It's hard, and you will fail sometimes. I think the best thing you can do is forgive yourself when you fail and then try to do better tomorrow. I've also had a lot of success building in planned splurges, like it's recommended for budgeting. If you allow yourself, say, one mall food court dinner per pay period, it's a…

Is that a common thing? Like, did they tell you about this before your surgery? That sounds super weird...I'd probably use The Google to see if other people have this problem, and then call your doctor to see what he/she says. Best of luck!

That's awesome! Hope it works out well! :)

*hugs*

I just watched Blue Valentine, a sad romance with Ryan Gosling. Have you seen it? It's absolutely heart breaking, and I nearly lost it at the end of the movie, but it's also very well done—acting, story, pacing, everything. It wasn't really shown anywhere because it received an NC17 rating due to a mostly non-explicit…

I hate all those cutesy rhymes people come up with for gifts at weddings, birthdays and Christmases. I love Pinterest, but it really makes me want to stop using the website alltogether. They're so inane.

There is nothing unreasonable about hating that crap. It's almost enough to make me want to stop browsing Pinterest all together.

I kind of like walking around as if I own this fucking city. I like my fast strut and looking like I have places to go because I usually do. I like looking determined and focused and if bitch is a consequence of this mindset then I'm fine with that.

Well, the proceeds are said to be going to a "native cause," so it's not like Paul Frank and co are just running to the bank.

One of my fondest memories of college is the time the costume director put me in charge of making hats for the ascot scene in My Fair Lady. Good times were had, but I got nothing on these ladies. I think my favorite are the hipster ladies, wearing their super plain hats because they are clearly So Over Wearing Hats.…

I'm convinced that more men than women actually do want kids. Men never have to think about everything that goes into having kids, from conception until you die. It's a forever thing. I've never wanted them, and the best luck I've had in convincing people of why is that study after study after study shows that women…

I have nothing to offer you but solidarity. I, too, straddle that line. It's incredibly frustrating because no matter where I shop, I don't feel welcome. I'm too big for the "regular" stores but too small for the plus stores. :(

What is the website for this magical place?

When you scale up a shirt, add more room in the bust and arm hole. (Perhaps in the stomach area as well, aside from the normal scale up.) Do not, I repeat, do NOT add length. I don't need a shirt that comes to my knees. I need a shirt that will accommodate my DDs. Fat people do not have freakishly long torsos, as a…

I've shopped at http://elegantees.com/ before. I have mixed feelings about them. The clothes are not that interesting, which I consider a bad thing, the top I bought didn't scale well to a large size (too long, not enough room in the bust), but that's very, very common in my experience, and there's a message of…

I would humbly like to submit the names of all three a capella groups of my beloved alma mater, Gettysburg College:

That is one of the best ads I've ever seen. In large ways, it's more progressive than ads produced today.

I really, really hope this game does decent to well. I like the new ideas, and I like the fact that they stuck to their guns and made Nilin female.

I am getting so sick of games being announced without any kind of details. I'm expected, and my employer is expected, to push pre-orders of games like this without knowing a goddamn thing about the game. I could sell a whole lot more if dev companies would give some talking points I could use with customers. Saying…

I was taught it was rude to strip the bed, because you have no idea what the host wants. Plus, it leaves the room looking like it did when you showed up. If I'm staying somewhere without the host, like house sitting for several days, I just wash the sheets and remake the bed.