well i mean he’s not wrong about guys named shawn...

One of my recent Uber drivers spent the whole ride judging every non white person in his line of sight, which culminated in this glorious declaration: “I don’t care what education you have, what degrees, what job... BLOOD IS BLOOD” !!!!! I was alone and felt very uncomfortable challenging him because he seemed really…

My boyfriend recorded his uber ride Friday night. It was 25 minutes of the guy repeating everything he’d heard on the Christian Broadcast Network. He’s still waiting on his anointing oils.

I have a worse story! It was not even in an Uber! I took a taxi home (in NYC), and noticed the driver was erratic. I was just about to say: I think I’m going to get out here, when he stepped on the gas, hit a parked car, knocked off the mirror and ran a red light. I started to yell that he had to stop, and thats when…

You know, sometimes I feel for drivers who want to chat because I rationally “get” that it must be boring for a lot of people to drive all day (and sometimes night) without any interaction. Even though I find small talk taxing, I’ll chat if I at all feel up to it and get the sense that a driver actually *wants* to…

You missed the part of the story where some rando guy was sitting in the way back of the car that they didn’t see when they got in? So, driver was already giving a creep vibe and when she said something to her husband, a voice from behind them was like, “Nahhhhh.” That would scare any rational person.

I’d be willing to bet they ARE doing something wrong. Like I said, the fact that they handled it so poorly speaks to the accesibility concerns and needs that aren’t being met. Frankly, I’d be pretty surprised if a 12 screen multiplex had 18 closed caption devices.

I’m a film projectionist and it’s not as easy as turning the closed captions on. Films come on drives now, and they are unlocked with digital “keys.” The keys unlock all the different versions on the film (2D, 3D, 5.1, 7.1 etc) These keys come from the distributors, and unless they are provided and then installed,…

The second part of that lemonade stand story In The New Yorker is kind of revealing, too, but in a different way:

For murder there are records, a body, evidence, witness testimonies. In a rape case like this you have no physical evidence because it’s been thirty years between the events and the accusation.

This is the quote from the Times that truly concerns me.

I think the consensus is “it’s very complicated, and a case-by-case sort of thing”.

The fact that there are multiple accusers makes me feel unlikely that the allegations are false, sadly.

WHEN the hell will the statute of limitations on rape and sexual assault be lifted across the board?? Why is this still even a thing??

The fact that these two other men were willing to put their names out there indicates to me that these accusations are founded. I always choose to believe these claims at face value, and additional victims is more than enough to convince me.

Can I just tell you how much this post means to me right now?! First of all, I’m a girl and I’ve had surgeries in the past (bunch of shots, needles, knife, etc.) but nothing compares to having my blood drawn. Idk, I just can’t, OK? ...So I’m totally part of the wuss club. Anyways, I had my blood drawn a couple of…

It all depends on the individual drawing your blood.

And your first experience plays a role in that, too.

First time I had blood drawn was age 14 or 15 when I was on Accutane. I was terrified and looking away (wouldn’t look at the needle). I felt the initial prick and just bit down as I waited. After a while, I asked if…

I’m right there with you. I’ve either passed out or almost passed out every time.

Great article, but “phlebotomists” is a really weird spelling of “Practitioners of the Dark Arts.”