my school gives us rosh hashanah and yom kippur off, but not columbus day, so I think we already got rid of it. Instead, tomorrow in history we'll probably discuss why christopher columbus was an asshole.

@eatsshootsleaves: go jezzies of fairfield county!

@angrycandy: I dunno. I had one depressive episode that could probably be described as really awful teenage angst, and my parents took me to a shrink who after a twenty minute meeting decided I was bipolar and said I should be put on meds for the next four years.

@sarah.not.palin.is.a.mama.for.obama: Yesterday, my gym teacher split the class by gender. The girls took a stretching test and then sat around and talked. He told the boys to go start a football game. Most of the guys sat around and talked- only four of them (out of about twelve) went and tossed around a football. A…

there's a blonde kid in the background whose smile appears to be crawling slowly up one side of his face (not in a horribly horrible way, but enough to be noticeable). Much more interesting than listening to Mcc

@Rose_Selavy_pppfffth: Can my grandparents play too? Last week Poppop came over and informed me that "Obama is a stinking socialist and in twenty years you will have no freedoms. NO FREEDOMS, you here?"

@nescafe: I don't know. I was figuring it was a llama, based on that white shaggy stuff on its chest. Although those could be little horsey boobs or something...

I actually read this study a while ago (ooh- found the link!)

@vivelafat:

There should be parenting classes on how to improve your daughter's self-esteem. Not complaining about your weight and how ugly you are would be a start. It's like, my mom, who is very thin with a little bit of muscle and minimal belly fat, is always going on about how she just can't keep weight off like she used to,…