Today's Word(s) of the Day

Turtle! Turtle!

High Moon

Colonists on the moon race to uncover the secrets of a new life-form.  Starring: Chris Diamantopoulos, Jake Sandvig, Peter Macon, Dana Davis, Jonathan Tucker.  Rated NR. Genre: Movies/Action. Year: 2014

And then a giant mechanical T rex appears. On the moon...  apparently made by the Japanese. For some reason.

Seemed to be a regular moon based sci-fi movie up until this point. Beginning was very reminiscent of 2001.

Surprisingly decent for a Syfy original movie.

And then it just ended... uh...

Today's Word(s) of the Day

Haversack.

What is a haversack?

Today on How It's Made

Lunar rover replicas.

Apparently there's enough of a market for such things that they made an episode segment on it.

Don't know whether to be impressed or disturbed

Meatless Mondays

Apparently I should join the millions.  According to that billboard I saw.

What said billboard failed to explain was why I would want to do such a thing.

If there was a neighboring billboard that said "get kicked in the jimmies and a puppy will be saved from cancer" I feel like I know which I'd be tempted more by.

At least one has the decency to explain the motivation

On Depictions of Families on Bumper Stickers

In the past 2 days I have seen two of those family bumper sticker things with Star Wars themes. Never seen those before.

Yesterday's had the adult male figure as Han Solo, and the female figure was A New Hope vintage Leia (white dress and stereotypical Princess Leia hair buns). The children were miniature stormtroopers. A miniature AT-AT presumably represented a dog or other household pet.

Today's went with a different theme. I only saw this one for a very short time, so I was only able to identify four of the five figures. No dog this time. Children represented by ewoks. I was unable to identify the medium sized figure in the time allotted. Presumably a teenager or something. Adult female was Jabba's palace vintage Leia. Adult male was A New Hope vintage Luke.

I can understand both children types. The obvious "a little short for a stormtrooper" gag on one hand, and the representation of children as small fuzzy critters on the other. The AT-AT dog was pretty humorous too

WAIT A MINUTE! Who in their right mind would equate themselves (presumably a husband and wife pair) with Princess Leia at her most scantily clad (yeah, that's what I meant by Jabba's palace) and her brother.

I guess both representations are from when the character does not know of the family relationship. Not sure if that makes it better or worse.

Pretty sure it is worse.

(I was considering tacking "And Unwitting Incest" onto the end of the title, but decided I didn't want to give away the twist ending)

No matter which language you speak, a smile always translates the same way

Unless you show your teeth. In which case a gorilla will eat your face.

(Seen on a church sign. Well, the first part at least)

Today's Word(s) of the Day

Longitudinal

Blue Planet

Watching this off the DVR.

Being the guy who does the sound effects for this show sounds like it would be a lot of fun. Seems like it could be exciting to be the guy who gets to decide what a copepod or krill sounds like must have an exciting life

Today's Word(s) of the Day

Lozenge

Are they currently covered in sweat?

He's now talking with someone else about borrowing something.  Not sure what, but copious sweat is apparently involved

The Real Estate Tax is Included in the Estimates

Same dude. Still absurdly loud

I Took All The Porkchops to Work Today

Overheard someone on the phone holding a relatively loud conversation. Now he's trying to schedule an MRI for his right shoulder.

I sure do love working in cubes.

How it's made

This ensures the hollow horse will be strong enough to withstand up to 400 pounds of people sitting on it.

Amgen Tour of California

I think this bike race would be better if it was the InGen Tour of California.

At the very least, there'd be more velociraptors involved.

Amgen Tour of California

So, there's a yellow jersey for the lowest overall time, a green jersey for winning the sprints, and a polka dot jersey for winning the mountains.

Wonder what jersey they'd get for winning the Feed Zone. That's the jersey I'd really want to win.

This is a Thing of Yogurt

Yes. Thing is the appropriate term for a container that contains yogurt. Contain... don't think I've used that word enough in that last sentence. Contain.

This is a snail

It's sideways because I was drawing in landscape mode, which my drawing app doesn't actually support

You are not TJ Oshie

Do not shoot hockey picks at people without a helmet.

Apparently as long as they have a helmet, they are fair game. Construction workers. Cyclists. Jockeys. Firemen.

It's OK if they don't have any sort of protection. But a helmet is mandatory.

Today's Word(s) of the Day

Vacuous

Today's Word(s) of the Day

Vaguely Constipated Jesus Tramp Stamp.

It's a thing. On a dude.

Yup. Just as hilarious as you might imagine it would be.

Today's Word(s) of the Day

Thundery.

Didn't make this up. The meteorology service used by the Formula 1 teams think it is a word. Or at least it is a word in Malaysia

Alex Ovechkin Quote

"We talked about it at the PP meeting."

Glad that these elite athletes have meetings about such important topics.

This is a rectanglasaurus rex

Kind of a pain to post this... required two pieces of technology

These are idiots

Hockey fights are dumb. Really dumb

This is Khan

Well, actually it is Captain Kirk.

But he's referring to Khan.

I think he technically should be wearing the maroon jacket since it is from one of the movies. But I decided to go with his uniform from the series instead. For some reason.

This is a car

And ninja cat no less

This is a broom

Not just the stick. The whole durn thing.

This is a hedgehog

A sideways hedgehog

Random Place that just Popped into my Head

Banff

This is a Tyrannosaurus Rex

With angry eyebrows, apparently

This is me

Flopped on the couch after working out.

I realize that I am sitting on a couch, and the picture actually shows me sitting on an armchair. Shut up.

