droll

droll [drohl] adjective, droll·er, droll·est, noun, verb,

adjective

1. amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish.

noun

2. a droll person; jester; wag.

verb

(used without object)

3. Archaic. to jest; joke.

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I've been told my humor is droll. I've been accused of purposely trying to rile people up on message boards. I'm not afraid to take a chance. It's a fact that I'm getting on up there in years, so...

I'm an old, bold, droll troll.

love is patient

love is patient

From the website:

The collage process used in this process is based on Voronoi algorithm, which creates polygons from a list of points on the plane. Each polygon is defined by the set of points that are closer to a point on the list.

Each photograph is associated to a dot. The more the dot is isolated from the others, the more its polygon (the mask) becomes larger, revealing more of the photograph.

The autonomous movement of the dots is defined by a constant speed and an iterative random variation on the direction.

love is patient

Lipstick on Your Collar - Connie Francis

And, in related news: Some Lipsticks Contain Toxic Metals

Sunny Me

The results might have been different had I taken this quiz on a 100 degree day, but since it's cold, damp and miserable outside....

Never really thought of myself as having a sunny disposition.

Your Weather Personality is Sunny

You're the type of person who really appreciates perfect weather - not too chilly, not too warm, and of course the sun is shining. You love to be outdoors. You find nature soothing and inspiring ... especially if you're out there getting your heart rate up. Nothing motivates you more than a sunny day. Even when you're feeling down, waking up to rays of sunshine makes you feel like anything is possible. On the other hand, a bit of gray and clouds can make you down in the dumps. You're always more sluggish when the sun is hiding. You like to be outdoors, and you try not to let inclement weather stop you. That being said, you do prefer to be comfortable. Whenever you find yourself in a sunny climate, you try to be outside as much as possible. You love dining al fresco and outdoor malls.

What's Your Weather Personality?

saccharine

saccharine sac·cha·rine[sak-er-in, -uh-reen, -uh-rahyn] adjective

1. of the nature of or resembling that of sugar: a powdery substance with a saccharine taste.
2. containing or yielding sugar.
3. very sweet to the taste; sugary: a saccharine dessert.
4. cloyingly agreeable or ingratiating: a saccharine personality.
5. exaggeratedly sweet or sentimental: a saccharine smile; a saccharine song of undying love.

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"Revenge is sweet, saccharine sweet." That's stuck in my head ever since I read it in one of my sister's Trixie Belden books when I was a kid. 

Sukiyaki - Kyu Sakamoto

Originally titled "Ue O Mui Te Aruko" (I'll Look Up While Walking)


From Wiki:

Released by Capitol Records in the US as Sukiyaki (Capitol 4945), it topped the Billboard pop charts in the United States for three weeks in 1963 -- to date the first and only song sung entirely in Japanese to do so.

The lyrics were written by Rokusuke Ei and the melody was composed by Hachidai Nakamura. The lyrics tell the tragic story of a man who looks up while he is walking so that his tears won't fall. The verses of the song describe him doing this through each season of the year.

On August 12, 1985, Kyu Sakamoto died in the crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123. Before the doomed aircraft hit the ground, he managed to write a farewell note to his wife, Yukiko Kashiwagi.