Hah. I have lived in my house now for FIVE months, and...you would probably be DISGUSTED OMG!

If it makes anyone feel better, I moved into my current apartment during the holidays of 2007 and have not yet mopped the wood floors. (I do sweep, and scrub the bathroom tile.)

I don't need to see my reflection in the floor, that's what mirrors are for.

It's not actually going to kill them, it will just make them feel bad.

Left untreated, celiac disease can definitely be fatal - the long-term damage to the digestive tract makes people with celiac more susceptible to bacterial infection, and malnourished on top of that.

I've never mopped a wood floor in my life.

Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease, not an allergy.

And yes, this. A person with a true wheat allergy will have an immediate immune response that could be anything from mild hives to going into anaphylactic shock.

(Food allergies vary widely in their severity - I'm allergic to eggplant, it makes my mouth itch. My brother is allergic to peanuts, they make him die.)

I'm allergic to eggplant, it makes my mouth itch

This is me and coconut, but I've been describing it as making my mouth fuzzy and my tongue feel like it's coated in something, and then I can't really taste things for a while.

I am having trouble keeping up these days. I do know that lots of people need ~ma, and I'm sure if I list everyone, I'm going to miss some people. So, I'm just going to shoot a bunch of it out there to everyone, and if you don't need it, just pass it on.

Gluten can do some major damage to the intestine, so it's not just feeling bad, and for those who have a full blown case (like my sister & nephew, yes, it could kill them, albeit slowly).

Right, but most people who have an intolerance to gluten do not actually have celiac disease, from what I understand.

Not that I think people should judge anyone about what they are eating! You should just be able to say "no, thanks" when you don't want to or can't eat something for whatever reason and not get hassled about it.

yeah, I don't mop wood floors. I have not mopped the kitchen yet though, and only today after posting about it here did I clean mac's bathroom. My bathroom has not been cleaned.

I don't it to be school out time. who has the stop time power? want that. willnotcrywillnotcrywillnotcry.

As long as we're on the topic of allergies, I do find that mopping my wood floors is better at keeping the dust & pollen in check than sweeping alone. (During treesex season, open windows are my nemesis.)

ION, my friend is going to provide ASL interpreting for Lady GAGA today in Portland Maine for the rally against Don't Ask, Don't Tell this afternoon! Hilarious!

ION, my friend is going to provide ASL interpreting for Lady GAGA today in Portland Maine for the rally against Don't Ask, Don't Tell this afternoon! Hilarious!

Okay that is AWESOME.