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Last night I took a shot of sake from a bottle I've had since before I moved. I was very surprised to find that it tasted more like water than wine. I took another sip to be sure. Sake flavored water. Since wine doesn't turn back into water, I concluded that my crazy @#$%*&! ex-roommate had gone into my room, and drunk my sake, trying to hide it by refilling it with water! The sure sign of a cheap alcoholic. Just for the record, she stole all my sudefed too (an upper for some people). I am sooo glad I moved, even if I am paying $200 more in rent.

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You know, it really bugs me that, even in a state like Massachusetts, people still think it's a good idea to teach "abstinence education" (i.e., "just say no to sex") to high school students. It's been shown not to work (duh!), plus it's not education, it's preaching. Education is telling people relevant facts and a variety of theories/beliefs, and giving them a chance to analyze those theories/beliefs in relation to the facts.