Yeah, he pretty much looks the same as he always has. I guess he technically qualifies as a "hipster" but he's not even looking like it so much in this picture. That's just a button down, and those jeans aren't even thaaat skinny. Anyway, he's dreaaamy either way.

I hate this list, but as a PNW resident originally from the East Coast, I can kind of understand that reference. I think there is less pressure in Portland (or Seattle, for that matter ) to conform to certain "adult standards" than in certain East Coast cities, where it's not considered very grown up to live in a…

Ugh, that picture gives me the icks. I am a social worker so I have to get a PPD skin test regularly. Or at least I did until I realized that I was REALLY ALLERGIC to them. The past few years my arm would get super swollen and I'd always get false positives. Finally, someone told me: "You know you can just get a blood…

CHAFING IS THE WORST! Whenever I see other women in stockingless skirts I try to kind of get a look up there like a perv because I am dying to know what they are doing to prevent chafing. I seriously wear tights all summer. It sucks.

God, people are already being so cynical about this. If feeling like "everything happens for a reason" or whatever is what helps this woman lead a functional life after a terrifying trauma, if that really works for her, then I feel like we should all just shut up.

Disagree. Love the dress, love the weird waffle fabric, love the severe makeup and hair, love those crazy massive eyebrows. Into it, into it, into it. Most young stars are so freaking boring looking, I like that she's working a little weirdness and drama.

I totally felt bad for the mom too!

Aww, so cute. But I feel bad for the mama elephant. She's not getting any hose. No fair! She can't roll around in the pool, give her some sprinkling!

I am a social worker on a psych unit, so I spend all the day long with people who were about to attempt suicide or did and survived. Obviously, one major risk factor for suicide is having a completed suicide in your family. I guess some of this can be chalked up to genetics, but I think at least as powerful is the way…

I am really confused at the way you describe Marina Abramovic. Are you being sarcastic? I can't figure out what is going on. When you say "obscure" you must mean really famous, talented performance artist who has produced some really moving works, right? I am not trying to be snobby, I just don't know why you kind of…

Education in NYC is BONKERS. I grew up there in the 80s and my mom worked out some kind of deal with the devil to get my into a private pre-school. Then she had to fight like hell to get me into a *public school* that was out of my district. At 11, I was pretty much having a nervous breakdown about taking the Hunter…

Agreed. Blackish red, blackish purple, blackish black—I am into it.

Mixed feelings. I found it compelling for sure. But the ending was a let down and maybe I just watch too much Law and Order, but I kind of saw it coming! I thought Moss's performance was solid, but didn't really like the character and found it a pretty contrived and disappointing portrayal (from a writing standpoint).…

BLACK LIPSTICK IS SEXY!

I always had this theoretical fear of an uncircumcised penis, until I encountered one in the real world. Although the guy attached to it ended up being kind of a jerk, let me tell you ladies, that thing rocked! As with any guy, it's important that things are relatively clean and, well, washed, and it always was. I…

One of my friends was almost named Serengeti.

Oh, Trent. My teenage cartoon crush.

This is a tangent, but one of the thing that actually bothers me most about the original video is how JOYLESS the whole thing is. Why is it considered so sexy for women to look bored/kinda pissed/sad all of the time? The Mod Carousel video is awesome for many reasons, one of which is that they are actually having FUN.

Vancouver has some seedy parts for sure, and I grew up in NYC in the 80s, so I am not a delicate flower or anything! But when I went to Vancouver, I saw a guy, in broad day light, do a line of cocaine off the top of a car. And a girl shooting up in a park at like noon, making no attempt to hide it. So I think it's…

Definitely. You can't dabble in heroin. When I was young and stupid my friends and I were really entranced by heroin and managed to get some. We planned to do it together on a certain day. My mom, who was never strict, must have had some kind of spidey sense because she called me and was like "GET HOME NOW." My…