Roman Holiday

This is true. I know this guy. He has a kid. He named his kid Roman. Normal enough, but his last name is Holiday. Seriously! Best name I've ever heard and it's really someone I know. So fabulous, so amazing and so real. Lol!!!!! I'm still in shock and awe. :)

Belly Bombz

Amazing delish food truck today! Tried Belly Bombz. Got the spicy garlic parmesan wings, pork belly slider & garlic, thyme & parmesan fries. Amazing good and one of my new favorites! Go get some!

Cards Against Humanity

This looks pretty cool. You can download for free and print out at home or at store. You can also pay, but, we should get prints and play sometime? Who's in?

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What is Cards Against Humanity?

Unlike most of the party games you've played before, Cards Against Humanity is as despicable and awkward as you and your friends.

The game is simple. Each round, one player asks a question from a Black Card, and everyone else answers with their funniest White Card.

10 Fascinating Dwarf Animals

Repost - dwarf elephants!!!

Many of the larger creatures that have roamed the earth are seen as grand and powerful. However, evolution moves in strange directions at times. Often as a result of living in isolation and without predators, an animal can begin to lose the need for its vast size, and each generation grows slightly smaller. Dwarf versions of huge animals are as entertaining as they are fascinating. Here are ten for you to enjoy.

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Dwarf Elephants

Upon many of the islands in the Mediterranean Sea are fossils of tiny elephants. These are known as dwarf elephants, and represent several distinct species which grew smaller after being isolated. This is known as insular dwarfism, an effect where a large animal which migrates to an island finds a lack of need for its size, and in each generation the smaller offspring are more successful. Over time, the entire species finds its average size shrinks. Dwarf elephants are descended from large elephants which walked to islands before rising water trapped them there. Similarly, skeletons of dwarf mammoths and mastodons have been found on many other islands. The smallest of all the dwarf elephant species was Elephas falconer, which weighed 200kg and was only 90cm tall when fully grown. Unfortunately, most dwarf elephants went extinct about 11,000 years ago as the Earth's climate began to warm and the weather changed. Truly it is a pity that such wonderfully small creatures are not in abundance today.

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Zanzibar Leopard

On an island of Zanzibar, off the coast of Tanzania, live a number of interesting wildlife. The Zanzibar leopard is among these, and is only half the size of other leopards, scarcely over 1m long. To further distinguish it, its spots are smaller and more evenly spread than those of other leopards. It is thought that leopards from mainland Africa walked to Zanzibar across the frozen seas during the last ice age, and that the Zanzibar leopard descended from these immigrants. Unfortunately, its population is despairingly low, and the only specimens are six skins, some taxidermied. It has never been studied in the wild, and has not been officially sighted since 1980. The local culture describes them as being the evil accomplices of witches, and consequently the leopard has been actively hunted even after it was listed as critically endangered. It is not even known if the Zanzibar leopard still exists, or, if it does, how much longer it can stave off extinction.

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Europasaurus

One of the more famous types of dinosaurs is the sauropods, the long-necked giants who include Brontosaurus, Diplodocus, Apatosaurus, and Supersaurus. They were typically over 20m long, and tended to be at least 5m tall at the shoulder. They evolved from smaller ancestors; however, there was one line of sauropods which first evolved great size before isolation caused them to shrink again. Europasaurus' shoulders were about the same height as an adult human's, and it was only about 5m long. At first, palaeontologists thought that Europasaurus was the infant of larger sauropods, but close examination of fossil bones revealed them to be fully grown. Juvenile Europasauruses were only the size of housecoats, and the adults were comparable to horses, yet otherwise they resembled creatures which were normally many times larger.

