This week’s episode marked a nice little break for me, since, after the roller coaster of a beginning of season we had, nothing overwhelmingly major or totally unexpected happened. It was shocking to see Claire hurt, I’ll admit, but apart from that, nothing big. It was a nice break that I look forward to ending… Read More Review: Heroes, Season 3, Episode 10
Apparently, it’s fact. If you don’t believe me, check it out for yourself: here, here, here, and here. Pretty disturbing, isn’t it. Maybe I should start a Dark Tales for Dark Days series or something.
The meeting went a lot better than I had expected. Even if Jeffrey had chosen people he had thought were open-minded, my years working in criminal psychology had taught me that people were usually open-minded up until their personal well-being was in the balance; then you could almost hear the doors of their mind closing… Read More November 26th post of Dead-Alive for NaNoWriMo08
Web Suicide Viewed Live and Reaction Spur a Debate By BRIAN STELTER Published: November 24, 2008 For a 19-year-old community college student in Pembroke Pines, Fla., the message boards on BodyBuilding.com were a place to post messages, at least 2,300 of them, including more than one about his suicidal impulses. In a post last year,… Read More Follow-up debate: 19 year old commits suicide via webcam
For those of you who are addicted to online encyclopedias, be careful which ones you use. For those of you looking for the most ridiculous definitions and news articles, do to check out http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com. If you’re bored and/or in a bad mood, say, after spraining an ankle and having next to no help in the ensuing… Read More What not to use when writing an essay
It’s up to you what I find insane – that they are considering monitoring “sexually aggressive” people with micro-chips, or that some are against the idea of these “sexually aggressive” people being monitored. Indonesian AIDS patients face microchip monitoring By NINIEK KARMINI JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Lawmakers in Indonesia’s remote province of Papua have thrown… Read More Welcome to the age where technology compounds insanity
Take a look at the picture below. Look straight at the pink dot in the middle and focus on it. What happened to the circle? Yup, it disappears! To know why, go here.
I thought that, at the very least, Tanya would be supportive of my decision not to encourage Reena’s feelings by spending one-on-one time together. What I didn’t expect was for her to start laughing, so much so that I hung up on her, something I had never done before. It rankled that she didn’t seem… Read More November 24th post of Dead-Alive for NaNoWriMo08
I never quite follow celebrity activism because they tend to die out and lead to nothing but concerts that raise awareness, money and alcohol levels. Then, everyone goes home and, well, that’s about it. But before you even think about calling me cynical, I will admit that I alway root for a celebrity to make… Read More Celebrity activism: deciphering the media hounds from the passionate ones
I really am trying to do my part in keeping things a little light-hearted so that the darkening months of November and December will be a little easier to bear for all those stuck inside reading blog after blog in the hopes that by the time they are done reading the entire Internet, summer will… Read More Dark Tales for Dark Days: a 19 year old commits suicide during a live webcast
