moominmuppet

Home with a damned migraine _again_. My paycheck is going to blow. I've got an appt set up for an eye exam so I can get myself some prescription sunglasses, though, which I'm hoping will make it a lot easier to continue to function with commuting and work when I've got a moderate migraine. I wish my glasses weren't so damned expensive; my last pair ran about $500 after insurance (I have stunningly bad vision - 20/1200, and have to get the absolutely highest-end lenses in order for my glasses not to be unreasonably heavy and thick).

I did teach last night for the first time in a month or so, though. Three really great residents, all of whom had a clue, and only needed some basic fine-tuning on their technique. So that was excellent.

I've been reading False Impressions: The Hunt for Big-Time Art Fakes. Plenty of it is pretty over my head, since I have no art background beyond what I've picked up from artist friends, but it's fascinating, and a fun look into the brain of someone with a very unusual speciality.

Intelligent Design's Latest Sneaky Assault on Science

I Don't Believe in Marriage -- Here's Why I Grudgingly Got Married Anyway

Is America on the Verge of a Geriatric Crime Wave? -- Damned elders. Gotta watch out for 'em. ;P

TheFerrett has some interesting thoughts on the word 'cissexual/cisgender', jumping off from DGlenn's excellent essay

Cow-nosed rays in migration -- stunningly beautiful

BuyMyTronics looks rather handy for clearing out backlogs of old electronics. Anyone have any experience with them? (from zombiechocolate)