i’m sorry, you were saying…?

You know, I have a few ideas floating around in my head that I wanted to blog about (now that my mind isn’t being occupied 24/7 by school), but seeing as it’s 2:28 in the morning and I’m nursing a sinus headache, those things will have to wait.

In the meantime, you can see what I’ve been keeping myself amused with (let’s hear it for another quiet night at the switchboard). I give you: The Gallery of Regrettable Food

The whole site is great, but here are a few favorites…

Hell’s Own Aspic (from ‘Cooking with Dr. Pepper’)

All-Bran (from ‘Bran-Plus for Minus People’)

Seven-Up in Milk (from ‘Son of Cooking With Seven-Up’)

Delightful Party Dishes (from ‘Knusden’s Very Best’)

Party Cakes (from ‘Baker’s SHAME’)

Meat! Meat! Meat!

More Fun with Coffee

and Interwoven Soap Pads (no, they’re not food, but they’re darn funny)

annunciation

Today is the fountainhead of our salvation, and the manifestation of the mystery which is from eternity. The Son of God becomes the Virgin’s Son, and Gabriel announces the good tidings of grace. For this cause let us cry out to the Mother of God with him: Rejoice, you who are full of grace! The Lord is with you.

The angel Gabriel from heaven came
His wings as drifted snow
His eyes as flame
“All hail” said he,
“Thou lowly maiden Mary,
Most highly favoured maid, Gloria!
“For known a blessed mother thou shalt be,
All generations laud and honor thee,
Thy Son shall be Emanuel,
By seers foretold
Most highly favoured maid, Gloria!”
Then gentle Mary meekly bowed her head
“To me be as it pleaseth God,” she said,
“My soul shall laud and magnify his holy name.”
Most highly favoured maid, Gloria!
Of her Emanuel, the Christ, was born
In Bethlehem all on a Christmas morn’
And everyone throughout the world forever saved
Most highly favoured maid, Gloria!
- Sting, Gabriel’s Message

choosing gentleness

See, children know this instictively. Intituitively. We are born with an awareness that each of us is inescapably a child of God, and, as such, were created to be treated with dignity and respect. Then that message is beaten out of us, by parents who truly feel that the best way to show nurturing is through vigorous application of the rod.

read more of Rebecca’s thoughts on her blog: Unto the Least of These

well, this is kinda funny…

“The strain of influenza known as H5N1, also called “avian influenza” or “bird flu”, is a Type A virus…”

This makes me giggle a little. Must be in contrast to all those Type B* viruses that are a little less aggressive. Take on a human host? Perhaps. All in good time.

*influenza is categorized into Types A, B, and C. Just in case you were wondering.