Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Of two minds: radiation anxiety and savoring life

Japan wind change to blow radiation over Pacific







Paleontologists find hoard of fossils, even a whale’s skeleton, near Va. quarry



The Cats, Displeased With the State of Their Food Bowls, Warm Up Their LASER EYEBALLS



But then they remembered that vaporizing me would still not give them opposable thumbs. Score one for the primates! And yes, I then fed them. Because I am not stupid.

Oh no...
"11:22pm
The ongoing crisis at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant has been upgraded to a level 6 on the International Nuclear Events Scale. To put this into perspective, the Chernobyl diaster was a level 7, and the Three mile Island accident was a level 5."



A list of beautiful color names via Steve Silberman


WordDefinition
aeneousshining bronze colour
albicantwhitish; becoming white
albugineouslike the white of an eye or an egg; white-coloured
amaranthineimmortal; undying; deep purple-red colour
argentthe heraldic colour silver or white
atrousjet black
aubergineeggplant; a dark purple colour
aurulentgold-coloured
azulineblue
azurelight or sky blue; the heraldic colour blue
badiouschestnut-coloured
beigelight creamy white-brown
brunneousdark brown
burnetdark brown; dark woollen cloth
caesiousbluish or greyish green
cardinaldeep scarlet red colour
castaneouschestnut-coloured
castorybrown colour; brown dye derived from beaver pelts
celadonpale green; pale green glazed pottery
celestesky blue
ceruleansky-blue; dark blue; sea-green
cesiousbluish-grey
chartreuseyellow-green colour
chlorochrousgreen-coloured
chrysochlorousgreenish-gold
cineriousashen; ash-grey
cinnabarred crystalline mercuric sulfide pigment; deep red or scarlet colour
citreouslemon-coloured; lemony
citrinedark greenish-yellow
claretdark red-purple colour; a dark-red wine
coccineousbright red
columbineof or like a dove; dove-coloured
coquelicotbrilliant red; poppy red
corbeaublackish green
cramoisycrimson
cretaceousof or resembling chalk; of a whitish colour
croceatesaffron-coloured
cyaneoussky blue
eau-de-nilpale green colour
eburneanof or like ivory; ivory-coloured
erythraeanreddish colour
ferruginousof the colour of rust; impregnated with iron
filemotdead-leaf colour; dull brown
flammeousflame-coloured
flavescentyellowish or turning yellow
fuliginoussooty; dusky; soot-coloured; of or pertaining to soot
fulvousdull yellow; tawny
fuscousbrown; tawny; dingy
gambogereddish-yellow colour
glaucoussea-green; greyish-blue
goldenroddark golden yellow
greigeof a grey-beige colour
gridelinviolet-grey
griseouspearl-grey or blue-grey; grizzled
haematicblood-coloured
heliotropepurplish hue; purplish-flowered plant; ancient sundial; signalling mirror
hoarypale silver-grey colour; grey with age
hyacinthineof a blue or purple colour
ianthineviolet-coloured
ibislarge stork-like bird; a pale apricot colour
icterineyellowish or marked with yellow
icteritiousjaundiced; yellow
incarnadinecarnation-coloured; blood-red
indigodeep blue-violet colour; a blue-violet dye
infuscateclouded or tinged with brown; obscured; cloudy brown colour
isabellinegreyish yellow
jacintheorange colour
jessamyyellow like a jasmine
kermesbrilliant red colour; a red dye derived from insects
khakilight brown or tan
lateritiousbrick-red
leucochroicwhite or pale-coloured
liardgrey; dapple-grey
lovatgrey-green; blue-green
luridred-yellow; yellow-brown
luteolousyellowish
luteousgolden-yellow
lutescentyellowish
madderred dye made from brazil wood; a reddish or red-orange colour
magentareddish purple
maroonbrownish crimson
mauvelight bluish purple
mazarinerich blue or reddish-blue colour
melanicblack; very dark
melichroushaving a honey-like colour
melinecanary-yellow
miniaceouscolour of reddish lead
miniumvermilion; red lead
modenacrimson
moreldark-coloured horse; blackish colour
nacaratbright orange-red
nankeenbuff-coloured; durable buff-coloured cotton
nigricantof a blackish colour
nigrineblack
niveoussnowy; white
ochreyellowish or yellow-brown colour
ochroleucousyellowish white
olivaceousolive-coloured
orheraldic colour gold or yellow
pavonatedpeacock-blue
periwinklea bluish or azure colour; a plant with bluish flowers
persedark blue or bluish-grey; cloth of such a colour
phoeniceousbright scarlet-red colour
piceouslike pitch; inflammable; reddish black
plumbeousleaden; lead-coloured
ponceaupoppy red
porphyrouspurple
porraceousleek-green
prasinousleek-green colour
primrosepale yellow
puccoonblood-root; dark red colour
pucebrownish-purple; purplish-pink
puniceousbright or purplish red
purpureheraldic colour purple
purpurealpurple
pyrrhousreddish; ruddy
rhodopsinvisual purple
rubiginousrusty-coloured
rubiousruby red; rusty
rufousreddish or brownish-red
russetreddish brown
sableblack; dark; of a black colour in heraldry
saffronorange-yellow
sagegrey-green colour
sanguineousbloody; of, like or pertaining to blood; blood-red
sapphiredeep pure blue
sarcolineflesh-coloured
sepiafine brown
sinopiapreparatory drawing for a fresco; reddish-brown colour
slatedull dark blue-grey
smaltdeep blue
smaragdineemerald green
solferinopurplish red
sorrelreddish-brown; light chestnut
spadiceouschestnut-coloured
stammelcoarse woollen fabric, usually dyed red; bright red colour
stramineousstrawy; light; worthless; straw-coloured
suedelight beige
sulphureousbright yellow
tantawny brown
taupebrownish-grey
tawnybrownish-yellow
tealgreenish-blue
terracottareddish-brown
testaceousof or having a hard shell; brick-red
tilleulpale yellowish-green
titianred-gold or reddish-brown
topazdark yellow
turquoiseblue-green
ultramarinedeep blue
umberbrownish red
vermeilbright red or vermilion colour; gilded silver
vermilionbright red
vinaceouswine-coloured
vinousdeep red; burgundy
violaceousviolet-coloured
violetbluish purple
virescentbecoming green or greenish; of a greenish colour
viridgreen
viridianchrome green
vitellarybright yellow
wallfloweryellowish-red
watchetpale blue
wheatenthe golden colour of ripe wheat
wheyoff-white
willowishof the colour of willow leaves
xanthicyellow; yellowish


What about alizarian crimson? (I learned that one from a Donovan song.) Garnet, opaline?

Oooh, ooh, ooh, I'm bonkers for their fabric and cloth list!

How cats play fetch



The Royal Wedding route. But what I like is the map and aerial part. It's such a cool visual of that part of London.




Ooh, cool houseboats







Cute transformer






Goodnight Dune



Amazing transgendered singer



Whoa, that's incredible. Hacking Times Square. Fake. Viral marketing.


Oh, I just love this! Yay happy dancing!



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