I know nothing about this musical except for the one song "You're not alone", because it was sung by the Musical Theatre graduates at my commencement ceremony. No one I spoke to afterwards thought it was remotely appropriate and everyone sat there not looking at each other and that song goes on FOREVER. So while I'm…

Posters with things like days of the week are pretty typical to find posted in elementary school classrooms, and those are words kids are taught to spell by rote memorization, so I think it's entirely plausible!

I also wanted to mention that not all people who have suffered trauma and not all students are just going to opt out of something because it disturbs them (some would choose not to engage with material that will re-traumatize them, and let's face it, there are some students who will take any excuse to opt out of…

Damn, always one step behind!

Anyone want to go in on creating Sintrest? An online social vision board for all things debaucherous.

Oh my god, Stevens-Johnson syndrome is a fucking nightmare, I've cared for a teenage boy who was on his third battle with it and I would never wish it on anyone. I hope she can get the medical care she needs and has a speedy recovery.

I visited Disney World this past winter and for whatever reason I assumed that Disney was a decent employer. I can't believe that those employees have to be soooooo nice (seriously, all of the staff I encountered were pleasant as fuck) to asshole tourists and get paid next to nothing for that indignity (again, no…

I don't know... I like looking at abs and biceps and pecs... but the proliferation of images of men who look like this just isn't worth the effect I'm seeing it's having on men in my life. I'm in my mid 20s and have a lot of guy friends who are becoming increasingly self-conscious about their bodies and it makes me…

That was exactly what I thought. She's trying to do the Kesha thing, which should have been pretty easy to replicate and put an "Avril" spin on... but this, I don't understand how this happens.

Working at a bar, I had to kick out people having sex and someone shooting heroin out of our bathrooms, the heroin user was much more polite.

Ken Jenning's twitter account is pure gold.

We are also only hearing about the students who have succeeded at killing themselves, there's the possibility that there have been many unsuccessful attempts by other teens. Statistically, males of all ages complete suicide at great rates than females, usually due to the more violent methods employed by men and boys.

If I've had a drink or two... or three or four... I'm an arm toucher. Though, I like to think that I'm socially savvy enough to notice if someone's body language is saying they're uncomfortable. When I'm "on" socially, I tend to come off as really flirty (with everyone and their mother, literally), mostly through…

Bon's is the reason I survived Vancouver, at least, that's how my frequently hungover self felt.

I want to give that girl a million (consensual) high-fives for being a bad-ass. It's hard enough as an adult sometimes recognizing that shit like that is worthy of being reported, and it can be doubly hard as a teenager to trust your instincts when you feel someone has violated you. I hope that asshole gets what's…

As someone else mentioned, by the time it got to Canada, the breast cancer awareness cause wasn't even tacked on to these anymore. I got nominated, but ignored it. When I got called out on it, I simply replied "I'm not a joiner". There have also been dudes I'm Facebook friends trying to be supportive or whatever…

The hair on my legs is very fine, but Nair got rid of maaaaaybe 1/5 of it, of course, in uneven patches. I never bothered using it again.

There was actually a great interview with her on Q with Jian Gomeshi talking about this website two weeks ago. She comes off as very intelligent and has a refreshingly idealistic view of what society is capable of. When I heard that there was going to be an interview with a model about a wish granting service I rolled…

You see, those are the kinds of selfies I don't find annoying. Taking a picture of yourself while you are somewhere interesting and/or doing something interesting? Sure! Why not! Taking a selfie while laying in bed/studying/about to go to work/bored? Doooooooon't cuuuuuuuuuur. Don't need to see your extra- posed shot…

I did the exact same thing 6 years ago. Good luck with the healing.