Was also going to comment about the TAL story. I listen to podcasts while I run & that one made me cry while crossing a bridge on a dreary day... it was all very Portland. I thought she did a wonderful job presenting the generational conflicts within her own family, and highlighting the women’s thoughts in contrast to…

But yes, by all means Peter Thiel, Gawker Media is definitely the enemy here & not the unchecked power of Donald Trump calling the control room at CNN to exert his influence over the press.

It is excellent with tortilla chips (source: can speak from experience). My grocery store meat counter sells poke by the pound but How Sweet It Is has a good recipe for marinating your own!

I have the small carryall tote from Cuyana but it also comes in this larger size that could fit everything described. It’s leather so it’s on the more spendy end ($265) but it’s a classic shape & comes with a cross-body strap if you need to be hands free.

I recently had outpatient surgery to remove a ganglion cyst from my wrist, & the procedure took roughly 30 minutes. Between pre & post op care, I was in the surgery center for under 3 hours. Total cost? $7,520.17.

A+ juggalo reference.

I have the same theory about calorie counting that I do about budgeting — as soon as we start paying attention to what we’re eating (and spending), we are going to improve our choices just as a function of being more aware.

I have a polar heart rate monitor (polar FT4 bought on amazon for $60, if you’re curious) that I only wear during workouts. I used to wear a fitbit, but i sit at a desk all day so the only activity i get is when i’m actively pursuing it. The polar monitor has a chest strap that measures my heart rate, & the watch…

Speaking of celebrities making Caitlyn Jenner jokes... I was just at the Jeff Dunham show in Portland (don’t ask, free tickets for a company box suite) and he went on a whole thing about how he has a friend named Caitlyn, but used to have a friend named Bruce, and how it’s so.... WEIRD. Then, literally, he apologized…

I did not feel things for Aaron in Grease but something about him as Maureen has me all tingly.

Ordered this in a heartbeat and was so excited, and then I thought to google “can you use a steam mop on bamboo floors” and the answer was a resounding no. DEVASTATED.

Ordered this in a heartbeat and was so excited, and then I thought to google “can you use a steam mop on bamboo…

I spent $23.93 on the Prosecco, and probably $10 on orange juice because that shit is weirdly expensive.

My mother went from a one syllable last name to a four syllable last name, which I also have. My first name has three syllables, and it never bothered me. (I also go by a shortened version of my name which is just one syllable, so that makes it a bit easier.) If you include my middle name you get a 9 syllable name…

Depending on your social circle and the place where you live (I assume progressive pockets will do this less so), you may just be Mrs. LastName by default. An old coworker of mine intended to keep her maiden name, and has done so in a legal context, but everywhere she goes she is Mrs. HusbandsLastName, and they are…

I lived in Atlanta for 2.5 years and now live in Portland. Let me just say, come on over! I cannot believe I survived for 2.5 years down there. It is just not worth it.

Oh I definitely eat burgers, don’t worry! I just meant it as all this thinking about food Gisele couldn’t eat made me want to eat all of the things :)

Snowed In was the only Christmas album I cared about until Justin Bieber’s release a couple years ago. That gets the #2 spot though — Hanson still gets #1.

I had the exact same thought! And on the same note with Gisele, how few calories are too few? Like, I’ve been losing weight recently & let me just say, eating 1200-1300 calories a day is fucking BORING, and the worst part is that eventually you plateau so the response is to eat even fewer, so like... I don’t even know…

Oh I need to get on that one! I go through phases with my podcasts... sometimes it’s all I listen to and then three weeks go by and I haven’t even touched the app. I have so many personal finance podcasts in my backlog lol

They just released the teaser intro this week! You’re not far behind! But yes, go subscribe ASAP.