People who have more insight on the matter have already mentioned the issue of her writing's lack of diversity, so I'll just say this... she seems to have made her career by portraying herself and every other twenty-something white American woman as an unsure, unstable, selfish still-transitioning adolescent. While…

It isn't. Everybody knows breast cancer exists. Everybody knows it needs money for research, just like all types of cancer and currently incurable diseases. But how many fundraising promotions for Komen have you seen that are run through companies that actually have something to do with raising awareness about breast…

Thanks! I am with you. In fact, I was under the impression that it had previously been associated with OCD, and was becoming more strongly associated with ICD and addictive tendencies, depending on whether the habit was coming out of fear or out of a desire for reward. I skin pick all over my body, luckily it's not…

That's how I felt until I fell into my current job/possible career path. I originally wanted to be a performing musician... never had illusion of stardom or fame or anything, but I'm more than aware that you can be a successful musician without making a ton of money and without being famous, and I always figured I…

Glad this is becoming more legitimate... or at least that people are trying to show that it's true. I'm sure most of us have just kind of assumed it for a long time. I know that for me, as soon as I stopped trying to force myself into a "normal" schedule and stopped listening to what the media was telling me I should…

I don't believe anywhere in this article he expressed a desire to have a complete stranger assume that he needs to be guided like a lost child to his therapeutic salvation. This guy should just do what he does, because he clearly has found a balance that works for him and has spent plenty of time exploring his…

Ehh I agree with you for the most part, but I don't feel comfortable saying it's irresponsible or unethical to accept payment for services from a client for doing what you're supposed to be paid to do... She doesn't advertise as a therapist, she doesn't tell him she can provide him with therapy... Therapeutic =/= Part…

Face-huggers are so hot right now.

Hahahaha ME TOO. Well, I finished it up three days ago, but... hah. I wonder how many people are watching through the entirety of a l&o series at any given time. It's probably kind of a scarily big group.

OH MY GOD. I agree with everybody else here... you have every right in the world to not do this. You have every right to call your old school, tell them that you have decided you do not wish to attend at all and they will need to find another host. You don't have to get over it, and you don't have to stop holding a…

For sure, for sure. I have such a problem, though, with parents who phrase it as "favorites" because if it really is a case of a child being a favorite, then that means that you prefer that child, overall, as opposed to just feeling like you have a better understanding of and more similar personality to that child. My…

Uh... so, (1) mothers who can easily and concisely say that a certain child is their favorite and another is NOT their favorite are probably much more likely to also have some emotional issues, and (2) those who have good reason for having a favorite - i.e., because the other kids legit treat the mother like crap -…

I don't disagree that her tour manager should be fired for not being able to do his or her job correctly... but in terms of being pissy and reactive and putting out public statements about the incident... I mean, she's not a child, but she sure is acting like one. These cops are pleased as punch to arrest anybody…

I have to agree with you. And I am an Austin-residing liberal mota-toking folk-singing ladycakes, I guess I just also know better than to drive across Texas with a bunch of pot because EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT THE COPS OUTSIDE OF TRAVIS COUNTY ARE NUTS AND WILL TRY TO FUCK YOU OVER ANY AMOUNT OF MARIJUANA. Like, I don't…

Right?

While at the local clinic for a burned foot, the doctor walked in to my room, took a quick look at my foot and asked me a few questions, then went back to reviewing my chart for a bit. After finishing up with the foot, she then said,

Ugh... I'm not going to comment on this specific article, since HS makes me queasy and his writing is always laden with creepy little insertions of his misogyny (see snippet above re: Charlie verbalizing like a woman). However, I have noticed that - as a woman right in the middle of her twenties - men do seem to be…

I wonder how much of the label-reading was the nutritional facts and how much of it was the ingredients lists... if I'm looking at the back of a label, I'm definitely reading both, and while I certainly look for certain nutrient profiles sometimes (e.g. "oo, not feeling so well, better make sure I buy the smoothie…

You likely have certain spots that you tend to stand at when serving large tables, yeah? Like, at table 30 you'll usually be standing near, say, the corner of the table closest to the kitchen, because it's the most convenient spot to hear/reach the most people or whatever. Anyway, you know your tables, and you know…

HAHAHA oh my god thank you, I have been watching L&O:SVU reruns all week and it has made this comment so hilarious.