a silent affirmation I find myself making daily.

I volunteer as a reading tutor in a solidly poor and lower middle class elementary school in middle america. this year my student is a white boy named Maddixx. his sisters are Journi (pronounced Journey) and Swaey (pronouned Sway). they are all white, and so is their mom. the stupid name/fucked-up spelling craze cuts…

no, but I am now!

eh, it's a very 80s-looking blouse. it certainly looks era-appropriate.

alright.

yes.

c'mon, The Americans is on its third season. everybody remembers Felicity, now.

it. was. awesome.

wisdom tooth story: get them removed by the oral surgeon. it was a summer Friday, and the day that Face/Off premiered. well, I'm sure as hell not missing that John Woo-directed, Nicholas Cage-starring work of art, so I go to the movies with my friend Jessica. my gauze pads were trashed after the first ten minutes of…

seriously?

come on; they're in Whole Foods. of course it was a vegan douche.

ugh. absolutely not. "Groove Is In the Heart," children. 1990. https://www.youtube.com/wat…

you think THAT'S bad…

having rewatched the scene now that I'm home from work, including the part where she cries and buttons her shirt back up, I can unequivocally say that Annelise is wearing the Worthington Long Sleeve Ruffle Front Top in Jewel Print. it's as plain as day.

by period dress, do they mean things purchased from the 1980s section at the Salvation Army? I work in an office and have noticed that lots of ladies' blouses these days are throwbacks to the 1980s, with bows at the neck, etc. it wouldn't surprise me at all if they snuck that blouse in there. if not, I bet it's a…

tell that to Don Draper.

oh, Annelise. not only are you dead; your jewel print blouse was an anachronism from JCPenney's fall 2014 Worthington line. http://tinyurl.com/ngxwe7q

no; dumb people say it that way. Liz and Liz are idiots.

as a female I was absolutely terrified watching that scene. it did not sit well with me at all.

my sentiments exactly.