Oh, now I need to pour one out for The Toast. Criminy, this year.

Dawg, one of my bosses once wanted to make it clear to me and a group of other people that we had to be sure to promote the fact that a conference we were hosting was going to have child care and places for nursing mothers “so we can be politically correct”. This is only notable because my boss is not American. He is…

Not to mention that a large part of the job of a president is rhetorical-it’s about wrangling people with your words to accomplish policy objectives, and explaining what is going on, or some approximation, to the public. For any of the disappointments we might have with Obama, he’s very good at that part of his job,…

I am also done. I do not care for those books, but uh, I do believe the relationship was consensual.

Omg, first cohort: all the people who posted that dumbass FB meme equating women who are into 50 shades of gray with remarks about sexual assault. Like, do I have to explain this to you? And can I send a rescue team to help your spouse coz clearly you are a danger to them?

And yet, people still don’t avail themselves of all the knowledge that they should be acquiring from the internet. Make something forbidden, etc. etc.

urk i have had so many shared housing situations with people who would hang out in the common areas and just chill and say nothing after posting epic passive aggressive notes. like, no. i’m super averse to conflict, and i can woman up and tell you about yourself. plz, no roommates ever again.

waow. if someone ever wants to know why you shouldn’t put strangers together to share space at the age when people find out that they have a mental illness, if they’re going to get one, when people first come into their sexuality, and when society is telling them to experiment...this is it. i’m a go bake some bread.…

Ooo. now there’s an idea.

What, is yours detachable? (shows self out)

My friend drank a bunch of 4loco once and said it made him feel like fucking a dinosaur. maybe this lady just had a lot of energy drinks?

ha. counterpoint: my friend who teachers undergraduate social sciences, trying to teach about sexual contact, consent, etc.: “If you put your penis in the washing machine, it’s sex”.

or sleep darts. or tasers. yeah, i dunno.

(PS, RIP Mr Fusspot)

I can never tell, but I would believe it.

I used to live in California, and I definitely taught white girls named Asia and Africa. There was a white guy named Bodhi also, which, ok, could be a sincerely-held religious-based thing. Continental names, though... I...I dunno, fellow white peeps.

Nivea makes a face lotion with sunblock in it for what amounts to about $5 and lasts me the better part of a year. Recommended if you can.

Someone stole the beans from her pantry.

Except Ivanka, they all have this weird jaw-clutching thing that makes them look like you know they bullied everybody in 2nd grade. Not sure why I think that’s a look, but uh, experience, I guess.

Oh shit. I have an undergrad botany degree, and I did not know I could be retained. BRB, hanging up a shingle.