Yep, my landlord automatically changes the locks whenever a new tenant moves into a unit in my building! My dad also fixed my deadbolt so it was more secure, he switched the standard short screws for longer ones that went deeper into the door.

Started a new workout program today! 30 minutes of cardio daily, a 15 minute daily program called the 30 Day Butt Lift by Alicia Marie on the BeFit youtube channel and I'm using her Booty Bible to add in some extra moves for my glutes twice per week. I already feel brutalized, but Sexy Designer and I made a deal that…

Don't think of something arbitrary like grades as a determining factor in whether you're cut out for academia, trust me. I'm not going into academia, even though all of my professors think I should, and I am a goddamn wreck when it comes to college coursework. Granted, I'm in a post-bac program, but I'm still turning…

Ooh really? I'm not back until April 2nd. I managed to schedule myself for 4 day weekends for spring quarter, I could cry I'm so relieved.

Another vote for Nikes here, I like their 7.0 support level, it's in between barefoot and full support.

I would've never thought of that because I've never lived on a floor reachable by ladder, but that's definitely good advice for anyone on the ground floor/basement/reachable by ladder.

Deadbolt on the door and keeping a heavy flashlight by your bed are probably the first things I would recommend. Keep a light on when you leave, the electricity doesn't cost that much. Get to know your neighbors, look out for each other. Aside from that, honestly, I live in downtown Philadelphia by myself and have for…

Yeah, I had a doctor continually tell me that my period was irregular because I was anemic, until I demanded a full blood panel and literally every number was perfect. Hmm, clearly not the problem! She also implied to my face that I didn't know what starch was and suggested that I research nutrition and make a…

This is hilarious, the internet is a smidgen closer to redeeming itself today.

The gimmies!

I actually have a lot of work to do, and I'm pretty sure this article just motivated me to get off the internet for the day.

Yeah, if this had been, say, Stroudsburg, I would buy the "rural" thing. I think people who aren't from PA really believe that anything other than Pittsburgh, Harrisburg and Philly is rural.

I hustle hard every day at work but honestly, I also think I would be fulfilled just chilling and napping.

Augh! My last partner gave me one of the strains that does not cause cervical cancer. His girlfriend before me cheated on him for their entire 2 year relationship with multiple other people, and since men rarely show symptoms it's no surprise I ended up getting up. Fucking cheating assholes!

I lost my childhood dog in Jan '11, and honestly, I still cry when I think about him. He went from happy over the holidays to dying in the middle of January, and I live 6 hours from my parents. What helped me after that (plus losing my grandma Sept '10 and then being hit by a car in July '11) was getting my own dog in…

I just blazed through World Without End, it's a Ken Follett miniseries, definitely recommend that. TiMER and Happy Accidents are also two movies I recommend for people who like quirky sci-fi/romance combos.

Honestly, I don't know, because their attitudes are the same type of ingrained ignorance that we experience every time a frat or sorority does something like wear blackface or whatever other racist stereotype they come up with. I think more education about Judaism, ultimately, is what would help, as opposed to just…

As a Jewish person I would actually be pretty uncomfortable with it, not due to everyone getting drunk, but because even in a city with a large Jewish population, I still experience anti Semitism from non-Jewish white people all the time.

I can only imagine what you would think of the rest of my life, if this is ridiculous to you.

I actually am into men who work very hard for their success. He built his label from nothing into this in barely three years, and as someone who also works very hard for everything I have I expect the same out of my partners.