A Study on the Different Methods of Cleaning the Snow off One's Car: The Porthole

These are the most impressive ones on the road.

The car is completely covered in snow, except for a small porthole carved out on the front windshield right in front of the driver.

Because who needs to see out the sides or back? As long as I can see where I'm going, it'll be fine.

These are often so impressive because you can't actually tell how they got in the dang car. Literally the only break in the snow is the porthole. No seam lines around the door or anything.

Boggles the mind in more ways than one.

A Study on the Different Methods of Cleaning the Snow off One's Car: The Krusty the Clown

Combine a Dilbert's Boss with a Size Mismatch and you get one of these exciting combos

A Study on the Different Methods of Cleaning the Snow off One's Car: The Dilbert's Boss

Usually shows up on cars with roof racks.

They're a pain to clean the snow out of, so people just ignore them.

A Study on the Different Methods of Cleaning the Snow off One's Car: The Size Mismatch

Most commonly seen on SUVs.

You can see that these people made an effort. Unfortunately their car was just too big, or they were just too short.

Nice patch of snow running down the centerline of the car.  There is a continuum between the Iceberg and the Size Mismatch that varies with amount of effort expended and the size of the vehicle.

A Study on the Different Methods of Cleaning the Snow off One's Car: The Partial Credit

Hey, at least they tried, right?

Not sure whether to be happy that they put some effort into it, or sad that they didn't feel like finishing the job.

On these, you can easily see the arm span of the driver. They clean off what they can reach from the driver's side, and leave the rest alone. In especially special cases, they only clean off what they can reach from standing next to the driver's door.

Half clean, half iceberg.

A Study on the Different Methods of Cleaning the Snow off One's Car: The Iceberg

The first example is what I like to call The Iceberg. Or maybe the Donald Trump.

Basically, the driver sorta cleans the sides of the car, but leaves a huge mass of snow on the roof.

Good luck to them if they ever need to come to a quick stop.

I had an Iceberg fly apart at highway speeds from a car in front of me this morning. Was an impressive explosion of powder and chunks as the wind finally overcame the snow's cohesion.

A Study on the Different Methods of Cleaning the Snow off One's Car

Driving to work this morning, I was struck by the differing levels of snow clearing demonstrated by the drivers on the road. This following posts will be a pictorial representation of those different styles.

The first one, which I shall call "The Responsible Driver" would be difficult to accurately depict. Basically it is a car with a few patches and spots of snow and frost, but basically clean.

Plus it is kinda boring, so we'll skip it and move on to the more interesting ones.

This if a car

The front view of one, to be specific.

Or at least a rough approximation thereof, suitable for my next series of posts.

This is a bean

And red bean, to be precise.

This is a bluebird flying over a cardinal

You can tell it isn't a blue hat because it is a bright blue, not a grayish blue

Gotta pee

Haven't mentioned that in quite a while. But it is true

This is a manila folder

Or maybe a very strangely shaped taco shell

This is lord of the rings

Notice the lack of proper nouns

This is a boat on a trailer

See how clever I can be?

This is me. As a moose

If mooseses had green horns for some reason

This is me. As a wabbit

Should you ever need to identify me if I become a wabbit, this may help

This is me

Wearing glasses today

This is a panda

What I'm learning from David Attenborough on Planet Earth is that pandas are the dumbest creatures alive. Not necessarily in terms of intelligence, but in terms of being well adapted to their surroundings. And survival.

Today's Word(s) of the Day

Grizz-uly bear

I like how David Attenborough says "grizzly bear"

This is a llama

You can tell by the ears.

Or maybe an alpaca. I can never remember the difference.

This is a cephalotoad

Thanks for giving me an easy one to start with

This is definitely a whale

Sign says so

Dan, draw for me, would you please

We used to play this game in my lab. But now we can't. Mainly because our new lab doesn't have any whiteboards that are hung on the wall (and the whiteboards we do have in there are covered with work stuff. Because screw erasing). And the person I used to play with now works for a different company. And the whiteboard we used to play on probably is now part of that company too. Or in a dumpster.

Anyways, the game was basically my co-worker suggesting something for me to draw, and me drawing it as quickly and simply as possible. And then occasionally seeing if a third person could guess what the drawing depicted.

So, basically, we can continue this on my blog... make suggestions and I'll draw...

This is a sailboat

With some fishes

This is an airplane

I realize I'm getting outside the lanes of the "wildlife spring guide" thing I had going on, but I think this is an important enough creature that you should be able to identify it if required.

This is a potato

Or Pastor Maldonado with his eyes and mouth closed.

I wasn't sure what to draw next, and "Martin" asked if I had drawn a potato yet.

Now I have. The patio Pastor Maldonado joke was all me though.

This is an orange

Enjoy

What are your thoughts on turtles?

Is it obvious that I just got a tablet?

This is a whale

I drawed it! What do you think?

Today In Literature: Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card

"He looked down at his hands, nodded, then laid his head on his anus and sobbed."

Methinks that there was a slight mistake when the book was translated into an ebook.

Not the first time I've seen the "arms" into "anus" mistake.  And not always books by Card.

XXII Winter Olympics: Cross Country Skiing - Ladies' Sprint (Free)

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Kikkan Randall

XXII Winter Olympics: Women's skiathlon

"It is a fairly straighforward waxing day, we heard."

XXII Winter Olympics: Figure skating team event: ice dancing short dance

The commentators are talking about the dancer's personal lives.  While they're doing their routine

This should tell everyone that there's actually nothing interesting going on.