Bonus links: Surprisingly erotic betta mating. Note how the female is temporarily paralyzed after expelling the eggs, which gives the male a head start on grabbing them and sticking them into the bubble nest before she can eat them. My[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I like transliterating Mr. Lugosi’s accent even better than I like imitating it, and that’s saying something.
I know, this one’s too talky. I like our expressions, though.
Today Bela started constructing a bubble nest, which is what bettas keep their eggs and young fry in to protect them. I think he is better prepared for romance than I am.
I bought Bela on Friday; he is a Rosh Hashana fish. Today I put a little heater in his tank to keep it balmy, and he has been performing his threat display at it for hours.
Because of an unusually heavy editing schedule I have barely left my apartment in the past week, so when I learned about spyhopping it seemed peculiarly relevant. In my head I hear it sung to the tune of the “Sidehacking”[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m no A Softer World, but as long as someone is, that’s OK.
The glamorous life of a freelance copy editor, graphically portrayed.
That guy in the first panel is my friend and webmaster Ignatz, and we really did have that exchange. He is exceptionally tolerant of my Walter Freeman fixation.
Is it me, or over the past few years has there been an precipitous rise in white people’s making fun of themselves for being uptight and ridiculous? Like the reflexive recitation of prison rape jokes, which also aren’t funny, this[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Click to buy my illustrated version of the book of Jonah! I’m super proud of it.