@curiousgeorgiana: Oh god no. I was starting to get teary when it was clear the baby wasn't breathing, but I freaking LOST IT when she cried out and really began to get frantic.

I hold a professional certification in computer forensics. When we were doing practicals for the exam, naturally we couldn't use real pornographic (legal or illegal) images. They substituted dog images for adult porn and...wait for it...cat images for child porn.

YAY! Javelin! That was my event in track & field in HS.

@MuleCat: I should have represented in the throwers thread. Did anyone else's school/league have a 4x100 "weightman's relay?" I realized, too late, that it was a "laugh at the fat kids running" type relay at some schools. Because, as we know, all throwers are fat kids and fat = HILARIOUS.

@for_the_love: I threw javelin in high school. I was never particularly amazing, but I did manage to letter twice! I miss it, but there aren't too many places I can safely throw a big spear around these days.

@Dallifornia: Excuse me, but I believe the word you're looking for is "front butt."

@brendahamLincoln: Brownback and Roberts. I've written them. Now I'm off to rage impotently. Le sigh.

She's totally dropping her back shoulder. She'd have popped that up anyway. :)

@starke: OMG YES. Holy SHIT. I forgot about that and went out and spent a weekend at a softball tournament. My skin was scaly and tight and then tried to peel too quickly...ow ow OW! I looked like I was molting, and it fucking hurt.

@zahava: Also, there is a generic Retin-A gel, which is MUCH cheaper than the brand name. It was too harsh for me, so I asked my doctor to switch me to Retin-A Micro, for which there is no generic. The Retin-A Micro is about $230 per tube before insurance. After insurance it cost me about $50. Also, some insurance…

@Atomic Bowling: Shorter base paths (60' to baseball's 90') shorter pitching distance (high school pitches at 40', NCAA and Olympic/international are now at 43' IIRC), and different rules about base stealing (runner can't leave the bag until the pitcher releases the ball) are some of the other main differences I can…

@Helen Valentine: I knew I came off sounding like I was ripping you a new asshole, and for that I apologize. I stand by my statement, though, that I've heard softball denigrated on Jezebel more than a few times by more than a few people and it gets frustrating. It's a badass game played by badass women and deserves…

@Helen Valentine: This is not the first time I've seen trash talked on softball on this site. What is it that makes Little League superior? I'm genuinely curious. Is fastpitch softball an inferior sport because it is typically played by girls and women? Furthermore, have you watched any NCAA or international/Olympic…

I love the dress, but she looks really uncomfortable.

@imag: Eh, I drive a 2008 Accord sedan, and it mattered to me. A big heavy wallowy Camry (heavier than the Accord, IIRC) with fewer HP? I want to be able to merge without praying at the same time.

Wheee. Less HP than the Accord, still managing to be bland and ugly at the same time. I'll pass.

And by "cheap" I mean "easy to obtain." Christ, I am bad at multitasking.

@dolo54: No, not very many people use reel-to-reel tapes like the ones in the photograph any more. Use of tape to back up large systems, however, is extremely common. How else would they do it? Massive arrays of hard drives? CD-Rs? Tape is (relatively) cheap and reliable. Modern backup tapes take up very little…

My husband and I have nice, boring full time jobs with regular W-2 type income. We have boring bank accounts, a couple of boring Roth IRAs, and boring retirement plans. Boring is good in this case. We get two or three 1099s for interest earned on accounts every year, and when my husband takes college classes we get…

The trick with this show is to watch it over AIM with a friend who may or may not be in an altered state. Watching it by yourself is no fun. Watching it with your catty friend who might be high makes all the difference.