When people say "California," most of us assume one of the big cities. Even those of us living here forget there is a giant state between those cities that bears little resemblance to the cities. Ridgecrest has a nice Marriott I stayed in when passing through the desert once. But damn, how are you not in Houston…

You had a dino-themed wedding too?! That's awesome. Any tips for incorporating dinos into your event? I think I found the right invite but I want to keep the rest classy and fun, not looking like a child's birthday party.

I just got a new job and my employer does this for all their employees at HQ in NYC. Unfortunately it doesn't apply to those of us outside the state. :(

That's where I'm at. We live in a condo and there is no way we could install a platform/cage for DLs and squats in our space (f'g HOA). So for $20 a month, it's a cheap compromise to drive a short distance (used to be able to walk to one before moving) there and back.

That's pretty brilliant. Which one do you end up doing more often: cleaning or exercising?

This is true...but I still sometimes have to "reward" myself to get the chores done. For example: the thing I hate doing most is cleaning the bathroom. I always get a backache leaning awkwardly into the tub and toilets are gross no matter how clean you try to be. But none of this can be done before having my nails…

Perfect timing. I'm actually a Fito hero but I've been a complete bum after some serious stress issues lately. Thank you for the reminder that the scale is lying to me and to remember how far we've come!! I've been feeling super bad about my diet, thinking I've been binging on carbs but when I finally sat down to…

I used to hate history, it was the most boring class all through school. Then I got to college and took some random history courses to fill in some undergrad requirements and found out I didn't hate history, I hated boring teachers. These professors teaching history brought the stories alive and I devoured it. I ended…

I've done this as well. The worst I can recall is with someone I had been very close friends with for 15 years. She had started becoming more and more of a flake. Not full on cancelling but showing up so late to things that it was almost the same thing. (Speaking of lateness, have you read this yet? No, You are Not…

It's terribly hard (apparently) to learn to say no without feeling guilty. But it's so liberating when you finally learn!

Best defense for this is to just say no up front. The result is the same (you'll stop receiving invitations) but you won't earn the reputation as a flake, necessarily.

"The single 10 oz. bottle of Alcon Opti-Free contact solution costs $8.99, while the twin pack, with 20 oz. total, costs $18.99–$1 more than two single bottles," he points out. If you break down the math, things get more confusing. The shelf tag measures the price per pint for some reason, and a pint is sixteen ounces.

I second this! The right scarf can take a simple t-shirt/jeans combo and from shlumpy to cute in 0 seconds flat. They also take the place of jewelry (I usually avoid necklaces with them, and any long earrings). And they even elevate the Little Black Dress a notch too.

I've given up on button-downs completely. They always require an additional cami or tank underneath, and now I'm wearing 3 layers of clothes (with the bra) for what? I also am never comfortable in that button-down under a pullover sweater look. I've tried, but I always look terrible. So, I stick with v-neck shirts and…

South Bay area of Los Angeles (the waaaaaaay east side of it, not the fancy part), CA

This is why I can't buy shoes online. I need to try them on because a ladies 8 isn't always the correct size. As an aside, have shoes become narrower in the last decade or are my feet just getting wider?

I could be the roommate you were talking about, if we lived in an apartment with our own rooms/bathrooms, and my massive jumble of clothes only lived in my room. Otherwise, I'm jealous of your roommate's material possessions!

So you don't have to use their icky selections, and in case of chips, you can do the touchup at home.

Can you post a link to the letter? This past year alone I've received two bogus collection notices for vendors I have never done business with. I didn't realize this could negatively impact my credit score—it's all lies! But if all it will cost me is the price of a certified lender to make this stuff disappear, that…

Holy hell, THIS a billion + infinity times. I never have been so scared to die/willing to die as I was after 1 pot brownie. It was delicious and there was no way I was going to be able to only eat a small bit of it. 3 hours later everything was hilarious and I'd never been so stoned in my life. 2 hours after that, I…