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Why Do We Scream at Each Other?

GiggleSugar — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:05:47 -0800

Dig if u will, a flow chart. This flow chart answers Prince's pressing question in "When Doves Cry": Why do we scream at each other? I shall print this out and carry it around with me for future reference. (Incidentally, I can do Prince's little dance routine at the end of the video. Just so you know.)

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GiggleSugar Best of the Week

GiggleSugar — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:01:00 -0800

Guess what this album's really called?
I need this! The Guide to Love, Sex and Dating in the '90s.
Thumper and Bambi are BFFs.
The day that life as they knew it ended for these tweens.
"When Doves Cry": the flow chart.
Male strippers dancing to Simply Red? Yes, please!
Live puppet show=Saw V for this kid with an overactive imagination.

How To Become a Legal Immigrant? Here's a Handy Flowchart!

CitizenSugar — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:00:18 -0700

With equal parts sincerity and critique, the Libertarian minds over at Reason magazine have put together a fully-illustrated flow chart addressing what they designate as the argument of illegal immigration opponents, the "get in line" theory. What does that line look like? Follow along and see the steps and relative wait times for each part of the process, whether to become a lawful permanent resident or a full-fledged citizen.

Following each path of the "game" with steps like "Married adult children [of citizens]: seven to 15-year wait" the payoff comes at the end - they calculated the best case scenario timeframe to immigrate and become a citizen at six to seven years. The longest path could take 28 years from immigration to legal status. The step that gives pause? Answering "no" to "Are you skilled?" Receives the answer: "Sorry! There is virtually no process for unskilled immigrants without relations in the US to apply for permanent legal residence. Only 10,000 green cards are allotted every year."

Does that make sense to you? Do the checks and balances limiting immigration regulate the process appropriately?

Giggle Links

GiggleSugar — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:00:00 -0700

Great movie references from the Simpsons. - Neenja
This might be the most useless how-to I've ever seen. - Eat Liver
Kitty: "My glaucoma: it's gone!" Sure you don't have bad cat-aracts? - Stuff on My Cat
The Eliot Spitzer thought process flow chart. - 236.com
A giant Cheeto and other eccentric items ever auctioned online. - Web Upon
"That Guy" is a kid and he doesn't really approve. - College Humor
"My wife has a fascination when it comes around to da butt." - Best Week Ever
The Welch's grape juice girl grew up to be a sloppy drunk. How did we not see this coming? - eBaum's World

Your Menstrual Cycle: What the Heck is Going on?

DearSugar — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 08:00:00 -0700

Let's talk about your menstrual cycle. Fun topic, huh? Every woman should know what's going on inside her body every month, because it'll help you understand your physical and emotional self a little bit better.

If you are not on the Pill or any other contraception involving hormones, you get your period -- some women have shorter cycles (26 days or less) and some women have longer cycles (32 days or more). Every woman's cycle is different, some have regular periods, some have irregular, some have a heavy flow, some are blessed with a light flow. Regardless of your cycyle, this is a basic breakdown of what's happening inside your body:

DAY 1: You get your period (wa-hoo!)

DAY 2-7 (earlier or later): You have your period.

DAY 10-18 (earlier or later): This is halfway through your cycle and this is when you ovulate and should avoid unprotected sex at all costs if you don't want to get pregnant. On the other hand, if you are trying to get pregnant, have at it ladies!

Ovulation is not necessarily on DAY 14 like you may have learned in your Sex Ed class. If you have a shorter cycle, you may ovulate as soon as DAY 10. One way to tell if you're ovulating is because you'll have really wet cervical fluid (like egg whites). This is not discharge and it's not a bad thing -- think of it as the perfect environment for sperm to swim upstream, which is why you have cervical fluid in the first place - to help you get pregnant.

You may also notice a little pinching pain on the right or left of your abdomen, right inside your hip bones. That's where your ovaries are located, and what you are feeling is the egg releasing from your ovary. Some women also experience breast tenderness, bloating, light spotting, or an increased sex drive -- almost like PMS symptoms all over again.

Want to know what happens next? Then read more

DAY 21-32 (earlier or later): You are done ovulating. Most women will start feeling PMS symptoms during this time which include all the fun stuff: cramps, mood swings, uncontrollable crying, feelings of depression, bloating, sore breasts, food cravings (did someone say chocolate?), fatigue, and headaches.

And then, it all repeats itself. Pretty cool to know what's going on, huh? Knowing your specific cycle will help you out tremendously.

Dear's Advice: I definitely recommend charting your cycle on a calendar. Write down when you get your period, and your physical and emotional symptoms each month for about 6 months, and see if you notice a pattern.

If you want to learn more about what's going on with your cycle, check out this book called Taking Charge of Your Fertility. It changed my life.

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