phinnia: large iceberg (antarctica/iceberg)
phinnia ([personal profile] phinnia) wrote2009-04-09 04:11 pm

clickies (you oughta be in pictures)

brought to you today by [livejournal.com profile] brightflashes and [livejournal.com profile] gizmometer *hugsandlove*

some great antarctic images of the day: petrel decaying iceberg inverted iceberg held in place by sea ice

equally great penguins of the day: big mac colony emperor penguin huddle showdown at big mac colony

unusual micrometeorite found in antarctica

fantastic local (specifically Capitol Hill) blog about things within walking distance (i think specifically a mile's walk but i'm not totally sure) from Capitol Hill: Capitol Hill Triangle

dead octopus with 96 tentacles. the warning is YOU CANNOT UNSEE AFTER VIEWING. i looked. they're right. my initial response (and the one i'm standing by) was "WAAAAUGH'.

UC Berkeley psychologist finds evidence that male hormones in the womb affect sexual orientation.

sonar causes rock-concert effect in dolphins (image: dolphins holding up little lighters in their flukes and shouting (or, you know, like they do) 'Freebird! freebird!".)

[identity profile] renaoba.livejournal.com 2009-04-09 11:17 pm (UTC)(link)
The last link is interesting, because it's basically the same that John Barrowman found out in "the making of me" I need to look up if it was the same guy he met. :3

[identity profile] shutterbug-12.livejournal.com 2009-04-09 11:43 pm (UTC)(link)
OMG, STOP FREAKING ME OUT WITH THE CAPITOL HILL STUFF. I KEEP THINKING YOU MEAN D.C. AND NOT SEATTLE. LOLOL *ahem*

Those pics are pretty awesome, and WHOA that octopus. Damn. The ocean is a scary place.

[identity profile] lana-ftw.livejournal.com 2009-04-10 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
I PULLED UP THE PICTURE OF THAT OCTOPUS AND SHOVED MY MACBOOK IN MY BOYFRIEND'S FACE. JUST TO BE A JERK. SO, THANK YOU <3

[identity profile] gizmometer.livejournal.com 2009-04-10 01:14 am (UTC)(link)
i like squids.

yep.

i think that octopus is awesome.

[identity profile] adularia.livejournal.com 2009-04-10 05:41 am (UTC)(link)
I AGREE WITH THIS COMMENT

I am now going to do awesome-lovely octopus!tree-root-system ink drawing art that will not allude to my tentacle fascination in any way at all.

Well, no. I am going to bed. And printing that bad boy out and putting it up in Cube of Cheerful Doom.