@doodley is not amused: You're right—it premiered in London, and was a huge hit there, but I don't recall it ever being staged here, even after it won the Pulitzer... probably because the movie came out less than two years later.

@LadySoprano is a Fat-Fighting Superwoman: Get me a ticket as well, and not only can you sleep over, I will cook for you :)

@Edie Spencer: Hate you! hate you hate you hate you!!! Oh please, can I come visit and live in your kitchen? I'll clean up after myself, I promise...

@coppertree: Probably because of money—Toronto paid for the 'privilege' (i.e. publicity) of being the host city.

@zeppogirl: Last year—my friend who lives there was arrested and witnessed considerable unpleasantness while in jail (he did not, fortunately, see any sexual threats where he was). It won't be back anytime soon, they like to vary which cities they fuck with—equal opportunity disasters!

@FelineFraulein: That's a great quote—it's indicative of something that can be seen in England in particular, and I'd hate to see Canada step on the slope as well.

I've had friends arrested at a number of these. The response is *always* the same, regardless of city, and partly it's because of the strain put on the locals, especially the police. It is never, EVER okay for police to do this... but, given that the stress of such situations tends to make the force as a whole *way*…

This is great! Although in actual timespan, I think there would be more space between Nostalgic-Conservative and Conservative-Outsider than with the other developments.

@NefariousNewt: aaaaaaannnndd, this is why I have to be careful what I'm eating when I read your comments. That was beautiful!

@CurtCole: Your puns have officially taken the place of my morning cuppa.

I want Ms. Breslin's shoes, now; this shocks me, as I typically hate every shoe I see on red carpets.

You know how the vamps in True Blood invented the story about their reflections to convince people, when necessary, that they were not in fact vampires? It occurs to me that, should women be allowed to drink a bit during pregnancy, these unsolicited uterus updates could disappear completely.

@Bridget Todd: That makes me feel SO much better... thank you for sharing.

@Edie Spencer: Great minds think alike! I go nuts in the summer, particularly with the fruit, and would go crazier if I had a larger freezer. About 10 years ago I taught my mom the best way to deal with preparing and freezing all her excess farmshare goodies, and now she's so proficient she has TWO freezers, the…

@sissylarue: I would have been sorely tempted; but baby's needs come before social vengeance, right? ;)

@Edie Spencer: Ahhhhh... one thing that has always irked vegetarian me is that I'm not really into avocados (except this one time when they were mixed with lime and an equal amount of diced tomatoes, oh goodness...). But if I was, I'd be drooling too! I roast peppers all the time—I pack them in oil (with lemon,…

@amethysts: I suppose, *conceivably* some jerk might respond with, "Do they have to eat right now, right here?" At which point of course, Mom buttons up and allows the baby's screams to deafen said jerk.

@missbananafish: I like how your mind works!

@Edie Spencer: True—I don't generally, although for me fatty foods are more problematic than, say, anything carby. That being said, I am *not* my mother, who thinks a teaspoon of butter in place of olive oil will kill her.

@Edie Spencer: I had a coconut-cashew 'sour cream' last week that went beyond amazing... but yeah, it's coconut and cashews, so I'm sure it was horribly unhealthy.