That quote actually doesn't make it make sense. Or, at least, make it seem not-dumb.

That seems way better, since it seems to imply a very different pronunciation (I'm just guessing it's Ai-yeh-let, right?), instead of eyelet as in something on a jean jacket. Ayelet sounds beatiful, Eyelet sounds like it would be in a list with 'grommet' and 'rivet'.

I've always been fine, but I work out at a Y, which is generally less of a meat market than many gyms I've visited. I definitely got side-eyed a lot at my college rec center when I was lifting though.

I know, it's pretty ridiculous how completely outdated and weird this seems to me. My husband cooks frequently, we both go shopping depending on who has the most time, my dad did most of the cooking growing up because he got off work earlier then my mom (and also he was way, way better at it). It never seemed weird…

Don't force us all into that box, dammit. There are a huge amount of us who just roll our eyes at both weird state affectations. I mean, decent food exists in Ohio, is all I'm saying, it's baffling to many that people prefer not to eat it.

That's basically why my husband took my name - his dad is a jerk, and who wants to pass that on? But yeah, either way, it was a personal decision that wasn't dictated by bullshit tradition and the necessity of preserving male identity. It's, well, personal.

I had a guy who, in addition to lying about having another girlfriend (yawn), also lied about having been in an accident that had left him paralyzed for three years during his teens (!!!). He even asked me to drive him into town so he could see his neurologist. I'm not sure what he did after I dropped him off at the…

I had mostly gotten rid of the crappiest of ads by constantly flagging them as 'offensive'. Then I got engaged... ugh. I don't have a screenshot of the ad, but one constantly popped up that implied that gaining weight corresponds to marriage failure rates or something. Gross.

Oh yeah, I definitely remember being super into a gay pop star (Rufus Wainwright eeeeee) when I was a teenager, because that was a super safe crush for a girl from a repressed family who was terrified of sex. I mean, not only was he a distant famous person, he wasn't even attracted to women. Perfect.

I once slept through an earthquake. It was super confusing - woke up and a bunch of my books had fallen down. I was kind of bummed about it actually, don't get to experience many earthquakes in the midwest. Everyone else got to wake up and freak out about it.

Hah, my lab/mastiff mix does that all the time. I think she associates the bed with comfort, but wants to lay on the cool wooden floor? So she just lays on the floor next to the bed? She's pretty dumb.

God, that scene - Anna Gunn was so great in that scene, it left me feeling almost breathless. It really pointed out what a despicable person Walt had become. That anyone could root for him after that (not to mention the poisoning a child thing) is mind-boggling. I distinctly recall reading a comment on another site…

Eh, I'd say most vegetarians (including myself) don't deny the predator-prey relationship. Rather, I don't eat meat meat to boycott the very UNnatural factory farm system, which involves cruelty to animals and callousness towards human laborers, as well as having horrific environmental impacts. I've got no beef (haha,…

Wait. Where in this did she say that women shouldn't wear makeup? Where does it say women shouldn't like looking fit? This was a call to be accepting of all bodies, both conventionally attractive and not. Quote me the part of the article that was 'bashing'. To me, it seemed like she just pointed out that the women in…

I know right? I mean, say what you will about 'flyover' states, but at least preschool isn't a life-consuming existential crisis. AND I live within a block of a yoga studio, a craft distillery, and a snooty coffee shop. Why do people move to New York again?

"The feeling that a relationship is being threatened by another woman automatically triggers women to want to flash Gucci, Chanel, and Fendi to other women," explains Wang.

I knew a bottle service girl from when we were both working a night shift job at Hollister (gah) a few years back to pick up extra cash for the holidays. She did bottle service at a kind of goth-y/fetish-y/expensive douchebag club, which was a bit of a confusing combination, but I guess it had to work somehow.…

Spirituality, specifically a belief in the healing power of chrystals. Gah. And he was such a cute boy...

Guys, Craigslist. Got a sweet, royal blue number for just seventy bucks a few months ago. Works like a charm. Yesssss.

I just don't understand why retailers don't have good plus-size options. They can make money off of it! How is this not an easy decision for them to make? I mean, maybe Carl Lagerfeld won't design anything for plus size women because of whatever his weird issues are, but Old Navy? Can corporate boards be afflicted…