I just read through all of her recaps and they are fantastic. Although, I will say that after going through the recaps, I actually have more trouble mocking 50 Shades now. Previously, I didn't realize exactly how bad the abusive relationship stuff is (the recapper does a fantastic job pointing out all the fucked up…

I've softened considerably on Meyer since EL James happened, even if it is technically partially Meyer's fault. Although I've heard reports that suggest James probably would have just latched on to some other popular franchise and is in it more for the getting famous part than the actual "I love this franchise and…

Well, Lark's current state isn't necessarily the result of poor life choices. People close to her have claimed she has some mental health issues and she's exhibited odd behavior that would line up with that. I obviously can't say for sure, but given that very real possibility it's a bit unfair to characterize it that…

I will see that and raise you the Daily Show segment where Jason Jones interviewed Shirvell. Fact: this remains one of my favorite things they've ever done, if only for the part with the kid that explains snacking.

The being well-educated thing is a MAJOR factor. It's called the Dunning-Kruger Effect. Because they are educated in one area, they feel they are able to educate themselves in another area and are more likely to rate themselves as knowledgeable on a given topic than would an actual expert in a relevant field. Now,…

In addition to posting on FB, you should see if they'd be willing to post something like that here. The main pages get tons of traffic. I can't say if they would or not, but it can't hurt to ask.

I'm definitely saving this. I'm in therapy for some disordered eating and I feel like hanging this up in my house somewhere. Thanks for sharing!!

I've started hiding Facebook posts, too. I have a lot of acquaintances from high school and college that post about dieting just all the time and I'm just like NOPE. For perspective, my nutritionist and therapist both agreed that I should weigh myself basically never, so hearing people talk about losing X number of…

That happened to me too. My first gyn trip the doctor yelled at me for not relaxing when she was trying to do the pelvic exam and pap smear. I definitely already had issues then, but I think it definitely got worse after that because I expected the exam to hurt. I only got officially diagnosed this past year after…

I had to drink electrolyte stuff when I had traveler's sickness. As others have pointed out, it's actually fairly standard for conditions that involve dehydration.

Since DC's movies seem to have committed to the New52 BS (see also: they are using the New52 origin for Wonder Woman), then I am reasonably pleased with this casting. They picked someone older (by Hollywood standards) who I doubt they will attempt to put into Boobs'n'Butt pose. That's an extremely low bar, I know, but…

Oof that is not great. And being in Canada might explain it. The FDA doesn't have a ton of power over alt med bullshit, but if homeopaths started saying "yeah, this will vaccinate you," I'm pretty sure they could do something then (see also: why all our alt med stuff here claims to "support the immune system" or…

If they say yes, follow up a little and ensure that the vaccine came from a doctor's/nurse practitioner's office. Some homeopaths give "vaccines" that are just water pills.

Agreed! I remember a lot of people not liking that one, but I really enjoyed it. I also found it impressive because 2012 was a year of wildly disparate hit songs, and it was impressive that he managed to make it as cohesive as he did.

The are adorable! My sister has a dog named Zoey (some kind of mix that we always joke looks like an African Wild Dog mixed with a dingo) which she dressed up in a Santa hat last Christmas. I wish I had that picture to show you, because it was hilarious. I also have pictures of my dog above dressed as the devil, a…

My family's lab-pit mix, who my mom dresses up for Halloween. She's a clown here, because my mom is weird.

I haven't read article or watched video yet, but I'm quite sure this is going to be extra funny going in with the knowledge that "old fashioned" is an old timey slang term for a hand job, and iirc old timey gay slang at that.

I am on board for all of this, but would like to post a slight defense of Black Friday shopping. Now, when I say that, I don't mean yahoos that start at 6PM on Thanksgiving or people getting in fisticuffs at 2AM outside of wherever- I just mean using that day to do Christmas shopping at stores.

This is true. I usually end up at anime focused conventions even though it isn't my primary interest these days (not many good comic/sci-fi/etc conventions in my neck of the woods, but for some reason just loads of anime cons), so I've seen that Miku was popular among that demographic. Further, the internet era seems…

I just posted down below- I'm super interested to see where this goes. I support most things that lead to weird and interesting pop music, so I'd be interested to see the effect of what I can only interpret as a push by Crypton to raise Miku's profile, and by extension those of their other vocaloids, in the US…