I know this is late (Heck, it's nearly 2:30 in the afternoon here) but a couple of things:

Congrats! I'm looking forward to seeing my boyfriend in exactly 1 month (after 3 months on separate continents) and I'm hoping to be in the same bliss-like state as you then.

Yeah, my dad is a construction worker so he built our house in Riverside, knowing that he's have to commute all over the place, but never knowing exactly where. So sometimes he has a 20 minute commute when it's somewhere in the IE and other times its more than 2 hours each way if he's down in Hollywood or Bakersfield.…

I used to work for a homebuilder as an accountant (pre-crisis) and was always shocked that people needed so much space. I always said it was because they didn't want to be around their relatives. It was totally nuts. I mean, my parents have a large house in my opinion (3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, living room, family…

I'm with you for 2 of the 3. Never been a big Gwyneth fan, but I don't hate her (other than being a little jealous that she seems to really be better than me).

Good on you! My friend (lots of pregnant ladies in my group of friends recently) talked with her doctor about coffee and alcohol and was told, if the choice is between you being super stressed or calming yourself down with a latte or a glass of wine, have the latte or glass of wine. The stress and worry is likely…

Though my understanding is that it's more about alcohol in large quantities, and particularly during the first trimester, that is really problematic. A friend of mine who became pregnant unexpectedly (though not unhappily) freaked out when the nurse said she was pregnant and admitted that she had been drinking 2…

I totally agree with you on this. It's so annoying though how much a woman's body seems to become part of the public sphere when she is obviously pregnant, even if she isn't a celebrity. I have had way too many friends scolded by total strangers for walking out of a Starbucks (sometimes with coffee but often with a…

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I know, I was looking for "Professor" or "Political Scientist" Barbie on that list, but to no avail.

Yep, it is. I grew up in the US but have lived in Sweden quite a bit (my family is Swedish). I love it there. It's nice and orderly, everyone is very attractive, things are clean ... sigh. Not sure if I could live there permanently, but a few months a year would be nice. A must visit!

Gah! I'm so tired!!! I'm back in Sweden for the weekend (YAAAAAY!) but have slept so little because of the travel schedule. I'm leaving for the flygbuss in a few minutes to take an hour and a half bus ride to the airport and get back to Berlin by 8 for work where I have to finish something that requires complex,…

How is this news? I thought everyone had known this forever.

Yep. My older brother is super underemployed (Law degree and admitted to the California Bar but is working at a bicycle shop, along with an Architect and an Engineer) and can't even pay all of his student loans. Hence, he lives at home. He would love to pack up and look for a law job elsewhere, but he can't afford to…

But in his defense, he looks like a very pretty 14 year old girl with a sassy haircut!

This makes me so homesick. I will be at work and then come home to my cat and Skype with my family and boyfriend hopefully. And I'll likely be too tired to cook anything. Doner kebap it is.

Why does it matter? My boyfriend states that he prefers me without any makeup on and says I don't have to wear it because I don't need to attract anyone else (yes, he has actually said this). He fails to realize I don't wear it for him or for other guys. I wear it for myself because my skin is crazy and I prefer to…

Yes! This is exactly it! People know "it's harder" and "more potential complications." It's all they need to know.

My aunt was raised by her aunt after her widowed father married her mom's sister. From what I know, it was really great for the her and her siblings to be surrounded by people who loved them and kept their mom alive through their love for her. They were together for more than 30 years before her dad passed.

Exactly. It seems like a big leap to assume it's because of her size given the various other reasons to cover up Cosmo. It seems like some of the posts on here are turning a bit toward the negative stereotypes right-wingers have about feminists.