Headphones and loud music then
Slept at all today other than a couple of hours this morning?
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 21:58, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

yeah
slept an hour on the floor with a hot water bottle. It was lovely but I do have strange red marks on my arms and legs now though. I'm assuming it's where the heat was too much
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 22:00, Reply)

Probably
Either that or you're mutating.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 22:06, Reply)

I hope I get Magneto's talent

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 22:14, Reply)

Being evil and a bit of a cock?

(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 22:18, Reply)

I'm those things already
now I'd quite like the manipulation of metal to go with it
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 22:19, Reply)

Well, sounds like you've got nothing to lose really
I should however note that most mutations end badly.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 22:20, Reply)

No they don't
most mutations end with nothing at all.
/scientist
(berk, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 22:21, Reply)

I thought most ended up developing into tumours and other bad shit?
edits: That one cats can have where it looks like they grow wings looks pretty cool though.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 22:23, Reply)

I flicked through a rubbish magazine
once. Take a Break or something. In it there was a woman who was magnetic and attracted small pieces of metal. When she was upset and stressed it got worse and tills/lights/electric doors would stop functioning around her
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 22:26, Reply)

That's nothing short of awesome

(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 22:29, Reply)

I know there's a family somewhere
that emit some sort of weird radiation that fucks up electrical stuff, similarly when they get stressed, lights flicker and things turn off and on and stuff. Might be bollocks, mind...
(berk, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 22:32, Reply)

yeah
it was quite interesting to read.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 22:34, Reply)

No.
Mutations are neither good nor bad. Generally they're just a one or two nucleotide change which don't DO anything - just a typo if you will. However depending on where that typo is, depends on what happens. If it's in the middle of an important gene which regulates cell fate (ie, an oncogene such as p53 or BRCA1) then that spelling mistake can mean that the gene no longer fulfills its function and the cell doesn't die, it divides rapidly, accumulating more mutations. That's what cancer is - a mass of cells which don't die as they ought and which have the ability to pick themselves up and wander all over your body causing trouble.
Given that the large majority of your genome is junk, however... most mutations happen in great swathes of stuff that doesn't matter and therefore have no effect whatsoever.
(berk, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 22:31, Reply)

Well I've learned something tonight
Also, how can Amberl make herself magnetic?
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 22:34, Reply)

I don't know
I shall have a think about it...
(berk, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 22:39, Reply)

ear/nipple piercings
fill piercings with powerful magnets. job done.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 22:48, Reply)

Well the skeleton is calcium
calcium is a metal. Metal can be made magnetic if you wang a big enough charge through it, I think. Probably wouldn't be massively good for you though...
(berk, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 22:54, Reply)

it sounds like rather a drastic solution

( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 22:58, Reply)

plus uncontrollable

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 22:59, Reply)

I have all manner of piercings.
Please do not magnetism me.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 23:04, Reply)

Why on the floor?

(berk, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 22:08, Reply)

More comfortable
and requires less effort
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 22:14, Reply)

Eep
how bad are the beds in college?!
(berk, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 22:18, Reply)

they're alright
but I don't sleep well in beds
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 22:20, Reply)

Don't you now, eh?
Wink wink, nudge nudge.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 22:22, Reply)

I miss my double bed :(

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 22:37, Reply)

having a double or bigger bed all to yourself
with fresh bedding is one of the best things in life!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 22:39, Reply)

yup I do miss it
especially since when I do sleep I'm very restless and toss around a lot
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 22:43, Reply)

and me
i can't lie still for more than about 5 minutes
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 22:44, Reply)

I'm pretty sure my bed's more comfortable than my floor

(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 22:18, Reply)

i like to lie on the floor to read sometimes
esp in front of the fire!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 22:14, Reply)

Again, I'm sure a sofa or something would be comfier

(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 22:20, Reply)

most of the time
but not all the time
( rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 26 Nov 2010, 22:24, Reply)