled away from New York and New Jersey Thursday, leaving a blanket of thick, wet snow that snapped storm-weakened trees and downed power lines, but didn't appear to add much more to the devastation. More winds are expected through Thursday and commuters may have to brave lingering snowfall. "We aren't out of the woods yet in terms of the winds of this system," Tom Niziol, winter weather expert for The Weather Channel, said Thursday morning. "Once again, I want to reiterate that without Sandy, we may not have named this storm. However, one of our main reasons for naming events is societal impact. With so many people still under recovery efforts -- even well inland -- the combination of heavy, wet snow and wind prompted the decisio...

Appealing to our feline and classical sensibilities all at once. ¿¡¡¡¿¿¡¡¿ Mais comment s'appelle-t-il ?!??!?!!?  Voici une liste d'options: Catullus Cato Socates Euripicat Aristopheline Publius Catvideos Naso Senecat Dis-moi, quel nom préfères-tu? fuck i hope i got that spelling and punctuation right.  french is un-fun when you've forgotten most of it. ---------------- Now, I give you Ancient Greek Culture Cat, that is,  ελληνικά τ