Why would you pick the name John when you already have a gender neutral name?! John is a boring blah name. I think if this child really wants to be one of the 'boys' of the Jolie-Pitt family they should realise the name needs to end in an x... Shilox? Or something from this list... http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/art…

Not at all! My husband, who is, in my opinion, a very stylish fella, buys a new one every 3-4 years and calls it his "Christmas Jumper" and wears it to every gathering of the season. J Crew has been in on the Fair Isle game in the past couple years, and just have a look at their models - ain't no ugly there.

But the Andy- April love story was season 2, wasn't it? The crush she has on him felt so real, I loved it so so so much.

I have been wondering if I should post on social media for weeks, feeling weird about that very situation - will I seem like I am performing my empathy for the sake of being a 'good white person', or is my silence being interpreted as ignorance/acceptance of what is happening. Then I was going to 'share' a friend's…

So - after seeing Jessica Williams this morning I am wondering how a news show hosted by black comedians would do on Comedy central, as a replacement for the Cobert Report. It could be a bit of a take-off on the whole John Stewart 'senior black correspondent' thing. When Colbert Report became a thing I wondered if…

So I was a long-term substitute in East Oakland and I googled 'talking about racism with kids' one day into my role as an educator when I realized 'Whoa, I should have considered that ALL my students would be black!" (and the girls in particular made comments about how pretty I was and how they liked my hair, and I…

They are kind of musical names! Use them! My friend's baby Linda is also one of the cutest kids around - very sweet and hammy, and smart. She made me love the name.

Well I am going to try that out this weekend!

The current name trends are very twee, to my ear. Just like the popular 80's names all sound a little trashy. It's as though the new names are like sugary sweet hipster-pies, and in my generation the popular names are strong knock-off perfume and hairspray.
Two name anecdotes -
I have a niece and nephew who have…

Fun fact - I have recently realized that Mormons LOVE super unique, kinda made-up, slightly precious sounding names.

Oh but Freya is so pretty! And still a bit more unique than Olivia! I love the name, but I am married to an Irish fella and he wants the imaginary future kids to have good Irish names. Please use Freya!

I loved reading this - like perfume, it felt sentimental and indulgent! Yes!

I had a friend whose 'signature scent', starting in the 7th grade, is vanilla. It started with a cheap body splash she got at walgreens, and to this day she wears vanilla perfumes but with more adult (expensive) ingredients. I can't wear…

I will say I have only one friend who has been through a divorce and it ended our friendship. I wanted to be the non-judgemental, unconditional pal, but it was too difficult. She spent more than a year only thinking and talking about herself, and made it impossible for friends to stay neutral about which side to take.…

Why no sleeping ferret gif? I need this in my life.
Also, I do not like ferrets, but I very much like that one.

I sent this to my mom! Growing up we had a german shepherd mix who was incredibly smart and loyal, and would have done anything my mom asked of her. When she went to doggie-heaven (it's a real place) my mom ended up getting a golden retriever rescue, hoping for a dog she could train to work as a therapy dog in her…

Haha, I guess next time I should post a 'spoiler alert'. Was that a thing in 1999?

I am deeply disappointed this isn't a real reunion. However, Dawson's creek kinda ruined it for us all when they killed off Jenn.

This is a thing?!?!? Because I have a cat that looks like Stephen Merchant. Yus!

Both Sides Now from The Day The Music Died is a great one. From Blue I oddly like that song 'The Last Time I Saw Richard' for feeling deeply sad and nostalgic.

I had a dress made, then 3 weeks before my wedding I had a final fitting and they wanted to take it in a tiny bit. Then one of the seamstresses mixed up my measurements and cut it down two sizes!!!! Once I accepted that the dress was absolutely not going to fit me and was ruined I went shopping 10 days before the…