A lot of the depth of the first book comes from what is implied but never actually stated outright. It’s the stuff that my imagination fills in that I (still) can’t get out of my head*. It’s very well done in a horrible sort of way. It’s modern apocalyptic literature, in the technical sense (where “apocalypse” is an…

The great (and horrible) thing about the first book (which was all I could stomach) is that nobody ever actually admits that the Hunger Games are in fact a cruel sadistic punishment. Nobody in any of the districts believes for one moment that the Hunger Games are entertainment, but they are forced to pretend that they…

I don’t actually believe that that many people can tell the difference between good decaf and good regular coffee just by taste.

Caffeine is flavorless. The process of removing caffeine does affect the flavor somewhat, but considering the number of people I know who drink whole pots of terrible coffee every day, I…

Exactly. Plenty of companies make (and at least some people drink) non-alcoholic versions of normally alcoholic beverages. There’s a market for this, too.

My reaction exactly. “Hardly Anyone Sees Movie Hardly Anyone Has Heard Of” is not really a shocking headline.

Maybe it’s just because I live in a very small town, but I find it odd how many people are apparently assuming that all adults even have the opportunity to dress up for Halloween.

If you’re dressing up with your kids or your job encourages costumes, great! If you’re going to a party, awesome! But usually there seems to…

Possibly because “I would dress up if I had anywhere to go” was not an option?

(If you don’t have kids and have to work the next morning, that really limits your options for Halloween in some places.)

It’s a little complicated, but Mormons are not generally considered Protestants.

I am about 99% certain that I could attack a 300 lb. police officer with every once of my strength and all that I would get would be laughter. I could be in a wild and violent rage and hitting out left and right and obviously completely unhinged, and it would still be considered funny, not threatening.

I’ve been assuming all along that they’re actually running for jobs with Fox News. I thought it was so obvious that nobody needed to say it.

That’s where the genius comes in. Anyone can create a thing and try to convince people they need it. To be a game-changer, it has to be the right thing.

“The iPod requires me to change my lifestyle to meet it’s needs...”

To be fair, this is not a bad summary of Apple’s marketing strategy: Create a thing that nobody thinks they need. Convince people that they need it. Repeat.

This was only a problem because she was basically the only (human) female character in the movie who got to do anything. (There’s...Zara, whose name I only know from the LEGO version. And the boys’ mother, who has basically no part, and also the tech who turned out to have a boyfriend but who didn’t get to do anything…

You identify families by asking people who is in their families, and they tell you (if they want to), and then you know.

One way or another that’s going to end up HAVING TO be the norm, sooner or later. There are too many naming conventions in use in the world for one of them to become completely standard again.

Unfortu…

Oh, and your children are your children because (a) they share 50% of your DNA and/or (b) you change their diapers and take them to soccer practice and teach them to drive and stuff.

You could name your children “John and Jane Not-Related-To-Me-At-All” and they would still be your children. (If it weren’t for the…

It’s 2015. The days of magically knowing who is related to each other just based on their names are long gone.

If you want to know who is related, you just have to ask. It’s not that difficult. People should get used to it already.

You must be a MUCH nicer person than me, because all I can think is that you would be completely justified in kicking this guy out of the wedding party. What happens if he gets like this at the reception? What happens if he drinks like this the night before? How sure are you that neither of those things is going to…

Since your user name is completely awesome, I am sure that the thing you were going to say was indeed extremely profound. Hope you feel better!

P.S. Probably most of the other students are not looking at you thinking you’re weak. Some are (because people some people are jerks), but most are confused and/or embarrassed because they don’t know what to do.

Not that this really helps you when your treacherous brain is telling you otherwise. But you should know:…

It will probably never go away completely and it will always be a part of you. But you should also know that lots and lots of people who deal with this are able to get help, and things cam get (much) better.

It took me YEARS of practice to get to the point where I don’t feel like having PMDD* defines my life. But I…