I had a professor who was Japanese and taught at a women's school in Japan (I can't remember if she said college or not). She had an MA and was working towards a PhD, but she was the only female faculty member, and she was expected to get coffee and tea for the male staff - even those in lower positions. It was one of…

As someone who's worn both their women's and men's jeans, the men's jeans are way sturdier and last longer for the price. They also have functional pockets.

Actually, if you click on individual items (like the flannel-lined jeans), the big and tall sizes show up. Mens sizes go up to a 48 for the same price as a 29 (in varying inseams) - the equivalent of 7-26 in Women's (subtract 22).

When I worked retail (nine years!) I loved working the holidays that we were open because it meant time-and-a-half for hours worked plus 8-hours at regular pay once I was full-time. HOWEVER. I volunteered. And we always had enough volunteers, but not every store is that lucky. This lady's manager is terrible, as is…

Time to stop marathoning Teen Wolf when I read "Deucalion" and picture a British dude with shades.

Hey now, The Sweet Valley Twins Carnival Ghost was on my list of fun YA ghost stories as a pre-teen. Other than that - yeah, they were pretty generic.

1000, in 7th grade in 1992 (included the TSWE portion, which was gone by the time I took it in high school). 1310 in 1997 (I needed a 1300 for my scholarship, so I didn't bother taking it again).

I don't remember that title. I'll definitely look it up. Thanks!

I loved this, and all YA ghost stories, when I was a kid. I think reading those may have ruined me for ghost-oriented horror films; unless it's a really good movie, it's just not going to get me. I need good writing, dammit - not audio startles and visual gags.

There's an Aveeno ad on Hulu with Jennifer Aniston that promises younger, healthy looking skin. The first time it aired, I couldn't stop laughing, because the whole thing has blown-out lighting and looks like it used a soft lens (think: Barbara Walters). Nothing says "our product doesn't actually work" like shooting a…

I'd never heard of it until I saw the merchandise at Wal-Mart.

I Googled the publisher listed on Amazon. It's an online-based erotica publisher with a "Write for Us" link at the top.

Rosie O'Donnell.

My sister used to call this "duck butt" - without a belt, the pants stick out at the back of the waist like a duck's tail. With a belt, the waist is so bunched it looks like elastic-waist Mom Jeans. If she can find a pair of pants that fits without causing duck butt, she's sold.

So, here's my question: does this surveillance system use actual video tape? Because a lot of places record over old tapes without properly erasing them. Which can lead to "ghosts" - images bleeding over from old recordings into new ones.

When I was almost five, I asked my mom where babies come from (because she was pregnant with my little sister). She gave me a copy of the book "A Child is Born" by Lennart Nilsson, which has these awesome pictures of cells and fertilization and developing fetuses, and was a pretty straight-forward explanation. I…

Isn't she also anti-vax?

These are the ones I bought:

When my best friend was pregnant with her daughter, the stuff I bought for the baby shower was stuff I knew she'd like: a pastel green onesie from the ESPN store in Bristol (big sports fans, that family); some UCF onesies (both parents are grads); and periodic table building blocks for later, because mom is an…

I agree the name is silly-sounding. Still, there are a bunch of FDA regulations about naming drugs, and they can veto a name if it fails one of their tests (there are a few, including sounding similar or looking similar to another when written by a doctor on a prescription). I think tying the name to what the drug…