Do Be Do Be Do

[shanmonster]

I'm so close to being able to do the splits that the crotch of my shorts brush the floor. But my rear foot kept cramping up today, so it didn't quite happen. I suspect it was freaking out on me because I've added calf raises to my workout routine. I felt strong today, and ended up upping several weights. I think I may have to drop my tricep pulldowns, though. My technique is sloppy, and I can't do it right with the weights I'm currently using. Damn.

I'm working on a new bedlah. This one is purple and gold, mostly because it was the first pretty fabric within arm's reach. So far, it's coming along pretty well, but then again, I only just started covering the bra cups last night. I need to get some gold Egyptian glass trim to finish my costume. I have half of what I need, but am not having a whole lot of luck in finding the other half. The stuff is expensive! Well, considering the work that goes into making it, it's insanely inexpensive, but for an impoverished art school student like me, it almost may as well be a complete Madame Abla concoction.

And now, it's time for more links:

Spanking the Monkey: "The Strangest Children's Book of the 19th Century Teaches You the Facts of Life—Complete With Singing Vagina."

Moto Penis: Is it a ride-in lawnmower or what? I'm confused (thanks, Daze Reader).

Anatomy 101: "Spending quality time with your children is important. About a year ago my son literally discovered his nuts one night while pawing at himself, and I'm thankful I happened to be there for that ridiculous moment in his life."

Cat Masturbation: I've lived with dozens and dozens of cats, but I've never seen them do this.

Old West Slang and Phrases: A lot of these are familiar to me, and some I even use on a regular basis. Nevertheless, "shove the queer" is new to me.

Worksafe Art: "Making art safe for the children" (thanks, Miss Wurzel Tod).

Live. Nude. Girl.: Nifty blog with snappy writing by a martial artist/figure model (sound familiar?).

Franklin lifter gets better with age: In 1991, Stan Chatis had trouble opening jars. Now, he's 65 and a world champion power lifter. "They have done numerous studies on elderly people and lots of people didn't think it was possible an older person can get stronger." Those people are wrong.

Viking Kittens: I know you've seen them before, but they need to be a permanent window on your task bar.

Giant Mushroom Baffles Experts in Congo: This story reminds me a little of something I heard when I lived in BC. A man was out hunting in the Rockies when he saw something big, white, and round in a field. He stared and stared at it, and was getting rather freaked out. He'd never seen anything like it before in his life. As he watched it in trepidation, it seemed to him that it moved. Convinced it was a hungry, rabid, albino, Kodiak bear, he shot it, and pieces of the enormous puffball mushroom suddenly littered the field (thanks, Neil Gaiman).

Satisfaction: You've also probably seen this power tool video before, but I just had to share it again. Considering my metals class is almost only women, a typical day at school looks almost exactly like this. We just use more torches, that's all.

Gallery of the Forbidden: "Revealed here is how the intentions of artists are often negated by skittish record (and radio) companies who so easily cave-in whenever challenged by outside forces. No matter whether these artists were up-&-comers or established superstars, they all have felt the sting of censorship and, variously, saw their work reviled, rejected, recalled, repressed, and/or forcibly revised. Now, this history can be revisited."