This is Kaylee, my black lab. Well, mostly black lab - she was adopted, so we’re not entirely sure what else she is. Possibly some pointer in there, because she does the “freeze and stare” thing all the time. We call it “stuck on stupid.”

This picture is from right after my mastectomy, when she was a very good Puppy…

I had a meeting with my gyno right after the election to talk about switching to the implant (IUD isn’t an option for me, I’ve tried it before and it was six months of living hell, hovering at a constant 5 on the pain scale with spikes up to 9). I was definitely not the first person who had called them.

This is a really well-written explanation. Thank you!

This is basically word for word my situation as well, just substitute Depo Provera for Nexplanon.

Good on your manager, sounds like they did their best to, you know, manage. Which it seems like many managers don’t actually do.

I’ll chip in!

This is my first St. Patrick’s day since I started working downtown in Kansas City. Apparently the parade makes work at my building a super fun adventure. Only one entrance to the parking garage will be open, the main doors will be locked (I guess they’re buzzing visitors in?), and they’ll be checking ID at the garage…

Last week was actually the ten year anniversary. Thanks for your sympathy - the milestone has been especially hard this year.

Yeah, I work at a rape crisis center. I haven’t heard of anyone in the office who is planning on not coming in tomorrow.

“The BBC report is brief and devoid of any further explanation as to how a 53-year-old dies of “natural causes.”

My dad died at 45 of a heart attack. He was perfectly healthy - maybe not an Olympic athlete, but there were absolutely no indicators that he was at an increased risk. Sometimes bodies just fuck up.

I was never able to find anything that I liked to replace it. Now, I just don’t read near as many blogs as I used to.

Does PWC seriously think their big fuck up was giving the wrong card? That was a regrettable error, but shit happens in live theatre. The REAL fuck up is that they apparently had NO PLAN for what to do next. In an interview with HuffPo a few days ago, one of the accountants says that how to handle this sort of…

Because, in the moment, Beatty didn’t “clearly” have anything. With hindsight, or from the comfort of our couches at home, it’s easy to say “just say you have the wrong card!” But up on stage, Beatty was probably literally wondering if he was hallucinating. When thrown into that kind of bizarre, unexpected situation,…

I think the alliteration is a bit much, but the sentiment is wholly needed.

Um. The American actors don’t adopt British accents. I mean, I haven’t seen the entirety of the most recent revival, but the clips that I’ve seen, they’re using an American accent.

True. Forgot about Patti.

Um. Yes. So?

Are you trying to suggest that all the actors should have affected French accents? That’s....that’s not how theatre works. Do you think Romeo and Juliet should be done with everyone using an Italian accent?

huh? Les Mis opened on the West End. It makes perfect sense for the Original Cast to all have British accents. And the actors don’t affect a British accent in the US versions.

Or romantic relationships at all, for that matter.

How much say do employers have in whether these sorts of things are covered? I’m pretty sure the place I work for - a rape crisis center - is in favor of having BC covered and free. Is this the sort of thing that, when looking at insurance, they can negotiate on? Or will they be stuck with whatever the insurance…