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29 January 2009 @ 10:12 pm
This entry made me realize I need more zombie-themed icons.  
Thank you, Rachel Maddow, for providing me with the sort of news I actually care about:

 

Someone altered electronic signs intended to warn motorists of construction near the intersection of Lamar and Martin Luther King boulevards to warn drivers to "run" from the "zombies ahead."

"The end is near!!!!!!!!!" the signs exclaimed. "Caution! Zombies ahead!!!"

"Run for cold climates," the signs instructed motorists.


Okay, I'm just here because I had to share that with you guys. I have an esame d'italiano domani, so I need to prepare myself enough to get at least a C- (I'm taking it pass/fail, which I think is a pretty wise decision). But before I go, three more extremely vital things:

1. Slumdog Millionaire now owns 78% of my soul. I've seen every big Oscar contender (okay, except for The Wrestler), so I can say this with a decent amount of conviction: if Slumdog doesn't win best picture, I will stage a fucking coup. 

2. Zack and Miri Make a Porno is pretty hilarious.

3. THE MUSCLE ON THE BACK OF MY THIGH, I DON'T KNOW IT'S NAME, BUT IT'S SPAZZING THE FUCK OUT.

 
 
emozione:: WTF, leg muscle?!
musica:: Keith in the next room. (Not literally, to V's disappointment.)
 
 
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WeHo M.: Celebs - WTF?[info]afrocurl on January 30th, 2009 03:33 am (UTC)
What about the zombie icons you had up when you made that post? I swore you still had one here.

I still need to see SM.

Do you mean quadriceps? I think that applies to both the ones in the front and back.
But I don't want to be a pie!: misc║are you my mummy?[info]flinkkamingo3 on January 30th, 2009 03:39 am (UTC)
Oh, yeah, I totally forgot I made those! I do have this mummy one. That's pretty close.

Dear lord, SO GOOD. Just, like, download it or something if you have have some free time.

Ha, I took a human anatomy class in high school but literally nothing besides the names of stuff on the skull stuck. I have no clue. All I know is that I can actually see the muscle twitching.
WeHo M.: C - Spies[info]afrocurl on January 30th, 2009 03:41 am (UTC)
I need to see it in a theatre, but I have to find the time. Sometime soon, I'm sure.

Hmm...I can't remember why they do that, but I hope it goes away soon! Those things hurt like a mother.
But I don't want to be a pie!: gog║i'm chuck bass.[info]flinkkamingo3 on January 30th, 2009 03:53 am (UTC)
Yeah, I would definitely recommend seeing it in the theater if you get the chance.

Luckily, it's not the sort that hurts. It's just really, really strange.
question no.3 - who am i impersonating?[info]falseeeyelashes on January 30th, 2009 03:43 am (UTC)
HAHAHAHA

That sign just totally made my night. GENIUS.
But I don't want to be a pie![info]flinkkamingo3 on January 30th, 2009 03:44 am (UTC)
I know, right?! I wanted to actually post a video of it, because it's hilarious to see it flashing through the whole message, but I couldn't find one. I adore whoever hijacked the sign and made it say that.
ovaltine jenkins[info]the_spin on January 30th, 2009 03:45 am (UTC)
lmao @"run for cold climates." AMAZING. Thank you for bringing this to my attention.


#3= Sounds like the vastus lateralis or the gracilus. Maybe the tensor fascia lata. Vital information for your everyday life, I know. I need to believe that TA-ing anatomy was good for something.
But I don't want to be a pie!: ad║hermanos![info]flinkkamingo3 on January 30th, 2009 03:52 am (UTC)
Haha I know. I guess that means we're safe, right? At least freezing for six-ish months has some benefit.

WOAH. You just impressed me so much right there. Do you have any vital information on how to make it stop? It's not that it hurts, I just don't want to do anything except feel it twitching with my fingers. Cause it's that sort of weird that's kind of cool and fascinating.
ovaltine jenkins[info]the_spin on January 30th, 2009 04:13 am (UTC)
Could be several things: dehydration commonly causes muscle cramps/spasms, as do potassium and calcium deficiencies. So maybe try eating a banana or something? Also stretching a little sometimes helps me when I get cramping in my calf.

I don't actually have any truly useful suggestions, I just know the muscles names haha.
rockettttt, yeahhh: Skins// Effy {yum}[info]boo___you_whore on January 30th, 2009 06:22 am (UTC)
that's funny that it said that on a sign :P
But I don't want to be a pie!: btvs║conflicted goddess.[info]flinkkamingo3 on January 31st, 2009 08:35 pm (UTC)
I know! I love it.
迷看ちゃん: T7S-Steven Hyde[info]meimichan on January 30th, 2009 08:12 am (UTC)
I nearly fell down laughing when I saw that story.

