Well, here's the deal: Those parts of you really aren't ugly. That's just what they want you to think. You're beautiful.

I'm just wondering when Madonna's gonna settle into her role as the Queen Mum of Pop. She's fucking earned it.

Well, I'm glad you're still here and that you still comment. I can say wholeheartedly that I'd rather read your comments than Jessica's. (Oh shit I'd better watch what I say, they might gray me too!)

Mmmm. Lentils in Diva Cups.

Yeah, she's gray now. The perils of going up against the Jez writers and editors. :(

Days until Madonna is photographed with youthful hands?

Ooh! I might actually be able to meet Lindy? Sign me up! I'll be there with bells on!

I'm just extremely tired of all the, "I'm not gonna pay for that queer's therapy!" sorts of bullshit comments. It puts me in the, "You won't? Fine. I will," mindset.

If she cannot get the medical support she needs from the Army, is it possible to set up a GoFundMe or something to see if people could donate to the cost of her support?

Your metabolism is not my metabolism, so do not judge me for failing to be you.

Our bodies have metabolisms, not bunsen burners, and what we think we know about the human metabolism is pitifully wrong, otherwise there'd be no fat people. We would have solved the problem of human obesity if we knew how, which we don't. We're great at affecting rubber-band changes: We starve ourselves into the…

No.

It's a thing that every person who's ever lost a significant amount of weight can affirm. Society treats fat people differently than thin people, in almost every regard.

My husband can't control his natural propensity towards lithe wiry skinniness any more than I can control my tendency towards muscular fatness.

I've not had much of a problem with a lack of degree myself, and I've been doing this since 1996. I didn't get a lead programmer job right away, but then, neither did I want one.

Don't get a CompTIA cert. I mean, you could, but an A+ certification doesn't mean much, and you can learn all of the stuff it covers without paying for a cert.

If you have money for books, manning.com has some good ones. Their Hello! series is particularly good for beginners. In their Hello! Python book, you make a "Hunt the Wumpus" game.

Actually, yes. If you know what you're doing and can find an entry level sysadmin / helpdesk / repair tech job, you can break in that way without getting a CS degree.

Do you already spend a lot of time breaking your computer and putting it back together again? It's a great way to get some experience. (Really.)

to get a job in America it always seemed like there were 200 people vying for one slot, one paycheck.