Brains and beauty

What do Hedy Lamarr and Werner von Braun

vs

have in common apart from near-Alpian ancestry?

They were both rocket scientists.

Did you know that Natalie Portman, winner of this year's Oscars for Best Actress, was a straight A student who competed in the Intel Science Talent Search and has a degree in neuroscience? There is a long history of women who made it big (or even modestly impressive) in Hollywood who are also brainy thinkers and does work in the fields of mathematics, engineering and science.

Here's to beautiful and intelligent women the world over!

Amazing Diamond

I have always had a thing for Shara Worden's (aka My Brightest Diamond) voice. She is a trained opera singer with an amazing range and depth as well as texture, though I do not know if she's a coloratura soprano. I first fell in love with Gone Away, one of the best songs to slash your wrist by when pining for a former lover. But what she executed in this video is both cute and awesome and I think you will agree with me that it takes amazing lungs to sing this flawlessly while stamping as hard as she did.



*chin-hands in admiration*

Life is unfair ...

... kill yourself or get over it.

Child Psychology, Black Box Recorder.

Oh dear ...

Sadly, the truth hurts.

Priorities ... I has 'em.

Word of the Day

bumbaste (v.)

(1) To beat on the posteriors; hence, to flog, beat soundly, thrash.
(2) ? To finish off, ‘dispose of’ (a can of liquor).

1) I would like to bumbaste him soundly for his penchant of using bombastic terms.

2) Defeated, Ed gazed impotently at the beer he longed to bumbaste.

Hallmarks of a crazy weekend

Just ... *sigh*

Monday, Monday ...

Wake me up when Friday comes around again, okay?

Valentine's Revenge

Valentine's Day is not just about lovers reconnecting with one another. It could also provide an excuse for the lovelorn to drive down to the love shack to get some.

But one should also be careful to protect oneself to avoid the fate that inspired this song.



Also, if you are a gentleman trapped in a mine with a few dozen another men (or any on a seafaring vessel, or an oilrig, WHATEVER), try not to share the inflated doll that is made available. It is safer to stick to sudoku.

Hysterical history

Lol-tastic stuff of yore.

Deaf by bullet.

 

 Hipster Einstein is hip.

As worn by Victoria Regina.

Toll collectors: they are everywhere since time immemorial!

Witch hunt: a different prey.

 

Admit it, it's a manpurse.

For the days you're too lazy to chop your own wood.

Starting your week

Good:

OH. MY. GOOOOOOOOODDDDDDD!!!!

*swoons*

Bad:

AAAAAARGGGHHHH!!!!

But then again:

Happy Monday!

In anticipation of the weekend

All about kicking ass and taking names

The hell?

 

Have a good one!

Bird brain

I used to think that Woody Woodpecker's ADHD was from the brain damage he incurred during his massive hammering with his beak. Apparently, a woodpecker's brain is protected by its spongy skull, providing amazing shock absorbing capacity.

Does that mean that the reason Woody is so hyper is because of the 'shrooms he ingested instead?