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[wombat]

I think that won't help with historic preservation because it's my impression that people who get into the building business basically hate buildings. They must, because they're clearly only happy when they get to tear them down.

[theinevitable]

Today I went and asked my prof a question about that paper. The answer was that I'm doing fine, but more importantly I am now even more sure we have something in common. Despite his grumpy/sarcastic exterior, when he saw me at the door he stammered "I'm... I'm almost done grading them! Sorry! They'll be in your boxes soon!" He was so relieved when I explained I just wanted to make sure I'm not plagiarizing.

[pmcd9]

On the subject of tearing down old shit. I heard this song today and it made me wonder if they wrote it about Houston.

Ash, don't wait until they are gone. Weird 'em up now while they are young.

[jaydub]

The winner  of our corporate lazer tag party earlier this year was a tiny 50+ software engineer who cackled gleefully as she mowed down her victims.  She was like a force out of a nightmare - coming relentlessly for you in plain sight, seemingly immune to your attempts to strike her down.  Literally 6 games out of 6 she was the #1 scorer.

[Arachno-capitalist]

The lazer tag arena around here has guns equipped with "grenades." I have no idea how these "grenades" function. Maybe a broad flash of infrared as opposed to the targeted normal shot. But somehow I don't think the dudes trying to lob their "grenades" Call of Duty style really understand how the technology behind the game works. Also, you can not hold down the trigger and sweep as if you are Cyclops. The guns are a semi-auto, man.

[theinevitable]

yesterday I took a day off from Drudge to go to my friend's birthday party in Brooklyn. I did not think about how much I needed to change my usual MO for the city now that it is cold out. "Just walking around" for hours is not as fun when it gets dark at 5 and is pretty cold. But still had a blast.

Saw a woman who I, years ago, posted some drunk angst on here about. She is still gorgeous and awesome. We talked about grad school.

[Arachno-capitalist]

True story: I hate the bird that is known as an ostrich. My elementary school took a field trip to a petting zoo and one of the things to pet was that giant asshole bird. I asked my teacher/chaperone if he would rather fight an ostrich or box a kangaroo. He explained that either of those animals would "kick his ass" and I called him a wimp. So I confronted the bird and it was having none of my nonsense. It jumped up and kicked me in the face. Took my glasses off, leaving me blind and vulnerable. Then it did some kind of dance, yelled at me, and stood there staring at me, waiting for my next move. At this point the zookeeper person yanked me away and teamed up with the bird to yell at me. 20 years later I found a thai place that served ostrich steaks. So I went there with my girlfriend's family and devoured two ostrich steaks. "I'm satisfied. I've had the last word here" I said. At this point my girlfriend's father told me I was a very sick person with issues. I guess he wasn't entirely wrong.

Today for lunch I returned to the thai place and again demanded to consume my enemy. This time I was able to eat without judgement, but I don't really feel good about myself right now.

[wombat]

Don't blame yourself for your psychological scars. None of this would have happened if someone hadn't been irresponsible enough to let innocent children try to pet an ostrich.

Are they tasty, at least?

[Carlos del Vaca]

My wife's grandmother was attacked by a chicken as a child, and as a result never wanted to eat chicken. Which I think is the completely wrong reaction. You should want to eat as many of those devil birds as possible.

[wombat]

Are rabbits really worth the trouble? They seem pretty small and bony to me. I think I'd want more of a return for murdering something with my bare hands.

[pmcd9]

Rabbits are very easy to process.

[wombat]

That's interesting, actually, although that wasn't really the part I was thinking of. It's the payoff for all the care beforehand. With chickens at least you're getting eggs up till you turn them into soup. (Not that I have ever found anyone who actually turns them into soup despite having asked a fair a number of chicken owners that question).

[Arachno-capitalist]

The thai ostrich I prefer is less like turkey or chicken and more like pork, IMO. I guess it would be gamey if it wasn't so wonderfully marinated in a nutty/spicy sauce.

My crew went through a phase where we would raise all sorts of birds, then rabbits and other small fur balls. I am a product of the suburbs so it was a fun experiment to learn from my more rural friends how to process various beasts. Birds are a pain in the ass, but like Ash said, rabbits can be stripped of their good parts fairly quickly. This fad came to a head when these dudes started raising bees. I was fine with donald duck and bugs bunny, but I can't get behind the bee thing. I can't eat a bee, but bees can eat me. Eventually I realized I live in the first world and can just source my meats from D'artagnan or Dean and Deluca. Hell, I can order a damn bobcat from the aptly named Exoticmeatmarkets.com.
P.S. there is one holdout who still keeps bees. Apparently there is good money to be made renting out your bees.

[wombat]

Goats! Goats are totally a hoot. I'd much rather you got goats. See, that seems worth the bother to me. There are better messageboard posts to be gotten out of goats.

[wombat]

Goats! Goats! So many good messageboard posts!