Matthew:  I don't know anyone as creepy as you

Matthew:  like the whole "life begins at 40" movement? that's WAY too late for an abortion, imho

Please pray for me. I just found a tick on my leg. I've removed it and saved it for lab testing, and started on some precautionary Minocycline in addition to my current antibiotics.

One might think "I already have Lyme disease, so it can't get worse, right?" But there are hundreds of different strains of Lyme and more than a dozen co-infections that ( Read more... )

I need to figure out how to get down to Julie and Eli's wedding on the 30th. If you're going and would like an additional rider or roommate, or if you know other people in those situations, could you let me know? Here's what I need:

- Ride from NoVA to Wburg on Thursday or Friday
- A place to crash on Thursday and/or Friday night in Wburg
- Ride from ( Read more... )

me:  i prefer my city without reliches
phylacteries will be destroyed permanently upon entry

Heads up if you've been thinking about buying a large backpack. REI's huge anniversary sale is going on through Sunday, and they have ultralight (3 lbs.) Flash 65 packs for $109.99. For comparison, I've never seen any internal frame go for under $150, or a decent one for under $200, unless they were on sale. I tried on the women's Flash 65 pack and ( Read more... )

Matthew:  stay classless
/egalitarian
me:  eagletarian
i only eat eagles
Matthew:  that's a bald-faced lie
my opinion of you is no longer soaring
me:  well, there are certain clawses and restrictions that apply
Matthew:  you're a taloned punster
me:  take a beak at the small print
Matthew:  it's not worth the wing it's printed on
but that's only my ( Read more... )

Interesting post over at Toddled Dredge talking about Susan Boyle (from Britain's Got Talent) and standards of beauty.

When I think about Susan Boyle, I feel bad for her because she's surrounded by people and media saying it's such a shocker that from such a frumpy-looking person could come such beautiful singing, and how we're all too cynical, etc ( Read more... )

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I think a great conversation starter would be "So how did you lose your short-term memory?"