@The Faery Goth Mother: 1. The lighthouse is functional, and incoming ships are now in danger of crashing. Bonus: ships are like prey in a can.

@SalutLaMiss...: EVERYONE is confused about that. If Prop 19 passes, there will be a lot of court cases before everything is said and done.

@envirodesigner: I popped in once when Joann's and Michael's stopped carrying the color I needed, but they didn't really have the "mainstream" yarn and I got scared and left. :) Once I'm past the pile of Christmas knitting I have to get done, I might give it another shot.

@envirodesigner: Nope, but I also don't drink (and not for religious reasons). However, I will be voting in favor of Prop 19.

@chatterboxwriting: I like them! And stop apologizing for your shoes! They are perfect. :)

@chatterboxwriting: Yes! Plus (from what I hear, not being married myself) shoe shopping can be one of the most obnoxious details of wedding planning, so congrats on getting it out of the way, and at a ridiculously good price!

You're lying. There's no way babies come out of there.

@LouWhoo: I would agree if I hadn't actually seen people write "yummers."

@LouWhoo: I'm convinced that "yum" is one of the most disingenuous things you can say about food.

@LucyFlawless: Wait, you list all of those?

@KiloTangoBravo: Good point. Unfortunately, he's taken.

It didn't turn up any men in the greater Los Angeles area who list Neil Gaiman, Sarah Vowell, Dave Barry or Harry Potter.

@lollapulizer: He is so awesome. And in addition to being hilarious, I know when I see a long post, I'd better go ahead and grab the tissues.

@Wolfabeast: I'm trying to remember who it was, and I think it was Jacob on televisionwithoutpity who went off on a rant about how Hufflepuffs are hard workers and all the other houses are about trying to get results without doing the hard work. Which sort of makes sense.

@Wandell: Thanks! I thought there might be a niche for really colorful birds nests. So far, not so much. Oh well. I should make some more pins, though. Those sell well.

@Wandell: I do know what you mean, and I certainly don't take offense. :) I'm working on a few bigger necklaces now as Christmas/birthday gifts. They're very in style.

@I Call LOGIC FAIL!: I have a good friend who will call and say, "I'm on my way over" and show up four hours later. It's extremely frustrating.

@Wandell: Hurray! What kind of jewelry will you make?

@PrettyPrettyPrincess: Thanks! I really had never considered it before. I got the shower filter because my hair was gross and then couldn't understand why my skin was so bad. I am ridiculously excited about being able to use "normal" products.

@PrettyPrettyPrincess: As it turns out, the root of my particular problem was the hard water we have here. So when I got a water filter, first my skin got worse, because I was still using lots of salicylic acid on it. But I figured that out and switched to non-acne products! I may still have to switch back to a…