Agreed. I'm so sick of every engagement/wedding ring looking the same. My engagement ring had a tiny row of rubies (and cost a whopping $75, lol). I don't have an actual wedding ring because I am still searching for the perfect thing (5 years later!), but it will definitely be a colored, less expensive gemstone and…

I just wanted to tell you you're not alone. There are a lot of us here who have been through this. :( Things like big holiday parties are so difficult - topics like children come up quite frequently, and when you're tender about infertility, it can feel insurmountable to even attend these things. Holidays are…

My kid definitely would not be receiving his real Christmas gifts.

I really ONLY drink with my mom, lol. She's fun when she has a few glasses of wine in her. My drinking friends are long distance and everyone local doesn't partake.

10 minutes around my Nawlins relatives and I've got a full-on drawl (not that the Nawlins accent is all that drawly, but it is compared to my West Coast accent, anyway).

Play a computer game I've been putting off, start a knitting project, clean and organize in those spaces I rarely get to during routing cleaning, sleep in, read a book...

Mr. Water and I have some friends who throw a "Soup and Solstice" gathering every year, and it's lovely. I am pagan, so celebrating with food and a gathering of people is an incredibly appropriate way to celebrate in the first place, though I will also burn a candle for my patron goddess. I'd like to do something…

Mr. Water and I went last night and we loved it. I liked it better than the first. Neither of them are going to win any big awards, but we both spent the evening cackling with glee.

Viagra ads are topped only by the Cialis ads (another ED drug), wherein a guy throws a football through a tire swing.

I don't think you sound oversensitive at all. Go with your gut. It's really too bad, too, because if he's a creeper, he's probably keeping other volunteers from sticking around as well.

I see guy ads all the time! Of course, they're not looking for ladies... :(

Someone mentioned Jezebel once or twice on Shakesville, and I moseyed on over. It didn't really grab me for the first few visits, though.

Cow Tales are of the devil. However, Mr. Goodbars are the best candy in the Hershey's variety bags.

Honestly? I've never had a weird/bad feeling about someone that didn't end up completely justified. If you go to the party to network, though, you will be around a lot of people and relatively safe. I'd just stop volunteering shortly after that.

There's SUCH an incest vibe, shudder. I thought the same exact thing. The whole time I was squirming uncomfortably.

I was at Dairy Queen the other day to get one of those HEAVENLY candy cane Blizzards and they had a BANANA in the kids meals. I thought that was pretty genius.

OMG. You know the reprise. Hearted. Let's be best friends. ;)

I don't think I could pick a favorite, but I really like "Hellfire" (Hunchback of Notre Dame), "I'll Make a Man Out of You" (Mulan), "Gaston" (Beauty and the Beast), and "One Step Ahead" (Aladdin). Oh, and all the songs from Tangled are great and very catchy.

Would it make you feel better to know that I sing that to myself about once a week, intro and all, along with his little sidekick's dramatic inflection? /such a dork

4-15 pages? What the fuck? How is that...what...I don't even. For some reason that made me just guffaw at the absurdity.