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I really liked Buddy tonight :) coach was so stressed :( i felt bad for him lol. 
BECKY AND TIM BETTER NOT FUCKING HAPPEN OR I WILL CUT A BITCH.



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Alright, so I know that of the posters here, he's not the most prolific, but I've got a macro request.

I gave my father, tenorvox his copy of photoslop that has enabled him to come up with the awesome macros he's come up with. Now I ask you, people of this community, to macro my FATHER....with cats.

I've kept these requested macro pictures on topic, because he happens to be in the frame with cats! they're not the funniest pictures ever, but I do think that something could be made from them....

Also, I thought it would be a nice gift for him since he's got a seriously busy weekend. He's singing ALL the male parts in La Traviatta for the Seattle Opera this weekend. Wish him luck.

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What sort of food might a roach coach/food stall in coastal Maine sell? Here in Arizona, they often sell Mexican food. Do they sell fish on the coast? During a scene where my character is walking along the beach or a wharf (haven't decided yet,) she comes across one and orders a quick meal; preferably something regional. I need to know what that might be.

Any thoughts?

So say you went to the Basilica at the Vatican on an ordinary weekday; there's no event, nothing special is happening, it's just some Tuesday or something. What level of clergyman would be attending the church, being there for pilgrims to go talk to, kinda being the priest-on-duty?

Searched: Wikipedia pages on medical schools (US), "semester schedule medical school", "first year medical school", essay Clinical Experiences in Pre-Clinical Years, SWU's med school curriculum site (actual class material password-protected)

Setting: United States, present-day (well, 2008.)

One of my characters is in his first year of medical school. The story takes place in late spring, as the semester is drawing to a close. Due to some tl;dr circumstances, he has to leave town for a few days. After checking the time one morning, he remarks on what he'd be doing in class at that particular moment, were he still at school.

I've found summaries of first-year classes, and basic course schedules, but no real info on what particular tasks med students face during this time. (e.g., are the classes primarily lectures or do they involve dissection, are there small group projects or is it all individual work, etc.)
If it makes a difference, my character plans to go into cardiothoracic surgery.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Babelfish just gave me the kanji (which is interesting, but not quite what I was looking for) and I'm only coming up with online dictionaries when I try to work my Google-fu.

I'm mapping out a cracked Twilight/Yami no Matsuei (Descendants of Darkness) fic and I decided, in a moment of evil whimsy to entitle it "Red Moon" (per the way the moon seems to turn red whenever Muraki is out and about and doing his thing; yes, the fic features Edwierd -- er, Edward crossing paths with the not-so-good doctor), but part of me decided to have the title in Japanese as well as English. Can anyone help me out here?

This needs a tag of 'post-nuclear symptoms made to order'. :)

I'm working on an SF story in which there was a nuclear detonation in a universe next door. Basically, a few people are able to teleport in this universe by slipping in and out of the blast zone in the other one.

I can get lists of physical effects of radiation exposure, of course. (For instance.) What I need to know is how those symptoms would manifest in the specific scenario I've set up: these people are exposed to severe radiation in extremely short bursts, a few weeks to a few months apart, over an extended period of time. I'm particularly interested in the timescales of visible/obvious symptoms - teeth falling out, skin lesions, etc.

I'm guessing there would be some immediate effects after each teleportation, as well as greater problems established by the repeated trips, but I don't know how the overlap of those exposures would work in practice.

(I remember reading about people who deliberately race around the Chernobyl site but haven't been able to track that down. Any leads welcomed.)

Ideally I want them to be killing themselves slowly - in general, able to keep this up for a few years before they're too physically worn out to continue - but if some people die right away (or others hang on for a longer time) then that's fine as long as it's within normal limits of the effects of this pattern of exposure.

The scenario I've set out is what I'm currently working with, but if necessary, I could manipulate a) the length of time they're exposed, b) the length of time between exposures, and c) the intensity of the exposure (they might be able to shield themselves from the worst of it or be on the edge of the blast zone).

Thanks!

Fiddly little name question here.

I want to do something with the genderswapped version of a male character of Indian descent (present day), which means finding a female name that makes sense as an equivalent for "Aasif."

I've poked around sites like babynamer.com to find names with similar sounds, but they don't give me much of a feel for whether the names have completely different connotations, and I don't want to inadvertently pick a wallbanger. (Like how "Ethel" feels very old-fashioned, so it wouldn't be a good substitute for a modern-day character named Ethan.)

