Below are the 20 most recent journal entries recorded in lepid0ptera's LiveJournal:

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
5:51 pm	Questions I hate. "Are you real?" I am corporeal.  Please clarify the question if this was not what you intended to ask.  "Are you for real?" This depends on a set of criteria to which you are not privy.  "How are you doing?" I'm experiencing discomfort with the ambiguity of the question.  I will get over it soon. "What's up?" If I had something of interest to share with you, I would have already shared it.  (6 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, February 21st, 2009
3:05 pm	I'm in Ithaca! :D (9 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008
8:54 pm	YES Woman Profoundly Moved By Lyrics Artist Put Zero Time Or Effort Into (Comment on this)
Thursday, August 21st, 2008
1:15 pm	Vegetarians and trans fats Massachusetts is thinking about banning trans fats. As a libertarian, of course I disagree with this on principle. But something interesting occurred to me. Because banning trans fats is a sort of liberal thing, and vegetarians also tend to that side politically, I bet a lot of vegetarians unwittingly support such bans. If you're vegan or an animal rights supporter, you should be supporting trans fats. Why? Because banning trans fats means more animal products will be used in our food. First, a little background. Fats exist in two forms: cis and trans. This refers to the shape or configuration of the fat molecule. Both occur in nature, but cis is far more common than trans. Hydrogenation is a process by which liquid fats, like vegetable oils, are made solid by adding hydrogen to them. This artificial process makes the ratio of trans fat molecules to cis molecules produced much higher in the resulting hydrogenated fat than is found naturally. Restaurants use trans fats because vegetable products are cheaper than animal products. But if trans fats are banned, that means that all solid fats which are non-animal in origin, like margarine and Crisco, will be replaced by solid fats that come from animals, like lard and butter. Supporting a trans fats ban therefore means a supporting marked increase in the use of animal products. (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, August 15th, 2008
12:01 am	Food meme! 1) Copy this list into your journal, including these instructions. 2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten. 3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating. 4) Italize things you would like to try. 1. Venison 2. Nettle tea 3. Huevos rancheros 4. Steak tartare 5. Crocodile 6. Black pudding 7. Cheese fondue 8. Carp 9. Borscht 10. Baba ghanoush 11. Calamari 12. Pho 13. PB&J sandwich 14. Aloo gobi 15. Hot dog from a street cart 16. Epoisse 17. Black truffle 18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes 19. Steamed pork buns 20. Pistachio ice cream 21. Heirloom tomatoes 22. Fresh wild berries 23. Foie gras 24. Rice and beans 25. Brawn, or head cheese 26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper 27. Dulce de leche 28. Oysters 29. Baklava 30. Bagna cauda 31. Wasabi peas 32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl 33. Salted lassi 34. Sauerkraut 35. Root beer float 36. Cognac with a cigar 37. Clotted cream tea 38. Vodka jelly 39. Gumbo 40. Oxtail in soup 41. Curried goat 42. Whole insects 43. Phaal 44. Goat’s milk 45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more 46. Fugu 47. Chicken tikka masala 48. Eel 49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut 50. Sea urchin 51. Prickly pear 52. Umeboshi 53. Abalone 54. Paneer 55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal 56. Spaetzle 57. Dirty gin martini 58. Beer above 8% ABV 59. Poutine 60. Carob chips 61. S’mores 62. Sweetbreads 63. Kaolin 64. Currywurst 65. Durian 66. Frogs’ legs 67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake 68. Haggis 69. Fried plantain 70. Chitterlings, or andouillette 71. Gazpacho 72. Caviar and blini 73. Louche absinthe 74. Gjetost, or brunost 75. Roadkill 76. Baijiu 77. Hostess Fruit Pie 78. Snail 79. Lapsang souchong 80. Bellini 81. Tom yum 82. Eggs Benedict 83. Pocky 84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant 85. Kobe beef 86. Hare 87. Goulash 88. Flowers 89. Horse 90. Criollo chocolate 91. Spam 92. Soft shell crab 93. Rose harissa 94. Catfish 95. Mole poblano 96. Bagel and lox 97. Lobster Thermidor 98. Polenta 99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee 100. Snake I've had carob ice cream... does that count? (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Monday, August 11th, 2008
10:26 am	Woo! My grandma is giving me her car! Yays! (Comment on this)
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
4:04 am	Oy. I have spent the last several hours singing Dr. Horrible songs. And then I found this one kid that sings the ending song really well, and he was in a band that sang this song called "Who needs shelter," which is a amazing song written by some dude named Jason Mraz, who is incredible and I'm now sleep deprived obsessed with. I need to go to sleep. BAD YOUTUBE. BAD. (7 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, July 26th, 2008
10:21 pm	Holy crap this quiz nailed me. My results, in full. This is the most accurate description of my personality I have ever read: "The Queen’s Rook is a pensive, analytical individual. They don’t mind spending long periods of time on their own to work through problems. They may venture so far into thought they appear vacant or detached; often they really are oblivious of the world at that moment. These wayward princes are precise about descriptions and by habit correct others (or feel sorely tempted) if the shade of meaning is slightly off. This is annoying to the less concise, but this is what gives the Queen’s Rook a gift for gab, especially in writing. This Rook is relatively easy going until their principles of truth, knowledge and justice are violated. Because of this they hate the formalities of bureaucracy, politics, and authority – which tend to mask the truth of operations. They will respond with a flip of the switch and become outspoken and inflexible. They will eventually drop the issue, because they do prefer a reserved and benign ambiance. The problem with the Queen’s Rook is when they