I'm pisses me off, too, that they changed her. I bought that movie for my little sister when it came out on dvd because I really love Tiana, just like I loved the sisters from Lilo and Stitch. I want my little sis to see different kinds of awesome, hard-working ladies. Not the same white, skinny, stereotypically…

Thanks for the advice! I'm not in a position where I can afford to take classes or get certified right now, but volunteering as a grant writer is definitely something I can do. I guess I'll just have to try to learn on my own, get some experience with non-profits and see where that gets me.

Have you thought about teaching at a private school or community college? They don't have to adhere to the same strict guidelines as public schools and are much more likely to hire instructors who have the skills, without all the paperwork.

May I ask how you got in to technical writing? Did you have to take courses to learn how to do it, or did you just start applying for jobs in that field? I went to grad school for history, but I realized I'm not really interested in doing that anymore. I know I have solid writing and researching skills, but I'm having…

Shoot, her hair does look fabulous in that gif! I love it :)

Fucking Nestle. I know other corporations do equally terrible things, but ever since I learned about that baby formula thing from an anthro. class, I try to avoid anything from Nestle. What they did was just evil. And every L'oreal product I've ever tried was crappy, so learning that Nestle owns them makes perfect…

Thanks for the info, that makes me feel a lot better.

That's me. I love lipstick, but I tend to chew it off. And I drink a lot of coffee, and after drinking it I'll pat my lips with a napkin, and it comes off on that. So I reapply a lot. And now I'm off to check if any of my shades are dangerous. What a bummer!

Talk to people. Your neighbors, the guy at the grocery store, everybody, as often as possible. Doesn't matter if you feel like you're not good at it. Eventually all that practice will add up, and it will just starting clicking in your head. And don't worry. Dutch is one of the easiest languages for native English…

Seriously. I'm curvy, too, but "meat" is not how I like to think of myself. Jeez. The whole bones/meat comparison freaks me out.

I don't even remember how I know this, but I've read about reconstructive surgery that they can do to basically rebuild a penis. I think there was a case in the news a while back about a man who had been born without one, so they used some parts of his finger and tissue from other parts of his body to make one for…

Yeah, this is cool and all, but H&M is seriously the worst place to look for clothes if you wear above a size 6. Every freaking time I go into one of their stores, I can never find anything in my size, and it sucks!

If you've been keeping up with the latest season of Community, they had a great character who perfectly summed up the MPDG and why the whole phenomenon should just end. It's the episode with the Sadie Hawkin's dance, where Shirley and Annie each pick a date for Abed. Shirley's choice is a church-going goody-two-shoes,…

Until I read this post, I didn't even recognize him! And he's my favorite, too. Is he dating Natalie Dormer? I thought I head something about him dating somebody from the show, but I couldn't remember if it was her or the lady who plays Dany.

Agreed. Her makeup on the latest season of Parks and Rec is equally bad. It sucks, because she is the prettiest lady. Leslie Knope is the lady I want to be when I grow up, but damn, she needs some style assistance.

Cool idea! I like to do that while I'm working on research papers. I usually wind up deleting most of the stuff I wrote in a hurry, but it's a good way to get past writer's block, at least.

So now I'm supposed to get outraged about a picture some random guy posts on his personal facebook? A picture he took with his friends, just for fun, to mimic a movie poster? Why on earth would I care? This is beyond being a non-issue. How about more coverage of the jailed Pussy Riot member, instead? Or, you know,…

I disagree. His nose is broader, and yes, the hair and eye colors are different, but they do have a very similar facial structure. BUT I still don't like the "joke." Think of it this way, can you imagine them ever using a woman to play a male politician? I don't think so. That's what really bothers me. She's being…

Thanks for the link, that's a really good article!

That's the only solution that's worked for me, too. It's sad how many hours I've wasted reading productivity tips, and never been able to implement them. I've tried every technique. The only way for me to get important things done on time is to just use brute force and make myself do it, and just keep pushing on until…