My husband took my last name when we got married a couple of years ago. I can't even begin to tell you how confused people still are about the whole thing.

Well, see, here's the thing about this...

I do understand - I did spend the first seventeen years or so of my life attending a relatively sane church. I have noticed, however, that even when a church does a free movie night or somesuch, there are always some sort of "Come to Jesus!" undertones. There's nothing wrong with that, of course, I just think it's…

Okay, so the haunted house does sound awful and makes me want to spit, but...

I am so very glad that we now have Game of Thrones to talk about in response to this kind of story, instead of the previously-inevitable snarks about Renaissance Festivals.

I have one, and I love it. He's actually a bit weird. When you squeeze him, his stretched-out skin becomes transparent, and the inside is just kind of a chunk of ick. However, when you think about what they actually are... maybe that makes sense.

Oh, dear. The whole idea that you get this magical pair of blinders as soon as you are married (or in a seriously committed relationship) is silly, if you ask me.

I haven't watched the show yet (I don't so much have cable), but in the books, Snow is, like, 14 or so. He does not so much look 14 here.

Hey, um...

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Metal, water, and wires are all conductors - that means that lightning can travel along them. Sit on your couch with a book during bad thunderstorms and you'll be just fine. (Although, depending on which area you live in, if it's a REALLY bad storm, also have a battery-powered radio so that you can listen for tornado…

Oh, yeah.

Your urethra is TINY. I seriously doubt that you would want to shove a wad of anything up in there.

I am all for shows like So You Think You Can Dance, shows that highlight real talent and beautiful choreography.

I have a theory that the appearance of height also has to do with personality. It seems that people who are extroverted/bubbly/loud are seen as taller than they really are ("larger-than-life;" indeed), and that people who are quiet/introverted tend to be seen as shorter then they actually are.

I adore the movies, and am a big fan of the Harry/Hermione friendship both on the page and on the screen. I adored that they started having Harry and Hermione hold hands in a friends kind of way back in Movie 3 (probably about as soon as the actors were willing to do such things), and the dance was a lovely nod to…