80% of cat bites become infected. (she says as she finishes her course of Augmentin.) If you let hand or face bites go too long, you can end up needing surgery to remove dead tissue from a deep infection.

Baltimore area is nice... Baltimore itself less so. It does have its high points, but it is most decidedly not clean. I honestly think that's why people like it... it's like DC's rebellious younger sister. DC went to GWU for law and has a high-powered job at Wolfram and Hart; Baltimore dropped out of art school…

Natty Boh isn't even brewed in Baltimore anymore, but for some reason it's still some local pride thing. I grew up in St. Louis in the pre-microbrew (i.e. all-Bud) era, and *I* think that shit is nasty. There's a reason it's so cheap. =P

I moved from St. Louis to Baltimore and nothing really changed... switched out meth for heroin, I guess.

My dad used to work in Kreev-kore.

Moose is gorgeous!

If that was true I'd be marrying one of the exes with the incredibly rich parents, or one of the exes with enormous penises. (one guy was in both catgories!) But alas, I defy nature and choose the awesome, smart, considerate, average-looks average-genitaled broke-family guy. Crazy to pick someone based on…

Because sororities aren't gendered at all!

Mirena was my BFF. The first period was hard, but after that I didn't bleed for four years. No acne, no pain. I did get ovarian cysts, which were annoying but (to me) totally worth it. And they run in my family anyway.

I like breathing. Turns out yoga and a sunny attitude don't really treat asthma.

Right? I've been on various asthma and allergy drugs for 28 of my 32 years of life. sometimes it's annoying, and it can get expensive, but I do rather enjoy breathing. As a kid/teenager the ER staff knew me on sight; I am very happy to swallow and inhale the new fancy drugs every day for the rest of my life rather…

I exchanged one single message with this dude on OkCupid. I never used my name or mentioned my workplace or anything like that. Met someone awesome, told this guy I was off the market, closed down my profile... and then there he is in my Other folder, asking why I don't want to meet! WTF, creepy.

How fortunate that people get the choice whether or not to watch!

You teach in Baltimore City? You are a superhero.

This x a million. When did the purpose of life become working until you drop? Like if you don't eat sleep breathe your job, you don't deserve a decent life. (Unless you were born to the right people, of course.)

Ugh. My immediate family was too in shock to even think about Facebook after my stepdad died, and it wasn't sudden at all. There was one ex-aunt (she was married to my mom's brother for a few years) posting like we were all BFF, but I was too busy frantically booking a flight at 3am to post on or even check Facebook.…

Bacteroides fragilis, polysaccharide A.

Specifically, polysaccharide A, which is found on Bacteroides fragilis bacteria. It's not just general probiotics, which are usually Lactobacillus spp. Mazmanian and Kaspar are doing some cool research here.

I've always told my cats that if I die at home alone, they are welcome to eat my face. I won't be using it.

Before I met EcoFrog, I had four dating dealbreakers. Number One was being mean to animals. That rule served me well, though now my fatty cat likes him more than he likes me, lol.