admirable restraint

didja know? men tip more in strip clubs depending on where a dancer is in her cycle! in 2007 a study spanned 60 days and found that women earned an average of $335 daily when ovulating, $260/day during the rest of the cycle, and $185/day during her period. dancers who were on the pill earned a fairly unfluctuating $250/day regardless. were the ovulating women sexier? pheremonier? or, as the study insinuated, did the men subconsciously want to preen their proverbial plumage and impress the more breedable women with money? Maslow called this the "survival mating motive." 

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it's been misty and ponderous all day. I got properly drenched. it was refreshing and necessary, a poignant intermission to a very interesting and clarifying week. it's so fucking nice to have people to share memories with, people who knew me way back when and still somehow like me anyway. it's weirdly validating and humbling as hell. 

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Ballard. 

First Hill. 

Pike Street. 

Value Village. 

amorphous Red Sea-blob. I like the way autocorrect assumed it knew what I was talking about, so I'm leaving the erroneous capital letters. you don't know me. don't even try. 

so what is that blob in the sea that happens to be red? I think it's a lion's mane jellyfish. apparently they can grow up to 6' across. 

from the water, where everything makes more sense. Nucleattle. 

fried pickle spears. I purposely chose the ghastliest and most unappetizing filter. the person I was with had never had a fucking fried pickle! they were deemed "pretty good." 

Belmont Ave. 

Saran-wrapped langoustines d'Ikeienne, fresh from the abundant Renton Bay. 

Roy Street. 

there was a sign that said "stealing is bad karma," and I need all the help I can get, so of course I didn't. but I'm still thinking about that goddamn KISS Pez dispenser. 

need something to talk about on your next blind date? I learned about this today also. 

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koro_(medicine)