It was honestly no big whup. I watched cause I wanted to see how terrible it could get before I turned it off. It was so transparent and cliche that it was unbelievable, you know? It felt utterly unreal. Not that I wanted real! But I expected to be at least shocked. It was meh.

Well, it's true that I tended to be grateful to my mother, rest her soul. I think there is some merit to your argument that you raised your daughter to expect the world, so she expects nothing less! I'm sorry she doesn't understand what you sacrificed for her.

That is WAY beyond the level of party my mom threw for us. We had a cake, and a sprinkler outside (July birthdays for 5 of us) and ONE present. To this day, I expect nothing on my birthday except dinner (I choose the dinner!) and some cake.

Thank you for standing up against slander towards Neaderthals. I mean it. I love them and I hate the bad rap they get.

My cat also loves tomato sauce. And spinach. Raw spinach. She goes nuts for it.

When I tell my cat how fat she is, she agrees with me and is VERY PROUD.

Dude, your daughter is me. Well, kinda. But I never took notes, and instead just listened to what the teacher was saying. Because I was listening well, I was able to see the gaps in my own knowledge and ask questions while the teacher was teaching the subject. And I wouldn't forget what I had learned because I…

What I found in college was that if I didn't take notes, but instead fully engaged myself in listening to the Professor and asking pertinent questions where necessary, I did A LOT BETTER in school. And I think it was because I was truly understanding the material. Then, when I went to study for a test, I just reviewed…

When I want to take a quick nap in the afternoon, I put my cat on the pillow right next to my ear, like literally on my ear, and then I pet her until the purr really gets going. The combination of warm kitty back and the sound/vibration of the purring puts me instantly to sleep. I've often fantasized about creating a…

Thank you for this.

I hated that book, even as a child. My mother loved it and thought it was sweet. And when I got older I realized that one of the reasons I hated that book was that the boy/man felt entitled to take everything until there was nothing left. It's kind of an allegory for the colossal clusterfuck we've made of the…

According to this Catholic scholar, the Church does not abhor the death penalty.

A-freacking-men! I grew up in Catholicism. That's where I learned that the sin of being born a woman exceeds almost any other sin you can commit. This is only slightly hyperbolic.

So the Catholic Church is against Capital Punishment? And acting in self-defense? And war? I don't think so. They are fine with killing. What they are not fine with is people taking their destiny into their own hands, without the Church's intercession. They very much want to be in charge.

Getting fat is one of the best things that ever happened to me. Not kidding.

I'm trying to put together my Malory Archer costume; grey sheath dress with white belt and shoes. Grey bolero jacket with white trim. and whisky glass with cutting insults and demands for sex.

Yes. As I've gotten older. Hard to explain why, but I just feel like they're better. Healthier.

I don't know why, but I cry with joy every time I see Mo'ne. Maybe it's because she's tough and fierce but totally nonchalant about it. She's just herself and it's awesome. It's like she never learned to hide her light under a bushel, never faked being less than she is so that she wouldn't intimidate people.

I love these guys. So. Much.

I had mostly positive reactions to Hickox. I believe she is a rational person and is simply saying that we should ALL be led by rationality. Well and good.