Universal radioooooooooooooo

If you're ever at IKEA and you see a small, unassuming grey plastic-with-a-wire halo wand hanging out underneath a sign that says "PRODUKT $1.79" near the kitchen flatware section, don't pause. Don't hesitate and think, What is this? Is it a steamer, or what?? Just calmly, quietly, put down your weird shaggy rugs and mirrors that you don't particularly want or need, pick up the mysterious PRODUKT instead, and take it to the nearest check-out counter. Promptly go home and make yourself a hot beverage. Add milk (or soy, or half and half, whatevs). Put 2 AA batteries into your new Magical, Mystical Foaming Wand. Dip it into your cup. Press the button. Presto, blammo– you have foam. And i'm not talkin' wimpy foam. i mean like, creamy goodness. I'm pretty sure this thing could whip cream if it wanted to. So get to it. And it's not like me to advocate cheapo, crappy, extraneous gadgets, but this was one i simply could not refuse... And i could not be happier about being weak-willed.

Also: does anyone else have the faucet-mounted PUR water filter that looks like a Cylon?

And did you know that that little boring white button mushroom you buy at the store for your boring salad and soup is also a freakin' Portobello, but in baby form? Yeah, you're welcome. i love to blow people's minds.

On that note, here is the most amazing fish in all the lands. For real, though. When Nat showed me this i just sat there shaking my head and saying, "No. .....no! No wait seriously, no!" It was rather difficult to get my mind around, and all i could think was: why did it take until i was 29 years old for me to find about this fish? That is simply wrong. All i will tell you about it is that part of it is transparent. And why is this so hard, considering all the amazing bioluminescent deep-sea creatures i've ogled in the past? Dunno. Something about the halfway-ness of it, just.... trips me the hell out. If you're into that sort of thing, have a look-see. It's kind of why life's worth living. Here is some more info, with some better explanations of the fish's facial features and inner workings. Amazing.

Whew, the real nerdy posts take a lot out of me. Sliced my thumb up but good at work today. Saw a pair of wild parrots in love, screeching across the sky. Everything was slow and quiet today. Song of the week is "Mannequin", by Wire. How come i never knew about these guys? They're the ones Elastica stole all their riffs from (it's okay, Justine & Co., i still love you, grudgingly.).