My boyfriend, who is a nerd, said that road crews tend to leave the default passwords on those things, so they're not too hard to hack.
But I don't want to be a pie!: ats║cavemen vs. astronauts.[info]flinkkamingo3 on January 31st, 2009 08:36 pm (UTC)
Yeah, that was pretty much my reaction too.

Really? Sweet. Maybe more people will do stuff like this, then. I would love to see that while driving down 275 or something.
迷看ちゃん: Detroit[info]meimichan on January 31st, 2009 11:41 pm (UTC)
ZOMBIES HAVE TAKEN OVER THE AIRPORT! FLEE TO GRAND RAPIDS!

Yeah, that'd improve the trip on 275.
迷看ちゃん: Faith smirking[info]meimichan on January 30th, 2009 08:14 am (UTC)
Oh, and muscle on the back of your thigh is a hamstring.
But I don't want to be a pie!: btvs║spikes?[info]flinkkamingo3 on January 31st, 2009 08:36 pm (UTC)
DUDE. It's ridiculous that I didn't remember that. I actually injured it one year in softball.
[info]amieamieamie on January 30th, 2009 01:07 pm (UTC)
for some reason when i was reading this on my fl i thought this was virginia's and was like, yah virginia, funny article! i also was only slightly confused with her taking italian and did not realize it was you until i clicked to leave a comment and recognized your layout. it's also creepy because i just woke up from a dream where virginia and i got in a really big fight because i could not find my library card for a really long time and i was holding everyone up. and then she turned into a bagel and i put her outside wrapped in saran wrap.

totally fucking awesome article. i however, do not know how i would have reacted if i had actually seen that sign while driving because i'm kind of terrified of zombies.

good luck on the italian ... (i have no idea what those other words mean).

i liked zack and miri a lot and felt sort of embarassed for liking it after i watched it. i was kind of obsessed with stuff between zach and miri, probably because i missed/miss seth rogen. also miri is the creepy new mom in the uninvited. creepy.
But I don't want to be a pie!: ad║the bluths.[info]flinkkamingo3 on January 31st, 2009 08:39 pm (UTC)
SHE TURNED INTO A BAGEL??? Hahahahahahahahaha that is ridiculous.

Well, it would be okay though because we're in "colder climates" so that apparently means we're safe.

I did so bad. So bad. Let's not talk about it.

Nah, don't feel embarrassed. It was really good. I liked how it was, like, kind of crude or whatever but also a romantic story. I also liked that they swore constantly, for some reason. I can't imagine Miri as a serial killer or whatever she is in that movie. She's so smile-y and funny. I really liked her in the movie.
the poster girl: ad Shhh![info]starxd_sparrow on January 30th, 2009 11:56 pm (UTC)
Sometiems, people win ♥
But I don't want to be a pie!: ad║hermanos![info]flinkkamingo3 on January 31st, 2009 08:39 pm (UTC)
And I love it.
catherine ![info]xxlov3ly on January 31st, 2009 05:01 am (UTC)
LMAO, priceless :)
But I don't want to be a pie!: misc║the myth of mapmaking.[info]flinkkamingo3 on January 31st, 2009 08:40 pm (UTC)
Seriously. This is just classic.
the sound of running[info]gypsy_sally on January 31st, 2009 06:32 am (UTC)
You know, I live in Austin AND I'm a zombie fanatic. I really wish I'd gotten to see those signs. I'm devastated, actually.

Slumdog! *loves*
But I don't want to be a pie!: bsg║starry-eyed girl.[info]flinkkamingo3 on January 31st, 2009 08:41 pm (UTC)
Oh right, I forgot you lived there. That would have been so cool if you'd gotten to see it. I probably would have laughed so hard I would have had to pull off on the side of the road.

IT WAS SO GOOD.
there is no modern mystery: tv : vmars : veronica[info]cartwheel_dizzy on January 31st, 2009 05:03 pm (UTC)
SLUMDOG! Completely amazing. Definitely rooting for it for Best Picture, though I would like to see Mickey Rourke win for Best Actor.

Also, hee! Zombies!
But I don't want to be a pie!: vm║marshmallows and promises.[info]flinkkamingo3 on January 31st, 2009 08:41 pm (UTC)
Agreed! On all parts!