I got scarlet fever in fifth grade. I still tease my father mercilessly because he thought it was just an ordinary sore throat and wanted to send me to school. Thanks to modern medicine in only missed two days of school which royally ticked 11 year old me off. I got scarlet fever and all i got was a fun story...

I am completely convinced that going to an all-women’s college has made me not nearly as afraid of the Socratic method at law school because I am just used to having to contribute. Everyone contributed, no one was talked over, we all had chances. I developed an appreciation for sort of thinking out loud and having my…

I am only replying to say that I took a “Gender and Sexuality in the Ancient World” at my undergrad (fortunately with no one who talk over people) and it was an awesome course. I loved it. Good times.

... you do realize that’s why he was convicted of manslaughter, not murder, right? Murder requires intent to kill, or, in your words, “cold blood execution style or slowly strangle him to death.” Manslaughter just requires negligence, which, by your own acknowledgment, is what happened here. There is no “scapegoat” in…

Does anyone else think his arms also look really short? Compare the length of his arms to Donald’s when they are standing next to each other - their hands are in the same place, but Trumps shoulders are a good two or three inches higher. And in the picture of Ted walking with his hands in is jean’s pockets, his elbows…

I can’t get over that he has a thin outline of white around his pants. Even where there is a shadow of his leg, there’s still a white line between the pants and the shadow. And his shoes are actually just cartoon shoes.

Just realized that she looks exactly like the horrible potential step-mom in the Lindsey Lohan version of Parent Trap. Which fits.

The Rook was an AMAZING book. Here’s hoping she doesn’t screw it up!

I mean, this is the franchise owned by Donald Trump we’re talking about. Why pretend that gals need anything besides a nice set of tits?

Actually, Miss USA differs from Miss America in that Miss USA competitions do not have a talent portion. So they don’t have that working for them.

I love it when they complain about it being unconstitutional. Like, no. The Supreme Court has ruled it constitutional. That’s their job. To declare things constitutional or unconstitutional. And they did the former here. Which means, literally, it’s constitutional. Do they even know how our Constitution works?

I just ordered my ticket for the closing night performance! I am so excited!!!

Oh it is. Apparently the plot involves the two of them being locked up and prevented from leaving the room until they agree on an approach to Constitutional interpretation. All of Scalia’s themes are patriotic tunes. And the libretto is based on the two justices’ own words and opinions.

Is that... an elbow patch?

I really don't understand why this is such a hard concept: men do not think differently than women, people think differently than other people. I am far more logic-oriented than my mother, while my brother and sister are both more emotionally intuitive than my father and I are. Male brains are not identical to each…

The gene for colorblindness is carried on the X chromosome. Since men only have one X chromosome, if the X chromosome carries the gene then men will have colorblindness. However, since women have two X chromosomes, if one has the colorblindness gene, the other chromosome overrides it, and the woman has normal vision.…

eeeew I never thought of it like that... I love my 50s-styled dresses :(

And in the 50s, you can tell that the country isn't at war, because suddenly the hemlines dropped and the skirts were significantly fuller, because everyone could finally buy cloth. Fashion is so interesting!

nonononononono don't tell me that! I'm going this fall O.O

Well, I was young enough that I had NO idea that was a tradition, so it didn't bother me at all. He and I took a picture together, which I'm sure was much more awkward for him (a 40- or 50-year old single man holding a now-married woman's garter while standing next to a fourteen year old child) than it was for me (the…