movie review (NSFW)

A local theater (the Uptown), shows a midnight movie every Saturday night. I've seen many good movies there, and I've seen some enjoyably-bad movies too. Tonight's movie was in that second category. I managed to convince foeclan  and another roommate to go with me tonight to see 1978's "The Disco Dolls In Hot Skin in 3-d". Unfortunately, the review needs to go behind a cut tag, because it was technically an "x" rated movie. Further reading will not be safe for most work environments...

( Not safe for work... )

new american volcano?

Old news: As I learned in geology class a few years ago, magma roiling under pressure as it squirts into available fissures will cause series of frequent, small-but-measureable earthquakes. Such behavior is often a prelude to volcanic eruption, as that magma eventually makes its way to the surface and ejects.

New news: This is happening, right now, near Oregon in a place where there is no volcano.... yet. The rumblings are showing up in Navy hydrophones in the area. Oregon State University hopes to send ships to investigate.

From the link:

Scientists hope to send out an OSU research ship to take water samples, looking for evidence that sediment has been stirred up and chemicals that would indicate magma is moving up through the Juan de Fuca Plate, Dziak said. The quakes have not followed the typical pattern of a major shock followed by a series of diminishing aftershocks, and few have been strong enough to be felt on shore.

Very interesting. It would be cool to add a new volcano to the American map, like a new Hawaiian island springing up from the ocean, but at the mainland.