If I were to receive lingerie as a gift, I would be kind of offended (mind you, I'm straight, so I'm imagining my male partner buying for me in this scenario). To me, a man giving a woman lingerie says, "I want you to do something for me.", and it isn't much of a gift then, it's a disguised request with an added veil…

Tonsilitis blows pretty hard, feels like a sore throat and you can't really swallow when the tonsils get swollen. That's doctor-worthy, and since Selena is a singer it might be more serious for her - have your tonsils removed can change your voice, especially as an adult.

So... is his son's name Rocket?

Never heard of that and I live in Toronto. I imagine it refers to members of a certain tribe? Are you from the prairies or a rural area?

I'd like to see a Zelda game come out where Zelda herself is badass. Don't cut out Link, maybe just bring him around for reference points throughout the story - like, Link is off doing his thing and in the meantime you're playing Zelda and riding your own Epona and swinging swords and shit (basically the reverse of…

I saw a glitter covered flask in there once. I immediately laughed and told all my friends. Who the hell is making these decisions? Is there a meeting somewhere where a bunch of people agree selling flasks and shot glasses in a store meant for 13 and 14 year old girls is only appropriate if covered in girly text or…

Yeah, I just get bugged when designers are clearly applying one of three tricks they have to everything they do. Textures in general are fine - I've used plenty myself! - but it looks like this is the only thing the designer can think to do to jazz up the simple illustration, and it's not even relevant to the…

The concepts are great, but I'm gonna be a design snob and say the typography is only okay, I don't get why the colours on every piece are desaturated (it's not like that even works better than a fully-saturated colour would), and OMG STOP USING TEXTURES ON EVERYTHING. It's really not minimalist if extra crap is added…

Adam Scott looks a lot like David Tennant there.

The cool thing about being a graphic designer is that most of the industry is online (including your own portfolio) and doing freelance work over the internet is normal - even not meeting your client in person ever 'cause they live in another town is normal. And it's expensive 'cause photoshopping like what Jim Cooke…

I'm pretty sure that 1 in 3 statistic is true for women in general, not just the military. :/

When I read the title of this entry I thought it seeing all the blatant body-hating/shaming and scary thinspo was scaring women out of eating disorders.

The only problem I have with this is that regardless of what our body is or what we want it to be, it shouldn't be for the sake of men. Women shouldn't measure their value by how much men like them, and saying "men like real women with curves" doesn't really change that, even if it does fight against the idea that…

Oh I know that's what you meant, I just don't think most people think that way and I'm hoping that that becomes a loud message should make birth control become a common thing, as I don't feel it's all that loud right now (but there are obviously some people who get that already).

I was given an allowance every week just 'cause. I was supposed to clean my room but otherwise didn't do chores, and I wasn't even very good at cleaning my room. Every now and then my parents would tell either my brother or I to do something - I remember them buying a kids cook book with the idea that we'd take turns…

I read a study somewhere that said women tend to appreciate video games (or games in general; I think this had something to do with the new girl-oriented Lego) with a story to them, with character development. Boys tended to be all hack and slash with no time for questions, whereas girls were into the "why" of it all.…

I can totally see that happening, but I have to say that when I was single I was still on birth control. I didn't stop using it 'cause even though I wasn't having sex on the regular (seriously like twice in the year that I was single) I was open to possibilities and I didn't want the lack of a condom (or chance that…

I found sort of the opposite, when I moved out of my parents house. They created/made me feel so shameful for eating almost anything that unless we had a big meal around the table together (which was rare) we'd be eating alone in the rooms we usually occupied (bedrooms/living room, usually one person in each) and I…