I'm not really a candy-loving person, you know.  I got fat on pizza and cheeseburgers, not Snickers.  I can go for months without giving a Milky Way so much as a second glance.  Most of the time, I don't even push my cart down the candy aisle.  Besides, I have body issues so severe they've long ago passed the insanity line, and whenever I look at a package of M&M's, all I can see is a mental image of me with little lumps of candy all over me, just under my skin, with the orange, red, yellow, and blue colors just faintly showing through, the whole "thing"  looking for all

. . . soooooo many posts about BlogHer! I LOVE THEM!!!

Today was a regular day. My lecture was about parallel structure, and my students were held captive and mesmerized by the wonder of it all. I could tell by their glazed eyes and snoring. Sigh.

My latest internet obsession is Steve Spangler, the science guy who introduced that awesome Mentos/Diet Coke geyser experiment to the world. I am also seriously addicted to internet contests, due to my recent winnings, and over on Steve Spangler Science, there is a fun contest going on.

Much of this was previously posted on my blog Scheiss Weekly, but I've revised it a bit and am reposting it here.