This is incredibly sad…definitely a new low in internet hijinks…

Epilepsy Foundation Takes Action Against Hackers

This is what six months of marriage does to you…

Rua: Ooh! I just got another check from that insurance company! How awesome is that?

Derek: Wow cool. Let’s blow it on hookers and booze!

Here are some fun science/anatomy-themed links I found the other day, y’all, y’all…

• The Visible Body, a free online 3-D interactive human body model

• Street Anatomy, a blog about medicine, art and design

• Radiology Picture of the Day, displays a photo and corresponding history

• Posemaniacs, featuring free downloadable illustrations of the male and female human body, useful in creating perspective drawings

• Health Education Assets Library, features free downloadable educational resources for the human body

• Nervous System, makers of beautiful nervous system-inspired jewelry

Thanks to Street Anatomy for displaying many of these links.

I want:

It reminds me of the many many hours I used to spend in the darkroom at school (remember the days before digital?). We had timers attached to the enlargers that looked quite a bit like this. Found here. I’m amazed how reasonably everything is priced. I’m going to have to order some things soon.

At work yesterday I was trying a new technique in Adobe Illustrator. This was my first attempt at creating an image from scratch:

I based it off of a photo of Sumi, our rabbit. Not too shabby for a first attempt, I think. Gotta love those adorable shaggy ‘chops.

As seen on DIYlife.com: Evil Laughter for Beginners. Gives advice on attitude, stance and pitch of the perfect maniacal laugh.

As seen on Notcot.com: The Nomad Yurt by EcoShack. A very cool-looking tent that makes me actually want to go camping…but $8000! Yikes!

Choose a series of photos you like better by clicking on them at LikeBetter.com. “When the brain turns pink, it knows something about you.”

An interesting photo essay: Running from Camera. The photographer set the self timer for two seconds and ran like hell.

My recent hospital stay up at Mayo (that I jokingly refer to as my incarceration) has put a lot of things into perspective for me (as did the month I’ve had to be off work). Things were looking a bit uncertain for a little while there, and me being my usual worrywart self, immediately was thinking of worst case scenarios (yeah, it’s a little scary when your condition is baffling doctor after doctor). Luckily everything turned out okay, but it was a good reminder that life is way too short and we have to make the most of it. I’ve got so many things I’d like to work on or accomplish now. I just wish there were more hours in the day and I had more energy. Here’s a short list of what I’ve come up with so far:

• Make more weekend trips to see old friends
• Do more blockprinting
• Take a yoga class/work on managing stress
• Experiment with more creative ways of taking photos
• Expand graphic design skills
• Come up with a more consistent cleaning schedule
• Get materials together for teaching the photo class next month
• Watch less tv
• Go for walks
• Try to find one thing each day that inspires me