January 2012
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theprettygirlthegoldenmile replied to your post: people who ask me what it’s like being in a polyamorous relationship
Does it not bug you that you have to share?
— No. Well, not exactly. To me it would be the same as being in a relationship with someone who has a particulalry time-exhausting job or something like that.
The only thing that usually gets to me is that sometimes I...
people who ask me what it's like being in a...
So you know how you can start relationships with people you think are awesome and totally hot and you really like being around them and you might fall in love with them and generally the aim is to have a good time together as much as possible while balancing that with the other stuff you do in your life?
Umm, yeah, it’s basically like that.
Food I made today
pork chop
instant noodles
peppermint chocolate cookies
chicken curry
I don’t even know how I’m still alive, let alone very gradually losing weight when all I eat is sugar, salt, and protein
Hahahaha
That moment when you remember that you once won something called the “Thinking Outside the Box” award in 2007 and your name is on a visually punny trophy which is still on display in your junior high school.
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January 20th in chronological order
sex
shower
tea + raisin bread
class
class
poutine
labwork
Maturin
Skyrim
mac n’ cheese
illustration
ice cream float
laundry
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“He had been quite unprepared for this particular blow, striking under every...”
– Master and Commander, Patrick O’Brian
Wait
Am I actually gaining muscle definition in my arms from playing violin?
Oh, body. You are nice to me sometimes.
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my brother
He literally spent 70 hours on Skyrim and 23-24 on the new Deus Ex in the last two weeks while also being in law school full time. He made Dean’s List last year and is getting his second course prize for one of his classes last semester.
Now do you see what I have to put up with
Now do you understand my childhood
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Anonymous asked: the fighting naturalist? is that from something?
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Definite favourite class
Animal Diversity! Today we had Dr. Graham Bell, who is a thin old white British guy who lectured on the differences between classical and new phylogenetic methods and their results. He was so awesomely stereotypical in his wispy hair, tidy sweater over shirt and tie, pressed pants, and he even drew phylogenetic trees on the blackboard.
All this in the Redpath Auditorium, which is the most perfect...
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Secret thing I want to do
Have a column next year with the McGill Daily called “The Fighting Naturalist” and it will be a mix of science and social justice (somehow)
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I still have parts of the spiky plant on my...
Edna: Met a couple old coworkers, got some kind of spiky plant all over myself Edna: I don’t know what it is but it hurtas Edna: I’m sytill wearing my wintrer coat and scarf because I don’t’ know how to untie it Benjamin: Well, take off the coat, but be careful with the scarf, don’t want to choke. Edna: I got this I’m a scientist damnit Edna: Boyfraaand...
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Reasons I suck at violin
Why is it tuned in fifths
Why can’t I just play power chords
Why doesn’t it have frets
Why do I have to memorize where the notes are
Why do I have to look down the neck rather than just at it
Why can’t I keep the bow from bouncing on the strings
Why is the bow so long
Why does it sound like a dying cat
Hey remember when I was optimistic
11.20.2010 “I’ve had my share of hurt for this year. Come January we’ll see if the new year 2011 is going to be kind to me. I’m not worried, but then again, I rarely am.”
Hahah, so that went well.
Hahahahah.
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So new Sherlock
Spoilers under the cut re: A Scandal in Belgravia.
Wonderful aesthetic sense as usual, and I’m impressed with what they did with Sherlock and John. Not much with the “haha, gay people” thing I was honestly rather expecting. I was really fond of the bit between Sherlock and Mycroft on not caring about people (it was of personal interest to me), and I liked the very sweet couple...
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My drunk friends are the best friends
Max: What’chu painting giiiiirrrrrllll? Max: *Genderqueeeeeeeeerrrr
I made a resolution
The resolution is
books
me reading them, specifically
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December 2011
50 posts
2011: a review
Pretty much balls.
Ballsy balls everywhere.
Balls for everybody, specifically me.
2011: mostly balls.
spiralfish replied to your post: A year in my sketchbook
Nude boyfriend sketches, eh? *raises eyebrow* If I hadn’t already seen it I’d insist. ;)
— Jack
Why can’t we go one conversation without talking about Ben’s junk
I mean really
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A year in my sketchbook
nude model sketches
nude boyfriend sketches
art gallery sketches
thumbnails for bigger paintings
drawings of my own hands
illustrations of my characters
overcompensatory self portraits
depressing drawings about self harm
dinosaurs
Stephen Maturin
Seems about right.
Post made because of reasons
I don’t consider many people to be friends and far fewer to be close friends, and sometimes I’m reminded why those specific people are my close friends and not just my friends and that is because these people are amazing, and they get it. I never have to justify myself to these people.
Smushy heart feelings aside, basically my close friends are totally cool.
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Edna: it looks like an all or none
Benjamin: Mmmmmm
Edna: kind of thing
Benjamin: Mmmmmm
Edna: … what?
Benjamin: I’m looking at Skyrim
Benjamin: Mmmmmm
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RRRRRRRBLAAGH
Things I have found:
Diablo II instruction manual
Diablo II installation CD
Diablo II play CD
Things I cannot for the life of me find
Diablo II CD key
Another one of my finest typos
While playing Star Wars KOTOR, I repeatedly named my save game file “Sith Vase” rather than “Sith Base.”
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I shouldn't be allowed to type anything
“exotoxins inactivated -> toxoids: illicit immune response”
ILLICIT immune response
jesus christ
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Edna feels pretty poopy
I feel so shallow and silly for paying so much attention to my appearance lately. But there’s so much gender stuff tied into it.
Today my hairdresser told me last time I was in the store someone said I was really cute and asked about me, which was pretty sweet considering the type of people who frequent Bikurious. I don’t dislike the way I look, but I tend not to think of myself as...
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No really
So I’ve been studying for my ecology and evolution final and trying to better understand the ecological concept of “climax communities,” which are like a supposed “ultimate” steady state community in a given environment.
So I’ve been keyword-searching all my notes for the word “climax”
No guys it’s for science
Guys I’m being serious...
Once every couple years
I think it’ll be a great idea to draw a bunch of my friends, as a sort of “hey, I like your face, so I drew it” kind of nice thing to do. And I try it, and it works out okay for a while, and then I give up.
THIS TIME
I swear I’ll finish it guys
Anyways all your faces have gotten even nicer-looking over the years, and I’ve met even more people with nice faces in the...
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I've decided this week is not going to suck
Monday - early to the museum to pick up my assignment (sucks) - studying all day in the library (okay) - (basically) free Second Cup coffee all day (awesome) - buying shitty dinner in cafe (sucks) - Eco/Evo final (okay)
Tuesday - haircut (awesome) - buy black pants (awesome) - study for easy microbio final (okay) - eat KD (awesome)
Wednesday - study for easy microbio final (okay) - eat KD...
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spiralfish replied to your post: Ugh why
You can get plaid decals…. #continuedenabling
youtube.com/watch?v… #badinfluence
— Yeah, I’ve been watching videos like this and, a. decals seem like cheating, b. what terrible colours people use together. Also I think I’d have a hard time being happy with plaid nails that I do by hand because the lines wouldn’t be as straight as...