Slog - Comments on This Doesn't Fit into Our Calendar Anywhere... http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/this_doesnt_fit_into_our_calendar_anywhe ... but I feel like everyone should know about it. Via the Northwest Film Forum mail list: We are pleased to announce that the 6th annual Cephalopod Appreciation Society meeting will be held on the afternoon of Sunday, August 10th at our favorite location—the Northwest Film Forum (1515 12th Ave - off Pine St. on Capitol Hill - Seattle, WA). We'll kick everything off at 12:30 pm with some cephalopod-inspired music, art, poetry, impassioned speeches & Other, and end with a cephalopod film (TBA). The Specifics: Sunday, Aug. 10th 12:30 - 2:30 pm @ Northwest Film Forum 1515 12th Ave... Copyright 2008 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:16:21 -0800 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:23:27 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by kid icarus I love this town.

]]> kid icarus http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/this_doesnt_fit_into_our_calendar_anywhe#c1091374 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/this_doesnt_fit_into_our_calendar_anywhe#c1091374 Nerd Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:20:02 -0800 Comment by Colin Cuttlefish are frickin' amazing. I highly recommend Youtubing them sometime soon. Their camouflage puts chameleons to shame. Just incredible.

]]> Colin http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/this_doesnt_fit_into_our_calendar_anywhe#c1091376 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/this_doesnt_fit_into_our_calendar_anywhe#c1091376 Nerd Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:22:25 -0800 Comment by the Uke I would never have known thank you. I am the cephalopods fan.

]]> the Uke http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/this_doesnt_fit_into_our_calendar_anywhe#c1091382 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/this_doesnt_fit_into_our_calendar_anywhe#c1091382 Nerd Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:28:47 -0800 Comment by six shooter Are there other people in the world like me? Cephalopod lovers? Really? Until today, I've always felt alone!

Cuttlefish can change color to express emotion. Squid can manipulate their colors to hypnotize their prey. Octopuses are the only invertebrate I've heard of who can infer information.

I can't begin to describe how excited this makes me.

]]> six shooter http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/this_doesnt_fit_into_our_calendar_anywhe#c1091405 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/this_doesnt_fit_into_our_calendar_anywhe#c1091405 Nerd Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:41:39 -0800 Comment by Jubilation T. Cornball I bet that dude on the notebook can shoplift like crazy!

]]> Jubilation T. Cornball http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/this_doesnt_fit_into_our_calendar_anywhe#c1091406 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/this_doesnt_fit_into_our_calendar_anywhe#c1091406 Nerd Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:42:57 -0800 Comment by chops SAVE THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TREE OCTOPUS!

]]> chops http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/this_doesnt_fit_into_our_calendar_anywhe#c1091416 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/this_doesnt_fit_into_our_calendar_anywhe#c1091416 Nerd Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:48:19 -0800 Comment by Cthulhu Count me in!

]]> Cthulhu http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/this_doesnt_fit_into_our_calendar_anywhe#c1091449 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/this_doesnt_fit_into_our_calendar_anywhe#c1091449 Nerd Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:04:02 -0800 Comment by yog sothoth @8
you're grounded, dreamer.

]]> yog sothoth http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/this_doesnt_fit_into_our_calendar_anywhe#c1091487 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/this_doesnt_fit_into_our_calendar_anywhe#c1091487 Nerd Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:18:21 -0800 Comment by Steagle Maybe this will help you appreciate cephalopods (possibly NSFW).

]]> Steagle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/this_doesnt_fit_into_our_calendar_anywhe#c1091524 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/this_doesnt_fit_into_our_calendar_anywhe#c1091524 Nerd Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:51:03 -0800 Comment by meggers Has anyone in here ever been to one of these events? What was it like?

]]> meggers http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/this_doesnt_fit_into_our_calendar_anywhe#c1091664 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/this_doesnt_fit_into_our_calendar_anywhe#c1091664 Nerd Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:23:27 -0800