In my house, my dad only answers the phone if my mom is not home/somehow occupied (as in, in the middle of taking a pee), and I...pretty much just let it go to a message and make up an excuse for not answering it if they aren't home.

I'm annoyed that it went into a gentrifying area of the college town I just left when the area had plenty of locally owned and probably overpriced boutiques already. Honestly, I never went to the UO or these boutiques because I am cheap.

Just discovered, or just re-discovered?! How on Earth did they miss it?

I mean, I don't need to SPREAD, I just need to sit with my legs uncrossed but I don't want to touch other people (more out of my own discomfort than theirs, I guess).

I mean, Jezebel didn't make the video, so you're kind of shooting the messenger.

Yep. It forces me to cross my legs, which I actually find very comfortable but am really not supposed to do because of hip problems.

Thank you, yes, all of this right here.

Eh, no. My boyfriend used to throw New Years Eve parties and they were casual in the sense that there was not a set guest list (day of, if we ran into someone we'd mention it) but he still tried to provide sufficient snacks and drinks. We weren't ordering fancy plates of food or hiring a bartender, but it was…

HUGE difference between bailing to go on a date or go to a concert. Don't sweat that.

And then it's hard as the host to even enjoy it. My boyfriend has been hosting a NYE party for years and years. Last year, it was a flop. He bought lots of alcohol (even a keg, I believe) and food, and then some people showed up for like a half hour and then left to go downtown instead (very blatantly). There will…

You said "make up a phoney-baloney excuse", which seems pretty flippant and unfair to the person who (presumably) cares enough about you to invite you. It's completely another thing if something serious comes up, you end up unable to afford the travel, etc.

University group organizing is the worst. We could only get people to show up to anything if alcohol was involved (which was against university policy for us to purchase, etc.) and even then, people would flake. Usually these people would later complain about the lack of social activities/how no one really knew…

But now the person has paid for your stupid expensive meal and you didn't show (in the case of a wedding).

Fox News was on AT THE STUDENT UNION at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne when I visited. Wut. And my local hospital also apparently likes to play it in the waiting rooms. Ridiculous.

Truffle oil isn't made from truffles and according to this guy, tastes very different.

http://www.seriouseats.com/2011/04/rant-e…

Ignore this comment.

Is that the name of this song? Because I'm trying to figure out why I'm watching this.

UGH NO. Cats have personalities just like dogs have personalities and people have personalities and this sentiment drives me crazy. So many people say, "I have a cat, but she's like a dog hahaha." There are WAY TOO MANY PEOPLE making that statement for this to be strictly dog behavior.

I'm also pretty sure that it's always been okay to have breasts and a butt, but maybe I'm wrong here.

I mean, I can't say I GET it, but my mom has told me that I am selfish because I don't think I want kids. She's probably gotten the same thing. If you don't want kids, you are just living your life for your own hedonistic pleasures or something. I was adopted though, and I currently have no signs of fertility…