Wasting Time

People sure do like to play the victim, don't they. Swine flu? An epidemic?

Guys, I've got a cure for the flu. Dayquil and orange juice.

There's this fake moral superiority that comes with being victimized. Anything to feel superior when you have nothing else to be proud of, I guess.

It may be presently obvious, but I'll be even more frank; I don't sympathize with people just because they feel bad. I'm not ready to feed any ego other than my own.

On another note, why do I always get this feeling that my girlfriend lies to me to make me feel better? The more I feel like this, the more it drives me crazy.

I've got a year to think about this...

I'm in a pickle. If these turtles breed, I'll HAVE to incubate the eggs... if they hatch, what then? Turtles lay eggs up to 4 times a season and lay like 7-10 eggs. What do I do with that many baby turtles? In a controlled environment, most of them would surely hatch. I'll have to throw money down for another tank, an incubator and a nesting area, not to mention rig it to the current tank so Wendy O. can get to it.

I was hoping captivity and not hibernating would turn them off to mating, but these turtles seem determined to do the reptile boogie.

I wonder if it is viable to keep the hatchlings until they are a certain length and then release them into the wild? I don't see why not, the fact their parents are adapted to captivity doesn't mean the instinct to survive is gone... I'll ask a professor.

I wonder if this stress is what the parent of a pregnant teenager feels?

I don't see selling the animals as an easy solution. I'd first have to do research into what kind of laws there are as far as distributing turtles goes, as well as how to find potential customers. Clearly, I'd do it on the internet. A Diamondback Terrapin isn't a kitten, it needs a lot of specific care, I wouldn't sell to just any random person unless I knew they were determined to give the turtle everything it absolutely needs.

Even if I did sell to any interested party, I'm still going to have a FUCKING SHITLOAD of baby turtles in limbo. I still have a year to think about this...

Some crap I'm thinking about.

I don't think a Metroid is really a parasite. It's basically a predator, it's not passive at all in its pursuit of life juices.

The Pokémon Tournament is less than two months away. I've prepped a team and as many viable subs the rules allow. I know if I play, I've got a good chance at placing. However, I'm worried I'll get stiffed by the lottery that selects players to compete.

Kayaks are expensive as shit! At 700 for a new one, even a low-end brand, I may as well cut a tree down and make a fucking canoe. So the search for the cheapest kayak possible begins.

Classes are almost over. Non-major classes do nothing but annoy me now.

Airy asked me to draw her a dragonfly, and since then I've been obsessing over the way insects move and how their bodies twist and turn. Looking at a number of moths led me to check out videos of a variety of bat species in flight. Slow motion video makes me happy.

Bioshock 2 has me so excited, I'm actually playing Bioshock again. For the 5th time in under a year. This is a game in which I've had all of the achievements for quite some time. It really is that good.

Valve hasn't said a thing at any of the recent game conferences about Half Life 2 Ep. 3. This makes me sad.

Epigenetic... inheritence?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090412081315.htm

Alex showed me this, and I'm absolutely fascinated by it.

However, I was so tired when I first read it, I thought:

"I wish this was like... I could punch someone in the face so hard that their fucking kids inherit a black eye."

Wtf is wrong with me.

A part and apart

It was suggested to me that because my interest in evolutionary adaptation is more like an obsession, it is funny that I regard the ultimate survivor, mankind, and all of his advances as the lowest scum in the universe.

Yeah, that is pretty funny. I'm at a loss to explain that, actually.

I mean, it isn't like invasive species hold back when they destroy ecosystems.

At one time I would have said it was because we should know better... but I don't believe that anymore. The more I think about it, the more I realize that while humanity SHOULD know better, humans don't.

In that sense, it is almost like human society is a living entity and the creatures that it is comprised of are little more than marching ants.

Monsterbitch

You know what pisses me off?

Loud mouthed harpy bitches who think it is their sole responsibility to defend all of their ugly friends.

You all know this kind of girl. It's usually the fat, nasty one that no one will touch and changes her facebook status to 'I LOVE MY FRIENDS' every time she smells them nearby.

I need to get out of here. If one more person says to me 'Well, that's my opinion.' as a response to being blatantly incorrect about factual information, I'm going to blow a blood vessel in my brain. Why am I surrounded by such mediocre, simple bullshit?

Yes, when you're wrong and indignant about it, I'm going to be rude. That doesn't give you a leg to stand on. It's my right as an American to be a dickhead to whoever I want.

Diet change.

I eat like a pregnant woman. It needs to stop, because I'm beginning to jiggle ever-so-slightly. So I'm cutting out soda completely. Actually, I did last week.

I'm finding it incredibly easy to make changes like this and keep them that way. Other than a few occasions of playing with friends, I've not sat in my room and played a video game by myself in over a week. I waste so much time playing games to death, it is beginning to annoy me.

Except for Pokémon, that doesn't count. I play that while writing papers, eating, etc... It's an auxiliary thing. If I could play Pokémon in the shower, I would. Hopefully this summer that will pay off in competition.

My intense hatred of routine makes change like this that much easier. Without soda, I have to find other things to drink. Without video games, something else to do. It's like a challenge. I like challenges.

My turtles have been growing at an alarming rate lately. They eat their weight in food when they are fed, and still want more. I guess even they get they itch when spring comes around, after being lazy all winter.