I think the magic thing that happens is that their parents can't report you for statutory rape if they think you're not good enough for their kid.

Yeah wow, ok, I tried re-reading LW2 to see if there was some legitimate grievance I overlooked, like, his friends are all into drugs and insist on using her and her bf's place as their den of iniquity, or they come over and eat all the food without contributing or they're mean to her dog or SOMEthing, but nope, she's…

That Lucy sounds like a real pain in the ass, so I'm not sure why I'm offering insight to help her, but if it helps any non Lucy people, that'd be great. Anyway, I know this from personal experience/heartache - if you can't stand any of your significant other's friends, that is a huge red flag. I married young and…

Dodai, I could kiss you right now for this timely post.

It's nice to see people being made happy at Christmas, but I'd have liked to see what they'd have done about my wish list. It currently includes: a job, the financial and mental stability to move out of my mother's house, and a brief hiatus in the publishing industry so that I can read the hundreds of books I've been…

Three words: Secret Volcano Lair.

I'm not a fan of retrofitting at this level. Things like the unified Pixar theory are fun to entertain, but there are too many inconsistencies to stick to it on a large scale without losing cool elements of individual stories. I also have trouble believing in a world where Maleficent is considered anywhere near the…

I will eagerly await the sad Saturday night I inevitably watch this, all by myself, enjoy the hell out of it, and not ever admit to anyone that I have seen it.

Uh, she BEST not be naming her child Ravenia Devilsclaw, because that is MY baby name. Maleficent needs to step. off.

is it wrong that I want Jafar's son to be old enough so I can have a cartoon crush on him.

The latter. I can sleep at night!

Here's the thing, Shakes. Following your logic, what's the difference between these two statements:

Lindy West feels so bad for Katie, she put her picture, name, and location on Jezebel for all the other weirdos.

So terribly, terribly bad for Katie.

But your tax dollars won't be paying for anyone's abortion regardless because of the Hyde amendment. The insurance companies will already have to have something in place to show that no government money went toward funding abortions.

Exactly. This is Nero fiddling while the ashes burn.

This is all I can summon at the moment.

This will amaze you, but there are actually women who can fix their own car and their own computer. Also, my mother mows the lawn half the time. My father mows it the other half. When I get a lawn of my own (alas, apartment), it'll be on me. I can also hook up the new tv and work the remote. Who can't do that?!?

I tried this with limited success (because my housemate doesn't give a damn), but since your husband is a decent guy and is at least trying it might work for you.