The colorful nalgenes were more 2000s. You couldn’t be on the track team without one. It was a requirement. 

I understand the behavior that was punishable. What I question is the appropriateness and efficacy of the punishment. There’s not a lot of rationale for removing the student from school. Suspension takes students that are already struggling and puts them even further behind their peers. Suspension should only be used…

WHY the FUCK would you suspend a student with drug issues? “Hey, you have a potentially serious problem, let’s keep you OUT of a theoretically structured and supportive environment.” 

I can easily do yoga on my own at home. I pay to get instruction from teachers that push me to do more than I’d try on my own and coax me through challenging poses. (WITHOUT TOUCHING MY FUCKING GENITALS but that should be obvious). I also pay to do yoga in a beautiful, open studio that smells wonderful and has no…

I will ALWAYS bring a carry on that has, at minimum, several outfits and other essentials. I’m not even an especially frequent flier, but I’ve still arrived at my destination without my checked bags more than once. Once was right before heading into rural Nicaragua. I was very glad that I had clothes, sunscreen, and…

Was with you until the entirely unnecessary dig at the kids. 

He’s also not an especially good singer. So there’s that. No matter how good looking he is, I was just embarrassed for him. But he did look like he was having fun, so there’s that. 

My husband and I do our own thing much of the time, but even if I’m in one room reading while he’s in another watching stuff, it is still not the same as real, genuine alone time. He used to work late nights bartending and while I’m happy that he doesn’t have to do that anymore, I do kinda miss those evenings when I…

Rushing the wedding was one of the the best decisions my husband and I made going into, ya know, getting married We also had older relatives we knew might not make it all that much longer. We knew that the longer the engagement was, the more fucking bullshit would go on with planning. We sped to the finish line with…

Nah there are people to eat them, because despite being a total narcissist, she is a church person, so she always has a crew.

I think a thing is that I am responsible for my cat, but I am not responsible for my grandmother. My cat depends on me, his health is in my hands. If his health fails prematurely, then I failed him.

I give him subq twice a week. He does not like it but I give him the really good canned food to eat while I give it so he...sometimes handles it?

Interesting topic. This stuff has been on my mind. My grandmother fell a few weeks ago. She broke her pelvis and arm. She’s been in a senior rehab facility. Since entering she’s had a series of mini-strokes. I’m not sure she’ll ever go back to her own apartment. Independence is super important to her and if she loses…

Most bread freezes fantastically. You can almost recreate the “fresh baked” flavor by popping it in the oven/toaster oven. Make as much as you care to and throw any extra in the freezer for the next time you crave fresh baked bread but don’t have the motivation to make it or go out and buy it. Bake all the bread and…

This is an entire category of comments. “Oh, an article about a thing I have a passing interest in. Let me weigh in on how I feel about it. It’s nothing. I feel nothing.”

There’s a cigar bar in my city. It’s widely touted as Haunted and you can go on a “ghost tour.” I went on it once, and shockingly there was nothing especially supernatural.

I worked in mental health for six years. I also have family who are in addictions recovery. Sliding back into the depths *again* is reality for like 99% of people dealing with addiction and other serious mental illnesses. I know we want our characters to get better, but what the show does is realistic. Media likes to…

I just saw a picture Kesha posted of her and Big Freedia showing off their matching tattoos. She’s definitely not “exploiting her voice.” I don’t have matching tattoos with anyone, and certainly not someone I wasn’t at least pretty tight with.

I follow Kesha on social media and she just posted a picture of the matching tattoos she and Big Freedia got so I’m pretty sure there’s no bad blood.

I don’t know that it’s meant to be a laugh-out-loud funny show. Its jokes are dry and absurd, rather than guffaw-inducing. Despite the animation and occasional wacky hijinks, I think it’s just too fucking bleak and dark at its core to really even be considered a comedy.