In lieu of an actual sex talk, my parents made me listen to the audiobook of FotF's "Preparing for Adolescence" in their presence. The phrase "heavy petting" still makes me shudder.

I wanted to like this so much, because Karen Gillan was so great in Doctor Who (and decent in GotG), but.....I hated it. I'm sorry, KG.

AST- from one internet stranger to another- you seem like a quality human. I now have a small stranger friend crush on you. The end.

Pretty sure there was a Supernatural episode based on the Slender Man myth and people using that excuse in the ep to cover up some murders. Let's all blame Supernatural!

Now they're just getting greedy.

I'm giving her a pass under the assumption that English is not her first language.

Science literacy alert: MUTATIONS in BRCA cause cancer, not the gene itself. This gene is ubiquitous in mammals; mutations lead to cancer because the gene product cannot function properly.

She remembers that Nazi Germany rounded up and murdered gays, the same way they did Jews, right?

You forgot the person I despise the most (well, they're moreso a unit, as opposed to a single person): the show couple. The pair of lovers who stands directly in front of your lonely-ass self (regardless of whether you move- they migrate) and feels each other up for the entirety of the concert.

Let's take this a step further. Yes, Suzanna Collins should get hella credit for creating this universe, and not only that, but credit for creating a universe that isn't complete drivel. Because, we could also place Stephanie Meyer into this category (i.e. "female-created property" which made "all the monies"),…

@bruceAlan: You've hit on a major issue with the mention of women discriminating more against other women. I have run into this at my own institution, and it is TERRIBLE. Worse than men discriminating against women, because people can (now) recognize that as blatant sexism/discrimination. Women fighting other women…

Here is my cat abandonment/reunion story:

Ooooh my. Assigned reading for this class = Embassytown? My interest is beyond piqued.

Great! Thanks so much!

This course sounds fascinating, and is an excellent idea, IMO (I was a biochemistry + philosophy double major as an undergrad; currently in a structural bio grad program with aspirations of continuing my philos education someday). Does your old advisor (or you) have a website or any online resources concerning this…

Although, I have seen Eugenie Scott speak and I would definitely have a beer with that lady.

"Finding her tongue" must be part of the "going through puberty" deal she mentioned a while ago. Totally a normal part of a 20 year-old's development.

I've never done Muay Thai, but I started TaeKwonDo in high school, kept it up for four years, took four years off, then started it back up last summer. Over that period of time, I've noticed a lot of the same things you mentioned concerning my own strength, agility, stamina, etc. There are still a lot of things that I…

"“Little Horribles” is a darkly comedic web series following the poor decisions of a self-indulgent lesbian."

I agree. Robyn was the ONLY good thing about that song/video.