I know, right? But I'm so tired of discussing all the crappy stuff in the world... I come to dirtbag for stuff that has minimal relevance and impact in my life. And I can think of nothing that more accurately fits that description than Joel McHale's hairline!

I've debated this a lot with myself (re: the hairplugs, because sometimes, I'm horribly shallow) but I'm not 100% certain it is. He definitely did something but I also think he has stylists working overtime on his hair - he keeps it longer and styles it more and in some shots, it still looks like he has a wicked…

When I apologize to someone, even if they bumped into me, I do it automatically... I usually get an apology back, or a "no, no, that's okay, it was my fault, sorry!" so I guess I've never actually stopped to consider my motivations.

I am much better with money when my income flow is stable. When my income flow is not stable (unemployment, student life, etc.), I spend more. My parents were financially-struggling immigrants with four kids living in a shitty neighbourhood - I definitely 1000000% believe that my childhood affected my economic…

They used 'etiquette' in the article which doesn't make it proper etiquette but would mislead enough people to be accepted as such, I think. I agree that sites like TheKnot benefit from ideas like 'wedding gifts = $$$' but they're big sites with large readerships so the ideas end up widely disseminated, whether…

Fair enough. It's a common idea perpetuated by/within the wedding industry, though, and I can understand (given this mass perpetuation) why the bride expected a larger amount. It wasn't at all fair and she certainly shouldn't have expected her guests to cover her costs but I understand where the idea came from.

Wedding sites! Seriously, I'm not kidding. When I had to attend five weddings in a single summer, I spent a lot of time reading about wedding 'etiquette' and that was commonly mentioned. A quick Google search brings up this link which says:

Basically, yes. It's naive (and okay, idiotic) to think your guests will cover your costs but it's especially rude to complain about a gift - the point of inviting them should have been their presence on a special day, not the dollar amount they were contributing.

Give what you can. You and your husband were invited because the couple wants you there, not because they want your money. Regardless of what people's expectations are, you shouldn't go into debt for a wedding present.

I tend to agree... My family thinks similarly (though the expectation of $100/head invited) is mostly from people of the same cultural background but nobody would ever, ever talk about a disappointing gift publicly or call a guest out.

My family's expectations aren't fair (and as they are expectations but not demands, they are indeed welcome to them) but in wedding magazines and websites, they often do say that 'etiquette recommends that you spend —-"

I didn't say that anyone was expected to give a gift of a certain size outside of my family - in my experience, according to family politics, there's an unspoken understanding that $100/head is the norm. And my family snarks behind closed doors. But nobody really expects to cover the costs of their wedding because,…

Complaining about people we both know and/or an ex-partner. Look, I can be insecure and I know it but I don't mind if a an ex comes up during a date - sometimes it's organic and regardless, most people have romantic or sexual histories that come part and parcel with them, you know?

So, I admit, I kind of... Get what she means even though it was horribly, horribly wrong of her to say anything.

I just started watching The Vampire Diaries and I think Kat Graham is so pretty! Except, I'm not loving the blonde hair tones on her.

Maybe it was just me but I kind of thought Yoko Ono was giving sex advice... No, that was just me? Okay, then.

I'm in Canada and when I had family friends (a couple where the husband was Indian and the wife was white) who adopted, the process was fairly long. The wife ended up spending over a year in India before being allowed to bring the child home. This may have had something to do with the child and the couple being of…

I hate my phone company (so I don't want to sign a new contract) and I have no money so my smart phone doesn't have data...

I have no idea if brands like Freya and Fantasie are regularly available for well under $100 in the US - if that's the case, I am very, very jealous. I do think there's a difference in quality between, say, VS and a boutique brand but I'm not sure there's a huge difference between quality once you're hitting the…

I've easily spent anywhere from $60 (very, very on sale) - $150 (higher end, regular price) on a bra before and not because I'm buying incredibly expensive brands - that's the going price for a bra from any boutique in/around Toronto and the Canadian cities that I've shopped in.