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rahalia_cat informs us that a whale is in central London having passed Parliment as it continues to swim upstream.

http://rahalia-cat.livejournal.com/1092500.html

It gives me chills, our sad, strange little world.

pop physics

Hey y'all, I'm an idiot at physics (the only science that seriously, seriously stymied me in school, which is a pity, since I rock at math), but want to read some "pop physics" type crap, probably on string theory type stuff. Recommendations?