November 2011
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femmyfeminist replied to your post: Why would you schedule a test for the day after Halloween? This is cruel.
That is so wrong -__-
At 10:30 in the morning, nonetheless! :(
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Why would you schedule a test for the day after...
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Guess who's not studying?
MEEEEEEEEEE
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October 2011
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A thank you...
I would just like to take a moment to say that at this time last year, on Halloween, I had one of the most awful anxiety attacks of my entire life. It just got worse and worse. I hit bottom and I almost took drastic measures. I could have really really hurt myself and I suppose that no matter how horrible that black hole I’d fallen into was…I was meant to get out of it.
And...
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Replacing $1 bill with coin could save $5.6... →
shortformblog:
A proposal to phase out the $1 bill and replace it with a $1 coin could be gaining currency as the “supercommittee” looks to find ways to save the government money.
Now that’s CHANGE we can believe in! Zing! Conan, you need any writers?
In all seriousness, this seems like a largely reasonable proposal that, like all reasonable proposals, has a few interest groups working...
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School Things
Currently, I am sitting in UCAC trying to meet with a counselor. I apparently have to sign an enrollment agreement in order to schedule my classes. There are like 20 people ahead of me. I just hope this goes by fast…
I got another A on a History paper! I think I might actually do well in History 2057 because it’s all based on essays, which is what I’m good at.
My other...
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“Michelle Lee, 26, was denied an abortion in 1998 by a Louisiana hospital despite...”
– More from Jessica Valenti on how the personhood initiative hurts pregnant women whether they want to carry to term, have an abortion, or prevent pregnancy. (via iamdrtiller)
“[W]hen you teach adults and children sex-negative messages, sex becomes an...”
– Sex-Negative Education and the Spectre of Rape « Sex Positive Activism (via sexisnottheenemy)
(via rabbleprochoice)
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ancient-refrain asked: 14, 23, 32 :D
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Anonymous asked: 11, 15, 42, 43
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Should I watch Jeux D'Enfants (Love Me If You...
I’ve seen the former a million times and the latter once…but I like the soundtrack and it’s kind of a bitchin’ film.
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wearetheeast asked: 1: What do you put on hotdogs? 9: Do you ever read the last few pages first? 41: When was the last time you paid for music? 51: Do you pronounce "anti" as ant-eye or ant-ee? (Example: "That scene was very anticlimactic.")
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“In stark contrast to TLC’s “A Baby Story,” laboring at home exuded a quiet...”
– Home birth shows woman at her most powerful | The Poughkeepsie Journal | poughkeepsiejournal.com (via morebabiespreferhomebirth)
53 Questions That You May Not Have Seen Before
Instructions: You should know these by now.
1: What do you put on hotdogs?
2: Do you say "anticlimatic" or "anticlimactic"?
3: Do you check flyers before grocery shopping?
4: Blue, black, or some other colour pen ink?
5: Do you use your parking brake?
6: Look to your left. How many framed pictures are on the wall?
7: Do you know how to play chess?
8: How often do you clean the interior of your car?
9: Do you ever read the last few pages first?
10: Ever fallen in the shower?
11: On a scale of 1-10, how likely are you to swear at other drivers?
12: What's the worst thing you've ever called someone you care about?
13: Do you have a Snuggie?
14: Are you allergic to anything?
15: Do you have any TV shows on DVD?
16: How many times do you hit the snooze button before finally getting out of bed?
17: Ever driven away in anger?
18: What's your favourite freezie colour?
19: Are you a vegetarian?
20: Do you have a garbage receptacle beside you? What's on top?
21: Do you cross out your mistakes or erase/whiteout them?
22: Ever torn something up that you instantly knew was too important for such treatment?
23: Do you think that things will get better?
24: Do you have an unpopular opinion? What is it?
25: What's your favourite quote?
26: Did you/are you going to go to prom?
27: What's the most physically painful thing you've ever experienced?
28: What's the most emotionally/mentally painful thing you've ever experienced?
29: Have you ever legitimately saved a person's life?
30: What's your favourite book genre?
31: Did you like "Gigli"? Be honest.
32: Have you ever walked out of a movie at the theatre?
33: Do you peek between your fingers during the scary scenes?
34: What was your reaction to Tatum getting killed whilst stuck in the pet door in Scream?
35: Do dogs like you?
36: Would you say that you project an air of authority?
37: Do people listen when you speak?
38: How are your elbows? Are they okay?
39: What is one thing that you do exceptionally well? Be honest.
40: Do you use torrents?
41: When was the last time you paid for music?
42: Are you addicted to technology?
43: Pick a person (you don't need to give their name). How do you feel about them? Be as honest as you can get yourself to be.
44: Do you check your computer's dictionary for the definition of words you'd otherwise feel confident about using during in-person interactions? Just to be sure?
45: How heavily to you rely on spellcheck and autocorrect?
46: Have you ever gotten into an argument on the internet? Did you win?
47: Do you pause movies/TV shows if you have to go to the bathroom or the kitchen, or do you just let them keep playing?
48: If you use a regular alarm clock, do you have it set to music or that obnoxious beeping?
49: Peter Pan?
50: How often do you fall up the stairs?
51: Do you pronounce "anti" as ant-eye or ant-ee? (Example: "That scene was very anticlimactic.")
52: Do you pronounce "via" as vee-uh or vie-uh? (Example: "We can get there via Tremont Street.")
53: How often do you forget to close your parentheses?
Please ask as many as you want anon or not. I need distraction right now
“They don’t want to cooperate. They don’t want to help. Even on measures to help...”
– David Axelrod, basically (and correctly) saying this morning that the GOP is sabotaging the economy’s recovery in order to beat Obama in 2012. (via ryking)
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“Once you recognize that the majority of fertilized eggs don’t become people,...”
– Push for ‘Personhood’ Amendments Is New Tack in Abortion Fight (via Running Chicken) 