@BelleBreezing: Nope. Faizon. (Pronounced FAY-zon.)

I got a new student in one of my 8th grade classes this year. I decided to look him up on our attendance system, because you can see any past discipline problems, etc. He didn't have any disciplinary action (yay!) but he did have the strangest middle names I'd ever seen: Finest Physique. He was [First Name] Finest…

I have THE MOST PERFECT picture of me. Late 80s. I was in 6th grade. I wore acid-washed jeans, a Joey t-shirt (New Kids on the Block) and a HUGE bow on my head. I'm sending that puppy in.

Keane. Though my obsession is a healthy one. I listen to their music a lot, because I honestly love it and feel good when I hear it. But I feel good when I hear other music, too.

@Ms. Katydid: I got them mixed up (the names both start with P!).

@najmah: Oh, thanks, now I remember!

@WinterGirl: Padma is the woman from ER and Bend It Like Beckham, right? She is GORGEOUS. Scars and all. She's a freakin' survivor!

@feministhammer: I'd like to know. I have a chicken pox scar (from when I was six!) on my nose. I have two scars on my left ankle from when I broke my leg—I was three. I have assorted other scars from various scrapes and injuries. And I'm *only* 31.

Well, if I'm not real, then I guess I'm fake. Even though I've never had anything done. Heh.

@SpicyTamale is a GA peach: Sounds like he's got a sense of humor. Between your story and that quote up there, he sounds like a decent guy.

@Jerilu: My gap. : )

@Jerilu: I adore my gap. A new dentist offered to "fix" it a few years ago and I gave him a very polite but firm, "hell no." It's not a huge gap, but it is definitely there, and my two front teeth are uneven with each other. I think it adds character.

Dear Mom and Dad,

A girl I went to high school with had a birthday recently, and bunches of us posted Happy Birthday messages on her FB wall, as is usually done. At the end of the day she posted a general thank you message that went on about how all of her birthdays always end up sucking, and how the last time she celebrated was her…

@Anna: I opened this link. I feel pretty dirty now, as I'd vowed to never give him another click, ever again.

@baseballchica03: As a music teacher, I refuse to "punish" my students by making them listen to music like opera, jazz, classical or something they haven't been exposed to (I've heard of teachers doing this). Instead, I view listening to that music as a chance for them to open their minds to something new and…

@singing_femmebot: Very well said.

@jeepchic: Actually, I wash everything in cold on the gentle cycle, and hang thing up to dry. A lot of my stuff lasts ages that way.

@jeepchic: I knew I couldn't possibly be alone in this view!

@jlpwjh4l: I get complimented on my "look" all the time, and it's all from Target, Old Navy and maybe a few other inexpensive places. Why spend more? I'm not exactly rolling in money!