I had a dream once that I was at work, and while a ton of coworkers were there I was the only server on, with every table full and a waitlist, and every single stack of cups was a mishmash of different size/shapes of cups and mugs and such, so each time I would juuuust barely start to imagine maybe I could catch up, I…

I think she's got a great voice, but you really can't understand a damn word she's saying. That lack of articulation is pretty common in singers who lack quality training. A true test of her skill would be to see if she could learn to put out that kind of sound/power while still pronouncing her consonants. Because…

Mehhh I know how to dress well when I feel like it, but often I only do that if I know I'm going somewhere that my own personal style would be considered inappropriate/rude. Otherwise, I tend to look at my clothing choices through the lens of "where whatever FEELS right, even if it doesn't match". Could be she just…

I got a Mirena IUD when I was 20. It was some of the worst pain I've ever felt in my life, physically at least. Seriously, it hurt so bad. But then it was over. I mean, it was really pretty quick, less than a few minutes tops, and there was very little pain in the days following (i.e. the possible…

At my last job, I was bringing out a large tray of food, coming out of the kitchen door around an immediate blind corner into a narrow strip of dining area, maybe 3 feet wide of moving space, tops. This idiot regular has his baby - and we're talking like no more than a year old - on the floor right around the blind…

Yelp allowed for me to write an extensive negative review of my local police department, and I got a response from one of the officers involved in my complaint. Long story short, I was getting chased and lunged at frequently by aggressive loose dogs a few blocks from home while driving my tiny moped from work late at…

It's a little odd logically, but the idea is that he is supporting and promoting pedophilia without outright directly stating "I encourage pedophiles to go to One Direction concerts!" I.E. He is saying a whole lot of stuff that is not directly encouraging it, but because of all the other stuff he says that is the…

I am not in exactly the same situation, but I feel you all the same. I am late twenties, still in heavy student debt after graduating in '08. Spent the last 3 years working my ass off at a job that provided me training and advancement in the field I want to be in, but with a schedule and level of exhaustion that…

When I was a little kid, I liked to print out menus on Publisher and make my parents eat at my "restaurant" in the dining room. Mostly stuff that they'd already bought and needed virtually no prep, because I was like 4 or 5. But my signature dish was "Hot Fresh Baked Bread, Junior" - white bread toasted for JUST A FEW…

Yeah, it's not the waiting I mind it's the cliquish aspect to it all. I managed to get out of the greys relatively quickly this time around, but I was on the verge of not commenting any more. Quite frankly, I think there was enough anger over the "know the right person" b.s. this time around that authors have been…

It's not just possible, it's pretty much a certainty. It's been shown that the brain is very elastic, and it's with age that it loses the ability to re-purpose neurons. However, it does maintain that ability (assuming otherwise pretty good neural health, of course) throughout one's life, which is why even people who…

I get the gist of what you're saying, but I think it's important to remember that all sorts of nasty bigotry results from "historical and contemporary attitudes towards men and women of different [insert subject of bigotry here]" - yes, there is research showing an inherent wariness towards the "other", but we don't…

Thank you! I am notorious for not conforming to "grooming standards" for women and not giving a fuck if my clothing is "nice" enough, but wearing ratty old PJs is just... I mean, I feel like that almost takes extra effort as compared to the Chipotle-friendly outfit. Jeggings were invented for exactly this purpose -…

Don't forget to stop adding the "r" to words that don't need it! I always found it so funny how the Boston accent will drop the r, but then you get a word like "banana" and it becomes "bananner". Not all of them, but it happens a lot.

Oh man... I'm going to start having dreams about opening the front door to a government agent who tells me that and hands me a refund check. I've worked part-time since I was 14, full time summers in high school, part/full throughout college, and full time or more for about 5 1/2 of the last 6 post-college years. By…

I think, as others have said, it's possible that his knowledge of the two led him to feel like it would be safer to lie and try to trick them into letting her out. Also the possibility of him being in shock. Also none of these people seem particularly intelligent, except for maybe the clearly dominant husband. Hero…

It is not at all abnormal or wrong to have those kinds of turn-ons or fantasies even as an abuse survivor. It is more common than most people realize, but it is completely logical and understandable - those of us who have survived sexual or physical abuse find comfort in being able to choose when and how and what type…

Haha. Bless, indeed. Isn't it JUST precious?

I think it's more likely to be not-annoying in that scenario, but I do think people forget that even a great, upscale restaurant headed by an ever-present executive chef is still a business - the chef is constrained by available supplies, feasibility of production (i.e. if you only have one oven for roasting, you…

Hmm, well, given the weirdly aggressive way that you replied to my friendly - and totally backing up your concern - comment, I would say maybe also you are not the greatest customer. I don't think that warrants intentional poisoning or bad service, just that I certainly can see how your attitude and demeanor, if they…