My mother had thyroid cancer. They didn't even know it until they had taken out her thyroid for something unrelated. It was the kind they thought probably would have never caused her problems.

I'd probably find this story more amusing if I hadn't woken up with new bed bug bites on my leg this morning. Right now I'm in a very KILL ALL THE BUGS EVER kind of mood.

Thanks for the concern, but we picked that code because we're both more likely to remember it than some innocuous random safe word/distress word. We're enormous BSG fans, and those codes relate to those character names in very specific ways. (And it's probably obvious, but the whole reason we're going with a code at…

My mom says she likes this picture because it looks like I'm up to something.

My coworkers and I went in together when the Powerball was at 250 mil. We didn't win, naturally, but there were many a discussion about what to do with it. Me, pay off my student loans, pay off my mother's store, pay off my parents house, and then travel until I figure out where outside the Midwest I want to escape.…

I've been doing the online dating thing, since I'm outgoing online and the biggest wallflower ever in real life. I might be going to dinner tomorrow night with this guy I've been talking to. Obviously you want to be safe when meeting people from the internet, so my friend and I devised a code, so that I can text her…

The guy who stands poised to possibly become my first boyfriend told me he loves blowjobs when we were discussing sex. So. You know.

"unless the parent is actually responsible for the situation or outright dangerous to the child"

I locked myself out of my parents house the very first time I got left home alone as a teenager. We lived in a very small town and almost never ever locked our doors but I was home alone and freaked out so I did and then forgot about it. My parents were in another state, and my car keys were also locked inside. I…

How is this a choice? Cupcakes always win. Sleep when you're dead (and full of cupcakes).

This show is like crack to me. I'm deeply in love with one of the male characters but he's new in season 2 so I shall say nothing more so as not to spoil you.

Awesome things that were/are waiting for me when I got home from work today - pizza with bacon and potatoes on top (I REGRET NOTHING), the extended edition of Lord of the Rings on bluray, and a new episode of Nikita WHICH IS THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY WEEK DON'T JUDGE ME

One thing that EVERYONE needs to remember is that the success rates of diets past 5 years are exceedingly low. That doesn't mean that parents should do nothing if their doctors indicate their child's health is at risk, but you need to be smart about it.

I can't even listen. I can only read transcripts.

Today has been a bed bug cleaning day. Divided all my clutter into two groups - things that I can easily inspect and deem 'clean' that I am sealing up to make sure they stay clean and limit hiding places for the little bastards. I'll unseal those whenever I get the all clear from the pest guys, probably several…

Not only does my place of employment offer us insurance with no premiums, but they give us free beer every Friday. 2 kegs in the break room every Friday. There are rules, of course (no drinking if you're meeting with a client or going to a meeting later), but still. Free beer. At work. They also give us money for…

See, I didn't see any fecal spots or blood drops. That's why I was able to stay in denial for half a week. I only found them because I flipped the box spring over and they were hanging out on the bed frame. I smooshed those ones after photographing. Haven't been able to find visible signs of more. I know there are…

Apt. And when I spoke to the landlord this afternoon he actually said when he gets bed bugs he does the whole building. So yay for that, I guess.

I hope I don't have to move. I just signed a one year lease a week and a half ago.

The local university just had a really horrible outbreak in one of the dorms. The previous tenants (I just moved in a week and a half ago) were UNL students. Obviously the didn't live in the dorms, but if they had friends over, or just sat next to someone in class who was carrying a contaminated backpack...not that…