Sometimes those things just don’t work! I used a self-checkout the other day and as soon as I scanned my shopper card (before I even got to the groceries!) the kiosk told me that assistant would be over to help me momentarily.

Thanks! I almost turned around, but went in anyway. I’m glad I did. I’d never been to a bar by myself before (I just wanted to hang out, not pick anyone up) and ended up talking to and having fun with a bunch of total strangers. It’s a huge deal for me since I’m a massive introvert.

That remind me of the other night. I was trying to work on my social phobia, so I went to go get a drink at a bar by myself. Part of trying to get over my phobia is reminding myself that I have as much right to be somewhere as anyone else, and that no one is really judging me...most people don’t give a shit.

Omg, how terrifying! “Thank you” and moving away is pretty much my standard response, and I’ve never had anything crazy happen. I would be hysterical. I’m glad he didn’t actually hurt you.

Frozen margaritas will be dead to me without it.

I actually thought she handled it just fine, and I never said otherwise. I also never even implied that I think I “don’t have to put up with this.” I just said I didn’t like the fucking joke.

Yeah, that’s not going to fly. If the settlement agreement states that he has to pay her the money, that’s what he has to do regardless of what she told me the media she’d do with it. This was a stupid move on his part.

Yes. Like Eugene Mirman is great on start talk because he makes what NdGT says even more interesting without hamming it up or taking away from the science. It’s a good idea in general, it just didn’t work on Larry Wilmore’s show.

Is he? I know he’s supposed to be amazing, but I watched the first few minutes of one of his netflix specials and thought he came across as trying too hard to be edgy and just came off as misogynist. Should I give him another chance?

I do, actually. I can’t separate those kinds of things from my enjoyment. If I know about something abhorrent, I don’t consume their art (or sport, or whatever) anymore.

Ohhh, that was him! I saw that episode but didn’t make the connection that it was the same guy I would read about every year or so for making asshole comments about rape.

Yeah, I think it would work better without points. Like Whose Line Is It Anyway, where the points don’t matter...they can edit as much as they want and the audience never knows.

But the twist would be that trump loses and it turns out that he would have been the only one to be able to save us from mass extinction because a wall between us and Mexico would have kept out the zombie apocalypse.

I made the mistake of reading the comments in the linked article. I read horrible shit on the internet every day, but I can’t believe how many people don’t believe this woman’s story. Despite the fact that a fucking jury awarded her damages. But she’s a women (and also a crazy hippie for not wanting to give birth in…

Ugh.

Yes, I think you’re right...illustrated by the fact that when I got the “hey,” I never orgasmed and my partner didn’t even notice.

I definitely think this is correct, and ironically the “heys” I’ve gotten have been when I didn’t orgasm.

Thanks for sharing your story and advice!

Thank you, I appreciate that! It’s encouraging to hear success stories.

Yeah, it’s really hard to find things for her to eat. But ideally if the diet makes you feel better, you could start to slowly incorporate things back in to figure out the real culprit.