are debating a point; they may be convincing themselves as much as their opponent. They spend a considerable amount of time second-guessing their abilities and may come to multiple conclusions that offer plausible solutions." They totally nailed me. Especially about spending a lot of times thinking about things, appearing oblivious, hating authority, being outspoken and inflexible and ready to jump into any argument- and most importantly- when arguing, convincing myself as much as my opponent. I would like to emphasize that last point, because not only does this means that I'm not the only one like this, but I think it's important for people who know me to realize. When I argue, I am freakin' stubborn. This does not mean I believe everything that comes out of my mouth. If we have talked for any length of time, I have at some time completely ignored your point and bulldozed over your ideas. Let it be known that while I don't appear to take you seriously, I do. In private. :) Anyway, in case you're interested in finding out which chess piece you are: Which chess piece are you, anyway? (10 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
7:14 pm	Quotes Go to http://quotationspage.com/random.php3 and read until you find five quotes that speak your truth. (I don't know what "speak your truth" means... I suppose it's something like "speaks to you" or  "rings true.") Wisdom doesn't automatically come with old age. Nothing does - except wrinkles. It's true, some wines improve with age. But only if the grapes were good in the first place.     Abigail Van Buren (1918 - ), 1978 If all the economists in the world were laid end to end, they wouldn't reach any conclusion.     George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) A fool's brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition, and art into pedantry. Hence University education.     George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one's time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are first aimed, and oppression must be stopped at the beginning if it is to be stopped at all.     H. L. Mencken Conservative. noun. A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from a liberal, who wishes to replace them with others.     Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914), The Devil's Dictionary (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Friday, March 21st, 2008
10:51 am	Soooo excited My baby is coming in the mail! ThinkPad X61: 12.1" screen, 2.7 lbs Upgrades from baseline: +$30: 100GB 7200 rpm HD (comes with 80GB 5600 rpm) +$40: Intel Core 2 Duo , 2.2GHz, 4MB L2 (comes with 2.0GHz, 2MB L2) +$30: 2 GB RAM (comes with 1GB) Originally: $1,495.00 On sale: $1,166.10 With coupon: $932.88 With tax: $1,007.10 I so cannot afford this :) (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Sunday, February 24th, 2008
10:03 pm	Binging I have a problem. On Wednesday I skipped class and saw the Alan Berg Quartet. On Saturday I saw a Brahms Requiem. Today I sang through all of Messiah with a friend. All the while, I have been obsessively listening to Bartok, Rachmaninoff, and Mozart and ignoring my homework. Must... stop... binging... on... classical... music. (But it's so good!) Current Mood: content (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Sunday, February 17th, 2008
6:04 pm	Awww Look what  I got for Valentine's Day. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
2:57 pm	Meme Your Candy Heart Says "Get Real" You're a bit of a cynic when it comes to love. You don't lose your head, and hardly anyone penetrates your heart. Your ideal Valentine's Day date: is all about the person you're seeing (with no mentions of v-day!) Your flirting style: honest and even slightly sarcastic What turns you off: romantic expectations and "greeting card" holidays Why you're hot: you don't just play hard to get - you are hard to get What Does Your Candy Heart Say? (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
2:47 pm	FINAL SCHEDULE!!!!1 Here she is: SCHEDULE Plus interviews, plus job, plus finishing my honor's thesis.  Death is imminent.  (People have remarked that my schedule looks remarkably like a spaceship from invaders) (Comment on this)
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
10:56 am	Totally random websites. In which I list websites which are one page (although some of them are two or three, but subtly.) I should have gotten to this one earlier: http://www.isitchristmas.com/ I don't get it. http://lettie.com/ This has been around for a very, very long time. http://www.purple.com/ More double you tee eff http://fevent.com/ (9 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, December 10th, 2007
8:59 pm	What is your daemon animal? ( The quiz )Courtesy of laevatein (Comment on this)
Thursday, December 6th, 2007
10:47 pm	When insults had class When insults had class. An excerpt: “I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring a friend... if you have one.” –George Bernard Shaw to Winston Churchill “Cannot possibly attend first night; will attend second, if there is one.” –Winston Churchill’s response to George Bernard Shaw "You, Mr. Wilkes, will die either of the pox or on the gallows." –The Earl of Sandwich "That depends, my lord, whether I embrace your mistress or your principles." –John Wilkes's response to The Earl of Sandwich (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, October 25th, 2007
4:58 pm	Color meme Courtesy of ogreteeth ( Color Meme ) (Comment on this)
Friday, September 14th, 2007
3:21 pm	omg meme 1. Go to http://www.careercruising.com 2. Put in Username: nycareers and Password: landmark. 3. Take their "Career Matchmaker" questions. 4. Post the top 15 results. 1. Explosives Specialist     2. Biological Tech     3. Botanist     4. Optical / Ophthalmic Lab Technician     5. Veterinarian     6. Biologist     7. Veterinary Technician     8. Sign Maker     9. Desktop Publisher     10. Automotive Painter     11. Sheet Metal Worker     12. Fashion Designer     13. Cartoonist / Comic Illustrator     14. Electrician     15. Electronics Engineering Tech 1. HAHAHA I SHOULD BLOW STUFF UP 2. Sounds about right. 3. WTF? I hate plants. :( (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Friday, March 9th, 2007
11:44 pm	Journal is now mostly friend locked. That is all. (Comment on this)