Brianna: Black Swan

Good evening!

It's getting pretty late here in Home Country...I should almost be saying good night. But then I realized that no one ever really greets anyone by saying 'good night'. It's never 'good night, Paper Clip! How are you?" It's, "good night, Paper Clip! See you tomorrow!"

My point is, it's 9:30 PM here. It's very dark outside, and I get more and more tired the longer I stare at the computer screen. I probably won't be going to bed for a while though, sadly. I have quite a bit to get done. Why am I blogging instead of getting things done? That's a bit of a long story.

So, it's been more than a week since I last graced any of you with my presence. That's probably because nothing at all has happened. I'm not even kidding. This week just flew by, without even an interesting detail leaking through. I feel like something must have happened, but I'm starting to get confused about which day is which.


Moving right along, tomorrow a new movie will be coming out: Black Swan.

Starring the very lovely Natalie Portman, Black Swan is the story of Nina, a young ballerina who gets picked to be the starring role in the ballet Swan Lake. If you don't know the plotline of Swan Lake, that's okay: you can follow the movie just fine without it.

Black Swan may sound like a fruity chick flick, but it most definitely isn't. It was rated R for strong sexual content, disturbing violent images, language, and drug use. The movie focuses, in my opinion, on the dangers of addiction. How far is too far? How much can you take before you lose it?

I recommend that everybody see this movie. It's pretty intense, though, so if you think you can't make it through it then don't go. It's not worth it if you don't see every minute.

Well, that's all I have time for tonight. Good night! Sleep well!

Brianna

Paper Clip: Irony, Daily Science, PotD

Hello, audience!  Yes, I'm still alive.  Sorry about my absence.  But hey, I'll make it up to you.  I will share with you the most interesting thing that has EVER happened to me.  I think it's the irony of it that just cuts through you like a knife made out of sodium chloride and dripped in lemon juice.

Where I work, we have hand-sanitizer pumps by the register.  So, after I was assembling some Icee cups, I decided to kill those pesky little germs.  Let's just say that something much bigger and peskier than those little bastards came through the white pump.  I don't know what it was, exactly, but it had the shape of a beetle and color of a cockroach.  Its little feet tickled and terrified me as it died and fell of my palm.  Needless to say, I couldn't do anything but stare at my hand in bewilderment.

What do you think, Newton?

"Well, Paper Clip, I think that...  Wait, do you even need me to make a joke about this?"

Shut it, Newton.  But you're right.

TRANSITION!

For today's Daily Science I shall feature the best guy on YouTube.

Dr. N. Butyl Lithium.

My hero!

Dr. Lithium discusses various awesome and educational chemistry tricks from the basic:

Turn Pennies into Silver and Gold

To the complicated:

Make a Solar Cell from TiO2 and Raspberries

To the just plain epic:

How to Make a 100 ft. Long Glow Stick

Not much is known about Dr. Lithium himself besides his awesome synthesized voice and more awesome experiments, but if you'd like to see more of him, check out his YouTube channel!

http://www.youtube.com/user/NurdRage

TRANSITION!

The Product of the Day is.....

DRUMROLL!

Survival Kit in a Sardine Can!

Is this epic, or is this epic?  Kit comes with fishing hook and line, compass, water in a can, whistle, safety pin, assorted candies, matchbox, first aid kit, and even a Paper Clip.

Rush off and get yours today at KlearGear.com for $12.99!

So, I guess that's it for me.  Paper Clip saying,

"May all of your papers be clipped!"

BEAM ME UP, SCOTTY!!!!!!!!!!!