No, I have not used any form of makeup in at least 5 years. For me, it is a waste of time money and energy. I also had severe weight loss, which gave me a complex about others’ perception of “the real me” - if I wore makeup, I’d never be able to convince myself that anybody else ever actually thought I was attractive.

They probably heard about how having celiac that goes unchecked can LEAD to inflammation and auto-immune problems that include issues like arthritis and fibromyalgia and figured it was a one-to-one correlation. My mom has arthritis and fibromyalgia from years of undiagnosed celiac, I will probably avoid those issues…

As somebody who doesn't mind joining in on some really good gossip, and who participates in it because I've learned that avoiding office politics does not mean avoiding the consequences of them, I can attest that you are correct, and also that even if you do gossip, if you work really hard you will still make yourself…

I get why some might not like deep dish as a concept, but even if you hate the idea of it as a pizza it's still fucking delicious as a pizza-flavored casserole. And they're so efficient! In college during crazy stretches of finals cramming and writing, I'd order an extra large, hole up with some pot and caffeine, put…

I always appreciated my tables sticking up for me. For a couple of reasons.. (1) I had no problem calling a customer out if they were TRULY crossing a line, but there are often situations where you know that to address their behavior directly would be what leads them from idiot/dickwad territory into full-blown "we…

Ugh, this drives me nuts. My boyfriend - god bless 'im - has total food paranoia about undercooked meats, especially beef and pork, and as a chef it DRIVES ME GOD DAMN INSANE. It's like, there's no way to explain it to him in a way that will override what he's grown up thinking was true. A couple of weeks ago he…

So, so many... I once got caught stealing money out of my mom's purse, which then led to the discovery that I had been stealing small amounts of cash on a regular basis and storing it in a little plastic box I carried around. I couldn't understand why they were so upset about it, because I was saving the money up so I…

I don't think the server was an idiot, but I do think that if it was a known issue, then it would have been a good idea to find an alternative to straight up asking if people know what scallops are. In that situation, the first thing I would try doing is finding out more info on the type of scallop or origin so that…

Yeah, I kind of agree. I mean, yes the lady was nuts and acted totally inappropriately. But after the second one was rejected, if I was her server, I would have probed a bit more and not just done the same thing again. And I could see maybe if it was a really young, inexperienced server who felt nervous about speaking…

You can't go solely by size, there's also the issue of shape and distribution of breast tissue. Some women have more teardrop-shaped breasts, where the nipple sits higher and the bulk of the breast tissue swells below, some have high-placed breast tissue, etc. Some are close together, some are wide apart. I wear an H…

Too much overlap between tool-lovers and internet trolls, not worth the risk!

I'm not sure if this is a reference I don't get, or just really excellent dry humor, but either way, you are correct.

My life has been an unending cascade of bad decisions and terrible luck and miserable crap in every form. As in, quit my job due to stress, am thousands upon thousands in debt, am uninsured in all regards, crashed my vehicle, had a leak that resulted in a nearly $2000 water bill, and had both of my roommate/tenant…

I am clumsy and impulsive, a dangerous combination, so I have many a tale of unwarranted injury. But the most ridiculous way I have gotten hurt would be by doing nothing. I have weak ankle tendons, which means my ankles have a tendency to roll (as in, my ankle will just bend inward, and suddenly I'll be putting all my…

I've been rewatching old seasons of the Simpsons for the last few weeks, and this just made my night.

Yuck. I am a long-time pot smoker, and every so often when I was younger and had less access to quality stuff, I would get a batch that tasted like soap. Sometimes people will ship or carry weed and cover the scent by wrapping whatever container it's in with tons of fabric sheets, and the scent/flavor gets into the…

The only reason I worry about making a mess when I cook is that it usually correlates to clumsiness, and I'm highly accident prone. But outside of that, things gonna get dirty. Now, don't get me wrong, if my favorite spatula is not hung back in the correct place and I go to reach for it and it's not there, I will…

Yeah, decent. But a great cook will be moderately intoxicated the whole time and manage to leave a mess despite clean-as-you-go.

While I agree that in general there is no separating suicide and mental illness, I think it's important to give some leeway there when it comes to teenagers and children. Children do not understand the consequences of some actions, and can accidentally commit suicide. Teenagers like Leelah - no matter how mature and…

I find the endless questioning from non-relatives about my being single and child-free to already be infuriating, and infuriatingly constant and persistent. I lucked out in that my immediate family is very cool with it (parents didn't have their two kids until their late 30s anyway, are hippies anyway so very "support…