Yeah, I understand that criminals don't follow laws. And frankly, I'm all for people having hunting rifles and small pistols (well, not really all for - guns make me uncomfortable, but you know what I mean). Surely, though, there has to be some way to cut down on the number of semiautomatic weapons out there. Regulate…

Wait ... do people have birthday parties at Ikea? Is that a thing?

In fairness, I went to school with some kids who were raised in a very conservative church, and modesty rules applied to men/boys as well as women/girls. Men/boys couldn't be shirtless or wear shorts; I remember some boys in my class had to get special permission to wear track pants in gym class instead of the…

That line is only acceptable in an adorable fan vid on YouTube that shows a guy pining for a guy who's with a girl. Then (and only then) is the short skirts/tee-shirt" comparison okay.

I've heard of far worse reasons to get pregnant.

Hmmm. That's unfortunate. Well, you still don't have to answer. You can deflect with a light, "Oh, I don't think that's relevant to my qualifications. Speaking of my qualifications, I'd like to mention ..."

I prefer to think of it as the best-decorated Simpson family Christmas.

By "realistic" do you mean "completely unprofessional, irrelevant, and incredibly ILLEGAL"?

I don't know that it's *wrong,* but it seems a bit short-sighted. Move to a town with a major research university, sign up to get some department listserv e-mails, show up at bars when department happy hours are happening, and meet some grad students. Or just hang out at the student union during lunch hour and ask to…

I love Mini Spooners! Also, I have the sense of humor of a ten-year-old boy, so I giggle when I say "spooners." Tee-hee. Spooning.

You need to slather some bread with Earth Balance and make yourself a grilled peanut-butter-and-banana sammie.

My test of whether I'm ready to have sex with a guy is "Would any of the consequences that could arise from sex ruin my life?" If I have no insurance and getting an STI would ruin my life, I shouldn't be having sex. If getting pregnant with a guy would ruin my life, I shouldn't have sex with him. That particular…

In the beauty wars, no one wins.

That and "No, I just like shapes" had me rolling.

Once I saw a woman at Target buying a pregnancy test and a blender. I had fun thinking up all the possibilities for that (margaritas if it's negative; protein smoothies if not)!

I think 100% of people have some level of doubt about getting married and 53% of men are lying.

A ... world? Debate!

So self-defense is an unacceptable response to violence? Because that's what unwanted groping is - sexual violence.

Yup, the same truth holds with shirts/shorts that have to proclaim that the wearer is SEXY. If you have to say it ...

That's the saddest thing I've read all morning. SS/LJ is a song everyone should know and strut to the beat of.