thanks for the tip!

it makes sense that this kind of "natural" behaviour, because it's completely alien to most humans, would serve well to freak us out. It's eminently practical, from the hive/nest perspective, but utterly, utterly non-mammalian...

got it, thanks.

thanks.

I've got the book on the shelf to be read, but haven't gotten to it yet. Perhaps I'll continue to wait until after I see the movie, so I can possibly enjoy them both.

that scene of the zombies climbing each other to climb the wall made me think of ants and the waves of creatures from Starship Troopers (which still looks hella-effective-scary all these years later)

you're ignoring her maturity and shrewdness: she figures out the consequences and costs of what is going on around her in a credible way. She recognizes opportunities and obligations when they appear. She "plays" Peeta for a good part of the series, because they have to do that to survive their situation. That she…

"All generalizations are bad."

Worldwide, the airlines actually make 7 Sigma when it comes to passenger safety... :)

"Have a great summer, and best of luck in the future!"

Is this in some way a prequel to Da Vinci's Inquest and Da Vinci's City Hall?

Welcome back! Now, get to work! :)

DON'T CROSS THE STREAMS!

<—- this image's background cloud formation came from here:

We Torontonians usually feel pretty safe when it comes to hurricanes (Hurricane Hazel, the legendary 1954 'cane being a distinct statistical anomaly), but when the NOAA starts using words like 'unprecedented,' well, I start to wonder about stocking up on bread and bottled water, you know? :)

"Le'sh jusht be clear on this point: it'sh pronounshed SHPECT-AIR"

a friend of mine found out the, um, hard way that you shouldn't let your partner go down on your johnson after they've consumed capsaicinoid-spiced food. Mere moments after contact, he was sitting in tub of cold water** trying to make the pain go away.

Oh, how I wish...

well, like I said, I "get" why they're there... :/

I didn't see it until late last year or early this year when I screened it for my 8 and 5 year old boys. I had heard it was "bad," but figured it would have enough candy-coloured imagery to keep the kids amused, and I wanted to check it out myself. I have only a glancing familiarity with the source material.