You can get into abstractions without end. And I, unlike Yoo, am not "happily denying" anyone's freedom. If you believe that all institutions with this kind of dissent are jokes, then by all means continue to think this way. Ironically, you are so defensive about your passion for freedom of expression, yet you are so…

Uh no, I don't think academic freedom is unimportant, but thanks for your presumptuous lecture about my alma mater whose history I am proud of and that I worked hard to attend.

I was incensed about that when I was a student there. They justified it with the standard "academic freedom blah blah blah". However, it was awesome seeing "WANTED FOR WAR CRIMES: John Choon Yoo" posters on posts and buildings on a regular basis.

This story is so upsetting that I am literally trembling. How can anyone harm an animal like that? This man needs serious help.

My babies. I love them to death.

I think the terminology itself is problematic. "Wearing the pants", "Alpha Male" are kinda these loaded and ultimately meaningless terms. They are superficial and evoke caricatures- I don't believe they have a place in serious discussion (unless the discussion is of the words and their implications themselves). I…

Yes, the writing is rather cringe-worthy. However, I don't like the idea of criticizing someone who is making an effort to write creatively. It seems mean spirited. Plagiarism is one things and deserves scrutiny, but making fun of her superfluous, 'florid' prose makes me uncomfortable. There seems to be a certain…

I get it. I live in the East Bay and I have to wonder how many people truly enjoy absolutely EVERYTHING outdoorsy and how much it is all just a desire to fit in.

Eww. You are way too nice. I would have kicked him with confidently.

That is just awful. As if dealing with health issues isn't difficult enough. People who are apathetic to others in that way just boil my blood. I am glad he is out of your life.

What the hell? If I may ask, are you guys officially divorced now? If so, how did you deal with the proceedings/ each other?

dirty angels LMAO!!! I knew a guy who would always stretch in a very, very exaggerated fashion whenever I told him something he didn't like, so I guess I can kinda relate...

That is unbelievable. I've been involved with guys who seemed to have shockingly little interest in finding out basic information about me. There was a guy who mispronounced my last name (it is foreign but two syllables and not that hard) for a whole year. I corrected him every time.

I can't stop feeling outraged by that.

Ha! I wonder what went through the florist's head

My HS boyfriend with whom I was in deep adolescent love broke up with me not long before prom. I had a feeling he was seeing someone else (one of his "platonic" fiends) so it hurt all the more. Even though I was young, I was pretty mature (he was a little older) and had been through a lot and I thought we could make…

That's a good point too.

If You Give A Mouse A Cookie

I remember reading those through extreme boredom, just in case one of the "older girls" made an appearance! I was a BSC addict.

I loved Dawn! She was so mellow and I wished she was a more central character. I had no conception of what Connecticut was like, so it was awesome to see that someone from California could actually move there. I remember thinking, "Maybe I could settle down in Stonybrook someday too..."