I tip 99% of the time, but sometimes, yes, there is a valid reason not to. You seriously think that the worst thing a server ever does is "not tapdance for you?" That they couldn't possibly ever be outright rude, racist and hostile? Sorry, it happens. And hey, I don't get personal days either. I never take it out on…

I think it's supposed to be in balance with your leg length, although I don't know what the "perfect" ratio might be. Supposedly a relatively long torso makes your legs look shorter. A short torso should make your legs look longer, which should be good, no? Not sure what's wrong with a short torso. Not that I am…

I have to say that I get way more random public male attention when I wear my hair curly, even though I don't like it that way. To me I look ungroomed, messy, hippie-ish and frizzy. To men, I don't know.. Does it make me look younger, more relaxed, more "wild?" Is it just actually more flattering to me and I refuse to…

Slips are also great to hide panty lines and generally smooth out the line of a knit dress... a non clingy slip, for me, is usually enough. Which is good because I refuse to suffer with Spanx. Plus they give even the slimmest a encased sausage look. But I do find non-spanx slips harder to find, and few styles to…

That Rachel Dratch (who?) quote is so true. When I was a kid I wondered about adult women who called everyone from their husband to the mailman to their kids friends to the cat "honey", but now I understand. It just starts coming out. Plus it's easier.

I suspect it does have to do with whether you enjoy it or not. Certainly in my adult life, I can be super busy but if it all feels rewarding and creative, and if I can see a positive outcome from it that is worthwhile to me, it is way less stressful. So there's that, but also as an adult, I am ultimately in control of…

I think that also has to do with how much pop music and its performance has changed. I think the 60s and 70s brought this huge concern with "authenticity" — which could certainly mean many different things, and was still often an illusion, I'm sure. But a live concert was a very different thing then, I think... meant…

I guess little kids like fondant because its pure sugar, and it's assumed adults won't eat cake so appearance trumps taste? I love good cake and am so frequently disappointed by the choices people make!

Or maybe if you have to choose between procedures because recession, maybe it's still better, at least in the job market, to look overweight than to look old.

I'm not sure why you're comparing Austen to Wharton. Austen published almost a hundred years earlier and was part of a very different culture and literary tradition.

Slimy, cold and closed mouth, I would guess. The image rsonated with me!

And don't forget that little wave thing they all do when they pretend they're about to cry — they flap their hands in front of their eyes as if the little breeze they make can dry their mascara before it runs. I've yet to see anyone do it in real life, but for some reason I'm quite sure it's catching on.

Exactly. The traditional bob — from the 1920s — came to just past the earlobes. It was shocking and modern, and when people talk about bobbed hair generally they're trying to evoke something extreme or dramatic. This haircut is meaningless, fashion-wise. And as for the false lashes — makes me think of Jersey Shore,…

yeah, i was just about to go correct that logic error. You little badass, you.

Interestingly, stats show that only 10 - 15 percent of lifelong smokers get lung cancer. Which means that the majority of lung cancers are caused by something else (air pollution? radon? air fresheners? our fire-proofed mattresses? a scary thought...). Now, smokers may die more often of other cancers or diseases that…

yes, but the trouble with that is once you turn 40 you'll start thinking, okay, well five more years and then maybe I'll gain 8 years out of the 10 i'll lose, so one year, pfft, what's that... and then another five.... Gotta love the addicted mind!

Then we can look forward to all the Jane Austen books being given a similar treatment!

Some people just care about the plot, it's true.

Original plot ideas and concepts can always be done in a predictable and cliched style .. Ham handed directing, heavy signalling, obtrusive music and sound design, lack of nuance can all sink what might have been an original story.

According to wiki, a macchiato is espresso with a tiny drop ("mark") of milk. I guess the ones Starbucks make are milk and sugar and flavoring with a tiny drop of espresso? I mean, they're huge and obviously people aren't drinking 16 oz espressos.