... why did Star Trek have to be remade? Why did Fright Night? Why would literally any massively popular and moderately original movie be remade? Because the movie business is, first and foremost, a business, and they want to make money.

I feel the same way, especially when women tell me that they aren’t voting.

I got into a HUGE fight with my husband about his not voting in our last election. I don’t care if all the candidates suck and the game is rigged, blah blah blah. People have fought and died to gain the right to vote and an imperfect democracy is better than none at all (not to mention that complainers are rarely…

Aw, I only have one review on Yelp. It’s for my favorite taco place, which is around the corner from my house. I’d like to believe they are my friends, but sadly I am only but one of their many adoring fans.

Because Hispanic and Latin aren’t the same thing. Hispanic refers to the language a person speaks and Latin to their region of origin.

The X is the preferred non gendered term versus the masculine Latinos and the feminine Latinas.

Write Chelsea Manning: I saw this link first on Jezebel and I’m posting it here again because I’m sure Chelsea could use as many words of encouragement as possible:

Today, someone who has given so much to so many...

Every time something goes wrong for him I smile.

jia, i miss you already and to show my support i have taken my parents’ login for subscribed to the new yorker.

everytime i go to the dr, i demand a full blood panel. it’s totally worth it.

You get your b levels tested, just a bit of blood work. I also have low b, but that’s partially due to a pill I take. So I take a b pill every day

If you’re experiencing the symptoms, you can get a blood test, and that should scan for vitamin deficiencies, hormonal imbalances, and certain immunity issues. Absent any of those, chronic stress causes similar problems.

Now a doctor is theorizing that her troubles might’ve gone back to a condition called pernicious anemia, the result of a severe vitamin B12 deficiency.

i am a very distant relative of hers and sometimes i get a sore mouth* so yes without a doubt this is true.

Last night, when I was giving out cake, the Son in Law said that she shouldn’t be allowed to sue because she chose to continue working there. I literally took the fork out of his hand and said that he can’t have any until he pulls his head out of his ass. I’m not fooling around with these people anymore. No more aid…

I really, really hope she doesn’t receive any professional penalties from this.

What just floors me- and it shouldn’t, I should be used to it, but it does, is that there are two instant reactions I see from a certain group of people whenever these tragedies happen:

No, we elect politicians so that they never change and their views must always be the same as they were when they were elected. Right?

you don’t know what you’re talking about. europe’s been doing that for a while with relatively few problems.