I do know that there are times when blood banks need more donors even outside of things like mass shootings (fewer people tend to donate during the summer in the US, for example, since people might be going out of town for vacations), but you're right, I don't think there's any mass shortage. I'm no...

Behavior-based meaning risky behavior for everyone and not just gay men, yes? Right?

Nah, probably not.

Geez, I thought I'd made an innocuous comment and I came back to this. Sorry y'all. This thread has been so peaceful these days I forgot that sometimes it still flares up over little things. Yeah, the reason I said it was basically what CamelKnack said. It was a tragedy that felt very personal to me...

I'm so tired. My boss is texting me asking me to pick up more hours and my landlord is texting me about my security deposit and I just can't deal with it. I don't want to talk to cis straight people right now.

I'm just gonna jump in here and say that my biggest problem with the movie was the baffling font choice. But also that I actually thought the movie handled the size of the cast fairly well even if the motivations were unclear for a lot of the characters. I think it did "large cast" a lot b...

Not saying it's right to do from either side, but the Democrats did the same thing back during the Bush administration. Can you really blame the Republicans for thinking turnabout is fair game? Oh absolutely, the democrats aren't innocent in this regard. It is worth noting that Alito did get confir...

Congrats, Avistew! That's amazing (and pretty adorable).

My OKC experience tended to be men in their 40s asking me to hang out at their houses, which I'm hoping is different than your experience. I agree with pretty much everything Jamfalcon said, but I'd add that what seemed to work for me, and what I appreciated in other people, was not taking their pro...

You can absolutely see this in the current standoff about the new supreme court nominee, Merrick Garland. Even Chief Justice Roberts has said that supreme court confirmations need to be above politics and merely about qualifications, but you've got republican senators stonewalling a very centrist no...

"Rape culture" is also the accepted term among sexual assault advocacy organizations and survivor networks; it's very much not just internet scare-tactic language. At this point it's academic.

(Snaps to korvys for the point about your upbringing, by the way.)

I think it's a combination of turning 21 soon (I don't even drink but it's still kind of a milestone) and a bunch of old forum regulars coming back briefly to post on the Bill thread, but I realized a couple days ago that my 10-year LRRniversary will be this October and I don't know how to feel abou...

Stanley Kubrick's involvement in the moon landing hoax.

When did humans first attempt domestication of wild animals?

Einstein on the Beach.

Who is regarded as the father of modern theatrical design?

I received the poster a few weeks ago, so I'm assuming it's the book that's holding things up if you've got the whole package.

My condolences to the LRR crew and everyone who knew him; he was an integral part of loadingreadyrun and an all-around great guy with a true stomach of iron. Rest in peace.

Man, Fenrir, that sucks. I hope things start looking up for you soon.

Avistew, you look great! I'm glad to hear it worked because I've been feeling really masculine lately but I also have differently sized breasts so I wasn't sure if binding was worth it, but you've inspired me

Um, well, I got Psyclone in this secret santa, I initially made you an amigurumi snowman and sent that, but since I'm not all that good at crochet I ordered those three online and sent them too. Did the snowman not make it across the Atlantic? It did not! :( If it didn't get sent back to you then I...

I suppose the obvious one for Matt is "you son of a bitch!" but I'm not sure if that's what you're going for.

I'm not around here very often but I've always admired you and thought you had a lot of good things to say. You're a huge part of these forums.

Well... crap. 2016 is starting off on the wrong foot.

Best of luck, or if you don't see this until it's over, I hope it went well!

I for one am completely on board with a 2016 speed run.

Happy new year from the Pacific Time Zone!

It isn't 2016 yet here so I'm still allowed to do this. Downton Abbey - Late to the party but my parents wanted to watch the final season with me so I tried to cram it all in. It's such a soap opera but you get so sucked in. Come From Away - Probably the best musical I've ever seen. I really hope it...

I remember as a child being told by my parents and self defense instructors that if I was lost I should approach a woman for help, and if I couldn't find a woman I should look for a man with young children. An adult man without children was an absolute last resort. When I was around 12 or 13, adults...