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Well that explains it...
Feb. 9th, 2006 02:41 pmAccording to a recent article that I read, cheese contains 10 times more PEA (phenyl ethylamine) than chocolate. It's believed to release the same rush of hormones as sexual intercourse.
The origin of "Mary Sue"
Jan. 28th, 2006 11:32 am"Mary Sue" was formally named after the main character in Paula Smith's 1974 Star Trek parody, "A Trekkie's Tale". In the story, Lieutenane Mary Sue, a beautiful and resourceful half-Vulcan, saves the Enterprise from destruction by using a hairpin and then dies surrounded by Kirk, Spock, Dr. McCoy and Mr. Scott who weep at the loss of "her beautiful youth and youthful beauty, inelligence, capability and all round niceness."
- from "me myself and i- fan fiction and the art of self-insertion" by Keidra Chaney and Raizel Leibler- in "Bitch magazine"
- from "me myself and i- fan fiction and the art of self-insertion" by Keidra Chaney and Raizel Leibler- in "Bitch magazine"
A little morning trivia
Jan. 19th, 2006 10:06 am1. Low-carb diets can be a factor in bad breath. Choose carbs!
2. In 1862, the ratio of men to women in British Columbia was 200-1. As my co-worker put it, "That's one big bar fight." This was because of the gold rush, which brought a lot of men to the province, but not a lot of women. The importation of women started around this time period.
3. If "Brokeback Mountain" wins Best picture, it could be considered the third Western to do so, if it can be classed as a Western. I guess it's more of a Drama, with Western elements. (The other two Westerns which won were "Cimarron" and "Unforgiven.")
2. In 1862, the ratio of men to women in British Columbia was 200-1. As my co-worker put it, "That's one big bar fight." This was because of the gold rush, which brought a lot of men to the province, but not a lot of women. The importation of women started around this time period.
3. If "Brokeback Mountain" wins Best picture, it could be considered the third Western to do so, if it can be classed as a Western. I guess it's more of a Drama, with Western elements. (The other two Westerns which won were "Cimarron" and "Unforgiven.")
