As you may know, for the past ten months or so I’ve had a little friend living in a box on my desk at work. His name is Marcus, and he’s a dead moth.

We’ve had some good times together, but today he set off on his greatest journey ever.

Today was my last day at the job I’ve held since May 2008. In September I’ll be starting my Master’s degree in Sociology, with the goal of eventually teaching and doing research at a university somewhere.

I had to decide what to do with Marcus, and eventually I realized, though there were many tears, that it was time for us to part ways. I sealed him into his little box, making sure there were some small gaps for air (hey, dead moths have to breathe too, don’t they?), and placed the box very carefully on top of the various junk in the garbage can.

I’m sure Marcus will be able to quickly make new friends wherever he ends up. Maybe some day we will be reunited…

Farewell, Marcus! Parting is such sweet sorrow! Our time together was too short!

Don’t do anything dangerous!

I used to see a lot of wolf spiders in my house. Here’s evidence:

I haven’t seen any in almost a year since I made that video, though, and now I know why. The one I saw today has been eating them all.

It was freakin’ huge. So huge I just stepped over it into the shower and hid in there, hoping it was afraid of water. And then I stayed in the shower. For a long time.

And when I got out, it was still there, so I ran away.

This is the third match of the first round of the Losers’ Bracket: Komodo Dragon vs. Boa Constrictor. Information is taken from Wikipedia.

Boa Constrictor

The snake scents the wind, searching for its challenger.

A boa constrictor is a snake that can grow up to twelve feet long and can weigh up to 30 kg (80 pounds). Boa constrictors wrap themselves around prey and crush them in their strong coils.

Komodo Dragon

The komodo dragon relaxes confidently before its match.

The Komodo dragon “is the largest living species of lizard, growing to an average length of 2 to 3 metres (6.6 to 9.8 ft) and weighing around 70 kilograms (150 lbs)” (Wikipedia). It is a hunter and a scavenger. “The Komodo dragon is able to see in color, but has poor visual discrimination of stationary objects” (Wikipedia).

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Did you know that the word “euphemism” is, itself, a euphemism?

Yep, that’s right. If someone near you starts talking about your euphemism it means they’re calling you one of two things:

1) If you are male, they’re calling you a sissy.
2) If you are female, they’re calling you a paragon of womanly virtue.

It’s true! Honest!

Do I have to lay it out for you syllable by syllable? ‘Cause I’m not going to.

Ok, fine, I’ll at least point you in the right direction.

Think of the word “euphemism” as “your-fem-ism”.

Get it?

Good. Now stop whining. You’ve already displayed enough euphemistic tendencies for one day.

I finished 69% of Through the Fire and Flames on Expert yesterday, playing on Guitar Hero: Smash Hits. (It’s a little bit different in Smash Hits, because there are certain parts you can use the slide bar for, which means you don’t have to strum. Makes those parts just a tad easier.)

I’ll try again when I haven’t been playing for an hour and my wrist doesn’t hurt. I CAN DO THIS!

And then I’ll go back and try to do it in GH3 to see if there’s any difference.

I’m frightening myself with all this, by the way.

Edit: I made it to 78% now!