Now Japanese minimalism I can get behind. (Said the Japanese major. Completely objectively.)

Presumably he doesn't have a lot of weapons or sharp objects cluttering up the place, so you should be safe.

I asked a new coworker the other day whether she had seen "The Mighty Boosh." She says, "What's that," and I say, "It's a TV show," and she says to me, in a sweet and slightly pitying tone, "No. I don't own a television." With a little pause at the end so we can all appreciate what an amazing person she is.

*For the record, I'm not saying that Green Day is actually punk. :/

There's a Green Day* musical. I think punk died a long time ago.

He's such a hitmaker, I want to love him. And for me, he's already teetering on the edge of acceptable every time he wears that hat.

Waste of a steak.

Not particularly guilty: a high-fat diet, which didn't put as much strain mouse cells. "Why we got that unexpected answer is unclear—it may be that the mice are different enough from humans, or it may be that the dose [of the high fat diet] wasn't sufficient," said senior author Dr. Norman Sharpless.

I'm totes broke, but I just posted like, 20 near-hysterical Facebook messages to all my friends.

I'm totes broke, but I just posted like, 20 near-hysterical Facebook messages to all my friends.

And then you get to this gem:

Fair enough, I just would have preferred specifics like "heavy metals" (as in your comment above) to the overused "toxins."

Very interesting research! Thank you for the links.

I'm not saying it's NOT true, and it probably is, but the phrase "soak up toxins like a sponge" makes my eye twitch. What toxins, exactly? Is this porous plastic? Does other plastic in the water soak up toxins? Also... "toxins"?

I saw the title before the photo and I was ready for someone who, like, had difficulty breathing, or with her mobility or something.

Yeah. Look at that charming smile and curvaceous figure! And the beautiful hair! And I bet her shoes are really cute and match her stunning yet tasteful ensemble! CLEARLY GROSS.

And now I keep snails in my pencil case.

Thank you! Utena is my spirit animal! Unfortunately she's not doing very good job protecting my comment from people who take friendly jibes about dubbing WAAAAAAAY too seriously!

Sailor Jupiter is my pretend girlfriend.

Is stupid worse than conniving? It's a question I've been asking myself with worrying frequency.