My mother still has the crock pot and the hand mixer she got at her wedding. I’m in my 30s and they waited quite awhile to have me. Odds of crock pot death? high.

and Garcelle Beauvais. Girl is 51 supposedly but I will never believe it. She’s an eternal vampire for sure that stopped aging at 30.

It’s used as a preservative, so you could be right! Only a severe allergy will prevent you from getting the shot because it’s trace amounts, but it’s always good to know about that allergy since it shows up in a lot of things (antibiotic cream, treated band-aids, etc). About 10% of scratch tests show up with the…

Get checked for a Neomycin allergy!! That’s mine- I get a hivey reaction to neosporin and a bad, hospital needing reaction to it when injected, but a lot of people have a mild reaction. Has neosporin ever made you a little itchy? If that’s it, you can get the preservative free version.

If it lasts another few weeks go see another doctor- could be Bronchitis. Nobody wants the bronc. I got the bronc in college and it just kept coming back for years.

Ditto but the opposite- Got the shot, got the flu, it’s happened to me a bunch of times, still getting the shot every year. I get EVERYTHING. I got the goddamn swine flu. Swine flu! I’d be crazy to pass up a chance to protect myself from some strains.

I feel you. I can’t get the MMR because of an ingredient allergy (a real one, not a made up anti-vaxxer one) and I feel guilty that I can’t be part of the herd.

Agreed. At the very least, Beto’s doing a hell of a job getting every person in every town to meet him and like him, which is hard to say for ol’ Blob Fish Ted. Beto has gone to the smallest towns (like the little ones I’ve lived in on the border) and done town halls, bbqs, casual runs, etc. He seems to really GET…

Beto’s a mensch. Former Texan and big fan here. Whenever I have spare cash to donate right now it goes to him.

Something other than Ted Cruz’s seat, I hope. Beto O’Roarke is making waves for that seat and I want both of them governing somewhere, not splitting each other’s vote.

I kind of love reading Katherine Heigl’s blog now and I blame dirtbag entirely. But hey, girlfriend seems happy. Who am I to hate.

I’d be interested to see what Netflix pays, say, Jack Whitehall. Male comedian, well known in England when his special was made but not here. Marketability and star power wise, he should have made way less than Mo’Nique. If he didn’t, Netflix’s leg to stand on gets even smaller. It might make a more telling comparison…

This is obviously horrible but makes me cackle as a Hispanic immigrant and former Texan with a white ass last name. Brown Person: Stealth Mode .

God I love purebarre. It’s the only exercise I ever enjoyed and it works super well. They’ve done a great job of creating a culture where you feel pushed and not condescended to (other barre classes have always been way too “OMG LADIESSS! THIS IS YOUR YOU TIME! THIS AND WINE AMIRIGHT?!”) I hate that it’s so expensive…

Aw. Now I want to go comment. I know she’s supposed to be a crazy diva but I have a soft spot for her. Her family does seem very sweet, and she definitely got railroaded for making some very valid points about Judd Apatow and the women in Knocked Up.

Hell, sometimes I forget we’re human :-D I’m currently all closing binders and reassuring new associates that they’re not getting fired when reviews start. It’s nice to be in cleanup mode actually.

yuppy: name drop which part of town you live in (chicago: name drop neighborhood)

(side note- I’m enjoying this discussion because I’ve been slow all day and my brain can’t handle it after December which was a clusterfuck :-D)

Summer associates actually get paid at the first year associate wage at a summer-long proration at most large firms- isn’t that crazy?! Way overpaid for having fun and doing a little work.

What does DTMFA stand for? All I can work out is “dump that mother fucker ahora” which pleases my tiny spanglish soul.