opalescenttreeshark

Honestly I tried so hard to do some mason jar salad or lentil vegan meal prep but realized I will actually make it through a healthy 8 hour day in the office with my meal prepped food if I indulge just a little bit with what I'm cooking. So while I'm still staying healthy, I will… Read More

If you live in a place that allows, get a slow cooker and/or rice cooker. Holy crapoly I can make so many huge meals in those for so cheap! Rather than buying canned beans, make them in the slow cooker. Those bags of black beans are $1.79, and cook up to last me weeks (in something… Read More

I agree, tonis!! What the heck?

1) don't stick the free gels they give you at mile 15 into your sports bra because they will chafe against your boobs and you'll have rubs for WEEKS. 2) make a friend around mile 20-22 and help each other along. I befriended someone at the worst part of the marathon and we're still… Read More

I just found this really fabulous article highlighting one aspect of the cultural importance and internal journey that culminates in these types of tattoos. I think this is an important aspect of the conversation here that has only briefly been addressed. As a white American, I have… Read More

Watching the promo for the 4th...now 5th time...

I left the states and went to Canada for undergrad and paid $17,000/year for an education that would have cost $50,000+ in the states. I had substantial parental assistance, and am eternally grateful for that. I checked out schools in other countries, summer study programs that paid… Read More

They're categorized as marine mammals, so they're federally protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (same regs for all whales, dolphins, seals, sea lions, dugongs, etc). Basically, any "take" on these animals (anything from harassment to poking, to scaring, to killing)… Read More