Yesterday, due to late waking up and dawdling, I had not eaten anything till past 3:00 and had just left my apartment to go to the grocery store so I could have lunch ( Read more... )

I spent today registering and pre-registering high school students to vote during their walkout and lunch period. In California and some other states, you can pre-register at 16 and be automatically registered when you turn 18. You can do it online here. Please spread the word to eligible teenagers or parents of eligible teenagers you know ( Read more... )

This clip from CNN is well worth listening to ( Read more... )

While I was sitting peacefully in my kitchen, I heard a loud bang, immediately followed by a clatter. I turned around and saw a sight which I am now sorry I did not photograph. It consisted of the trash bag into which I had chucked a large unopened can of Pillsbury buttermilk biscuits upon cleaning out my refrigerator and discovering that they had ( Read more... )

In addition to making a raspberry cake for the dinner tonight, I decided to surprise my Queer Narrative class with a special Rainbow Pride Cake, inspired by a jar of decorative rainbow ball thingies I spotted next to the baking powder ( Read more... )

The instructor of my Human Sexuality class has been replaced with a different instructor. I may be getting an entirely new syllabus. I don't know whether to laugh, cry, or scream. Perhaps all of the above!

Crossposted to http://rachelmanija.dreamwidth.org/960521.html. ( Read more... )

Okay, I didn't literally get thrown out with a parting, "And never come back!" But they did decline to accept my business ( Read more... )

I spent the weekend attending
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I noticed that a container of tzadziki yogurt dip, purchased a couple days ago from Trader Joe's and kept refrigerated and unopened, had developed a suspiciously bulging shape. I took off the lid, and indeed the plastic shrink-wrap beneath was bulging up like the whole thing was about to explode. I am a paranoid American, so I put it in the trash ( Read more... )

This happened a while back, but I was recently reminded of it and I seem to have never told this story on LJ, or if I did I neglected to tag it.

Kate, do not read! Contains skittering.

ETA: Comments contain scary insect stories.

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