Look at these guys

There are a lot of them

They hang out together and are friends.

I don't have any tattoos on myself (yet). But, I've always grown up around the idea that if you get a tattoo it's a forever type of thing. Then came laser tattoo removal!

Sure you're left with a scar, or sometimes you're left with a tiny bit of stained skin, but it seems to be the ultimate answer for anyone who hates their ink enough to get it removed.

They show pretty before and afters:

But, some people don't know what comes with the process. It's excruciatingly painful and you get these wonderful blisters to go along with the removal, because you're literally burning your own flesh.

this what i am telling myself

but it isn't working

People have made threads about their lousy days and about being a loser and it was just a matter of time before I made something to that effect don't ya think?

Well here's my contribution to the pity party...

I just found out today at my doctor visit that I have Aspergers Disease. It's a form of autism and she said it can account for a lot of the weird things I do and say.

It hit me like a fu**ing brick! It's like a part of the control I had over my own body and mind was taken away from me!

There is no cure for it obviously and there aren't many things in general they can do for it. I'm just really scared about it and if anyone has any info on it please let me know!

Links, essays, therapy options... Anything! I don't want this to own me any more than it has too.

But when all's said and done the fact is that I have this and it's not going to go away.

I don't care if people don't like food threads! This is a cookery thread for all random cookery stuff. For example, I ordered Messermeister Pro Touch Julienne Cutter off Amazon this morning.

I am also jonesing to try pumpkin seed oil, but the real thing from Styrian pumpkin seeds! It's super expensive, dammit. It sounds so good. I'm going to see if it's available from a local market because I'm leery of buying perishables on line. I want to drizzle it on soups and hummus and pasta. A pumpkin seed pesto made with pumpkin oil? Hmmm

I found this charming website that sells it: http://www.pumpkinseedoil.com/index.html

1. Have you ever (met a cult)?

2. Happy hooker day!

3. How much wood would a ____ Chuck chuck if a ____ Chuck could chuck wood?

4. Embittered, Dr Suglia gave up his practice and became a mortician. He dissects Chuck's books on public sites to this day.

5. Block Brock blocks, they're for tippers.

6. State of the Cult 1999...

7. He wholly chickened out of the argument by typing "IMHO", and inadvertently summoned the ghost of Imhotep.

8. Join the Chuckshop if you're serious about chucking wood.

10. You missed the point; I will post a GIF of Star Trek characters.

11. You missed #9, I will post-traumatic-stress-disorder made me not give a damn about any of you assholes.

I know. I'm as shocked as you are.

local icon, and controversial cartoonist John Callahan died over night from complications of an operation.

http://blogs.wweek.com/news/2010/07/24/john-callahan-dead-at-60/

arguably his most controversial cartoon.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=12&sqi=2&ved=0CEsQFjAL&url=...