That’s not always true. A lot of the animal dissection labs I was in got their specimens from the abattoir. A lot of the animals that would have died anyway (old age, injuries, whatever - once we got to dissect an emu that ate a ball of twine - it was the class that determined COD), or were being culled by farmers…

My mum had me when she was 16, and from the day I figured out that particular math she always told me that I was the happiest mistake she ever made. She also shared with me that she was told that you couldn’t get pregnant the first time you have sex. I’m all for early and thorough sex-ed now, because while her and Dad…

Ugh. The old coots are a big reason why we got married at a tropical all-inclusive resort. If you can afford it/want a vacation, come vacation with us. No gifts please. To which my mother says "but what if they want to give you something?" so I told her - "money for home improvements". The old coots still hated it,…

The experience I had during my first mushroom trip is one of the best of my life. It was peeking behind the curtain of life as I knew it, and seeing how awesome (in the true sense of the word) it really was. When I'm stressed or anxious, that day is the 'happy place' that I go to, years on. Acid just made me feel…

This is why we got married on a resort in the Dominican - very little planning and you get a whole week with your favorite people :) It rubbed some family the wrong way, but I can't see why not extending the fun for a whole week in the dead of winter in a sunny locale (we're Canadian) wasn't the most preferable thing.…

Isn't there something wonderful about traveling on a bus with both male and female rugby players after a game, trying to out-gross and out-do each other with new, unknown and old verses to these songs? Because really, that's the point. None of those lyrics reflected what any of those people were like (I've never been…

My main make up battle is dealing with the under-eye circles, and the absolute best thing I've ever used is the Benefit Boi-ing concealer that came in the How To Look The Best at Everything kit from Sephora. I bought the kit to use as my wedding make up, but each of the products by itself is awesome for everyday use.

No JumboTron here - just WWF's (now WWE) 'Royal Couple' Macho Man Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth action figures as our wedding cake toppers, along with saying 'Ooo yeah' instead of 'I do'. While it's not big and fancy, and *cough* more entertainment than sport, it's still considered rather unconventional. It's way…

I'm a make-up every day person too! Concealer, powder, eyeliner and mascara at least. As a glasses wearer, if I don't put something on my eyes, I feel like I look as though I haven't any.

I've found the wrong chapstick can ruin any progress I've made with keeping my lips from flaking off my face. Anything that smells like mint effs them up, as does anything Blistex makes. Find something that has bees wax in it. I've had my best luck with the balms Lush makes - Honey Trap and None of Your Beeswax work…

The Iron Sheik as a human and character is super interesting. He's a former wrestling Olympian and worked as a body guard for the Shah and his family before coming to America. YouTube him using Persian Clubs if you want to see a cool feat of strength.

Diorshow Waterproof mascara was my big expensive disappointment :( I feel your pain. There's nothing waterproof about the damn stuff and it dries up super fast.

Oh man. Come to Canada. Work for the federal government in some capacity. They actually recognize work/life balance. We get something called 'family-related leave' to be used for sick kids, appointments, looking after elderly parents etc. This is in addition to vacation, volunteer days, sick time and one personal day.…

It makes me so happy to see the proliferation of people blogging about how to deal with curly hair nowadays. My mum runs her own salon, so her and I have been experimenting on my 3A/3B hair for my whole life. She recently went through the DevaCurl training, and while I find some of their hair cutting techniques (not…

Also, why do radio stations keep playing their songs so often? How long has it been? Can we move on, or play more Matchbox 20, or something?

One of the funnest bachelorette parties I ever went to was a sex toy party. Ours was Sexy Girl, but there's also Fantasia, I'm not sure what you Americans have, but it's basically a hilarious Tupperware party, but with dildos and butt plugs. Done in the privacy of your own home, so you don't need to worry about dick…

I need to keep this shit in mind whenever I wish I could time travel. Visit the dinosaurs and the future -nothing more, otherwise I'd just be a hysterical harlot thrown directly into an asylum. Or burned as a witch. Ugh.

Fact: The percentage of adults that were able to digest milk are the reason Anglo-Saxons were able survive wicked bad historical droughts, which is why most of us are still around today.

I'm pretty lucky in NS, by my calculations (and I have calculated due to growing a wee babe in my belly as we speak) that there's no where I'll be (except on an island) is any further than 1h from a hospital max. Small favours in a small province haha. And in reply to brontebrat, I love taxes. Taxes pave my roads,…

Sweet fancy Moses. Just when I think I can't be more grateful for being born Canadian, I read a story like this. I'll take our long waits for surgery anytime because at least I still have rights.