Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Behold: Future Alum of Montana State Univeristy


Tuesday, October 11, 2011

The Great Infestation of 2011


After my recent trip to the great Brick City, aka Newark, NJ, I kinda feel like Frank McCourt in Angela’s Ashes just without the Consumption, hopelessly alcoholic and absent father, and starvation.  Hopefully I left all my new friends, the bed bugs, in Newark.  However, I think I am forever damaged by this experience that can only be described as fucking gross.
Some facts about bed bugs:
  • The first person to get bit will continue to be the BB’s preference and they will continue to feed from that person. 
  • They will choose hairless skin over skin with hair, and prefer the scent of women--another example of male privilege in our society.
  • Bed bugs will make you feel like you losing your mind.
  • Bed bugs are nearly impossible to eradicate.
  • Bed bugs are fucking gross.
If you want to see the pics... you can see it here (warning it's fucking gross).

Monday, October 10, 2011

Best Local Baltimore Story in While


Although I originally saw this on the local news, I was pretty excited to see it also featured on Gizmodo:

Feuding Women Inadvertently Create Toxic Gas In the Middle of a Wal-Mart

Hey, did you hear the one about the two women fighting in a Wal-Mart? It's a real gas! No, really, that's not a punchline. Two women threw ammonia and bleach at one another and created poisonous gas in a Wall-Mart:
Two woman involved in an altercation at southern Baltimore County Walmart store threw bleach and another chemical on each other, causing possible injuries for other customers on Saturday, police and fire officials said. Baltimore County Fire Department's hazardous materials units responded to the scene around 11 a.m., and at least one patient has been transported to Wilmer Eye Clinic, spokesman Glenn Blackwell said in an email. Two additional people were taken to Baltimore Washington Medical Center, police spokesman Shawn Vinson said in an email.
So far one person has been arrested. And, in case you were wondering about what happens when you combined ammonia with bleach it's pretty nasty—and potentially deadly!
Mixing bleach and ammonia is extremely dangerous, since toxic vapors will be produced. The primary toxic chemical formed by the reaction is chloramine vapor, with a potential for hydrazine formation
The fumes are what get ya, although with a little extra ammonia the concoction gets explosive. Stay away! In the event of contamination, move in the opposite direction from the chemicals and call 911. Also, don't get in a chemical fight in the middle of a Wal-Mart. Falling prices? Cool. Falling dead people...not so much. [The Baltimore Sun]