I didn't pay attention in school and my mother didn't share much more than the basics. My first experience with a tampon was traumatic and ended with me bawling because it hurt and I was scared. Nowadays, I have friends that are more than happy to overshare and I know all sorts of things like "the dog will eat your…

I think we need a second experiment. With an accomplice discreetly taping it so the results can go on youtube.

I try and think of it as people should respect another's religion, provided that the person shows respect for the other person in turn. So when I met a friend's rabbi who couldn't touch a woman other than his wife, I kept my hands in my pockets. He in turn did not get upset when I greeted a male friend that was not…

I believe in being respectful of people's religions, as I hope that people would do the same and have respect for mine. But there is also a line in having respect for other people that are not part of your religion. This? Line crossed.

Shit, when I saw the headline to this I was thinking 'don't let him be SCA, don't let him be SCA.' Fuckit. I refuse to claim this guy. As someone in the SCA with my heavy fighting authorization: this guy does not get it. At all. Not even close. I look forwards to him being thrown out of the organization.

When I was a kid I got to visit the local FBI and for giggles they hooked my brother and I up to the polygraph and asked us all sorts of awesome questions like "have you ever lied to your parents?" (the needle was OFF THE GRAPH on that one) The agent explained that they ask some very obvious questions at first to…

I'm going to agree with drunk. If I had a date start off that way, I'd be chugging the alcohol too to make the pain go away.

Thank you, I'm glad to hear that I'm not alone. I get so tired of shows like this insinuating you're some sort of loser unless you've had sex with someone. It's the same thing with me - I'm just not comfortable enough with anyone to take it to that level of intimacy. Sex is not a casual thing for me. It's…

Frankly, I'm surprised she hung in there as long as she did. If I wound up with a blind date with that guy I'd be ducking out to the bathroom and dialing a friend to pick me up ASAP because he is seriously creepy.

I fail to see the big deal about a 25-year old virgin.

Personally, I found her thoughts on OWS the least interesting part of what she had to say.

There's a lady in my parents neighborhood that has probably spent thousands of dollars on Halloween. She doesn't have kids around anymore and Halloween is her thing. She decorates the entire first floor of her house and lets people walk through - it is by far the best haunted house in the city. She's even got this…

Articles like this just remind me how easy my job is and make me happy. I can't think of a time in the past two years I've needed hacks to improve my productivity.

"to men celibacy is walking death, and anything is justified in avoiding that miserable fate."

My friends handed out men cards one day. They had little circles that would be punched out every time the owner did something 'unmanly' and once you lost your man card, you couldn't attend man night where we went out to eat and watched a manly movie. (though I don't think it was officially enforced) Turned out the…

I just keep wondering what's going to happen to their kid now. He's lost both parents. Way to be a man and provide for your child...

Unfortunately, I suspect that many of these "I deserve the kid" "MRA" people are actually "I want to hurt the mother in any way possible" "MRA" assholes. Calling their bluff could be dangerous for the kids in those situations. Very sad.

It might be a while. I don't have a camera yet (might get one for Christmas) and my only picture-taking-device is the one being cuddled by the cat. The tragedy of this situation has struck me many times already.

I was thinking 'psychopath', but that would work too.

I've heard that women tend to be better shots than men, and from my own experience it seems true to me. I'd rather no one shoot anyone, but if these guys want to be absolute psychopaths... I'd find it very hard to criticize anyone that shot back in self-defense.