Here, have a ton of nifty science to fill your brain.
Very awesome article. Makes me idly wonder if part of my time perception issue ( not sensing passage of time ) is because I am in some hyper active state of awe ( I do experience such emotions and feeling very frequently, getting that awe inspiring sensation from things apparently most people don't from what I have been told), and how all of that ties in with my Dyscalculia on the neuroscience side of things.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=how-awe-stops-the-clock
Spiffy little genetics article. King cheetahs are love!
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/345332/description/News_in_Brief_How_the_cheetah_loses_its_spots
Spiffy feet! Also, is it sad that I can identify what species each of these are by their feet? The green one in the bottom I don't think is a gecko, but actually a green anole.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=508603189154661&set=a.427991027215878.121441.427481527266828&type=1
( version for non Facebook users )
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/19149870
Everything is better, with lasers! Using Precisely-Targeted Lasers, Researchers Manipulate Neurons in Worms' Brains and Take Control of Their Behavior
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/09/120924102658.htm
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Sunday, September 23, 2012
New Youtube Channel
My new Youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/
Since Youtube / Google decided to ignore my trouble ticket and not fix my issue, I had no choice but to alter my normal username slightly, or be stuck waiting indefinitely to upload videos.
http://www.youtube.com/user/
Since Youtube / Google decided to ignore my trouble ticket and not fix my issue, I had no choice but to alter my normal username slightly, or be stuck waiting indefinitely to upload videos.
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Huzzah Fall!
Happy Autumn Equinox / Mabon!
The air is crisp and has the scent of fall leaves and wood fires. Very soothing. I love this time of year. So nice to settle in and get some reading or writing done, or to work on art projects while enjoying hot cocoa or a coffee latte. Pumpkin and spiced scents abound! Love the cooler weather and watching the leaves turn.
What do you like most about Autumn / Fall?
The air is crisp and has the scent of fall leaves and wood fires. Very soothing. I love this time of year. So nice to settle in and get some reading or writing done, or to work on art projects while enjoying hot cocoa or a coffee latte. Pumpkin and spiced scents abound! Love the cooler weather and watching the leaves turn.
What do you like most about Autumn / Fall?
Joining The Mainstream Blogosphere
I finally decided to create a presence among the mainstream blogosphere. While I am new to Blogspot/Blogger, this is by no means my first time "blog-ing". I have well over a decade's experience with writing and online journaling. My roots reach far back to the "glory days" of LiveJournal (LJ ) before it was sold off, and in many other places before and since.
I am an artist and a writer. I love to create, and I love to write. Many have said I have a gift in the meaningful way I weave words. There are times I simply feel like I am rambling aimlessly, and perhaps I am.
I have an honest desire to get to know people I interact with in places like this, LJ, Facebook, Twitter, or whatever else have you. I thoroughly enjoy stimulating conversations, sharing ideas and getting to know the people behind the words and online presences. I value and miss the sense of community that LJ used to have, and while I have not given up on it, I am hoping I might find something similar or better here.
I have not quite decided how I will share content here. LJ has been my primary writing space for a long time, and even after I joined Facebook and Twitter, I still much prefer journal-oriented sites as opposed to "social media" sites. I keep seeing a pattern, they don't seem to be very 'sociable'. People have forgotten how to communicate, stuck in short-hand stupors. They get the "too long, didn't read" mentality and just scroll past because it takes too much time and effort. It makes me sad.
Until this point, I have cross posted certain things between my other three accounts, when it was writing updates about what was going on in my life, or sharing my artistic creations, or just something neat I found. Sometimes shorter rambles are reserved for the character-restrictive sites, random mind blathers. This blog will probably serve as a combination of everything about my life, my animals ( who are family and mean the world to me ), and my artistic creations, photography, and writing.
I am still learning to navigate the site, finding out where all the layout editing tools are located, so I can make it more personalized. If you happen to stumble upon this and have any recommendations or suggestions, I'd love to hear them.
I will be poking around while I gather content to start adding here, seeking out things that interest me, and hopefully I can meet some really awesome people along the way.
I am an artist and a writer. I love to create, and I love to write. Many have said I have a gift in the meaningful way I weave words. There are times I simply feel like I am rambling aimlessly, and perhaps I am.
I have an honest desire to get to know people I interact with in places like this, LJ, Facebook, Twitter, or whatever else have you. I thoroughly enjoy stimulating conversations, sharing ideas and getting to know the people behind the words and online presences. I value and miss the sense of community that LJ used to have, and while I have not given up on it, I am hoping I might find something similar or better here.
I have not quite decided how I will share content here. LJ has been my primary writing space for a long time, and even after I joined Facebook and Twitter, I still much prefer journal-oriented sites as opposed to "social media" sites. I keep seeing a pattern, they don't seem to be very 'sociable'. People have forgotten how to communicate, stuck in short-hand stupors. They get the "too long, didn't read" mentality and just scroll past because it takes too much time and effort. It makes me sad.
Until this point, I have cross posted certain things between my other three accounts, when it was writing updates about what was going on in my life, or sharing my artistic creations, or just something neat I found. Sometimes shorter rambles are reserved for the character-restrictive sites, random mind blathers. This blog will probably serve as a combination of everything about my life, my animals ( who are family and mean the world to me ), and my artistic creations, photography, and writing.
I am still learning to navigate the site, finding out where all the layout editing tools are located, so I can make it more personalized. If you happen to stumble upon this and have any recommendations or suggestions, I'd love to hear them.
I will be poking around while I gather content to start adding here, seeking out things that interest me, and hopefully I can meet some really awesome people along the way.
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