by Megan Durham | Jan 11, 2020
Okay I’m going to sound like a shill for a moment, but bear with me: Multivitamins are freaking amazing. I’ve been pretty restrictive in my diet recently because I’m nearing the end of my Healthy Wage bet (been doing it for 6 months at this point)...
by Megan Durham | Nov 6, 2019
Seems like a shocking idea- right? But as scholar William Gladstone noted in 1858, it seems like the color blue is a recent invention. He noted the classic “wine-dark sea” description from Homer’s Oddyssey and- when comparing it with other ancient Greek texts-...
by Megan Durham | Mar 22, 2018
Let me tell you about carrot fries. Goddamn, I love carrot fries. These things are the easiest shit to make, and they’re goddamn delicious and low calorie. How did I never know about carrot fries? Maybe because they’re usually sold as “healthy baked...
by Megan Durham | Mar 8, 2018
In the interest of providing an interesting experience to the boyfriend and his co-workers on his work trip, I polled some friends, three thousand blogs, and a couple visitor guides and created… Austin Texas Bingo! Now, personally, I haven’t been to...
by Megan Durham | Oct 13, 2016
Reading old novels is a great way to immerse yourself in the myriad ways that human thought has changed throughout time. It only takes one quick lookup of what “laudanum” actually is, for example, to realize that the way we look at drugs, medicine, and...
by Megan Durham | Nov 1, 2014
Just in case it wasn’t obvious, I am a humongous nerd. So humongous, in fact, that I’m going to start this article out with a reference to a specific race of creatures from a LARP I play in (a LARP?! Oh the humanity!). So, fair warning. Now on with the show… In the...
by Megan Durham | Nov 1, 2014
Yesterday we discussed Nocebo responses, such as what happens when someone feels that they’ve been cursed or given a medical death sentence. But how can a feeling, a belief, cause your death? Surely that isn’t actually possible? Unfortunately it seems that it is....
by Megan Durham | Nov 1, 2014
Totally worth it.
by Megan Durham | Nov 1, 2014
In the early 1960’s, a 53 year old man problems was admitted to hospital with a severe case of bronchial asthma. The attack was followed by two more, all of which resulted in semi-consciousness and epilepsy-like convulsions. Each time he was treated, given a medical...
by Megan Durham | Nov 1, 2014
Today I started handing out my cards. See, the plan for this site is to have real stories – but my own experience is limited. Thus, I’m trying to find people who want to share their own stories. To do this, I made cards. On the front of each card is the line “You...
by Megan Durham | Nov 1, 2014
Haha! Look what arrived at my office this morning: My Rampaging Dinosaur Manifesto cards have arrived! What are these, you might ask? Basically they’re handsome cards with the Manifesto printed out on them for you to sign and carry with you- so you can...
by Megan Durham | Nov 1, 2014
I find that the more time I spend online the more I’m reminded of how I felt about my name in elementary school. See, at her birth my mother was graced with an unusually spelled name. And while Star Wars’ leading actress might have made Carrie common today, when she...
by Megan Durham | Feb 4, 2012
Protective superstitions probably came into being shortly after man first conceived of the idea of ghosts and evil spirits. After all, the terrifying is a great deal less so if you think that you have way of protecting yourself from it. It’s a safety blanket, a...
by Megan Durham | Feb 1, 2012
A proper post will be up tomorrow or Thursday. Until then, enjoy the Oatmeal’s view of Seattle’s snow fest. Seattle snow
by Megan Durham | Jan 25, 2012
Now, as I may have mentioned before, I’m all for electronic advancements. I love me some cyber punk and I look forward to the day where I get to be integrated into the net in a full-on, ghost in the shell type way. So it’s with a strange mix of...