We visited friends this weekend and spent yesterday watching every episode of Party Down South OnDemand. It was amazing. I can't stop quoting those damn idiots and I'm now hooked. Damnit!

I'm a Federal employee too and have decided I have to start stocking up my leave. We're starting to try so if all goes well, quickly, I hope to give birth in December so I can use leave, AND still carry over my 240 hours in hopes of being able to get my full 12 weeks. Luckily with an AWS I almost never need to use…

I'm American and don't know French either. It was just so grating as opposed to the commentators who said it correctly. I was a former (print) journalist and the #1 rule is to spell. names. correctly. I'd think in tv journalism...the rule should be pronounce.names.correctly!

The American journalists butchering their last name were tragic. "The doooo-fore luh-poynt" sisters.

You keep using that word, "fappy". I do not think it means what you think it means.

My office days are, but I have a treadmill at home and telework a couple days a week so I have a laptop for that. I feel very accomplished when I am multitasking!

I have this - it is $40 and works perfectly with my laptop.

I am working right now AND on my treadmill. I have a desk that Velcros on so I can walk and work on my laptop at the same time. I have to jump off for phone calls...and I cap it at about 1-2 hours but it does make working from home feel way less lazy for me.

Well I've been off birth control for 24 hours (after being on it for 8 years) and I just burst into tears over this. So this is going to a be a fun ride, isn't it?

I have heard this stuff works wonders: http://okeeffescompany.com/index.php?page…

I'm already sold! But, my favorite thing at CiCi's (I know, but whatever - don't judge my love for the cheap pizza buffet!) is the mac and cheese pizza. It's amazing! And you could fancy it up with some bacon or lobster or ham or whatever as well.

This is true. And I have made other friends and embraced other friendships. I'm married now and we hang with his friends a lot. But I keep waiting for that natural progression and while there is some, it has not made the hurt stop. It's very frustrating to try and be the bigger person and feel like you are the only…

Yeah, I agree that I think he is the one I need to approach first. I just am afraid of becoming the "joke" like the other friend was. But I guess it doesn't really matter if they aren't going to be my friends anyway. There weren't any ultimatums issued and I have seen her since at events and been perfectly civil and…

That's what I thought but it hasn't happened. I tend to see things in people before others do...but it's been a couple years since the incident that really upset me, and they seem to hang with her, while claiming to dislike her.

I have tried this to a degree. Invited them to wineries or parties we have - they either don't respond at all, say no, or say yes and bail at the last minute. We are all busy - so I say "let me know when you can get together! We're here every weekend except X!" and then get nothing back. I'm trying to make a plan…

Mine are all from Target - I think the brand is Champion? So they are not higher end. I have one nicer one (that has cups and clasps in the back) and I hate it. I cannot, for the life of me, clasp a bra in the back and with the racer back, I can't clasp it in the front and spin it around.

My husband is a Applefanboy and thinks my S4 is too big, but to me the iPhone feels tiny and fragile, like a phone for dolls. Some of it is personal preference but in general, I dislike Apple products and find them nowhere near as intuitive as they claim to be.

My husband's friends have wives like that. They are SO GOOD at being GIRLS. I cannot. I love makeup but I'm short and chubby and just don't look so...effortless. Ever. I don't think I'm super ugly until I'm next to them - and they are always perfectly made up, hair done, etc. I'm 30 too and I feel like it'll never end.

I have like 10-12. But I have to wear about 3 at a time if I'm running or doing anything very active.

Do you have a TJ Maxx or Nordstrom Rack or anything like that near you? They might have petite floor length gowns at decent prices that you could alter if needed.