Jacqueline Carey! One of my fave fantasy authors ever! I erm, may have Phedre's tattoo on my lower back. Also, I totally wish praying to Eisheth was how it worked.

Only watched one episode this season and that was enough for me. Although I did get major guffaws from the part where Bill looks all sad when he sees Sookie and Alcide trying to get it on. Bill may be my most hated TV show character ever.

There's a lot on True Blood that doesn't make sense even in the confines of its own universe. I've given up on trying to understand it.

Yeah the whole "white people are celebrities!" thing definitely had its upside. Not sure I was ever compared to a movie star since I guess there aren't that many red headed box office stars, but I did get compliments from random strangers all the time. Especially on the "quality" of my white skin.

Nope. I like it too. Maybe because I went in with lowered expectations, but I quite enjoyed it.

Yup. My sister and I look nothing alike to most people in the US. I'm a redhead and she's blonde. However, when I lived in China for two years all my Chinese friends thought we looked "so much alike!" and "very similar".

I switched to the Mirena IUD from the Nuvaring because the ring was getting to be too expensive and my awesome school insurance at the time got me the Mirena completely free! I think the Nuvaring controlled some of my PCOS symptoms better (i.e. my skin, cramps etc.) but my periods are wonderfully light and short. Best…

So losing your temper and publicly yelling at someone is analogous to hitting and potentially killing someone with your car? This is news to me. And you're right in that you DON'T know the circumstances surrounding the whole thing. You weren't there. And he did apologize. Publicly. On the radio. Not excusing him. The…

Understandable. I know I don't want kids anytime in the next 3-5 years. Sometimes I think I'll end up like my mother and have my first kid in my mid-thirties.

This is totally why I switched to the NuvaRing and then to an IUD. Now I never have to worry about forgetting my pill somewhere/taking it at the wrong time!

Ok then. Hope you don't mind being treated the same way when you make mistakes.

THANK you. I'm growing a little tired of all the overly judgmental opinions of Christian Bale formed by people who have never met him.

Screaming asshole? Do you know him personally? Just because some unsavory news/clips were leaked doesn't mean you should paint him with such a broad brush. Especially since there may well have been reasons/explanations for both incidents, unlike say in the case of Mel Gibson or Chris Brown. I dunno, "screaming…

Agreed 100% about youth in China. I work with them quite and often and they alone make me optimistic about China's future. I never had much time to actually talk to lower class citizens, but I do remember a large number of them being dissatisfied with the government after the deadly Chengdu earthquake in 08.

Was just going to say something to this effect. Having lived and worked in China as well, one of the first things I learned was that there were many in China who were generally happy with the government's overall performance. Not that they condoned some of the bleaker spots on the CCP's resume (if they even talked…

Hmmm I'm of two minds with this. On the one hand, I despise being told that I must BUY ALL THE PINK THINGS ever because despite having a vagina, I really don't care much for the color. At least when it comes to wearing it and accessorizing with it. However, I'm wondering if these pink bottles of pepper spray and…

Yeah it's usually an abnormal day if I go to the city and don't see at least one form of nudity. Even though highs are in the upper 50's in the middle of July. Gotta love SF.

Heh, out-Rushing himself is my favorite phrase of the day. There should be awards! Kind of like the Darwin awards only you win by expressing the most ridiculous out of a hundred other ridiculous opinions.

Oh yes it's completely possible he knows someone who has been sexually assaulted. But he would probably never think overlong about the topic if said friends/relatives never spoke to him about it. In any case, I think Rocza below clarified the point I was trying to make.

YES and YES! Do you think Taylor Kitsch said he never auditioned for the part to throw us off the scent? Wishful thinking, I know. He is who I pictured as Finnick when I read the books though.