there's more than one answer to these questions

I know what you're thinking. You've been wondering to yourself all morning, "What on earth could be delighting otter today?" Well, I have brought you the answer.

The Indigo Girls playing "Closer to Fine" with Common Rotation. I knew I should've splurged and gone to that show at the Fillmore. It depresses me how long it's been since I've been to a live show, much less a Common Rotation live show. WOE.

Additionally, if you're not familiar with Common Rotation or you're not familiar with the fact that you can download and listen to a truly epic amount of their music for free, you should visit The Union Maid and get cracking. Then you should visit their website and pick up some of their excellent albums. That is all.

We can rebuild him... better... stronger... faster....

You know, I tried to warn you about the jellyfish. And you all went, "Oh, Christ, here she goes about the jellyfish again," but you know what? When the giant fucking jellyfish take over the world, you can't say I didn't warn you.

In case you were wondering, as I know you do, "Why is it that there are never any stories about bad-ass newts?" your time has finally come. This newt uses its own ribs as deadly weapons. No, I am not shitting you. Oh, and did I mention that it also makes itself poisonous? Yeah. Because it's just that awesome.

Glowing bomber worms. That's all I'm going to say. You're intrigued now, aren't you? Admit it. It's just like that time on Firefly, with the crybaby. Or something. Awesome.

Researchers in France have apparently found a landing strip for pterosaurs. From which I am forced to conclude that Myfanwy has a summer home in France.

In Six Million Dollar Man news, a Japanese inventor has created exoskeletons for people with disabilities. Their example case is a guy whose left leg was withered by polio, and there's even a photo of people using them. They're also about to ship a set of exoskeletons to Denmark for use by nurses who care for the elderly; the exoskeletons will enable them to lift and carry people easier. For added scifi coolness, the company distributing these devices is called Cyberdyne and the device itself is called "HAL." Which means this will probably all end in tears. And possibly an invasion of Terminator-Cybermen. But in the meantime, it's one of the coolest fucking things I've ever seen.

And finally, I would like you to know that I have finally joined this century and figured out how to subscribe to feeds. (I am, quite possibly, the last person in the world to use feeds.) I am deliriously happy with this development. Just FYI.

apparently, it's sort of island-y.

DEAR FLIST,

By any chance are any of you very familiar with the city of Victoria, BC? If so, I should like to pick your brains. Plz comment or email agentotter [at] livejournal [dot] com. Thank you kindly.

Sincerely,

ME