Ohhh yes, it counts. I have approximately eleventy-nine lipsticks. And I'm still wearing clothes I bought eight years ago. Lipstick is the easiest thing to hoard.

Yah, I had to be strong-armed into even doing a registry (older relatives really wanted to give gifts) and I made it as clear as possible on my wedding site that nobody should feel obligated. Hell no I don't want my friends feeling coerced into spending more than the cost of attendance. Them showing up is the damn…

Yup. I'm currently planning my wedding and saying no to just about everything. It's kind of liberating. We're just going to order a ton of stuff from Whole Foods and have a family party at a basically-free venue. That's quite enough wedding for me.

I wish ballet studios had a "hobby track" for the kids who loved to dance but who were obviously not going to be professionals. I quit halfway through high school when things got to the "all or nothing" point and we had to be there five nights a week or GTFO. It would have been wonderful to just take it a bit easier…

It's so interesting how people build muscle differently while doing the same sport. I love it when companies hire a variety of body types so you can see their different personalities on stage together.

Go take a class right now! My amateur night classes are the highlight of my day. There's an age range of 16-75 in there. Love it.

Oh my god and could they just PLEASE either add a bra inside those things or design them to cover a bra if you wear one, underneath!

Oh derp, I read the rest of the thread after posting. My mistake. Carry on. (And follow her on Facebook - she posts a lot of gorgeous/near-naked artsy photos. It's glorious.)

Genetics, and training eight hours a day. ;)

It's been like three years and I'm still occasionally Googling just in case it finally happened. :( I just want to wear a leotard like all the other girls!

Oh Jeezy-creezy. Yah, I'll be okay.

Ah, I see. The one near me is apparently endless and will continue interring new folks for a long time to come. Very different vibe if that's all in the past.

I can't help but picture him as Terry Richardson.

Oh also, they straight up hire out their facilities for weddings. Sounds like they actually do welcome visitors and activity beyond the confines of silent mourning.

Yah, I hang out a lot in a big, famous-name-filled cemetery elsewhere in the state, and there are always tons of young goths taking photos in front of the more ornate mausoleums. When I'm hiking around there, I try to be respectful by steering clear of the newer areas where there are mourners, and never stepping on…

I've been having such a great time bombing interviews and hearing my friends talk about the meaningful stuff they do all day at work while I'm at home trying to learn marketable computer skills! It's just been a barrel of laughs & comfort since I got laid off. *sigh*

Yah, my main concern here is "can I avoid this fate, myself?"

Hah. So true. I dressed sloppy in college and was made so miserable/despised/ignored at places like 330 Ritch. Then I got it together and got a haircut and all that jazz, and suddenly I was the toast of the Cat Club/Arrow/hipster shithole #137.

For grades 7-12, I was only around boys in choir & drama and I can't even fathom what it's like to deal with their sexist BS all day. It was definitely a tremendous boon not to have them drowning out all other viewpoints in academic classes!

If I had a nickel for each time that happened to me in my 20s...