First of all, yay for looking to explore your kinky side!

So my Saturday night both rocked and sucked.

I'm glad I'm not alone on this!

I told a man I loved him when I didn't.

I think "culturally acceptable" is a generous way of putting this. "A Generation Resigned" might be a better way of putting things.

The Goat with the Pink Headband: "I'M A GOAT, I'M A GOAT, I'M A GOAT, I'M A GOAT, I'M A GOAT, I'M A GOAT!"

I love buying men's product for that exact reason! Plus, men's products are generally cheaper than the women's equivalent.

I rarely, if ever, use hand sanitizer, though I do wash my hands a lot.

Thanks! I'll look into the rubberized base coat.

I don't know what I'm doing wrong because I do all of those things! :(

Nail polish question!

When I did it faithfully, I saw great results, but it also meant that I ate more simply—broccoli/rice/salmon versus a multiple-ingredient stir-fry (which I make the same way you do), which gets boring quickly.

I used to use CalorieCount.about.com, which worked well for me when I was doing it. However, I tired of counting calories since I often made stews or stir-fries, and I hated the tedium of calculating each individual component, the total for the pot, and then individual servings.

I've had my suspicions that depression could be a factor—that whole "everyone has rejected me and will continue to reject me for various reasons, so why bother" mentality. Though he's never directly stated it as such, that's what I hear underneath a lot of what he tells me.

It's my favorite genre, too! What specifically did you cover in your dissertation?

Yeah...that's always in the back of my mind, and I'm not opposed to it, but I'm definitely not ready for it. I think if he doesn't have a job by the end of the year, I will be initiating that conversation since I know he'll need time to save money and whatnot, and I don't think 6 months will be enough for him to be…

Ugh. Ok. I need to vent/rant to anyone about this because it's driving me crazy.

Thanks for letting me know the final part will be coming soon! I'll hold off buying the bundled version until a newer one will all parts comes out.

I just finished The Uglies series this summer—I enjoyed it for the most part, but I wasn't as interested in the fourth book; I wish it had ended at a trilogy.

Ooooh, I'm glad you brought this up! I heard about this several months ago, but I forgot about it (and I didn't know it was a series!). Thanks!