In my experience (tiny 8- and/or 10-seater planes in and around Costa Rica), this was not some sort of public shaming. I stood on a special scale, and the number was actually not visible to me or any of the other flyers. Instead, it displayed facing the other direction, for the single employee who was weighing…

You are a magical wizard! Thank you so much for sharing this... I have brown/hazel eyes and I just love how this looks on K. Stewart, so I’m thinking of branching from purple (my usual dramatic eye/formal event fav color) to blue.

She means a “straight man” as in a heterosexual man, and then a “straight man” as in the term for a stock character you see in theater or TV, the one who is serious and behaves normally in response to their partner acting ridiculous, crazy, etc. Like Michael on Arrested Development, reacting to his crazy family, or…

YES. I wrote more about this up thread, but I had the good fortune to meet Louise Rennison when I was B&N bookstore clerk working a signing she did, and it was a delight! It's probably been 10+ years but she still sticks out in my mind as a wonderful woman (and author!)

When I was in college, I worked seasonally at a large chain bookstore that dida TON of business in children’s/teens’/YA fiction. Because we were such a high volume store, we had great signings - Lemony Snicket, Eric Carle, Stephenie Meyer (before the movies created chaos), etc. If I was home from college and working,…

This is beautiful and needs more stars. When my mom died from a very rare, undiagnosed condition, the doctors asked if they could autopsy her before we took her body for cremation. Her organs had mostly shut down and were not healthy enough to be donated, but the doctors hoped that they could learn from her and become…

Someone might have already mentioned this, but Aveeno has been great for me. Budget-friendly (I buy it at Target), spf 30, and actually has helped even my skin a little, I think. I use one called Positively Radiant, although they have a couple types. I will say I tried a “Positively Ageless” one that made me break out…

Patrick, this is exactly what I needed today. Thanks for the reminder. Another, similar technique I’ve used in the past is Neil deGrasse Tyson’s “The Most Astounding Fact” on YouTube. A humbling reminder of the scale of the universe, and the insignificance of our tiny human problems.

Fellow thin hair girl here. I haven’t read through the comments to see if anyone has posted this, but Bosley hair fibers have been a LIFESAVER for me and my self-esteem. I have naturally thin hair, and I use special thin hair shampoo (Nioxin), but I was still developing a major thin patch right on top of my head, very…

The Pie-Man! That show was SO great. 😍

Bears, how did you anger the Cycling Community? I love your comments and I'm dying to know!

110% with you on this

Yes! I said something very similar to booktart about my dad. It’s so weird to see someone that you have always loved and respected and admired, someone who you know is REALLY smart, spout what seems like madness.

My dad is 66, and you’ve just described him perfectly! He recently told me that he is “constantly in an uproar” because of the state of our country. I blame the IV line of Fox News, DrudgeReport, etc. that he has clung to since my mom passed away a few years ago. Instead of going to grief therapy or counseling, he…

There is hardy a worse feeling than that after a break-in, as a woman. I’ve been there, and if there’s anything we as the Jez commentariat can do, you know you have friends around.

You are doing the work of angels, Mark!

Came to the comments for this. So glad I wasn't the only one

I also got a tear in my eye, because it gave me a fit of the giggles!

“Moggy” is the best British slang, hands-down. Cats of the English-speaking world need to appropriate it. Wonder what if TeamCat HQ has an official position on this.