I've now amended my day to chocolate, wine, puppy and never leaving my house again.

@MsDirector: It's almost as bad as finding out Bart is a Scientologist.

@BAngieB: And I was just going to amend my plans with "and rescue a fuzzy puppy."

Well, I think I'm just going to call in depressed and faceplant into some easter candy and a bottle of zin.

Oh, my god. Has nobody taught these people that sharing is a good thing?

I saw something nasty in the woodshed!

When we decided to get married, the conversation went like this: "I need health insurance."

I second the coveting of a blanket sweater. I also second the DIY version — guess what I'm going to be making this weekend?

@BiscuitDoughJones: Thank you, dear. It'll happen when it happens — just probably not today.

@charlotte corday: I'd like to say she means well, but honestly. It's only IVF that she'd cover, not any sort of adoption fee. She wants the genetic grandbaby (so does my dad, but that's a different story, and I know that he'll be all melty when we put a baby into his hands the first time, so he gets a pass).

@mcemmie: It's funny how we all lost track of him after she dumped his sorry ass.

No, no, no, we want the rich to keep throwing their money at fertility treatments and surrogates, so that the husband and I, not being rich, will look attractive to an equally not-rich MSW, who will give us a healthy, happy infant.

@lalaland13: Oh, yeah. He was homeless two days later.

So, going back to the promise ring thing — I know a woman who had dated a guy for a couple of years. He seemed normal, she thought he was the one, they were living together, happy, blah, blah, blah. And then one day, he presents her with a gorgeous, tiny sapphire ring and announces it's a promise ring, because his mom…

Okay, it's decided — election bunker at my house. Bring your comfort items!

@onthecornerofparkerandwoolf: I am awesome like that. Well, I try to be awesome like that.

@onthecornerofparkerandwoolf: @charlotte corday: Awesome. I've also got an overflowing stash basket of wool for the knitters, and wine for everyone.

I've built an election bunker in my soul. I'm planning on only emerging during the convention to see who I'm voting for in the general, and then going back into said bunker until November.

@Bellzaboo: And yet, I couldn't convince the husband to go thrifting with me the last time we were there. Sadness!

@Melistic: I have super thick hair and a lot of it. I use the cheap shampoo. I have been known to get up from my the chair when a stylist has been giving me shit, whipping off that stupid cape and walking the fuck out.