Yeah, that was pretty much it, Beck. After a day of reading about skin conditions, that jumped out at me.

Also, I'm in the process of moving the domain registration (but not the hosting) of this site to GoDaddy (partly because it's cheaper, partly because micfo's customer service is going in the shitter, and partly because they invoiced me for $1600 for no good reason, and offered the barest of apologies when I complained about it.)

So, while I hope it goes smoothly, there may or may not be some hiccups over the next couple of days because of the transfer.

Per Jer's request I've complied a partial list of the bad movies we watched. I know I'm missing some but it's a start. Anyone interested e-mail me at:

albert_yeong@hotmail.com

and I'll send you the list.

Is it the name Sonic hedgehog that's causing the wtf moment?

Are you kidding me?:

The patched/hedgehog intracellular signaling pathway plays a role in both sporadic [basal cell carcinomas] and in nevoid BCC syndrome (Gorlin syndrome). This pathway influences differentiation of a variety of tissues during fetal development. After embryogenesis, it continues to function in regulation of cell growth and differentiation. Loss of inhibition of this pathway is associated with human malignancy, including BCC.

The hedgehog gene encodes an extracellular protein that binds to a cell membrane receptor complex to start a cascade of cellular events leading to cell proliferation. Of the 3 known human homologs, Sonic hedgehog (SHH) protein is the most relevant to BCC.

Finally... a solution for opponents of abortion AND adoption!

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/08/nebraska.safe.haven/index.html

You mean the dreaded Plan 10?!

Bad movie at Paras's house tonight. 8:30. Not sure if I can top Plan 9, but I can try...

Best of Sarah Palin:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrzXLYA_e6E

Paras's uneducated guess as to the (unfortunate) moment of the debate: John McCain gesturing towards Barack Obama and referring to him as "that one." Yikes.

I've probably mentioned my fondness for The Big Picture before. This post is one of the best; photos from the "Earth From Above" exhibit: