Oh I absolutely agree. I’m just saying that I don’t think it would be a matter of these 5 victims living or dying if a gun had been used instead, but that there would probably be many more victims. I guess I didn’t phrase it the way I meant to.

My favourite part:

I read in the comments on a Gawker post that “the outcome of a stabbing attack takes longer to determine. Many in Israel have died days or weeks after their stabbings.” So unfortunately it may be too soon to know that. I don’t think stabbings are necessarily less deadly, but that there could have been more victims…

I considered that, but I don’t think so. The NY Mag article isn’t dated but there’s a comment from Aug 2014. So she’s had those freedoms for over a year minimum, and I doubt that Jezebel’s interview was conducted over a year ago. And it’s curious that the NY Mag article doesn’t mention solitary confinement at all -…

I’m confused. I read this article that seems to have been published in 2014 and doesn’t mention anything about solitary - in fact, the focus of the article is on her relationship with another prisoner. How does this fit with her having been in total solitude for the past however-many years?

Jian Ghomeshi’s lawyer is a woman.

Don’t forget Now and Then! Christina Ricci got to kiss Devon Sawa TWICE! I loved her but was so jealous of her.

I think their youth plays a big role in it not being Edward-Cullen-creepy. The “can I keep you?” speaks to their innocence and loneliness, rather than possessiveness. I can’t remember how long Casper has been dead, but he’s still very much a child, whereas Edward has lived (or “unlived”) the 100+ years of his vampire…

For sure, and it doesn’t have to be about marriage, but about the future of the relationship. One of my friends just had to break up with her partner because they’d been planning on getting pregnant this year, but the partner had started dragging her feet about it, and a “qualified ultimatum” had to happen. I feel so…

What about Kylie Jenner’s super racist eskimo costume?

I hate vacuuming so much that I just can’t even imagine walking around my house with shoes on. That is so odd to me.

I see this all the time on American TV/movies and I am so confused. Do Americans actually do this or is it just a media thing? Whyyy?

Thank you! I had to make a new tail last night (last year’s tail was a party casualty) and I have to say working with fake fur is just about the messiest thing I’ve ever done. The results are great but the process is a bit of a nightmare.

Thank you! I cheated and used a plastic fox mask from ebay for the base, but I covered it in fake fur and painted it to look more accurate.

Not quite the same (no incubating human), but I got so fed up with the unsolicited advice when I was going through a long-term illness issue. People need to back the fuck off.

I sure do! Last year’s Fantastic Mrs. Fox costume. All handmade by me.

Same here! Maybe not mechanics, but lots of sewing and crafting. I put more effort into my Halloween costumes than pretty much anything else I do.

Unless you’re a (white) football player. Then you’re fine, right?

I’m pretty sure this is the response we want. The sheriff is acknowledging that a member of his own force is involved and they cannot conduct an unbiased investigation. I just recently watched a Newsline report about domestic violence charges involving police officers, and trust me, you don’t want them investigating…

That is a good tactic. I’m not really a hugger, but I don’t mind hugging friends who I know are huggers. Hard to explain, but I think it just eases my anxiety to know “okay, this person is a hugger, so they’re going to hug me and it’s not going to be awkward” versus the “oh god do we hug or not hug I don’t know I…