I pulled the scrunchie grab bag off my Etsy shop...

...because I needed the space in my suitcase for other things. Good as I am at packing, I am moving from Alaska to New York and Chris and I won't have a car when we get there so it's better to not waste things like toiletries. Besides, none of the grab bags sold. (Not that I blame anyone. It's hard times all around.)

Also, today is the first day (of two) of the movers packing our stuff away, and we'll also be taking the cable and internet boxes to GCI later today. The data stuff on our phones hasn't been working but if they do start working again I'll be online there, but otherwise I don't know when I'll be online again before we get to New York, if at all.

I don't believe in luck, but if you want to wish me fortuitous coincidences... ;)

Links for later.

From trialia, Tiny cow from Cheshire among new Guinness World Records.

From BBC News, Attempt to play 525 simultaneous chess games. (automatic video)

From BBC News, Coroner praises 7/7 survivor who stayed behind.

From BBC News, Rhino horn GPS used to deter pachers.

From Neatorama, The Birth of Wonder Woman.

From TechCrunch, Zynga Brings FarmVille To The iPad. Well of course they do. :P)

From Flavorwire, Pei-San Ng's Flammable Matchstick Art.

From TechCrunch, 'Angry Birds' Toys, A Photo Essay. I want one of each!

From Gizmodo, 35 Years ago [Oct. 21] We Got Our First Look at an Alien World. Cooooool.

From Boing Boing, The Horror! The Horror! Comic Books the Government Didn't Want You to Read! Heehee...

Not only is the book loaded with gruesome depictions of "Murder! Mayhem! Robbery! Rape! Cannibalism! Carnage! Necrophilia! Sex! Sadism! Masochism! ... and virtually ever other form of crime, degeneracy, bestiality, and horror"*, the artwork itself is fantastic. Artists featured include Johnny Craig, Reed Crandall, Jack Davis, Steve Ditko, Al Feldstein, Frank Kelly Freas, Russ Heath, Graham Ingels, Alex Toth, Wally Wood, and Basil Wolverton. I imagine these artists had a lot of fun drawing these twisted comics.

The Horror! The Horror! includes a bonus DVD: "Confidential File," a 25-minute TV show from 1955, about the corrupting influence of these ghastly comic books on our nation's youth.

From The Maddow Blog, Miller Write. (Rule #11: Don't ask any questions? :P)

From Neatorama, How to Pet a Kitty by The Oatmeal.

From Boing Boing, Auction: Back to the Future II self-lacing Nikes and jacket. Cooool.

From bookofjoe, It's a matryoshka by Paul Noth.

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ETA, Saturday Nov. 6: http://www.wholesaleyarnstore.com/category/24237497

The movers are ready to pack up the computer.

Later, all! <3