I think the issue at hand was the idea that people have the right to know their biological parents, or at least know who they are.

Oh, yeah, the ocean is pretty much like another world. I write stories about merpeople and if I’m not careful, I end up going on and on about marine life and ecosystems. One time without thinking I typed like, 3 paragraphs about kelp forest ecology. It had absolutely nothing to do with the story, but I just get so…

It’s the only tour in the world that takes you to swim with wild orca, so not a lot of people know about it. The photos are absolutely amazing, the whales themselves are quite photogenic and the color and lighting of the water is perfect.

Ha ha, when I heard about the movie a few years back I thought, I GOTTA check this out. A comedy about high school students murdering their classmates, and also one of them wears a black trenchcoat? No way that would get made today. Great movie, and it uses dark humor in the best way, to make social commentary. It’s…

Yes and the music is fantastic. I put several of the songs on my iPhone playlist. I’d love to see the show in person someday.

I really want to visit Monterey Bay someday. I hope to go scuba diving in a kelp forest. My long term dream? For a few weeks in Norway, there are tours where you can scuba dive with wild killer whales. Wouldn’t it be amazing to take photos?

I can’t wait to see Big Blue Live. I really want to go to Monterey Bay myself someday, it sounds amazing...

I used to work at a pizza place and one of my jobs was to clean the restroom. While I thankfully never had to deal with an extreme mess, the women’s restroom was always messier. Not because of used tampons or anything like that, there were paper towels and puddles of water everywhere, and piss on the seat. I would…

The musical adaptation uses this line to make a big musical numbers. It’s amazing.

A while back I read a blog post of a girl who was raised very fundamentalist. She has a theory that lots of Christian girls go through goth phases because their upbringing doesn’t like to acknowledge dark things and emotions other than happiness. But there are some good things about the dark. Have you seen the latest…

I don’t know why women marry guys like this. Hell, I’ve had friends who pretty much had to act like moms to their boyfriends, cleaning up after them and cooking for them and shit. No thanks.

Yeah, I’ve had friends who dated guys like this and I’m thinking, why do so many chicks date guys that they have to take care of like this?

People are so stupid. Sad that her kid died, but how could she possibly blame the zoo? The rules exist for a reason, her kid would’ve been safe if she followed the rules. People on her side were arguing that zoos can put up acrylic and glass panels, but it would be expensive to do that for every exhibit. And like I…

Aw, I wish I still had mine, but it got stolen when my sister threw a house party while the rest of us were away...

A year or two ago there was an incident where a mother dropped her kid in a wild dog pit and the child was killed, and she sued the zoo, claiming they didn’t do enough to prevent it. Oy.

When I read this story, it made me flash back to that one. And I had the same reaction: grow the fuck up. This is college, you’re expected to be able to learn about and discuss adult material. Reading about something doesn’t mean you have to agree with it, but you should be able to analyze it and discuss it, and in…

We either do a Star Trek type of thing where everyone gets a minimum income whether or not they work, or we descend into chaos. Or maybe start a war to stimulate the economy and kill off some of the lower members of society.

Only way I can picture that is if a woman gave her reason, not knowing she didn’t have to give one, and whatever place she was at decided not to give her the abortion.

I think these legislators are counting on the fact that most people’s knowledge of DS is limited to the healthier, higher functioning ones. If there were a prenatal test for autism, I doubt there would be much support for this kind of law because people are well aware that low functioning autistic kids exist. But with…

I’m guessing if someone decided to challenge these laws in Supreme Court, they’d get taken down. Gender selective abortion isn’t really much of a thing in the US, and I imagine anyone who tries to get one in a state where it’s illegal would just lie about it anyway, so there hasn’t been the opportunity to challenge it.