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According to an article by Charles Q. Choi in the August 2009 issue of Scientific American magazine, the plant Water Celery(Oenanthe crocata) contains a toxin that forces a human's facial muscles to contract into a rictus. A potion using this plan was used in ancient Sardinia by Phoenician colonists to put a smile on the face of people condemned to death.
Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
Once we were slaves in Egypt but now we are free. May we, who once cried out to G-d for freedom, listen to those who cry out still. May we remember the enslaved, the down-trodden, and the desperate at this time of rejoicing.
A sestina is a 12th century poetic form involving an extremely structured pattern of repetition. Sometimes they are written in iambic pentameter, but I am not that awesome. Here is my first attempt.
( The Selkie's Husband )
quiet_tiger</lj> 's five things, so she or he gave me this list of five. If you comment on this list and request it, I will give you a list of five things that I associate with you, which you can then elaborate on in your journal.Title: Nightmares
Pairing: Dick/Jason/Tim
Word Count: 534
Summary: They love each other enough to brave the mine fields in each other's heads.
Rating: PG
Warnings: vague references to violence and even more vague references to sex
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quiet_tiger and shananagin each missed the last prompt drive, so they get extra space in this one even if they are not among the first five. Because I get to be arbitrarily generous like that.Rating: R
Warnings: mentions of sex and alcohol
Summary: Sometimes, Tim only wears the mask to hide his ancient, tired eyes
Word count: 41, 127, 68
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Title: Time
Characters: Tim
Rating: G
Word Count: 200, exactly
aiyokusama did her part. She posted the first entry here and then it was my turn, and I flubbed it terribly. RL hit me over the head with a (only slightly padded, but completely metaphorical) brick, and this thing sat in my word processor for weeks and weeks. It's short and it's late and I'm sorry.
Your result for The Bem Sex Role Inventory Test...
You scored 53% masculinity and 57% femininity!
