A rose by any other name ...

vespasienne

A public lavatory in France.


The vespasienne, although beautifully named, is not always a wonderful place to visit.

Give me something for the pain!

wheeple (v. & n.)

intr. To utter a somewhat protracted shrill cry, like the curlew or plover; also, to whistle feebly (intr. and trans.). So wheeple (n.).

The force of the projectile smashing his groin was such that Ian wheepled like a boiling kettle before collapsing to his knees, clutching himself. Faint sounds of retching could be heard soon after.


Yes, I know, smashed balls are not funny. No, I lied. They are funny as hell.

Don't believe me? Just watch the Three Stooges.

comessation

(1) Feasting, banqueting, ‘riotous eating’ (Blount). (2) Eating together.

Fasting month is around the corner; let the comessation begin!

Origami in the 21st century

If I have to do origami, I want to do it with this paper.

The Corpse Bride

Necrophilia: everyone does it. Ducks, people, even lizards.

*shudder*

Bugs are everywhere

Otherwise, why would a nebula have mothballs?

You dreamer, you ...

... is no longer an epithet.

Yes, daydreaming is beneficial, and not just to while away the time during the insanely boring quarterly meeting.

Scientists said so.

If you can't believe the scientists, whom can you believe?

*snerk*

Yummy stuff ahead

Wedding cake for geeks of every flavour. As an amateur baker whose idea of cake decoration is slopping vast quantities of ganache over every inch of said baked goods, I can only marvel at the amount of work and creativity that goes into these.



*props chin to admire some more*

All pics swiped from Jet City Cakes.

Something personal about me ...

My reading philosophy is encapsulated in this picture.

Emo goth, moi?

Because sharing is caring, hein?



Within Temptation's operatic goth/symphonic rock style is fabulous. They suffer comparisons to Evanescence, but I think that they have a wider repertoire to their American counterpart. It also helps that Sharon den Andel sounds really good live, which, unfortunately, cannot be said for Amy Lee.

Enjoy.