You can also cold-brew your coffee by tossing grounds into water, letting it sit for 1-2 days, shaking it up occassionally, and then straining it through a cheesecloth (or a paper towel for folks like me who don't know where to actually buy a cheesecloth). I use about 3.5 oz of coffee per gallon of water, and I keep…

Ugh. I keep reminding myself that these groups have likely been around for a long time, and thus I must be patient with latent asshattery as they're dragged by their heels into some semblance of modern society, but then I remember that the fact that they even exist in said "modern society" without an iota of ironic…

I think this book came about as a fan fiction version of Twilight, so the editor probably didn't want to change too much from the original incarnation.

I doubt it's specific to only America, but we as a society seem to have taken it and run off screaming with its scissors. Mostly I've read various articles that use the good ol' US-of-A as an example of an extrovert society and Japan as an example of an introvert society, so I've come to the assumption that we're…

Personally, I think it has something to do with the overemphasis on extroversion in American society. It's a general overall fear of being alone, despite the fact that half of us [aka introverts] prefer a good bout of me-time. If you think about it, most of what American society deems "good" is geared more for the…

I tried gel because regular nail polish never stays on. It started peeling at the edges after a couple days and catching on everything. I peeled the layer off my thumbnail, which was stupid since it took half my nail with it. I removed the rest less than a week after getting them by soaking my nails in acetone as…

While I agree the modern rom-com needs an overhaul, I'm not sure if all your examples fit. The Ugly Truth—yeah, whole-heartedly agree with that. I didn't care for either of those characters and their ill-fitting stereotypes.

Ohmygod! I'm in love. I can feel my credit card cringing in anticipation.

You'd think. They made that terrible, terrible sitcom about the "man-cession". What was it called? "Men at Work", "Working It"... something like that. But funny how not-so-long ago, the idea of men being the hardest hit by the recession has suddenly flipped so that wait, no, really we meant women.

And "Jeezus" kinda looks like Chuck Norris... which is also fitting.