Oh, I just meant the word was new to me, not the concept. Most of my friends had senior theses or independent study projects, we just didn't call them capstones. I never heard the word until last year, and now it seems to be everywhere. The university where my cousin is doing his "capstone" project used to call these…

Is that where it came from? I never heard the term until a few years ago but now two of my cousins, at different New England schools, have capstone projects. One of them is in college and the other in an alternative-ish high school. I like the phrase, it's got nice symbolism- the capstone of an education, as compared…

I agree. There are some exercises that I find boring, but not inherently unpleasant. So I have certain shows (on Netflix) that I only ever watch when I'm exercising. If I feel like quitting halfway through my workout I can, but then I won't find out how the episode ends until the next workout. My brother loaded his…

Yes, this seems like something the studios ought to help newly rich popstars with. Just be like 'Hey, we've signed you for a 10 million dollar deal. Congrats. Here's our new-artist finance coordinator, he'll help you put together a reputable team to manage your money".

Same. I like candles, I like costume jewelry, I like surprises. I would probably not buy one of these myself, but if someone gave me one I would be genuinely happy to receive it.

I think most of the commenters are responding that way because of the earlier article saying she used a treadmill desk. With those things you can't really use the computer when you're going faster than a brisk walk, so she presumably was not doing vigorous exercise for 6 hours each day. She was walking as she worked…

Isn't that annoying? A few years back I broke my only pair of non-flip-flop sandals in August, and I couldn't find a replacement for almost a year. And August was by far the hottest month that summer.

I really liked reading "The Chaser" in high school. Maybe not so much for younger kids, though.

I have no idea how reliable or expensive they are, but that church on the Internet has a state-by-state list of active ministers on their website:

I haven't had a chance to try this one out, but a friend was told to stick googly eyes or a post-it with a face on it next to her webcam. The theory is that having something face-like to look at will help you maintain eye contact during the interview, since your instinct is normally to look at the computer screen or…

I found out yesterday that I got into grad school! This is the first program I've heard back from, and probably my number 2 choice of the ones I applied to. I am about a hundred times less stressed, now that I know I was accepted somewhere.

I use vinegar in the laundry as a deodorizer. The vinegar smell does not linger at all, it's completely gone by the time the laundry is ready for the dryer. It even works on stinky workout clothes.

Lawsuits can take years (and getting a wedding video back can take months). It's completely plausible that they've been in the process of suing or planning to sue since 2012. Some time trying to get the videography company to pay up without invoking lawyers, some time to find a lawyer, a lot of time spent in the midst…

Yeah, the fact that it's a huge university does change things. I didn't notice that on the first read.

It could be that, but it could legitimately be a scheduling issue. My small liberal arts school had a shared enrollment policy with a nearby engineering school, and I once took a "Gender Studies" class where the only man in the room was a construction management student from the engineering school.

I think she may be super dehydrated for the weigh-in and it's contributing the unhealthy look. I know some people who are naturally at her weight and height, and they just look healthier than she does here. Not blaming her if she had intentionally dehydrated herself- for 250K I'd do the same. But cutting water weight…

Burning 3000 calories a day for long periods seems doable to me- that's pretty much what backpacking is. When you're planning a backpacking trip you usually need 3000 to 5000 calories worth of food for each day. If she's doing 2 or 3 vigorous workout classes and then walking briskly all day, she's probably pretty…

I think your math is a little weird here. In the first example you seem to get her net calories by subtracting her calorie intake from her calorie output. 4200-2500 = 1700

I think that kind of statistic is pretty standard. They use similar measures for all kinds of diseases, crimes, teen pregnancies, or surgeries- it's the easiest way to study how common an event is.

I think there's a couple reasons why HPV used to get less attention. First of all, it wasn't until the mid-80s that we discovered that HPV was the cause of so many cervical cancers. Before it was linked to cancer, the main concern about HPV was that it could cause genital warts, not that it could kill you. You might…