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Royal Antelope

The royal antelope is the smallest of all antelopes. It stands only 25cm tall and weighs a mere 3kg. It is closer in size to a pet rabbit than other antelopes. It evolved its small size not from isolation, like many other animals, but due to its diet. Antelopes are herbivores, and each species tends to eat specific types of foliage. A single tree can feed any number of antelope, as each different height lets each species eat leaves in its own range. The ancestors of royal antelopes ate lower leaves, and due to competition from other small antelopes eating leaves at the same level, it gradually evolved to become the incredibly tiny animal it is today. Royal antelopes live in rain forests in West Africa, and eat leaves in the undergrowth, lacking the height to eat the leaves off trees at all anymore. They are cautious, shy, and only venture out to eat at night time. Surprisingly, when scared, they can jump up to 2.5m to escape any potential predators. This is equivalent to a human leaping 18m from standing.

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Balinese Tiger

The largest of all the cats, tigers grow to over 3m in length and weigh over 300kg. They are the third largest land carnivore and are an apex predator, hunting in solitude using stealth, cunning, and formidable 9cm teeth. There are several subspecies of tiger, including the Bengal tiger, Siberian tiger, and Java tiger. The smallest subspecies ever described is the Balinese tiger. These lived on the island of Bali in Indonesia. Tigers are good swimmers, and genetic evidence suggests that they evolved from Java tigers who might have swam across to Bali from Java. They were 2m long and weighed less 100kg, making them much sleeker and less stocky than other tigers. Their fur had a dark orange color and sometimes showed faint spots between the stripes. They hold a special place in the local culture and religion, and although revered, they were seen as evil and were actively hunted until their extinction in 1937.

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King Island Emu

The emu is a flightless Australian bird similar to the African ostrich. They are typically 2m tall, weigh 50kg, and have long, thin, brown-grey feathers. They are good swimmers, can run at 50km/h, and have some of the strongest legs of any animal, easily able to kick through metal fences. On King Island, off the coast of the state of Tasmania, emus experienced insular dwarfism. Although descended from normal-sized emus, those on King Island were markedly smaller. They were 140cm tall and weighed only 23kg. Their feathers were said to be a dark brown and thicker than those of other emus. Europeans first described the King Island emu in 1802, however, when they decided to settle the island to hunt the many local seals, the bird had already died out completely. Several birds had been brought to France in 1804, and the skins of these are the only direct evidence left of the King Island emu. The cause of its extinction remains unknown, but is generally thought to be due to hunting by assiduous sealers.

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Midget Buffalo

On Sulawesi, one of the many islands in Indonesia, live midget buffalo, two dwarfed species of water buffalo: the lowland anoa and the mountain anoa. Wild water buffalo are usually 3m long, 2m tall, and weigh in excess of 1,000kg. In contrast, mountain midget buffalo are only 70cm tall, 1m long, and weigh no more than 200kg. The lowland midget buffalo is only slightly larger, standing at 90cm tall. These tiny buffalo are comparable in size to a large domestic dog. They are the smallest of all wild cattle. Unlike other cows, they live alone or in pairs, and live a casual lifestyle of browsing leaves and grasses. They are hunted largely for their pelts, which are valued for their richness and quality. As a result, the midget buffalo is currently endangered, with each species having fewer than 5,000 members left.

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Virgin Islands Dwarf Gecko

On three of the British Virgin Islands lives the world's smallest reptile. The Virgin Islands dwarf gecko is minuscule, measuring at only 18mm long and weighing a maximum of 0.15g. They live on rocky mountainsides, and tend to hide under stones in the moist shade. However, due to their small size, they are incredibly hard to find, and there are no estimates of the population size. It could equally have an abundant population or be close to extinction. Dwarf geckos are brown with a distinctive short light stripe behind each eye. Their feet have a special gripping surface that helps them climb vertically when needed. Females are slightly larger than males, and they reproduce during the wettest times of the year. Due to their small size, they lose water almost twice as fast as their larger relatives; this is thought to be why they hide in the cool, damp shade and why they reproduce only when water is plentiful.

