Ah, no. Sociology grads are actually doing pretty darn well on the job market. Sociology undergrads go onto work in marketing, social work, criminology, counseling, non-profit, school, or medical administration, research, teaching etc.

Two should-be-obvious-but-often-aren't tips from a multi-cat household (we've done a lot of rescue over the years and have had as many as 8).

Haven't heard this song yet. I don't listen to mainstream radio and don't care to.

I think you're right that J Crew used to be more affordable.

Thank you. Yes, the minimalist shoe is NOT for everyone. I've had achilles injuries, and knee pain (and one of my legs is longer enough than the other that I need an insert), so minimal shoes would be a disaster.

Wisconsin fair food: Fried cheese WITH a variety of cheese sauces.

My subaru station wagon is named Penelope!

How about COMPULSIVE SUMMER DISORDER?

Oh, but I forgot the most horrific "features": glass closet doors and pink plush carpeting!

Oh, where was this website when I was looking for apartments in NJ? I have long since deleted the photos, but I had some that were even more terrible than what's pictured here. Imagine a cabin on a lake, right out of a horror movie, with a bathroom built into the corner of the living room with plain plywood. IN…

I loved this book so much as a kid, that I bought a copy of it to have as an adult.

YES. Zilpha Keatley Snyder's were my FAVORITES.

Google Scholar is AWESOME.

This is utter bullshit. Seriously? Cats are grumpy and not social?

My point is that you ARE actually doing your normal work-tasks, but at a more intense and more focused pace.

It's not really a "sabbatical" if you're not working during it.

It also premiers on September 22nd in the US, if you know where to find it and how to download it!

We did a TON of shopping around before buying our mattress this year. We ended up going with Consumer Report's advice for price and quality (one of their issues a while back covered mattresses) and went with an Ikea mattress. The price for what we got was fantastic. We went with one of their higher priced ones that…

Totes not into yogurt at all. Even Greek yogurt. I just feel all kinds of meh about it.

There are 3 ways I've used pill bottles: