It’s been old hat for a while. I made a lot of my friends mad for laughing at The Departed. Absolutely no idea how THAT was the movie that got him an Oscar. I think it’s basically a lifetime achievement award in disguise.

Wow I can’t wait for another Scorsese movie about dudes doing crimes and talking about doing crimes. Maybe a woman shows up and makes a pained expression once or twice because she’s in love with one of the dudes doing crimes?

I’m no longer in need of luck! I’m actually married now. Which still shocks me sometimes. Cuz there was a looooong time where I figured that wouldn’t happen. 

I’d counter that gaming is technically a hobby, especially in terms of the OP’s comment about feeling pressure to entertain them. A gamer can entertain themselves.

I don’t mean this to be confrontational, merely curious: are you okay with women wearing sandals?

Opposite. I used to hook up with a lot of musicians, and I recall stating “I cannot hook up with another guitarist.” One balmy summer night I end up going home with a coworker I’d developed a bit of a thing for. I must have missed it due to the darkness and the drunkenness, because I woke up in the morning, opened my…

None of these are petty, and I agree with all of them. Smoking killed two of my grandparents. Cigarette smoke is toxic. Cigarette residue is toxic. Despite this, earlier in my life I dated quite a few smokers. One would literally have to wake up in the middle of the night to go out for a smoke, he was that addicted. I…

No sandals? Even on a 90+ degree day? Or does it just not get that hot where you live?

Nectar seems to run pretty firm. At least according to the reviews I’ve read, many *complained* about how firm it is, which lead me to believe that it’d be a good choice for us. I ended up taking the plunge when it was 40% off, because why not?

I generally love Ted Allen (I may have gasped in excitement when I found out Chopped was on Hulu) but yeah, that’s a dry looking salad. It looks good, but it doesn’t look finished.  

Hi! Art teacher here, and I wish I had better answers for you. I don’t think there’s any exact formula to how long you should spend on any particular lesson in any particular guidebook. I guess I’d be interested to know what you mean when you refer to lessons. What textbook or other format are you referring to?

Oh, that cat is so handsome. I’m a proponent of taking in goofy rando cats. I grew up in a rural area and all our cats were strays that decided they liked us. I got my cat (we had lots but this cat was MY cat) because it followed me home, in like 1999 and my dad, who grew up on a farm, said “I know cats, and that’s a…

My cousin (once removed I guess) is pregnant but no one is supposed to know yet, but my uncle (also once removed? not sure how this works) can’t seem to help telling eeeeveryone.

ALLEGED suicide.

I decided to try my hand at houseplants having never had much of a green thumb in the past. I got three. A spider plant, because they’re supposed to be damn near impossible to kill so I figured that’d be my safe plant. I also got a Boston fern, which are supposed to be a little fussy but still on the easy side. Then I…

His song sounds like a filler song on a mid 90s album.

Before I even consider listening, is Nicki still openly supporting statutory creep Six6Nine9 or whatever he calls himself yet?

I’m told that some people use white towels so that they can be bleached.

YES. Thank you. I want this cross-posted to the Salty Waitress. Never ask your server to police the behavior of other customers. I guarantee they are as annoyed as you are but don’t feel like they can say anything. If another customer’s behavior does become excessive (screaming profanity, etc.) then that’s the…

Got some slooowww ripening tomatoes over here in zone 5b. Which is rough because I think the plants may collapse under the weight of all these green tomatoes! I actually had one branch fall to the ground and it appears to be starting to grow roots? Do tomatoes propagate this way? I don’t know! I’m a new gardener. I’m…