I totally did that! One of my earliest memories is chewing on Skipper's foot during nap time at daycare.

These two things were bound to converge eventually. It's like a perfect storm of pretentious self-importance.

Agreed. I've struggled with depression since before I I knew what the word meant, but I've only had cats for the past eight years. They've kept me alive and sane.

When a cat tries to jump on something and fails and then acts like they did it on purpose, it's a polar vortex.

Rain of toads.

What does it mean when a cat horks up his dinner on the living room rug and then poops next to your snow boots?

Yep, torrential rains here, and general bad weather all the time. One of my cats is a ridiculously loud snorer.

I think a lot of people are still doing clown-like things without the horrifying makeup and the unsettling silence. For example, we'll often hire people to do balloon workshops or teach juggling to the kids at our library, but the presenters come dressed in street clothes, not death-white pancake makeup and giant…

I may have to consider that. I've been on Seasonique, so I only have four periods a year, which is AWESOME. I've always stayed away from IUDs because my mother had a bad experience with one, but I realize that's irrational, because IUDs have obviously come a long way since she had one.

We have, though not at great length. I know that' s a much less invasive process. There's a paranoid part of me that wants to remove any possibility of me having children, though. (For example, God forbid I get raped, but if that did happen, I would want one less thing to worry about.)

How young is too young to consider having your tubes tied? I'm 30, and I'm about 80% sure I don't want to have kids for a variety of reasons, chief among them having grown up in an abusive home and still being in therapy for PTSD and depression. My husband and I have been married for almost nine years, and he's not…

I doubt the police would do much about it. I would try talking to him directly and politely letting him know that it's a problem. Then I would go to the landlords and try working something out with them. Then I would ramp things up and send a letter to your city/county's housing authority. Along the way, document,…

I have occasionally used mustard, but I can see how not everyone would like that.

I listened to Little Earthquakes pretty much nonstop during my entire senior year of high school.

Oh my god, I know how excited you are. We just had one open near us earlier this year. My favorite things:

Yes, Justified is sooo good, and so is The Shield! My husband and I have just started watching The Americans, too, which only has one season out on DVD so far, but it's really good.

Are they blue scales?

Aww! How sweet! Congratulations on 30 years. We've been a couple for 15 years, married for almost nine. I feel so lucky to have found another homebody whose idea of the perfect date is also camping out on the couch in our pajamas and eating popcorn while binge-watching Battlestar Galactica.

I love having my parents on Facebook, but then again, I'm an old lady in my 30s and I get along well with my mom, dad, and stepmother. What I don't like is my grandmother's Facebook mania. She's retired, so she's on there ALL THE TIME and has to comment on EVERYTHING. I love her, but it's too much.

I'll have to check that out. Animal behavior is so interesting, and it seems like there are new discoveries in that field every day. I really liked The Character of Cats, by Stephen Budiansky, and I just started reading both Cat Sense, by John Bradshaw, and The Cat Whisperer, by Mieshelle Nagelschnieder. I have given…