I want to quickly point out that of course of this woman’s actions were irresponsible and irrational—that’s the nature of phobia, an irrational fear that is debilitating. I have nearly done this for another reason (not spiders) and it’s horrifying. I’ve been locked in rooms by my phobia. Locked out of my house for…

Nooooooo!

GIF GAME ON FLEEK

I think he had an intent.

“we cannot allow items on campus that can be perceived to pose a threat.”

Did anyone see the portrait of Donald Trump painted in menstrual blood? It gives me feelings. Like on the one hand, HAHAHAHA, but on the other hand he doesn’t even deserve the attention.

you are a fool, woman. candy corn is delicious carnauba wax goodness. i’ll concede that those candy corn spawn are abominations. why mess with candy corn perfection? (can’t stop saying candy corn. candyfuckingcrackcorn.) if, like me, you are from the 1960s and 70s, you enjoyed candy corn’s heyday. before razor blades…

All those Republicans losing their minds about the threat of Sharia Law are the very same ones implementing it here.

I am filled with a child-like sense of joy and wonder.

There’s so many lies I tell myself so I can continue to exist in this world without breaking down into a puddle of helplessness. One is that most people are, at their core, good. But shit like this, man... I don’t know.

I have no memory of this, but apparently I once ran up to the altar and made off with the communion bread when I was really young.

Well this is a story of my grandfather at a moment of great family sadness and pain.

My Jewish parents attended mass given at the Vatican by Pope John Paul II. I asked why, and my dad told me he was hungry and wanted the cracker.

This is a different kind of sacrilege but I’ll share it anyway. When I was in the 4th grade, I started singing with the adult church choir. One of the adults, a lovely woman who later became my third grade teacher, would often give me a ride home after practice.

My dogs are named Kaylee and River. So my suggestion would be Zoe.

But if you are not a Firefly fan, then my naming strategy probably doesn’t make much sense.

Holidays are up to the discretion of the employer. My employer does not deem Labor Day a holiday. She also did not feel that the 4th of July needed to be a holiday. My Make America Great Again-ing, fox news loving, billionaire bitch of a boss does not think that Labor day and 4th of July are holidays. Make America…

I wanted to thank everyone who rallied around while I floundered, keyless, into a new “persona”. I really did panic when I lost access to “randilyn” and I considered just giving up. Of course I would have been able to continue reading all the articles by my favorite authors, admiring Tara Jacoby’s brilliant…

I had a preventative mastectomy last Tuesday. I had a few great days of recovery, but it seems like I’ve backslid into the pain zone again. Also still weirded out every time I look in a mirror, which I expect will last for a while. I’m getting reconstruction done, and with the saline that was injected into my tissue…