A drill! LULZ!

Great analogy! I'll remember that one for future use.

In grad school, I did a lot of work on the myth of the "disappearing Indian" in 19th century American literature. It was fascinating, and depressing. Probably the worst part is how strong that narrative is even today in pop culture. When the Noble Chief character in the latest Lone Ranger movie said something to…

Seriously. The other day, the sun was shining and I went out and about w/out my coat—just a hoodie over a long-sleeved shirt. I convinced myself it was "warmer." Then the radio tells me it's 12 degrees out. My only explanation is desperate self-delusion.

This reminds me of the time I was hanging out with my grad school friends in our local bar (a townie bar, because who wants to go to an undergrad bar? Ick. Too many kids and I might see one of my students.) when this arrogant bitch that somebody brought started talking to me about fashion and her ridiculously huge…

You know what's even better than a lint roller? Those old-school lint brushes. WAY more effective, though harder to find.

Agreed. Fetishizing "barely legal" is so gross (regardless of gender).

Yay! Revel in your bright colors, please, for those of us who look like death in them. How I wish I could wear yellow.

Same! I hate it when I'm faked out by a red shirt, only to try it on and discover that it's an orangey-red. Nope! I look like DEATH.

One of my oldest and closest friends is Vietnamese-American. He married another good friend of mine (a white woman) and now they have two adorable daughters. She's had a few people ask if they were adopted, but nothing too rude, just curious. He works long and crazy hours, so I'm often out with just Mommy and the…

I agree that these kids are out of hand, and parents certainly shouldn't make a habit of taking their kids with them to work or school. However, when I teach college classes, I tell my students that I expect them to have childcare and not bring their kids with them. Having said that, I also understand that sometimes…

My secret shame: that shit is delicious. I would eat it all the time!

I got film school teacher, which is also pretty accurate. Now I want to make other people I know take this test and see if it works for them too.

On the subject of rape and rape culture, I think it would be awesome if Jezebel spread the word about a little project Harriet J suggested for editing Wikipedia articles to actually say "rape" when a rape occurs on screen. Instead of, you know, "seduction." The comments section on her post was pretty interesting…

I was present when a Pyrex baking dish exploded in my friend's kitchen. It was sitting on top of the stove, and somebody turned on the wrong burner (not me!). Not saying that this would happen internally, but I suppose if somebody tried a particularly stupid method of sterilization, cracking might occur.

Well, in my experience mountains don't just steadily rise or fall. They will rise for a bit, then fall for a bit, then rise for a bit, then fall for a bit, etc. So we generally think of the peak as being the absolute highest point on a mountain, but we could think of a mountain as having many peaks and valleys. …

"This is me. This is who I am. It's my inner beauty, it's my outer beauty. It's my oneness, it's my wholeness. I'm different, and I've learned to accept it—fully,"

I wish I could give you a million stars and make your comment not grey. It is SO TRUE. I especially identify with the tendency to avoid eye contact because it would be so pathetic for any cute guy to think I was interested in him. Not the most encouraging behavior. Way to understand your own behavior (not everyone…

Solid advice I wish I'd been given before I got my only slightly useful degree.