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    So this is long and tedious, but I thought I'd ask for advice:

    @MechaMech: I'm from one of those families with many cousins and aunts and uncles and we're all very close. I live 3000 miles away now, so I can't be home for every thing (not even every wedding, which makes me sad), but we often see my cousins' significant others at family gatherings. We know we can be an…

    Wasn't there a Seinfeld bit about a cashier giving attractive women an extra $10 with their change, and the cashier was going to try to marry the first woman who gave him the money back? I used to think of that when I had a job where I had to buy bagels once a week, because like three weeks in a row the cashier gave…

    @ElleL: If it's the next day, yes, that's stupid. But when the problem is time zones, that's a little different. I'm on the West Coast, and it doesn't seem fair that I should have to avoid Facebook every day from 5pm-8pm because I have friends and family on the East Coast. And honestly, they're usually good about…

    @fulanita: About a week after the 6th book came out, Entertainment Weekly ran an issue and their cover story was "Is Dumbledore really dead?" The inside article was full of spoiler warnings, but not so much the cover. #madmenspoilers

    @Adah: I "spoiled" Hamlet for my 12th grade class when I announced that Ophelia dies. #madmenspoilers

    @booter26: I once announced to my ex that I intended to have a bouncy castle at my wedding reception, and he had to physically restrain himself from proposing.

    @princesspineisempowered: I have a few friends and family members who post random Bible verses as their Facebook statuses from time to time, and recently one friend came up with one that I don't remember exactly, but I'll paraphrase it thusly: "Just saying the words isn't enough. If you come to heaven and say 'God, I…

    My local morning news covered this (KTLA) and when they introduced the story, the anchor said, "I can't believe someone wrote this. 'We don't talk about women's soccer very often, so you know when we do, it's something big.' Why would someone write that?" Then they threw to a sports guy who said the fight probably…

    So in the interest of making abortion harder to access ([jezebel.com]), some people are holding up legislation that could prevent the actual deaths of actual infants? Because what, if it's not a choice, it's okay? GUESS WHAT? THIS IS A CHOICE. THIS IS A CHOICE YOU ARE MAKING TO MAKE IT HARDER FOR LOW-INCOME WOMEN TO…

    All those boots really make me want to be dead! No, wait...

    @All: Thanks, it does feel better to commiserate. Especially since I know how I feel about it doesn't change the situation at all, so there's not really any action to be taken. Makes talking even more important, I think. #nationalcandycornday

    Anyone else tend to compare themselves to more successful people in terms of ages? Whenever someone my age or older is successful in my field, it's a relief. Because I've been working for a long time, and I'm still at entry-level (lots of different jobs, currently temping). This has meant a lot of sacrifice: emotional…

    @I Like Pickle: Thank you, these are interesting. It looks like the large woman/little man sculptures are a series, or at least a triptych. I don't think it helps that in the third one he gets away. It looks like #10 is also part of a series, and there's a very interesting penis garden.

    This is all of us bringing you your cake! #commenters