bytherecordmachine
bytherecordmachine
bytherecordmachine

My husband's job brings us into contact with fancy famous people and when I was in the hospital after having my son I had flower arrangements from all sorts of ridiculous people (at least here in Australia). And the fun kept coming. We are both pretty low key people and we got Gucci baby shoes, all sorts of fancy

Same boat. I have been awful in the past. Once broke up with a guy who spelled coup d'etat "coo de ta." Because it would have embarrassed me to have to explain it to him and he said he was a history major. Lost interest when I went to a guy's apartment and he had no books but an impressive collection of surfing

Not a doctor here, but my understanding is that acetaminophen and alcohol play horribly together. You risk liver damage if you have too much acetaminophen (Tylenol) with alcohol (or even alone). Ibuprofen is better, but not without risk. Not something you'd want to do long term. It apparently affects the kidneys, but

Oh crud.

Well you just ruined my evening. Quite. I am an American expat in Australia and I have blithely been using quite in my usual way for the past 6 years, while people all around me are hearing something else entirely. Gah. I thought I'd finally figured it all out.

I also love the stinky squid. But the laternea pusilla is my fave. MushroomExpert.com describes them as "like Sauron's great eye." Sadly, I have never actually seen one. I just realized the taxinomical family of the stinkhorns is Phallacea. Which kind of ties back to the horrible self-mutilation on shrooms story. Ah,

You just made me laugh out loud! "The crazy penis mangling dude on mushrooms made me think of you!!!" Hee. Anyhow, I thought of you. I went for a walk this morning and saw some amazing stinkhorn fungi. Covered with flies, no less. I took pics but I have no idea how to upload on Kinja.

They are also my platonic friends!

Thank you. She repelled and attracted me in equal measures as a child. Fascinated me. And here I forgot her in my old age. Poor Childlike Empress.

Oh please somebody quick remind me what movie this image is from. It's going to drive me INSANE.

I absolutely love your screen name. But I have a not-so-secret fungi photography habit.

Oh, me too. That 'stache, that voice. That last cowboy standing thing. Sigh.

Oh, now you've done it. Swoooooon.

That is the perfectly perfect gif for the occasion. I feel the same way about recordmachineman's wonder chest!

I agree. But fighting back escalates the situation and remaining "calm and submissive" (awful as it is to borrow a phrase from a dog trainer) keeps the abuser feeling in charge and prevents any escalation. Her posture and poise suggests to me that this isn't new behavior and she's had lots of practice at diffusing it.

I am so sorry for everyone dealing with losing their fathers. I am sitting here with a huge lump in my throat and a raw, raw sadness. I hope you all made it through the day with as much peace as you could muster. xx

I am sorry you lost your brother. Sounds like he was a good egg.

Thanks for posting that. It makes me feel for her - it sounds, anyway, like she's seen the light. It's nice to get some balance in the discussion.

Yeah. I fell asleep first at my first slumber party and my underwear ended up in the freezer, but they didn't know about the soaking in water part. I spent years wondering what was the point of that punishment. Cold panties. Big whoop.

I am an artist (not visual, but just the same) and I was childfree by choice for AGES. Married for 10 years with no kids. It was a decision I made in part because I believed it wasn't possible to balance my art with being responsible for a little human. My husband threw a big wrench into the works by suddenly deciding