Having continued my usual habits of eating a lot and moving much less, I have gained weight in the last month and a half.Technically, I shouldn't be surprised. But I am disappointed that my actions have resulted in the expected consequences. . . . (More)

"Should I talk to my fiancé(e) about [this] before the wedding?"Why is this question ever asked? It is non-rhetorical. Does anyone genuinely expect the answer to ever be anything but "YES"? Consider: No, you should tell them after you have paid for a costly, intricate ceremony, which is  . . . (More)

Someone expressed surprise that American Eagle and Bluenotes are owned by the same company and even sell the same brands. Because it's just so darn hard to tell one shitty overpriced t-shirt from one shitty slightly less overpriced t-shirt. I'm willing to wager that this person would ex . . . (More)

It's in the word. Anniversarius, recurring yearly; annus, "year" + versus, "turned" -- and thus, an event which befalls each year. This meaning is contained in the cloth of the word itself; that is its construction, its purpose of existence, to inform you of that which is of, for, or pertaining t . . . (More)

Dear classmates,The 2007/2008 academic year is my fifth and last year at university. Having spent a half decade dreading the dire job prospects that await my measly BA and me, I'm crotchety, cranky, and deeply ill-tempered. Listening to your second-year bitching cuts to the heart. . . . (More)