No. I have had significant difficulty in the past getting autobill turned off when the account was closed and I don’t autobill anything anymore. I actually had to close a fucking account to get an ISP to stop taking money for internet I wasn’t getting from them.

If the Giants make it past the Wild Gard game, I’ll take it as a sign the universe thinks I should get an antenna for local/national sports and local news.

I’d do it if it worked that way. I was this close to “good” credit when I moved halfway across the country and blanked on my cell phone bill being due because I forgot what the fuck day it was. I was so mad at myself.

I’d never heard of British Bake-Off until yesterday and when I saw this guy’s picture on my friend’s Facebook post, I immediately thought “would bang.” So yes. Dumbass name and all.

Serious illness in my twenties led to large medical expenses and little income. Good luck, work, and time got me to where I am now, but the credit score has yet to catch up. Being late on a cell phone payment last summer because I was moving and forgot didn’t help.

It seems like every time I get out of the greys, I do something unforgiveable like bitch about surface street tailgaters or point out that “looks old” maybe shouldn’t be our go-to insult for criminals and people get so angry and abusive that I abandon my burner. So I don’t worry too much about it. :)

Between Lyme and my father dying from what could have been mosquito borne-disease, I pretty much soak myself in DEET before I go hiking. I worry a lot more about insect borne illness than I do snakebite. Like the article says, most bite victims are dummies who fucked with the snake.

OTOH, fear of failure keeps you working hard.

Conversely, I have a borderline FICO score, but little debt, good salary, am on track for retirement saving, and ample cash reserve. If one has to choose between having credit and having money, I’d rather have money.

Confession time: I tried watching the premiere of this twice and fell asleep both times. But I regularly watch Elementary (on Netflix in summer when everyone else in on hiatus. This is also when I watch Hawaii Five O.)

Another hoax I glad I missed at the time. (In addition to that writer who passed her work off as the memoirs of a child sex worker and whose name I’ve already forgotten after reading about her here.)

Anybody know how much it costs? I enjoy laughing at what rich people will spend money it.

I once found one in my hair after a hike. I freaked out and instinctively hurled it across the room. I never really stopped looking for it until I moved.

Ditto. Except hiking, not backpacking. But I’m sure hiking 5 miles back out to the car would suck pretty bad.

Up until a few years ago, these were the exact things they told you TO do when bit. :/

One of the few times being a single, childless, only child with one dead parent works to my advantage. I give my mom a crap homemade gift that she gushes over like a kindergartener just handed her a drawing and I’m done.

I’m a middle-aged perimenopausal woman and it takes Herculean effort to not gain weight. I’ve pretty much given up on losing. :/

a new book celebrating “the Nasty Gal brand, Sophia’s own personal brand, and ​Girlbosses everywhere.”

People think it’s hilarious that I wear pants instead of shorts when hiking in summer. Between snakes and ticks or laughter, I’ll take the laughter.

This is probably the first time ever I’ve felt any sympathy for her. I don’t hate her but I’m normally quite apathetic towards the clan.