I hate fat people.

OK, so I actually don't hate fat people.

But apparently three legislators do. Last month, House Bill No. 282 was introduced in Mississippi. The bill forbids food establishments to serve obese people in the state, punishing those who do with a revoked license.

When I was younger I swore to myself I would never become addicted to caffeine. I saw how my parents and teachers couldn’t go a morning without their three cups of coffee, and I didn’t want that to happen to me.

The first day back from break one of the major things everyone noticed was one of the kitchen's vending machines being removed, where instead it was now replaced by the school's two refrigerators, totally messing up the feng shui of the kitchen. It was a big deal to walk into the kitchen and see a completely different arrangement.

You’re shivering, but sweating. Your whole body is stiff. If you move at all, you just know you’ll be sick. You’re hyperventilating. A whisper from across the room sounds like an opera singer screaming at you.

Either you’ve caught the plague, or you’re having a panic attack.