There are certain vacation destinations where ziplining has, somewhat inexplicably, become a Thing You Have to Do while you're there. "Oh, you can't miss it!" the clerk beams at the front desk. "It's a lot of fun and the views are incredible. I can sign you up for 2:00 tomorrow, you definitely have to do it before…

Racing is particularly problematic because, as other commenters have pointed out, the window of financial gain is incredibly narrow, which creates a lot of pressure to race the horses as hard as possible, as much as possible, before it closes. So even if a horse is injured and should not be racing, there's incredible…

Same here. Basically only established couples had promposals, or perhaps those pairs that had been mutually flirting for ages and everyone just wished they'd get on with it and hook up. I don't recall anyone ever getting a promposal out of left field, which is great, because I can't think of much worse in high…

Serious. If it wouldn't kill me in a matter of days I would eat their Honey Walnut Shrimp for every meal.

You're correct — priestly and monastic celibacy is a discipline, meaning that it's just a rule that the Church observes, not a point of dogmatic belief. Monastic orders have always been celibate, though, for a couple of reasons: 1. Poverty, chastity, and obedience (the threefold vows of monasticism) are all meant to…

I encountered Andy Dwyer in the flesh literally struggling with a locked door. It was fabulous. My husband and I were going to Megan Mullally's band's concert that night and got there early to get seat assignments. As we walked away down a side street a dude was yanking away doggedly at an exterior door, but that…

Is this because of Pnina Tornai? THIS IS BECAUSE OF PNINA, ISN'T IT.

Ew, the worst part about this was her constant readjustment to make sure her bare midriff was fully in-frame. I don't know if it was conscious or not, but it made me screw up my face every single time.

Yeah, I don't have a wand, but the principle applies to toys in general. I prefer to be at least partially clothed — no idea why, but it just works better for me. So cleaning after every use seems like overkill.

Agreed. With matte nude shadow and maybe some cat eye liner, the makeup would be 90% better. As it is, she just looks tired and dated.

Okay, for real, what is this supposed to be? I am absolutely stumped.

That was my first thought too! UghhhHHHhhhh. Terrible taste in tattoos and DIRTY FINGERNAILS. The Biebs has World's Worst Person on lock.

I had a similar feeling after leaving the theater — I was shocked to look at the time and discover the film only lasted about 90 minutes, because it was so intense that it felt much longer. That's what I assumed Cate was referring to and I didn't read it as a slight, though I can see how it's a rather unfortunate…

*shrug* The Jewish holiness code in the Old Testament has lots of rules that are fairly arbitrary — for instance, not wearing clothes with mixed fibers. My understanding (based on my limited understanding of Jewish interpretation!) is that a lot of these rules are meant simply to set the Israelites apart from their…

I agree with @depirate. My (childless) husband and I definitely do "dates" occasionally, which for us means that we specifically set time apart from our busy schedules and make plans to engage in a particular activity, whether that's dinner and a movie, a hike in the hills, brunch, or whatever. That's different for…

I don't know, in certain contexts I think the idea that "Perfectionism ruins romance" can be good to keep in mind. I definitely disagree that having any expectations is a problem, but I am highly perfectionistic and my husband is...not. Early in our relationship I tended to view his failure to live up to my…

Frankly, the only foolproof method I've found is just to wait for the liquid to dry before curling! It shouldn't take more than 30 seconds or so. I put my blush on while I'm waiting.

Jon Foreman's songs always make me cry regardless of pairings with adorable babies, so I was a goner right away. And I'm at the time of the month when I can't even handle seeing babies without making grabby fingers. Welp. Guess I'm not doing any work for a while...

100% agreed. I don't even remember meeting my husband for the first time (a fact he's never let me live down). There are certainly guys whose physical attractiveness I notice right away, but I've never dated any of them, or even wanted to once I got to know them. Actual chemistry, which is a complex interplay of…

SOLD OUT ALREADY. The world conspires against us. Oh well. Couldn't have afforded them anyway, since it turns out they were diamond pave! I want a copycat version in hammered gold.