In a similar vein, I've recently started a project transcribing (with commentary) my ca. late 1980s/early 1990s high school diaries http://angstandearnestness.wordpress.com/

I know this isn't the "right place" but can anyone point me in the direction of some good resources/websites for a gay 15 year old that just came out to not-totally-accepting parents?

The Nigella story has me thinking about my best friend- she has a history of abusive relationships. In every case, the thing that spurred her into leaving was when the motherfuckers did something in front of other people. We knew abuse was happening behind closed doors- we tried to be supportive and offer her escape…

"Heifer" is such a beautiful way to describe an overweight person. Elegant and evocative.

I have the same feeling. I am really shy and when I'm not shy I'm taciturn. The reserved British nature suits me just fine. I prefer it vastly to the loud boisterous American way of talking.

Yeah, the current share price is just under $25. Dude has a $50,000 investment and he's acting like that's a big deal to a woman pulling down nearly $37 million a year. She should have told him he looks like a man with a small portfolio.

my question is why haven't evolutionary psychologists tackled the question of why evolutionary psychologists perform evolutionary psychology when it doesn't relate directly to the production of babies? DROP YOUR CLIPBOARDS, NERDS... YOU NEED TO START COPULATING.

Secret coded Illuminati message.

Most people getting married are not "new couples" moving away from their parents' nest for the first time. Jesus. I just moved to a new apartment; where's my presents?