Bachmann Vs Ripley

This was always my favorite part of the movie. I love how it ends, but I won't spoil it for you.

Introducing Bif

Three months ago, I got a new kitteh, Bif, and I wanted to post some pictures of him for the GeoLOLCat meme that's going around.
This first one was taken his first night in my apartment; a beanie baby toy that had been given to me at Christmas of '09 is still one of his favorite toys. As you can see from the rest of the photos, he's filled out quite a bit since February.
Posing with a rock hammer...
Suspiciously watching me watch Jurassic Park...
Trying to figure what the heck I'm up to with that danged string...
And sleeping by the porch door. Why Bif? Well, it's a nice, trite male name, and when he arrived, I was struck by his fine stripes, which reminded me of laminated sediments. Shift the color balance to extreme red, and...The LOL's I've done of Bif can be seen at the GeoLOLCats post.

GeoLolCats

There are microseisms of a new meme circulating in the geoblogosphere... GeoLolCats! Many geobloggers have cats, and I'm guessing basically all of them have a superfluity of geology-related paraphernalia, so photos of cats and geology stuff are inevitable. Put a silly caption on said pictures, and voila! Geomeme!
Here's the first, from Dana. All captions are mine, and flames should be directed here, not at the source. The next is from Evelyn at Georneys, and her cat Samira:
And here's another of Evelyn's kittehs, Zanya (I'm assuming with Samira again):
I had a heck of a time recalling/tracking down that term, myrmekitic. I have forgotten way, way too much of my petrology classes, which were the most demanding, time consuming, enjoyable and rewarding of all my undergrad work. Here's the site that finally reminded me (230K pdf, see page 13); as soon as I saw it, I knew "myrmekitic" was the texture I was after. Here's the Google image search for comparison. Take a gander at those pics and tell me those aren't myrmekittehs.

I'll try to remember to get some photos of Bif with miscellaneous geology this evening. Also too, I see no particular reason this meme should be limited to teh kittehs. Other GeoLolCats will be added as I find them:

• Callan's take on Dana's kitteh
• Callan's Caption for an older cat photo by Dave Bressan
• Another photo, with and without caption, of Samira, from Evelyn
• Photos of my cat Bif (His GeoLolCat pics are below.)
• Callan LOL's LOLa.
• Jessica Ball at Magma Cum Laude LOL's her cats, Sabrina and Ginger.
  

I'll also add on additional Lol's I make below. I won't have to add extra posts, and we'll just keep 'em all in one place. Here's another photo of Samira, with a caption inspired by a comment from Ron Schott:This is Boo Spook, who owns Dana's step mom and dad.(forgot to link it earlier, but Spook's "blank" original photo is here.
Above and below, my young cat, Bif.
And in case your wondering how Bif got his name...
...when he came into my life 3 months ago, the striping on his coat reminded me of finely laminated sediments. Adjust toward red, and the conclusion is inescapable.

Thorsday

Shamelessly stolen from Matty Boy, and his brief but amusing post, "An End of the World for the Rest of Us." And while we're on the topic of LOL's, here's another I set aside a few days ago:
From I Has a Hotdog

You Betcha

Coming up tomorrow, "Given choice between Trump, Palin, most registered voters choose suicide."

When Danger Reared Its Ugly Head, He Bravely Turned His Tail and Fled

see more Comixed. I just saw the above, which made me wonder: What would Vader's side of the story be like?So now we know.

Not At All

see more Historic LOL. This is in no way intended as a metaphor for the rich and powerful of the 21st century. They don't destroy infrastructure, crush the little people, wield overwhelming might, and ignore the reality that their behavior is ultimately self-destructive while enjoying every moment of the ride. And they don't breathe fire either.

Why, Yes. Yes They Do.

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Stand Back!

Inspired by a post at Geology Rocks; base photo from here. Ah, rocks. How I love pounding on you.

Sometimes I Wish My Mind Would Shut Up

Source photo from a story at OregonLive.

Where to Go In Case of Eruptions

Okay, some of what I learned regarding volcanism as an undergrad still holds true. I guess advances in magma genesis by forces of mythological folklore have rendered the whole partial melting and fractional crystallization idea obsolete, but the surface processes of flows and ignimbrites seem to be pretty much unchanged. From I Need It Quickly.

LOL Tweet O' The Day

MTHellfire.

News Item

From The CSM:

Bristol Palin and her mom, Sarah Palin, have used their reality TV shows – 'Dancing With the Stars' and 'Sarah Palin's Alaska' – to underscore a secret to their appeal: the disarming smile.

So about that disarming smile... know who else had a disarming smile? No, not Hitler.USA with some fava beans and a nice chianti.

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween! I was a little concerned, as I started putting this post together, that I hadn't really found anything I considered deliciously creepy. I don't do gruesome, really, but I do like a bit of an edge. Turns out, I did find a few things that raise the goosebumps a little, without going too far. Jack Nicholson trick or treating, for example... you'll have to wait a bit for that one. But in the meantime, enjoy!

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From Uncertain Principles, a set of conceptual physics costumes. My favorite:

The Pauli Exclusion Principle (Requires two people): Dress in identical outfits, and refuse to be in the same room with one another. If circumstances force you to be close together, one of you must stand on your head.

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see more Historic LOL Blackadder

see more Lolcats and funny pictures

see more Gifs. Stupid, funny or creepy? This is very creepy to me, but it's your call.
Dark Roasted Blend
The Daily What

Jim Stafford, Swamp Witch:

Donovan, Season of the Witch:

Skull Swap

see more WTF Pictures and WTF videos by Picture Is Unrelated

see more WTF Pictures and WTF videos by Picture Is Unrelated
Medication time... Backadder
The Big Picture, from a couple of days after Halloween last year. (37 pictures)
Flickr- click to embiggen
Boing Boing
HI ELLIE! Hrrr... Pamcakes! Tix-Comix
The Daily What
Hark, A Vagrant- I've cropped out my favorite, but there's a slew of Dracula-themed comics in this issue.
Bits and Pieces
Bits and Pieces
Bits and Pieces
"Preeeesenting! The One Eyed, One Exploding Sprinkle Brained, Cookie Purple People Eater!" CakeWrecks has been on a roll this week with Halloween wreckage. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and today's Sunday Treats, as always, are unbelievably gorgeous. And if you want to be seriously creeped out, check out this meat loaf.
And that should help you feel much better. Bits and Pieces
Happy-faced spider sez Happy Halloween! Ugly Overload
ChannelAte
Fake Science
Sofa Pizza

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BizarroBlog's Scariest Costumes of 2010... choices for 2007-09 at the link.
Hacked IRL