Oregonians unite! I assume you're the author of "Ladies Be Officiating" post (and the UT poster)? I'm glad to hear former Duck players were nice; as a die hard Beaver Believer I am admittedly not as charitable towards them as I could be. :)

Yay! There's an Oregon State writer! I am seriously so happy about this.

This is a great idea!

What's your blog? I am a fellow ladyperson who loves college football (seriously, is Saturday yet???) I would love to read and support you!

This is my new favorite way of telling people to piss off.

YES. This song was my first thought. Useless gender stereotypes aside, this song spoke to my 15 year old soul like nothing else.

A-fucking-men, Lindy. To everything. I've always said that my decision to keep my name was based on 50% feminist principles and 50% laziness (it's seriously a lot of hoops to jump through to change your name).

God damnit. Like we teachers don't have enough to deal with when it comes to public perception. Now we have to defend ourselves against being lumped in with fucking boneheads like this. Everyone in this school who thought this stunt was a good idea needs to take a time out, think about what they did and explain what…

If Amy Poehler is involved I'm in.

They're just going to force the kids to find creative ways to hurt each other. Besides, just wait until kids start getting pelted with soaking wet Nerf balls. I can tell you as an Oregonian, Nerf balls are NOT outside balls.

Co-signed on the gluten free thing. I know it's the asshats ruining it for the rest of us, but I'm just tired of having to be like "I'm one of the "real" ones!" every time I need something gf.

I don't have a least favorite yet. I'm not looking forward to the day I hate one of her shows. Right now my kid is young enough (just turned two) that I can convince her to watch what I can tolerate. Elmo's World and Max and Ruby are her current favorites. My main beef with Max and Ruby is that there is hardly ever a…

Oregonian here. My best guess is that we are still in the hole, financially speaking. Things are improving, but we were hit later with the recession so our recovery is later. Also, while the Willamette Valley (basically Portland to Eugene) is very liberal, there are many rural areas that are poor and conservative.…

I say name your kid what you want because a-holes are going to be a-holes no matter what you choose (although I haven't met many a-holes about kid's names). My only suggestion is to wait until after the kid is born. It's a lot harder for people to give you shit once there's an actual baby involved.

No, I haven't encountered those names. Those are very unique. Do they have meanings?

I haven't heard Maeleen. It's pretty. Is it Dutch? I ask because I have met a Valeen and her mother was Dutch.

I like Henry! Yes, it's crept up in popularity but it's a name that will serve him well. All the Henrys I've taught have been super sweet kids.

I'm a teacher and I have seen it all. Trust me when I say that unless you name your kid something truly off the wall there will be another kid with that name at some point.

I honestly don't know if it's tacky, but it does sound practical. I personally wouldn't be offended if I received an invitation for a bachelorette party that laid out what was expected but people get very traditional when it comes to all things weddings.

"Tables are for glasses...not...asses!" I died.