Dental hygiene is very important. It is crucial that you always carry a thing of floss.

And, should you become unjustly imprisoned, you can use the floss first to break through your windowbars, and then to lower yourself several stories to safety.

Holy shit.

Meanwhile, my mother neglected to buy the floss I asked her to pick up, which in and of itself isn't so surprising - she'd said she probably didn't have enough time - but which is kinda annoying as she remembered the toothpaste and deodorant. *sniffsniff* Well, I was getting kinda stinky. I guess I'll just go back to stealing Jenn's floss.

Floss, as the article states, is like duct tape (and the Force, yes, yes). It holds the universe together. (Not sure what to do with that whole "light side/dark side" part of the joke....)

Hey, listen, can anybody tell me any good, reasonably eco-friendly floss options? (Ooh - toothbrushes? Can I get those ecofriendlier?)

HOLY FUCK.

Monster snake is no fucking joke. FORTY-TWO FEET? (42? Seriously?) Oh, no, nevermind. It's not 42. It's 42.7. A repeat, for those who missed it: This snake measured in at FORTY-TWO POINT SEVEN FLIPPIN' FEET!

That's insane.

Apparently, it was really damn hot back then.

Forty-two feet. UNbelievable.

I'm not even *scared* of snakes (knowing that there are no poisonous snakes this far north helps with that), and I don't ever want to look out my window and see that! I'd be scared to see them THAT big!

Oh, hey, listen!

Ana's school is participating in Box Tops for Education.

When we first got the list of eligible products, I glanced down it, realized that nobody in this house uses any of that stuff - not even the Kotex since Jenn and I both switched to reusable products! - and felt an odd mixture of condescension and chagrin over it.

But today I saw that we had indeed bought a single product that has the correct box top. A box of baggies. Yay! (Come to think, I guess Hefty bags apply as well, now that I look at the list in more detail. Whatever.)

So I'm asking, any of you with these box tops and no use for them? If you want to send them our way, it'd be much appreciated. They're only $.10 per top, so only if you collect them is it worth it, I suppose. Alternatively, suggest it to your school. I know it's primarily a way to increase sales and cultivate a sense of brand loyalty among the youngest consumers, but can schools really turn their noses up at any cash right now?

They also seem to have a program where, if you purchase items off the B&N website, you can send some of the money to the school of your choice. We *do* have a membership card....

(If you want Ana's school name, you'd have to contact my sister, gingembre, about that. Not me for the obvious reason.)