Is...is pizza not already a delicious hand-held treat?

These “extreme behaviors” are extremely common. Every woman or femme-presenting person has to do the math on every single interaction with a man. As far as we’re concerned, every man is Schrodinger’s rapist, because they have proved themselves so. 1 in 6 women in the US has experienced sexual assault. When these…

I’ve sent texts to the wrong person by doing this exact thing, though luckily, none of them have been damning in any way. If someone else is texting while I’m composing a text, and I go to swipe away the notification, sometimes it moves to that text window instead.  In fact, as this was happening, I knew exactly what…

I’m decidedly pro-brunch, but my whole life tends to reinforce my personal “treat yourself” ethic. Brunch every week is unheard of, but a special week, a lazy Sunday, a vacation treat? Lovely. I don’t tend to go hard on the alcohol, so that’s just me, but a sparkling treat to go with my chicken and waffles? Indulgent.…

As a fuckin nerd, I really enjoyed Henry being like, listen, I’m a fuckin nerd, but I’m not THAT type of fuckin nerd, okay? Haha

A rental car of any variety, but especially something particularly nondescript. I would just assume that I’m getting murdered.

Aside from telling my students to try to not care when people say mean things, I also tell them that the bullying rarely has anything to do with them. Kids who exhibit bullying behaviors are trying to make themselves feel powerful by putting other kids down, whether they’re just mean or they’re trying to overcome some…

I hadn’t heard of this until I met my college friends, who swear by it. They get the frosted kind, toast them, and butter the underside, then eat them frosting side down. I will say, it feels pretty indulgent, and definitely livens up the dry pastry. I, however, am not a convert.

Let’s hear it for small businesses in your area! I know for a fact that there are jam-makers, honey-bottlers, fermentation gurus, and baking fiends in your backyard. Do some tasting now, and get your favorites for your friends. Your state might also have a database of places you can order online, like Illinois does at …

Chili tends to be a go-to in the colder months. brown up the meat and veggies, then throw everything in the crock pot, set out appropriate accoutrement, and be done. I’ve also found that anything around a fire is nice too. Have the chili in a crock pot, but then set out hot dogs or sausages, buns, and condiments, and…

I have two, one of which I’ve posted about before, backing into a ditch in the dark at a very popular kid’s house in my youth, and his dad having to call a tow truck to pull me out. The embarrassment still stings to this day.

Peanut butter sandwiches featured heavily both in my college years and my severe chronic depression years. Sometimes it was a spoon of peanut butter with bites of bread, but it got me through. Ramen was popular, but it never filled me up, and my joints would get weird from all the salt.

Hashbrown casserole is very much a thing here in the Midwest (southeastern Illinois), but I’ve never had it as a Thanksgiving side. It makes sense, though from a regional perspective. This area, Kentucky and Tennessee has a blend of southern soul food traditions that have migrated north with solid Midwestern…

Jumanji was the first movie to give me a nervous breakdown. It was absolutely horrifying to 7 year old me. My older sister used to make fun of me about it, until she caught it on TV recently. She called me and said, “WOW, now that I have kids, this movie is TERRIFYING.” I felt very validated. Haha

I may be basic, but I want a lovely steak, roasted broccoli, and some decadent potatoes. For a quick celebration meal, I’ll take any garbage food, but with some good ice cream afterward. 

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No, she ended up staying somewhere else. I do often wonder if the ghost stayed with the house where she died, or if she moved with the man who accidentally killed her, though.

One of my best friends growing up lived in a house that was deeply haunted. When I would stay over, sometimes we would sleep in her bedroom, and sometimes, we would sleep in the living room. I always preferred sleeping in her bedroom, because when sleeping in the living room, there would always be something that…

Jurgen’s Germanness was so delightful to me, especially compared to Giuseppe’s whimsy. I think both of them will go pretty far, so I look forward to seeing them play off of one another.

Yeah, people have been yelling about “nobody was this mad about seat belt laws” and I have just been staring at them. Do you not remember? In my small midwestern town growing up in the mid to late 90's, there were tons of people who grumbled about seat belt mandates.