(whines) Why do you have to goooooooooo?

@Skinny Bone Jones: That is FUCKING AWESOME. I teared up a little myself just reading that, and it completely made my day.

@SarahMC: I completely understand! I was at the top of my undergrad program and during the interviewing process senior year, every time I heard someone got a job that I was rejected from, I felt like shit—especially since my parents and professors were all expecting me to just fall into a job. I moved then to CT a few…

@tscheese: I find that it's so difficult to not feel like a failure when you're surrounded by colleagues (especially if they are the same age as you or worse, younger) who seemingly are just rocketing up and up at a faster pace than you are. I'm so grateful that I don't live where I work, because being surrounded by…

@tscheese: That sounds like a fun night to me! Add in some good TV or a BBC period drama and some yummy homemade food and I'm all in.

@SarahMC: My fiance is in grad school right now getting his PhD in chemical physics, and at times I think one of his favorite things about going through it is the fact that he has learned how to machine, weld, and blow glass (because in his lab environment if you need something you usually have to build it yourself).…

@boring diatribes: My grandfather died when my mom was 17 (only child) and around that time had started working. She's been able to live rather comfortably now—she retired in the late eighties, and her pension along with some investments bequeathed to her from her aunt have made things a little easier. But you can…

@Macloserboy: It's total crack TV—once you're invested in it, you cannot stop. I will admit that I've been enjoying these episodes more than the pre-strike ones, but they still aren't great.

@Macloserboy: Honestly, I hope she leaves—I haven't been able to stand her character since Season 2 with all the hystrionics going on. There's too many characters on the show as it is, and the writers have done such a bang-up job of making her character as insufferable as possible that it would be good riddance from…

@hortense: I'm with you on lacking roller rinks—the one near my parents' house (where we partied HARD when we were between the ages of 8 and 13) closed a few years ago, but instead of being razed, it just sits there. Begging to be broken into and used again. It even has its own MySpace page and everything.

Watching this as I have my morning tea, I'm dying. It's spot-on. And also relieved—John has reassured me that there's more than one guy out there who has his inner North Jersey/LI woman inside of him besides my fiance. Brava!!!

@mbprice: Graceland will always rock my world. We have "You Can Call Me Al" b/w "Gumboots" on a 45. Every once in a while I'll listen to it on an old-school Fisher Price record player when I'm visiting my parents' house and I'm bored.

@AllThatYaz: Probably not near as many times as my boy likes to imitate Steve saying his "maaa." Fortunately, he's creepy-good at imitating voices.

@nwporn: It would not surprise me in the least if they had photographic evidence posted online. Though nowhere near the magnitude of something like this, when I was a senior a bunch of RAs were fired for using the Residence Life office computer to post pictures of themselves drinking with underage students—kids at…

@tashatakeadive: The Magical Elves are the producer masterminds behind PR, Top Chef and a host of other shows, and they are not following PR to Lifetime if the show is able to make the jump. Which means that my precious Top Chef is still in the right hands.

Oh thank Jeebus that the Magical Elves are staying with NBC. Because I would die a little if Top Chef was produced by anyone else—they know how to tell a good story with amazing production values.

@Eeva: I watched it this morning and then proceeded to get dressed in ridiculous glee. I finally have an alternative to the defunct Footballers Wive$, complete with crazy fashion and all.

Have to say that I was genuinely impressed by how...professional she is, and how she's determined to build a solid team despite opposition. MTV would be smart in promoting more girls like this as their stars!

@Begorrah: My fiance received such a book. I think we burned it.

@ceejeemcbeegee (AKA!): Kudos to you to being honest—and I'm sure your friendships with those women have been stronger as a result. Seriously! I'd much rather have someone being straight with me regarding being able to afford the expenses and bow out respectfully than someone who is miffed the entire time because they…