I am the same! I love reading, I do... and I keep buying books... but I have zero focus. I get like three pages in and my attention span starts to wander. It's terrible and it makes me sad.

Ughhh, that sounds awful. The only positive point to all of this that I can see is that with Kate being so high-profile, maybe more outlets will label the illness properly and raise some awareness of it, so when "regular people" are suffering from it, people will be more sympathetic. "Oh, HG, yes, that's the thing…

I don't think it's a "refusal to give a nation independence" so much as it is that nation deciding whether or not they want to be independent. Sounds like there are a lot of economic ramifications that could come about which is why it's not a black-and-white "duh of course they should get their independence!" stance.…

Ah, yes. My favorite was the time I was called "disrespectful" for mentioning white male privilege. HOW DARE I?!

I have never seen Girls (it's in my queue?) but that totally sounds like me. Can I declare myself a Marnie without actually knowing any context other than your comment?

Because we are all in denial that the 90s were 20 years ago. Shhh!

I tried that with my cat, but she does not know how to cat. She might sniff it and then she will wander away. No sense of imagination at all.

Not to worry! There are still wrapping paper tubes. Which, IMO, would make better lightsabers and swords etc anyway because they are already the proper length.

Ha!

Time for the Bolt Cutters of Romance to make their way through the city. Or, uh, something.

More like LOVERPASS, amiright?

"Everyone who embraces anonymity is not a dick. Sometimes they are doing the smartest thing they can to protect themselves from dicks."

Hey, free money, right? TAKE IT AND RUN.

Mine does too. Perhaps a support group?

The worst apples are Panera apples. They are always mushy and gross. I always get one thinking I will be healthy but then I never eat them because they are never good.

Valid point. Granny Smith apples should be commended for their contributions to the field of baking, not demonized.

YASSSS. Oregon Berries FTW!

I see that you have taken the time to distinguish two different genres (breeds?) of apples and yet neglected to mention the most glorious of all apple brands, which is the Honeycrisp Apple. Honeycrisp apples > all other apples, and this was a glaring omission from the list.

Hmm. Perhaps it is just a patchy regional thing then and not exclusively Midwestern. I have no idea.

Wow, that dollar dance sounds way more intense than the ones I've seen. "Ours" are just literally people collecting cash like ticket-takers and then letting someone dance with the bride/groom for like thirty seconds until they arbitrarily decide when their time is up and the next person goes. It's pretty expected here…