"We don't sell Tic Tacs, we sell cigarettes. And they're cool, available, and addictive . The job is almost done for us." - Budd 'BR' Rohrabacher (JK Simmons) in Thank You For Smoking Ten years ago, you would find half the faculty and other workers outside at one and a half hour intervals. There'd be great, stand up containers for your finished cigarettes; now there's only random soggy butts littering the ground 10 metres or more from any entrance. Not many people smoke around here, ...

It's days like today that I get thinking about my Uncle Bryan. It makes me think about the delicate nature of our bodies, and the self-imposed wear-and-tear that we place on ourselves because of necessity. It's hotter than hell; the kind of heat that makes you believe that you are literally melting. The humidity is excruciating, and is only going to get worse as the day progresses. Which makes it a bitch for anyone who has breathing problems. See, we have a high smog alert level predic...

Dear TB Queen (and everyone else who is 'just feeling a bit under the weather'), Okay, I realize that almost everyone is in agreement that winter is over, and that the time for winter illness is over, too. For those poor sacks who are still hacking and coughing, and puking, and whatever else comes with your illness... stay the hell away from me or better yet, just STAY HOME!!! This means YOU!!! I'm at the university library and there's a whole lotta coughing going on here. I am this c...