I do love the phrase “anal plundering” though. It’s very pirate-y.

I have this drawing on a shirt and wear it every chance I get during baseball season. That man is a treasure.

JJF is (obviously) one of my favorite movies!

Long, long ago I had someone tell me that you should hum “Stayin’ Alive” while doing chest compressions in order to keep the appropriate rhythm (ironically, I’ve also heard that “Another One Bites the Dust” also works). Godly songs in the most unlikely places!

Damn, that sounds delicious.

OMG! YES!!

That smell was so wonderful!

No joke, I printed our 5th grade newsletter on a mimeograph. I think it was my gateway drug to printmaking. Sometimes when I can’t sleep I look for one on ebay.

High-five fellow night-period-haver! I can’t remember exactly when it started, but it’s been at least a decade since I had my period start in daylight hours.

Do they really do that? Lol.

I used to shop at a fancy grocery store that at some point decided that they would start calling their customers “guests” instead of customers. I loved that store but damn, I had to concentrate on not rolling my eyes every time someone there referred to me as a guest. It’s cool, you’re selling something and I’m here…

What?!? Goddamit that pisses me off.

This gif makes me cackle every time I see it. I have my issues with Obama as a president, but as a human being, he seems to have an excellent sense of humor.

This is a lovely response. I often counsel my students to consider very seriously who they select as their mentors, but your response is a good reminder of how much we are shaped by our mentors, not just as scientists, but as people. Thank you very much for this perspective.

That was a fantastic piece of writing. I stayed extra long at the Red Cross after my blood donation (my New Yorker source) just so I could finish it.

It makes me so sad that often the voices that are telling us to just take it and keep going are senior women scientists. I experienced some unfortunate sexual harassment at a conference once and when I told my (male) adviser, he was raring to kick some ass, but when I told some of my female mentors, they were much…

I am so, so sorry that happened to you.

But Walla Walla has so much wine!

Not surprised at all. In every story I have heard about him he comes off as a massive dick.