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Cyprus Dwarf Hippopotamus

Hippopotamuses are the second most deadly animal to humans in terms of deaths per year, outdone only by mosquitoes. Their tough, bullet-proof skin dehydrates easily, so they wallow in water during the day and emerge in the dark to graze. Hippos typically weigh 1,500kg, are 1.5m tall, and are 3-5m long. These enormous animals had a much smaller cousin: Hippopotamus minor, the Cyprus dwarf hippo. Dwarf hippos were only 75cm tall and 120cm long, weighing about 200kg. They lived on the island of Cyprus until 11,000 years ago. The smallest hippo surviving today is actually only slightly larger and is known as the pygmy hippopotamus which lives in West Africa. These are endangered due to poachers and local wars, and only 3,000 are left in the wild.

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Homo Floresiensis

In 2003, strange bones were found in a cave on the island of Flores in Indonesia. These bones seemed to belong to diminutive humans, who were subsequently dubbed 'hobbits' after the halflings from Tolkien's masterpiece. They were only 1m tall and had a brain capacity which was smaller than that of modern chimpanzees. Nevertheless, the cave in which they were found shows the remains of stone tools and fire, and analyses of the craniums have shown that although their brains were small, the regions responsible for intellect were nevertheless the same size as those of modern humans, putting them on par with us intellectually. Hobbit skeletons resemble Homo erectus more than Homo sapiens, leading many scientists to postulate that they evolved from H. erectus and grew smaller in isolation on Flores. They are one of the most recent hominids known, and are thought to have been wiped out in a massive volcanic eruption 12,000 years ago. As with most hominids, there has been a great deal of controversy surrounding their study and classification. Further searches hope to expose more fossils from which we might learn more about these dwarfed people who hold a near-mythological place in our culture.

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Eh

Do you ever go through your day just fine, then in the quiet or dark, some thought of what happened today bubbles to the surface, gets you to start thinking & it starts to bug you? Ya I'm going to start sharing those. I find writing/venting therapeutic. I warn you - the following is a spilling over of my thoughts with maybe no brilliance or point, or possibly something or nothing in there. I donno?

Today we had a meeting with relative of CEO who has some random position in the company. This person starts talking about a training session they did and apparently didn't like the feedback or participation of a certain individual in my team. It was quite veiled and indirect, but my truth-o-meter and see through BS meter is quite attuned since I've been manager. I've had to navigate political minefields and learn to read into every stupid fing situation to keep things afloat. Yeay? It's like practicing... Mind/body language reading and always trying to see past the BS layers. A lot of work and makes me tired doing it all day.

Anyway the thing that is bugging me, is the feeling that this person was blaming one of my people for being honest and not liking or agreeing with something other person was championing for. It felt like this person wants everyone in my team to be agreeable and like everything they do. Really? People can't have their own disagreeing opinions about things? I thought it was an anonymous feedback survey. Shouldn't you learn to take that feedback and try to grow from it, instead of attacking the person who had a different opinion? *sigh

I guess I'm just so annoyed that someone else thinks everyone should agree or respect each other's opinions. Or maybe I'm annoyed someone doesn't agree with me and my views that people can disagree? Ironic right? Pot kettle black? Ya probably. Maybe?

So ya. I guess part of allowing different opinions is that you are going to get different opinions. You can't please all the people all the time. You have to accept that people aren't going to get along. There isnt really a utopia. Instead it's usually this dynamic, catalyst that causes energy, action, and stuff that well - cheesy I know but can be creative synergistic or destructive. Shiva, Godess of life and death. Sorry extreme tangent & we're watching Dexter season Doomsday religious killer.

So anyway my point is, it was bugging me that this person felt like we all had to "like" their idea or session and they didn't like that someone in my team didn't like their ideas.

