Not to fucking mention that cops are the only people who get to kill if their job becomes to scary. My mother worked as a social worker and had several incidents when she, as a young woman, alone in rough neighborhoods at night, was scared. She never freaking murdered anyone. My brother works with the mentally ill…

It gets better! I really struggled the first time I did it (like 5 years ago) but now I just expect the first few days will be the hardest and it's actually pretty easy after that. (Because I just tell myself it's only a month.) The best part for me is that, since I do this every year, it actually has permanently…

Ha, yep! I do the strict no sugar thing in January, but the rest of the year... well, I just try to make my indulgences count and live with an 80/20 healthy to unhealthy eating ratio. :)

You know what really does help me after holiday overindulgence? I always do a sugar free January. (Not with sugar free products or whatever, I just don't have sugar at all.) Don't get me wrong, I looove sugar, but as I get older, I need to take a break after all of the fun of the holidays and it always has me…

God damn it, I am heartbroken by this and the impact it will probably have in terms of believing victims of rape. Journalistic standards are important. Trust, but verify, people.

Thank you for saying that. I'm here for the dialogue and to help create change, no matter what twists and turns the route may take.

Seconded!

I think (and correct me if I'm wrong) but what Jeremy is saying isn't that she didn't approve the joke, it's that she may not have personally written it. So one reason she might not be taking credit is that the credit isn't hers to take, in this instance. I think between the SNL thing and this episode (which you…

Thanks so much for the insight into life in Germany! No, he wouldn't necessarily be fucked if he jumped ship to the rival company but there's a non compete clause, so he'd have to wait a year between the two jobs. We're hoping to time that with the birth of a child (either our first or second, depending on where we…

I felt weird about this #crimingwhilewhite thing as it was gaining steam. This moment in history is kind of complicated as a white ally because a.) this isn't about me and other white people and I don't want to make it about me by sharing my white experiences with the law, etc. BUT b.) it should be everyone's…

Yeah, divorce is way the fuck better than being unhappy your whole life! My great aunt and uncle loathe each other. When she got cancer he made jokes about how the chemo had made her fat. SERIOUSLY. I can't stand my uncle and I feel so sorry for this poor woman who never left him because of societal pressures of…

This is my own completely biased opinion based on my own life experiences and divorce stats in my own circle of friends, but I think the secret to a long, happy marriage is a.) get married after 30, or at least in a point in your life where you KNOW yourself and have dated different types of people. b.) get married…

Alas, I'm already married to an American. ;) But thanks for the info!

Oh, that's interesting! He's actually in the craft beer industry and a rival company just opened up an outpost in Germany and offered employees the option of relocating, if they wanted. Sounds like it's a great place to live! We're hoping he ends up at a company with European outposts some time in the next 5 years, …

Sure, I understand that. It's kind of a damned if you do, damned if you don't thing. My boss always feels like a bad parent because she can't make it to any of these coffee/tea things, and I always tell her I bet a lot of the stay at home moms feel bad because they can't provide things my boss can with her high…

Of course! I mean, I have no idea if the poor girl even was thinking about robbery or just happened to shift her purse to the other shoulder.

I will never get over the fact that some men attack women because of slights to their ego or sense of self. This reminds me of years ago, when I was in college, a freshman girl got viciously punched in the face by a guy because, when she saw him walking behind her, late at night, she shifted her purse from one…

*Hollywood, not "holiday." Though black women should obviously be cast in holiday movies too, haha.

Anyone know of any protests in LA planned for this weekend???

Been here about a decade as well - it makes NO sense. People yesterday were having a hard time staying in their appropriate lanes! During a light to steady rain! How is it hard?? (Though I will say, our city is 0% equipped for any serious amount of rain. Everyone office I've ever worked in, including my current,…