Lush cosmetics has a base/concealer called Jackie Oates which is perfect for my very pale skin. Good level of coverage, works as concealer, and no breakouts (all of their stuff is very gentle). They also have a translucent powder which doesn't turn into a powdery/cakey look. Both are about $18 and last forever.

Question: any other bipolar jezzies out there? I was diagnosed about seven years ago, and live a fairly normal life, but it would be nice to be able to talk to other people about bipolar disorder (about treatment/day to day/relationships/anything you want to share). Any takers?

This is similar to my parents' situation - one parent fell in love with another person while still married to other parent. They tried to make it work, even planned on all living together, but they realized it just wouldn't work out. Sorry you have to go through this rough and awkward time. Good luck to you all!

May I recommend Homicide: Life on the Streets as well? It's the Baltimore crime show that came before The Wire (some of the same people).

Lost Girl, a super sexy Canadian show about fairies.

I use the Lush base/concealer, which I love for coverage which looks natural and not cake-y. They also have a primer which reflects light. <3 Lush stuff. No break-outs from their makeup, too.

Lifestyles has a combo box with several different types, which might be a good place to start. Also, a drop of lube inside the condom is a really good idea. Just make sure that whatever lube you use works with condoms (some don't).

I love the Buena Vista Social Club (Cuban jazz) and Paris Combo (French Jazz) for happy summery music. I pull out the first only when I know it's gotten warm enough that winter is officially over. I may be a little ritualistic when it comes to music. And hi, lurker here too - near DC in MD. :-)

I taught special education at the elementary level - a position which I loved but which sent me into an outpatient hospitalization center for depression. That career path is so valid, important, necessary - but the emotional work involved is massive. I second the other poster who works in special ed: regular therapy…

I've had this same conversation with men regarding makeup. Nice guys - and really, they were nice - tried to tell me that I didn't need makeup, which could be considered a compliment. That said, what they were really saying was, you don't need to wear makeup FOR MEN TO FIND YOU ATTRACTIVE. As if that was why I was…

My biggest complaint about the books is that, even at thirteen years old, I had some sense that hovering around 130 lbs at her heaviest was so not being overweight. She would have to be under five feet tall for that to be even a little overweight. I, at the time, was 130 at 5'7" and I was painfully skinny! Though I…

Going to nitpick for a moment. It is Johns Hopkins, not John Hopkins. The founder's first name really was Johns.

Hubby and I were a couple for seven years and lived together for six of those before we got married. For us, we had been through that "honeymoon" part already, but what surprised me was that, as soon as we were married, something just clicked - a deep happiness and contentment. The years leading up to getting married…

My husband and I are basically the same height - I'm 5'7" and he's maaaaybe three inches taller than I am. While I still find tall men attractive, I love how hubby and I are eye-to-eye most of the time (unless I wear my typical four inch heels). It makes 'couple time' more intimate, I think. I've never had an issue…

Wow, thank you for this. I'm 26, been in therapy for a while, and had an adolescence of emotional abuse and neglect. Just today I finally admitted to myself and to my paternal grandmother how angry I still am about the things her son and his wife put me through. Being able to talk with her honestly... I thought I…

I grew up in three households with different pets. How to choose - Emily Dumbarton, Hildegard Park, or Baron Lafayette? Wow.

All of your points are offensive, but I'm going to stick with the one you seem to rely on most - sexuality is for making babies, and only straight people can do that.

I've had this beer (it came out quite a while ago) and I have no problem with it. I don't understand why "beer should be beer" - beer is a creative outlet and passion for brewers, just like coming up with a new recipe or writing a novel is for chefs and authors. I wasn't super crazy about the taste, but I'm glad I had…

I went to college and majored in creative writing, and what you described really misses the mark for me. I did a lot of study of published literature, both contemporary and "classic." Also, peer review, and the critiques of the professors (who were all published, working authors and poets) was helpful and important.…

Honestly, I think I started wearing makeup because I thought it was fun. Yes, part of the fun was looking like a "woman," ie a grown-up ideal of beauty. But I'm still the kind of person who just loves to apply and wear makeup. I spent hours as a teenager in my room just trying out different looks (I also went to a…