I am pretty methodical with my taxes. I keep EVERYTHING and try and follow all the rules and then I use Turbo Tax. I used Turbo Tax a few years ago, filed, got my refund, went about my life. 3 years later they claim I owed like $2000 because I didn't report a 401k payout and some cashed out savings bonds. Except I…

May I ask where you've looked? I used to volunteer at my local animal shelter. For the most part, it was just me and the kitties, though I did interact with the public to let them meet cats they were interested in adopting. But I could choose my schedule and, if I wanted, only work days the shelter was closed to the…

We used our venue's in house caterer. It seemed easiest and we were all about easy. And their price was good $60/person for buffet/cocktail hour/full open bar (I'm in DC metro area, this is a great price for us!) We liked it because it was coordinated through our venue - there was no arrangements to be made. Just,…

Stomach stuff is the worst. I am sorry. I have IBS and it took a VERY long time to get to that diagnosis (mostly because I just put up with it for a few years), including an ER trip of my own (while on vacation! Score! My new boyfriend got to see a doc stick a finger up my butt! He's my husband now though. Passed…

I was on Paxil for a couple years in HS (I'm 31 now). It started working in a few weeks but the first couple weeks I was insatiably hungry. Then it helped. The withdrawal? Effing terrible. I went off cold turkey because I didn't tell my mom I needed more (just forgot) and was like...insta suicidal. That was pretty…

We got engaged in Feb '13 and married in Oct '13 and got our first choice venue. You should be okay! We looked at venues a bit before he actually proposed and knew which one we wanted. He proposed, we called my parents, his mom, and booked our date at the venue. Ha. A venue with an amazing staff is such a great thing.

Congrats!! I loved planning my wedding because I tried to relax. I would suggest TheKNot's checklist (lots of extraneous stuff, but very thorough).

You can buy "tears" or Bausch and Lomb has a eye wash you can buy. They won't help cure anything, but will help wash irritants out of the eye (crusties...etc).

This - try a cold compress instead!

Hahaha. I just saw that episode last night! It's outrageous really, having to trade a guy your hot dog for a towel.

Some might, those people are rude. As long as the bar is hosted, I'm happy. If it's just beer I might be a little grumps because I can't drink beer, but beer and wine will make the majority of guests happy. An additional signature drink is even better. If I have to pay for my own drinks (especially if I've travelled,…

Mine was basic too, I suppose, and I loved it. We chose readings we liked and hadn't heard before, and had some personalized touches with music/decor, but it was your basic ceremony/cocktail hour/buffet dinner/reception complete with first dances and cake cutting. We had a goddamn blast and still get complimented.…

Mine is Tom Hanks. I have no explanations. But I freaking love him.

kingdomofloathing.com. Text based RPG Awesome, easy for beginners but awesome for everyone.

I am so sorry. I lost a close friend around Xmas. She was driving home from visiting family, fell asleep as the wheel, hit another car...she and her dogs were killed. The people she hit were luckily OK.

Ok, it's Angel... but I love the muppet episode.

So....this dude was interested in me, I wasn't really. Did the online dating thing...had limited luck...he started text-flirting...anyway, we're married now. So basically he was a friend that I re-examined. It worked out. Don't close any doors?And be patient with the online thing. Its so exhausting. I only met one…

You guys. I held a baby tiger today. It was the highlight of my fucking life.