This is the heart of the story, the most troubling aspect. Everyone can bleat about false allegations but this is the meat of the story. The treatment women (and men) face when coming forward is unprecedented when compared to other crimes. This is the POLICE saying this shit.

TLDR; “NYPD: holding hands = consensual raping”

Nancy Jo: Deeply tapped into her fanbase.

I was just about to say this. I was walking down the sidewalk with a grocery bag and my laptop case and this text zombie just veered toward me and clipped my shoulder. I couldn’t move out of the way unless I wanted to run into someone else and I tried to yell “heads up!” but it was too late and she gave me this NASTY…

This is also a good way to avoid me snapping my fingers in your face and feverishly whispering “GET OFF YOUR PHONE” while walking in NYC.

My favorite is when a texting person bumps into you and gives you a dirty look.

I don’t know nearly enough about this movement myself. This short intro might be worthwhile:

Can we send them bootstraps?

I’d literally be wiping tears of joy from my face if I was snapped at this AMAZING BEAUTIFUL SHEEP RACE WITH STUFFED JOCKIES!!!!! 4eva

There, there, honey. Have one for each of us.

If there was any doubt that I was going to head directly to the nearest bar at 4:01 pm exactly, it has now been erased. Fuck this week.

But when you eat a pet, you can taste all the love you’ve put in to that pet. (Joking, I’m Joking...)

i hate no person on this planet, real or fiction, more than i hate President Fucking Fitzgerald Fucking Grant.

off-the-hook girl power.

How about we each get two? :) Even though it’s like a billion degrees everywhere, I’m still envisioning it filled with french onion soup and covered with bubbly gruyere. Mmmm...cheese.

Um, can I please have these, Jessica?? I would use the SHIT out of them. I make all kinds of savory pies and stews and french onion soups that these would be perfect for. I am coveting your tiny creusets.

i see you have never ventured deep into the greys

That’s why my rule for shopping at TJX is if it’s not a big name brand I won’t spend more for it than I would at say, H&M. And the big name brands, usually have actual retail tags on them. For everything else, pro tip, amazon mobile has a tag scanner.

I was just thinking about various barriers that women scientists face in their careers because of a situation that I just found myself in: