Sad, but true. On our flight from Los Angeles to Tokyo, our section (coach) was maybe 50% full — entire aisles completely empty (obviously, I took advantage and claimed a 3 seat aisle for myself and turned it into a bed and slept 8 of the 11 hours, thanks Benadryl!) — and the older couple in front of me (white,…

I guess I’m the only one who read “waxed mustache” as the man using hot wax to remove the hair from his upper lip. I was more concerned that it was a daily requirement — how hirsute is this guy??

I had a CT scan last year and one of the contrast dyes that they use gives you this warm feeling on the inside of your thighs and the tech said “it’s going to feel like you’ve peed your pants. Don’t worry, you didn’t pee your pants.” and I laughed and thought as if I could be fooled and then when it kicked in I…

I think the “catch” of the 20 minute nap is that you have to account for another 20+ minutes to actually fall asleep. I work from home and I will sometimes take a nap during my lunch break and I’ve found that even when I crawl into bed, totally exhausted I can never fall asleep right away. I usually set an alarm for…

There is an episode of King of Queens where the couple has to sleep in twin beds temporarily and then they have to admit that they’re both happier and more comfortable that way (she can read and he can eat) and ever since we saw it, my husband and I have joked about doing it. We had a hotel room recently with two full…

FWIW I know a handful of touring musicians who get hired for jobs like you’ve described in the Limp Bizkit scenario and the answer is YES you take the gig. One job always leads to another and sometimes playing with bands that people despise actually gets you MORE credibility because it shows your work ethic and…

It really bothers me (and a lot of restaurant staff, too) when parents bring their kids along and get drunk. The staff is much less likely to intervene and try to offer a taxi when someone is there with their kids, so that they don’t embarrass them — and yet it leads to someone drunk driving with a mini van full of…

Agreed! If you don’t have children to bind you then what connection do you have? Also, I could be very biased because my neighborhood is “transitional” by design. The houses are very small and the HOA does not allow for remodeling of any kind, really (new cabinets, yes, moving a wall? HELL NO) so for most people they…

One of my favorite methods is to mix salsa in to the avocados; this gives lots of citric acid from the tomatoes, limes, etc. plus flavor and heat PLUS even if the avocados do turn a teeny bit brown it is totally unnoticeable.

I grew up with some crazy fruitful avocado trees and so I know the feeling! The reality is that he’s probably not bringing them in to share because the birds and the bugs wreak havoc on the avocados while they’re still on the tree. So unless you’re a constant scarecrow out there probably 70% or more of your fruit is…

I was never much for competitive eating but when I was in high school our local fast food places all had cheap food nights. McDonald’s had 25 cent hamburgers - 10 cents extra for cheese - and Weinerschnitzel had 25 cent hot dogs (also a classic car show!). McD’s was Tuesday and Weinerschnitzel was Thursday so we’d go…

Great, now I’m having flashbacks. THANKS! My childhood home had/has a massive avocado tree and those fuckers are messy! The dogs would eat them and then, of course, get watery green diarrhea. Our tree was so fruitful that it would produce hundreds of avocados at a time and in memory it fruited all year long (although…

I hated the toll road when it was being built (it was an illegal deal with huge environmental impacts) and I feel guilty whenever I use it, but sometimes you just HAVE to. But coming from South County, it’ll cost you something like $6 each way to use it - which can be pretty expensive when it’s part of your daily…

No one can convince me otherwise: the 91 commute is deliberately bad to enforce a class system. Hiring managers think that if you’re willing to commute from the Inland Empire to Orange County that you’re desperate and they WILL take full advantage of you. I have never known anyone who had a long commute who actually…

I agree and you know what? I’ve been that asshole. I once spent a ridiculous amount of time hand-sewing a really special gift for a friend’s baby (it took me a month to make it in addition to materials, etc.) because I wanted it really show how much I cared, because I did. I really loved them and their new baby. But…

Commute compensation is something that I’ve been thinking about for a while now... been getting lots of interest from recruiters and such and I’ve been trying to calculate what it would be “worth” for me to commute. I’ve been working from home (*ducks to avoid projectiles thrown my way*) for over 8 years so I am just…

I work for a big Borg organization and I didn’t know until I needed surgery that we actually have unlimited sick days. We have very defined “vacation days” and I was warned by HR to never use vacation for sick leave. Basically the company policy is that you can call in sick for up to 10 days without needing a doctor’s…

The musical score makes or breaks a movie. I remember seeing some special about the “great composers” or something and it showed like 5 minutes of Jaws attacking the boat but with no music - not even remotely scary. The music sets the emotional tone for every scene that you absorb unconsciously. That’s why there are…

Too much honesty: the Bosstones are one of my all-time favorite bands but I could never get behind Impression That I Get (fun fact: I’m in the video!) and so when my bf at the time would play that album while we were... y’know... I’d skip that track. Royal Oil? Okay. 1-2-4? I’m alright with it.

Double for me because we know those fools in real life and the SF people are... um... yeah, we don’t like ‘em. LTJ are okay guys, but it definitely feels like 1995 if that’s what’s playing in the bedroom.