Also there were some veiled comments about me being too nice and just accepting people for who they were and trying not to change them into conforming stepford corporate robots. Im the kind of boss who doesnt micro and lets you be who you be as long as the work gets done. Ya maybe I should look at myself too at all my imperfections and cracks - or maybe you can suck it. Of course getting defensive, but damned if you do and damned if you don't right? I mean - everyone has criticisms but can't walk the talk. Ugh. So ya. Sometimes I deal with a lot of BS and it's trying to find something useful out of it. Trying to grow flowers out of shit.

So ya. Sorry for the ramblings.

So I guess my lesson is I need to start being more tough and critical, or as a boss, stop trying to make things "get along" and instead be a creative positive catalyst. Maybe stirring up the dust and challenging people is good, instead of always trying to calm the waters and keeping everything mild and easy. My best weight loss happened partly out of anger, that someone didn't believe I could do it. Maybe the world is inspired by both light positive & dark negatives. As Pinterest says, "like photographs, we develop from negatives".

So anyway maybe my ramblings did have a point. I need to stop being a doormat nice sweet agreeable person & start causing some waves. Interesting....

Top 10 Serial Killer Quotes

Repost from another blog. Also we've been watching Dexter. Cheers!

Serial killers have fascinated and disgusted us for generations, their behavior an insane cesspit of deviant acts that we can't get enough of – whether it be films like Silence of the Lambs or in the news as they dominate the headlines, making us double-check our windows and doors. Here lies a compilation of the most bizarre statements to have passed through the lips of these monstrous beings.

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Aileen Wuornos

Quote – "May your wife and children get raped, right in the ass." (To the jurors who convicted her.)

Aileen Wuornos entered the world on February 29th 1956 only to be forced into the most turbulent childhood, being forced into acts of incest from an early age. Barely leaving infancy she could be found trading sexual favors for cigarettes and when she was 14 faced the horrendous predicament of being pregnant – with the potential fathers being her brother and her grandfather. Shunned by her family she left home to reside in the nearby woods. She later went on to hitchhike across America working as a prostitute. She was sentenced to death after being convicted of killing seven men. She claimed self defense, stating these men had raped her.

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Albert Fish

Quote – "I like children they are tasty."

Born May 19th 1870 Albert fish was a cannibal and child rapist who boasted to have consumed children in every state. He was also known as The Brooklyn Vampire, the Werewolf of Wysteria and the Moon Maniac. His family had an intense history of mental illness and religious mania and Fish was no exception to the family tradition. From an early age, his pastimes included the consumption of urine and feces, frequenting public baths to watch young boys undress, and writing obscene letters to women he found in the classified ads. While in prison he enjoyed forcing needles into his groin and urinary tract. He was sentenced to death for the kidnap and murder of Grace Budd, deeming the electric chair the greatest sexual thrill imaginable. During his execution the electric chair short circuited due the amount of needles in his body.

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Arthur Shawcross

Quote – "She was giving me oral sex, and she got carried away . . . So I choked her."

Born June 6th 1945 Arthur Shawcross was imprisoned for the manslaughter of two children only to kill eleven more times after his release. Recorded as having an extremely low IQ, somewhere around 86 and 92, he served in the war in Vietnam where he witnessed various atrocities. He was also known as the Genesee Killer where he murdered eleven prostitutes, although the number could be significantly higher. He died at the age of 63 in 2008. There is a youtube clip on Shawcross you can watch here.

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BTK – Dennis Rader

Quote – "I actually think I may be possessed with demons, I was dropped on my head as a kid."

Born March 9th 1945 Dennis Lynn Rader killed 10 people is Sedgwick County between 1974 and 1991. The initials BTK became his moniker as he declared in various letters to the local newspapers that they stood for Bind, Torture, Kill. After serving in the Air Force, Rader became a dogcatcher and supervisor for the Compliance Department. He remained at large for so long as his MO differed from victim to victim preventing any links or patterns. He was eventually caught after a familial link was established between semen found at one of the crime scenes and a tissue sample taken from his daughter.

