You have to direct her to the website for current and former NLF and NBA cheerleaders who are scientists. I tried to link it but I'm getting an error message. I'd like to think it's because so many people are visiting their website that it crashed. It's probably because I'm surfing the net in China.

My brother and his husband both wore turquoise boat shoes. So cute!

I teach high school Creative Writing and I have to have chats with kids all the time about their writing. Kids can write some really dark stuff, and I can totally relate, but I always want to make sure they are okay.

My grandmother potty trained my brother and she wasn't comfortable teaching how to pee standing up so she told him, "Nice little boys sit down when they pee." He was in junior high school before he realized that most guys sit down.

She also thought there were 265 days in a year.

I was shopping in a market the other day and I found a Naked 5 palette. I really wanted to buy it so I could claim that I'd been to the future.

It's all about the family wreath. I'm from a small town as well and I have tons of double relatives. No webbed feet yet (not that there's anything wrong with that).

I'm from a military family and was born in Italy. The Italian ladies in our apartment block were very dismayed to learn that my mother was bathing me every day. They swooped in to protect their little "Ciocclatina Bambina."

I'm jealous that she's married to David Walliams. I love him!

I saw the preview for that the other day. I was really excited to see him and then he smiled...he's got a weird chiclet things going on with his teeth. It's like they put flippers on him.

And you've given me another reason to want that doll and all her accessories. I don't have kids, but my mother and I actually went to the American Girl doll store in Chicago when we were there on vacation. We keep saying that we can't wait until I have kids so we can get them dolls, but I think we should just get…

Oh no! My mom and I are in trouble. We cooked the peas last night and the greens today!

Have you heard about putting a penny in peas and silver dollar in the greens? Whoever gets the coin is going to be especially prosperous? My mom thinks that's gross so we've never done it. Also, we're greedy so we'd probably end up inhaling it.

You have to have collard greens and black eye peas for prosperity. The greens are for green backs and the peas represent coins. Or at least that's how my South Carolina Low Country family does it.

My boss has three tiaras on his desk. I knew from my Skype interview that I was going to love him, but it was the tiara collection that really sealed the deal. I love him.

You are an amazing story teller. I'm sitting here at my desk alternately weeping with laughter and cursing you because I know my eyeliner is running. Thank you!

I remember the episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians (Go ahead, judge me.) when Kim was terribly upset because a magazine told her that they were going to cover her body with art but didn't. She felt really upset and betrayed; I felt pretty bad for her because that was not what she agreed to. It's good that…

When I moved to Beijing I was so excited that there are Sephora stores here. They aren't the same, though. It's mostly face creams and lotions. The makeup selection is so skimpy.

When my grandmother passed away we found the most amazing collection of pajamas in her bedroom. She had silky leopard prints, flannel plaids and linen gowns for the summer. Her day wardrobe was equally spectacular, but I just loved the fact that even when she went to bed, she had such style.