i see you have never been to scandinavia. it's basically like that everywhere there.

she just seems like a really genuinely nice person who wants other people to look good and have cool stuff. that's why i like her.

Look up the Etsy seller EidelPrecious. Her stuff is GORGEOUS.

Have you tried Bocktown in Robinson Twp? That's where my father-in-law gets some hard to find stuff.

Damn, it's all over DC area. Maybe it'll come to you. On the flipside, Dogfishhead has some really great stuff. I was in the Delmarva a few weeks ago and had the pleasure of trying Namaste—good stuff.

thanks!! i love it. good luck finding yours!

a deep blue. It's technically a color change because in some lights it has a purple tint, but most people would read blue.

check the natural sapphire company. You can browse all their loose stones (tons of colors) and order one to see before buying and send back if you don't like it. I got mine through them and aside from some customer service hiccups (they sent me the shipping notice for my surprise engagement ring instead of my…

there are like a ton of colors of sapphires and they are all amazing.

If you ever need a replacement there are some SUPER gorgeous peachy pink/champagne sapphires out there. I have a sapphire, which is hard, but for the reasons you listed I don't really wear it in the house at all.

I think the wording I'm going with mine is "together with their parents, [my name and fiance's name] invite you..."

very possible. Maybe our managers were just dicks.

Lindy, I'm sure you won't see this because god knows if I were you I wouldn't wade into the comments section ever, but just know that I love you, love your work, and really credit you with explaining shit in really effective terms to me, someone who was very much a novice on everything when she started reading Jez.…

Also having worked around a touchy topic myself, I know exactly what you're talking about, but I also think it's a completely different matter if you and coworkers keep things light put of necessity in private and if you start joking with outsiders about a rape room or joke about it more casually (or in this case,…

There's also the fact that statistically speaking a rape joke hits close to home for a lot more people, even if you may not realize the women in the room have experienced it. Versus, say, the likelihood of someone having lost someone to a murder if you're joking about murder.

I have no doubt that some in law enforcement do a great job, but those of us who follow the topic have also read countless stories of women asked what they were wearing, or generally not believed or otherwise blamed (you shouldn't have been drinking) for their rapes. Especially if it, like so many cases, is not a case…

It makes me very concerned that you say you work with victims but don't seem to think rape culture is real. Do you really not agree that rape allegations are treated differently by both law enforcement and the court of public opinion than other crimes?

You know what the difference is? Everybody agrees that child molesters and murderers* are horrible. Considering the appalling way rape victims are treated and the way rapists are protected in this country, through lack of legal action and public opinion both, I'd say we are all far from on the same page about the…

I mean the whole concept of water ice is really stupid soooooo.....

so it's kind of complicated. As a Pittsburgh-area native they actually mean different things to me. A sub would be like a Subway or Quiznos style sandwich for example. Hoagies are like a blend of meats, usually with bologna involved (gag). We used to have hoagie sales for school fundraisers and they were like ham…