Any suggestions?

It's a bit short right now, the shortest I ever had since years.. but still like it.

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Title: Crime and Punishment
Rating: T
Word Count: 100
A/N: Written for the Halloween Exchange at rayne_exchange

Cute little drabble here.

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http://www.dictionary.com/wordoftheday/archive/2009/11/12.html

asseverate: to affirm or declare positively or earnestly.

Devendra Banhart puts freak-folk on the map with the psychedelic sound of What Will We Be
By: Caity Cudworth
Posted: 11/10/09

11/10/09 - The world isn't always a kind place for fanatical hippies. After all, most Americans care about KFC, NASCAR, and nukes, not wheat grass, world peace, and incense. So, there is a certain degree of eye-rolling lobbed at the kind of people who wear clothing made out of cruelty-free, fair-trade organic hemp.

America just doesn't have much tolerance for crunchy New Age spirituality. Kind of busy for that, you dig? There's just too much reality TV to watch and poorly-made crap to purchase. Case in point, once you get sucked into a conversation about charkas, it's hard to exit gracefully so you can go drive your Shaq-sized SUV to Best Buy.

And we all know patchouli-pushers don't typically take "now isn't really a great time for me to go on a spiritual vision quest or whatever" as an answer.

So it makes sense that freak-folk pioneer Devendra Banhart has remained kind of a fringe figure on the music scene. He's long beenpleasant novelty to mainstream music, kind of like an exotic bird or a weird kid with a cool party trick. But Banhart's new album, What Will We Be, may earn him some credit with listeners outside the psychedelic-folk circle, maybe even ones that wear shoes.


What Will We Be manages to be groovy without reeking of rehashed psychedelia. The LP brings Banhart's hushed voice to sunny tracks brimming with mellow Motown, wounded acoustics, and lush tropical riffs-- and yes, lyrics about opening your soul to the rhythms of a loving, incandescent universe or some such.



And while Banhart might look like the zealous dude at the co-op who's just a little bit too jazzed up about his drum circle, he's definitely a gifted musician. He has a talent for layering eclectic contrasts and an ear for juxtaposition.


This is especially true on the album's second track, "Angelicka." The single song careens through genres, starting softly and going out in a blur of howling Spanish rag-and-bone stomp. "Let regret end at the start of your day," Banhart sings, putting on his spiritual guru hat (or I guess, elaborate beaded headdress?), "don't take no secrets back to your grave. Love's in your heart and hate's in your head. You've got to go blank to let it appear."

Yes, some of Banhart's musings sound straight cribbed from "The Power of Now" but it doesn't come off as the quack wisdom of some yuppie who spent too much time sweating it out in a Tee-Pee.

This time around, Banhart took the time to fine tune his tripped-out lyrics . There's nothing about desperately wanting to be "a little seahorse" on this album, thankfully, and it goes down pretty smoothly.

Most of the songs, however, jive on without weighty soul-searching. "Can't Help But Smile" finds Banhart channeling Vampire Weekend with bright world music beats. Serene, watery piano lines meld with the rush of maracas for a decidedly beachy vibe.

Banhart gets his freak-folk Al Green on with the track, "Baby," a low-key crooner that'll charm the patchwork skirts off every dime on the commune.

It seems that Banhart has finally found his footing with this disc. It's a brilliantly blended album, teeming with wisdom, wanderlust and vibey musical pairings. What Will We Be is perfect for road trips, loafing in your living room on fuzzy-headed Sundays, or even a little bit of post sit-in mellowing out. It's a charming breakthrough for Banhart, one that's elegant, eclectic, and just weird enough to be wonderful.





The picture is from the Hecuba music video. I think he 'cleans' up really nice.





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Bonnie Wright attended tonight's UK fan event for The Twilight Saga: New Moon.



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To promote the release of the DVD sets in December, a new behind-the-scenes feature on the very tangled loved lives of Hogwarts' Gryffindors in Half-Blood Prince has been uploaded on iTunes. In it, new on-set looks at Harry and Ginny's kiss, Ron and Lavender's kiss, and numerous sequences throughout the film are featured, as well as new interviews with Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Jessie Cave, and producer David Heyman.



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