"It is no less frustrating for a wife to be refused sex when she desires it [...] it evidently happens."

Sometimes I wish I was in control of my own destiny, but then a man's dick starts acting up. Or doesn't. Either way, I'll just take the blame.

Ah. Well...I will spoil nothing for you, except to say that I read the books. Her current position on the show is badass, though, I agree.

That is everything I wanted, right down to the name. I'm living abroad right now (practicing Spanish!) but I will look into working with them when I get home. Thank you for the recommendation!

Is this a trick question? Daenerys Targaryen.

Gotta agree with Ardala. While a normal person might worry about performance on that test, GZ would probably walk out of there confident he'd scored an 800 at least.

I agree overwhelmingly with the majority of what you're saying, I really do. And I appreciate your willingness to take the time to say it, because I know this shit gets tiring.

SO. MUCH. RAGE.

The fatal fetal abnormality thing is what gets me most. What if you're two months in and you learn that the fetus isn't going to be born alive, but it's not going to be "life threatening" to you until you're nearly ready to deliver? You have to go through all of the bodily changes, all of the pain and risk, all of the…

Oh wow, that's not what I was trying to get across there at all. I have to ask out of genuine curiosity:

"They think their job is to point out typos, not to read carefully and tell me when I misunderstood some crucial piece of technical info."

Most people did. It comes from typewriter days, so anyone who grew up using a typewriter (read: everyone old enough to teach high school to Millennials and older) used two spaces, and for them it was correct. It just isn't correct on a computer or with any font other than Courier.

I never meant to imply that it was about me. I'm genuinely sorry that it came across that way. I am furious that the system works this way, and I don't know how to express that without saying "I".

Okay, I see this thread mushrooming into something terrible, so I'm going to try to respond as best I can to what you're expressing. For me, as a white woman, there was never a question that Zimmerman was guilty. There was never a question about whether I'd side with Martin. There was only the question of how far…

I think I'm in denial. I keep pretending there will be some sort of appeal and eventually we'll get to the right court, the right jury, and someone will put him away. It just can't be over, not like this.

That's a better analysis of it than I've seen so far, so thanks - much appreciated.

Fist bump! Horror stories related to the writing aspect? My first week I did a major revision of a document & sent it to the client. He sent it back with notes, one of which was, "I prefer passive voice." I think I gave up right then, one week in.

No problem! It's scary for all of us and harder for some. It really does sound like you naturally lean in the right direction, though, so kudos. You're probably doing just fine.

Tell him to put some newspaper down on the floor if standing on his shoes is too hard. Or he can spend $11 and buy a plastic shower mat from Target to carry in there with him.

Genuine LOL. Followed by genuine sadness and rage.