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Carl Panzram

Quote – "I sat down to think things over a bit. While I was sitting there, a little kid about eleven or twelve years-old came bumming around. He was looking for something. He found it too. I took him out to a gravel pit about one quarter miles away. I left him there, but first committed sodomy on him and then killed him. His brains were coming out of his ears when I left him, and he will never be any deader."

Born June 28th 1891 Panzram was a convicted serial killer, arsonist, thief, burglar and rapist. Panzram confessed to his best friend and prison guard Henry Lesser to 22 murders and of sodomizing over 1000 young males. Of Prussian heritage, young Panzram was raised on a farm in Minnesota then was incarcerated several times for petty crimes. His killing spree began in 1920 when he started to lure young sailors from bars to rape and shoot them.

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David Berkowitz

Quote – "The demons wanted my penis."

Also known as the Son of Sam and the .44 Killer, Berkowitz terrorized New York in the summer of 1976 by shooting 8 people, claiming he was ordered to kill by a demon that possessed his neighbor's dog. He later went on to claim he only took part in two of the shootings as the others took place at the hands of various members of a Satanic cult he belonged to. However, no other people were convicted of these crimes.

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Edmund Kemper

Quote – "Even when she was dead, she was still bitching at me. I couldn't get her to shut up!"

Also known as the Co-Ed Killer, Kemper weighing in at 300 lbs and standing 6 ft 9 inches tall, was a convicted serial killer and necrophiliac. His career in killing started at 15 when he killed his grandparents. He was institutionalized in a psychiatric Hospital where he displayed severe sociopathic tendencies. Upon his release he killed and dismembered six female hitchhikers then his mother and her friend before turning himself in two days later.

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The Zodiac Killer

Quote – "If the blue meanies are going to get me they'd better get off their asses and do something."

The Zodiac Killer operated in California during the late-'60s and '70s, shooting young couples, the Zodiac Killer became one of the most renowned serial killers of all time due to his taunting, encrypted letters to the press and the fact that he has never been caught. He has been confirmed with seven shootings and five deaths although he boasts 37 killings in his letters. The killer was named the Zodiac by the press as his letters were signed with the hunting symbol of the crosshairs. Numerous attempts by police and amateur investigators have taken place to discover the identity of the killer but the case has remained open since 1969.

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Ted Bundy

Quote – "Sometimes I feel like a vampire."

Serial killer, rapist, kidnapper and necrophiliac, Theodore Robert Bundy confessed to 30 homicides across seven states during the early-'70s. Due to his handsome looks and charismatic behavior, the clinical psychopath found it easy to lure young women to his car. He often would have a fake plaster cast around his arm and would ask for the assistance of a young girl in helping him carry something to his car. Once there he would trap them inside his VW Beetle which he's modified by taking out the inside handles rendering the girls' escape futile. Blondie singer Debbie Harry had a fortunate escape from the killer unlike many of his victims who all resembled his former girlfriend, attractive, petite with mid-length brown hair in a center parting.

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John Wayne Gacy

Quote – "The only thing they can get me for is running a funeral parlor without a license."

Executed in 1994, Gacy was convicted of 33 murders and sentenced to death for 12. Gacy lured teenage boys to his home before brutally murdering and raping them. He buried 26 of his victims in the crawl space of his basement, another three he disposed of in a nearby river and the rest were buried in various parts of his property. Also known as the Killer Clown, the name came about because of his charitable fund-raising events where he performed as Pogo the Clown.

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Nintendo DS

Get in touch with your inner kid. One part of that is games. My brother, cousin & I got into the Nintendo DS player and games a few years ago. For some reason I resurrected it this weekend and played a bunch of games such as Mario Party, Mario Kart, Ratatouille, Nintendogs and other silly games. Had a lot of fun :) even raced my husband and played a few games with him. I know it's silly, a total waste of time and brainpower, but I thoroughly enjoyed it and had fun. Not a total waste then. Maybe it's even more important, because it's so impractical.

I'll have to keep an eye out and get more games for the DS.