I'm trying not to obsess about my thyroid. I was barely even thinking about it until it dawned on me that ( Read more... )

My profile is now graced with a very adorable puppy, courtesy of fuji6100. :D

Thanks, Fuji! I like him prodigiously!

I need to create a presentation for a conference that is happening in three weeks. I need to finish it ASAP as I will be out of town for most of those three weeks. To say that I have a lot of work to do and that it needs to be done in a hurry is an understatement. All this week I've been swearing that I'd hard-nose this project all day long. Of ( Read more... )

Wanna get the skinny on a whole pile of reasons why e-books squick me out and why I don't think paper books will EVER go away? Read the following article from the Electronic Frontier Foundation:

Digital Books and Your Rights: A Checklist for Readers

I hate this time of year. The weather and dullness makes me fretful, insecure, and whiny.

This post is a prime example of such behaviour. Due to a misunderstanding between my mother and I over something quite trivial (and over which I likely do not bear nearly as much responsibility as I have assigned myself), I have decided that I am a ( Read more... )

I nearly choked on my sandwich when I read this.  It is even funnier because it presents a frighteningly accurate description of med students...well, of the current crop of university students in general, actually.

Nation Shudders At Large Block Of Uninterrupted Text

Oh The Onion! How I love you!

As I was going through a canned workshop created by a national media education group, I came across the following statements regarding what schools "should" be doing to deal with cyberbullying:

-Support a pro-social, healthy learning atmosphere;
-have a multi-faceted bullying prevention program that includes cyberbullying,
-integrate rules about ( Read more... )

So a few of the girls at dance have January birthdays.  They've decided to throw a party starting with a show at a local comedy club and heading to a nightclub afterwards for some dancing.

They have established the following "rules" in regards to the attendance of men (and I quote):

1. The night is about us girls
2. They are to be responsible and ( Read more... )

Today, I am not a nice person ( Read more... )

Why do I post in dance community fitness and nutrition threads when I know that 9/10ths of the answers will piss me off?

I love having to repeat myself:

No, the issue is NOT related to my diet.  I am not gluten intolerant or lactose intolerant.  Yes, I know this for a fact.

No, I will NOT stop eating meat.  Meat and dairy are not eeeeeeeeeeevil ( Read more... )